Hello Kitty

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Hello Kitty (Japanese: Hepburn: Har

Hello Kitty
Kiti),[3] (full name: Kitty White ( Kiti
Howaito))[2] is a fictional character produced by the Japanese Sanrio character
company Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently
designed by Yuko Yamaguchi. She is depicted as a female
anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow
and, notably, no mouth.[4]

Shortly after her creation in 1974, the Hello Kitty vinyl coin
purse was introduced by Sanrio in March 1975. The
character was then brought to the United States in 1976.[5][6]
The character is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese
popular culture.[7] By 2010, Sanrio had groomed Hello Kitty
into a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a
year.[8] By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was
worth about $7 billion a year, all without advertising except
on Sanrio's, related show producers', and ticket sales'
webpages and at show venues and nearby locations.[9] First 1974
appearance
Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's Created by Yuko Shimizu
market has broadened to include adult consumers, being
found on a variety of products ranging from school supplies Voiced by English:
to fashion accessories. Including various diamond necklaces. Tara Strong (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale
Several Hello Kitty TV series, targeted towards children, Theater)
have been produced. There have been two sanrio theme Karen Bernstein (Daisuki! Hello Kitty)
parks based on Hello Kitty, Harmonyland and Sanrio Monica Rial (Hello Kitty's Animation
Puroland. Theater)
Melissa Fahn (Hello Kitty's Paradise)
Soness Stevens[1]
Contents Japanese:
Fuyumi Shiraishi (Kitty and Mimmy's
1 Background New Umbrella)
2 History
3 Products Mami Koyama (Hello Kitty's Cinderella)
3.1 Financial Akemi Okamura
3.2 High-end Yuko Kobayashi (Playing with English:
3.3 Jewelry Hello Kitty's Magical Journey)
3.4 Establishments
Kyko Hikami (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale
3.5 Media
3.5.1 Animated series Theater Japanese Dub and Daisuki! Hello
3.5.2 Comics Kitty)
3.5.3 Music Megumi Hayashibara (Current Voice
3.5.4 Video games Actress)
3.5.4.1 Partial list of Hello Kitty
video games Full name Kitty White[2]
3.5.5 Feature film Information
4 Reception
5 Controversies Species Japanese Bobtail
6 Sculpture Gender Female
7 See also
8 References Family Mimmy (twin sister)
 9 External links George (father)
Mary (mother)
Anthony (grandfather)
Background Margaret (grandmother)

In 1962, Shintaro Tsuji, founder of Sanrio, began selling rubber sandals

with flowers painted on them.[10] Tsuji noted the profits gained by
adding a cute design to the sandals and hired cartoonists to design cute
characters for his merchandise.[10] The company produced a line of
character merchandise around gift-giving occasions.[11] Hello Kitty was
designed by Yuko Shimizu and was added to the lineup of early Sanrio
characters in 1974.[6] The character's first appearance on an item was a
vinyl coin purse in Japan where she was pictured sitting between a
bottle of milk and a goldfish bowl.[12] She first appeared in the United Yuko Shimizu, original designer of Hello
States in 1976.[5] Kitty.

Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because at the time when
she was created, foreign countries, in particular Britain, were trendy in Japan. In addition, Sanrio already had a
number of characters set in the US and they wanted Hello Kitty to be different.[7][13] Shimizu got the name
Kitty from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, where in a scene early in the book Alice plays with a cat
she calls Kitty.[14] Sanrio's motto is "social communication" and Tsuji wanted the brand name to reflect that. He
first considered "Hi Kitty" before settling on "Hello" for the greeting.[15]

Spokespeople for Sanrio have said that Hello Kitty does not have a mouth because they want people to "project
their feelings onto the character" and "be happy or sad together with Hello Kitty."[7][16] Another explanation
Sanrio has given for her lack of a mouth is that she "speaks from the heart. She's Sanrio's ambassador to the
world and isn't bound to any particular language".[13] Representatives for Sanrio have said they see Hello Kitty
as a symbol of friendship, and they hope she will encourage friendship between people across the world.[7]
While there has been some speculation[17][18] that Hello Kitty has its origins in Maneki Neko, and that the
name Hello Kitty itself is a back-translation of Maneki Neko, which means beckoning cat in English (others
disagree).[19]

History
Hello Kitty sold well immediately after the 1974 launch, and Sanrio's sales increased seven times up until they
slumped temporarily in 1978.[7][20] New series with Hello Kitty in different themed designs are released
regularly, following current trends. Yuko Yamaguchi, the main designer for most of Hello Kitty's history, has
said that she is inspired by fashion, movies and TV in creating new designs.[7][20]

Hello Kitty was originally marketed only to young girls. In the 1990s the target market for Hello Kitty was
broadened to include teens and grown-ups as a retro brand.[7][13] Marketed to those who could not get Hello
Kitty merchandise as children, or who fondly remember items they had, Sanrio began selling Hello Kitty
branded products like purses and laptops.[7][13][20] The 19941996 Face series was the first to be designed for a
more mature appeal.[7]

According to Sanrio, in 1999 Hello Kitty appeared on 12,000 different products yearly.[15] By 2008, Hello
Kitty was responsible for half of Sanrio's $1 billion revenue and there were over 50,000 different Hello Kitty
branded products in more than 60 countries.[13] Beginning in 2007, following trends in Japan, Sanrio began
using darker designs for Hello Kitty with more black and less pink, and pulling away from kawaii styles.[20]

Hello Kitty and Mimmy celebrated their 40th Anniversary on 1 November, 2014. The "Arigato Everyone
Birthday Celebration" took place in Sanrio Puroland in Tokyo for several days.[21]
Products
Originally aimed at the pre-adolescent female market, the Hello Kitty
product range has expanded and goes all the way from dolls, stickers,
greeting cards, clothes, accessories, school supplies and stationery to
purses, toasters, televisions, other home appliances, massagers, and
computer equipment. These products range from mass market items to
high-end consumer products and rare collectibles.[22]
The Hello Kitty Airbus A330-200.
Financial

As of 2009, Bank of America began offering cat-themed checking accounts, where the account holder can get
cheques and a Visa debit card with Kitty's face on it.[23] MasterCard debit cards have featured Hello Kitty as a
design since 2004. In Thailand, KBank provides Hello Kitty K-Max debit card.[24]

High-end

Sanrio and various corporate partners have released Hello Kitty-branded products, including the Hello Kitty
Stratocaster electric guitar (since 2006, with Fender in the US) and an Airbus A330-200 commercial passenger
jet airliner, dubbed the Hello Kitty Jet (20052009, with EVA Airways in Taiwan).[25] In late 2011 and early
2012, EVA Air revived their "Hello Kitty Jets" with their 3 new A330-300s. However, due to high demand, the
airline added 2 more onto their existing A330-200s in mid-2012. A year after, EVA Air added another Hello
Kitty Jet onto one of their 777-300ERs, which not only featured Hello Kitty characters, but other Sanrio
characters on that aircraft as well.

2009 marked the collaboration between apparel and accessory Kitty entered the wine market with collection
made up of four wines available for purchase online, continuing an expansion of products targeted at older
audiences.[26]

Jewelry

In Spring 2005, Simmons Jewelry Co. and Sanrio announced a partnership. "Kimora Lee Simmons for Hello
Kitty" was launched exclusively at Neiman Marcus prices ranging from $300 to $5000 Designed by Kimora
Lee Simmons and launched as the initial collection. The jewelery is all hand-made, consisting of diamonds,
gemstones, semi-precious stones, 18K gold, Sterling silver, enamel and ceramic.[27]

In Fall 2008, Simmons Jewelry Co. and Sanrio debuted a collection of fine jewelry and watches named "Hello
Kitty by Simmons Jewelry Co." The collection launched with Zales Corporation to further expand the reach
of the brand, and it developed accessories to satisfy every Hello Kitty fan. The designs incorporate colorful
gemstones and sterling silver to attract a youthful audience.[28]

Establishments

There is a themed restaurant named Hello Kitty Sweets in Taipei, Taiwan, which opened in 2008. The
restaurant's decor and many of its dishes are patterned after the Hello Kitty character.[29][30] A Hello Kitty
Diner opened in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia,[31] and a Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in
Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Hello Kitty cafs have opened around the world, including in Seoul and other locations in South Korea,[32]
Bangkok, Thailand,[33] Adelaide, Australia,[34] and Irvine, California.[35]

In 2008, a Hello Kitty-themed maternity hospital opened in Yuanlin, Taiwan. Hello Kitty is featured on the
receiving blankets, room decor, bed linens, birth certificate covers, and nurses' uniforms. The hospital's owner
explained that he hoped that the theme would help ease the stress of childbirth.[36][37]
Hello Kitty is included as part of the Sanrio livery at the Japanese
theme parks Harmonyland and Sanrio Puroland.

Media

Animated series

There have been several different Hello Kitty TV series. The first
animated television series was Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater which Hello Kitty cafe in Hongdae, Seoul
was 13 episodes long and aired in 1987. The next, an OVA titled Hello
Kitty and Friends, came out in 1993 and was also 13 episodes long.
Hello Kitty's Paradise came out in 1999 and was 16 episodes long. Hello Kitty's Stump Village came out in
2005 and The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends came out in 2006 and has aired 52 episodes. A crossover
series with the development name Kiss Hello Kitty and pairing animated versions of the members of the rock
band KISS with Hello Kitty was announced in March 2013, produced by Gene Simmons and planned to air on
The Hub Network (now Discovery Family),[38] but it never aired on any network.

Hello Kitty's Paradise was a long-running live action children's program that aired on TXN from January 1999
to March 2011. It was the longest-running weekly kids television program in the network's history. In January
2011, the show's creators mutually agreed to end the series after twelve seasons, with the final episode being
broadcast on 29 March 2011.

Comics

In March 2016, Sanrio launched a webcomic featuring Hello Kitty as a strawberry-themed superhero called
"Ichigoman" (ichigo meaning strawberry), who fights monsters with the help of her giant robot. The webcomic
is created by Toshiki Inoue and Shakua Sinkai and updates once a month.[39] The Ichigoman alter-ego
originates from a 2011 exhibition of Yuko Yamaguchi's artwork.[40]

Music

Hello Kitty has her own branded album, Hello World, featuring Hello
Kitty-inspired songs performed by a collection of artists, including
Keke Palmer, Cori Yarckin, and Ainjel Emme.[41] Hello Kitty was also
chosen by AH-Software to be the basis of the new Vocaloid Nekomura
Iroha ( Nekomura iroha)[42] to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of Sanrio.[43]

Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has written and recorded a

song called "Hello Kitty" for her fifth studio album, Avril Lavigne,
Yoshiki at the Hello Kitty con
released in 2013.

Musician Yoshiki unveiled the Hello Kitty theme song "Hello Hello" in
November 2014 at the first Hello Kitty Con. Yoshiki, who was the first celebrity to have his own Hello Kitty
doll, the "Yoshikitty" in 2009, was approached by Yamaguchi to compose the song seven years prior.[44]

Video games

Numerous Hello Kitty games have been produced since the release of the first title for Famicom in 1992;
however, the majority of these games were never released outside Japan. Hello Kitty also has made cameo
appearances in games featuring other Sanrio characters, such as the Keroppi game, Kero Kero Keroppi no
Bken Nikki: Nemureru Mori no Keroleen. Special edition consoles such as the Hello Kitty Dreamcast, Hello
Kitty Game Boy Pocket, and Hello Kitty Crystal Xbox have also been released exclusively in Japan.
Hello Kitty also appeared as a guest character in Sega's Sonic Dash in 2016, as part of Sega's partnership with
Sanrio, and yet also appeared in Super Mario Maker as a Mystery Mushroom costume that can be unlocked by
playing the event course "Hello Kitty & My Melody".

Partial list of Hello Kitty video games

Hello Kitty no Hanabatake (1992, Famicom): a platformer

Hello Kitty World (1992, Famicom): a Famicom port of Balloon Kid co-developed by Nintendo and
Character Soft.
Hello Kitty's Big Fun Piano (1994, PC): a piano simulation[45]
Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (1998, Game Boy Color, PlayStation): a life simulation/minigame collection
DDR Hello Kitty (1999, Bemani Pocket): a handheld Hello Kitty game in the Dance Dance Revolution
series
The Hello Kitty Simple 1500 series (PlayStation): a series of specifically low-priced games
Gotouchi Hello Kitty Sugoroku Monogatari (2003, PlayStation): a sugoroku-based game
Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals (2005, Game Boy Advance): an action/adventure game
Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue (2005, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2): an action/adventure game
Mainichi Suteki! Hello Kitty no Life Kit (2007, Nintendo DS): a puzzle game
The Hello Kitty Simple 2000 series (2007, PlayStation 2): a series of specifically low-priced games
Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (2008, Nintendo DS): an adventure game published by Empire Interactive
developed by Sanrio Digital. In the game, Hello Kitty moves to the Big City where she meets other
Sanrio characters and makes new friends.[46]
Hello Kitty Daily (2008, Nintendo DS): a PDA application featuring a diary, calendar, alarm clock,
money managing system and school planner
Hello Kitty Online (2009, PC): an online MMORPG developed by Sanrio Digital and Typhoon Games.
The game allows players to create and customize characters, then use them to battle monsters, socialize
with one another, mine for ore, do domestic chores like farming or cooking, and participate in quests.
Hello Kitty Seasons: A game in which the playable character is appointed as Deputy Mayor to help
Sanrio Town.
Hello Kitty Parachute Paradise (2009, iPhone/iPod Touch): an iPhone game with tilt-based controls[47]
Apron of Magic (2010, Arcade): An Arcade Card Game developed by Examu to commemorate the 50th
Anniversary of Sanrio. The game features Hello Kitty and other notable Sanrio Characters.
Hello Kitty Kruisers (2014, iOS, Wii U): A kart racing game featuring Hello Kitty and other Sanrio
characters[48]

Feature film

On 3 July 2015, Sanrio announced a full-length Hello Kitty theatrical feature for 2019.[49]

Reception
The Hello Kitty brand rose to greater prominence during the late 1990s. At that time, several celebrities, such
as Mariah Carey, had adopted Hello Kitty as a fashion statement.[13] Newer products featuring the character
can be found in a large variety of American department stores.

The Dutch artist Dick Bruna, creator of Miffy, has suggested that Hello Kitty is a copy of Miffy (in Dutch:
Nijntje), being rendered in a similar style, stating disapprovingly in an interview for the British newspaper The
Daily Telegraph:

'That,' he says darkly, 'is a copy [of Miffy], I think. I don't like that at all. I always think, "No, don't do
that. Try to make something that you think of yourself".'[50]

Mercis, the firm that managed copyrights for Bruna, took Sanrio to court over their Hello Kitty-associated
character Cathy, a rabbit which made her first appearance in 1976 and which Mercis argued infringed the
copyright for Miffy. A court in Amsterdam ruled in favour of Mercis in November 2010 and ordered Sanrio to
stop the production and sale of merchandise featuring Cathy in the Benelux countries. However, in June of the
following year the two companies announced that they had reached a settlement agreement to end their legal
dispute, resulting in Sanrio ceasing to use the Cathy character and the two firms jointly donating 150,000 for
reconstruction after the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami.[51]

Musti, a cat character created by Belgian cartoonist Ray Goossens, was also cited as an inspiration for Hello
Kitty.[52][53]

In May 2008, Japan named Hello Kitty the ambassador of Japanese tourism in both China and Hong Kong,
which are two places where the character is exceptionally popular among children and young women. This
marked the first time Japan's tourism ministry had appointed a fictional character to the role.[54] Dr Sharon
Kinsella, a lecturer at Oxford University on Japanese sociology, called the selection of Hello Kitty "a bit
farcical"; "as if a dumbed-down cultural icon ... can somehow do something significant to alter the gnarly and
difficult state of China-Japan relations."[13]

UNICEF has also awarded Hello Kitty the exclusive title of UNICEF Special Friend of Children.[55][56]

Hello Kitty's popularity began waning in Japan before the year 2000. In 2002, Hello Kitty lost her place as the
top-grossing character in Japan in the Character Databank popularity chart and has never recovered. In a 2010
survey, she was in third place behind Anpanman and Pikachu from Pokmon.[20] In 2010, The New York Times
described Hello Kitty's characterization as "not compelling enough to draw many fans" and wrote that analysts
called the characterization "weak."[20] They also said that Hello Kitty not having a mouth has dampened her
success as an animated TV character.[20]

Controversies
As of August 2007, Thai police officers who have committed minor transgressions such as showing up late or
parking in the wrong place are forced to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands for several days as penance.[57]

During the financial crisis of 20072010, Senator Byron Dorgan used the Hello Kitty Debit MasterCard as an
example of methods used by credit companies to market to children 10 to 14 years of age. It was criticised for
its promotional website encouraging users to "shop 'til you drop."[58]

Sculpture
In 2009, artist Tom Sachs' Bronze Collection was shown at the Public art space in Manhattan's Lever House, as
well as in the Baldwin Gallery in Aspen, Colorado, and the Trocadro in Paris. The collection featured a large
white bronze casts of a foamcore Hello Kitty sculpture a style distinctive to the artist. As of April 2010, the
Wind-Up Hello Kitty sculpture is still on display at Lever House.[59] Although Sachs did not ask for permission
to use the character in his work, a brand marketing manager for Sanrio was quoted as saying "You know, there
was Marilyn Monroe and Andy Warhol, and then Michael Jackson and Jeff Koons. When youre an icon, thats
what happens."[60]

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External links
Official Hello Kitty website
Hello Kitty at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016.
Kittylab Singapore Expo 2009 Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Project Kitty Lab
How Hello Kitty Conquered the World 12 April 2013 The Wall Street Journal

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