Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty in 1974, said the iconic character is 'not a cat,' but rather a 'little girl.' U.S. Politics Sports Entertainment Life Money ...

Notably, she was first introduced to Sanrio's mascot lineup in 2005 -- nearly three decades after the debut of Hello Kitty. Gen Z's third favorite mascot is Sanrio's "Pochacco," a canine character ...

Hello Kitty Turns 50: How a Cartoon Cat Became the Ultimate Icon of Cuteness Yuko Shimizu’s beloved Sanrio character celebrates her 50th birthday with a slew of new products By Lauren Vaccaro ...

To a 7-year-old, Hello Kitty might mean plushes and keychains; to a teenager, a retro-cool t-shirt or playing Hello Kitty Pac-Man on her phone; for adults, there are collector’s edition Barbie ...

40 Is The New Cute: Hello Kitty Celebrates ... Since introducing Hello Kitty in 1974, the Sanrio company has turned simple design and a knack for ... She's a cartoon character. She is a little girl.

As Hello Kitty celebrates its 50th anniversary, we explore how Sanrio Company’s cute cartoon cat became a cultural phenomenon, one which, since debuting in 1974, has made millions of friends ...

Hello Kitty is many things to many people, but it turns out, a cat is not one of them. Sanrio says she's a real girl. Hello Kitty Is A Real Girl, According To Sanrio ...

When 6-year-old girl Jiang Yichen is asked if she has been excited to come, her mother sheepishly admits that it was her idea to bring the family for lunch as she is quite the Hello Kitty fan herself.

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, the creators of the iconic cartoon, told Today. “She’s actually a little girl.” ...

Hello Kitty has turned 40. After entering the world on Nov. 1, 1974, the iconic character produced by Sanrio Co. has been loved by millions of people around the wor… Skip to Content ...