BrendanHunter/istockphotoHello Kitty isn’t just a cute face — she’s a full-blown empire, and collectors are willing to drop ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that’s brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is ...

Is Hello Kitty really a cat, or is there more to her story? Created by Sanrio, this popular character has generated much ...

Yuko left Sanrio just two years after creating Hello Kitty, at the age of 27, to have a family. She continued working as a freelance illustrator. She most recently created the character ...

Yano’s deep dig revealed other little-known facts about this famous “feline.” Hello Kitty was created with a life story. Her full name is Kitty White and she is a Scorpio who adores apple pie.

Why it is Hello Kitty has stood out so much more than the others? What is the secret of its success? Tsuji: At first we were using characters which were created by outsiders, such as cartoonists ...

“The main theme of Hello Kitty is friendship. When I first created it, I made a family of which Kitty was a part. But then Hello Kitty started to appear in other settings as the character grew ...

as a talking android. Sanrio Co., which created Hello Kitty back in 1974, teamed up with communications giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. to make a robotic version of the character ...