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a b c Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. pp.16–19. ISBN 9781524788391. Ohbuchi, Yutaka (12 March 1998). "One Phat Kitty". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 11 October 2000 . Retrieved 29 October 2022. a b Radloff, Jessica (17 October 2014). "40 Awesome Photos to Celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary!". Glamour. Condé Nast . Retrieved 8 September 2021. SFGATE said in 2004 that in light of the level of success of Hello Kitty, her fictional biography "seems almost too modest – or irrelevant" and "doesn't seem to have played much of a part" in the success. [16] Hello baby! Hello Kitty welcomes Taiwan newborns". Reuters.com. 5 December 2008 . Retrieved 9 December 2008.Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. p.45. ISBN 9781524788391. Hello Kitty sold well immediately after her 1975 launch, and Sanrio's sales increased sevenfold. [17] Due to Japan's growing economy, many Japanese children could afford to buy Hello Kitty products. [31] Her popularity also grew with the emergence of kawaii culture, which embraces cuteness. [16] In 1976 Setsuko Yonekubo temporarily took over as lead designer for Hello Kitty, after Shimizu left Sanrio. In 1980 Yuko Yamaguchi became lead designer and has remained in charge since. [24] Yamaguchi has said that fashion, movies, and TV inspire her in creating new designs. New series involving Hello Kitty with different themed designs are released regularly, following current trends. [9] [17] Aside from the core Hello Kitty characters, several spinoff characters have been created: Hello Kitty's boyfriend Dear Daniel in 1999, Charmmy Kitty, Hello Kitty's pet cat, and Sugar, her pet hamster, both in 2004, and her superhero alter-ego Ichigoman in 2011. [28] [51]

Hello Kitty' Movie Finds Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 March 2021 . Retrieved 3 March 2021. UNICEF Special Friend of Children". Sanriotown.com. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008 . Retrieved 1 October 2008.Hello Kitty was initially known only as "the white kitten with no name" (名前のない白い子猫). [11] Shimizu got the name Kitty from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass; during a scene early in the book, Alice plays with a cat she calls Kitty. [22] Sanrio's motto is "social communication," and Tsuji wanted the brand name to reflect that by including a greeting. He first considered "Hi Kitty" before finally settling on "Hello Kitty," her current name. [23] Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because foreign countries, in particular Britain, were trendy in Japan at the time of Hello Kitty's creation. Sanrio already had several characters set in the US, and it wanted Hello Kitty to be different. [9] [15]

Hello Kitty Kruisers (2014, iOS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch): A kart racing game featuring Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters [69] 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. a b Martinez, Michael; Hurtado, Jaqueline (2 November 2014). "Hello Kitty turns 40, draws 25,000 fans to convention". CNN . Retrieved 27 January 2021.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. [97] [98] Clothing [ edit ] Hello Kitty's Paradise [ ja] 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. Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. pp.89–90. ISBN 9781524788391.