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The Hello Kitty brand rose to greater prominence internationally during the late 1990s. At that time, several celebrities, such as Mariah Carey, had adopted Hello Kitty as a fashion statement. [15] New products featuring the character were made available in a large variety of American department stores. Hello Kitty Kruisers (2014, iOS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch): A kart racing game featuring Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters [69] Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade (2022, iOS and Android; 2023, Switch): a rhythm game. The mobile versions are Netflix exclusives. [70] CharaBiz DATA 2021(20)". www.charabiz.com (in Japanese). Character Databank, Ltd . Retrieved 23 November 2022. surprising facts about Hello Kitty | United Nations". United Nations. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022 . Retrieved 13 October 2022.Hello Kitty is portrayed with a large family with the surname White. Her twin sister Mimmy is described as "shy and very girly," interested in sewing and dreaming of marriage. While Hello Kitty wears a red bow on her left ear, Mimmy wears a yellow one on her right. Their papa George is described as dependable, humorous but also absent-minded. Their mama Mary is portrayed as a good cook who loves doing housework. Grandpa Anthony likes to tell stories and grandma Margaret likes sewing. [49] [12] In addition to family, Hello Kitty is also depicted with several animal friends, including the mice Joey and Judy, the bears Tippy and Thomas, the raccoon Tracy and the squirrel Rorry. [50]

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Hello Kitty gets a new job — this time appearing on Converse sneakers!". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 16 February 2019 . Retrieved 5 January 2023. Prange, Christiane (2016). Market Entry in China: Case Studies on Strategy, Marketing, and Branding. Springer. p.155. ISBN 9783319291390. Weber, Bruce (13 December 1994). "Barneys Halts Store Display Of Pop Creche in Window". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 April 2010. 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] a b Martinez, Michael; Hurtado, Jaqueline (2 November 2014). "Hello Kitty turns 40, draws 25,000 fans to convention". CNN . Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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Mlynar, Phillip (29 April 2015). "A Giant Hello Kitty Sculpture Just Popped Up In New York City - Catster". Catster.com . Retrieved 2 October 2018. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,648 articles in the main category, and specifying |topic= will aid in categorization. Hello Kitty' Movie Finds Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 March 2021 . Retrieved 3 March 2021. Sanrio began streaming the newest 2D animated Hello Kitty series Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures on YouTube on 26 October 2020. [56] Comics In March 2016, Sanrio launched a webcomic featuring Hello Kitty as a strawberry-themed superhero called Ichigoman ( ichigo meaning strawberry). The webcomic is created by Toshiki Inoue and Shakua Sinkai and updates once a month. [59] Ichigoman first appeared in 2011 in an exhibition with Yuko Yamaguchi's art. [51] Music