Converse Unveils Super Cute Collaboration with Hello Kitty". Hypebae. 11 August 2018 . Retrieved 5 January 2023. See all things Hello Kitty at EMP's new exhibit". HeraldNet.com. 13 November 2015 . Retrieved 7 December 2022.

Did you know that Hello Kitty has a twin sister? Mimmy looks almost identical to Kitty, but she has a yellow bow and green outfit. Besides, she is more polite, thoughtful, and shy than her twin. Maybe you share some of her girly hobbies, such as sewing! Join the sisters in the Hello Kitty Dress Up game if you want to experiment with fashion! In the United States, Hello Kitty is recognized by more than 80% of young adults in the 18–23 age group, as of 2016 [update]. [44] In 2014 a four-day convention, Hello Kitty Con in Los Angeles, attracted over 25,000 visitors. The convention was held in celebration of Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary. [45] Sanrio's Puroland Tokyo theme park also held a celebration spanning several days in November 2014. [46] Character 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.' MerchandiseKeane, Meghan (12 April 2013). "How Hello Kitty Conquered the World". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 7 December 2022. Schuldt, Brooke (31 January 2018). "Puma Is Collaborating With Hello Kitty to Launch the Cutest Sneakers Ever". Travel+Leisure . Retrieved 4 February 2019. Here Kitty Kitty...Hello Kitty Diner Comes To Sydney". Notquitenigella.com . Retrieved 2 October 2018. Barsanti, Sam (5 March 2019). "An American Hello Kitty movie is in the works". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 5 March 2019.

Besides, all of them have the iconic Hello Kitty look and feel. All the pastels, cheerful music, and lovely heroes will put a smile on your face no matter what game you choose! 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'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 Pokémon. In 2015, a nine-foot tall pearlescent Hello Kitty sculpture by artist Sebastian Masuda was exhibited at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City, as part of the Japan Society's exhibition: Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection. [113] Hello Kitty Parachute Paradise (2009, iPhone/ iPod Touch): an iPhone game with tilt-based controls [68]

Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade (2022, iOS and Android; 2023, Switch): a rhythm game. The mobile versions are Netflix exclusives. [70] 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 characters. [93] [94] Another restaurant called the Hello Kitty Diner opened in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia, [95] and a Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in Kowloon, Hong Kong. [96] a b c "Hello Kitty Stratocaster guitar by Fender". Engadget. 6 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2022. The character's first appearance on an item was a vinyl coin purse in Japan, which ended up being the hottest selling item that year which came as a surprise to everyone.