Today, Hello Kitty’s trademark character appears on approximately 50,000 products sold in 130 countries. The post Is Hello ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that’s brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...

The avalanche of associated merch hasn’t let up, helping the character to a lifetime revenue haul of $84.5 billion by 2022, according to Forbes. There aren’t many products that haven’t been given the ...

The character's semicentennial is evidence ... Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator named Yuko Shimizu drew her in 1974 as a ...

It’s 50 years since the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable characters, Hello Kitty. In 1974 ... put pen to paper to draw the famous cartoon. Her creation has helped the ...

Sometimes, a game like this is all it takes to make a character go from forgotten to fan-favorite. If Hello Kitty gets to be in the game, why not her pet, Charmmy Kitty? This fluffy Persian cat is ...