Sanrio solidifies its dominance in the world of anime-style mascots in a new Japanese "Gen Z" survey ranking popular trends ...

To much of the world, Hello Kitty is a charming cartoon icon—a blank-faced cat ... Japanese “girl culture,” is known for a visual aesthetic of simplicity, hyper-cuteness, and childlike ...

Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator ... Forget the understated wabi-sabi aesthetic historically associated with Japan.

When Hello Kitty creates a safety hazard (in ... although it partially makes up for things with its adorable characters and cartoon aesthetic. It also partly makes up for things with some ...

Now Sanrio’s celebrated Japan-made character, Hello Kitty, is joining the UNIQLO ranks for a special collaboration. Celebrating the cat character’s 50th anniversary, Hello Kitty and her ...

Hello Kitty made an unusual debut. Unlike most cartoon characters that make their ... Hello Kitty already exists in her ambiguous, minimal, kawaii aesthetic in India and she appeals well to ...

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, the creators of the iconic cartoon, told Today. “She’s actually a little girl.

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However, if you’re someone who’s leaned heavily into the pastel aesthetic popularized by cozy gaming, or you’re just a fan of Hello Kitty (who isn’t?), you might want to give this ...

Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator ... Forget the understated wabi-sabi aesthetic historically associated with Japan.