Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, appeared on Today on Thursday and said, "Hello Kitty is not a cat," and "she's actually a little girl.” ...

The cat’s out of the bag. On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all. “Hello Kitty is not a ...

before revealing in another shocking twist that Hello Kitty also has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty. Getty Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a ...

In a recent interview, a Sanrio executive confirmed that Hello Kitty is not a cat after all. In a recent interview with ABC’s Today, anthropologist Christine R. Yano confirmed that Sanrio has ...

“That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat,” said Yano.

This year marks the 50th birthday of Hello Kitty, but the character has become so ubiquitous over the years that it's easy to lose track of her true nature. Is she a cat, or a girl, or just ...

She wears a big red bow on her cat-shaped head, her face has whiskers, and her name is Hello Kitty. But once again the iconic character’s parent company is saying she’s no feline.

"Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s actually a little girl born and raised in the suburbs of London." The revelation that Hello Kitty is not actually a literal cat has swept the internet again ...

revealing that Hello Kitty also has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty at home. The revelation sparked a myriad of emotions in fans, ranging from denial to shock, and later, confusion. “Hello Kitty ...