Hello Kitty is one of the most favorite cartoons in the Sanrio collection. This cartoon character was basically created along with other characters including her Papa, Mama, her boyfriend Dear Daniel, Cinnamonroll, Mory, Tippy the Bear, Chococat, Deery Lou, Thomas, ChiChai, Mimmy, Monchan, Cathy, Chibimaru, Jodie the Dog, Tim and Tammy, Badtz Maru, and a whole lot of other characters. Hello Kitty was first introduced in Japan by Sanrio, a Japan-based company.
Hello Kitty – The History
When she was first introduced, however, Hello Kitty was nameless, but she was simply adorable that pretty soon Hello Kitty became popular among Japanese school girls. The character’s image began to appear in lunch boxes, coin purses, bags, and a lot of other items. It was only a year later that she was officially given a name.
The rest of the world eventually caught the Hello Kitty fever, and soon, little girls walked around carrying Hello Kitty bags to school. The cartoon character captured the fancy of girls in countries like the United States and the Great Britain. It was easy because Hello Kitty actually lives in London and is, in fact, a British citizen.
The popularity of Hello Kitty can also be attributed to the little details about this character which gave her life, like the fact that she likes her Mama’s apple pie; or that she likes to travel, read or listen to music; or that she likes making new friends and going out with them; or that she likes to eat cookies and collect stuffs like candies and goldfish.
Hello Kitty’s popularity gave way to her starring in several TV series in America and Japan where she played the lead role. There were also remakes of fairly tales where Hello Kitty once again played the lead role.
Nowadays, you could consider this feline as a fashion diva. Products with her images are being sold in more than 40 countries worldwide. She is featured in a wide range of products such as bags, electronic games, cars, vacuum cleaners, breath testers, beddings, camera, toys, purses, clothing – in fact, there is an estimated 20,000 products all exhibiting this feline’s image.
