In the past, Sanrio turned quite a few heads in recent memory when the company revealed that Hello Kitty is not a cat. Instead, the major figurehead was revealed to be a small girl who just so happens ...
Credit: Naoko Madokoro/Sanrio/Nobuko Burnfield Hello Kitty is a popular Japanese character that celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. We spoke to former Sanrio staff members Naoko Madokoro ...
Hello Kitty apparently has a close cousin in North Korea, with the ubiquitous character popping up on clothing in the reclusive country at its official site for products for export. Sanrio Co., ...
but each human character has ears in the shapes of the mascot they’re paired with. Doremi’s with Hello Kitty, Hazuki’s with My Melody, and Aiko’s with Cinnamoroll. The Sanrio mascots also ...