Hello Kitty
| Hello Kitty | |
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| Sanrio character | |
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| First appearance | 1974 |
| Created by | Yuko Shimizu |
| Voiced by |
English: Tara Strong (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater) Karen Bernstein (Daisuki! Hello Kitty) Monica Rial (Hello Kitty's Animation Theater) Melissa Fahn (Hello Kitty's Paradise) Soness Stevens Japanese: Fuyumi Shiraishi (Kitty and Mimmy's New Umbrella) Mami Koyama (Hello Kitty's Cinderella) Akemi Okamura Yuko Kobayashi (Playing with English: Hello Kitty's Magical Journey) Kyōko Hikami (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater Japanese Dub and Daisuki! Hello Kitty) Megumi Hayashibara (Current Voice Actress) |
| Full name | Kitty White |
| Information | |
| Species | Japanese Bobtail |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Mimmy (twin sister) George (father) Mary (mother) Anthony (grandfather) Margaret (grandmother) |
Hello Kitty (Japanese: ハロー・キティ Hepburn: Harō Kiti?), (full name: Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト Kiti Howaito?)) is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail cat-inspired character with a red bow.
Shortly after her creation in 1974, Hello Kitty greeted the world with a "Hello!" on her first product. The Hello Kitty vinyl coin purse was introduced by Sanrio in March 1975. The character was then brought to the United States in 1976. The character is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. By 2010, Sanrio had groomed Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a year. By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth about $7 billion a year, all without advertising except on Sanrio's, related show producers', and ticket sales' webpages and at show venues and nearby locations.
Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's market has broadened to include adult consumers. She can be found on a variety of products ranging from school supplies to fashion accessories and high-end consumer products. Including various diamond necklaces. Several Hello Kitty TV series, targeted towards children, have been produced. Hello Kitty is also the main character at the two Japanese Sanrio theme parks, Harmonyland and the indoor Sanrio Puroland.
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