The Sanrio Company has designed hundreds of characters since 1960, when the company was initially founded, but none have earned quite the level of fame that Hello Kitty has. Since her inception back ...
The recent Hello Kitty Con–a massive gathering of the immortal Sanrio character’s biggest fans—only marked the beginnings of the pop culture icon’s celebration in Los Angeles. For another five months, ...
One of the most influential figures in the industry explains the early 'culture clash' that could have derailed Hello Kitty's rise in North America.
Hello Kitty throws out the first pitch before a game at Oracle Park on June 8, 2025 in San Francisco. With deep roots from San José to Santa Rosa, Sanrio’s prevalence in the Bay Area is stronger than ...
TOKYO — A controversy is brewing among Japan’s fanatical followers of Hello Kitty: Is the character who has been plastered on everything from stickers to face massagers to toasters to panties to ...