World's first 'Hello Kitty' airplane to make debut Lunar New Year flights". The Taipei Times. 13 December 2005. Hinson, Tamara (30 November 2014). "Inside the cult world of Hello Kitty". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 November 2019. Ressler, Karen (July 25, 2018). "Sentai Filmworks Launches 'Kids' Label With New Hello Kitty Series". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 30, 2020. In January 2019 a limited original net animation series in three episodes entitled Gundam vs Hello Kitty ( Japanese: ガンダムvsハローキティ, Hepburn: Gandamu vs harōkiti, lit. Gundam vs Hello Kitty) was launched featuring a crossover between Hello Kitty with the classic 1979 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. [28] The animation was part of a cross-promotion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gundam and the 45th anniversary of Hello Kitty. The episodes were made available on its own YouTube channel with animation made by Sunrise.

Hello Kitty sold well immediately after her 1975 launch, and Sanrio's sales increased sevenfold. [17] Due to Japan's growing economy, many Japanese children could afford to buy Hello Kitty products. [31] Her popularity also grew with the emergence of kawaii culture, which embraces cuteness. [16] a b "Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan". Atimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2003 . Retrieved 2 October 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) In 2008, a Hello Kitty-themed maternity hospital opened in Yuanlin, Taiwan. Hello Kitty is featured on the receiving blankets, room decor, bed linens, birth certificate covers, and nurses' uniforms. The hospital's owner explained that he hoped that the theme would help ease the stress of childbirth. [97] [98] ClothingSFGATE said in 2004 that in light of the level of success of Hello Kitty, her fictional biography "seems almost too modest – or irrelevant" and "doesn't seem to have played much of a part" in the success. [16]

The catchy, playful series theme song is performed by GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter and Hello Kitty superfan Carly Rae Jepsen. The song and lyrics were written by Jared Faber, who created music for Captain Underpants and Teen Titans Go!. The series begins with six new episodes, with the remainder of the 52-episode series arriving throughout 2023. Three Hello Kitty anime films were released in Japan. Hello Kitty: Cinderella released in 1989, Hello Kitty no Oyayubi Hime released in 1990, and Hello Kitty no Mahō no Mori no Ohime-sama released in 1991. [71] CharaBiz DATA 2020(19)". www.charabiz.com (in Japanese). Character Databank, Ltd . Retrieved 23 November 2022. Dhamija, Tina (1 April 2003). "Designing an Icon: Hello Kitty Transcends Generational and Cultural Limits". ToyDirectory. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009 . Retrieved 28 December 2008.Fans say goodbye to Hello Kitty as Johor theme park calls it a day". The Straits Times. January 2020. On July 25, 2018, Sentai Filmworks acquired the rights to release the series in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. [24] An English dubbed version was then released on DVD in November 2018. [25] Hello Kitty Channel (2018) [ edit ] Pretending is purr fectly spooky fun when Kitty meets "The Phantom of the Theatre". In "Frankencat", Kitty befriends a sweet monster and tries to teach him not to be so scary. Then, it's crazy in Catsylvania! Catnip goes batty in "Catula"... until Kitty saves the day. In "The Pawed Piper", fleas make everybody grumpy, but can't stop a Kitty with a plan! Finally, It's happily ever after for Queen Kitty in "Rumpledogskin"...until a magic troll gets in the way.

a b c d "Hello Kitty". Sanrio. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011 . Retrieved 22 December 2010. Hello Kitty Fun is another 2D flash animated web series of shorts also exclusive from Hello Kitty's Latin YouTube channels. The series was created as a replacement for The World of Hello Kitty, however different from the previous one this series uses a hand-drawn art style, and it has no dialogue. No other character (besides Hello Kitty) appears in this series. The series is a production made between Sanrio and the Brazilian animation studio Split Studio. a b c d e f g h Takagi, Jun (21 August 2008). "10 Questions for Yuko Yamaguchi". TIME. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008 . Retrieved 31 October 2009.Sanrio and various corporate partners have released Hello Kitty-branded products, including the Hello Kitty Stratocaster electric guitar (since 2005, with Fender, under its Squier sub-brand, in the US) [79] [80] and an Airbus A330-200 commercial passenger jet airliner, dubbed the Hello Kitty Jet (2005–2009, with EVA Airways in Taiwan). [81] In late 2011 and early 2012, EVA Air revived their "Hello Kitty Jets" with their three new A330-300s. However, due to high demand, [82] the airline added two more alongside their existing A330-200s in mid-2012. A year later, EVA Air introduced one of their 777-300ERs as another Hello Kitty Jet, which featured other Sanrio characters as well as Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (2008, Nintendo DS): an adventure game published by Empire Interactive developed by Sanrio Digital. In the game, Hello Kitty moves to the Big City where she meets other Sanrio characters and makes new friends. [67] Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. pp.20–21. ISBN 9781524788391. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022 . Retrieved 25 October 2022. Nippon Columbia (Press release) (in Japanese). PR Times. August 24, 2017 . Retrieved June 30, 2020. Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. p.45. ISBN 9781524788391.

Aside from the core Hello Kitty characters, several spinoff characters have been created: Hello Kitty's boyfriend Dear Daniel in 1999, Charmmy Kitty, Hello Kitty's pet cat, and Sugar, her pet hamster, both in 2004, and her superhero alter-ego Ichigoman in 2011. [28] [51] SENTAI FILMWORKS OFFICIAL NOVEMBER SLATE". Sentai Filmworks. July 26, 2018 . Retrieved June 30, 2020. Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary / Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017 . Retrieved 27 November 2018. There is a themed restaurant named Hello Kitty Sweets in Taipei, Taiwan, which opened in 2008. The restaurant's decor and many of its dishes are patterned after the Hello Kitty characters. [93] [94] Another restaurant called the Hello Kitty Diner opened in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia, [95] and a Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in Kowloon, Hong Kong. [96]Together with Hello Kitty ( Japanese: ハローキティといっしょ, Hepburn: Harōkiti to Issho) is a series of OVAs by Sanrio featuring Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy as they learn life lessons. The first 16-episode series was released on video between August 21, 1994 [10] and October 21, 1998, [11] while the second 16-episode series was released on video between March 1 [12] and March 17, 2001. [13] AnimEigo released the second series on DVD in 2012 in North America as Growing Up With Hello Kitty, with an English dub by Coastal Studios. [14] Each disc contains six episodes focusing on issues such as learning how to talk on the phone, cleaning up a messy room and playing nicely. The production has been generally well-reviewed, with viewers pleased by both the quality of the production as well as the educational content. FOX FAMILY CHANNEL 2000-'01 FALL LINEUP". Animation Blast. 2000-03-19. Archived from the original on 2001-05-05 . Retrieved 2022-10-22. Driscoll, Shea (30 June 2006). "EVA Air's Hello Kitty jet to fly permanently between Singapore and Taiwan from June". The Straits Times . Retrieved 19 June 2019. Unlike other series, there is no dialogue in this one. Instead, the narrator tells the events of the episodes.