Hello Kitty is one of the most recognizable mascots in the world, and one of the world's cutest kittens (even if she's not really a cat ... figurines of cats wearing hats and helmets while ...

The popular cartoon character, created by Yuko Shimizu, is apparently not a cat ... Koch. Cats transcend borders too. Just saying. Created by Sanrio employee Yuko Shimizu in 1974, Hello Kitty ...

Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, appeared on Today on Thursday and said, "Hello Kitty is not a cat," and "she's actually a little girl.” ...

For the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Sanrio will release a total of 20 different acrylic stands featuring mascots wearing hats of the famous cat girl. These are in blind boxes so there’s no ...

Hello Kitty, one of the world's most recognisable characters - a white cat with tiny whiskers and little red bow in the ear - turns 50 this year. So when Jill Cook from Sanrio, Hello Kitty's parent ...

The cat’s out of the bag. On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all. “Hello Kitty is not a ...

She wears a big red bow on her cat-shaped head, her face has whiskers, and her name is Hello Kitty. But once again the iconic character’s parent company is saying she’s no feline.

before revealing in another shocking twist that Hello Kitty also has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty. Getty Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a ...

In a recent interview, a Sanrio executive confirmed that Hello Kitty is not a cat after all. In a recent interview with ABC’s Today, anthropologist Christine R. Yano confirmed that Sanrio has ...

Yano—who authored Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across The Pacific—was corrected “very firmly” by Sanrino on the distinction between cat and little girl amid prepping for a ...