Cathy is a forgotten Sanrio character who many fans are not even aware of, and thus, her origins are shrouded in mystery, too. She existed in the Hello Kitty universe roughly between the 1970s and ...

By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, Sanrio began to establish itself as a powerhouse of character licensing and merchandising. Characters like My Melody and Little Twin Stars quickly rose in ...

Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty in 1974, said the iconic character is 'not a cat,' but rather a 'little girl.' U.S. Politics Sports Entertainment Life Money ...

According to Sanrio, these characters are all based in a fantasy world where its mascots exist. Hello Kitty and the gang are said to be lords of the land, and these are their knights.