Hello Kitty may be turning 50 years old, but she and Sanrio are more popular than ever before according to a new poll done on ...

Sanrio solidifies its dominance in the world of anime-style mascots in a new Japanese "Gen Z" survey ranking popular trends in media and pop culture.

Initial launch features fan-favorite heroes Izuku Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia — a top-grossing anime ...

IN THE 1970S, just as Hello Kitty came on the scene, teenagers and particularly adolescent girls across Japan started to abandon the precision of formal penmanship for a sketchy, balloony script ...

Figini notes that anime and manga serve as “an excellent entry point into Japanese culture," sparking interest in everything from ramen bowls and kimono-inspired streetwear to iconic brands like ...

To much of the world, Hello Kitty is a charming cartoon icon—a blank-faced cat with a red bow and an empire of lunch boxes, backpacks, and billion-dollar branding. But her global rise tells a ...

One of the biggest pros in Animal Crossing: New Horizons over Hello Kitty: Island Adventure is the level of personalization you can have on your island. Not only do you have more freedom in what ...

Hello Kitty was born in 1974 and is a long-selling popular character that will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024. Samir Hosani, professor of marketing at Royal Holloway, University of London ...

Hello Kitty thus transcends linguistic and geographical barriers, remaining an icon that is understandable and consumable worldwide. At the same time, as stated by Yuko Yamaguchi, the designer of ...

The entire image that Sanrio shared has an almost Y2K kind of feel. The hearts and “Ken Matsudaira x Hello Kitty” text look bedazzled, likely to match the bedazzled kimono that Matsudaira is ...