Sanrio's Hello Kitty and McDonald's tie-up in 2000 was a turning point. Customers reportedly threw away the hamburgers as ...
But first, more on the origin story. Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator named Yuko Shimizu drew her in 1974 as a decoration for ...
She weighs three apples and stands five apples tall. She enjoys baking cookies and dreams of being a pianist or poet. And now ...
Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional ...
Hello Kitty doesn't look her age. And despite recently turning 50 , she is showing no signs of slowing down.Author Sameer Hosany Professor of ...