Hello Kitty - Wikipedia

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Hello Kitty's popularity in Japan peaked in the late 1990s when she was the country's top-grossing character. In 2002, Hello Kitty lost her place as the top-grossing character in Japan in the Character Databank popularity chart. In a 2010 survey, she was in third place behind Anpanman and Pikachu from … See more

Hello Kitty | cartoon character | Britannica

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Hello Kitty first appeared on children’s items such as coin purses and by the mid-1980s had gained worldwide fame; the image decorated a wide range of merchandise aimed at …

Hello Kitty at 40: The cat that conquered the world

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“Hello Kitty symbolises some essential Japanese virtues: agreeableness, harmony, commerce, cuteness, nature, fertility, affluence and the avoidance of aggression,” he says. “She [also]...

Way More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Hello …

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Why Is Japan So Obsessed With Hello Kitty? - Culture Trip

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A pop culture icon equal to Mickey Mouse and Super Mario, Hello Kitty was created by the Sanrio Company in Japan in 1974, when …

What is the real story behind Hello Kitty? Origins myth …

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The story claims that Hello Kitty is the result of a deal with the devil after a Chinese woman made a pact with Satan in order to save her daughter who was dying from cancer, specifically a cancer ...

Hello Kitty Turns 45! Here's Why the World's Most …

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“Hello Kitty is an ambassador for Sanrio’s ‘small gift, big smile ,’ philosophy—that a small gift can bring happiness and smiles to people of all ages,” said …

Why is Hello Kitty so popular? - Quora

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Answer (1 of 13): In addition to Marc's answer, I would say that Hello Kitty is popular because of the dissemination of Japan's "kawaii" (cute) culture to the rest of the world. It's very clever how, in Japan, Hello Kitty …

#PopVultures Podcast: Why is Hello Kitty so famous?

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Why is Hello Kitty so famous?: #PopVultures Ep 16. Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian …

The Story behind 'Hello Kitty': Here's the dark theory …

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The story behind 'Hello Kitty'. A report on HITC states that a disturbing tale, about Hello Kitty, came courtesy of Scary for Kids. It suggests that the Hello Kitty character is not as cute and innocent as …