Godzilla Gets The Hello Kitty Treatment
Hello Kitty is famous for being cute. Godzilla is not. What happens when Sanrio has a crack at Japan’s most famous monster? This.
The Largest Hello Kitty Goods Collection In The World
This is Masao Gunji. For the past 35 years, he has been collecting Hello Kitty stuff. He has amused the largest collection of its kind.
Sanrio’s New Character Is a Cute Red Panda That Is Secretly Filled With Rage
This morning, I helped my kid put on a Hello Kitty shirt before she went to school. Then I sat down and watched the debut of the latest cutie pie mascot from that character’s creators. She needs a hug in the worst way.
The Tokyo Olympics Could Be The Geekiest Olympics Yet
As reported earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared at the 2016 Rio Olympics’ closing ceremony as Mario. But that wasn’t the only Japanese pop culture cameo.
Please Stop Doing This, Massively Multiplayer RPGs
You know what I love about massively multiplayer online role-playing games? Losing myself in the fiction of a fantasy world. You know what completely ruins that feeling? The MMORPG equivalent of licensed Happy Meal toys.
The Official Hello Kitty Mobile Phone
This fall, a new Hello Kitty shaped mobile phone will go on sale. Where? Japan, where else.
3.3 Million Hello Kitty Accounts Exposed In Database Breach
A database for the Hello Kitty community sanriotown.com containing 3.3 million accounts has been discovered online in an apparent breach.
University Gets a Hello Kitty Themed Cafeteria
It’s official. Your school’s cafeteria sucks.
The Official Hello Kitty New Nintendo 3DS
Since Hello Kitty is put on just about anything, a Hello Kitty New Nintendo 3DS was only a matter of time.
The Hello Kitty-Meets-Child's Play Doll You've Always Wanted
It’s August, which is not Halloween. It’s summer. But that won’t stop the marketing machine from unveiling products like this: A Child’s Play themed Hello Kitty plush toy.
Hello Kitty Doesn't Want To Die in War
This August, Hello Kitty wants you to think about peace.
Try the Hello Kitty Dim Sum in Hong Kong
According to Sanrio, this is the first Hello Kitty restaurant of its kind in the whole word.
The Hello Kitty Facepack Is for Beauty, Not Terror
Oh, the lengths we go to be beautiful—not frightening. Beautiful.
The Hello Kitty Cafe is Coming to California in 2015
Have you been drooling over those Hello Kitty Cafe food pics from Japan? I have (and I've also been trying to come up with ways to turn all my food into cartoon characters). Well, there's good news if you can't afford a trip overseas and you happen to live in California.
Drink Hello Kitty Coffee in Tokyo
And, if coffee isn't your thing, you can always eat Hello Kitty food.
Sanrio President: Hello Kitty Isn't a Cat, She's an Idol
Oh boy, here we go again.
I'm Sorry, Hello Kitty Is Not A Cat
Today, our own Brian Ashcraft posted this very excellent, complicated rebuttal to the reports that Hello Kitty is not a cat . In it he cites numerous examples, gives complicated, detailed analysis of the language involved and even calls Sanrio to get the lowdown. He is also still wrong.
Don't Be Silly, Hello Kitty Is a Cat
Earlier today, numerous websites reported that Hello Kitty is not a cat. That's not only an oversimplification, it's also not quite true. Hello Kitty is a feline—just an anthropomorphic one, Sanrio told Kotaku.
Hello Kitty Has Been Launched into Space. Literally.
One of Japan's most famous cute characters is now orbiting the Earth. That's right, Hello Kitty has been shot into space.
