Hello Kitty turns 50 this Friday (1st). Created by Sanrio, a company founded in 1960, other characters also make up its gang and appear in its drawings. Find out below.
Although Hello Kitty belongs to a Japanese brand, the official story says that she is a little British girl and not a cat, as many imagine. His family consists of his father and mother, as well as his twin sister, Mimmy who is also her best friend. According to Jill Cook, director of Sanrio, Hello Kitty “likes to bake cookies and make new friends”.
Meet Hello Kitty’s friends
My Melody
Perhaps one of the best-known characters in the group, My Melody was born in the forest of Mary Land and has a hood sewn by her grandmother, as her trademark. According to the brand, she is “super nice and makes friends easily”. Just like Hello Kitty, she and all her friends have a birthday and yours is celebrated on January 18th.
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Keroppi
Also well known to Hello Kitty fans, Keroppi is a frog who lives with his family in a large house on the edge of Donut Lake. He and his friends love games, especially baseball and boomerang. Most of the time he is with his best friend, Denden. His birthday falls on July 10th.
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Chococat
The Chococat is a black cat that may seem a little clumsy, but is always up to date with the latest news. Its name comes from its chocolate-colored snout. His birthday is celebrated on May 10th.
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Badtz Maru
Badtz-Maru is a very radical penguin, who enjoys his “good-natured” life in Gorgeoustown. He attracts a lot of attention when he walks his pet alligator, Pochi. And he also plays the violin and piano, but he only pretends, because he’s not very good at it. Your birthday is on April 1st.
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Pompompurin
Pompompurin is a calm little Golden Retriever puppy who has a huge talent for napping. He loves the phrase “let’s leave” as much as he hates the word “stay”. He makes friends with everyone he meets and his hobby is collecting his owners’ shoes, as well as having his own secret hiding place. His birthday is also in April, however, on the 16th.
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Kuromi
One of My Melody’s closest friends is Kuromi, who comes to see friendship with a certain amount of competition. The character born one day before Hello Kitty, on October 31st, is messy and always causes trouble and loves writing in her diary and reading novels.
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Little Twin Stars
Kiki and Lala are little twin stars who were born in the Constellation of Compassion, in the Galaxy of Dreams. Born on Christmas Eve, the brothers arrived on earth and spread happiness to everyone they meet.
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Dear Daniel
Dear Daniel is a childhood friend and boyfriend of Hello Kitty. Spiky hair is his signature look and he is good at dancing and playing the piano, and enjoys photographing animals. According to information from Sanrio in Hong Kong, the character went to Africa with his photographer father, but returned from New York after traveling the world to be with Hello Kitty.
Cinnamoroll
The Cinnamoroll is a white puppy that looks like a fluffy cloud. He has a tail curled like a Cinnamon Roll and can fly by flapping his huge ears. He is the official mascot of Café Cinnamon and his birthday is March 6th.
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In celebration of the 50 years the creation of the classic character Hello Kitty the makeup brand Bruna Tavares released a collection with 19 personalized products about the animation’s protagonist. This is the largest line of cosmetics ever created by the company and is already available. Check out 10 interesting facts about Hello Kitty.
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This content was originally published in Hello Kitty turns 50: meet the character’s friends on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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