THE Hello Kitty turns 50 this month. Launched by the Japanese company Sanrio in 1974, the character has fans all over the world.
One admirer, however, surpasses herself. Asako Kanda, a resident of Tokyo, has collected more than 10 thousand items of Hello Kitty for the last 36 years.
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Character is not a cat
In July 2024, Sanrio director Jill Cook revealed that Hello Kitty not a cat . The statement was given by the representative of the company that created the character in an interview with NBC’s Today Show.
“Is Hello Kitty a cat?” asked reporter Savannah Sellers. Cook, however, surprised by saying that Hello Kitty is a little british girl .
“She is, in fact, a little girl born and raised in suburban London. She has a mother and father, a twin sister, Mimmy, who is also her best friend. She likes to bake cookies and make new friends,” he said. Read more facts about the character.
Hello Kitty is not a cat, reveals the company that created the character
This content was originally published in Meet the Hello Kitty superfan who collects 10,000 toys on the CNN Brasil website.
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