Prange, Christiane (2016). Market Entry in China: Case Studies on Strategy, Marketing, and Branding. Springer. p.155. ISBN 9783319291390. a b "Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan". Atimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2003 . Retrieved 2 October 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)

Badtz-Maru cameos with Hello Kitty and Keroppi in the first few minutes of the film Ready Player One. Cinnamoroll expanded into two side series: Cinnamoangels ( シナモエンジェルス, Shinamoenjerusu) in 2005 and Lloromannic ( ルロロマニック, Ruroromanikku) in 2007. Kuromi Has a Sister?! | Kuromi's Pretty Journey S1 EP 1". Youtube. Sanrio. 27 June 2023 . Retrieved 6 August 2023. Hello Kitty marks 30th birthday". The Japan Times Online. 10 June 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008 . Retrieved 1 October 2008.a b c d Walker, Esther (21 May 2008). "Top cat: how 'Hello Kitty' conquered the world". The Independent. London. UNICEF has appointed Hello Kitty children's ambassador and the Japanese government appointed her ambassador of tourism. [22] The Hello Kitty media franchise has grown to include several animated series, video games and other media productions. A variety of products have featured the character over the years and as of 2008 there were over 50,000 different Hello Kitty branded products. [22] Lim, Hyun-wook (20 November 2010). "Hongdae's bohemian raps and dancing". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013 . Retrieved 6 March 2013. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Badtz-Maru has two best friends, who are often found accompanying him: Pandaba, a female Giant Panda who always is seen in a short frilly skirt, and Hana-Maru, a male white seal.

Japan's Hello Kitty resolves bunny battle with Miffy". news.yahoo.com. 8 June 2011 . Retrieved 4 March 2017. Keroppi ( はすの上 けろっぴ, Hasunoue Keroppi) (also known as Kerokerokeroppi) is a frog character with large eyes and a V-shaped mouth. Keroppi loves adventure, and his bubbly personality makes him popular around Donut Pond. He has a brother called Koroppi and a sister called Pikki. Most often he is seen with his little snail friend Den Den, always tagging along a little behind. Keroppi is a fantastic swimmer and singer (but not at the same time). Pikki - the only girl of the Hasunoue triplets. She helps their mother in the restaurant. (In North American dubs, her name is Kevin). Phoenix, Woodrow (2006). Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World. New York City: Kodansha International. p.40. ISBN 9784770030177. A picture book called Tenorikuma Chisana Coffee Break ( TENORIKUMA 小さなコーヒーブレイク) was released in 2005. [206] A manga series by Yumimi ( ja:ゆみみ) called Puchitto! Tenorikuma ( プチっと！ てのりくま) was serialized in Nakayoshi magazine from 2007 to 2008. One volume of the manga was released in 2008. [207] [208] Masyumaro (2006) [ edit ]Garcia, Catherine (26 March 2010). "Please pass the bubbly, Hello Kitty". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2 November 2015. a b c Phoenix, Woodrow (2006). Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World. New York City: Kodansha International. p.40. ISBN 9784770030177. CharaBiz DATA 2020(19)". www.charabiz.com (in Japanese). Character Databank, Ltd . Retrieved 23 November 2022. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,652 articles in the main category, and specifying |topic= will aid in categorization.

Keroppi has appeared in video games, including Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki, Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken, and Sanrio World Smash Ball!. He has also appeared in several animated series. In Japanese, Keroppi was voiced by Yoshiko Matsuo. In English, he was voiced by Jill Frappier in Keroppi and Friends, Kira Vincent-Davis in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Sarah Hauser in The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends, and Georgie Kidder in Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures. [49] Pochacco (1989) [ edit ] Kirimichan was designed by Ai Setani (瀬谷愛) who also designed Rilu Rilu Fairilu. [262] [263] Setani wanted to make something different from the usual Sanrio cuteness, and the character was inspired by a salmon her daughter liked when she was three. [264] Kirimichan was originally created in 2013 as part of a in-house competition at Sanrio to create food based characters, and was then selected as the winner in an online poll. [265] The egg yolk character Gudetama placed second in the same poll. [249] In 2014, Sanrio celebrated the character's 40th Anniversary by creating a special line of merchandise where she is given a different hood where her ears are dropped down and wears either a bonnet or a flower pin and sometimes depicted with eyelashes. Sanrio Puroland honored the 40th anniversary of the character by creating indoor ride called "My Melody Drive" where visitors are visiting Mariland and encounter My Melody and her friends including Kuromi who attempts to ruin her day. Here Kitty Kitty...Hello Kitty Diner Comes To Sydney". Notquitenigella.com . Retrieved 2 October 2018. My Melody is also a rabbit character, and one of the Sanrio character editors mentioned that they could be brother and sister but the manager disagreed with the opinion of the editor. [ citation needed]The Results Are In!! Who Won This Year's Sanrio Character Ranking?!". Otaku News. July 1, 2015 . Retrieved January 5, 2017.

Minna no Tabo ( ja:みんなのたあ坊, Minna no Taabou) is a human character. According to official character profiles his birthday is on May 5 ( Children's Day) and he is a happy and energetic boy who likes sports. He is depicted surrounded by family and many animal friends. [74] [75] He was originally designed in 1984 by Akiko Shimasue ( 島末彰子) for use on greeting cards. [76] [77] Sanrio and various corporate partners have released Hello Kitty-branded products, including the Hello Kitty Stratocaster electric guitar (since 2005, with Fender, under its Squier sub-brand, in the US) [79] [80] and an Airbus A330-200 commercial passenger jet airliner, dubbed the Hello Kitty Jet (2005–2009, with EVA Airways in Taiwan). [81] In late 2011 and early 2012, EVA Air revived their "Hello Kitty Jets" with their three new A330-300s. However, due to high demand, [82] the airline added two more alongside their existing A330-200s in mid-2012. A year later, EVA Air introduced one of their 777-300ERs as another Hello Kitty Jet, which featured other Sanrio characters as well as Hello Kitty. Driscoll, Shea (30 June 2006). "EVA Air's Hello Kitty jet to fly permanently between Singapore and Taiwan from June". The Straits Times . Retrieved 19 June 2019. Paschal (18 May 2003). "Sanrio's Hula Kitty heads to the beach". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005 . Retrieved 30 April 2015.In the 2020 web series Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures, My Melody is one of the main characters where she is voiced by Michelle Marie. [49]