| Hello Kitty is an animated cat that was created by | | | | feature Hello Kitty, but it's also possible to find items |
| Sanrio more than 30 years ago. Since her creation, | | | | with her family and friends.There are several films, |
| she has become the most popular of the Sanrio | | | | books and more about Hello Kitty and she also have |
| characters and the idol of millions of young females in | | | | her own fan club. In 1990 did she open her own theme |
| Asia and everywhere else. Today she appears on | | | | park, Sanrio Puroland, in Japan and there she currently |
| thousands of different things ranging from teddy bears | | | | receives around 1.4 million visitors a year. She has |
| over toothbrushes to pink electronics.Hello Kitty was | | | | even become so popular that she has been named |
| born on the drawing board of Sanrio in Kobe, Japan in | | | | junior ambassador to UNICEF.Today there seems to |
| 1974. She was designed by the Sanrio employee Ikuko | | | | be no limitations to the popularity of Hello Kitty. Famous |
| Shimizu, but later the responsibility for her was given to | | | | western pop starts and actors have recently started |
| first Setsuko Yonekubo and later Yuko Yamaguchi. In | | | | wearing Hello Kitty jewelry, so might easily become in |
| 1975 did she appear for the on her first item, a small | | | | more popular in the coming years. Some of the |
| plastic coin purse and soon other small items for young | | | | western pop stars and actors that have been seen |
| girls followed.The Hello Kitty items was a big success | | | | with Hello Kitty jewelry include Britney Spears, Mariah |
| and started to sell very well. Soon after followed | | | | Carey, Cameron Diaz and Paris Hilton. Even famous |
| American Sanrio shops with Hello Kitty and other | | | | men like Ricky Martin and Steve Tyler have |
| popular characters. The first Sanrio shop in America | | | | contributed to Hello Kitty's popularity.Hello Kitty seems |
| appeared in 1976. Today there are more than 120 | | | | to be everywhere. Just take a look at Planet Hello |
| official Sanrio shops and more than 3000 affiliate | | | | Kitty, one of the most popular websites about Hello |
| shops.A special team at Sanrio lead by Yuko | | | | Kitty. On this website you can read all about her, see |
| Yamaguchi takes care of Hello Kitty, introduces new | | | | the examples of Hello Kitty products (including several |
| designs with her image and removes old designs. | | | | cars and a plane) or just download some cute |
| Every year thousands of new items appear, while an | | | | wallpapers. |
| equal number of old items disappear. Most of the items | | | | |