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In Real Life

Hello Kitty Says ‘Hello’ To Lingerie

Sanrio, maker of all things Kitty, is joining forces with underwear maker Hanky Panky for a line of Hello Kitty intimates.

February 14, 2012
In Real Life

Man Gets Hello Kitty Haircut To Amuse His Dad

When your loved ones are down, you’ll do anything to cheer them up and make them laugh. For 50-year-old Hu Han-yan, getting his father’s spirits up meant one thing: a Hello Kitty haircut.

February 9, 2012
In Real Life

Just How Cute Is The Hello Kitty Plane? Pretty Damn Cute.

You thought the Kitty-chan dentist office was cute? It is. The Hello Kitty plane, though, isn’t just cute. It’s cute that flies.

February 7, 2012
In Real Life

Hello Kitty And… Hooters?

When you think “Hooters”, you might think of orange hot pants, buffalo wings, or, if you are a Philadelphia Phillies fan, retired catcher Darren Daulton (who married a Hooters icon). The one thing you do not think of is Hello Kitty — until now.

February 1, 2012
In Real Life

Is Hello Kitty Japanese? Or British?

Everybody who is really, really into Hello Kitty knows her name is Kitty White. Ditto for this: according to her official Sanrio biography, she was born in London, making her British by default, no? So what’s the big deal?

July 23, 2011
News

Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS Hello Kitty

We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In late 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective.

July 15, 2011
In Real Life

Can Anyone Replace Hello Kitty?

In 1975, a coin purse featuring an expressionless cat with its head turned sideways and sitting next to a fish bowl went on sale in Japan. The company was Sanrio. The designer was Yuko Yamaguchi. The cat became known as “Kitty-chan”, and outside Japan as Hello Kitty. Decades later, is the cat still cute?

November 9, 2010
News

No Two Cartoon Rabbits Are The Same (Except These Ones)

Just as massively multiplayer game Hello Kitty Online celebrates the character’s 36th birthday, a Dutch court ruled that a Hello Kitty friend is too similar to one of the country’s beloved characters, yanking the Kitty pal from store shelves.

September 3, 2010
In Real Life

Halo Kitty

Designer Joseph Senior blends Hello Kitty with a slew of pop culture icons, among them Halo’s Master Chief. Master Chief is Hello Kitty! [Robot Sumi, thanks Andrew]

August 11, 2010
In Real Life

And The Hello Kitty Shall Devour Thee

Employees flee Hello Kitty’s hungry maw at a Hong Kong exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kitty-creators Sanrio.

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