Hello Kitty

In Real Life

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

10:30PM February 9, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »


In Real Life

Hello Kitty And… Hooters?

11:00PM February 7, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »


In Real Life

Is Hello Kitty Japanese? Or British?

11:30PM February 1, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

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? More »


News

Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS Hello Kitty

3:40AM July 23, 2011 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


In Real Life

Can Anyone Replace Hello Kitty?

4:00PM July 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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? More »


News

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

6:00PM November 9, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »


In Real Life

Halo Kitty

2:20AM September 3, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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]


In Real Life

And The Hello Kitty Shall Devour Thee

5:00AM August 11, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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


News

Hello Kitty Finally Makes It To The Wii

1:40AM June 17, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Can you believe the Wii has made it four years without a Hello Kitty title? Luckily Sanrio Digital and Zoo Games are bringing Hello Kitty Seasons to the Wii this holiday. Otherwise I would have had to kick some arse. More »


In Real Life

Curvy Plug Suit Bottles You Can Hold

5:00PM April 5, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

And drink from! More »