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.


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?


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.


January 12, 2010
News

You Don’t Want The New Hello Kitty Online Theme In Your Head

Watch the music video for Hello Kitty Online’s new theme song once – and only once – and you may be safe. Some of us weren’t so fortunate.


July 31, 2009

We Won’t Mock You For Watching This New Hello Kitty Trailer

It’s cute, it’s pink and if you watch this trailer too many times, Hello Kitty might suck out your soul through your eyes. Not that I’m worried; she’s had my soul since 1986.


February 13, 2009
News

Hello Kitty Online Opens Its Heart, Servers For Valentine’s Day

Sanrio Digital celebrates the season of love this Valentine’s Day weekend by opening up the servers of Hello Kitty Online for a public stress test with their four-day Happy Hearts event.


November 1, 2008
Uncategorized

Hello Kitty’s Birthday Celebrated In HKO

While other MMO games are busy celebrating Halloween this weekend, Hello Kitty Online is getting ready for a celebration of a far greater calibre. Tomorrow marks the 34th Birthday of Kitty White, the big-headed icon we commonly refer to as Hello Kitty, and Hello Kitty Online is preparing a birthday celebration fit for a character that’s been on more erasers than the words “I love you.” Festivities kick off tomorrow with a weekend-long birthday party, with KW herself appearing in-game, which I suppose we are supposed to be thankful for. “Gee, thanks for showing up at your own party.”


September 4, 2008
Uncategorized

Hello Kitty And Friends Talk Hello Kitty Online

Seeing as I was once an unofficial spokesperson for the game, I thought it best if I present you with the first official trailer for Hello Kitty Online. As was expected, there is plenty of pink, an abundance of cute little mouthless critters than somehow manage to talk anyway, and fun for the whole family, whether they like it or not. I especially like the idea of Hello Kitty makeovers for all of the major cities in the world, though Tokyo seems a rather redundant choice.