Hello Kitty History

1974
In the very beginning, Hello Kitty, did not have a name. It was first seen as a kitty with a little red bow on its left ear, sitting down. However, Hello Kitty instantly attracted respect and love of thousands of people in Japan with its cute design and character, which turned Hello Kitty into an instant celebrity.
1975
This cute kitty was finally given a name, called Hello Kitty. The very first item which featured Hello Kitty was a wallet, which was a very tiny purse with the picture of Hello Kitty embriod on its side. Hello Kitty's family was also introduced.
1976
The company Sanrio took the job of the main distributor and owner of Hello Kitty. Sanrio welcomed and celebrated Hello Kitty by creating a new pose for Hello Kitty. Instead of just a sitting pose, they made Hello Kitty a standing pose.
1977
Apparently Sanrio liked the new standing pose, and they decided to try a bit more. They made Hello Kitty to sit in a plane, piloting it. It was a very simple picture of Hello Kitty in a plane with its head sticking out. The school children loved it, even high school students and some adults were attracted to this cute new design.

1978
This time, Hello Kitty was designed to ride a dolphin, along with other different styles such as in a car, in different places...etc. Hello Kitty also had a large varity of different uniforms and outfits.
1979
Grandpa and grandma formally introduced to the Hello Kitty world.
1980
Hello Kitty playing sport! Hello Kitty was in a tennis top and playing tennis. Holding a tennis racket and a ball, extremely cute and adorable. Hello Kitty digital watch was also released and went on sale that year, and more than a million watches were sold. Incredible.
1981
The range of Hello Kitty items on sale expanded to telephones and cameras also some more electronic products, which it continued to increase year after year. The first Hello Kitty movie was made, called "Kitty and Mimi's new umbrella".
1982
Hello Kitty's outline disappeared! The reason for this is to make Hello Kitty more involved to the background picture. They also made a bit of adjustment to the position of Hello Kitty's eyes.
1983
Cris-cross and straight lined background, with a more US style design attracted lot of people in the US. During the same year, Hello Kitty was named the child ambassador of UNICEF in the US as well.
1984
Hello Kitty photo design. This was to make Hello Kitty more realistic and made it seem closer to us. This process was a huge success at the end.
1985
Tiny Cham introduced. Hello Kitty baking a cake in the kichen, which also attracted lot of young parents.
1986
Passport shot of Hello Kitty's face. This extremely simply design became the offical logo for Hello Kitty for a while. This design was also seen on handbags, different clothing, handkerchiefs and lots more.
1987
Black and white Hello Kitty series. This design was aimed to attract more adults instead of teenagers or younger children.
1988
Cris-cross and straight lined background Hello Kitty is back. This design became really popular, and received large recongition from around the world. US CBS television started to show the first Hello Kitty cartoon on TV, "Hello Kitty's Fairy Tale Theater".
1989
English Hello Kitty comic series went on sale in US. This attracted even more fans because the reader could actually get a closer feel to Hello Kitty, it friends, family and life.
1990
Water droplets and snow background design developed. During the christmas it was even more popular with Hello Kitty in Santa-like costume with snowy background. Sanrio Puroland theme park opened in the same year as well.
1991
Flower series. Hello Kitty was hold a flower with flowers in the background. It attracted lot of female fans instantly.
1992
Fruit series. Hello Kitty was holding a fruit with fruits in the background. The design was changing depending on the season and the time of the year, to match the fruit and the color. It gave the fans a heart-warming feel.
1993
Hello Kitty design changed! The bow on her ear changed to a flower, a new start to this new look of Hello Kitty.
1994
Nurse series. Hello Kitty in a hospital and in a nurse's uniform! Hello Kitty was named the child ambassador of UNICEF in Japan.
1995
Flower series back again. With much more designs and more more colorful.
1996
More flower series...
1997
Traditional Kitty design. Hello Kitty in traditional Japan clothing, also in school uniform, beach uniform, wedding gown. Mermaid Kitty was also a popular design.
1998
Kitty's House themepark opened, attracted thousands of visitors a day.
1999
Kitty baby series. This series was created in response to a strong request by young mothers who have been loyal fans of Hello Kitty since her debut.

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About hello kitty

Hello Kitty is a twinkling-eyed cartoonish character which is invented and promoted by a Japanese campany called Sanrio in 1974. Sanrio is famous for their adorable and cute cartoon characters, which Hello Kitty is one of them along with others such as Keroppi, Melody...etc. This line of cute little characters soon attracted millions of people around the world, first started in the US then spread very quickly to the Asian countries, then the rest of the world. Hello Kitty is the most successful out of all the Sanrio characters.
Hello Kitty has produced different products all around the world, in which they include wallets, watches, clothing, fabrics, Polaroid camera, portable cd players/steros, hankerchiefs, different stationaries, cutlerys, lunchboxes, puppets, the list goes on and on. In Japan, the car company Mira also built a Hello Kitty car, even Hello Kitty cellure phones are available.



Hello Kitty Profile
Name Kitty White
Birthdate November 1st, 1974
Birthplace Suburban London, England
Resides Kitty lives in a red roof little white house at a suburban town 20km from London. The name of the town is unknown, but the population is roughly around 20,000. It takes about 25 minutes to get there by car, and about 30 minutes by bus.
Blood Type A
Weight Same as 3 apples!
Height Same as 5 apples!
Star Sign Scorpio
Favourite color Red
Favourite food Apple pie (baked by mama). However, she also likes hot cakes, puddings and other sweet things like candy.
Favourite School Subjects English and Music
What she likes (hobbies) Small, cute things like herself. For example, Hello Kitty likes collecting little stars, little goldfishes, lollies and as many ribbons as possible as decorations. She also likes to go to nearby park or forest with friends. In her spare time, she like to visit the candy store too. Kitty loves candies.
What makes Hello Kitty attractive? What attracts the most is her red ribbon on the top left ear, and her fluffy round ball shaped tail.
What kind of boys does Kitty attract to? Hello Kitty likes kind and friendly boys. Hello Kitty's first love is Dear Daniel, but since Dear Daniel had to go to Africa with his parents, the boy Hello Kitty likes right now is Tippy, her classmate at school.
Personality Very happy and cheerful, very energetic. She loves to go outside, play in the park, or the forest. She loves to meet new people and make new friends, therefore she is extremely popular at school! Since dad works at New York, hence she also has lot of teddy bears friends. She loves music, especially piano. You might even find her playing her piano or baking an apple pie with mama. She loves sport too, her favorite sport is tennis.
Hello Kitty's School Hello Kitty's school is on the way to Londan, which is 4km from Hello Kitty's home. It's a beautiful school with trees and animals surrounding the school. Hello Kitty and Mimi take bus to school together every morning, it only takes 3 stops before they get to school. The teachers always greet the two kitties when they arrive, they are surely the most popular at school.
Where are Kitty's grandparents? Hello Kitty's grandparents live in a forest, which to get there it takes a whole day travelling on foot. Hello Kitty's dad often takes Kitty, Mimi and the rest of the family to visit them.
Favorite toothpaste? Hello Kitty loves to brush her teeth with strawberry toothpaste, she just cannot resist the sweet strawberry smell
Travelling around Hello Kitty has a tricycle which she uses to travel around her neighbourhood, to go to shopping, also to travel to the nearby part to play with her friends.
Future? Be a pianist or a poet ...

by BeCoolGal