September 2021

~~ What is the appeal of Hello Kitty? To her fans, she is the embodiment of innocence. As such, you can’t help but empathise with her. And that’s what she’s asking you to do: to be an empathetic person. Yet Hello Kitty is an ambiguous character. She has hardly any facial features, let alone expressions, and she has no...

Japan-based company Sanrio has joined forces with Susan Alexandra for a made-to-order Hello Kitty-themed collection for Fall 2021. The exclusive lineup is carefully handcrafted and beaded to add a dash of cuteness to your outfits. The range is comprised of handbags in two styles dubbed “Ruby Bow” and “Hello Kitty,” both featuring the feline’s signature ruby red bow. Adding to the...

Attention! Winnie the Pooh fans! Winnie the Pooh has captured a lot of fans with her round and cute appearance, which is loved by adults and children and healed hearts of fans every day! If Winnie the Pooh turns into a car, it is definitely cuteness to another level. A motorcycle coating shop in Thailand displays and sells a variety of different types of coated cars. Recently, Winnie the Pooh motorcycles have been launched. It pushes cuteness to another level!

For the first time ever, Sanrio’s Hello Kitty and cartoon cat Pusheen have teamed up for a limited-edition merchandise collection that celebrates their newfound friendship. The Hello Kitty x Pusheen collaboration features an assortment of exclusive apparel, accessories, collectibles, stationery, housewares, health and beauty products, and plushies. License partners of the collection include Hybrid for clothing pieces; Loungefly for...

Hello Kitty, Chococat, My Melody and Keroppi are heading for UC Irvine. There’s no word on classes they might take, but the popular characters will soon be for sale at Orange County’s first Sanrio store, which debuts at University Center in early October. The Japanese company is known for making kitschy characters and collectibles. Wendy Hsu is the franchise...

The hyper-stylised sad whirl of a film takes us inside Louis Wain’s Victorian family and through the misfortunes that sent the eccentric artist to insane asylums Courtesy of Obscured Pictures The artist Louis Wain (1860-1939) was as eccentric as water is wet. Wain painted and drafted as effortlessly as he struggled with most other things. He could draw a...

Funko has teased the new Naruto Shippuden Sanrio collaboration Funko Pops releasing later this month. The collection features Hello Kitty and other popular Sanrio characters dressed as characters from Naruto Shippuden such as Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, and Sasuke. Pre-orders are currently available at $10.99 per figure, shipping sometime in September 2021.There are a total of five different Funko Pops as...

Sega and Sanrio have teamed up and announced that Hello Kitty herself will feature as a playable character in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Hello Kitty will be available as premium DLC across all platforms when Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania launches on October 5, 2021.Hello Kitty isn’t the first non-simian to join the cast of characters in this...

Yep, you read the headline correctly — Hello Kitty manufacturer, Sanrio, has made very clear that the beloved Japanese cartoon character has never been a cat, and we are feline (get it?) extremely confused. The famous character has been around since the 70s, and with her simplistic but adorable design has become a staple in Japan's kawaii culture. But not...

Sega has announced that Hello Kitty will be a playable DLC character for the upcoming Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania releasing October 5. For $4.99 fans will get to play as the adorable little cat. Hello Kitty joins the cast of other playable characters like Morgana from Persona 5, Beat from Jet Set Radio, Kiryu from Yakuza, Sonic the...