Hello Kitty: Stump Village - A Strange Penguin [DVD]

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My Melody is a little girl rabbit who always wears a red or pink hood that also covers her ears. Her birthday is on January 18. My Melody's rival is Kuromi. He lives in Gorgeoustown with his mother, pinball-playing father and younger siblings; the Badtz Twins and Tzunko.

Hello Kitty Seasons (2010, Wii): A game in which the playable character is appointed as Deputy Mayor to help Sanrio Town. The Jewelpets ( ジュエルペット, Juerupetto) are a group of animal characters created in 2008 as a joint-venture between Sanrio and Sega Toys. [214] There are 42 characters in the franchise and each of the animals are named after famous Birthstones, Minerals and Jewels. They each have a different kind of sparkling jewel for their eyes, used for casting special magic called "Jewel Flash". According to fiction, they belong to magicians and live in a mystical place called Jewel Land, attending a school to learn more about magic and each of them are paired with their own human partners. The main Jewelpets in the series are Ruby the white Japanese hare (whose birthday is July 29), Sapphie the blue and yellow Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (whose birthday is September 1), Garnet the pink Persian cat (whose birthday is January 8) and Labra the pink and white polar bear (whose birthday is December 27). Hello Kitty ( ハローキティ, Harō Kiti) is the best-known of Sanrio's fictional characters, created in 1974. Hello Kitty is drawn simply with a trademark red bow. Registered in 1975, Hello Kitty is now a globally known trademark. Hello Kitty has been marketed in the United States from the beginning and has held the position of U.S. children's ambassador for UNICEF since 1983. The brand rose to greater prominence during the late 1990s when several celebrities such as Mariah Carey adopted Hello Kitty as a fashion statement. Originally, Hello Kitty was only marketed towards a child and preteen audience. In the 1990s, the target market for Hello Kitty was broadened to include teenagers and adults as a retro brand. [9] [15] Marketing to those who could not get Hello Kitty merchandise as children, and those who fondly remember items they had, Sanrio began selling Hello Kitty branded products such as purses and laptops. [9] [15] [17] The 1994–1996 Face series was the first to be designed specifically for mature consumers. [9]

Hello Kitty is included as part of the Sanrio livery at the Japanese theme parks Harmonyland and Sanrio Puroland. The Hello Kitty Shanghai Times theme park in Shanghai, China opened in 2019. [20] A theme park called Hello Kitty Town existed in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia from 2012 to 2019. [84] [85] [86] In 2014, Sanrio partnered with the Indonesian theme park Dufan to introduce Hello Kitty Adventure, a cinema based attraction. [87] a b c d Ashcroft, Brian (28 August 2014). "Don't Be Silly, Hello Kitty Is a Cat" . Retrieved 29 August 2014.

Sanrio began streaming the newest 2D animated Hello Kitty series Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures on YouTube on 26 October 2020. [56] Comics An animated OVA called Osaru no Monkichi no Kin no Ono Gin no Ono ( おさるのもんきちの金の斧銀の斧) was released in 2001. [116] [117] Patapatapeppy (1992) [ edit ]Keroppi has appeared in video games, including Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki, Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken, and Sanrio World Smash Ball!. He has also appeared in several animated series. In Japanese, Keroppi was voiced by Yoshiko Matsuo. In English, he was voiced by Jill Frappier in Keroppi and Friends, Kira Vincent-Davis in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Sarah Hauser in The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends, and Georgie Kidder in Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures. [49] Pochacco (1989) [ edit ] a b c Phoenix, Woodrow (2006). Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World. New York City: Kodansha International. p.40. ISBN 9784770030177. Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade (2022, iOS and Android; 2023, Switch): a rhythm game. The mobile versions are Netflix exclusives. [70] Pompompurin ( ja:ポムポムプリン, Pompompurin) is a golden retriever dog character first introduced in 1996. According to official character profiles Purin was born on April 16 and his friends include a hamster called Muffin, a mouse named Scone, a squirrel named Bagel and a bird named Custard. [136] [137] [138]

Keroleen - Keroppi's girlfriend, and Keroppi's only girl, is a natural peacemaker. She likes collecting clothes and cooking. Little Twin Stars ( ja:リトルツインスターズ, Ritoru Tsuin Sutāzu) also known as Kikilala ( キキララ, kikirara) in Japan [25] are a pair of angel-like characters. The younger brother with blue hair is Kiki ( キキ, Kiki ), and the older sister with pink hair is Lala ( ララ, Rara). [26] Originally designed by Yōko Matsumoto (松本庸子) who also designed My Melody. [27] They were initially created for a 1975 Christmas promotion and their birthday is December 24, Christmas Eve. [28] [29] [30] Drawing inspiration from Christmas and winter themes, early sketches had the characters wearing warm coats and winter scarves, before Matsumoto settled on stars as the motif. [28] [31] Because they came from the sky, she gave them white angel style clothes. [28] In their first publication the characters were unnamed, and their names originate from a survey in the Strawberry Newspaper ( ja:いちご新聞) where readers could send in their suggestions. [32] [33] [34]

a b c "Hello Kitty Stratocaster guitar by Fender". Engadget. 6 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2022. Sanrio.co.jp｜けろけろけろっぴ｜". www.sanrio.co.jp. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005 . Retrieved 11 January 2022. Little Twin Stars is a pair of characters made by Sanrio. The little brother is called Kiki while the elder sister is called Lala. Kiki has blue hair, while Lala has pink hair (sometimes, Kiki's hair is brown, while Lala's hair is blonde). Both have a birthday of December 24. They were introduced in 1975 and enjoyed popularity in the early 1980s.