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On March 26, 2008, a Japanese music compilation album titled "I Love 30 - My Melody" from Tearbridge Records was released with My Melody wearing the original red hood drawn in various artwork styles by Groovisions. Rei Sakuma has been the regular voice of My Melody in Japan since 1989. a b c d e f g h Takagi, Jun (21 August 2008). "10 Questions for Yuko Yamaguchi". TIME. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008 . Retrieved 31 October 2009. a b c d Ashcroft, Brian (28 August 2014). "Don't Be Silly, Hello Kitty Is a Cat" . Retrieved 29 August 2014. Garcia, Catherine (26 March 2010). "Please pass the bubbly, Hello Kitty". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2 November 2015. We are Basketball". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006 . Retrieved 2016-01-18.Hello Kitty gets a new job — this time appearing on Converse sneakers!". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 16 February 2019 . Retrieved 5 January 2023. Phoenix, Woodrow (2006). Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World. New York City: Kodansha International. p.40. ISBN 9784770030177. Sanrio launches the "KUROMIfy the World" project, Kuromi makes her musical artist debut". Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary / Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017 . Retrieved 27 November 2018. Sanrio Hello Kitty Town | Attractions in Puteri Harbour JB Malaysia". Puteri Harbour. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019 . Retrieved 27 April 2019.

a b c "Hello Kitty Stratocaster guitar by Fender". Engadget. 6 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2022. Designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, lead designer for most of Hello Kitty's history, the character first appeared in 2011 in an exhibition with Yamaguchi's art. [232] [24] Yamaguchi said she hoped Ichigoman would reach a male demographic. [233] An anime short featuring the character was released in 2012. [232] A web manga called Power the Kitty Ichigoman (パワーザキティ イチゴマン) began in Japan in 2016. The manga is written by Toshiki Inoue and illustrated by Shakua Sinkai. It depicts Ichigoman dealing with an alien invasion and piloting a giant robot. [24] [234] Four tankōbon volumes of the manga have been published by Shueisha, with a fifth volume released digitally. [235] [236] [237] [238] Bonbonribbon (2012) [ edit ] Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Will Have Hello Kitty Paid DLC". Nintendolife.com. 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 14 December 2021.

Walker, Rob. Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are. Random House, Inc., 2008. 18. Retrieved from Google Books on 30 August 2010. ISBN 1-4000-6391-4, ISBN 978-1-4000-6391-8. Usahana ( ja:ウサハナ) (also stylized as U*SA*HA*NA) is a rabbit character drawn with different colored ears, one pink and one blue, and a flower on her head. According to official character profiles her birthday is August 7 and her full name is Hanachan. [171] Initially the lyrics for this song were written by Hisato Inoue himself, and the music was composed by Ko Katayama

TV Asahi's Sanrio Mascot Character 'Gō-chan' Gets Anime Film". Anime News Network. 2016-12-12 . Retrieved 23 October 2022. Apron of Magic (2010, Arcade, iOS, Nintendo 3DS): An Arcade Card Game developed by Examu to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Sanrio. The game features Hello Kitty and other notable Sanrio Characters. Hello Kitty's Paradise [ ja] was a long-running live-action children's program that aired on TXN from January 1999 to March 2011. It was the longest-running weekly kids' television program in the network's history. In January 2011, the show's creators mutually agreed to end the series after twelve seasons, with the final episode being broadcast on 29 March 2011. They made their debut in October 2020. [326] Their birthday is February 22. [327] Hapidanbui (2020) [ edit ] Minna no Tabo ( ja:みんなのたあ坊, Minna no Taabou) is a human character. According to official character profiles his birthday is on May 5 ( Children's Day) and he is a happy and energetic boy who likes sports. He is depicted surrounded by family and many animal friends. [74] [75] He was originally designed in 1984 by Akiko Shimasue ( 島末彰子) for use on greeting cards. [76] [77]Jewelpet Sunshine TV Anime to Premiere on April 2 - News". Anime News Network. 2011-02-15 . Retrieved 2016-01-18.

Parker, Lyndsey (1 November 2014). "Yoshiki Debuts Official Hello Kitty Theme Song at Hello Kitty Con". Yahoo! . Retrieved 30 January 2016. Prange, Christiane (2016). Market Entry in China: Case Studies on Strategy, Marketing, and Branding. Springer. p.155. ISBN 9783319291390.Sanrio's New Jewelpet Anime Film & Kukuriraige Film to Open in February". Anime News Network. 2019-12-05 . Retrieved 14 January 2023. Bosanimal ( ja:ぼさにまる) is a group of animal characters introduced in 2021. [331] [332] The name is a combination of the word "animal" and the Japanese term "bosa bosa" which means both disheveled hair and idling time away. [333] [334] The group includes many different animals like rabbits, birds, cats, dogs, and squirrels, living alongside humans. [331] Designed by the Sanrio designer Amy who also created Gudetama. [335] [336] She got the idea for the series when she read about a guide dog working with a Sanrio employee. [332] The series has a theme of embracing diversity, working and living together despite differences, and accepting that people have days when they are a bit "bosa bosa" or dishevelled. [332]