Hello Kitty just celebrated its fiftieth birthday! In 1974, the character was first introduced by the Japanese entertainment company Saniro. For many years, people have believed that Hello Kitty is an animal, a cat, as her name suggests. As it happens, that is not at all the case!
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Jill Cook, director of retail business development at Sanrio, disclosed that Hello Kitty is a human girl. During an interview on Thursday, July 18, on the “Today” show, she revealed the shocking information.
Cook clarified, “Hello Kitty is actually a little girl; she is not a cat.” Jill Cook also revealed that Hello Kitty was raised in the suburbs of London alongside her parents, twin sister Mimmy, and household cat Charmmy Kitty.
On their website, you can get all the tea from one of the most well-known characters in history. Apart from creating cookies, HK takes pleasure in making new acquaintances because, in her words, “you can never have too many.”
Creator Of Hello Kitty Said The Character Was Inspired By Cats.
Jill Cook caused a stir on social media with her words. Most people think that Hello Kitty looks like a cat because of her whiskers, triangle ears, and white coat.
Yuko Shimizu, the character’s designer, previously said her design was a white cat with a red bow in its hair. She got a “small white kitten” for her birthday as a child and got inspiration from that memory.
Recently, Saniro said that Hello Kitty is not a cat. Yuko left Saniro two years ago after designing a product that many kids love around the world.
