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  2. Hello Kitty - Wikipedia

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    Hello Kitty was created in 1974 and the first item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in 1975. [13] [14] Originally, Hello Kitty was only marketed towards pre ...

  3. Yuko Shimizu - Wikipedia

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    In 1974 Shimizu made the original design for Hello Kitty, whose fictional birthdate is November 1, the same as Shimizu's. [2] [3] Hello Kitty is Sanrio's most successful and best known character. Shimizu based her name on Alice's black 'Kitty' from Through the Looking-Glass. Hello Kitty was designed to be a kawaii (cute) symbol to be used on ...

  4. List of highest-grossing media franchises - Wikipedia

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    Hello Kitty: 1974 $32.8 billion: Merchandise sales – $32.8 billion [ab] Box office – $61,487 [134] Cartoon character [135] Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji: Sanrio: Call of Duty: 2003 $31 billion: Video games – $31 billion [ac] Video game Steve Fukuda Zied Rieke Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming) Batman: 1939 $29.8 billion: Retail sales ...

  5. Hello Kitty creators reveal beloved character is not a cat to ...

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    Created by Sanrio employee Yuko Shimizu in 1974, Hello Kitty first appeared on a children’s coin purse in 1975, and in the subsequent decades, the character has become a beloved character ...

  6. Did you know Hello Kitty is actually NOT a cat? Plus, more ...

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    The Japanese company Sanrio first created Hello Kitty in 1974. A year later, her image, including her signature red bow, was introduced to the public on a small children's coin purse that sold for ...

  7. Sanrio CEO on the Key to Hello Kitty’s 50 Years of Success

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    Although 14 years younger than Hello Kitty, Tsuji remarkably shares her birthday, Nov. 1. It was on this day in 1974 that Sanrio designer Yuko Shimizu first sketched the adorable white bobcat with ...

  8. List of Sanrio characters - Wikipedia

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    Yuko Shimizu created the original design of Hello Kitty in 1974. Hello Kitty (ハローキティ, Harō Kiti) is the best-known of Sanrio's characters. She is depicted as a white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. [17] The original design for Hello Kitty was created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. [5]

  9. Hello Kitty grows up: How Japan's Sanrio has expanded the ...

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    Without question, the almost 36-year old character has developed a cult-like. Hello Kitty, the adorable little feline with no mouth but a great bottom line, has shown the business world how to ...