In 2014, anthropologist Christine R. Yano, who has studied Hello Kitty extensively, mentioned that Sanrio corrected her when ...

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, the creators of the iconic cartoon, told Today. “She’s actually a little girl.” ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that's brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...

Hello Kitty is not a cat. Fans aren’t buying it. ... Anthropologist and Hello Kitty expert Christine R. Yano told the Los Angeles Times in 2014, “She’s a cartoon character.

Hello Kitty is, brace yourselves, not actually a cat, according to her creators. The iconic character, made by Japanese company Sanrio, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year - and with it ...

Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat. Sanrio’s senior vice president of marketing and brand management ...

Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature.

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that’s brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that's brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...