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Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's market has broadened to include adult consumers.

Two young women decked out in Hello Kitty gear wait for their credentials at Comic-Con in San Diego last month. She loves apple pie. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail with a red bow.[4] And she is the daughter of George and Mary White.

Since debuting in 1974, Hello Kitty has become a global phenomenon. (Denis Poroy / Invision / Associated Press) The character's first appearance (on a purse) was introduced in Japan in 1975, and brought to the United States in 1976.[5][6] The character is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture.[7] By 2010, Sanrio had groomed Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a year.[8] By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, it was worth about $7 billion a year, all without any advertising.[9] "She has a twin sister," adds Yano. "She's a perpetual third-grader.

Christine R. Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's market has broadened to include adult consumers.

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DavidMcGovern Maybe she's a lynx?

cComments You read that right. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail with a red bow.[4]     @DavidMcGovern Maybe she's a lynx? When Yano was preparing her written texts for the exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum, she says she described Hello Kitty as a cat. "I was corrected — very firmly," she says. "That's one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show.

The character's first appearance (on a purse) was introduced in Japan in 1975, and brought to the United States in 1976.[5][6] The character is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture.[7] By 2010, Sanrio had groomed Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a year.[8] By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, it was worth about $7 billion a year, all without any advertising.[9]     MARGARITA MIRANDA Hello Kitty is not a cat.

Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's market has broadened to include adult consumers.

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That also makes her more than just another fabrication of Japan's culture of cute, known as kawaii.

You can give her a guitar, you can put her on stage, you can portray her as is. 22 Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty's market has broadened to include adult consumers. That blankness gives her an appeal to so many types of people." "She doesn't have this insipid cuteness," explain Yano, who is also serving as curator for the Japanese American National Museum's retrospective. "It's something clever and creative which contributes to a certain cool factor. She can be found on a variety of products ranging from school supplies to fashion accessories and high-end consumer products. For example, take Precious Moments [giftware].

That also makes her more than just another fabrication of Japan's culture of cute, known as kawaii. Several Hello Kitty TV series, targeted towards young children, have been produced. cComments That's cute. Hello Kitty is also the main character at the two Japanese Sanrio theme parks, Harmonyland and the indoor Sanrio Puroland.