Cathy is a forgotten Sanrio character who many fans are not even aware of, and thus, her origins are shrouded in mystery, too. She existed in the Hello Kitty universe roughly between the 1970s and ...

By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, Sanrio began to establish itself as a powerhouse of character licensing and merchandising. Characters like My Melody and Little Twin Stars quickly rose in ...

Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty in 1974, said the iconic character is 'not a cat,' but rather a 'little girl.' What to know 📋 How to talk money 🤑 💸 to ...

Sanrio announced that 16 of the company’s mascot characters, including Kirimichan and Charmmykitty, will be discontinued soon.The characters will be leaving Sanrio Puroland ,and their profile ...

The lore of Sanrio’s most well-known character drops every once in a while and the internet will have a field day with the information. Well, today is one of those days. Hello Kitty is a real ...

And while Sanrio’s declining fortunes at the turn of the 2010s sparked fears that Hello Kitty’s cultural relevance was fading, the company’s share price has rocketed in the last two years ...

On its opening weekend, Gudetama Cafe in Buena Park drew customers who waited as long as 12 to 16 hours to enter the restaurant based on Sanrio's lazy-egg character.