Following construction walls going up in the Japan pavilion earlier this summer, a new gashapon kiosk has opened at EPCOT, ...

Fans of Hello Kitty and other Sanrio mascots can show off their favorite kawaii characters thanks to a new line of stainless ...

INTERVIEW: "My Melody & Kuromi" director Tomoki Misato on turning two kawaii superstars into the streamer's next great ...

My Melody & Kuromi Netflix series announced, not Hello Kitty. Stop-motion style like Wallace & Gromit. Series celebrates My Melody's 50th and Kuromi's 20th anniversaries. Team includes award ...

Working alongside Sanrio for over 25 years, Okumura also had a hand in other Sanrio icons, including the designs for Lloromannic and the members of the fictional idol group Beatcats.

Sanrio expanded into a range of stationery and consumer trinkets that epitomized Japan’s budding kawaii, or “cute” subculture. “There's nothing very special about the products ...

McDonald’s new Hello Kitty x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Happy Meal drops Aug. 12 with 12 collectible toys for a limited ...

Sanrio's most recognizable character is, of course, Hello Kitty. To call Hello Kitty iconic would be an understatement, but the Sanrio villagers and items in Animal Crossing are not all Hello ...

Clearly, Sanrio and Chiffon are not messing when it comes to Cinamoroll. The adorable mascot is one of Hello Kitty’s good friends, and they will not let her be slandered for long.

Sanrio has formally opened the 40th Sanrio Character Ranking poll in 2025. People worldwide can vote for their favorite mascots, such as Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll, once per day until May 25, 2025.

The Chinese company Pop Mart is officially more valuable than industry giants Mattel and Sanrio, thanks to the popularity of ...

While Sanrio has gone through ups and downs, Belson says, "Don't count out Hello Kitty." "She'll rejuvenate in some other way, some other format," he says — just as she has done for more than ...