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Hello Kitty

By Yuko Shimizu (creator) / Yuko Yamaguchi (designer) — Sanrio · since 1974

Hello Kitty (real name Kitty White) is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a British anthropomorphic white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. Per her official backstory she lives in a London suburb with her family and twin sister Mimmy. In Miniso's catalogue Hello Kitty appears as part of multiple licensed blind-box and plush series.