There are many entertainment and art that are presented in japan but not as many as Hello Kitty! Hello Kitty is a fictional Character that grew it’s popularity over a short time. She was created in 1974 . A year later presented to the public in a form of coin purses and from there she made her way to America growing.
Now in 2008, one can not walk outside with out seeing a Hello kitty whether it be a toy, pen, key or phone charm. The Young and old carries it in some form or another. Only very few people in Japan do not like Hello kitty.
Hello Kitty is a five apple tall and it weigh about three apples. She lives with her parents in England, London. And yes, she has a boyfriend whose name is Dear Daniel. She has many friends and also likes to make new ones.
How she got so popular, a book by Ken Belson and Brian Bremner explains it all in, Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the Billion Dollar Feline Phenomenon.
This a is a book that presents everything that one would like to know about Hello Kitty in a business world. As well as the ideology behind it. Interested? You can find on Amazon.com or your local book store.
Link for a quick viewing of this book:
Hello Kitty
Others Links:
Histroy hello kitty
Hello-kitty-history
Hello Kitty Official Website
The Kitty-chan is a crazy phenomena not only limited to Japan. We discuss her in Globalization class. And I hate to break it to you, but Kitty and Daniel got married…