1974
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In the very beginning, Hello Kitty,
did not have a name. It was first seen as a kitty with a little
red bow on its left ear, sitting down. However, Hello Kitty instantly
attracted respect and love of thousands of people in Japan with
its cute design and character, which turned Hello Kitty into an
instant celebrity. |
1975
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This cute kitty was finally given a
name, called Hello Kitty. The very first item which featured Hello
Kitty was a wallet, which was a very tiny purse with the picture
of Hello Kitty embriod on its side. Hello Kitty's family was also
introduced. |
1976
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The company Sanrio took the job of the
main distributor and owner of Hello Kitty. Sanrio welcomed and celebrated
Hello Kitty by creating a new pose for Hello Kitty. Instead of just
a sitting pose, they made Hello Kitty a standing pose. |
1977
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Apparently Sanrio liked the new standing
pose, and they decided to try a bit more. They made Hello Kitty
to sit in a plane, piloting it. It was a very simple picture of
Hello Kitty in a plane with its head sticking out. The school children
loved it, even high school students and some adults were attracted
to this cute new design.
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1978
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This time, Hello Kitty was designed
to ride a dolphin, along with other different styles such as in
a car, in different places...etc. Hello Kitty also had a large varity
of different uniforms and outfits. |
1979
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Grandpa and grandma formally introduced
to the Hello Kitty world. |
1980
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Hello Kitty playing sport! Hello Kitty
was in a tennis top and playing tennis. Holding a tennis racket
and a ball, extremely cute and adorable. Hello Kitty digital watch
was also released and went on sale that year, and more than a million
watches were sold. Incredible. |
1981
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The range of Hello Kitty items on sale
expanded to telephones and cameras also some more electronic products,
which it continued to increase year after year. The first Hello
Kitty movie was made, called "Kitty and Mimi's new umbrella". |
1982
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Hello Kitty's outline disappeared! The
reason for this is to make Hello Kitty more involved to the background
picture. They also made a bit of adjustment to the position of Hello
Kitty's eyes. |
1983
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Cris-cross and straight lined background,
with a more US style design attracted lot of people in the US. During
the same year, Hello Kitty was named the child ambassador of UNICEF
in the US as well. |
1984
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Hello Kitty photo design. This was to
make Hello Kitty more realistic and made it seem closer to us. This
process was a huge success at the end. |
1985
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Tiny Cham introduced. Hello Kitty baking
a cake in the kichen, which also attracted lot of young parents. |
1986
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Passport shot of Hello Kitty's face.
This extremely simply design became the offical logo for Hello Kitty
for a while. This design was also seen on handbags, different clothing,
handkerchiefs and lots more. |
1987
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Black and white Hello Kitty series.
This design was aimed to attract more adults instead of teenagers
or younger children. |
1988
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Cris-cross and straight lined background
Hello Kitty is back. This design became really popular, and received
large recongition from around the world. US CBS television started
to show the first Hello Kitty cartoon on TV, "Hello Kitty's Fairy
Tale Theater". |
1989
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English Hello Kitty comic series went
on sale in US. This attracted even more fans because the reader
could actually get a closer feel to Hello Kitty, it friends, family
and life. |
1990
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Water droplets and snow background design
developed. During the christmas it was even more popular with Hello
Kitty in Santa-like costume with snowy background. Sanrio Puroland
theme park opened in the same year as well. |
1991
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Flower series. Hello Kitty was hold
a flower with flowers in the background. It attracted lot of female
fans instantly. |
1992
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Fruit series. Hello Kitty was holding
a fruit with fruits in the background. The design was changing depending
on the season and the time of the year, to match the fruit and the
color. It gave the fans a heart-warming feel. |
1993
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Hello Kitty design changed! The bow
on her ear changed to a flower, a new start to this new look of
Hello Kitty. |
1994
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Nurse series. Hello Kitty in a hospital
and in a nurse's uniform! Hello Kitty was named the child ambassador
of UNICEF in Japan. |
1995
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Flower series back again. With much
more designs and more more colorful. |
1996
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More flower series... |
1997
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Traditional Kitty design. Hello Kitty
in traditional Japan clothing, also in school uniform, beach uniform,
wedding gown. Mermaid Kitty was also a popular design. |
1998
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Kitty's House themepark opened, attracted
thousands of visitors a day. |
1999
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Kitty baby series. This series was created
in response to a strong request by young mothers who have been loyal
fans of Hello Kitty since her debut. |