Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio, who depicts her as a British anthropomorphized white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. She was introduced in 1974 and initially marketed towards pre-teenage girls, but her popularity grew among teenage and adult consumers in the 1990s, becoming a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a year by 2010. Hello Kitty has been involved in various media productions, including animated series, comics, films, video games, books, and music albums, and has inspired over 50,000 different branded products, including school supplies, clothing, and toys.learn more on wikipedia