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Sanrio has created over 450 characters as of 2022, the best known of which is the white cat character Hello Kitty from 1974. [35] Other well-known characters include the pink rabbit My Melody from 1975, the frog Keroppi from 1988, the penguin Bad Badtz-Maru from 1993, the white dog Cinnamoroll from 2001, the black rabbit Kuromi from 2005, the animal series Jewelpet from 2008, the egg character ...
Various Sanrio characters, from left to right, top to bottom: Bad Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Charmmykitty, Hello Kitty, Usahana, Shinkansen, Keroppi, Pochacco, Little Twin Stars, Pompompurin, Corocorokuririn, Minna no Tabo. This is a list of characters from Sanrio, a Japanese company specialized in creating kawaii (cute) characters.
Hello Kitty ( Japanese: ハロー・キティ, Hepburn: Harō Kiti), [6] also known by her real name Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト, Kiti Howaito), [5] is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. [7] [8] [9] Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a British ...
Kawaii ( Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, [kawaiꜜi]; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...
Gudetama. Gudetama, stylized in all lowercase ( Japanese: ぐでたま) is a fictional character created in 2013 by the Japanese company Sanrio, [4] [5] and is a perpetually tired, apathetic anthropomorphic egg yolk. [6] [7] The name "Gudetama" is a portmanteau or blend word of the Japanese words for lazy (ぐでぐで, gudegude) and egg ...
Kodomo. Published. September 15, 2014. Cinnamoroll ( Japanese: シナモロール, Hepburn: Shinamorōru) is a character series created by Sanrio in 2001, with character designs from Miyuki Okumura. The main character, Cinnamoroll, is a white puppy with chubby and pink cheeks, long ears, blue eyes, and a tail that resembles a Cinnamon roll.
Sugarbunnies: Chocolat! Sugarbunnies (シュガーバニーズ, Shugābanīzu) are a character duo originally designed in 2004 for Sanrio by Kazumi Fukasawa (深沢和美). [ 2][ 3] The duo are composed of twin bunnies called Shirousa and Kurousa (both born on May 26), who specialize in making sweets and pastries. [ 4]
Rilakkuma. Rilakkuma (リラックマ, Rirakkuma) is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company San-X and created by Aki Kondo. San-X portrays Rilakkuma as an anthropomorphized teddy bear close to his bear friends Korilakkuma and Chairoikoguma, along with a bird Kiiroitori. After the character's debut in 2003, Rilakkuma has been ...