Thanks to an anthropologist's unusual discovery, the iconic cartoon character is considered by some to be a girl, not a cat. Even Sanrio spokespeople can't quite agree. Goodbye, Kitty. Hello...what ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that's brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio first ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Yano even dissected Hello Kitty's behavior. "She's never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits ...

While she might not look a day over 8 years old, Hello Kitty is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. This week we reported that the character is appearing in a bunch of weird and wonderful AR ...

The world lost its mind when it thought Hello Kitty was human. — -- News broke on Wednesday that Hello Kitty is not, in fact a cat, but a little girl, according to the Los Angeles Times. "She's a ...

Okay, so Hello Kitty – whose real name is Kitty White – didn’t actually say that herself. The information comes from Christine R. Yano, an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii who has studied ...

I mean, I think the people who thought that kitty was a cat are in the majority. But nope! The beloved cartoon character, now celebrating its 50th anniversary—which officially occurs on November 1—is ...

Hello Kitty fans were left yowling on Thursday as major news broke about the adorable little cartoon character they've come to love over the last 40 years: She's not a cat!Or ... is she?As reported in ...

Bombshell news from today's LA Times! Hello Kitty—a brand beloved by innocent children and sarcastic teenagers—is not actually a cat. This from Christine R. Yano, anthropologist and Hello Kitty ...

Fifty years ago in March 2025, the Japanese company Sanrio introduced Hello Kitty to the world. Designed by Yuko Shimizu, the familiar anthropomorphised cat character has transcended cult status and ...