Yuko left Sanrio just two years after creating Hello Kitty, at the age of 27, to have a family. She continued working as a freelance illustrator. She most recently created the character ...
“The main theme of Hello Kitty is friendship. When I first created it, I made a family of which Kitty was a part. But then Hello Kitty started to appear in other settings as the character grew ...
The fictional character was created in 1974 by Japanese company Sanrio. While she may look like a cat, Hello Kitty is a bright and kind-hearted schoolgirl, who lives in London with her family ...