The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
Overview
Hello Kitty
is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States...
and other characters from the Japanese company Sanrio
Sanrio
is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...
. It was produced from 2006 onwards by Sanrio Digital and Dream Cortex distributed by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. It consists of of 52 episodes and deals with themes of happiness, family and friendship. It is intended for children between the ages of three to ten to watch with their family and friends.
The series focuses on core values established more than 30 years ago by Sanrio such as: happiness, family values, friendship, and educational values.
- Unlike the older series, which were short and cute episodes, this is an educational TV series that targets both the children and their parents.
- The animation works together with real actors in teaching children from age two to six about words, simple math, shapes, colors and foreign languages like Chinese & Japanese.
- The series offers an entertaining way for children to learn about social interaction and behavior while following the adventures of Hello Kitty.
- Hello Kitty establishes a new image, giving children more things to learn from, rather than just being sweet and cute.
Kitty is a cheerful, warm-hearted little girl.