Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty in 1974, said the iconic character is 'not a cat,' but rather a 'little girl.' ...

On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all — she's a little girl.

A show called “Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures” might be expected to feature the world-famous cat more prominently than one of her lesser-known companions. In fact in its most ...