History Trivia / HelloKitty

* NoExportForYou: Despite her massive popularity, some series starring Kitty were either never released outside of Japan or not in their entirety. Examples include several 80s and 90s [=OVAs=] that didn't become a part of ''Hello Kitty & Friends'' [[note]] only 13 [=OVAs=] were dubbed in English [[/note]] and most of ''Hello Kitty's Paradise'' [[note]] it was originally a children's block that ran from 1999-2011. The version that was imported to other countries was the animated shorts. [[/note]] ''Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori'' was never released in English but did receive several dubs in other languages, such as French and Italian. The only series that have completely averted this are ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'', ''Hello Kitty's Stump Village'', ''The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends'' and ''Hello Kitty: Let's Learn Together''.

** Four episodes of ''Growing Up With Hello Kitty" were not dubbed into English: the toothbrushing episode, the traffic safety episode, the bath episode and one about aisatsu, or Japanese greetings.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://hellokitty.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Hello Kitty Wiki]].

* TheMerch: Hello Kitty was created specifically to capitalize on this, as Sanrio founder Shintaro Tsujii wanted something ''kawaii'' (cute) that would give the still-young company a steady cashflow. No one ever ''dreamed'' the character would catch on like she did.

* CashCowFranchise: The franchise is the second largest cash cow in ''human history'' at an estimated US$84.5 billion in revenue [[note]]being surpassed only by Franchise/{{Pokemon}}[[/note]], and at one point was ''the'' largest.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Cathy (one of Hello Kitty's friends) was retired by Sanrio in 2011 due to a legal battle with Dick Bruna (creator of ''Literature/Miffy'') due to the character closely resembling the titular Dutch character.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Most of the animated works featuring Kitty have gone out of print. Thankfully, most if not all of the English dubbed episodes of said works can be found online. The original Japanese versions and episodes that weren't dubbed on the other hand...if you live outside of Japan, good luck trying to watch them, as they can only be found as poor quality rips on [[Website/NicoNicoDouga NicoNico]] and Dailymotion with watermarks, if they were uploaded online at all. This also applies to early Hello Kitty merchandise: the very first item with her on it was called the Privet Purse, a clear vinyl change purse for girls released in 1975. As the 25th anniversary of the character in 2000 neared, Creator/{{Sanrio}} realized they didn't have so much as a single example left anywhere in their inventory. A series of ads in newspapers all over Japan produced ''one purse'', which was gifted to the company by its now-adult owner, and has since resided in a safe in Sanrio's headquarters. Sanrio would finally remaster the Hello Kitty episodes only in Japan during 2020.

* NoExportForYou: Despite her massive popularity, some series starring Kitty were either never released outside of Japan or not in their entirety. Examples include several 80s and 90s specials that didn't become part of ''Hello Kitty & Friends'' [[note]] only 13 [=OVAs=] were dubbed in English [[/note]] and most of ''Hello Kitty's Paradise'' [[note]] it was originally a variety series that ran from 1999-2011. The version that was imported to other countries was the animated shorts. [[/note]] ''Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori'' was never released in English but did receive several dubs in other languages, such as French and Italian. The only series that have completely averted this are ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'', ''Hello Kitty's Stump Village'', ''The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends'' and ''Hello Kitty: Let's Learn Together''.

** Only the animated shorts from ''Hello Kitty's Paradise'', a variety show that ran [[LongRunner from 1999 to 2011]], were imported and/or dubbed outside of Japan. The non-Japanese versions wound up becoming this as a result.

** ''Stump Village'' had a total of 26 episodes produced.

* ShortRunner: Only the animated shorts from ''Hello Kitty's Paradise'', a variety show that ran [[LongRunner from 1999 to 2011]], were imported and/or dubbed outside of Japan. The non-Japanese versions wound up becoming this as a result.

* CashCowFranchise: The franchise is ''the'' largest cash cow in ''human history'' at an estimated US$76.5 billion in revenue.

* NoExportForYou: Despite her massive popularity, some anime starring Kitty were either never released outside of Japan or not in their entirety. Examples include the 80s and 90s video animations that didn't become part of ''Hello Kitty & Friends'' [[note]] only 13 [=OVAs=] were dubbed in English [[/note]] and most of ''Hello Kitty's Paradise'' [[note]] it was originally a variety series that ran from 1999-2011. The version that was imported to other countries was the animated shorts. [[/note]] ''Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori'' was never released in English despite receiving several dubs in other languages. The only series that have completely averted this are ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'', ''Hello Kitty's Stump Village'', ''The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends'' and ''Hello Kitty: Let's Learn Together''.