This news is just totally silly.

According to anthropology from University of Hawaii, Christine R. Yano, who is a curator of the Hello Kitty Exhibit, the firm who created Hello Kity, Sanrio, told her that Hello Kitty is not a cat; she is cartoon cat-like character. Hello Kitty is a little girl. She is not a cat. She is a friend. She walks and sits like a creature with two legs; she is never depicted on all fours. She have a pet cat named Chammy Kitty.

Yano is curating a Hello Kitty Exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. She was corrected by Sanrio when they saw that she is depicting Hello Kitty as a cat.

What is the implication of this revelation?

Sanrio splits whiskers in this revelation. Although, on the business side, it doesn't really an issue whether what a character licensing firm sees their main asset, but the fans, the children who grew up knowing Hello Kitty is a cat will be frustrated and feel like Sanrio misled them. How can they convince themselves tat Hello Kitty is a person with Twin sister Mimmy and with parents. She is featured as very girly and shy, her interests are dreaming of marriage and sewing

Hello Kitty is a fictional cartoon character made by Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu. She is resembles a white bobtail cat with a red bow. Her first public appearance was on a vinyl coin purse, in 1974 and brought to America in 1976.Helo Kitty is now 40 years old, with net worth $7billion per year. Her market includes adult consumers and not limited to children. She can be seen on different products like fashion accessories, high-end consumer products and school supplies. Lastly, Hello Kitty is the main star in two theme parks in Japan, indoor Sanrio Puroland and Harmonyland.