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Hello Kitty is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu and owned by a Japanese company called Sanrio. She is often depicted as an anthropomorphic white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. Hello Kitty is highly popular and has a vast array of merchandise sold worldwide. Mimmy White is Hello Kitty's older twin sister who is quiet, shy, and tomboyish. Interestingly, Hello Kitty is not considered to be a cat, but a cartoon character and a little girl, according to Sanrio. Overall, Hello Kitty is a popular, beloved character with a massive fan base worldwide.
Kuromi is a Sanrio character introduced in 2005. She is a black cat with a pink bow who is the main protagonist in the series. Her arch-nemesis is My Melody, also known as My Melo. Kuromi is a tomboy, but behind her tough appearance, she is actually very girly. She enjoys writing in her diary and reading romance novels. It is revealed in Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures that Kuromi has a crush on Badtz-Maru. She is able to travel between the human world and the spirit world, wielding a magical artifact called the Melody Key. She is not officially a part of the Hello Kitty universe. Some consider her to be a perky goth with a punky yet cute and cheeky personality.
Cinnamoroll is a Sanrio character created in 2001, designed by Miyuki Okumura. The character is a white puppy with blue eyes, pink cheeks, long ears, and a plump curly tail that looks like a cinnamon roll. Cinnamoroll is Cafe Cinnamon's official mascot and is quite shy but friendly. Cherry is Cinnamoroll's best friend and partner in crime. It is a boy dog with the ability to fly due to its long ears. Additionally, various Cinnamoroll products such as a plush doll and pinafore dress can be found on JapanLA and Amazon.com.
My Melody is a white rabbit character from the Hello Kitty series, who wears a red or pink hood that covers her ears. Her hobbies include baking cookies with her mother, and her favorite food is almond pound cake. She was born on January 18th and lives in the forest of Mariland, along with her friends like My Sweet Piano (a sheep) and Flat (a mouse). She is a female character and is known for her good nature and honesty. Onegai My Melody is a Japanese anime series based on the Sanrio character. Kuromi, a character from the same series, is revealed to have a crush on Badtz-Maru.
Badtz-Maru is a mischievous male penguin character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. He lives with his family in Gorgeoustown and enjoys collecting pictures of movie stars who play bad guys. Badtz-Maru tends to make fun of things he thinks are silly and loves to fight for the wrong side. His name comes from the Japanese word for "X" (batsu) and "circle" or "O" (maru). Badtz-Maru has a crush, but the identity of the person is not specified. Kuromi, another Sanrio character, falls in love with a human violinist named Keiichi Hiiragi.
