·AboutHelloKitty:(personaldetails) 　　HelloKittywasbornonNovember1st1974,insuburbanLondon,England. 　　Sheisveryenergeticandlovestoplayoutdoors,intheparkorforest.Butyoucanalsofindherhappilypracticingonthepianoorbakingacake,too! 　　KittylivesinLondon,Englandwithhermother,Mary,dad,George,andtwinsisterMimmy.KittyiscuriouswhereasMimmyisshy. 　　HelloKittysymbolizesgenerosity,innocence,kindnessandmostimportantly...friendship 　　HerfriendsareCathy,Tippy,Joey,Jodie,Fifi,Tracy,TinyChum,Rory,Mory,TimandTommy.BothHelloKittyandMimiarein3rdgrade.Theyhavemanyfriendsatschooland,together,theysharemanyadventures.Whenschool'soutHelloKittytravelstheworldmakingnewfriends. 　　Hergenerosityandkindnessendearhertoeveryoneshemeets.Herfavoritethingisdoteapartiesandherhobbiesincludemusic,reading,eatingthecookieshermotherbakes,andbestofallmakingnewfriends.Likeshesays"Youcanneverhavetoomanyfriends." 　　Sheweighsthesameas3apples. 　　·HelloKittyHistory: 　　HelloKittyisaglobal,billion-dollarenterprise,butwherediditcomefrom?HelloKittyisthebiggestsellingbrandoftheSanrioCompanyLtd,whichwasfoundedis1960byShintaroTsuji. 　　HelloKittyispartoftheJapanesepopcultureof"kawaii"(cute).Itallstartedintheearly'70s.Sanriowastryingtodevelopitsownin-housedesigndepartment.Thepresident,ShintaroTsujitoldhisgrouptodrawanimals.In1974,ayoungdesignernamedYukoShimizucameupwiththedesignforKitty,whichTsujisaidlefthimwitha"nottoobad"impression.Thefirstproductproducedwasasmallclearvinylcoinpurse.Theproductsquicklycaughtonanddwarfedtherestofthecompanysaleswithinayearortwo. 　　UnlikemostAmericancharacters,whoseuseanddesignistightlycontrolled,Kittychangesconstantly.Eachyear,thedesignerscomeupwithanewthemeforKitty,plaidoneyear,inpinkanother,aprincesswithatiarainotheryears,alwaysgivingtheobsessedcollectorssomethingtowant. 　　Therearecurrentlyabout22,000HelloKittyproductsonthemarket.Sanrioproducesandmarketsmorethanhalfofthem,butaboutone-thirdaremadeunderlicensebyhundredsofothercompanies.Eachmonth,Sanriotakes600productsoffthemarketandreplacesthemwithanother600items.Someareshuffledforseasonalreasons.Beachsandalsinsummer,downquiltsinwinter,back-to-schoolbagsinautumn.Butmanyaretakenoffbecausetheydon'tsellandtokeepthelineupfresh.