Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Hello Kitty and her fellow ... the line will seemingly focus on anime and cartoon characters, with the vehicular toys themselves having a similarly cartoonish aesthetic. In the case of the Sanrio ...

Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator ... Forget the understated wabi-sabi aesthetic historically associated with Japan.