Is Hello Kitty actually a kitten? Yuko Shimizu, a Japanese illustrator, created the fictional character Hello Kitty in 1979. Since then, the cartoon has starred in several films and is commonly featured on a variety of products, including apparel, purses, and more.
Although Hello Kitty is commonly thought of as a cat wearing a large red bow, she is actually a young girl who is a personification of a cat. “Hello Kitty is not a cat,” and “she’s actually a little girl,” according to the senior vice president of marketing at Sanrio from an interview with the “Today” show.
