Hello Kitty designer steps down after 46 years

Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character's rise to to global icon status.
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Hello Kitty designer bows out after 40 years in charge

Since 1980, Yuko Yamaguchi has designed Hello Kitty—officially a little girl from London, not a cat—guiding her rise as Japan’s iconic symbol of “kawaii” soft power.
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Sanrio's Hello Kitty goes mecha with Evangelion's most kawaii crossover ever

Hello Kitty's new official collaboration with Evangelion unites her classic design with two major characters from the classic ...