Kawaii History – 33 Years Old Kawaii

How long did you like kawaii things? Do you know that most of the kawaii characters like Hello Kitty, My Melody are older than most of you?

How old is Hello Kitty? Hello Kitty is since 1975

Kawaii History 1 - hello kitty booklet

Do you know SANRIO CO., LTD. which developed a character of Hello Kitty Now,the book which edited thier characters was published, titled “Sanrio Days”.

Kawaii History 2 - sanrio days booklet

Hello Kitty is one of the character that Sanrio developed in 70’s (1974). In 70’s, a lot of “Kawaii” characters were made. I will introduce a character at that time.

Little Twin Stars (Since 1975)

Kawaii History 3 - little twin stars booklet

Little Twin Stars is setting called twin brother&sister called Kiki and Lala created in “Omoide-Hosi (means consideration star)”.

PATTY & JIMMY (Since 1974)

Kawaii History 4 - patty jimmy

PATTY & JIMMY is setting called the student couple born in Kansas city, though it is a character made in Japan.

My Melody (Since 1975)

Kawaii History 5 - my melody

My Melody is a character of a rabbit made from a children’s story “Little Red Riding Hood” as a model.

It’s interesting that there are the character which is not introduced to any place other than Japan and already became the discontinuance. I’ll introduce a character of 80’s on the next time.

After all these years, people still love this 33 years old characters. Seems kawaii items are timeless attraction to girls! There is no generation gap.

Source: 8tokyo.com