‘Nothing Will Ever Change My Mind’: Internet Freaks Out After Creators Admit Hello Kitty Isn’t a Cat
Get ready, Hello Kitty fans—because the creators just dropped a shocking revelation that’s sending the internet into a frenzy.
Turns out, Hello Kitty—yes, the adorable icon known for her red bow and cute whiskers—is not actually a cat.
Sanrio, the company behind her, confirmed the truth, and honestly, no one is prepared for this.
Hello Kitty fans are in disbelief after the parent company, Sanrio, revealed that the character is not a cat
Jill Koch, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at Sanrio, shared the surprising truth during an interview with Today last week, celebrating Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary.
She revealed that Hello Kitty isn’t a cat at all—but actually a little girl from London who lives with her parents and her twin sister, Mimmy.
“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill explained. “She’s a little girl, born and raised in the suburbs of London. She has a mom, a dad, and a twin sister, Mimmy—who also happens to be her best friend.”
Jill Koch, senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, revealed that the character is a little girl living in London
“She loves baking cookies and making new friends,” Jill added. “Oh, and fun fact—she weighs three apples and stands five apples tall.”
Interestingly, Hello Kitty even has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty… and yes, she also has a boyfriend.
Naturally, the internet went wild after hearing this revelation.
“Hello Kitty is a cat in my eyes,” one X user declared.
“It’s a girl cat, and nothing will ever change my mind,” another chimed in, while someone else added, “Yeah, for my own sanity and childhood, I’m sticking to that lol.”
The internet refused to believe she isn’t a cat, with one saying, “Hello Kitty is absolutely a cat, with a pet cat. The same way Mickey has Pluto & Goofy still exists in the same universe”
Another YouTube commenter couldn’t believe it, writing, “So, a little girl with whiskers?? How is she not a cat?! Someone help! We are being gaslit!!”
Someone else echoed the disbelief, saying, “I don’t care what they say—that thing is a cat.”
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time Hello Kitty’s true identity has come up. Back in 2014, anthropologist Christine R. Yano explained that Hello Kitty is actually a human child.
“Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She’s a little girl. She’s a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature,” Yano told the LA Times.
The adventures of Hello Kitty are still widely watched and loved by viewers today
Yuko Shimizu, a talented Japanese designer and illustrator, is the creative mind behind Hello Kitty. She designed the iconic red-bowed character while working for Sanrio back in 1974.
In a 2014 interview with BBC, Yuko shared the inspiration behind Hello Kitty’s design. “When I was a child, my father gave me a small white kitten as a birthday present,” she recalled.
Yuko was just 27 years old when she created Hello Kitty, who first appeared on small coin purses produced by Sanrio. Those purses quickly became some of the company’s best-selling products.
Although Yuko left Sanrio just two years later, her creation took on a life of its own—growing into a global phenomenon that remains beloved nearly five decades later.
