Perhaps the most unusual thing about the privately operated buses is the fact that they are all highly decorated and personalized, with decaling and home made interior designs that range from comic book scenes, to erotic themes, and even to " Hello Kitty " themes.

Many think that Miffy is Japanese, because Sanrio's Hello Kitty and friends are rendered using a similar line style.

In an interview for the British paper The Daily Telegraph, Bruna expressed his dislike for Hello Kitty.

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The Hello Kitty trademark has spread globally ; Sanrio earned over $ 1 billion annually in sales outside of Japan, as of 2003.

Several Hello Kitty TV series, targeted towards young children, have been produced.

Hello Kitty is also the main character at the two Japanese Sanrio theme parks, Harmonyland and the indoor Sanrio Puroland.

Per official character profiles for Hello Kitty, her real name is Kitty White and she was born in the suburbs of London, England on November 1.

Hello Kitty is portrayed surrounded by a large family who all go by the last name White.

While Hello Kitty wears a bow on her left ear, Mimmy wears hers on the right.

He travelled with his parents and was away from Hello Kitty for a long time.

Charmmy Kitty is Hello Kitty's pet, a white Persian.

Hello Kitty also has a pet hamster named Sugar, who was a gift from Dear Daniel.

Yuko Shimizu, creator of Hello Kitty, in 2010

Hello Kitty was designed by Yuko Shimizu and was added to the lineup of early Sanrio characters in 1974.

Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because at the time when she was created, foreign countries, in particular Britain, were trendy in Japan.

In addition, Sanrio already had a number of characters set in the US and they wanted Hello Kitty to be different.

He first considered " Hi Kitty " before settling on " Hello " for the greeting.

Spokespeople for Sanrio have said that Hello Kitty does not have a mouth because they want people to " project their feelings onto the character " and " be happy or sad together with Hello Kitty.

Representatives for Sanrio have said they see Hello Kitty as a symbol of friendship, and they hope she will encourage friendship between people across the world.

There has been some suggestion that Hello Kitty has its origins in Maneki Neko, and that the name Hello Kitty itself is a back-translation of Maneki Neko, which means beckoning cat in English.

Arden was one of many actresses to take on the title roles in Hello, Dolly!

However, attempts to find appropriate short fiction companion pieces to adapt were unsuccessful and Hello Out There was never commercially released.

" He was nominated for a body of work that included Hello Tomorrow for Adidas, Lamp for IKEA, and Pardon Our Dust for The Gap.

* The Hercules Text ( 1986 ) ( a revised version was also published as part of Hello Out There )

He was also the self-styled king ( later dictator ) of Peasemoldia, a small slum area in north London just off the Balls Pond Road, together with his wife Buttercup ( Marsden ), whose catch phrase was " Hello cheeky-face!

Hello Kitty was originally marketed only to young girls.

In the 1990s the target market for Hello Kitty was broadened to include teens and grown ups as a retro brand.

By 2008, Hello Kitty was responsible for half of Sanrio's $ 1 billion revenue and there were over 50 000 different Hello Kitty branded products in more than 60 countries.

“ Kimora Lee Simmons for Hello Kitty ” was launched exclusively at Neiman Marcus prices ranging from $ 300 to $ 5000 Designed by Kimora Lee Simmons and launched as the initial collection.

The first animated television series was Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater which was 13 episodes long and aired in 1987.

The next, Hello Kitty and Friends, came out in 1993 and was also 13 episodes.

Hello Kitty's Paradise came out in 2000 and was 16 episodes.

Hello Kitty was also chosen by AH-Software to be the basis of the new Vocaloid to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sanrio.

Musti, a cat character created by Belgian cartoonist Ray Goossens, was also cited as an inspiration for both Miffy and Hello Kitty.

During the financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, a poster of a Hello Kitty pre-paid debit card expanded to roughly 1 meter in length was displayed on the floor of the US Senate by Senator Byron Dorgan as a demonstration of extreme methods used by credit companies to attract " children 10 to 14 years of age ".

Before 1987, the show's theme song was the Hank Snow hit " Hello Love ".

The songs added to the original six songs on the double EP include All You Need Is Love, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, Baby, You're a Rich Man and Hello, Goodbye.

Additionally, Cornell has added the aforementioned songs, plus " Pushin Forward Back ," " Wooden Jesus ," " Reach Down ," and " Say Hello 2 Heaven ," to his solo live set.

With new artwork, some songs added and some removed, Cake and Pie was re-launched as Hello Lisa, a play on Sanrio ’ s signature Hello Kitty, who appears on the album cover wearing Lisa Loeb's trademark glasses.

Under the working title " Hello Hello ", the Beatles recorded the backing track on 2 October 1967, and added vocals and a guitar overdub on the 19th.

In January 2006, she was added to the new Hello!

", " Hello ", " The Lost Song ", " Days Like These ", " The Rhythm " as the first 5 tracks of the album, removed " Miserere " ( with " The Chariot " ( Havana version ) in its place ), " Saltwater ", " The Night That Never End " and " 1001 ", and finally added " The Wine Song " as the last track.