Year Created: 1987
Birthday: May 18
Grandma Ume Yamada is very kindhearted and skilled. She loves playing otedama (beanbags) and ohajiki (tiddlywinks) with children, but she also has her tea-drinking friends who spend time with her as well. She has a shop that stocks just about anything and everything that you could ever want.
Now that we’re at the tail end of November, it can’t be denied that Christmas is definitely in the air. SanrioTown’s Dream Studio is a testament of this, what with many holiday-themed videos cropping up, and this week’s featured creation is a sample of this!
“So Many Santas“, by suzi_wu, is exactly what its title says: it’s a show that’s devoted to our beloved St. Nick! Shown in just some of his many incarnations, with the accompanying seasonal music, the video definitely gives off a vibe that shouts “Christmas”.
Be sure to check out the video at http://video.sanriotown.com/video/be1d8c86d25165b6.
Meet our featured blogger this week! “Gemma’s Star Blog“, by cosmic_cat_1, features a lot of fun stuff: the music icons of today, special holidays, anime, and other pop culture stuff have made their way into her blog, making for a very interesting read.
Be sure to check it out by going to http://blog.sanriotown.com/cosmic_cat_1:hellokitty.com/.
It’s nearing Christmas! Why not go for unique decorations this year… Starting with the Little Twin Stars Christmas plushies? Kiki and Lala are all set for the cold weather, but it doesn’t stop their cheeks from turning rosy red!
Here are just some photos taken from the Hello Kitty fashion show. The event is held in conjunction with the Three Apples exhibit.
Original source and more photos from cuteandnast.
This energetic little bear loves sweet, romantic things, and she also adores adores balloons! Her favorite colors are pink and lavender.
For those who want to go to the Sanrio Cafe in Taiwan but haven’t been able to yet, be sad no more, for our featured video this week will give us a taste, if only virtually, of what we can expect from it!
“Sweets for the Sophisticated“, by wyna, is definitely a treat for Hello Kitty and sweets lovers alike. Just a word of warning though, this isn’t something for people who are on a diet, because this video is enough to make you go hungry!
Be sure to check out the video by going to http://video.sanriotown.com/video/99592694676b4032.
A lot of our SanrioTown bloggers post about fun, cutesy stuff, and this week’s featured blog is no exception. Meet tsukihime, whose entries would be sure to delight Sanrio fans everywhere. “♫My Sonata♫” features a lot of adorable stuff, including items bearing Hello Kitty’s image! Other well-loved Sanrio characters can be seen here as well, along with a few other cute and interesting stuff out there.
Be sure to check the blog out by going to http://blog.sanriotown.com/tsukihime:mymelody.com.
MMORPG.com released today an exclusive interview with two members of the Hello Kitty Online team. Game Designer Abby Reyes and VP of Business Development and Publishing Robert Ferrari offered some updates regarding the latest news in HKO as well as an exciting peek of what’s to come!
Click here to read the interview at MMORPG.com.
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We have a lot in store for you as the year winds up. Stay tuned for more news and updates!
Another great product of the awesome collaboration between Sanrio and Tokidoki. Aside from this adorable fan, bags, shirts, skirts, purses, plushies and accessories are all part of the line created by this amazing team-up.
Miranda Cosgrove was spotted at the Hello Kitty 35th anniversary launch carrying a bag featuring her favorite feline character!
The special Hello Kitty event that rocked Hong Kong has now made its way to Singapore! Kitty Lab, where you can go and create your Hello Kitty of your choice, opens today there at the Singapore Expo (Hall 1)! The event will run until November 29, so Singapore residents, be sure to check it out!
Year Created: 1980
These rabbits are cheery and rambunctious, for they are filled with tons of energy! They love dressing up as pirates, and usually end up getting in trouble as they play from dawn to dusk.
Can you feel Christmas in the air? With a little less than a month until the holiday arrives, we thought of prepping you up for it through this week’s featured video!
“Hello Christmas!” by pink-n-blue-gems features some of the most beautiful Christmas decorations out there. A treat for Sanrio fans also await the viewers of the video: different kinds of Hello Kitty baubles can also be found here!
You can check out the video by going to http://video.sanriotown.com/video/f212b5fd1be68ae3.
Hello Kitty Online has gone live on the Philippines! Level Up!, one of the country’s leading publisher of online games opened their servers yesterday, November 11 at 15:00 (3pm) GMT +8 to throngs of excited Hello Kitty fans.
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Players quickly rushed into the game and started their adventures in Hello Kitty Online.
Now that the game has been commercially launched in the Philippines, there will be no more character wipes and everything you earn there will be for keeps! What are you waiting for? Sign up now and enjoy the only MMORPG made for Sanrio fans!
For more information about Hello Kitty Online in the Philippines, visit the Official Hello Kitty Online Philippines site.
For those who are eagerly anticipating the new freebies for this month, wait no more! The November downloads are now available for you to download and save to decorate your PCs or send to your friends for free! Wallpapers and calendars are just some of the things you can get here: all you have to do is sign in to your SanrioTown account and then head to the Download Center to grab all the goodies. If you don’t have a SanrioTown account yet, worry not! Click here to register and get your free account now!
Meet SaraJane, one of the new players of Hello Kitty Online (HKO) and this week’s featured blogger! Her blog, “The Glamorous“, is mostly filled with stories about her in-game adventures, but the blog also features her drawings and stuff about Badtz-Maru, her favorite character, as well as other Sanrio characters.
Be sure to check out her blog at http://blog.sanriotown.com/penguinkool97:hellokitty.com.
Hi everyone, it’s me again, Abby, writing on behalf of the Hello Kitty Online development team for our Developer Diary. I have a few updates and news to share with you.
Monster Stats/Difficulty
We’re working carefully on adjusting game difficulty in Hello Kitty Online, and I’d like to explain some changes we have already made to balance monster difficulty and rewards. First, we have improved the stat bonuses on quest reward items in Sanrio Harbour. Secondly, merchant NPCs in all major cities except Sanrio Harbour now offer more powerful items for sale. These improved quest rewards and merchant items should make it easier to face monsters in the wilderness of Sanrio Land.
Also, we’ve started working on some substantial adjustments to the stats themselves that will make things easier for everyone. It’ll take some time, but we’ll keep you updated on our progress!
Hello Kitty’s 35th Birthday
We’d also like to take this time to thank you all for celebrating Hello Kitty’s 35th Birthday with us. We were thrilled to receive your feedback, and we’re glad that you all enjoyed the event! We can’t wait to see you in our next celebration, which is…
The HKO In-game Christmas Event
You can feel it in the air — the holidays are just around the corner! We’re working on another special event for our players across all regions. We know you’re expecting it, and we don’t intend to let you down! Get your holiday spirit ready for:
That’s all for this update, tune in next time! If you like receiving updates via RSS feed readers, you can click here to subscribe to the HKO Developer Diary through Feedburner. I’ll be back soon with more Hello Kitty Online development news, so do check back often!
Just because portable USB drives are practically a necessity these days doesn’t mean that they have to be completely utilitarian and not cute! The Hello Kitty USB drive has a 1 GB capacity, and it is 5.4 x 3 x 2.3 cms.
Last Wednesday, November 4, 2009, all of the new players of Hello Kitty Online were invited to join the Tour Bus Guild for an exclusive tour of Sanrio Harbour and Florapolis.
Once everyone was inside the guild, GM-Azrael broke the news that his friend GM-Galatea has gone missing. He implored for their help to track her down. As soon as he yelled the name of the last player she was seen with, the hunt for the missing GM was on!
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Players rushed to the General Goods Merchant where the first out of six witnesses of the lost GM stood. They were asked to read and solve the clues, posted in the in-game blog feature, which will point to the location of the next witness.
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The journey from one place to the other was the highlight of the event. Not only were players toured around the game but they also learned a lot of in-game features that only Hello Kitty Online offers.
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Everyone was successful in finding GM-Galatea! They were all rewarded with full set of equipment as a token of GM-Azrael’s gratitude for finding his missing friend.
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Congratulations to all participants and we hope you enjoyed your trip with the Tour Bus Guide!
Year Created: 1978
Birthday: May 12
Born in Antarctica but educated in England, Tuxedo Sam is known for his great fashion sense. He loves to eat and he’s a little clumsy. He can speak both English and Penguinese, but he’s also studying other languages like Spanish, Japanese, and Russian so he can speak with his friends from around the world. He loves to play with Tam and Ham, his brothers, and his best friend is Chip the seal.
Blogging about your adventures in Hello Kitty Online is one of the many fun activities you can do in the game. Did you know that you can post images of your farm and house directly into your SanrioTown blog? Here’s how:
Enter your farm or your house.
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Once you are inside your farm or house, open the mini-blog editor by pressing the “F9″ key on your keyboard.
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Fill out the fields. After you are finished editing your blog post, click on the green check mark button.
Voila! You have now successfully posted a picture of your farm or house into your blog!
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Go ahead! Share your adventures in Hello Kitty Online with your family and friends through the SanrioTown blogs!
Even four days after the actual event, the Hello Kitty birthday celebrations just keep on coming! Aside from the greeting event, even Hello Kitty Online (HKO) has jumped in on the fun, and this week’s featured video highlights the fun events that happened in-game!
“Hello Kitty Birthday Party“, by snickersbar, is a video showing the highlights of the birthday celebrations in HKO - including the parties! Words wouldn’t be enough to describe the in-game events, so be sure to check out the video at http://video.sanriotown.com/video/4b1c31383a1f3198
If you can’t get enough of the minigames on Hello Kitty Online, here’s a game that’s just right for you! “Jungle Jumper” is the latest addition to the arsenal of flash games that you can play right here on SanrioTown. The object of the game is to help poor Treedrop, who got lost in the jungle, find his way back home. Direct his jumps using your mouse, and grab the grapes to get a whopping 10,000 points each!
You can play this and other fun games by logging in to SanrioTown. Don’t have one yet? Click here to register and get your free account now!
Thank you for the awesome birthday greetings you sent! Here are just a few of the lovely samples that you made.
There’s even a video by artsea!
And a treat for you: a special collage of just a few of the greetings you’ve sent!
Keep your eyes on Hello Kitty World to see your greeting featured!:D
How do you feel about taking a tour to a virtual art gallery? With this week’s featured blog, you as good as will!
“Dreams Awaken“, by dominicanmami89, is filled with the blog author’s paintings, particularly those featuring her character “Bob”. Her entries also include snippets of her life, to let readers know who the artist is behind the artwork.
Check out dominicanmami89’s blog at http://blog.sanriotown.com/dominicanmami89:hellokitty.com/.
Attention SanrioTown fans! Sanrio Harbour is the place to be on November 4 as we bring you a fresh event in Hello Kitty Online!
From 10 p.m. to 12 midnight (GMT+8), newcomers to Sanrio Harbour will enjoy some fun-filled GM events and win free items! This is a great opportunity for those who are just starting out in HKO, not only because of the freebies they can get, but it will also serve as a chance for them to meet their fellow players and the friendly neighborhood GMs.
This event is open to all new players of HKO Singapore and Malaysia.
How do you start your grand HKO adventure, you ask? Simple: take the first step by downloading it now at Download HKO now!
http://www.gloot.net/game/download.html. See you in-game!
Great news for the Sanrio fans in Houston, Texas! On November 13, a huge Sanrio store will open in the First Colony Mall at the Dillard’s wing! How huge, you ask? Let’s just say we’re looking at about 1,400 square feet.:P
The opening will be marked with fun and games, complete with awesome prizes, so if you’re from the area, be sure to check it out!
This is definitely the biggest party to hit Hello Kitty Online to date! Hundreds of players around the world flocked to London to celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th birthday in Hello Kitty Online. It was definitely one for the books!
The festivities started with several games lead by the Game Masters. Players then participated in a massive treasure hunt that took them to specific points in London. Everyone joined in and it was an awesome spectacle to see:
Soon the clues brought them to a special treat: A giant Piñata!
The players rushed in to break it, and as soon as it cracked, they all received very special treats! Hello Kitty was also there to join the fun!
Finally, we’d like to thank everyone who became a part of this event. You’re presence has made it truly special and it wouldn’t have been this much fun without you!
The parties and events are only going to get better, so check back often for the latest news and updates!
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Hello Kitty is a cheerful and happy little girl with a heart of gold. She lives in London with her mama (Mary White), papa (George White), and her twin sister Mimmy. Her hobbies include traveling, listening to music, reading, eating cookies and mama's apple pies, and making new friends.
朽木 ルキア has been the administrator of SanrioTown since the year 2005. She adores Hello Kitty, My Melody, and many other Sanrio Characters. She enjoys drawing, writing, and music, but most of all, she enjoys interacting with other Sanrio Fans like herself.
