In an interview with Today for Hello Kitty's 50th anniversary, Jill Cook, an executive at Sanrio, said, "Hello Kitty is not a cat. She's a little girl born and raised in the suburbs of London." ...

Hello Kitty Is Not A Cat. And Never Was. She Is A Human Girl. Also, British. (UPDATE) Published Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:30:55 -0500 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:03:31 -0500 ...

Well, not quite. Hello Kitty is never described as a "human", she's only ever described as a "girl". She is actually an anthropomorphised cat, which means she has human traits and feline traits.

Fans of Hello Kitty have voiced their concerns about the recent news, with many not accepting Koch's explanation. An X user named Carmen shared a post on Friday saying, "Hello Kitty is a cat in my ...