Sanrio
From Freepedia
Sanrio Co., Ltd. (サンリオ) (TYO: 8136) is a Japanese company that creates a range of anthropomorphic animal characters, and sells/licenses various products branded with these characters. It was founded in 1960 by Mr. Shintaro Tsuji. Its best known character is Hello Kitty, a white cat with pink bow that is one of the most successful marketing brands in the world.
In late 2003, Sanrio won a Top Brand with a Conscience award from the Medinge Group of Sweden for its communication principles.
Sanrio Characters
- Badtz Maru
- Charmmy Kitty
- Chibimaru
- Chococat
- Cinnamoroll
- Coro Coro Kuririn
- Deery Lou
- Hello Kitty
- Hoshinowaguma
- Keroppi
- Kyupi
- Landry
- Little Twin Stars
- Monkichi
- My Melody
- Nyago
- Pandapple
- Patty&Jimmy
- Pekkle
- Picke Bicke
- Pink no Coriso
- Pinki Lili
- Pippo
- Pochacco
- Purin
- Pururun Kyupi
- Robowan
- Spottie Dottie
- Sweet Coron
- Tabo
- Tuxedo Sam
- U*SA*HA*NA
External links
- Sanrio's official English website
- Sanrio's official Japanese website
- A 1999 "interview" with classic Sanrio character My Melody
Categories: Companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange | Toy companies | Sanrio characters | Japan-related stubs | Toys stubs
