<s>
There	O
are	O
Sanrio	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
:	O
Harmonyland	O
in	O
Hiji	O
,	O
Ōita	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sanrio	O
Puroland	O
in	O
Tama	O
New	O
Town	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Times	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
survey	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
behind	O
Anpanman	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
been	O
particularly	O
popular	O
in	O
other	O
Asian	O
countries	O
for	O
decades	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
where	O
her	O
cultural	O
impact	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Barbie	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanrio	O
's	O
Puroland	O
Tokyo	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
also	O
held	O
a	O
celebration	O
spanning	O
several	O
days	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
reports	O
that	O
interpreted	O
this	O
to	O
mean	O
she	O
was	O
human	O
,	O
a	O
Sanrio	O
PR	O
representative	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
organization	O
had	O
"	O
never	O
said	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
human	O
"	O
,	O
explaining	O
anthropomorphization	O
by	O
comparing	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
:	O
"	O
No	O
one	O
would	O
mistake	O
the	O
Disney	O
character	O
for	O
a	O
human	O
–	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
quite	O
a	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Sanrio	O
began	O
streaming	O
a	O
CGI	O
animated	O
series	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Sanrio	O
began	O
streaming	O
the	O
newest	O
2D	O
animated	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
series	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
and	O
Friends	O
Supercute	O
Adventures	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
26	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
by	O
AH	O
Software	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
50th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Sanrio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special-edition	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Dreamcast	O
,	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Crystal	O
Xbox	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sanrio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
and	O
My	O
Melody	O
(	O
another	O
Sanrio	O
character	O
)	O
appeared	O
together	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
as	O
unlockable	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	B-Application
Kitty	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
,	O
Famicom	O
)	O
:	O
a	O
Famicom	O
port	O
of	O
Balloon	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Character	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	B-Application
Kitty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Big	I-Application
City	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
:	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanrio	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	B-Application
Kitty	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
:	O
an	O
online	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Sanrio	O
Digital	O
and	O
Typhoon	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apron	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
,	O
Arcade	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
)	O
:	O
An	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
Game	O
developed	O
by	O
Examu	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
50th	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
Sanrio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Seasons	O
(	O
2010	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
:	O
A	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
appointed	O
as	O
Deputy	O
Mayor	O
to	O
help	O
Sanrio	O
Town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Kitty	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sanrio	O
livery	O
at	O
the	O
Japanese	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
Harmonyland	O
and	O
Sanrio	O
Puroland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Times	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
opened	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
called	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Town	O
existed	O
in	O
Iskandar	O
Puteri	O
,	O
Johor	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Sanrio	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Indonesian	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
Dufan	O
to	O
introduce	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Adventure	O
,	O
a	O
cinema	O
based	O
attraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
themed	O
restaurant	O
named	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
Sweets	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
which	O
opened	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
