There are several different Hello Kitty animated series, featuring the cartoon character Hello Kitty, from the Japanese company Sanrio.
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987) Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater is a Japanese-American animated series co-produced by DIC Enterprises and MGM Television and animated by Toei Animation. The series featured Hello Kitty and her friends retelling their own versions of popular fairy tales and stories. Each of the 13 half-hour episodes consisted of two 11-minute cartoons, and they first aired on CBS from September 19 to December 12, 1987.
Cast Tara Strong - Hello Kitty Elizabeth Hanna - Mama Kitty, Grandma Kitty Len Carlson - Papa Kitty Carl Banas - Grandpa Kitty Sean Roberge - Tuxedo Sam Mairon Bennett - My Melody Noam Zylberman - Chip Cree Summer - Catnip Denise Pidgeon - Fangora Greg Morton - Grinder Fred Savage - Mouser
Hello Kitty and Friends (1989–2000) SANRIO Animation Series, also known as , is a series of 83 Japanese OVAs produced between 1989 and 2000, and animated by Grouper Production. 30 of these OVAs (and two Sanrio Anime Festival films) were dubbed in English under the title Hello Kitty and Friends and aired on YTV in Canada. The series featured Hello Kitty and other characters, such as Keroppi, Pochacco, and Pekkle. Episodes were also broadcast on Toon Disney (United States), ZDF and Super RTL (Germany), Boomerang, DeA Kids and Ka-Boom (Italy), Canal de las Estrellas (Mexico), and ABS-CBN (Philippines, under the "Sanrio World of Animation" banner).
Episodes (available outside Japan) Hello Kitty - Cinderella (22 July 1989) Keroppi - The Big Adventure (27 September 1989) Keroppi - Find the Pink Mushroom (1990) Hello Kitty - The Sleeping Princess (20 July 1991) Hello Kitty - The Circus Comes to Town (21 July 1992) Hello Kitty - The Day the Big Clock Stopped (21 July 1992) Keroppi - Let's Play Baseball (21 July 1992) Hello Kitty - Mom Loves Me After All (21 August 1992) Hello Kitty - The Magic Apple (21 September 1992) Hello Kitty - Santa's Missing Hat (1 November 1992) Keroppi - The Christmas Eve Gift - Santa and His Reindeer Kuppi (1 November 1992) Pekkle - The Great Swimming Race (21 March 1993) Pekkle - Find the Secret Treasure (21 April 1993) Hello Kitty - The Wonderful Sisters (21 May 1993) Keroppi - The Adventures of the Coward Prince (21 May 1993) Hello Kitty - Snow White (21 July 1993) Hello Kitty - Heidi (21 August 1993) Keroppi - The Adventures of Gulliver (21 August 1993) Pekkle - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (21 September 1993) Pochacco - Exciting Birthday (21 October 1993) Pekkle - The Adventures of Sinbad (21 October 1993) Hello Kitty - Alice in Wonderland (21 November 1993) Keroppi - The Frog's Secret House (21 November 1993) Pochacco - The Excitement at the Carrot Patch (21 November 1993) Hello Kitty - The Dream Thief (21 December 1993) Keroppi - Robin Hood (21 January 1994) Hello Kitty - The Prince in his Dream Castle (12 February 1994) Keroppi - Let's Be Friends (21 February 1994) Keroppi - Our Treasure (21 March 1994) Patty and Jimmy - You're a Superstar (21 March 1994)
Cast Karen Bernstein - Hello Kitty Mary Long - Mimmy Elizabeth Hanna - Mama Paul De La Rosa - Papa Judy Orban - Grandma Addison Bell - Grandpa Jill Frappier - Fifi, Keroppi Paulina Gillis - Thomas, Tracy, Pochacco Julie Lemieux - Jody, Kyorosuke/Soak, Jimmy Tracey Hoyt - Keroleen Elva Mai Hoover - Den Den, Noberun/Newton Jeff Lumby - Ganta/Junk Nadine Rabinovitch - Teru Teru/Ruby Chris Wiggins - Kerada, Narrator Susan Roman - Pekkle Katie Griffin - Patty Harvey Atkin Kirsten Bishopric Anne Butler Gina Clayton Tony Daniels Naz Edwards David Fraser Catherine Gallant Jennifer Griffiths Loretta Jafelice Hadley Kay Kathleen Laskey Gordon Masten Jonathan Potts Tony Robinow Rino Romano Ron Rubin John Stocker Claudia Theriault Katherine Trowell
Hello Kitty's Paradise (1999) is an animated series featuring the adventures of Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy that officially ran from January 5, 1999, to March 29, 2011. The show was the longest-running weekly children's program in TV Tokyo's history, and aired on Tuesday mornings at 7:30 AM JST throughout its 12-year run. Following the series finale, it was immediately replaced by Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream in its timeslot on April 9, 2011.
Animated shorts were released on video with the Kitty's Paradise brand between March 25 and October 22, 1999. Saban Entertainment adapted these shorts into a TV series in the U.S. titled Hello Kitty's Paradise. This show ran on the Fox Family Channel from March 4 to September 16, 2000. ADV Films licensed the home video rights to this series and initially released it on VHS and DVD between November 26, 2002 and March 25, 2003.
Episodes A Blooming Good Morning (あさがおさいた) A Storybook Adventure (おはなしをつくろう) Kitty's Clean Cuisine (ごはんはたのしく！) A Day Out with Dad (おみせやさんなにやさん？) Underground Kitty (つちのなかはどうなってるの) Watch the Birdie (キティとミミィとことりさん) Minding Manners (フォークどうする？) Streetwise (まちへおでかけ) The Magic Bags (ふしぎなふくろ) The Dust Monster (ほこりオバケがでてきたぞ) Put On a Happy Place (かざってみよう) The Train to Grandma's House (でんしゃでおでかけ) Paper Play (かみでつくろう) Sizing Things Up (ちょっとといっぱい) The Broken Robot (こわれたロボット) What's in Store (これっていくつ？) Shadow Play (かげであそぼう) Happy Birthday Papa (パパにおてがみ) The Great Kitty Car Race (つみきののりもの) Adventures in Groceryland (おつかいできる？) A Trip to Rainbow Park (なにいろがいいかな) Birthday Party Time (おたんじょうびにおよばれ) Making Cookies (クッキーをつくろう) Great Shapes! (いろんなかたち) A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Lives! (とけいのなかは・・・) The Big and Small of It (おおきい？ちいさい？) A Puzzling Day (かたちであそぼ) A Fair Share (はんぶんこしよう) Can You Count Them? (かぞえられる？) Everything Has Its Place (あそんだあとはもとのばしょ) Once Upon A Kitty (キティとミミィのえほん) A Nice Little Walk in the City (どうろのルール) Cast Melissa Fahn - Hello Kitty Laura Summer - Mimmy Jennifer Darling - Mama Tony Pope - Papa Barbara Goodson - Moley Sally/Birdie Hally/Flirdie Sandy Fox - Tracey Fernando Kitty and Mateo
Growing Up With Hello Kitty (2001) is a series of OVAs by Sanrio featuring Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy as they learn life lessons. The first 16-episode series was released on video between August 21, 1994 and October 21, 1998, while the second 16-episode series was released on video between March 1 and March 17, 2001. AnimEigo released the second series on DVD in 2012 in North America as Growing Up With Hello Kitty, with an English dub by Coastal Studios. Each disc contains six episodes focusing on issues such as learning how to talk on the phone, cleaning up a messy room and playing nicely. The production has been generally well-reviewed, with viewers pleased by both the quality of the production as well as the educational content.
Segments Going to The Bathroom (トイレにいけるよ) Changing Our Clothes (ひとりできがえ) Eating Nicely (きちんとしょくじ) I Can Share With Friends (がまんできるよ) Sleeping By Ourselves (ひとりでおやすみ) Saying I'm Sorry (ごめんねいえる) Cleaning Up My Mess (おかたづけできる) Replying Properly (きちんとおへんじ) Talking On the Phone (でんわでおはなし) Let's Play Together (なかよくあそぼう) It's Fun to Help (たのしいおてつだい) Eating Our Vegetables (なんでもたべよう) Undubbed Traffic Safety (こうつうあんぜん) Let's Brush (はみがきしようね) Energetic Greeting (げんきにあいさつ) I Like Bathing (だいすきおふろ)
Hello Kitty's Animation Theater (2001) is a 13-episode anime series produced by Sanrio and animated by Group TAC. Each episode features two stories (a 16-minute and an 8-minute story), totalling 26 stories. The episodes aired on TV from July 20 to December 25, 2001 and they were released simultaneously on home video from April 3 to December 21, 2001. It was licensed by ADV Films and released on home video as Hello Kitty's Animation Theater between February 1 and July 12, 2005.
Episodes Hello Kitty in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" / Badtz-Maru in "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf" Pochacco in "Jack and the Beanstalk" / Hello Kitty & Mimmy in "The Story of King Midas" Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel in "Hansel & Gretel" / My Melody in "Little Red Riding Hood" Hello Kitty in "The Bamboo Princess" / Hangyodon in "The Emperor's New Clothes" Hello Kitty in "Sleeping Beauty" / Badtz-Maru in "The Ants and the Grasshopper" Hello Kitty in "The Wild Swans" / Monkichi in "Mercury and the Workmen" Hello Kitty in "The Nutcracker" / Corocorokuririn in "The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse" Hello Kitty in "Momotaro" / Pompompurin in "The Tortoise and the Hare" Hello Kitty in "Cinderella" / Pekkle in "Drakestail" Keroppi in "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" / Hello Kitty in "The Little Match Girl" Hello Kitty in "Puss in Boots" / Pekkle in "The Ugly Duckling" Hello Kitty in "Thumbelina" / Pompompurin in "The North Wind and the Sun" Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel in "The Snow Queen" / Hello Kitty, Mimmy, & Dear Daniel in "The Three Little Pigs"
Hello Kitty's Stump Village (2005) Hello Kitty's Stump Village is a South Korean-Japanese clay-animated series co-produced in 2005 by Sanrio, SOVIK Venture Capital, and Studio Tomorrow. It was acquired for North American distribution by Geneon and released on DVD with an English dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment between October 31, 2006, and September 4, 2007. In Japan, the series was released on DVD on April 25, 2007, by Tohokushinsha Film. It later premiered on Cartoon Network in the country on May 3, 2008. In South Korea, the series debuted on Champ on October 1, 2007.
Unlike other series, there is no dialogue in this one. Instead, the narrator tells the events of the episodes.
Seesaw Nutcracker Veggie Sunglasses Goodie Town Heart Shaped Fruit Friends Again Strange Penguin Shadow Show Hoop-a-Doop Domino Game Please Come Back Air Balloon Little Twin Stars Kiwi Cars Magical Bowling Grape Juice Mask Party Don't Be Picky Candy Tree Stump Theater Circus Puppet Show Scarecrow Wheat Field Windmill Trick or Treat Keroppi the Frog
Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori (2006–2008) Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori was an anime series divided into three seasons. The seasons are: Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Fantasy (ハローキティ りんごの森のファンタジー), Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Mystery (ハローキティ りんごの森のミステリー) and Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori to Parallel Town (ハローキティ りんごの森とパラレルタウン). The anime was an Asahi Production.
While this series was never released in English, it received several dubs in Spanish, Valencian, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Malay, and Arabic.
The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends (2008–2009) The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends is a 3D CGI-animated series featuring Hello Kitty and other characters from the Japanese company Sanrio from 2008, co-developed by Sanrio's digital entertainment entity Sanrio Digital and Dream Cortex. It premiered on TVB Jade along with the reboot of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends.
The World of Hello Kitty (2016–2019) The World of Hello Kitty () is a 2D flash animated web series of shorts co-produced by Sanrio and the Brazilian animation studio Plot Kids. It started streaming on the Latin American Hello Kitty YouTube channels in 2016 and ended in 2019, lasting 4 seasons with 76 episodes and 19 video clips. The last season was themed to honor the character's 45th birthday. An English-dubbed version began streaming on the Southeast Asian Hello Kitty YouTube channels in April 2020.
This animation has appearances of other Sanrio characters such as Keroppi, Badtz-Maru and Chococat (introduced in the second season), and also My Melody and Little Twin Stars (appearing only in the final season). In 2020, a special season with 6 episodes entitled Hello Kitty & Amigos: Chef Star was released.
Hello Kitty & Friends – Let's Learn Together (2017) is a series of animated educational webshorts by Sanrio that began streaming in Japan on Hikari TV Channel on July 28, 2017. A total of 21 seven-minute episodes were produced. The show was later released on DVD in Japan by Nippon Columbia.