Pop! Figure Sanrio 50th Anniversary Hello Kitty

Pop! Figure Sanrio 50th Anniversary Hello Kitty

Complete your Sanrio® collection by welcoming the Pop! Hello Kitty® with a balloon !

Hello Kitty, also known by her real name Kitty White, is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as an anthropomorphized white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. According to her backstory, she lives in a suburb of London with her family and is close to her twin sister Mimmy, who is depicted with a yellow bow.

Hello Kitty was created in 1974, and the first item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in 1975. Initially, Hello Kitty was marketed only to preteen girls, but from the 1990s onward, the brand found commercial success among teenage and adult consumers as well. Hello Kitty’s popularity also increased with the rise of kawaii culture. The brand began to decline in Japan after the 1990s, but it continued to grow in the international market. By 2010, the character was worth $5 billion a year, and The New York Times called her a “global marketing phenomenon.” By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth approximately $8 billion a year.

UNICEF appointed Hello Kitty as a children’s ambassador, and the Japanese government appointed her as a tourism ambassador. There are Sanrio theme parks based on Hello Kitty: Sanrio Puroland in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan, and Hello Kitty Shanghai Times in Shanghai, China. The Hello Kitty media franchise has expanded to include a number of animated series for children, as well as many comics, animated films, video games, books, music albums, and other media productions. A wide variety of products have featured the character over the years, such as school supplies, clothing, accessories, and toys, along with many other items. In 2008, there were more than 50,000 different products branded with Hello Kitty.

Note to every Funko figure collector:

According to the manufacturer Funko, any minor imperfections on the figures, such as small paint issues or packaging imperfections, are not considered defects. Therefore, these products are not returnable. If a customer receives a product that has sustained actual damage, the store will proceed with a replacement.

In general, Meeple Planet informs you if a package has a minor external imperfection (photos can be sent upon request), but it cannot know anything about the inside of the package or the back of the figure, since the boxes are not opened.

Therefore, by purchasing a figure, you agree to the above terms.

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