73-446: My Melody may refer to: My Melody, a fictional character created by Sanrio My Melody (Queen Pen album) , 1997 My Melody (Stereo Total album) , 1999 My Melody (Deniece Williams album) , 1981 "My Melody", a 1987 song by Eric B. & Rakim from Paid in Full "My Melody", a 2017 song by Loona from YeoJin "My Melody",
146-491: A Magic Marker . Instead of being in a reduced font size, it curves down at the end where the name of the titular Mr. Men character is too long to fit on the cover horizontally. The typeface for the original Little Miss books from Little Miss Bossy to Little Miss Star is Univers , with the books from Little Miss Busy to Little Miss Somersault using Helvetica . In the Mr. Men series, Mr. Brave to Mr. Cheerful use Helvetica. All
219-552: A fictional universe called "Misterland", which is inhabited by the Mr. Men and Little Misses themselves, as well as some ordinary human characters such as shopkeepers, doctors and postmen. There are also various animals; Walter the Worm is the main animal who appears frequently. The characters are human in their behaviours and attributes. There are 80 licensees selling Mr. Men and Little Miss products, including: The Mr. Men characters were adapted into an animated television series, with
292-449: A 2022 song by Doda from Aquaria (deluxe edition) See also [ edit ] Onegai My Melody , a 2005 Japanese anime series based on the Sanrio character Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title My Melody . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
365-424: A 70s picture book with the origin story of the characters. My Melody ( ja:マイメロディ , Mai Merodī ) is a white rabbit character. She is depicted as always wearing a bright red or pink hood that covers her ears. According to official character profiles, her birthday is January 18 and she lives in the forest of Mariland with friends like My Sweet Piano (a sheep), and Flat (a mouse). When My Melody debuted, she
438-460: A Barbie doll named "My Melody". The My Melody Barbie doll featured a Barbie doll inspired by the My Melody character, with the character's face included in different parts of the doll's fashion and accessories. In an homage to the character's rabbit ears, the doll's hair is styled in pigtails. On March 26, 2008, a Japanese music compilation album titled "I Love 30 – My Melody" from Tearbridge Records
511-465: A Japanese company specialized in creating kawaii (cute) characters. Sanrio sells and licenses products branded with these characters and has created over 450 characters. Their most successful and best known character, Hello Kitty , was created in 1974. Most Sanrio characters are anthropomorphized animals, a few are humans or anthropomorphized objects. Sanrio began creating characters to increase sales of its merchandise. Typical merchandise featuring
584-561: A feature of the Nintendo DS console which requires the player to blow air into the microphone of the unit. The player guides My Melody through timed levels by jumping and using her umbrella to float around and avoid enemies. The game also features unlockable content as well, such as music, images, and mini-games. My Melody also appears in the Sanrio Digital and Dream Cortex series, The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends . She, however,
657-408: A limited edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the series. Mr. Cheeky was selected as the winning entry, submitted by then-eight-year-old Gemma Almond. Her creation led to a book featuring her character being published; it was sold only in W H Smith branches, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity, supporting children with leukemia . In April 2004, Hargreaves' widow Christine sold
730-470: A message from the Strawberry King (similar to an editorial ) has been published in Sanrio's Strawberry Newspaper ( ja:いちご新聞 ) . A book with a collection of some of these messages was published in 2007. Button Nose ( ja:ボタンノーズ , Botan nōzu ) is a human character. She is the protagonist of Button Nose , the first anime television series produced by Sanrio. Button Nose is portrayed as
803-532: A new series of books featuring characters from the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who , with each book focusing on a different incarnation of the show's titular character. These were followed by editions based on the Spice Girls in 2019. On 10 August 2021 (the 50th anniversary of the first book), special editions were published and new characters were introduced as part of a public vote to select two who will join
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#1733085524950876-518: A number of other Mr. Men books. In the 1980s, Roger Hargreaves began the Little Miss series with 'Little Miss Bossy', and he produced 21 characters and books. As well as this, two special Mr. Men stories were created in 1985 ('Mr. Nobody' and 'Mr. Christmas'). Both of these books have been re-released in later years. Roger Hargreaves died in 1988, and his son Adam took over the franchise. In 2003, 14 years after his father's death, Adam Hargreaves took over
949-428: A pair of angel-like characters. The younger brother with blue hair is Kiki ( キキ , Kiki ) , and the older sister with pink hair is Lala ( ララ , Rara ) . Originally designed by Yōko Matsumoto (松本庸子) who also designed My Melody . They were initially created for a 1975 Christmas promotion and their birthday is December 24, Christmas Eve . Drawing inspiration from Christmas and winter themes, early sketches had
1022-399: A radio DJ on TOKYO FM with a show called "My Melo Therapy" (マイメロセラピー) where she answers questions from listeners and offers advice. A book with advice from the show was released in 2022. In the 2020 web series Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures , My Melody is one of the main characters where she is voiced by Michelle Marie. In 2010 The New York Times said that My Melody
1095-595: A raspberry . Mr. Men Mr. Men is a British series of children's books written and illustrated by English author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author (but with female characters) was published. A similar series of animal characters known as Timbuctoo started in 1978. After Hargreaves's death in 1988, his son Adam Hargreaves would eventually begin writing and illustrating new Mr. Men and Little Miss stories. Each book in
1168-497: A relative. The Strawberry King ( ja:いちごの王さま , Ichigo no ōsama ) is a humanoid character with a large red strawberry for a head. He was created as an alter-ego for Sanrio founder Shintaro Tsuji , and has the same birthday as him, December 7. Official character bios describe him as "the king of the beautiful and peaceful Strawberry Kingdom" who "spends his days bringing messages of peace and friendship to all". The Strawberry King rarely appears on merchandise. But every month
1241-574: A sketchy look. He was designed by Matsubayashi Atsushi (松林あつし) who subsequently left Sanrio and started his own studio. Per official character profiles his birthday is August 26 and he was born in the Northern woods. He is often depicted carrying a cherry in his mouth as it is his favourite food. Bad Badtz-Maru ( ja:バッドばつ丸 , Baddo batsu maru ) is a male penguin character drawn with spiky hair. Designed by Hisato Inoue ( ja:井上・ヒサト ) who also designed Hangyodon . In Japanese, "badtz" ( batsu )
1314-412: A spinoff character from My Melody . She is depicted as a pink female sheep who is gentle and pampered and loves to talk and hang out with My Melody. She was introduced in 1980 as a friend of My Melody. She was originally known as "Hitsuji-san", which roughly translates to "Miss Sheep". Sanrio asked readers of its monthly Strawberry Newspaper ( ja:いちご新聞 ) to suggest a name for her, and the selection of
1387-531: A sweet and lively girl who makes strawberry jam and likes cookies. Sanrio's profiles say her birthday is January 5 and that her real name is Trish, but she is called Button Nose because her nose is small and round. The original design for Button Nose was created by Masayo Hirose ( 広瀬昌代 ) and the character was introduced in 1978. In 1983 Sanrio built the Strawberry House ( ja:いちごのお家 ) store in Tokyo. The store
1460-406: A vinyl coin purse, was introduced in 1975. Official character profiles list Hello Kitty's full name as Kitty White ( キティ・ホワイト , Kiti Howaito ) , born in the suburbs of London, England , on November 1. Her height is described as five apples and her weight as three apples. She is depicted as a bright and kind-hearted girl who is good at baking cookies and likes to play the piano. Hello Kitty
1533-473: Is January 13 and his full name is Oyama No Monkichi, which translates to "Monkichi of the Mountains". He is portrayed as a happy character who likes jokes and poems and wants to become a comedian or a poet. An animated OVA called Osaru no Monkichi no Kin no Ono Gin no Ono ( おさるのもんきちの金の斧銀の斧 ) was released in 2001. Patapata Peppy ( パタパタペッピー , PataPataPeppī ) is a horned owl character drawn with
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#17330855249501606-421: Is November 8. Hello Kitty ( ハローキティ , Harō Kiti ) is the best-known of Sanrio's characters. She is depicted as a white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. The original design for Hello Kitty was created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. However, the lead designer in charge of creating new design themes for most of Hello Kitty's history, since 1980, has been Yuko Yamaguchi . The first Hello Kitty item,
1679-547: Is a Dalmatian dog character. Official profiles say she was born March 21, lives in New York City, likes fashion and is friends with a cat named Sassy. In 2010 The New York Times described Spottie Dottie and the character Pandapple as "flops" for the Sanrio corporation in terms of popularity. Monkichi ( ja:おさるのもんきち , Osaru no Monkichi ) is a monkey character drawn with a curly tail and prominent round eyes. According to official character profiles his birthday
1752-473: Is a fish character who according his fictional biography was born on March 14 in China. He is depicted as a character who likes joking around but also feels lonely, and whose plans of heroism often go awry. Designed by Hisato Inoue ( ja:井上・ヒサト ) who also designed Bad Badtz-Maru . Hangyodon is one of the members of Hapidanbui , a group Sanrio created in 2020 to promote older characters. In 2022 Hangyodon entered
1825-454: Is a plump blue penguin character who is drawn wearing a bow-tie and a sailor hat. According to official character profiles he was born on May 12 in Antarctica. In 2010 The New York Times described this character as "moderately successful" in terms of popularity but showing no signs of reaching the global popularity of Hello Kitty. My Sweet Piano ( マイスウィートピアノ , Mai Sūīto Piano ) is
1898-400: Is a term for "X", the cross signifying a wrong answer. "Maru" means circle or "O", and signifies a right answer. Thus, his name figuratively means "wrong-right", and is frequently represented by "XO". Badtz-Maru is depicted with many different facial expressions and poses, but a common expression is of pulling one lower eyelid down and sticking out his tongue , a gesture equivalent to blowing
1971-519: Is also friends with Denden, a snail, and Teruteru, a teru teru bōzu . Originally created as part of a promotion for the rainy season , the first Keroppi items were released in 1988. Designs in Japan commonly include puns on the Japanese word for frog, kaeru ( かえる ) , which has many homonyms . According to British newspaper The Independent , the popularity of Keroppi was close to that of Hello Kitty in
2044-528: Is given a different hood where her ears are dropped down and wears either a bonnet or a flower pin and sometimes depicted with eyelashes. Sanrio Puroland honored the 40th anniversary of the character by creating an indoor ride called "My Melody Drive" where visitors are visiting Mariland and encounter My Melody and her friends including Kuromi who attempts to ruin her day. My Melody is also seen in collaboration merchandise with other non-Sanrio series, such as one with Sailor Moon in 2017. In 2019, My Melody became
2117-488: Is mainly used on routes from Taipei to Houston and Singapore . Little Twin Stars have previously been included in video games with other Sanrio characters, but in 2018 the first mobile game app featuring them exclusively was released for iOS and Android . Titled Kiki & Lala's Twinkle Puzzle ( キキ&ララのトゥインクルパズル ) it is a tile matching puzzle game and was developed by Imagineer . It incorporates illustrations from
2190-407: Is mouthless there, and her rival Kuromi doesn't make an appearance. In 2007, a second game was released for the Nintendo DS, titled My Melody Angel Book ~Denshitechou & Enjoy Game~ (マイメロディエンジェルブック～電子手帳&エンジョイゲーム～). The game's primary function is as a day planner designed for young girls to keep track of appointments, class schedules, and mini diary entries. On March 1, 2008, Mattel released
2263-411: Is portrayed with a large family including her twin sister Mimmy, who wears a yellow bow, papa George and mama Mary. Originally Hello Kitty was only marketed towards pre-teenage girls, but beginning in the 1990s, the brand found commercial success among teenage and adult consumers as well. The brand went into decline in Japan after the 1990s, but continued to grow in the international market. By 2010
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2336-519: Is shaped like a strawberry and was based on the fictional home of Button Nose. It was originally planned to be in place for a limited time, but due to positive customer response the store remained in operation until 2011. The anime series Button Nose , which began in 1985, was the first television anime series produced by Sanrio. The series places Button Nose in a fairy tale and science fiction setting, where she turns out to be descended from royalty. Tuxedo Sam ( ja:タキシードサム , Takishīdosamu )
2409-573: The United Kingdom in February 2008. There were only 25 characters featured in the first season, although most had their names or appearances altered. In 2009, the second season has completed with 30 characters. The series was written and produced by Eryk Casemiro and Kate Boutilier and directed by Mark Risley . The creative team was a combined effort of personnel from Nickelodeon 's Rugrats , The Wild Thornberrys , and As Told by Ginger . All of
2482-501: The 1974 Mr. Men series, as the theme music and background music of said reruns were changed and rewritten to match the style of the Little Miss theme music. Both Little Miss and reruns of Mr. Men aired on BBC 1 from its debut until its last BBC 1 airing on 15 June 1987. Less than a year later, reruns on both Little Miss and Mr. Men were moved to BBC2 beginning on 27 January 1988 until its last airing on 22 December 1988. This
2555-460: The 2020 web series Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures where she's a background character debuting in Season 2. Minna no Tabo ( ja:みんなのたあ坊 , Minna no Taabou ) is a human character. According to official character profiles his birthday is on May 5 ( Children's Day ) and he is a happy and energetic boy who likes sports. He is depicted surrounded by family and many animal friends. He
2628-687: The Japanese market. In 2016, four new characters were launched to celebrate the series' 45th anniversary: Mr. Marvelous, Mr. Adventure, Little Miss Fabulous, and Little Miss Sparkle. Little Miss Explorer, a special book for Heathrow was also launched. Little Miss Valentine was introduced to the US market in 2019 with Little Miss Inventor being the latest mainline character to receive a book. Adam Hargreaves has also created several commercial characters, such as Mr. Glug for Evian water, Little Miss Miracle beauty cream, Mr. and Little Miss Gap, and Mr. First for money transfer company World First. In 2017, Adam Hargreaves launched
2701-515: The Mr. Men, starting with three new Mr. Men characters and three new Little Miss characters; Mr. Cool , Mr. Rude , Mr. Good , Little Miss Scary , Little Miss Bad and Little Miss Whoops . He also created 'Little Miss Christmas' to accompany 'Mr. Christmas' after the book was rereleased with new illustrations. A competition was held in the British Sunday Times newspaper for children to submit their own Mr. Men character for inclusion in
2774-588: The Sanrio Character Rankings in 1988 and 1989. Zashikibuta ( ja:ザシキブタ , Zashikibuta ) is a pink pig character who is sometimes drawn wearing a green scarf. According to official character profiles his birthday is February 4 and he lives in France with a mouse friend called Tabby. He is sometimes depicted with a sketchy look. Zashikibuta was number one in the first ever Sanrio Character Rankings in 1986. Hangyodon ( ja:ハンギョドン , Hangyodon )
2847-548: The United Kingdom on 10 August 1971. Mr. Tickle was the first Mr. Men character created by Hargreaves, inspired by his son Adam , who had asked him what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves responded with a round, orange figure with long, bendy arms. The account of the first book's creation is currently being disputed. According to John Malam , who wrote Roger Hargreaves' entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ,
2920-580: The annual Sanrio Character Ranking poll where fans can vote on their favorite characters. It began in the Strawberry Newspaper ( ja:いちご新聞 ) published by Sanrio in Japan, but now voting also takes place online. Besides their own original characters listed here, Sanrio also owns the rights to the Mr. Men characters and Japanese licensing rights to the Peanuts characters. The characters listed here are shown with
2993-561: The character over the years and as of 2008 there were over 50,000 different Hello Kitty branded products. Aside from the core Hello Kitty characters, several spinoff characters have been created: Hello Kitty's boyfriend Dear Daniel in 1999, Charmmy Kitty , Hello Kitty's pet cat, and Sugar, her pet hamster, both in 2004, and her superhero alter-ego Ichigoman in 2011. Little Twin Stars ( ja:リトルツインスターズ , Ritoru Tsuin Sutāzu ) also known as Kikilala ( キキララ , kikirara ) in Japan are
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3066-487: 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 about $ 8 billion a year. UNICEF has appointed Hello Kitty children's ambassador and the Japanese government appointed her ambassador of tourism. The Hello Kitty media franchise has grown to include several animated series , video games and other media productions . A variety of products have featured
3139-794: The characters include clothing, accessories, toys and stationery . The characters subsequently appeared in media such as books, animation and video games. Beginning with Jewelpet in 2008, Sanrio started collaborating with Sega Toys in creating characters intended to become media franchises. Notable designers of Sanrio characters include Yuko Shimizu , original designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi , lead designer for most of Hello Kitty's history and Miyuki Okumura , original designer of Cinnamoroll . Sanrio hosts two theme parks in Japan featuring their characters, Sanrio Puroland in Tama, Tokyo , and Harmonyland in Hiji , Ōita , Kyūshū . Since 1986 Sanrio has held
3212-460: The characters wearing warm coats and winter scarves, before Matsumoto settled on stars as the motif. Because they came from the sky, she gave them white angel style clothes. In their first publication the characters were unnamed, and their names originate from a survey in the Strawberry Newspaper ( ja:いちご新聞 ) where readers could send in their suggestions. Early Little Twin Stars branded products, like those for other similar Sanrio characters of
3285-456: The company was forced into administration, so they used the THOIP company to take over. This marked the first time that Sanrio had licensed a third-party character since owning the rights to Osamu Tezuka 's Unico character in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which was returned to Tezuka Productions after Tezuka's death in 1989. Sanrio had also acquired the license to produce Peanuts merchandise for
3358-432: The design was changed to show him wearing shirts. Pochacco was number one in the Sanrio Character Rankings from 1991 to 1995. Pekkle ( あひるのペックル , Ahiru no Pekkle ) is a duck. He is a small white duck with a blue T-shirt with the letter P on it. Pekkle's birthday is July 27 and he was first released in 1989. Pekkle appeared in four OVAs in the early 1990s. Spottie Dottie ( スポッティドッティ , Supotti Dotti )
3431-408: The designs became more pastel colored, and this is also when their hair colors settled into being predominantly blue and pink. In the 90s their faces were modernized, and designs were rendered in 3D CGI , and in the 00s there was a retro return to the styles of the 70s and 80s. In 2015, EVA Air introduced a special livery Boeing 777-300ER , "Shining Stars", dedicated to the characters. The plane
3504-446: The early 1990s, "particularly in the UK", but then went down. Keroppi was number one in the Sanrio Character Rankings in 1990. Keroppi has appeared in video games, including Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki , Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken , and Sanrio World Smash Ball! . He has also appeared in several animated series. In Japanese, Keroppi was voiced by Yoshiko Matsuo. In English, he
3577-466: The era, were items marketed to young girls, like stationery and accessories. In the late 70s Sanrio also began publishing picture books with Kiki and Lala, illustrated by Matsumoto and others. Since the inception of the Little Twin Stars, new designs have continually been created, following trends of the times. In the original 70s designs Kiki's hair was brown and Lala's yellow. In the 80s
3650-491: The first series beginning on 31 December 1974, consisting of 28 episodes in total. They were produced by Terry Ward's company Flicks Films (formerly known as 101 Film Productions) in partnership with Trevor Bond, and it was broadcast on BBC 1 . Actor Arthur Lowe provided the narration and voices and used regional accents for some of the characters. The musical theme was composed by Tony Hymas . The 28 episodes were: Series 1 (1974–76) Series 2 (1977–78) Beginning in
3723-541: The inspiration for his initial creations came while doodling at work. Malam told Amelia Tait of the New Statesman in 2021 of the anecdote about his son's query: "It became too good to dispute and no doubt helped in the early marketing campaigns." Also, Adam's question was one of his most impossible questions as said in the documentary 50 Years of Mr. Men . Over the course of the 1970s, Roger Hargreaves produced 38 more Mr. Men in addition to Mr. Tickle, as well as producing
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#17330855249503796-407: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Melody&oldid=1255275096 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of Sanrio characters#My Melody (1975) This is a list of characters from Sanrio ,
3869-480: The late 1980s, My Melody's popularity waned, and the only items produced were stationery and candy. According to a reader survey published in Strawberry News (a magazine published by Sanrio) in 1996, My Melody came out amongst some of Sanrio's most popular characters and as a result, due to popular demand, standard merchandise started re-appearing beginning in February 1997 featuring the original red hood. Items with
3942-422: The main characters, Mr. Brilliant, Little Miss Kind, Little Miss Brave , Mr. Calm , and Little Miss Energy. The chosen Mr. Men for the competition were Mr. Calm and Little Miss Brave. On 6 October 2021, it was announced that a brand new Mr. Men Little Miss television series would be created by Endeavor Content . Each book contains a title page, 16 to 18 text pages, and 15 to 17 colour illustrations drawn with
4015-440: The middle of February 1983, a further series featuring the Little Miss characters was also produced by Flicks Films and aired on BBC 1 . This was narrated by husband and wife John Alderton and Pauline Collins . The theme song and credits were composed by Dave Cooke and Richard Everett. The 13 Little Miss episodes were: When the episodes were first broadcast on BBC 1 beginning on 14 February 1983, they were paired with reruns of
4088-420: The name "Piano" was announced in 2005. The first solo merchandise with the character under the full name "My Sweet Piano" was released in 2008. As of 2019 Piano was a meetable character at Sanrio Puroland . Piano started out as a supporting character in the 2005 anime series Onegai My Melody where she only spoke by baaing and bleating. She is voiced by Junko Takeuchi in the series. Piano also appears in
4161-478: The narrator, and Jill Shilling and were aired on Nick Jr. and Channel 5 's Milkshake! in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The show first aired on CITV . In 1998, 35 of the episodes were made into books, receiving a global release in 2014. In 1996, the series was localised in the United States and Canada as The Mr. Men Show ; this series incorporated live-action segments as well as three episodes from
4234-429: The opening and closing parts are narrated by Joey D'Auria (credited as Joseph J. Terry) in the US and Simon Callow in the UK. On 6 October 2021, Endeavor Content announced a new Mr. Men and Little Miss series. On 6 November 2024, it was announced the series was now being produced by Watch Next Media. In February 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation was developing an animated feature film based on
4307-538: The original Mr. Men and Little Miss series introduced a different title character and their single dominant personality trait to convey a simple moral lesson. The Mr. Men and Little Miss characters frequently reappeared in other characters' books. As of 2021, a total of 92 Mr. Men and Little Miss characters had been featured in the series. The books' simple stories, with brightly coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have sold over 100 million copies worldwide across 28 countries. The first six Mr. Men books were published in
4380-635: The original series redubbed with Canadian voice actors. This version lasted for only one season. The series was a co-production between Marina Productions in France and Flicks Films in the UK. Terry Ward was the co-producer and director in London. By the beginning of 2007, Chorion had its series of books licensed to Renegade Animation to produce The Mr. Men Show which debuted on the Cartoon Network in North America and on Channel 5 's Milkshake! in
4453-454: The other books in the Mr. Men and Little Miss series use Optima . All of the Little Miss books also sometimes use Optima. The books are paperback with dimensions of 14 cm x 12.6 cm. If all the books of each series are put together in order, the words 'My Mr. Men library' or 'My Little Miss library' can be read across the spines and an illustration of Walter the Worm (Mr. Men) or a flower (Little Miss) can be seen. The stories are set in
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#17330855249504526-559: The pink hood were re-released in 1999; as of 2000, there were items released with multiple color hoods. On April 3, 2005, an anime series based on My Melody and her friends and produced by Studio Comet started to air on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo television stations, called Onegai My Melody (おねがいマイメロディ), which aired from 2005 to 2008. This anime also spawned a video game for the Nintendo DS titled Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken (おねがいマイメロディ～夢の国の大冒険～). The game relies heavily on
4599-428: The rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to UK entertainment group Chorion for £28 million. They called their company THOIP . In 2006, to celebrate 35 years of Mr. Men and 25 years of Little Miss, Mr. Birthday and Little Miss Birthday were published. In October 2006, Adam Hargreaves created the first Little Miss character based on a real person; Stella McCartney , who he named Little Miss Stella . This
4672-417: The top 10 of the Sanrio character rankings for the first time in 34 years, placing at number 8. Kerokerokeroppi ( ja:けろけろけろっぴ ) also known as Keroppi Hasunoue ( はすの上 けろっぴ , Hasunoue Keroppi ) is a frog character with large eyes and a V-shaped mouth. "Kero" means "frog's croak" and "Hasunoue" means "on a lily pad". Keroppi is portrayed with a large family and many friends who are frogs. He
4745-638: The year in which they first appeared. Coro Chan ( コロちゃん , Korochan ) is the first original Sanrio character. Introduced in 1973, he is portrayed as a gentle and laid-back bear. Designed by Yuko Shimizu who is also the original designer of Hello Kitty . According to Sanrio's backstory, Coro Chan is a cousin of Hello Kitty's bear friend Thomas. His name comes from the croquettes on his cheeks, which he might eat when he gets hungry. Per official profiles, he lives in Windermere in England and his birthday
4818-421: Was "moderately successful" in terms popularity, but showing no signs of reaching the global popularity of Hello Kitty. My Melody was number one in the Sanrio Character Rankings in 2010 and 2011. In 2019 she was Sanrio's second most profitable character, after Hello Kitty . Spinoff characters from My Melody include My Sweet Piano , one of her closest companions, Kuromi , her rival, and Little Forest Fellow ,
4891-480: Was born in Fuwafuwa Town on February 29 in a leap year . He is often portrayed dressed in athletic attire, with a sporty and playful personality. He was designed by Minoru Onoue (おのうえ稔), who also designed several other Sanrio characters, including The Vaudeville Duo and Picke Bicke . When Pochacco was first released he was not drawn wearing clothes and his behavior was more dog-like. His popularity increased after
4964-505: Was originally designed in 1984 by Akiko Shimasue ( 島末彰子 ) for use on greeting cards . A series of books featuring the character, called Tabo no Kotoba ( たあ坊のことば , Tābō no kotoba ) , has according to Sanrio sold over 500 000 copies in Japan. The first book in the series, Minna No Tabo's Sai Kon Tan (今も昔も大切な100のことば みんなのたあ坊の菜根譚) by Sanrio founder Shintaro Tsuji is based on the 16th century Chinese compilation of aphorisms Saikontan by Hong Zicheng . Minna no Tabo placed first in
5037-454: Was portrayed as Little Red Riding Hood. My Melody can be found on children's toys and merchandise (from jewelry to household items). My Melody was first released in 1975 and the first related merchandise was released at the end of that year. At first, she mainly was marketed toward young girls, but like Hello Kitty her popularity has increased among women and men of all ages, especially in Asia . In
5110-416: Was published as a limited edition of 1,000 copies for use as fashion show invitations. In February 2011, 20th Century Fox and 21 Laps Entertainment announced plans for an animated film. In 2011, Sanrio , the Japanese design company best known as the creators of Hello Kitty , announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters from Chorion after
5183-422: Was released with My Melody wearing the original red hood drawn in various artwork styles by Groovisions. Rei Sakuma has been the regular voice of My Melody in Japan since 1989. My Melody has also been turned into a Pullip doll with two versions; originally released in 2008 and the latest one in 2016. In 2014, Sanrio celebrated the character's 40th Anniversary by creating a special line of merchandise where she
5256-546: Was the first Mr. Men based series to air in the United States, getting 2 VHS releases from Warner Home Video with an American redub in 1986. The entire series was released to VHS in October 2003 in the UK. Another series, Mr. Men and Little Miss , was produced by Marina Productions in 1995 and originally aired on British and Irish television from 1995 to 1997; these stories had in it Geoffrey Palmer , Gordon Peters as
5329-601: Was voiced by Jill Frappier in Keroppi and Friends , Kira Vincent-Davis in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Sarah Hauser in The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends , and Georgie Kidder in Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures . Pochacco ( ja:ポチャッコ , Pochakko ) is drawn as a white dog with black floppy ears, but no visible mouth. Pochacco's name means pocha pocha (chubby). Per official character profiles he
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