This fall, she is set to take L.A. by storm, with a full-blown retrospective of Kitty art, merch and fashion ... gives us the lowdown: Hello Kitty is not a cat. You read that right.

before revealing in another shocking twist that Hello Kitty also has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty. Getty Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a ...

However, there has been some mystery over whether Hello Kitty is really a cat after all. She looks just like one, but is that what she actually is? Just like other Sanrio characters, like ...

151; -- News broke on Wednesday that Hello Kitty is not, in fact a cat, but a little girl, according to the Los Angeles Times. "She's a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend.

The cat’s out of the bag. On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all. “Hello Kitty is not a ...

You go to the JANM exhibition, Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, to learn about Hello Kitty's history and gaze at art inspired ... she'll always be a cat to us.) ...

This year marks the 50th birthday of Hello Kitty, but the character has become so ubiquitous over the years that it's easy to lose track of her true nature. Is she a cat, or a girl, or just ...

Hello Kitty -- despite having a name that's 50 percent devoted to the term that refers to a young cat -- is no feline. She is, rather, a little girl, the Los Angeles Times reports. "She's never ...