List of Hello Kitty animated series


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 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.

''Hello Kitty and Friends'' (1989–1998)

SANRIO Animation Series, also known as Sanrio World Masterpiece Cinema Series, is a series of 80 Japanese OVAs produced between 1989 and 1998, and animated by Gropuer Production. 30 of these OVAs 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, ZDF and Super RTL, Boomerang, DeA Kids and Ka-Boom, Canal de las Estrellas, and ABS-CBN.

Episodes (available outside Japan)

  1. Hello Kitty - Cinderella
  2. Keroppi - The Big Adventure
  3. Keroppi - Find the Pink Mushroom
  4. Hello Kitty - The Sleeping Princess
  5. Hello Kitty - The Circus Comes to Town
  6. Hello Kitty - The Day the Big Clock Stopped
  7. Keroppi - Let's Play Baseball
  8. Hello Kitty - Mom Loves Me After All
  9. Hello Kitty - The Magic Apple
  10. Hello Kitty - Santa's Missing Hat
  11. Keroppi - The Christmas Eve Gift - Santa and His Reindeer Kuppi
  12. Pekkle - The Great Swimming Race
  13. Pekkle - Find the Secret Treasure
  14. Hello Kitty - The Wonderful Sisters
  15. Keroppi - The Adventures of the Coward Prince
  16. Hello Kitty - Snow White
  17. Hello Kitty - Heidi
  18. Keroppi - The Adventures of Gulliver
  19. Pekkle - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
  20. Pochacco - Exciting Birthday
  21. Pekkle - The Adventures of Sinbad
  22. Hello Kitty - Alice in Wonderland
  23. Keroppi - The Frog's Secret House
  24. Pochacco - The Excitement at the Carrot Patch
  25. Hello Kitty - The Dream Thief
  26. Keroppi - Robin Hood
  27. Hello Kitty - The Prince in his Dream Castle
  28. Keroppi - Let's Be Friends
  29. Keroppi - Our Treasure
  30. Patty and Jimmy - You're a Superstar

Cast

''Hello Kitty's Paradise'' (1999)

Kitty's Paradise 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

Episodes from Pretty Kitty
  1. A Blooming Good Morning
  2. A Storybook Adventure
  3. Kitty's Clean Cuisine
  4. A Day Out with Dad
  5. Underground Kitty
  6. Watch the Birdie
  7. Minding Manners
  8. Streetwise
Episodes from Fun With Friends
  1. The Magic Bags
  2. The Dust Monster
  3. Put On a Happy Place
  4. The Train to Grandma's House
  5. Paper Play
  6. Sizing Things Up
  7. The Broken Robot
  8. What's in Store
Episodes from Share And Care
  1. Shadow Play
  2. Happy Birthday Papa
  3. The Great Kitty Car Race
  4. Adventures in Groceryland
  5. A Trip to Rainbow Park
  6. Birthday Party Time
  7. Making Cookies
  8. Great Shapes!
Episodes from Learn With Love
  1. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Lives!
  2. The Big and Small of It
  3. A Puzzling Day
  4. A Fair Share
  5. Can You Count Them?
  6. Everything Has Its Place
  7. Once Upon A Kitty
  8. A Nice Little Walk in the City

Cast

''Growing Up With Hello Kitty'' (2001)

Together with Hello Kitty 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

  1. Going to The Bathroom
  2. Changing Our Clothes
  3. Eating Nicely
  4. I Can Share With Friends
  5. Sleeping By Ourselves
  6. Saying I'm Sorry
  7. Cleaning Up My Mess
  8. Replying Properly
  9. Talking On the Phone
  10. Let's Play Together
  11. It's Fun to Help
  12. Eating Our Vegetables
;Undubbed
  1. Traffic Safety
  2. Let's Brush
  3. Energetic Greeting
  4. I Like Bathing

''Hello Kitty's Animation Theater'' (2001)

Sanrio Anime World Masterpiece Theater is a 13-episode anime series produced by Sanrio and animated by Group TAC. Each episode features two stories, 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

  1. Hello Kitty in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" / Badtz-Maru in "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf"
  2. Pochacco in "Jack and the Beanstalk" / Hello Kitty & Mimmy in "The Story of King Midas"
  3. Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel in "Hansel & Gretel" / My Melody in "Little Red Riding Hood"
  4. Hello Kitty in "The Bamboo Princess" / Hangyodon in "The Emperor's New Clothes"
  5. Hello Kitty in "Sleeping Beauty" / Badtz-Maru in "The Ants and the Grasshopper"
  6. Hello Kitty in "The Wild Swans" / Monkichi in "Mercury and the Workmen"
  7. Hello Kitty in "The Nutcracker" / Corocorokuririn in "The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse"
  8. Hello Kitty in "Momotaro" / Pompompurin in "The Tortoise and the Hare"
  9. Hello Kitty in "Cinderella" / Pekkle in "Drakestail"
  10. Keroppi in "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" / Hello Kitty in "The Little Match Girl"
  11. Hello Kitty in "Puss in Boots" / Pekkle in "The Ugly Duckling"
  12. Hello Kitty in "Thumbelina" / Pompompurin in "The North Wind and the Sun"
  13. 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.
  1. Seesaw Nutcracker
  2. Veggie Sunglasses
  3. Goodie Town
  4. Heart Shaped Fruit
  5. Friends Again
  6. Strange Penguin
  7. Shadow Show
  8. Hoop-a-Doop
  9. Domino Game
  10. Please Come Back
  11. Air Balloon
  12. Little Twin Stars
  13. Kiwi Cars
  14. Magical Bowling
  15. Grape Juice
  16. Mask Party
  17. Don't Be Picky
  18. Candy Tree
  19. Stump Theater
  20. Circus
  21. Puppet Show
  22. Scarecrow
  23. Wheat Field
  24. Windmill
  25. Trick or Treat
  26. 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, Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Mystery and Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori to Parallel Town. 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, and also My Melody and Little Twin Stars. In 2020, a special season with 6 episodes entitled Hello Kitty & Amigos: Chef Star was released.

''Hello Kitty & Friends – Let's Learn Together'' (2017)

Hello Kitty & Friends – Let's Learn Together 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.
On July 25, 2018, Sentai Filmworks acquired the rights to release the series in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. An English dubbed version was then released on DVD in November 2018.
The series is aimed at young kids and toddlers.

''Hello Kitty Channel'' (2018)

In August 2018, Sanrio began streaming a CGI-animated web series on YouTube. It features Hello Kitty talking to the camera about her life in the style of vlogging YouTubers.

''Gundam vs Hello Kitty'' (2019)

In January 2019, a limited original net animation series in three episodes entitled Gundam vs Hello Kitty was launched featuring a crossover between Hello Kitty with the classic 1979 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. The animation was part of a cross-promotion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gundam and the 45th anniversary of Hello Kitty. The episodes were made available on its own YouTube channel with animation made by Sunrise.

''Hello Kitty Fun'' (2019–2021)

Hello Kitty Fun is another 2D flash animated web series of shorts, also exclusive from Hello Kitty's Latin YouTube channels. The series was created as a replacement for The World of Hello Kitty, however, different from the previous one, this series uses a hand-drawn art style, and it has no dialogue. Besides Hello Kitty, no other character has appeared in this series. The series is a production made between Sanrio and the Brazilian animation studio Split Studio.
On the English channel, the series is presented under the name Sweet Moments with Hello Kitty.

''Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures'' (2020–present)

Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures is an official, free 2020 animated web series published weekly to the official Hello Kitty and Friends YouTube. The first episode aired on Monday, October 26, at 3 pm PST with an all-star cast of Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Pompompurin, and Kuromi. In season 2, Chococat and Cinnamoroll joined the main cast, while in season 4, Pochacco joined the cast.

''Hello Kitty: Super Style!'' (2022–2024)

Hello Kitty: Super Style! is a CGI animated show which began streaming on Amazon Kids+ in December 2022. The series consists of 12 seasons and 52 episodes in total. The series is a French and Italian co-production. The theme song is performed by Carly Rae Jepsen.