Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty in 1974, said the iconic character is 'not a cat,' but rather a 'little girl.'

Hello Kitty creators reveal the beloved character is not a cat. On 18 July, Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty, made an astounding revelation for the iconic character’s 50th anniversary. In an appearance on the Today Show, Sanrio director of retail business development Jill Koch said: “Hello Kitty is not a cat.”

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 cat,” Jill Cook,

Hello Kitty is not a cat. Yes, you read that right and you are not the only one to find that statement a little confusing.

Shocking details have emerged regarding Hello Kitty. Turns out that kitty isn't a cat at all — and fans aren't happy about the groundbreaking news. Celebrating the iconic fictional character's 50th anniversary,

The world will never be viewed the same way… Hello Kitty is not a cat, she’s actually a girl. Despite it being public knowledge for several years, thousands of people just discovered that the beloved Sanrio character is actually a little girl and she even owns a cat,

Sanrio — the developers of Hello Kitty — confirmed that the beloved character is not a cat during an appearance on the 'TODAY' show.

If you’ve been assuming Hello Kitty is a cat for the last 50 years you would, in fact, be completely wrong. In a segment on Today on July 18, Jill Cook, Director of Retail Busin