Do Westerners also love Hello Kitty?

[Naiwen]

I spend a few minutes watching and playing Hello Kitty things as native Asian person. I'm wondering if friends from the West have heard of Hello Kitty and other kawaii (cute) Japanese things?

 

[Uncrowned Guard]

It is definitely a thing in the west. I do not believe it has a very large following, at least not compared to other subjects like it, but it is certainly quite established and around.

 

[Page]

Nope, never wanted to play it.

 

[Deleted member 49125]

I think it has a good following all over.

 

[MrDawn]

I grew up and went to school with girls who loved the show.

 

[Ravenfreak]

My spouse loves Hello Kitty, and so does one of their coworkers. 🙂 It's quite popular here in the west, probably not as popular as it is in Japan but still popular!

 

[Reverie]

It was very popular when I was a bit younger. It's more advertised for younger children/youth, but there are of course the adults now that like it as well. Just not as typical here to find adults who enjoy Hello Kitty.

 

[apathy]

It's definitely a popular icon in that you'll see no shortage of people wearing Hello Kitty shirts / bags etc. One of my friends is actually into Hello Kitty though and was telling me there's a whole story behind her, like she's "five apples tall" etc, before that I would literally have thought she was just a fashionable icon!

 

[Starmix]

It is very popular so I believe that Western people also watch it. It portrays lots of fun too.