Promo for Sanrio's annual "Sanrio Character Ranking" contest. And this was from 2011! note
List of the characters made by Sanrio.
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1970s
Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty
Voiced by: Fuyumi Shiraishi (Hello Kitty And Mimmy's New Umbrella), Megumi Hayashibara (1990-2023, Hello Kitty & Friends OVAs, Hello Kitty to Issho, Hello Kitty's Paradise, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori, Gundam Vs. Hello Kitty), Mami Koyama (Hello Kitty no Cinderella), Akemi Okamura (Japanese dub of Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater) Tara Strong (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater), Monica Rial (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Claudia S. Thompson (The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends) Julia Sales (English, O Mundo da Hello Kitty) Juliet Simmons note (Hello Kitty & Friends: Let's Learn Together), Katia Shirassu (Sweet Moments with Hello Kitty), Sarah Anne Williams (Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures and Hello Kitty: Super Style!)
- Badass Adorable: In the 2005 game Hello Kitty Roller Rescue, she fights against an army of evil block aliens. She also battles a giant mecha in Gundam vs Hello Kitty.
- Identical Twin ID Tag: Her ribbons are worn on the left ear and usually red.
- No Mouth: Hello Kitty is very well-known for not having a mouth. However, older animated shows and specials gave her a mouth, presumably to make voicing her easier. Her depictions from Ringo no Mori and onward removed her mouth.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to her twin Mimmy's blue.
- Series Mascot: The most well known Sanrio character, the one that gets the most merch, and is usually the protagonist in most of Sanrio's adaptations featuring their characters.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's the tomboy to her sister Mimmy's girly girl.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Her default clothing is a pair of overalls, but she's also often featured wearing much more "girly" clothes such as dresses and gowns.
My Melody
My Melody
In Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
In My Melody no Akazukin
In Hello Kitty's Animation Theater
In Onegai My Melody
In Hello Kitty's Stump Village
In The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
In Supercute Adventures
A white rabbit born in Mariland, a forest in England. She often wears a red or pink hood with a hair accessory, and is described as honest and good-natured. She is Hello Kitty's best friend and Kuromi's rival.
Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (regularly since 1989. Includes My Melody no Akazukin, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Onegai My Melody, My Melody's My Melo Therapy), Mairon Bennett (English, Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater), Sasha Paysinger (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Andrea Kwan (English, The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends and English Dub of Onegai My Melody), Michelle Marie (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures)
- All-Loving Hero: Similar to Hello Kitty, My Melody rarely holds any grudges towards others. Most notable in Onegai My Melody, My Melody no Akazukin, and Supercute Adventures where she's the most optimistic character of the bunch.
- Art Evolution: My Melody went through a few design changes
◊ over the years. Her original design had her ears pointed upwards◊ and was sometimes depicted with no mouth, but was given a rounder head and thinner body in the early 1980's◊. She was then given a cuter◊ and friendlier design◊ along with her friend Flat the mouse◊ and Risu the squirrel◊ between 1984 and the early 1990's◊. She then went back to her normal look◊ later in the 1990's. - Best Friend: Hello Kitty considers My Melody to be her best friend. Helps that she alongside My Melody are one of the oldest Sanrio characters in the company.
- Breakout Character: She became just as popular as Hello Kitty, which allowed her to receive her own anime where Kuromi co-stars. As a result, she's one of only Sanrio Characters that's easy to recognize by the general public (especially in the United States) next to Keroppi and Badtz-Maru. She also won the Sanrio Splatfest tournament in Splatoon 2.
- Bunnies for Cuteness: One of the earliest rabbit characters, note and one of the company's most well-known characters.
- Cuddle Bug: In Supercute Adventures she's fond of giving hugs and would frequently exclaim "Awww, huggies."
- Early-Installment Weirdness: She started out as Sanrio's version of Little Red Riding Hood.note It wasn't until 1976 that Sanrio actually used "My Melody" as her name and became it's own series. Her friends (Piano, Flat, and Risu) and other family members (her brother Rhythm) were also introduced that same year.
- Furry Reminder: In Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, she is commonly seen hopping from place to place.
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: In her drooped ear design◊, she is commonly seen with a pink bunny doll.
- Iconic Outfit: Her red or pink hood, sometimes depicted with a white flower (sometimes with a bow). In honor of her 40th Anniversary, My Melody's pink hood now shows her ears drooping.◊
- Nice Girl: She's a very kindhearted and caring person.
- No Mouth: She has no mouth in works produced under Sanrio Digital, like The Adventures Of Hello Kitty & Friends, and Hello Kitty Online and in some of her older designs during the 70's, but this is not as common in modern merchandise.
- Never Bareheaded: In most works, she is never seen without her hood. In Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater she can occasionally be seen not wearing it.
- Obsessively Organized: In one episode of Supercute Adventures, it is revealed that she suffers from an extreme case of obsessive compulsive tendencies. She freaks out upon seeing people make a mess in her own house, and will do anything to keep everything clean and in their proper place.
- Pink Means Feminine: Besides her red hood, My Melody is more commonly seen wearing her pink colored hood. My Melody's pink hood was introduced in 1976.
- Prone to Tears: In Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, My Melody is very sensitive and can sometimes be found crying. One episode has her literally crying over spilt milk as she is cleaning the floor in the episode "Catula". Another episode, titled "Hello Mother Goose" had Little Bo Peep (played by My Melody) crying over her lost sheep.
- Shrinking Violet: In Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, she is timid and the most sensitive character of the series.
- Tender Tears: In one episode of the anime, My Melody is seen crying when she's very worried about her human friends.
- The Ditz: In the 2005 anime, she isn't dumb but is a real airhead.
- The Heart: She plays this role in the 2005 anime with her rival Kuromi. While Kuromi really dislikes My Melody for various accidents in the past, My Melody still sees good in her heart.
- The Pollyanna: My Melody is always optimistic and she can be rarely angry. This is especially notable in the 2005 Onegai My Melody where she never gets angry.
- Vocal Evolution: In Japan, Rei Sakuma's performance as My Melody has evolved over the years. In the 1989 OVA My Melody no Akazukin, My Melody's voice was notably higher pitched and much cuter. In Hello Kitty's Animation Theater and Onegai My Melody, her voice sounded more calm and toned down the pitch. Starting in 2014, her voice returned to being high pitched while still sounding relaxed.
- White Bunny: She along with the rest of her family are white rabbits. The exception is her second cousin Mellow (Little Forest Fellow) who has brown fur, while his face and stomach contain white fur.
Tuxedo Sam
Tuxedo Sam
In Furry Tale Theater
In the beginning of the Sanrio Anime Festival films
A blue penguin born in Antartica but currently residing in England. His full name is Tuxedo J. Orville Sam. He is clumsy and loves to eat. He's often seen wearing a sailor hat.
Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama (My Melody no Akazukin, Hello Kitty no Cinderella, Kiki to Lala no Aoi Tori), Sean Roberge (Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater)
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He always wears a white sailor hat and a bowtie. In fact, he has 365 bowties in his collection.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: He's a blue penguin.
- Animal Talk: Grew up speaking Penguinese, but he speaks English with almost the same fluency.
- Big Eater: He loves to eat, sometimes to the point of overeating.
- Friend to All Children: He respects Santa Claus because he wants children all over the world to love him too.
- The Klutz: He is said to be clumsy, somewhat like Pochacco.
- Sailor Fuku: A boy variant, since he wears a sailor hat.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: He has a collection of 365 bow-ties!
Little Twin Stars
Little Twin Stars
Two twins named Kiki and Lala. They were born from a star and are eager to be the best stars they can be. Kiki is the younger brother with short, blue hair and is described as cheeky. Lala is the older sister with long, pink hair and is described as timid.
Lala voiced by: Hiromi Saito (Kiki to Lala no Aoi Tori), Yuri Shiratori (the 1990s OVAs)
- Artistic License – Space: The twins are apparently literal stars, but they appear as small children, and came to Earth from Omoiyari Star in the Yume Star-Cloud to become the 'best, shiniest stars they can be,' according to the Sanrio website. Safe to say, real stars aren't this adorable.
- Big Brother Instinct: Despite Kiki being the younger twin, he's not afraid to do anything for Lala. Best shown in the OVAs.
- Constantly Curious: Kiki is described as curious about everything.
- Cosmic Motifs: Stars. They are also associated with the moon and constellations.
- Food-Based Superpowers: Lala is able to create snacks from thin air by twirling her magic wand in a circle.
- Free-Range Children: It's established in their backstory they have parents, but they sent the twins to Earth to avoid them becoming spoiled. At least one OVA mentions they get regular letters from their parents.
- Flying on a Cloud: One of their parents' parting gifts is a cloud they can rest on. It can also clean and fix things, as well as change in size and shape when the situation calls for it.
- Half-Identical Twins: If it weren't for their hair, it would be impossible to tell them apart.
- Gender-Blender Name: Kiki is a name usually associated with girls, and this Kiki is a boy.
- Magical Barefooter: They are magical star children, and are usually barefoot.
- Magic Wand: Lala has one, which when twirled in a circle can produce snacks, and it can also act as a compass.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Lala has long pink hair, Kiki has short blue hair. Sometimes the duo are depicted with different hair color such as Kiki having brown hair, while Kiki has blonde hair.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: A mild case. Lala is more shy and girly while Kiki is a bit more curious and cheeky.
- Significant Birth Date: Their birthday is on Christmas Eve.
- Supreme Chef: Sanrio's official website describes Lala as a great cook.
- Token Human: The Little Twin Stars are Sanrio's most prominent human(-looking) characters, with most of their contemporaries being animals. Or food, in Gudetama's case.
Mimmy
Mimmy
Voiced by: Mina Tominaga (Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Jessica Boone (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater)
- Demoted to Extra: Despite being Kitty's twin sister (or perhaps because of), she doesn't get as much merch as her. She doesn't appear in Furry Tale Theater, Stump Village, The Adventures of.. Sweet Moments with Hello Kitty and has yet to seen in Supercute Adventures.
- Identical Twin ID Tag: Her ribbons are worn on the right ear and are usually yellow.
- No Mouth: Just like her sister, she was also designed with no mouth.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: To Hello Kitty's red. She's described as more shy and less outgoing than her twin.
1980s
My Sweet Piano (Piano-chan)
My Sweet Piano (Piano-chan)
In Onegai My Melody
In Supercute Adventures
Formerly known as Hitsuji-san (literally "Sheep/Lamb-san"), My Sweet Piano (aka "Piano-chan") is a female sheep with pink wool who is one of the main residents of Mariland and one of My Melody's best friends alongside Flat and Risu. She's very friendly, and sheepish (no pun intended) but enjoys picking flowers with My Melody.
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi (regularly since 2005, Onegai My Melody)
- A Day In The Lime Light: She even received her own dedicated exhibit at Hong Kong◊ in 2015 (during "Year Of The Sheep").
- A Dog Named "Dog": Before 2005, she was originally known as "Lamb-san". Most of the animals of Mari Land are named this way, but Sanrio decided she was marketable and gave her the name Piano later.
- Breakout Character: Piano started out as a minor character in the universe of My Melody and wasn't as prominent as Flat and Risu in any Sanrio related project until the debut of Onegai My Melody in 2005 when she became a supporting character. After the anime wrapped up in 2009, she quickly became popular causing Sanrio to immediately make her more prominent beginning in The New '10s decade note bumping her up to main character status. She was very prominent during My Melody's 40th Anniversary, and even gained two specials looks to make her stand out more (notably a pink or red bow with white polka dots◊, and a simple pink bow◊) and became a meetable character at Puroland and Harmonyland. Piano even managed to appear as a background character on Supercute Adventures where she was given a brief speaking role.
- Piano even collaborated with "Maison de Fleur" twice (first in 2016◊ and again in 2021), where they created special perfumes, purses, and plushies of Piano.
- Piano even collaborated with "Maison de Fleur" twice (first in 2016
- Counting Sheep:
- In the anime, Piano is seen jumping across a single fence to help Flat go to sleep.
- One 2020 Twitter post from My Melody's official Twitter shows her trying to go to sleep while she's imagining different variations of Piano.◊
- Pink Means Feminine: She's the pinkest resident of Mariland, and one of the pinkest Sanrio characters next to Bonbonribbon.
- Spoiled Sweet: She is very gentle and pampered but a little spoiled. However she is a big sweetheart with other people she encounters and meets. Especially towards My Melody, Flat, and Kuromi and My Melody's other friends and family.
- Sweet Sheep: It's in her name! She's a very nice girl and such a sweetheart to everybody.
- Suddenly Speaking: While Piano can only communicate by bleating in the anime and some live shows at Puroland and Harmonyland. In the web series Hello Kitty And Friends Supercute Adventures hosted on Sanrio's Official American Youtube Channel. She's able to speak normally (or at least saying a few words) instead of bleating as seen in the Season 2 episode "Cinnamoroll's Dance Craze". However, in the Season 4 Girls Day episode Kuromi's Girls' Day Toy Hunt, she communicates by bleating again.
- Piano is also able to speak normally on some of Sanrio's video games such as Loving Life with Hello Kitty & Friends, Hello Kitty Online, and Hello Kitty Seasons.
- Outside of video games and animated content, when she first entered the "Sanrio Character Ranking Contest" in 2013 she made the following public pledge by saying "It’ll be a bit scary, but if I make it below No. 80, I’ll shave my fur!". For her second entry to the "Sanrio Character Ranking" in 2014, she said "I want even more people to know of Piano-chan. Please support me!".
- Those Two Girls: In Supercute Adventures, she's frequently seen hanging out with Pikki (Keroppi's older sister), notably in the episode Kuromi's Girls Day Toy Hunt and Kuromi's Funhouse.
- The Unintelligible: She only bleats, but everyone understands her anyway. Outside the anime, Piano is able to talk normally such as Sanrio's now defunct MMORPG game Hello Kitty Online, and the Nintendo Wii game Hello Kitty Seasons.
Kero Kero Keroppi
Kero Kero Keroppi
In Keroppi & Friends
In Hello Kitty Stump Village
In Hasunoue Town Kiki Ippatsu!
In The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
A popular frog from Donut Pond. He loves baseball and adventure, and is also good at swimming and singing.
Voiced by: Jill Frappier (English, Kero Kero Keroppi series), Unknown Voice Actress (Kero Kero Keroppi no Issyoni Asobou, Arcade version) Yoshiko Matsuo (since 1989, including the Sanrio Video series and Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Motoko Kumai (Kero Kero Keroppi: Hasunoue Town Kiki Ippatsu!) Sarah Hauser (The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends), Georgie Kidder (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures), Cenophia Mitchell (Hello Kitty: Super Style!)
) Yoshiko Matsuo (since 1989, including the Sanrio Video series and Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Motoko Kumai (Kero Kero Keroppi: Hasunoue Town Kiki Ippatsu!) Sarah Hauser (The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends), Georgie Kidder (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures), Cenophia Mitchell (Hello Kitty: Super Style!)- The Ace: He's great at what he does and his charming personality makes him loved by his neighbors.
- The All-American Boy: Despite his origins in Japan, Keroppi is pretty close to this archetype: He loves baseball, has a mischievous streak in him, and is an all-around sweet kid.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Most depictions of his family and friends avert this; they're usually all just shades of green. In ''Hasunoue Town Kiki Ippatsu!", however, his siblings and friends are all different colors.
- Frog Men
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: In Hasunoue Town Kiki Ippatsu, he and his friends are all fully clothed schoolkids.
- Meaningful Name: His name is a reference to Japanese onomatopoeic sound for "croak", which is "kero"
- The Pollyanna: Nothing ever seems to get him down.
- Single-Target Sexuality: Downplayed since he is a child, but the only girl he loves is his girlfriend Keroleen.
- Two Guys and a Girl: He is a triplet, with his brother (Koroppi) and sister (Pikki).
Pochacco
Pochacco
Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain (English dubs of the Pochacco OVAs) Mika Kanai (Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Tiffany Grant (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Candice Moore (English, The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends)
- Expy: Pochacco's design appears to be based on Snoopy from the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. He even hangs around with three little yellow birds, the Pi-chans, that look like Woodstock. Interestingly, he was created years after Sanrio lost the merchandise rights to Snoopy and the Peanuts franchise in Japan.
- Lovable Jock: Loves to play basketball, soccer, and skateboarding.
- The Klutz: Despite being athletic, he often trips.
- No Mouth: Similar to Hello Kitty, he is given a mouth in some animated projects such as the 1994 direct-to-video series Pochacco and Hello Kitty's Animation Theater.
- Precious Puppy: Much like Cinnamoroll.
- Trademark Favorite Food: He loves banana ice cream.
1990s
Chococat
Chococat
Voiced by: Michelle Marie (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures)
- Ascended Extra: In Season 1 of Supercute Adventures, he was a voiceless background character who only appeared in a few episodes. After becoming a main character in Season 2, he's given a bigger role in some episodes and is able to speak.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Despite his scatter-brains, he is good at picking up on the latest news.
- Cloudcuckoolander: He's pretty scatterbrained.His profile on the official site says as much.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Chococat has invented a machine to make people Trapped in TV Land, built a time machine after declaring it impossible, and outfitted a cruise ship with wings and thrusters to escape an Eldritch Location.
- No Mouth: Like a few other characters, he's not shown with a visible mouth.
- The Smart Guy: In Supercute Adventures, Chococat serves as the brains of the group and is frequently seen trying to solve problems and sometimes acting like a detective.
- The Voiceless: Prior to Supercute Adventures, he was never heard speaking and remained a silent character in various media.
Bad Badtz-Maru
Bad Badtz-Maru
Voiced by: Fujiko Takimoto (since 1994. Includes 3 OVAs and Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Serena Varghese (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Andrea Kwan (English, The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends and Hello Kitty Stump Village), Evette Wulk (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures)
- All Animals Are Dogs: Pochi (his pet alligator) behaves like an actual dog than an alligator. As seen in some 90s era OVAs, Pochi is seen panting and barking.
- Bratty Half-Pint: He's stuck in first grade and rolls his eyes at anything he finds silly, which is many things in his home town.
- Corporal Punishment: In the Harmonyland version of the "Sanrio Character Boat" ride. Badtz-Maru decides to throw a rowdy party inside his house. After his mother catches Badtz-Maru, she quickly decides to give him a spanking.
- Foil: His closest friend is Hana-Maru (meaning "Good Hana-Maru"), a friendly white seal who behaves the exact opposite as Badtz-Maru.
- Like Brother and Sister: While mischievous and a troublemaker, he has a close relationship with Tsunko/Tzunko (his little sister). While Tsunko acts more feminine compared to her brother. She does get a little mischievous once in a while.
- Like Father, Like Son: Badtz-Maru shares similar personality traits as his father. This aspect is hightlighted in this Japanese comic◊ from Sanrio's monthly magazine "Strawberry Magazine" from the mid 1990s.
- Parenting the Husband: His mother is said to have this kind of relationship with his father, who spends much of his free time playing pinball (not that they mind).
- One of the Boys: One of his closest friends is a female Giant Panda named Pandaba. Pandaba enjoys doing more boyish actives with him and Hana-Maru.◊
- Tsundere: A male example.
Dear Daniel
Dear Daniel
Voiced by: Gou Takahashi (Currently since 1999, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Chris Patton (English, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends)
- Childhood Friend: To Hello Kitty.
- The Dandy: He pays great attention to his appearance.
- Demoted to Extra: Despite being Hello Kitty's childhood friend and boyfriend, he's absent in most of Sanrio's shows. His only animated appearances have been in a few Japanese-only Christmas OVAs, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, and The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends. Given that Kitty lives in London and Daniel lives in New York, this might be justified.
- Lookalike Lovers: He basically looks like Kitty with a different hairstyle and clothes.
- No Mouth: Like Kitty and Mimmy, he doesn't have a visible mouth.
- Spear Counterpart: He looks exactly like Hello Kitty except he has spiky hair on top of his head and lacks the iconic bow.
- Victorious Childhood Friend: In some works, he's described as Hello Kitty's boyfriend.
Spottie Dottie
Spottie Dottie
- Anthropomorphic Zig-Zag: Some merch depicts her on four legs while other merch shows her standing on two legs and wearing clothes.
- Demoted to Extra: She was discontinued sometime around 2010.
- Precious Puppy
2000s
Kuromi
Kuromi
As she appears in Onegai My Melody
A white rabbit who wears a black jester hat with a pink skull printed on the front. She is a resident of Mariland and is described as tomboyish and tough. She views My Melody as her rival despite the former not holding any ill will towards her.
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi (regularly since 2005, Onegai My Melody), Emily Woo Zeller (English Dub of Onegai My Melody), Aracely Arambula (Spanish Dub of Onegai My Melody), Jenny Yokobori (Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures), Unknown Voice Actress (English version of "Greedy Greedy")
)- A Day in the Limelight:
- On October 30, 2021, Sanrio and CHOCOLATE Inc, launched a project entirely focused on Kuromi called "KUROMIfy the World" in hopes to invite people to join her in creating "a world where everyone can aim to be the best they can ever be." alongside launching an official Kuromi Youtube channel. Special Kuromi posters and a statue of her has also been found in Shibuya City until November 13th, 2021 with Kuromi making her musical artist debut with the song "Greedy Greedy".
- Kuromi stars in the 2023 short anime series Kuromi's Pretty Journey, which involves her traveling around the world in search of her missing sister, Romina.
- On October 30, 2021, Sanrio and CHOCOLATE Inc, launched a project entirely focused on Kuromi called "KUROMIfy the World" in hopes to invite people to join her in creating "a world where everyone can aim to be the best they can ever be." alongside launching an official Kuromi Youtube channel
- The Antagonist: Mainly in Onegai My Melody, but she also plays this role in Hello Kitty Blackwonder, an attraction in Hong Kong that ran from 2008 to 2011 where she kidnapped Kitty and Daniel and trapped them in a dark castle. Averted in Supercute Adventures.
- Cheshire Cat Grin: Her expression in merchandising is often a mischievous smile, with her paw held to her mouth as if giggling.
- Conspiracy Theorist: Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures has her hunting for UFOs, ghosts, and other such things, though she insists on "healthy skepticism".
- Dark Is Not Evil: Outside of Onegai My Melody she can be friendly, cheerful, and helpful. She even looks out for My Melody in Supercute Adventures , giving her friendship advice and, along with Hello Kitty, helping to disperse My Melody's Personal Raincloud.
- Dark Magical Girl: Only in the anime where she's the main antagonist.
- Era-Specific Personality: In the anime, she was very antagonistic with My Melody and her friends (such as Flat and Piano) and held a strong grudge for My Melody which she recounted with her diary contaning every problem My Melody had caused (which was mostly by accident). Outside the anime, she doesn't hate My Melody and is actually on good terms with her and the other residents of Mariland including her sidekick Baku.
- Expressive Accessory: In the Onegai My Melody anime and Supercute Adventures, the pink skull on her jester hat typically makes facial expressions depending on her mood.
- Friendly Enemy: Outside of Onegai My Melody, she doesn't seem to hate Melody at all.
- Gamer Chick: In Supercute Adventures, Kuromi is frequently seen playing arcade games with Badtz-Maru and Keroppi. She is frequently seen competing against Badtz-Maru in any video game related activity.
- Goth: She alongside Badtz-Maru and the Lloromannic are one of the few Sanrio characters aimed at the goth demographic.
- Goth Girls Know Magic: Some merchandising portrays her as a fortune teller, complete with crystal ball.
- Inconsistent Coloring: Kuromi's hat, collar, and little devil tail are officially black. However, some merchandising portrays them as purple for stylistic reasons.
- The Leader: Kuromi is the leader of Kuromi's 5, a 5-unit biker gang who love riding their tricycles while causing mischief at high speed. The 4 members of Kuromi's 5 are Nyanmi, Wanmi, Konmi, and Chumi.
- Meaningful Name: Kuro means "black" in Japanese, and she wears a black hat.
- Purple Is the New Black: Purple is her secondary theme color, seen in merchandise featuring her. Black is, of course, her primary one.
- The Rival: To My Melody, but the other rabbit doesn't view her as such.
- Significant Birth Date: Kuromi is associated with dark and spooky things, and her birthday is October 31/Halloween.
- Tsundere: Can be brash, but deep down she does care.
- Tom Boy And Girly Girl: Tomboy to My Melody's Girly Girl.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She is tough, but also secretly loves romance novels.
- Vocal Evolution: After the conclusion of the Onegai My Melody series. Junko Takeuchi's performance as Kuromi has gotten notably higher pitched and more cute sounding compared to the anime where her voice was originally much tough and rough sounding (outside of flashbacks).
Cinnamoroll
Cinnamoroll
In Hello Kitty's Stump Village
In Cinnamon: The Movie
In the Sanrio Pokoapoko series
In The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
A chubby, white puppy born from a cloud. In his early years, he was often seen walking on all fours and speaking in babble due to being a baby. He currently resides in Cafe Cinnamon, which he was named after due to his tail resembling a cinnamon bun. He was designed by Miyuki Okumura (who would later work on the character designs for "Wish Me Mell" series and some of the Jewelpets).
Voiced by: Taeko Kawata (since 2002, Cinnamon The Movie, Sanrio Pokoapoko series), Sunday Muse (The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends), Jenny Yokobori (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures)
- Adaptational Backstory Change: The 2007 movie follows a similar origin story for Cinnamoroll but with a small difference. In the movie, Cinnamoroll falls down Anne's bike and doesn't meet his friends until the owner introduces them (with Mocha being the first to like him). In the character's official backstory and manga series, his mother is the sky, while his father was the sun but are never mentioned in the movie. Despite the differences, the movie and Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll manga series does feature Mocha being the first person that Cinnamoroll befriended.
- Anthropomorphic Shift: In early merchandise up till mid 2007, Cinnamoroll used to be seen standing on all fours◊. This was phased out and Sanrio stuck with him walking on two legs.
- Ascended Extra: In Supercute Adventures, Cinnamoroll appeared in the later episodes of Season 1 as a background character before becoming a main character starting in Season 2.
- Badass Adorable: Cinnamoroll is seen rescuing his cafe owner Anna in Cinnamon The Movie before she falls during the climax.
- Blush Sticker: He has permanent pink blushing cheeks. However, in I.CINNAMONROLL, this was absent entirely.
- Breakout Character: Cinnamoroll started gaining popularity in Japan beginning in 2005 with the Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll manga series. This led to Sanrio eventually creating the movie in 2007 Cinnamon The Movie. Between 2007 and 2008, Cinnamoroll was the second most popular Sanrio character next to Hello Kitty. He typically ends up as the Number #1 Sanrio character for the company's annual "Sanrio Character Ranking" contest.
- Characterization Marches On: In the early years of his existence, Cinnamoroll note used to not be able to speak full sentences and could only bark and whimper. This is seen in very old Flash shorts made sometime in the early 2000s.
- Ear Wings: Cinnamoroll is able to fly due to being born from a cloud.
- Informed Species: According to official materials, Cinnamoroll is a puppy. However, he doesn't look much like one, and looks more like a bunny, due to his long floppy ears.
- Meaningful Name: His tail is curly like a cinnamon roll.
- Precious Puppy: One of the most well-known dog characters.
- Shrinking Violet: In Supercute Adventures, he's very shy and doesn't like being the center of attention, and can get overwhelmed to the point of tears.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cinnamon rolls, of course.
- The Quiet One: In The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends and Supercute Adventures, Cinnamoroll is very soft spoken and doesn't talk that much. When he does talk, it's barely above a whisper.
- Love Interest: In all Sanrio related media, Mocha served as Cinnamoroll's love interest. Not only is she the first person to become his friend (as seen in the manga and 2007 movie), but has the closest friendship with him. However, Chiffon also has a secret crush on him resulting with Mocha and Chiffon occasionally getting bitter with each other over him.
Pompompurin
Pompompurin
A chubby golden retriever who wears a brown beret on his head, making him resemble Japanese pudding. His family is owned by a human family and he currently resides in the younger sister's house. He enjoys collecting shoes and sleeping.
Voiced by: Saori Sugimoto (Hello Kitty's Animation Theater), Ryan Bartley (Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures)
- Anthropomorphic Food: Design-wise. He is a dog but with his yellow fur and brown beret, he looks like flan (or Purin, as it's called in Japan)
- Big Eater: He loves eating sweets, especially flan made by his mother.
- Big Friendly Dog: He can make friends with almost anyone, and is a chill laidback back dog.
- Happily Adopted: He loves his owners as much as he loves his parents.
- Mellow Fellow: Purin is notably laidback and always has a "Go with the flow" attitude. He even moves at a much slower pace compared to other Sanro Characters.
- Heavy Sleeper: Loves taking naps, with an episode of Supercute Adventrues entirely dedicated to his fondness of sleeping.
- Momma's Boy: He loves his mother dearly.
- Precious Puppy: Much like Cinnamoroll and Pochacco.
- Trademark Favorite Food: His mom's cream caramel puddings.
Lloromannic
Lloromannic
Berry voiced by Kōki Miyata, Cherry voiced by Fujiko Takimoto
- Darker and Edgier: Downplayed with their demonic forms, they just appear a little more spooky. Berry's horns turn upward, his wings become skeletal, he grows claws, and his eyes turn yellow. Cherry's ears turn more batlike, her tail gets thicker, and her eyes turn red.
- Demoted to Extra: Despite being a spinoff of Cinnamoroll, they aren't featured in any anime that stars him. In fact, their only appearance in Sanrio's TV series was in Onegai My Melody, a show about another character and not set in Cinnamoroll's world. Even on Cinnamoroll's offical Twitter account, they rarely show up.
- Ear Wings: Cherry's ears are bat wings.
- Evil Minions: They work with Kuromi in Onegai My Melody: Kirara.
- Friendly Enemy: In recent years, Berry and Cherry have become friends with Cinnamoroll and his friends. Most notable in Cinnamoroll's official Twitter account.◊ In early merch, Cinnamoroll and his friends don't get along with the duo.
- Gothic Lolita: Cherry.
- Oblivious to Love: Cherry has a crush on Cinnamoroll's friend Espresso. Espresso is unaware of Cherry's feelings for him.
- The Prankster: Their favorite hobby is pranking the villagers that live by their castle.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Cherry in demonic form.
- Sdrawkcab Name: "Lloromannic" is "Cinnamoroll" spelled backwards.
- Supernatural Gold Eyes: Berry in demonic form.
Charmmy Kitty
Charmmy Kitty
- Demoted to Extra: Most Hello Kitty works and merchandise forget her existence. In fact, Kitty and Chammy are rarely seen together. The closest thing to them being together, at least in Sanrio's works, would be the Fairy Kitty in the first special that gives Chammy a magic key to wear around her neck.
- Free-Range Pets: In the specials, Charmmy and Sugar appear to be living by themselves in their own room inside of a large pink house. They roam around with their friends with Kitty and the rest of the White family out of sight.
- Nearly Normal Animal: Charmmy behaves and talks like a real cat, unlike Hello Kitty.
Pandapple
Pandapple
- Demoted to Extra: Just like Spottie Dottie, he also was a flop in sales and was discontinued.
- Beary Friendly
- Trademark Favorite Food: Apples. He moved from Shanghai to California to open an apple orchard.
Sugarbunnies
Sugarbunnies
Characters' names, clockwise: Shirousa & Kurousa, Aousa & Aoumimiusa, Komugiusa & Pandausa, Blueberryusa & Strawberryusa, Latteusa & Cappuccinousa, Buchiusa & Mintousa, Hanausa & Momousa
How they appear in the Sugarbunnies anime series
A group of 14 bunnies, each of them twins, who live in the land of Bunniesfield. Each pair of twins are specialized in a job. The main pair of twins are named Shirousa and Kurousa, whose jobs are making pastries and other desserts.
- A Dog Named "Dog": Their names are either based of their fur color or an item associated with their job, with "-usa", meaning bunny in Japanese, at the end. For example, Shirousa and Kurousa's names mean white bunny and black bunny respectively.
- Bunnies for Cuteness: Much like My Melody, Kuromi and Mell.
- Living Toys: They are made of stuffing and fur. In the anime, they try to pretend to be regular toys at first, but they eventually reveal that they are living to the humans.
- White Bunny: Shirousa and Aoumimiusa.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: In the first season of the Sugarbunnies anime, they become afraid of dogs after Francoise's pet dog steals Momousa and takes her to Francoise's house. While Shirousa and Kurousa become less afraid over the course of the show, Momousa stays scared.
Jewelpet
Jewelpet
For a list of character tropes relating to the Jewelpets, see here, including pages for the main Jewelpet trio (Ruby, Garnet and Sapphie).
Usahana
Usahana
Voiced by: Hekiru Shiina (Regularly since 2006, Usahana: Yumemiru Ballerina and Sanrio Pokoapoko series)
In Usahana: Yumemiru Ballerina
In Usahana's Magical Shapes and Numbers (part of the Sanrio Pokoapoko series)
A little girl bunny who likes ballet. She lives near the coast of Japan.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: She has a different color for each of her limbs and ears. It should be noted that she has two commonly used color schemes. One of them uses pink, blue, tan, and orange for her body parts while the other uses all colors of the rainbow.
- Bunnies for Cuteness
- Old Hero, New Pals: Zigzagged. Pre-2006, merchandise featuring Usahana would depict her hanging out with a cast of different animals◊, but with a similar design as her. Merchandise made after Dreaming Ballerina came out feature her with her classmates◊, who are all bunnies but have more unique designs. In the now-defunct MMO Hello Kitty Online, she was shown with the pre-2006 set of side characters.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Orange sherbet.
Deery-Lou
Deery-Lou
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Sometimes, in merchandise, he's shown as pink instead of brown.
- Bambification: Firmly adheres to this trope, being a rather adorable shy fawn in a colorful forest.
- Furry Reminder: His profile mentions that he's shy, which is good way to describe real life deer and their fawns.
2010s
Retsuko
Retsuko note
Voiced by: Kaolip (Aggretsuko), Erica Mendez (English, Aggressive Retsuko)
Singing voice: Rarecho (Japanese), Jamison Boaz (English)
For a comprehensive list of tropes applying to Retsuko, see the character page.
Kirimi-chan
Kirimi-chan
Kirimi-chan is an anthropomorphized salmon fillet who wants to be eaten. They were designed by Ai Setani in 2013 as part of a character design contest where they won first place with Gudetama following in second. In 2015, Kirimi-chan was appointed an ambassador for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Voiced by Tsubasa Yonaga
- Magical Girl: Following being appointed an ambassador for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2015, Kirimi-chan and their friends received magical girl/boy forms as part of the "KIRIMI chan Personification Promotion" in order to get people to eat more fish.
- No Biological Sex: Kirimi-chan's official gender is Kirimi.
- Perpetual Smiler: In contrast to Gudetama, Kirimi-chan is constantly smiling.
Gudetama
Gudetama
Voiced by Junko Takeuchi (Japan), Shunsuke Takeuchi (Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure), Roger Craig Smith (English dub of Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure)
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Emphasis on the LAZY. On occasion, Gudetama has shown up the humans around it in activities ranging from a rhythm-based mobile game, to swatting a feisty mosquito. It also sometimes offers sagely advice (often of the depressing sort) that includes Lampshade Hanging with a dash of Only Sane Man (Egg?), usually when the humans around it are being shallow/foolish.
- Character Catchphrase: "Darii..." ("だりぃ..."), which means "I feel lazy" or "I have no energy."
- The Eeyore: A more accurate translation of the "Gude" in its name apparently references the total lack of motivation brought about by depression. Yeah...
- Help, I'm Stuck!: It sometimes gets its butt stuck inside its eggshell.
- Interpretative Character: Besides its standard egg yolk design, it has appeared as many other kinds of cooked eggs (including boiled eggs, fried eggs, and egg sushi) and even foods that use egg as an ingredient, such as mayonnaise.
- Lazy Bum: Gudetama is always tired, and never feels motivated to do very much other than curl up and take a nap.
- Meaningful Name: Its name is a combination of gudegude (ぐでぐで), meaning lazy, and tamago (たまご), the word for "egg."
- Misery Trigger: Gudetama will get upset if its resting is disturbed in any way.(after its bacon blanket is taken away) Ahhhhh! I'm freeeeeezing!
- Moe Anthropomorphism: It's an egg.
- Naked People Are Funny: Some of the humor involving it comes from its visible butt.Announcer: (in a commercial for Top Ramen) Top Ramen has no added MSG! And you have no pants.
Gudetama: Are...oshiri mieteru?Translation - No Biological Sex: Because it's apparently an unhatched egg that could turn into just about anything. Spelled out in one episode when a farm worker sorting chickens according to sex comes across a whole separate partition just for Gudetamas!
- Non-Standard Character Design: One of the few Sanrio characters who isn't based on an animal.
- Perpetual Frowner: Gudetama is never seen smiling and is always frowning.
- Really Fond of Sleeping: Gudetama loves nothing better than to lie down and sleep, usually on an egg white while using a bacon strip for a blanket. It will complain about being cold if somebody takes away its "blanket."
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Because it's so lazy and passive, Gudetama is the Blue Oni to any character it's paired with, including the energetic Shakipiyo and the cheerful Kirimi-chan.
- Second Place Is for Winners: In real life, Gudetama entered a 2013 character contest held by Sanrio. It won second place, with a salmon fillet character named Kirimi-chan taking first place, but Gudetama went on to become much more popular.
- Sloth: Its defining trait is its laziness. It loves to sleep, and will complain about wanting to go home even when it hasn't done anything or gone anywhere.
- Terse Talker: Gudetama speaks slowly and in short sentences, owing to its lazy nature.
- Trademark Favorite Food: A given, considering the character is, well, an egg, but Gudetama itself craves soy sauce, as it is a common condiment with Japanese raw egg rice.
Mell (Wish Me Mell)
Mell (Wish Me Mell)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama (Japanese)
A white rabbit from France, who lives in Merci Hills. Mell is considered a bit of a scatterbrain, but nevertheless she has a kind and sincere heart. She also became an honorary staff member of Sanrio Puroland in 2014 and currently works in the post office.
- Art Evolution: While Mell's appearance hasn't changed very much, Mell had a V shaped mouth in older material before changed to a regular smile with her mouth looking more curved.
- Audience Participation: While Mell was announced by Sanrio in December 2010, she didn't make her first physical appearance until January 25, 2011. Sanrio actually encourage real life participation from social media to encourage her to come out of her house.
- Gratuitous French: Due to being from France, she loves mixing in some French language into her sentences.
- Green-Eyed Monster: While Mell is good friends with My Melody, she does get envious of her popularity when she's not around. One video from Puroland's Youtube channel shows her working at a store that features a pile of various Sanrio characters. Mell looks at a pile of My Melody stuffed animals and holds one of them in her arms. While doing this, she starts to feel a bit sad. This resulted in one of two follow-ups in which Mell goes to the designers (one of which happened to be her creator, Miyuki Okumura) for help in the creation of stuffed animals of her. In the end, she succeeds in getting the Mell stuffed animals commercialized.
- Hikikomori: She was originally this between December 27, 2010 and January 24, 2011.
Mewkledreamy
Mewkledreamy
In the anime
For a list of tropes applying to Mewkledreamy, see here under Mew's section.
