There are several different Hello Kitty animated series, featuring the cartoon character Hello Kitty, from the Japanese company

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''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' (1987)

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. The series involved Hello Kitty and her friends doing their own version 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)

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. The series featured Hello Kitty and other characters like Keroppi, Pochaco, and Pekkle. Episodes were also broadcast on Toon Disney (United States), ZDF and Super RTL (Germany),

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, DeA Kids and Ka-Boom (Italy),

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(Mexico), and

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(Philippines, under the "Sanrio World of Animation" banner).

Episodes (available outside Japan)

#Hello Kitty - Cinderella (22 July 1989) #Keroppi - The Big Adventure (27 September 1989) #Keroppi - Find the Pink Mushroom (1990) #Hello Kitty - The Sleeping Princess (20 July 1991) #Hello Kitty - The Circus Comes to Town (21 July 1992) #Hello Kitty - The Day the Big Clock Stopped (21 July 1992) #Keroppi - Let's Play Baseball (21 July 1992) #Hello Kitty - Mom Loves Me After All (21 August 1992) #Hello Kitty - The Magic Apple (21 September 1992) #Hello Kitty - Santa's Missing Hat (1 November 1992) #Keroppi - The Christmas Eve Gift - Santa and His Reindeer Kuppi (1 November 1992) #Pekkle - The Great Swimming Race (21 March 1993) #Pekkle - Find the Secret Treasure (21 April 1993) #Hello Kitty - The Wonderful Sisters (21 May 1993) #Keroppi - The Adventures of the Coward Prince (21 May 1993) #Hello Kitty - Snow White (21 July 1993) #Hello Kitty - Heidi (21 August 1993) #Keroppi - The Adventures of Gulliver (21 August 1993) #Pekkle - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (21 September 1993) #Pochacco - Exciting Birthday (21 October 1993) #Pekkle - The Adventures of Sinbad (21 October 1993) #Hello Kitty - Alice in Wonderland (21 November 1993) #Keroppi - The Frog's Secret House (21 November 1993) #Pochacco - The Excitement at the Carrot Patch (21 November 1993) #Hello Kitty - The Dream Thief (21 December 1993) #Keroppi - Robin Hood (21 January 1994) #Hello Kitty - The Prince in his Dream Castle (12 February 1994) #Keroppi - Let's Be Friends (21 February 1994) #Keroppi - Our Treasure (21 March 1994) #Patty and Jimmy - You're a Superstar (21 March 1994)

Cast

* Karen Bernstein - Hello Kitty * Mary Long - Mimmy * Jill Frappier - Fifi, Keroppi *

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- Keroleen * Jeff Lumby - Ganta/Junk * Elva Mai Hoover - Noberun/Newton, Den Den * Nadine Rabinovitch - Teru Teru/Ruby * Julie Lemieux - Jody, Kyorosuke/Soak * Susan Roman - Pekkle * Paulina Gillis - Thomas, Tracy, Pochacco * Addison Bell * Tony Daniels * Paul De La Rosa - Papa * Elizabeth Hanna - Mama * Jonathan Potts * Ron Rubin * John Stocker *

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- Narrator

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

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.

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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.

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licensed the home video rights to this series and initially released it on VHS and DVD between November 26, 2002 and March 25, 2003. When Saban Entertainment dubbed Hello Kitty's Paradise, it completely replaced all the original Japanese musical score, the original Japanese sound effects and original Japanese songs all with new original completely different American made ones with none of the original Japanese music, sound effects and songs remaining like in Saban Entertainment's edited Anime dubs and the ending credits show only one of the Japanese crew and the Japanese companies and the rest show the Saban Entertainment crew that made the edited English dub with the crew that made the English dub sound effects before the crew that made the English dub musical score.

Episodes

Episodes from Pretty Kitty #A Blooming Good Morning (あさがおさいた) #A Storybook Adventure (おはなしをつくろう) #Kitty's Clean Cuisine (ごはんはたのしく！) #A Day Out with Dad (おみせやさんなにやさん？) #Underground Kitty (つちのなかはどうなってるの) #Watch the Birdie (キティとミミィとことりさん) #Minding Manners (フォークどうする？) #Streetwise (まちへおでかけ) Episodes from Fun With Friends #The Magic Bags (ふしぎなふくろ) #The Dust Monster (ほこりオバケがでてきたぞ) #Put On a Happy Place (かざってみよう) #The Train to Grandma's House (でんしゃでおでかけ) #Paper Play (かみでつくろう) #Sizing Things Up (ちょっとといっぱい) #The Broken Robot (こわれたロボット) #What's in Store (これっていくつ？) Episodes from Share And Care #Shadow Play (かげであそぼう) #Happy Birthday Papa (パパにおてがみ) #The Great Kitty Car Race (つみきののりもの) #Adventures in Groceryland (おつかいできる？) #A Trip to Rainbow Park (なにいろがいいかな) #Birthday Party Time (おたんじょうびにおよばれ) #Making Cookies (クッキーをつくろう) #Great Shapes! (いろんなかたち) Episodes from Learn With love #A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Lives! (とけいのなかは・・・) #The Big and Small of It (おおきい？ちいさい？) #A Puzzling Day (かたちであそぼ) #A Fair Share (はんぶんこしよう) #Can You Count Them? (かぞえられる？) #Everything Has Its Place (あそんだあとはもとのばしょ) #Once Upon A Kitty (キティとミミィのえほん) #A Nice Little Walk in the City (どうろのルール)

Cast

* Melissa Fahn - Hello Kitty * Laura Summer - Mimmy * Jennifer Darling - Mama *

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- Papa * Barbara Goodson - Moley * Sally/Birdie * Hally/Flirdie * Sandy Fox - Tracey

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

is a series of OVAs by

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.

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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

#Going to The Bathroom (トイレにいけるよ) #Changing Our Clothes (ひとりできがえ) #Eating Nicely (きちんとしょくじ) #I Can Share With Friends (がまんできるよ) #Sleeping By Ourselves (ひとりでおやすみ) #Saying I'm Sorry (ごめんねいえる) #Cleaning Up My Mess (おかたづけできる) #Replying Properly (きちんとおへんじ) #Talking On the Phone (でんわでおはなし) #Let's Play Together (なかよくあそぼう) #It's Fun to Help (たのしいおてつだい) #Eating Our Vegetables (なんでもたべよう) ;Undubbed #Traffic Safety (こうつうあんぜん) #Let's Brush (はみがきしようね) #Energetic Greeting (げんきにあいさつ) #I Like Bathing (だいすきおふろ)

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

is a 13-episode anime series produced by Sanrio and animated by Group TAC. Each episode features two stories (a 16-minute and a 8-minute story), totalling 26 stories. The episodes aired on TV from April 3 to December 25, 2001 and they were released simultaneously on home video from July 20 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

# Hello Kitty in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" / Badtz-Maru in "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf" # Pochacco in "Jack and the Beanstalk" / Hello Kitty & Mimmy in "The Story of King Midas" # Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel in "Hansel & Gretel" / My Melody in "Little Red Riding Hood" # Hello Kitty in "The Bamboo Princess" / Hangyodon in "The Emperor's New Clothes" # Hello Kitty in "Sleeping Beauty" / Badtz-Maru in "The Ants and the Grasshopper" # Hello Kitty in "The Wild Swans" / Monkichi in "Mercury and the Workmen" # Hello Kitty in "The Nutcracker" / Corocorokuririn in "The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse" # Hello Kitty in "Momotaro" / Pompompurin in "The Tortoise and the Hare" # Hello Kitty in "Cinderella" / Pekkle in "Drakestail" # Keroppi in "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" / Hello Kitty in "The Little Match Girl" # Hello Kitty in "Puss in Boots" / Pekkle in "The Ugly Duckling" # Hello Kitty in "Thumbelina" / Pompompurin in "The North Wind and the Sun" # Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel in "The Snow Queen" / Hello Kitty, Mimmy, & Dear Daniel in "The Three Little Pigs"

''Hello Kitty's Stump Village'' (2005)

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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

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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. # Seesaw Nutcracker # Veggie Sunglasses # Goodie Town # Heart Shaped Fruit # Friends Again # Strange Penguin # Shadow Show # Hoop-a-Doop # Domino Game # Please Come Back # Air Balloon # Little Twin Stars # Kiwi Cars # Magical Bowling # Grape Juice # Mask Party # Don't Be Picky # Candy Tree # Stump Theater # Circus # Puppet Show # Scarecrow # Wheat Field # Windmill # Trick or Treat # 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'' (ハローキティりんごの森のファンタジー), ''Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Mystery'' ( ハローキティりんごの森のミステリー) and ''Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori to Parallel Town'' (ハローキティりんごの森とパラレルタウン). The anime was a production of Asahi Production. While this series was never released in English, it did receive several dubs in Spanish, Valencian, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Malay and Arabic.

''The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends'' (2008–2009)

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and a reboot of

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''The World of Hello Kitty'' (2016–2019)

''The World of Hello Kitty'' () is a 2D flash animated web series of shorts co-produced by

and the Brazilian animation studio Plot Kids. It started streaming on the Latin American ''Hello Kitty''

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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 (introduced in the second season), and also My Melody and Little Twin Stars (appearing only in the final season). In 2020 a special season with 6 episodes entitled ''Hello Kitty & Amigos: Chef Star'' was released.

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

is a series of animated educational webshorts by

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

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. On July 25, 2018, Sentai Filmworks acquired the rights to release the series in the United States, Canada, 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

. It features Hello Kitty talking to the camera about her life in the style of

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ging YouTubers.

''Gundam vs Hello Kitty'' (2019)

In January 2019 a limited

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series in three episodes entitled was launched featuring a crossover between Hello Kitty with the classic 1979 anime series ''

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''. The animation was part of a cross-promotion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of

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and the 45th anniversary of Hello Kitty. The episodes were made available on its own YouTube channel with animation made by

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''Hello Kitty Fun'' (2019–2021)

''Hello Kitty Fun'' is another 2D flash animated web series of shorts also exclusive from Hello Kitty's Latin

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

. The first episode aired on Monday, October 26 at 3pm 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

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Kids+ in December 2022. The first season has 52 episodes. The series is a French and Italian co-production. The theme song is performed by

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