Cathy is a white girl bunny character from the Japanese company Sanrio. She is friends with Hello Kitty. She was retired in 2011.
Controversy
On August 26, 2010, Dick Bruna took action against Sanrio, claiming that “[Cathy] is a copy of [Miffy].” In 2011, Sanrio and Bruna reached an agreement: Sanrio retired the Cathy character and paid a £150,000 fee.
