- Not to be confused with Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures.
Hello Kitty and Friends, also known as Sanrio World Masterpiece Cinema Series in Japan, is a series of Japanese direct-to-video animations starring Hello Kitty, Mimmy, and other Sanrio characters. The original Japanese OVAs were produced from 1989 all the way up to 1998.
Out of the 80 OVAs produced, 30 were dubbed into English and complied into a TV series. This anime aired on Toon Disney in the United States and on YTV in Canada. 13 OVAs with Hello Kitty, 10 with Keroppi, 4 with Pekkle, 2 with Pochacco and only 1 with Patty and Jimmy were dubbed into English.
Two similar shows, Hello Kitty's Paradise and Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, as well as Growing Up With Hello Kitty, would follow this series between the mid 1990s and the early 2000s.
Characters[]
- Hello Kitty
- Mimmy
- Mama (Hello Kitty)
- Papa (Hello Kitty)
- Grandma (Hello Kitty)
- Grandpa (Hello Kitty)
- Lucy
- Cathy
- Jody
- Fifi
- Thomas
- Tracy
- Tippy
- Pekkle
- Keroppi
- Den Den
- Ganta
- Kyorosuke
- Noberun
- Keroppe
- Teru Teru
- Kyorosuke
- Pikki
- Pochacco
- Patty & Jimmy
Episodes[]
Hello Kitty and Friends[]
See the Hello Kitty and Friends Episodes category.
- "Cinderella" (1989) -- A retelling of the Cinderella fable.
- "The Sleeping Princess" (1991)
- "The Circus Comes to Town" (1992) -- Kitty is excited when she hears that the animal circus is coming to town.
- "The Day the Big Clock Stopped" (1992) -- Kitty and Mimmy get sabotaged when their clocks stop working. How can the two defuse the situation?
- "Mom Loves Me After All" (1992) -- Kitty is worried that her mother stopped loving her.
- "The Magic Apple" (1992) -- Kitty finds a magic apple and gets transported to another world when she takes a bite...
- "Santa's Missing Hat" (1992) -- Santa Claus lost his hat, so the White twins try to return it to him.
- "The Wonderful Sisters" (1993) -- A new boy named Robert joins the school, and Mimmy thinks he's interesting. Later, Robert makes his way to the Whites' house thanks to some directions, but Kitty accidentally bamboozles him as to which is which.
- "Snow White" (1993) -- A retelling of Snow White.
- "Heidi" (1993) -- A retelling of Heidi.
- "Alice in Wonderland" (1993) -- A retelling of Alice in Wonderland
- "The Dream Thief" (1993) -- Kitty and company get their dreams stolen.
- "The Prince in His Dream Castle" (1994) -- Prince Edwin is being attacked in his castle! Can he get out with Kitty's help?
Keroppi and Friends[]
See the Keroppi and Friends Episodes category.
- "The Big Adventure" (1989)/Pochacco - "Exciting Birthday" (1993)
- "Find the Pink Mushroom" (1990)/Pochacco - "The Excitment at the Carrot Patch" (1993)
- "Let's Play Baseball" (1992)
- "The Christmas Eve Gift - Santa and His Reindeer Kuppi" (1992)
- Pekkle - "The Great Swimming Race" (1993)/Patty and Jimmy - "You're a Superstar" (1994)
- "The Adventures of the Coward Prince" (1993)
- "The Adventures of Gulliver" (1993)
- Pekkle - "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp" (1993)
- Pekkle - "The Adventures of Sinbad" (1993)
- "The Frog's Secret House" (1993)
- "Robin Hood" (1994)
- "Let's Be Friends" (1994)
- "Our Treasure" (1994)/Pekkle - "Find the Secret Treasure" (1993)
DVD Contents[]
Fairy Tale Fantasy (Vol. 1)[]
- Hello Kitty in "Cinderella"
- Hello Kitty in "Snow White"
- Pekkle in "The Adventures of Sinbad"
- Keroppi in "Robin Hood"
Summer of Fun (Vol. 2)[]
- Hello Kitty in "The Circus Comes to Town"
- Hello Kitty in "The Day the Big Clock Stopped"
- Keroppi in "Let's Play Baseball"
- Pekkle in "The Great Swimming Race"
- Patty & Jimmy in "You're a Superstar"
Timeless Tales (Vol. 3)[]
- Hello Kitty in "Alice in Wonderland"
- Hello Kitty in "Heidi"
- Pekkle in "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp"
- Keroppi in "The Adventures of Gulliver"
Let's Be Friends (Vol. 4)[]
- Hello Kitty in "The Dream Thief"
- Hello Kitty in "The Wonderful Sisters"
- Keroppi in "Let's Be Friends"
- Keroppi in "The Big Adventure"
- Pochacco in "Exciting Birthday"
Princess Dreams (Vol. 5)[]
- Hello Kitty in "The Sleeping Princess"
- Hello Kitty in "The Prince in His Dream Castle"
- Keroppi in "The Adventures of the Coward Prince"
- Keroppi in "The Frog's Secret House"
Holiday Magic (Vol. 6)[]
- Hello Kitty in "Santa's Missing Hat"
- Hello Kitty in "Mom Loves Me After All"
- Keroppi in "The Christmas Eve Gift"
- "Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi"
- Keroppi in "Our Treasure"
- Pekkle in "Find the Secret Treasure"
Basket of Fun (Vol. 7)[]
- Hello Kitty in "The Wonderful Sisters"
- Hello Kitty in "The Circus Comes to Town"
- Hello Kitty in "Alice in Wonderland"
- Hello Kitty in "Snow White"
- Keroppi in "The Big Adventure"
Holiday Fun (Bonus)[]
- Hello Kitty in "The Magic Apple"
- Keroppi in "Find the Pink Mushroom"
- Pochacco in "The Excitement at the Carrot Patch"
Theme Music Composer[]
- Senji Nanba
Videos[]
Gallery[]
TV/Movie Stills[]
Trivia[]
- The original Japanese versions of these OVAs have some scenes that were cut from their English dubs, likely for time.
- The United States VHS home releases of the show in 1995 were distributed by Family Home Entertainment, which would also release the iconic Speed Racer series among others around the time.
- The "Mom Loves Me After All" episode is often considered by the Sanrio community as one of the most heartbreaking episodes in any Hello Kitty media.
- Hello Kitty and Friends marks the debut of Thomas, Fifi, Tracy, Tippy, and Jody.
- The Canadian VHS cover for "The Prince in His Dream Castle" shows both Hello Kitty and Mimmy meeting Prince Edwin. However, in the actual episode, only Kitty meets the prince in person.
Sources[]
- Hello Kitty and Friends (TV series) at Wikipedia
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Fairy Tale Fantasy (Vol. 1) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Fairy Tale Fantasy (Vol. 1) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Summer of Fun (Vol. 2) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Summer of Fun (Vol. 2) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Timeless Tales (Vol. 3) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Timeless Tales (Vol. 3) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Let's Be Friends (Vol. 4) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Let's Be Friends (Vol. 4) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Princess Dreams (Vol. 5) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Princess Dreams (Vol. 5) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Holiday Magic (Vol. 6) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Holiday Magic (Vol. 6) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Basket of Fun (Vol. 7) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Basket of Fun (Vol. 7) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Holiday Fun (Bonus) on Amazon.com
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Holiday Fun (Bonus) on CD Universe
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Collector's Edition on Amazon.com