HELLO KITTY officially released in Japan in the year 1974 designed by Yuko Shimizu in appearance as a white cat. Varieties Cat Japan short tail, or Japanese Bobtail nationality is British. The name comes from the Kitty Through the Looking-Glass The work of Lewis Carroll (author Alice in Wonderland, which it is a part) In the beginning that Alice is playing with a cat, you call the cat that Kitty and why Hello Kitty that, because of this name translated back into Japan's traditional names แมวกวัก Maneki Neko Lucky cat of Japan