The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends

These series focus on core values established more than 30 years ago by Sanrio such as: happiness, family values, friendship, and educational values. • Unlike the previous animated series, which were short and cute episodes, this is an educational television series that targets both younger viewers and their parents. • The animation works together with real actors in teaching children from age two to six about words, simple math, shapes, colors and foreign languages like Chinese & Japanese. • The series offers an entertaining way for younger viewers to learn about social interaction and behavior while following the adventures of Hello Kitty. • Hello Kitty establishes a new image, giving younger viewers more things to learn from, rather than just being sweet and cute. ==Characters==

Main • Hello Kitty (voiced by Claudia S. Thompson) - A cheerful, warm-hearted female cat. Baking cookies is her forte. She has a crush on Dear Daniel and My Melody is her best friend. • Dear Daniel (voiced by Maggie Blue O'Hara) - A smart, enterprising, bookish male cat the same age as Kitty. He loves learning new things and pursuing his hobby of photographing wildlife. He dresses very formal. He has a crush on Hello Kitty. • My Melody (voiced by Andrea Kwan) - A young rabbit who is Kitty's best friend, loves baking cookies and sharing them with her friends. She is a rabbit who wears a red hood and she also wears a white flower near her right ear. Unlike her other appearances, her mouth is invisible. • Pochacco (voiced by Candice Moore) - A friendly, slightly goofy dog who loves to play soccer (especially goalkeeper), sleeping and solve mysteries in his spare time. • Badtz-Maru (also voiced by Andrea Kwan) - A penguin with a good and bad attitude. Always looking for an angle, he is a precocious youngster with dreams of grandeur. His selfish ways get him in hot water from time to time, but his good heart always steers him in the right direction. Sometimes there is rivalry between him and Daniel. • Keroppi (voiced by Sarah Hauser) - A fun-loving little frog with a penchant for inventing things. He likes driving his car and playing with new toys. Others • Mr. White (voiced by Russell Wait) - The teacher of Sanrio Town school in which Hello Kitty and her friends study. His physical appearance resembles Anthony White, the grandfather of Kitty. • Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) - The twin who live on a cloud in the sky. They possess magical powers with which they teach lessons and come to the rescue of Kitty and her friends. • Cinnamoroll - A sweet, shy dog who runs Cinnamoroll Cafe on wheels around Sanrio Town. His ability to fly using his big floppy ears comes in handy. • Chococat - A black cat with a red scarf. He doesn't talk, but he appears sometimes in the series. • Pompompurin - A golden retriever dog who doesn't have a speaking role throughout the series. • '''Kitty's Mother''' - A white adult cat who always stays at home, she only appears in "Happy Earth Day". • Wookami - The main antagonist of the series and a purple wolf who loves to cause mischief. ==Episode list==

The first episode of "The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" was aired in 2008. The first episode is called "A Colorful World." In this episode, it premieres Hello Kitty and her friends experiencing a new color in the world and learning about it. ==Awards and recognition==

• Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008 • DigiCon 2008 ==See also==