This is a list of characters from Sanrio, a Japanese company specialized in creating cute characters. Beginning in 1962, Sanrio sells and licenses products branded with these characters and have created over 400 characters, with the most successful and best known being Hello Kitty.
Each of the characters listed here will be recognized by the year they all debuted.
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