Sanrio products stand at a commercial convention

Sanrio Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンリオ, Kabushiki-kaisha Sanrio^?) TYO: 8136 is a Japanese company that designs and licenses branded characters. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories. Sanrio's best known character is Hello Kitty, a white ca...

Pikachu
National Pokédex Arbok - Pikachu (#025) - Raichu
Game series	Pokémon series
First game	Pokémon Red and Blue
Designed by	Ken Sugimori
Voiced by	Ikue Otani

Pikachu (ピカチュウ, Pikachū^?) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar^[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. As do all Pokémon, Pikachu figh...

"Kawaii" redirects here. For the manufacturer of musical instruments, see Kawai; for the Hawaiian island, see Kauai.

Since the 1970s, cuteness (in Japanese adjective, kawaii (かわいい^?)) has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms.^[1] Foreign observers often find this cuteness intriguing, revolting or even childish because the Japanese employ it in a vast ar...