I found a lot of joy in Hello Kitty Island Adventure when I first started playing its closed beta for IGN’s guide, way back before it hit Apple Arcade in 2023. Getting to create my own little Sanrio ...

In 1974, a 24-year-old Japanese illustrator called Yuko Shimizu put pen to paper to draw the famous ... kawaii', meaning cute. (Photo: A replica of the first ever Hello Kitty product.