how well do you know sanrio ?

who is sanrio's first character ?

hello kitty
corochan
pandapple

corochan is an easygoing bear created in 1973, the same year the yamanashi silk company rebranded to sanrio. his name comes from his cheeks that look like croquettes !

who founded sanrio ?

tomokuni tsuji
shintaro tsuji
yuko shimizu

sanrio (or, the yamanashi silk company as it was called back then) was created by japanese entrepreneur shintaro tsuji

roughly how many characters does sanrio have ?

300
250
450

as of july 2024, there are around 450 characters ! the latest character being hanamaruobake. read more about him here

what other franchise does sanrio own the rights to ?

san-x
mr. men
peanuts

in december 2011, chorion went bankrupt and sold the rights of mr. men (as well as little miss) to sanrio. sanrio also owns the licensing rights to peanuts but only in japan.

what was the original name for the company ?

yamanashi silk
kokoro
sweet life

in 1973, upon expanding his product range, sanrio founder tsuji decided to give his company a fresh name, that name being as we know it today, sanrio !

which one of these is NOT a sanrio character ?

button nose
fresh punch
rosette bear

rosette bear is a character thats apart of the mother garden franchise owned by creative yoko. rosette bear is very curious but a little shy and likes to daydream ! (note that most infomation on rosette bear is in japanese so i had to use a translator, so this info may not be entirely accurate)

when was sanrio founded ?

1974
1960
1967

sanrio (or as it was called back then, the yamanashi silk company) was created on august 10th, 1960 as a business focused on producing nice textiles

and lastly, who is the BEST sanrio character ? (i'm totally not biased)

my melody
cinnamoroll
usahana

MY MELODYYYY !!!! or as i prefer to call her, for comfort reasons, my melo ! i am autistic and one aspect of autism is special interests, aka an interest that much more intense than a typical one, and one of mine is my melo

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