Many of you probably remember Yuko Yamaguchi, the designer of Hello Kitty, hosted this autumn in Milan during the celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the cat. Perhaps, not everyone knows that in reality Kitty’s “mum” is named Yuko Shimizu. The Japanese artist, Sanrio employee at the time, decided to leave the company to go freelance, leaving his famous creation in the hands of Yamaguchi.
During the Japan Expo, the largest European exhibition dedicated to manga and anime, Yuko Shimizu will be in Paris to meet the fans and talk about his new creation Rebecca Bonbon, a small French bulldog who moved to New York, where she lives among shopping, walks in Central Park and sweets. The event is scheduled for July 2nd and 4th at Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte, where the fair is held every year. At Japan Expo, among others, there will be also idols group Morning Musume and mangakas Tsukasa Hojo (Cat’s Eye, City Hunter), Nakahara An (Kilari) and Jun Mochizuki (Pandora Hearts)!
What do you say? Do you like Rebecca? But most of all… who knows if Shimizu has regretted of “abandoning” Hello Kitty after all the success that she had! :solda: