Hello Kitty and Friends 3-D Animation Premiere

People of Hong Kong, rejoice! The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends are making their debut on the TVB network tomorrow, 16 February, at 4 in the afternoon. Join Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, Cinnamoroll, Dear Daniel, My Melody and the rest of the gang as they have fun in Sanrio Town. Hurray!

By the way, more good news for Hello Kitty fans: last February 9, 2008, The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends was aired in Italy and was very well-received. Here is the show's introduction (in Italian, of course).

All About: The Little Twin Stars

Year Created: 1974

Real Names: Kiki (the younger brother) and Lala (the older sister)

Birthday: 1974

The twins were born on Compassion Planet, in Dream Galaxy. They were really curious about life on Earth and spent time wondering about it, and so they asked their father, an inventor, and their mother, a poetess, if they could visit it, and they agreed. Saying goodbye to their friends the sun, moon, stars, and clouds, and with Lala's star wand guiding them, they reached Earth safely and have since spread happiness to everyone they meet.

Kiki loves to fish for stars, explore new planets, and invent new things (he takes after his father!) He loves spring and summer the best, because he likes to look at fields of dandelions from his cloud-top perch.

Lala likes to cook, draw pictures, and compose poetry (she takes after her mother!) She loves autumn and winter the best (she writes to her father and mother while floating inthe clear winter sky).

SanrioTown Quiz Center is Now Up!

Since we've noticed that online personality quizzes have been spreading like wildfire on the Internet (a lot of the SanrioTown members have actually caught this fever!), we decided to make ones, Sanrio-style!

Check out SanrioTown's Quiz Center and you'll be able to check out the latest addition to our site! Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, and the Little Twin Stars will be glad to help you out in your problems and your soul-searching.

Even without an account here, you can actually get a sample of the Quiz Center. However, you need to log in to be able to take all the tests. Currently, the available quizzes are "Finding Your Love," "Love Pizza," and "The Angel's Halo." Signing up is free, so get your SanrioTown account now!

Little Twin Stars Winter Items

Hello Kitty's not the only one having winter and holiday fever, the Little Twin Stars are in on the fun too!

Sanrio Japan has released a winter line devoted to our favorite twins from outer space, Kiki and Lala, better known as the Little Twin Stars. There are a lot of items to choose from: from Christmas decors to mobile phone accessories, from writing tools (pens, notebooks, and different kinds of stationery) and clothing and accessories (slippers, dresses, nightwear,

towels, etc.), to bags and mugs, and from plushes and pillows. Of course, all

of these have the twins set in a winter environ on these.

To check these items out, you can visit Sanrio Japan's list of these items by going to http://www.sanrio.co.jp/goods/200711/ts_winter/index.html.

Focus on: SanrioTown Computer Desktop Themes

Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? With SanrioTown's desktop downloads, not only can you save these free items exclusively available here, you can also make use of these on your computer!

Ranging from wallpapers to desktop icons, even web browsers, the desktop downloads will give you the chance to personalize your computer so you can show your love for Sanrio. You can even choose from an assortment of characters so you can have your favorites right on your desktop.

Check this and other fun stuff out at SanrioTown.com!

Focus on: MSN Downloads

For those who love chatting it up with your friends via MSN/Windows Live, this week's featured download item is especially meant for you!

SanrioTown offers its members to download emoticons and skins that they can use to personalize their MSN Messenger accounts. They can share their love for their favorite Sanrio characters by making use of these. The best part of this is that the downloads are absolutely free, like the other items on Sanrio - which means that they can save their favorite stuff without being charged for it!

Right now, the downloadable emoticons are that of Keroppi and Kiki and Lala, otherwise known as the Little Twin Stars.

For skins, they can choose Ahiru No Pekkle, Charmmy Kitty, or Shinkansen.

Another plus: the emoticons can be used also as mood icons on your SanrioTown blog, so it's dual purpose.

Get all of these and more at SanrioTown. Don't worry: registration is also free, so sign up now!

Focus on: August Downloads

Hello everyone! For those who don't know yet, the freebies for the month of August are now available for download!

These are just samples of what you can get at SanrioTown. Wallpapers, calendars, user icons... Download all these and more for free! All you need is your SanrioTown username and password.:P If you don't have these yet, don't worry: registration is also free. Get your account now by going to http://mail.sanriotown.com/templates/common/us/tos.htm. Make yours in a few short steps and avail of these and other fun services at SanrioTown.com.

Focus on: Kitty Puzzle

Jigsaw puzzles are no longer limited to cardboard pieces. Play the SanrioTown Kitty Puzzle and get the chance to assemble at least one of the puzzles there.

As can be seen in the images, the puzzles aren't limited to designs that feature Hello Kitty. Instead, other characters like the Little Twin Stars, My Melody, and Cinnamoroll can be seen and played with. Every time you load the game, a different pattern can potentially appear to give you new challenges.

Another twist of the game is that it's time-limited, which means that you have to put the pieces together within a specific number of seconds, otherwise, you'll lose the game. Don't worry though, the time that is provided is more than enough for you to piece together the design.

If you finish the puzzle quickly, you may get the chance to be included in the Top Players list of the game. In fact, trying to beat the scores there could be an extra challenge for you!

Play the game by signing in to your SanrioTown account. For those who don't have one yet, you can go to http://mail.sanriotown.com/templates/common/us/username.htm or click any of the images above. The account's free, and you get to enjoy the other services of the official online community of Sanrio as well.:)

Focus on: Little Twin Stars Tetris

Let's go retro!

For those who grew up in the 90s (or for those who want to experience it), relive the day of the brick game by playing Little Twin Stars Tetris at SanrioTown!

The game works the same way as the old Tetris games of the not-so-distant past, but with cuter graphics. Differently-shaped pieces will fall one by one from the top of the screen (from Lala, to be exact), and the player has to stack these in whatever way s/he sees fit (and watch Kiki follow the piece being controlled :P). Whenever a row becomes completely filled, it will disappear and points will be awarded on how many tiles have been removed.

Not only are the pieces differently shaped, they're also made up of different fun things, including candies, stars, hearts, and puffs of clouds. Better resist keeping all of these though, or else you'll lose the game!

Know more about these and other fun games at SanrioTown!

Featured on the SanrioTown Blog This Week!

Hello everyone! Here is our schedule for this week. Be sure to check out the SanrioTown Blog to check these out!

Tuesday: The cute pink- and blue-haired siblings are going to be the stars - if they weren't already!:p The Little Twin Stars Tetris game will be our featured game this week.

Wednesday: Your works are up again! We have another featured DreamStudio Video and Blog this week.

Thursday: Another tutorial on how to maximize the use of your blog is going to be posted to help you out.

Friday: The headlights are on a Sanrio car! We have FormulixZ as our featured character.

Check this out right here at SanrioTown.