One of Hello Kitty's biggest rivals and 2000s icon, Rilakkuma, has announced an upcoming new anime by major Japanese studio ...

In the past, Sanrio turned quite a few heads in recent memory when the company revealed that Hello Kitty is not a cat. Instead, the major figurehead was revealed to be a small girl who just so happens ...

The ever-popular San-X mascot character Rilakkuma is getting a new anime, and it is in the works by Production I.G.

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The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israeli prime minister to allow more aid into Gaza. The move ...