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Background[ edit ] Yuko Shimizu , original designer of Hello Kitty. In , Shintaro Tsuji , founder of Sanrio , began selling rubber sandals with flowers painted on them. Sanrio already had several characters set in the US, and it wanted Hello Kitty to be different. He first considered "Hi Kitty" before settling on "Hello" for the greeting.