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Mii-tan
| Mii-tan | |
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| Universe | Sanrio/Ado Mizumori |
| Date of first appearance | 1965- |
| Based on | Cat |
| Gender | Female |
Mii-tan or Mii is a very early Sanrio character introduced in the 1960s.
Profile
She is a yellow, sometimes white cat character. She enjoys music and singing. Children love her, and the love is equally reciprocated.
History
The creation of Mii-tan was part of a collaboration between founder of Sanrio president Shintaro Tsuji (Sanrio was originally known as Yamanashi Silk Center in 1960) and celebrity 1960s Japanese cartoonist Ado Mizumori (affectionately known as Ado-chan), and known for her previous kawaii fictional children characters.
It was Shintaro Tsuji who approached Ado-chan; and hired her tasked with designing a cute cat character. This was notably before the creation of one of Sanrio's now most famous cat-based mascots (also regarded as their most famous) Hello Kitty, who was designed by a different artist in 1974 originally Yuko Shimizu before Yonekuba Setsuko and the present-day Yuko Yamaguchi took over, however unfortunately Mii-tan has since faded into obscurity.
Mii-tan is also known for a then popular 1965 ceramic figure. Unlike other depictions she has a white face, her whiskers come closer from the center of her face, she wears red clothing and her ears are red rather than yellow, possibly extending less from her face than her other depictions.[1]
Gallery
Mii-tan and a girl loving each other. Both were designed by Ado Mizumori, and the girl is from an earlier franchise; one which lead to her fame.
Mii-tan Ceramic Figure (1965); a popular product, with a different design for Mii-tan and her wearing red clothes.
