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Name
  
Yuko Shimizu

Role
  
Illustrator


Education
  
School of Visual Arts

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Born
  
November 1, 1946 (age 77) (
1946-11-01
)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Profiles


Known for
  
Illustration, Comic book

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Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, Shimizu Yūko) (born 1 November 1946) is the Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty.

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She was born in Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University, she created Hello Kitty at Sanrio in 1974. She left Sanrio in 1976 to get married, and has been working as a freelance designer ever since. She did not make a lot of money from Hello Kitty.

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The other characters she has created include Angel Cat Sugar and Rebecca Bonbon. She has also published some picture books.

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References

Yuko Shimizu Wikipedia