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Hello Kitty theme park to be overrun by zombies this summer, young children barred from entering

Casey Baseel
May 16, 2025
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Eradication squads to be dispatched to deal with outbreak, guests will need to prove they’re not infected by completing missions inside haunted theme park.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • crazy • haunted houses • Hello Kitty • Horror • Obaken • Puroland • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • scary • theme parks • video • zombies)

Devil Tribe taking over Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park, admission free for kids two and younger!

Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2023

Sanrio Puroland is turning into Nightmare Land on select nights this summer.

Japan
(COK • crazy • haunted house • Hello Kitty • Horror • Obaken • Puroland • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • scary • weird)

Two human beings set to marry Sanrio characters at Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park

Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2019

The “Wedding Ceremony of Dreams” is being billed as a historical first.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • crazy • funny • Hello Kitty • marriage • Puroland • romance • Sanrio Puroland • theme parks • weddings • weird)

Wait…Hello Kitty has a twin sister?!?!?

Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018

You’re not seeing double! The Sanrio icon really does have a twin sibling, though she’s very different from her world-famous sister.

Japan
(cute • Hello Kitty • Mimmy • Puroland • Sanrio • twin)

DJ Hello Kitty drops the beat and F-bombs at all-night Sanrio Puroland Halloween event【Video】

Master Blaster
Nov 1, 2018

“Motherf#%$ers, go!”

Japan
(concert • crazy • EDM • funny • halloween • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • video • weird)

Ready, set… woomy! Sanrio new character collaboration poll starts, featuring Splatoon 2 and more

Katy Kelly
May 10, 2018

Hello Kitty’s home company is running its yearly poll to decide which out-of-company character will get their own event at the Puroland theme park.
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Japan
(cute • Hello Kitty • nintendo • online polls • Puroland • Sanrio • Splatoon)

Who killed Hello Kitty…?! Sanrio’s Puroland wreaks gory havoc with zombies, ghoulish cuisine

Katy Kelly
Apr 25, 2018

The newest instalment of Sanrio’s yearly horror night has a special twist, and covering your eyes won’t help you!

Japan
(COK • haunted houses • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • scary • video • weird • zombies)

Time to vote for your favourite in Japan’s Sanrio Character Curry Election

Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2016

As you’d see in any election race, there are sweet characters, stern faces and some crazy candidates you’d never think would win…

Anime & Manga, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(characters • curry • cute • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland)

Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park to host stage reading of homosexual romance novel

Casey Baseel
Dec 2, 2015

Kitty-chan seems to have no problem with a bit of boys’ love.

Japan
(books • boys love • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • theme parks)

Hello Kitty fans have a special reason to go to Sanrio amusement parks December 4 – They’re free!

KK Miller
Nov 20, 2015

Japan’s two Sanrio theme parks are holding a one-day event on December 4 filled with shows, special events and your favorite characters. The best part is that it will cost you absolutely nothing to get in that day!

Japan
(free • Harmonyland • Hello Kitty • My Melody • Puroland • Sanrio • theme parks)

Website lets you make yourself into a Sanrio character for a virtual parade with Hello Kitty!

Preston Phro
Jul 17, 2015

Do you love Hello Kitty? Of course, you do! Everybody does! But have you ever wanted to be as cute and adorable as Hello Kitty? If so, we have some excellent news for you: Sanrio recently unveiled a website that you can use to automatically make yourself a Sanrio character! It’s cute and easy, our two favorite things.

Internet, Japan
(Chanrio • Chanrio Maker • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio)

Zombies are invading Sanrio’s Puroland for one night

Anime News Network
Mar 7, 2015

Obaken, a Japanese company known for its terrifying haunted house puzzles and overnight “zombie camps,” will be invading Sanrio‘s Puroland theme park with a horde of hungry zombies. Your mission is simply to survive.

Japan
(Anime News Network • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • zombies)

Looking for the best kabe-don in Japan? Head to Puroland and find Daniel!

Preston Phro
Nov 6, 2014

Between turning 40 and a host of confusion of what exactly she is, Hello Kitty has had quite a year. But we have news for the gijinka that’s going to make it a lot worse: Her boyfriend (catfriend? ginjinkafriend?) is out kabe-donning it up with any random stranger that walks by!

That’s right the once-lovable Daniel can now be found at Sanrio’s Puroland assuming the kabe-don position for anyone to waltz over and lock eyes with. This is the kind of betrayal that we doubt Hello Kitty will take in stride. And it’s not like she doesn’t know a crap ton of superpowered badasses!