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We are pleased to give you a new theme for your SanrioTown blogs! Check out the new “Hello Kitty Animation blog” design that is now available under “New Themes” when you go into your blog dashboard. SanrioTown members, simply log in with your account to use this new theme. If you’re not a member of SanrioTown yet and want to have a cute blog like this, sign up now for free by clicking here. Happy Blogging!

There are a bunch of new screenshots taken from the “Hello Kitty and Friends” 3-D animation and they are ready on www.SanrioTown.com. Here’s a sneak peek for you:

Be sure to check your local TV show listings to catch the show featuring your favorite Sanrio characters!

Hello Sanrio fans! Check out the downloadable freebies on SanrioTown’s “Enjoy Download” section for this month! New wallpapers, calendars, screensavers, and a special wallpaper based on the Hello Kitty and Friends 3D animation have been added just for you! Visit SanrioTown today and start grabbing ‘em!

http://www.sanriotown.com/main/downloads.php?lang=us

Sanrio Digital announced that the animated TV series produced in partnership with Dream Cortex, The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends, has won the DigiCon6 Award 2008 “Prize for Effort” Certificate for the Hong Kong region. The Hong Kong regional award ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The DigiCon6 Awards, organized by Japan TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), is one of the most recognized animation awards in Japan.  The awards are open not only to Japan but to other Asian countries as well including China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, India, Taiwan, Jordan, Thailand and Malaysia.

There are a total of 2,248 entries for the 10th DigiCon6 Awards.

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The third batch of the "Hello Kitty and Friends" 3-D animation screenshots is already up in the "Enjoy Downloads" section of SanrioTown, so be sure to check it out now!

Hello SanrioTown members! How are you finding The Hello Kitty and Friends 3D Animation so far?

To make the 3D animation better, we’d love to hear from you! To participate in the betterment of this project, please leave a comment in this post with your name, country, what do you like in the 3D animation, and what improvements would you like to see in the future episodes.

Example:

Name: Kaylee Cheung

Country: Hong Kong

Likes: Hello Kitty’s cute voice, moral lessons, and the good drawings of each character

Improvements: I’d like to see more characters in the future! Not just the usual group of Sanrio Characters.

Thank you everyone in advance!

The VCDs of "The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" vol.3 and 4 have now arrived in Hong Kong! You can buy it in most of Hong Kong’s leading disc stores, or buy it online at HMV if you live overseas!

click the images to visit HMV online store.

The stories in vol.3 include:

EPISODE 7 - THE CASE OF THE BROKEN VASE 
Keroppi accidentally breaks a vase at school and is so afraid to admit it, that he lets Badtz-maru take the blame! In the end he does the right thing and learns the importance of telling the truth.

EPISODE 8 - A FAIR SHARE
Who wants to share their toys? Not Badtz-Maru who discovers his selfish ways have consequences.

EPISODE 9 - MY MELODY’S MISSING SMILE
My Melody is so unhappy and Kitty and the other have no idea why. Find out the answer to the mystery along with the whole gang.

The stories in vol.4 include:

EPISODE 10 - V.I.P (VERY IMPORTANT POCHACCO)
Pochacco wants to be famous. Really really famous. The only thing standing in his way is a complete lack of talent. But that won’t stop him from trying!

EPISODE 11 - GIVE ME A BRAKE
In this automotive adventure, the kids go on a wild ride to chase down Keroppi and his out of control "Green Machine", with hilarious results.

EPISODE 12 - THERE’S NO SPACE LIKE HOME
Kitty and her friends explore the final frontier with the help of the Twin Stars and some convenient air-tight spheres. Join them fro an out of this world adventure.

"Hello Kitty and Friends" 3-D animation screenshots are updated regularly in the "Enjoy Downloads" section of SanrioTown.

The second batch of images is up now, so be sure to check it out now!

Congratulations! You’ve found the 3rd subpuzzle! Please remember to visit the main blog again on next Monday to solve the next subpuzzle! We hope you get all the correct key letters!

Sanrio Digital proudly announces Hong Kong’s release of "The Adventure of Hello Kitty & Friends" VCDs! Hello Kitty fans in Hong Kong can now purchase volume 1 and 2 of the series from various retailers.

Each volume contains 3 episodes of the animated series and is dubbed by the TVB crew. Now you can watch and re-watch your favorite episodes whenever you like! Enjoy!