Guess what? It hasn’t been released, and yet “The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends” has already won an award!

The series has won the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2007 Digital Entertainment Award for Best Digital Animation TV series, held last 21 January 2008. The body recognizes the best works produced in Hong Kong in terms of digital entertainment.

“The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends” is the first Sanrio series made entirely in CGI, and it follows the stories of friends Hello Kitty, Dear Daniel, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, My Melody, and Keroppi, with the special appearances of other well-loved characters. While the tales may be funny and entertaining, they are also loaded with values, making it a show worth watching by the whole family.

To know more about the animated series, please visit its own blog by clicking here.

No, your beloved Sanrio characters aren’t getting all wrinkled. This is just one of the many designs featuring the Sanrio characters, all appearing on fun jigsaw puzzles that the whole family can enjoy solving together. What’s really cool about it is that three of these feature promo shots from the upcoming (and much-awaited) “The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends” 3-D Animation, so you can actually get the chance to see your favorite Sanrio characters in all their 3-D glory!

You can check out the other jigsaw puzzle designs by clicking here.

If you want more behind-the-scenes news and sneak peeks about “The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends”, please click here.

March 20-23, 2007 - Sanrio Digital promotes its new series “The Adventure of Hello Kitty and Friends” in an exhibit booth in FILMART: Hong Kong International Film and TV Market.

The first ever Hello Kitty 3D anmation series deals with life lessons for children, teaching them about words, numbers, shapes and even languages like Japanese and Chinese. All of Sanrio’s well-known characters, including (image, from top left, clockwise) Keroppi, Pochacco, Badtz Maru, Dear Daniel, Hello Kitty, and My Melody will appear in the series for fans to enjoy.

“The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends” is a series of 52 episodes, 12 minutes each, and will be released in the third quarter of 2007 in the English language.

For more information, please visit Sanriotown.com and Sanriodigital.com.