During Happy Hearts, we had a series of quests that gave players a chance to find Cupid, save Valentine’s Day, and win their very own plush doll from Sanrio’s “The World of Hello Kitty” collection. Many raced to be among the first five to finish the quests, and now without further ado, here are your winners!

Kenman

Kaito

Serenity

Miyabi

Yueya

Congratulations to those who won! We will be sending you instructions soon on how you can claim your prizes, so watch out for the email. Thank you for your participation in the event, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. See you in our next event!

We know how hard you have all been working to craft shirts and bags for our in-game charity event “Helping Hearts“, so we’ve decided to give you a well-earned boost! As of right now, each Helping Hearts Charity Item is worth three (3) real-life items. That means that every in-game bag or shirt you craft will become a real gift for three children! Just don’t forget to submit your items to a GM at the end of the event!

Once again Hello Kitty Online players are working together for a meaningful cause, showing why they are the best player base in the gaming world. Thank you all for the patience, time, and hard work you’ve poured into this event. Good luck!

The Hello Kitty Online Team

Following the success of the Founders’ Beta event “Food for Friends“, Hello Kitty Online proudly announces “Helping Hearts“, in which players have another chance to turn in-game effort into real assistance for those in need.

Start: 21:00 (9PM) EST on February 19, 2009

End: 22:00 (10PM) EST on Sunday, February 22, 2009

Event Type: Guild contest; charity

Objective: An orphanage needs your help! The objective of your guild is to craft as many special event shirts and bags as possible before the end of the event. Hand them over to a GM. We will then count your submissions and donate three (3) times the number of shirts and items to an orphanage.

These are the shirts and bags (limited edition Hello Kitty Football Cup):

Mechanics: see “How it works” below.

Item guide books distribution: daily from 21:00 (9 PM) to 23:59 (11:59 PM) EST.

Shirts and bags collection time: from 17:00 (5PM) to 22:00 (10PM) EST, February 22, 2009

How it works:

1. You need guide books to craft the 2 special event items. GMs will provide the guide books to no more than 5 representatives of each guild (each representative receives 4 unique guide books). The guide books are as follows:
   • Shirt:
     • Shirt Fabric Guide
     • Helping Hearts Charity Shirt Guide
   • Bag:
     • Bag Fabric Guide
     • Helping Hearts Charity Bag Guide
2. Guide books will be distributed by GMs daily from 21:00 (EST) to 23:59 (EST). Guild representatives may approach or send a private message to the assigned Game Master(s). Assigned GMs will announce their presence at the start of distribution time.
3. The required shirts and bags are not easy to make and will require teamwork. Guild members will have to work together to gather the resources needed, and pass them to players who have learned the guide books and who are thus able to craft the special items. There are some of the resources needed:
   • Silk
   • Red Dye
   • Soft Cotton (crafted variety)
   • Thread
   • Zippers
   • Straps
4. The exact quantities needed and the 2 mystery ingredients will be revealed to players who use the guide books.
5. Players can submit the crafted shirts and bags to GMs at collection time on February 22, 2009, from 17:00 to 22:00 (EST). Guild representatives must send a private message to the assigned Game Master and arrange to hand over the crafted items. Collections will be organized in the order of private messages received by the GM, so it may take several minutes before a GM is available to collect your goods.
6. After a guild is done with their submissions, the GM will announce his or her count for the guild representatives to confirm. After this confirmation the count is considered final.
7. The results will be posted on the official event blog after the end of this special HKO event.

Please note that HKO will be taken down at 23:00 (11PM) EST on February 22, 2009.

Rewards:

The victors will be calculated by total item value. Shirts are harder to make but have a proportionately higher value than bags. If you don’t have much time or resources, you may want to make bags rather than shirts.

The top guild will be rewarded with a permanent spot on the official Hello Kitty Online website. An interview with the guild leader and 2 other representatives will also be posted on the page, so other players may learn more about the guild and their contribution to this event.

Two runners up will also be rewarded with an appearance on the web site and publication of interviews with the guild leader or other representative.

Players of Hello Kitty Online: go forth and work for a good cause! Thank you in advance for your generous contributions, and we hope you enjoy this event. And remember: helping those in need can be done at any time and any place!

(Modified February 21, 2009 to reflect the “triple boost” update)

Happy Hearts is almost over, and our players wasted no time finishing the Valentine’s quests. We’re pleased to announce that we now have our 5 winners for the race to help Cupid, but before we announce them, here are the items they will be receiving!

Our winners will each be receiving one of these plush dolls from Sanrio’s “The World of Hello Kitty” collection, which are only for sale in Japan! Hello Kitty comes in costumes from (left to right) Japan, Russia, Jamaica, Finland and France. Each plush doll is about 20cm tall (Click on the image to see it full-size).

We’ll be announcing the winners of the event next, including information on how they will be receiving their prizes. Stay tuned!

Out Valentine’s celebration has finally begun, and you know what that means! The birds are singing, the air is fresh and lovers snuggle like nobody’s business — Wait, no they’re not. Where are the birds? Why does the air feel normal? Where’s the love? Something’s not right in Sanrio Land!

Cupid, our ever-so-cute herald of Valentine’s Day, has gone missing! Looks like it’s up to the saviors of Christmas to keep the heart of Valentine’s Day beating. We are giving away real Sanrio items to the first five Adventurers who can solve this mystery, and ultimately bring back the spirit of Valentine’s!

Here’s how it goes:

1. London is where it all begins. Choco seems agitated, pay him a visit and maybe he can show you where to start your search!
2. Finish the quests as they come. Everyday at 1AM (Eastern Standard Time), new quests will appear that will add to your quest chain, and will lead you closer to saving Valentine’s Day.
3. After each quest chain, you will receive a Key. Do not drop these keys!
4. Right after you finish the final quest “Spreading the Love” take a screenshot with:
   • Your inventory showing 5 keys you’ve collected (Press I) - make sure to move your mouse over the last key, to show the “Key of Connection” tooltip.
   • Your character info page open (Press C)
5. With the screenshot attached, send an email to hkoevent@hellokitty.com using your Sanriotown account. Be sure to use the email subject “Happy Hearts“!

If you are one of the first five (5) to send in your valid emails, we will send you a reply with instructions on how you can receive your prize. Stay tuned to find out just what prizes are at stake!

Being one of the most important occasions, it is imperative that everyone in Sanrio Land is enervated with love once again. So good luck everyone! With your help, this can truly become a Happy Valentine’s Day!