The Black Wonder castle is finally open in Hong Kong! Enter Kuromi’s palace and save Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel from the naughty rabbit, and recover Kitty’s bow for her too!

A Sanriotown booth can also be found at the Black Wonder exhibit exit. Here, visitors can sign up for their free accounts. They also get to be part of a lucky draw, where they can get the chance to win the following prizes: a Hello Kitty digital camera, mouse set, and a limited-edition Hello Kitty Online shining passport. Visitors who leave their mobile numbers to the Sanriotown booth personnels can even get Hello Kitty mobile wallpapers once a week for the entire duration of Black Wonder.

The exhibit runs from today to August 3, 2008, so don’t miss it!

Play the flash game at the Hello Kitty Black Wonder site From July 9 to July 21, 2008 and get a chance to win a free ticket to the Black Wonder event in Hong Kong. The objective is very simple: watch out for Hello Kitty’s iconic red bow in the flash game. When you see it, simply send it back to her and get a chance to win a ticket to Hello Kitty Black Wonder!

The terms and conditions of the game are the following:

1. This event starts on July 9, 2008 and ends on July 21, 2008.
2. Participants must be registered SanrioTown members.
3. Winners will be decided by lucky draw; each winner will receive a ticket to Hello Kitty Black Wonder.
4. Only one entry per SanrioTown member will be accepted.
5. Winners will be announced at SanrioTown on 24 July, 2008.
6. Winners will be notified by email on the same day (24 July, 2008).
7. Only Hong Kong residents are eligible to join the lucky draw.
8. SanrioTown reserves the right to change the conditions of this contest without prior notice.

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Cakes, candles, balloons… Everybody loves birthdays! Whatever the season, whether rain or shine, no one can stop us celebrating the birthdays of these Sanrio characters this July!

KeroKeroKeroppi celebrates his birthday with his siblings Pikki and Koroppi on July 10. That’s right, they’re triplets!

Don’t forget to�greet this little girl rabbit Cheery Chums on July 12.

Ahiru No Pekkle celebrates his birthday on July 27.

Pau Pipo the little giraffe celebrates his birthday on July 30.

Check out the latest addition to Sanriotown’s online quizzes!

“Kitty Goods Picture Test” is meant to let you know more about yourself, based on the pictures that appeal to you. Your answers will determine what results you will get, so be specific on how you approach the quiz.

Some of the other quizzes you could take up are Love Bomb, Won a Gift Check, and the Angel’s Halo. You can take all these and more simply by going to Sanriotown.com and getting your free account.

Greet these adorable Sanrio characters a very happy birthday this merry month of May! We have Sugar, Dear Daniel, Minna no Tabo, Terikichi, Chococat, Tuxedo Sam, Teruteru, Grandma Ume, FroolieMew, Nemukko Nyago, and Marron Cream! Do you know all the Sanrio Characters we mentioned so far? If not, read their profiles below!

		Charmmy’s Kitty’s jungalian hamster best friend celebrates his birthday on the 1st of May! He was given to Hello Kitty by Dear Daniel the same time that her Papa gave her Charmmy.Happy birthday, Sugar!
		Dear Daniel, Hello Kitty’s beau, celebrates his birthday on May 3.
		Honest Minna No Tabo celebrates his birthday on May 5.
		Terikichi, Chibimaru’s gentleman dog friend, says hello to another year also on May 5.
		Chococat, a little boy cat with the chocolate-colored nose, will celebrate his birthday on May 10.
		Antarctic-born and England-bred Tuxedo Sam celebrates his birthday on May 12. Aside from English, he is fluent in Penguinese.
		Teruteru, the little girl rain charm and part of Keroppi’s friends, celebrates her birthday on May 18.
		Grandma Ume of the Umeya Zakkaten, or the Umeya Variety Store, celebrates her birthday also on May 18.
		FroolieMew, the parisian cat with an eye for fashion celebrates her birthday on May 24.
		The day after, Nemukko Nyago, Sanrio’s sleepy cat, celebrates his on May 25.
		Finally, Marron Cream, another character who lives in Paris, celebrates her birthday on May 31.

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Hello everyone! New layouts have now been made for you to�apply on to your Sanriotown blogs!

The latest designs feature Cinnamoroll and his friends at Cafe Cinnamon, Pom Pom Purin, and Coro Coro Kuririn. The designs and the tropical, refreshing colors are actually perfect for�summer too, so you can use this to make your blog fit the season!

Aside from these three, you can also use the previous ones featuring favorites such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, and Badtz-Maru.

Check these out now!

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Whew! That was fast! Another great month just flew past by and we just entered the month of love. Many of our beloved Sanrio characters will be celebrating their birthdays this month so don’t forget to greet them!

Chibimaru - February 4

Kuririn and Sakura - February 4

Zashikibuta - February 4

Patty - February 5

Hoshinowaguma - February 7

Latte - February 14

Mocha - February 20; Milk - February 4

Mashumaro Nyanko - February 22

Pochacco - February 29

The holidays are over. I’m sure you have greeted your friends and loved-ones. Let us not forget that a birthday is also an equally important event like Christmas and New Year. So don’t forget to greet these lovable characters on their special day!

Little World Karl: January 1, 1975

Picke Bicke: January 1, 1993

Button Nose: January 5, 1977

Deery Lou: January 8, 2002

Monkichi: January 13, 1991

Atchan ga Ichiban: January 15, 1995

Nya Ni Nyu Nye Nyon: January 17, 1983

My Melody: January 18, 1975

Tiny Poem: January 21, 1975

Keroleen: January 21

The Vaudeville Duo: January 25, 1982

It seems there are a lot of birthday celebrants from our beloved group of Sanrio Characters for this month of November. Take note of these dates and don’t forget to greet them on their special day!

November 1 - Hello Kitty and Mimmy Kitty

November 8 - Daisy and Coro

November 19 - Noranekoland cats

November 26 - Monta (Monkichi’s younger brother)