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Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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lugnet.promo
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 18:03:53 GMT
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In lugnet.promo, Jeff Thompson writes:
> In lugnet.promo, Jasper Janssen writes:
> > gOn Wed, 29 Dec 1999 15:37:08 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com>
> > wrote:
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> > > Hello Kitty is still popular in Japan, and there is a small market here in
> > > the US. According to Animerica, the TV show is on Toon Disney.
> >
> > I dunno, the US market seems to be, if not large, at least reasonably
> > fanatic.
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> > Hello Kitty mobile phones.
> > Hello Kitty Gameboy Colors.
> > Hello Kitty laptops (seriously!).
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> Hello Kitty's popularity in the US is also denoted by:
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> Entire stores dedicated to selling the Sanrio franchise, similar
> (but not quite as large, robust, or as numerous as the Disney
> and Warner Brother stores).
Huh. Never seen or heard of these. Oh, well, guess I was mistaken. Maybe it
is just the area I live in. I did see a picture of either a Hello Kitty Phone
Card vending machine or a Hello Kitty Phone Card advertisement; the picture
wasn't good enough to make it out. The picture was taken in Japan, BTW.
Jeff
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| (...) the (...) Hello Kitty's popularity in the US is also denoted by: Entire stores dedicated to selling the Sanrio franchise, similar (but not quite as large, robust, or as numerous as the Disney and Warner Brother stores). -- jthompson@esker.com (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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