O ver its long and illustrious history, Sanrio and its roster of artists have created loads of different mascots. What makes Sanrio's mascots stand out is the firm's dedication to ...

The rankings even bring back the grandma character Ume-ya Zakkaten, who debuted in the late 1980s, and the cute pig Zashikibuta, neither of whom have been particularly prominent in recent years.

Cinnamoroll was crowned the fan favorite in the 2024 Sanrio Character Ranking, ... The first ever winner in 1986 was Zashikibuta; this was also the only time the easygoing but curious pig topped ...

The top-80 Sanrio characters were placed from a total vote count of 14,556,939 for the 35th installment of the Sanrio Character Ranking. This year, the #1 spot went to Cinnamoroll, who took the ...

Shintaro Tsuji, Sanrio's founder and honorary chairman. This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Japan’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. Sanrio, the 64-year-old company behind the ...

Shintaro Tsuji, Sanrio’s founder said research showed the most popular animal character was a dog, then a white cat, and third was a bear. “Snoopy already existed as a dog character — that ...