A Hello Kitty x Burger King Collaboration Is Coming, And It's Beyond Adorable

Published Sep 16, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. This year's Hello Kitty and Burger King collaboration reportedly features several must-have exclusive collectible figures. Over the course of half a century, Hello Kitty has become one of the most easily recognizable icons in pop culture. Since her debut in 1974, Sanrio’s signature icon has generated an astonishing eighty billion dollars in lifetime value, all with a minimalistic, mouthless design and a straightforward silhouette that has conquered high fashion, theme parks, tech gadgets, and an endless variety of toys and products. Sanrio's other adorable characters are also consolidating into a unified Hello Kitty universe. Long-time fan favorites like My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and Badtz-Maru are now essential cast members in major ongoing projects like IDW Publishing's Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World! comic book universe and hit streaming shows like Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures. This interconnected universe is expanding even further as Sanrio officially introduces twelve new characters to the United States market, including newcomers like the flour fairy Cogimyun and the devilish duo Lloromannic. Outside comics and animation, Hello Kitty is also teaming up with major brands for limited-time collaborations, which fans of Sanrio's cute little white cat and her friends won't want to miss. Burger King Unveils Six Hello Kitty Collectible Figures Hello Kitty's Burger King Collab Includes A Rare Golden Figure Hello Kitty and Burger King are reportedly set to release six limited-edition collectible figures featuring two versions of the titular character and four of her closest friends. Apart from Hello Kitty herself, Sanrio's Kuromi, Cinammoroll, My Melody, and Keroppi are also part of the collaboration, each holding or wearing a Burger King accessory: either a traditional Burger King crown or a staple Burger King meal. The rarest figure is the Gold Hello Kitty, which only a select few customers will be able to get their hands on. Hello Kitty Kuromi My Melody Cinammoroll Keroppi Gold Hello Kitty Besides Hello Kitty, Burger King is also preparing a collaboration with Toei's Dragon Ball Super, composed of six chibi-like figures of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Beerus, and Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan Blue forms. Dragon Ball-themed Burger King crowns, a Dragon Ball Burst Lemonade, and a Super Saiyan Sauce will also be available. Burger King's Hello Kitty collaboration is expected to launch right after the company's Dragon Ball collab. Hello Kitty Continues To Build Her Collaboration Empire Hello Kitty Shows No Signs Of Stopping Anytime Soon Hello Kitty’s multi-billion-dollar empire continues to expand across pop-culture with major milestones, especially through her ongoing multi-title partnership between Sanrio and IDW Publishing. Hello Kitty's flagship ongoing series, Hello Kitty: Hello World!, written by Eisner Award-winner Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Cody Lemieux, sends Hello Kitty and her friends on a globe-trotting mystery tour to solve riddles and sets up a comic universe filled with equally famous and adorable characters. This comic launch sits alongside record-breaking real-world event drops, including a massively successful lifestyle apparel takeover with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Parallel to her printed adventures, Hello Kitty’s lifestyle brand continues to dominate the food and retail industries through unexpected corporate mashups. Besides the franchise's limited-edition Burger King figures, Hello Kitty and Sanrio launched a nationwide partnership with SPAM, als featuring limited-edition merchandise that celebrates international culinary culture. Other collabs include high-fashion footwear lines by Crocs and Converse, and animated streaming crossovers with CoComelon. Which Hello Kitty x Burger King figure do you want the most? TV Show(s) Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987), Hello Kitty and Friends (1989), Hello Kitty's Paradise (1999), Growing Up With Hello Kitty (2001), Hello Kitty's Animation Theater (2001), Hello Kitty's Stump Village (2005), Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori (2006), The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends (2008), The World of Hello Kitty (2016), Hello Kitty & Friends - Let's Learn Together (2017), Hello Kitty Channel (2018), Gundam vs Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty Fun (2019), Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures (2020), Hello Kitty: Super Style! (2022) Video Game(s) Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade First Film Hello Kitty: Cinderella (1989) Created by Yuko Shimizu Latest Film Hello Kitty in The Sleeping Princess (1991) Upcoming Films Hello Kitty