Hello Kitty: The Movie

Hello Kitty: The Movie is a 2026 animated musical road comedy film, produced by Sanrio, distributed by MGM Animation and based on the characters published by Sanrio.

Plot:
The story opens with the Sanrio Characters sitting down at a private screening to watch a movie that is a pastiche of how they all met.

Hello Kitty lives with her parents, her twin sister Mimmy, her pet cat Charmmy Kitty, her pet hamster Sugar, and Mimmy's pet cat Honeycute. One day, she plays her guitar and sings Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide", and is approached by Bernie, a talent agent who encourages Kitty and Mimmy to pursue a career in show business. Inspired by the idea of "making millions of people happy", Kitty and Mimmy sets off on a cross-country trip to Hollywood with Charmmy Kitty, Sugar and Honeycute and say goodbye to Kitty and Mimmy's parents and grandparents.

Kitty and Mimmy meets My Melody, and Kitty invites Melody on their journey. The three set out in Melody's 1951 Studebaker, but are soon pursued by entrepreneur Doc Whiskers and his assistant Tom in an attempt by Whiskers to convince Kitty to be the new spokescat of Whiskers' struggling cat food company franchise. Horrified, Kitty kindly refuses and she, Mimmy and Melody drive away. Unwilling to accept Kitty's refusal, Whiskers resorts to increasingly forceful means of persuasion. In an old church, Kitty, Mimmy and Melody meet the band of Jewelpets (Ruby, Sapphie, Garnet, Peridot, Labra, Granite, Alex, Amelie, Brownie, Dian, Diana, Jasper, Kaiya, Kohaku, Lapis, Larimar, Luea, Luna, Nephrite, Nix, Rald, Sango, Titana, Tour, and Yuku), the non-Jewelpet Gakuto Waniyama AKA Waniko and the band's manager Chococat, who help them disguise their car. Driving on, they meet and are joined by Badtz-Maru and his friends Keroppi, Kuromi, Baku, Hana-Maru and his pet alligator Pochi, who are also interested in becoming movie stars. They trade in their failing vehicle at a used van lot, where they meet Catnip and Grinder. They invite Catnip and Grinder to come with them, but Catnip's accepted and Grinder runs away. The others and Catnip drive away, only for Grinder to emerge and reveal that he had only gone to pack his things.

The group meets Tuxedo Sam and Chip at a county fair, and Sam immediately becomes love-stricken with Kitty. When Kitty and Sam meet for dinner that night, Whiskers and Tom sneak up on Sam and abduct her as bait to lure Kitty. When Kitty arrives at the designated location, mad scientist Professor Glover tries to brainwash Kitty into performing in Whiskers' advertisements, but Sam furiously knocks out Whiskers' henchmen and causes Glover to be brainwashed by his own device. However, immediately after the fight and saving Kitty, Sam receives a job offer and promptly abandons a devastated Kitty.

Joined by PomPom Purin and KoroKoro Kuririn and reunited with Sam along the way, Kitty, Mimmy and friends continue their journey to Hollywood, but their van breaks down in the desert. Sitting at a campfire, the group sadly realizes that they will likely miss the audition the next day. Kitty wanders off, ashamed for bringing Mimmy and her friends on a fruitless journey, but some personal reflection restores her commitment. She returns to camp, where she discovers the Jewelpets have come to their rescue, having learned of their plight by reading ahead in the film's script. The Jewelpets offer to drive the entire group the rest of the way in their bus.

The group is warned by a reformed Tom that Whiskers has hired an assassin, Snake Wilson, to kill Kitty. Kitty decides to face her aggressor and proposes a Western-style showdown in a nearby ghost town. There, they find Cinnamoroll, Pochacoo and Pekkle. Kitty confronts Whiskers with an appeal to Whiskers' own hopes and dreams, but Whiskers is unmoved and orders his henchmen to kill Kitty and her friends. They are saved when one of Pochacoo's inventions, "insta-grow" pills, temporarily enlarges Waniko, who frightens away Whiskers and his henchmen for good.

Once Kitty, Mimmy and their friends reach the Hollywood studio, they finally meet studio executive Lew Lord, who signs Kitty and friends to a "standard 'rich and famous' contract". Kitty and Mimmy's parents and grandparents are arrived in Hollywood and proud of Kitty and Mimmy. The first take in their attempt to perform the script goes awry when Keroppi crashes into the prop rainbow, and an explosion blows a hole in the roof of the studio. A rainbow shines through the hole and onto Kitty and friends. Kitty, her family and friends all sing in unison before Grinder tears through the movie screen in the theater, ending the film and catching up with the rest of the crew as they congratulate each other on their performances.

Cast:

 * Sanrio Characters: Hello Kitty, Mimmy, Mama, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, Charmmy Kitty, Sugar, Honeycute, My Melody, Grinder, Catnip, Chip the Seal, Tuxedo Sam, Kuromi, Pekkle, Pochacco, Keroppi, PomPom Purin, Cinnamaroll, Chococat, CoroCoro Kuririn, Badtz-Maru, Hana-Maru, Pochi, Baku, the Jewelpets (Ruby, Sapphie, Garnet, Peridot, Labra, Granite, Jasper, Alex, Amelie, Brownie, Dian, Diana, Kaiya, Kohaku, Lapis, Larimar, Luea, Luna, Nephrite, Nix, Rald, Sango, Titana, Tour, and Yuku), Gakuto Waniyama.
 * Sanrio Background Characters: Cinnamoangles (Azuki, Chiffon and Mocha), Dear Daniel, Fangora, Kitty's friends (Fifi, Jody, Joey, Judy, Moley, Rorry, Thomas, Tippy and Tracy), Pandapple, PataPataPeppy, Purin's friends (Bagel, Cookie, Custard, Macaroon, Mint, Muffin, Powder, Scone, Tart, Vanilla and Whip), The Siamese siblings (Black Opal, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby and Sapphire), Surgar's friends (Tiramisu, Biscuit, Mille-Fuille and Chocola), U*SA*HA*NA and U*SA*HA*NA's friends (Buppi, Nyako, Panya, Sora and Wanwa).

Soundtrack:

 * 1) Fleetwood Mac's Landslide by Hello Kitty
 * 2) No Secret's That's What Girls Do by Hello Kitty, Mimmy and My Melody
 * 3) Huey Lewis and the News' Hip To Be Square by Jewelpets, Waniko and Chococat
 * 4) John Legend's All of Me by Tuxedo Sam
 * 5) No Secret's Kids in America by Hello Kitty, PomPom Purin and KoroKoro Kuririn
 * 6) America The Beautiful by Kuromi
 * 7) Frank Sinatra's My Way by Badtz-Maru and Keroppi
 * 8) Kool & The Gang's Celebration by Hello Kitty and Friends

Trivia:

 * I give Hello Kitty, Mimmy, Kitty's Parents, Kitty's Grandparents, Charmmy Kitty, Honeycute, Black Opal, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Dear Daniel, Fifi, Tracy, Tippy, Thomas, Rorry, Pochacoo and Chococat their mouths.

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