Hello Kitty
is a national institution in Japan and centres on a family of cats that don't
seem to moult and walk around and talk like humans. If you're really lucky,
they'll sing for you too. It's like Manga for kids.
The six moralistic episodes featured are:
A Blooming Good Morning:
Kitty has trouble getting up in the morning (join the club!), but her Mum
has some dubiously-named "Morning Glory" seeds which will flower early on in
the day and so will cause her to get up.
A Storybook Adventure:
Imagination is the key as Kitty and her sister go on a number of different
adventures, just as a result of reading their storybook.
Kitty's Clean Cuisine:
Kitty loves her curry, but she must learn to wash her hands before dinnertime.
A Day Out with Dad:
And both Kitty and her sister go out for a walk with their Dad to get some
lightbulbs and check out all the other shops along the way.
Underground Kitty:
Another fantasy episode where Kitty and her sister imagine they're small
enough to go underground and visit the mole who lives in a hole.
Watch the Birdie:
Kitty finds an injured bird in their garden and immediately summons the vet.
Hello Kitty merchandise
The cartoons are in 4:3 fullscreen and the print is clean and clear.
The stereo sound is purely functional.
As for the extras, there's a Fun and Games section, but there's
nothing interactive here, just a series of guessing games. Songs
brings you the music for Hello Kitty and Let's Fly Away.
The menu features the theme tune, but there are no subtitles to the disc
and just one chapter per story.
DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
