“Miffy is a small female rabbit in a series of children's picture books written and illustrated by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Miffy's original Dutch name was Nijntje, which stems from a toddler's pronunciation of the Dutch word 'nijntje' meaning 'little rabbit.' The first Miffy book was produced in 1955 and almost 30 others have followed. In total Bruna has sold over 85 million copies, and it even inspired a television series and clothes and toys which featured the character.” (Wikipedia)
Even though many people think that Miffy is one of Hello Kitty's friends, she is not associated with Hello Kitty nor is she Japanese. Though Miffy is drawn with the same simple style as Sanrio's Hello Kitty, she is in fact very much a Dutch creation.
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