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Junji Ito is a Japanese manga artist and he is considered to be a very well-known and talented, master of body Horror. Ito has a distinct style and he's often creating those very bizarre, frightening images and storylines.
The Artist is known for how well his style lends itself to unsettling themes - giving those who read his manga, a real and, often very intense experience.
Hello Kitty is one of the most well-known and, loved - characters from Sanrio - a Japanese character merchandising company. Hello Kitty was created in 1974 - and since then has had a powerful presence – throughout many industries and media platforms.
Hello Kitty has become an icon as it is seen as a character that is wholesome - representing Cuteness - with some of those more heartwarming, fun moments.
Dharilya has a great eye - for combining elements from different worlds and stories and turning them into those really exciting pieces of art, and those Crossover designs that often make fans have to re-evaluate what they originally thought they knew about certain characters.
Her work shows that there’s a lot of potential - with those characters and how they can be represented in a variety of ways and how they can work with those iconic themes and characters.
Dharilya’s ability to mesh those elements of horror and, cuteness – that is one of the things that makes her crossover so intriguing. The fact that it shows a dark – but playful – twist on some popular characters and those iconic, Sanrio themes, while staying true to what is known and loved.
Her approach has shown fans that there is a lot of potential – for a collaboration between Hello Kitty and Junji Ito, this might actually lead to more artwork and creative Crossover designs.
One of the most noteworthy crossovers in Dharilya’s work, involves the character, Tomie, she is known for being a figure of mystery – from Junji Ito’s stories – this crosses over with some of the more adorable Hello Kitty characters, showing just how she could embody the sweetness, but also a dark and twisted twist on those characters.
That’s not the only crossover in her work and those who’ve seen it - may also find an interesting take on the characters - particularly Kuromi and My Melody - as well as how those characters could represent two different aspects of Tomie.
Hello Kitty is considered a crossover icon: The Sanrio franchise has taken advantage of the opportunities to make some very interesting - and exciting - crossovers. This includes those that include: Attack on Titan and those characters – that have taken some of those elements of crossover.
The collaboration: It’s more than just a fun idea, in some ways it shows just how far Sanrio can take those popular characters, giving them a chance to explore new opportunities to be introduced to different fans. This, in many cases has proven that Hello Kitty can work with those characters that may be very different and still have a positive and engaging outcome.