We can't claim Hello Kitty as our own—that honor goes to Japan—but she fits right into LA, with her bow-topped face all over everything from art exhibitions to Little Tokyo shops. Check out our best photos from the supercute Sanrio mascot's adventures in LA, including a Hello Kitty-themed airliner, a museum retrospective and a full-blown fan convention.

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We put on a pair of ears, danced with Badtz-Maru and considered getting a tattoo at LA's first Hello Kitty Con
Well, almost everything. We got close. Here's what happened.
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Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends celebrated the US debut of the cutesy aircraft, now flying internationally.
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