Be Smart

Over the years, we've seen Hello Kitty dip her paw into just about every industry there is. At this stage in her plot to take over the world, you'd think that masquerading as a piece of sushi was a little beneath her, right?

Ah, your childlike innocence! It's all part of her genius, people. Because although rolling herself up into some plush rice, allowing herself to be restrained by a strip of nori, and diving through the middle of a slice of futomaki look like amateurish tactics on the surface, it's the element of surprise that the crafty feline is banking on here. By the time we tire of the novelty of being able to separate the Kitty-fied rice from the salmon, shrimp, and tuna or "cut" the kappa maki (cucumber roll) -- ah, the magic of velcro! -- Agent HK will have already infiltrated our homes, cars, and work places. Why else do you think she'd want to be attached to our mobile phones?

If you think you can take her, each Hello Kitty Fresh Sushi cell phone charm sells for about $7 from Strapya World.