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Feline Puzzle Cubes

This Hello Kitty Rubik Cube Turns the Popular Anime Cat into a Game

— September 10, 2014 — Life-Stages
Fans of the popular anime cat Hello Kitty can have fun trying to solve this Hello Kitty Rubik cube. The iconic cat character is divided up into disfigured sliding parts making that users can have fun attempting to put back together.

A traditional Rubik cube usually comes in a cube design covered in a variety of colored squares that users have to attempt to match up on each side. This Hello Kitty version follows the same game premise except that the Rubik's cube isn't really a cube. Instead the toy comes shaped like the anime Hello Kitty character with moveable pieces. Users can have fun rearranging the pieces till Hello Kitty's body is no longer recognizable and then attempt to put them back together -- if they can remember how they moved the pieces in the first place!
Trend Themes
1. Anime-inspired Puzzle Toys - The rise of anime's popularity and fan following presents an opportunity for toy companies to create puzzle toys that feature beloved anime characters.
2. Interactive Rubik's Cubes - Companies can innovate the traditional Rubik's cube by adding interactive and moveable parts that present a new level of challenge and fun for puzzle enthusiasts.
3. Character-branded Brain Teasers - Introducing popular branded characters into classic puzzle toys presents an opportunity to create new products that appeal to fans and collectors of both the brand and the toy type.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - Toy manufacturers can capitalize on the popularity of anime by creating a line of anime-inspired puzzle toys that can tap into the fandom community.
2. Educational Toy Retailing - Retailers of educational toys can incorporate interactive Rubik's cube variants into their inventory, promoting problem-solving and cognitive development to their consumers.
3. Licensing and Merchandising Agencies - By acquiring licenses of popular anime or cartoon characters, licensing and merchandising agencies can target their line of products towards puzzle enthusiasts and collectors alike.
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