This Hello Kitty Island Adventure characters list covers all 22 island residents you can befriend. Thirteen are on the island from the start, though a few sit behind a gate or underwater, and nine join later through quests, including Usahana and Cogimyun from paid expansions. The table shows how each friend joins, where you find them, their birthday and their max friendship level. Marroncream, the newcomer from Welcome Home, and the visitors are covered further down.
This list reflects the official Hello Kitty Island Adventure Wiki as checked on October 16, 2026, after the free Welcome Home update (version 3.0), which the wiki says released on all platforms on October 8, 2026. Apple Arcade often gets new content first, and the two expansions that add friends are paid DLC on Switch, Steam and PlayStation but included with Apple Arcade. So what you see can differ by platform and version, and some Welcome Home wiki pages are still being filled in.
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All 22 island residents at a glance
Unlock notes and areas come from the wiki's character pages and Character Gift Guide; max levels come from its Island Residents page.
| Character | How they join (per the wiki) | Where to find them | Birthday | Max level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badtz-maru | From the start | Comic and Bait Shop on the Seaside Resort pier | April 1 | 20 |
| Chococat | From the start | His tent near the Resort Gate, Seaside Resort | May 10 | 15 |
| Cinnamoroll | From the start; you meet him in Kuromi's "Delivery Service" quest | All over Friendship Island (mail and Fast Travel) | March 6 | 20 |
| Hangyodon | From the start; you need the Snorkel from "Deep Diving" | Rainbow Reef; he runs the Comedy Club | March 14 | 15 |
| Hello Kitty | From the start | Hello Kitty Cafe, Seaside Resort | November 1 | 25 |
| Keroppi | From the start; north of the Resort Gate at Lilypad Lagoon | Spooky Swamp, also Seaside Resort | July 10 | 15 |
| Kuromi | From the start; north of Keroppi | Witch's Hut, Spooky Swamp | October 31 | 20 |
| My Melody | From the start | Small Gift Big Smile, Seaside Resort | January 18 | 20 |
| Pekkle | From the start; reachable after "Power Up the Gate" | Gemstone Town, Gemstone Mountain | July 27 | 15 |
| Pochacco | From the start | Just east of the Resort Plaza, Seaside Resort | February 29 | 20 |
| Pompompurin | From the start; reachable after "Power Up the Gate" | Dessert Boat, Gemstone Mountain | April 16 | 20 |
| Retsuko | From the start; reachable after "Power Up the Gate" | Hot Springs, Mount Hothead | November 6 | 20 |
| Tuxedosam | From the start | Tuxedosam's Shop, Seaside Resort | May 12 | 15 |
| Wish me mell | "A Long Awaited Introduction" quest | Merry Meadow | September 20 | 20 |
| My Sweet Piano | "A Friend Indeed" quest series | Small Gift Big Smile, Seaside Resort | July 6 | 20 |
| Big Challenges | "A Challenging Rescue" quest | Seaside Resort beaches, with TOPHAT | Not confirmed (celebrated December 16 to 22) | 20 |
| TOPHAT | "A Challenging Rescue" quest | Seaside Resort beaches | December 10 | 10 |
| Kiki | "Stargazing" quest | Stardust Store, Cloud Island | December 24 | 20 |
| Lala | "Stargazing" quest | Cloud Island | December 24 | 20 |
| Moppu | "Snow Day" quest | Moppu's Cave, Snow Village, Icy Peak | February 10 | 25 |
| Usahana (City Town DLC) | "Into the Fog" quest | City Town, Imagination Island | August 7 | 35 |
| Cogimyun (Wheatflour Wonderland DLC) | "Potion Problems" quest | Wheatflour Wonderland | May 7 | 35 |
Several friends also have a second spot in City Town, such as Badtz-maru's Arcade, Kuromi's Boutique, Pekkle's Music Shop and My Sweet Piano's Piano Plush Pals. You only see those with City Town. For each friend's liked tags and best presents, use the gift guide instead.
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Friends you can meet from the start
The wiki says these 13 friends appear during the opening sequence and can be befriended from the start, if you can reach them. Badtz-maru, Chococat, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pochacco and Tuxedosam are all in Seaside Resort. Reach friendship level 1 with Chococat to start "Power Up the Gate", which opens the Resort Gate so you can explore the rest of the island.
Once the gate is open, follow the path north and climb up to Lilypad Lagoon in Spooky Swamp to find Keroppi. Kuromi is further north. Pekkle, Pompompurin and Retsuko can be reached after "Power Up the Gate". The wiki notes some slopes can be climbed without extra stamina.
Two friends need a little more. You meet Cinnamoroll during "Delivery Service", Kuromi's level 1 quest, which also unlocks the Fast Travel mailboxes. Hangyodon lives in Rainbow Reef, so you need the Snorkel. It comes from Kuromi's "Deep Diving" quest, which unlocks at friendship level 6 with her after "Finding Flippers" and "Re-Haunt the Spooky Swamp".
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Residents you unlock through quests
Wish me mell joins in "A Long Awaited Introduction", which Cinnamoroll gives you on the reset after "Curiouser and Curiouser". The wiki adds that the lead-up starts when you pick up a Lost Doll, in an area first reached through a quest the day after My Melody's level 11 quest. She lives in Merry Meadow and introduces you to flowers.
My Sweet Piano arrives through "A Friend Indeed", a series of three quests that unlocks at friendship level 15 with My Melody. You wait for a reset between parts.
Big Challenges and TOPHAT both become friends after "A Challenging Rescue", which TOPHAT gives you. It needs at least 3 Stamina Apples and nine earlier story quests, including "Power Up the Gate", "Reef Revival" and "Fire Up the Volcano". After the rescue on Icy Peak, the pair usually hang out on the Seaside Resort beaches.
Kiki and Lala, the Little Twin Stars, join through "Stargazing" from Hello Kitty. It unlocks after "A Challenging Rescue" and "Baker's Assistant", which needs friendship level 17 with Hello Kitty. You start it at night, and it also opens Cloud Island.
Moppu comes at the end of a long chain. "Snow Day" from Badtz-maru unlocks one reset after "Mind the Gap". The wiki's step-by-step Icy Peak guide includes "Purple Rain", having met Wish me mell and My Sweet Piano, owning at least 5 Spirit Hearts, and "Mountain Hopes", which unlocks Blizzard Peak and the Arctifier. The Purple Rain guide covers that step.
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DLC residents: Usahana and Cogimyun
Usahana needs the City Town expansion, out on PC, Switch and PlayStation since April 16, 2026, and included with Apple Arcade. You meet her in "Into the Fog". That follows "Ship Shape", which needs friendship level 7 with Badtz-maru, Keroppi, Kuromi, Chococat and Cinnamoroll, plus "Deep Diving", "Keep It Reel" and Pochacco's level 4 quest "A Zipline Adventure". She helps run the Imagination Cafe in City Town. The wiki notes her higher levels were added gradually; version 2.0 stopped at level 10.
Cogimyun needs Wheatflour Wonderland, released September 18, 2025, on Apple Arcade, PC and Switch, and October 2, 2025, on PlayStation. Kuromi's "Potion Problems" opens the portal and introduces her once you have finished the "Potion Hunt" series and "Open the Nature Preserve". She lives in Wheatflour Wonderland. Both expansion friends' birthday celebrations require their DLC. The DLC guide has the details on each expansion.
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Marroncream and other special characters
Marroncream arrived with Welcome Home 3.0. You meet her when you finish "Welcome Home", the My Melody quest where you hand in your Island Home-in-a-Box and unlock your Player Home. She then keeps turning up as you finish Character Homes, and gives you Pocket Room Doorknobs and Spun Lace for completed homes.
The wiki isn't consistent about her status. Its Welcome Home page calls her a new friend, but her own page classes her as a special character for now and says it is unknown whether she will become one of your friends later. She lives somewhere on Friendship Island, but her exact whereabouts are unknown. Her infobox lists a May 31 birthday, but the Birthdays page has no celebration for her.
Other special characters are neither residents nor visitors. They include Gudetama, the Nuls, the Island Spirit and Nisetama-san, plus Grand Flowls, Cogimyon and Ebi Fry in Wheatflour Wonderland and Kirimi-chan in City Town.
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Birthday calendar and celebrations
Here are the Hello Kitty Island Adventure characters birthdays in calendar order, with the usual window from the wiki's Birthdays page. Notes show where a friend's own celebration page differs. June has no resident birthdays.
| Month | Friend and birthday | Celebration window |
|---|---|---|
| January | My Melody, January 18 | January 16 to 22 |
| February | Moppu, February 10 | February 8 to 14 |
| February | Pochacco, February 29 | February 26 to March 4 |
| March | Cinnamoroll, March 6 | March 4 to 10 |
| March | Hangyodon, March 14 | March 12 to 17 (event page: March 12 to 18 in 2026) |
| April | Badtz-maru, April 1 | March 30 to April 6 (event page: March 30 to April 5 in 2026) |
| April | Pompompurin, April 16 | April 14 to 19 (event page: April 14 to 20 in 2026) |
| May | Cogimyun, May 7 (needs Wheatflour Wonderland) | May 5 to 11 |
| May | Chococat, May 10 | May 8 to 15 |
| May | Tuxedosam, May 12 | May 10 to 16 |
| July | My Sweet Piano, July 6 | July 3 to 8 (event page: July 4 to 10 in 2024, 2025 and 2026) |
| July | Keroppi, July 10 | July 10 to 15 (event page: July 8 to 14 in 2024, 2025 and 2026) |
| July | Pekkle, July 27 | July 25 to 31 |
| August | Usahana, August 7 (needs City Town) | August 5 to 11 |
| September | Wish me mell, September 20 | September 18 to 24 |
| October | Kuromi, October 31 | October 29 to November 4 (event page: October 29 to November 5 in 2024 and 2025) |
| November | Hello Kitty, November 1 | October 30 to November 12 |
| November | Retsuko, November 6 | November 4 to 10 |
| December | TOPHAT, December 10 | December 8 to 14 |
| December | Big Challenges, unconfirmed | December 16 to 22 |
| December | Kiki and Lala, December 24 | December 22 to 28 (joint Little Twin Stars celebration) |
During a celebration you can do one-time birthday quests for a Party Favor and Birthday Balloons crafting plans. You can also collect Decorating Kits and bake a Birthday Cake at the Oven. Each friend has special dialogue the first time you give them their cake. Hello Kitty's celebration also spawns Bowblossom flowers.
Windows can move between years. Hello Kitty's celebration ran October 26 to November 9 in 2024 and October 30 to November 12 in 2025, and the wiki has no 2026 dates for it yet. In 2026, the Spooky Celebration's Month of Mischief lets you collect Kuromi's Decorating Kits all through October, but her birthday quest, "Queen of Halloween", isn't available the whole month. The Kuromi guide has more on her birthday.
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Friendship levels and max levels
Open the Friends menu on your Menu Tablet to see each friend's level, return gift, how many gifts you have given and what the next levels unlock. You earn Friendship XP in only two ways: giving gifts and finishing that friend's quests, mostly Daily Quests and Friendship Quests. You can normally give each resident three gifts a day.
Friendship goes from New Friend to Good Friend, Close Friend and Best Friend. Max levels vary: TOPHAT stops at 10, while Usahana and Cogimyun go to 35. The wiki says later-game characters are harder to level. Hello Kitty's "Everyone's Friend" ability at level 12 boosts the Friendship XP from gifts while she is your companion.
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Island visitors in brief
Visitors aren't residents. They stay in Visitor Cabins that meet their requirements, and many are friends of residents. You unlock them by starting the "Friends and Family" quest. Each completed Request raises a visitor's Star Rating by one, and at 5 stars you can ask them to move in for good.
The Birthdays page lists 20 visitors with confirmed in-game birthdays. On that day they are guaranteed to visit if a suitable cabin is empty and they were not already visiting the day before. The Welcome Home Steam announcement also says new visitors are on their way, including "a couple of family members." Cabin requirements and schedules are in the visitors guide.
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Where friends live after Welcome Home
Welcome Home added Character Homes, which you build on Foundations around the island using Cornerstones. Not every friend can have one yet. In 3.0, homes are listed for Hello Kitty, My Melody, Tuxedosam, Badtz-maru, Chococat, Pochacco, Keroppi, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Hangyodon, Pompompurin and Pekkle. Cogimyun's home is also listed, and Usahana's plans come from the City Town quest "A Rainbow Roof".
The wiki says more homes are planned for version 3.1 on Apple Arcade or the next Content Update on other platforms. Visitors can't get Character Homes. Once a friend is a Close Friend or Best Friend, you can add a Mailbox to their home. Plots, costs and quest order are in the homes guide.