Kids MMOs are sprouting up like highly-lucrative, brightly-colored weeds these days, huh? First there was Club Penguin, then there was Build-a-Bearville (with a million others in between) and now there’s the Sanrio world Hello Kitty Online, currently in closed beta. Targeted to “females in their pre-teens to twenties,” the world will feature customizable avatars, puzzles, an economy… all the usual suspects. However, it’s also suppose to have a fighting system. That mildly blows my mind. Adorable Sanrio characters fighting? Drawing inappropriate Hello Kitties was one thing. Watching them battle to the death is something else entirely.

To be one hundred percent honest, I’m really excited about playing Hello Kitty Online. Sure, it might well turn out to be nothing special, but I’ve always been a sucker for the Sanrio aesthetic (which might explain why when I burn my toast Hello Kitty’s angelic visage miraculously appears). I’m personally planning on having a darn adorable time there. Who knows, there might even be something sexy going on for me to write about. After all, it looks like Badtz-Maru is already preparing to give–or maybe receive–a little service. At least he’s got a mouth. Hello Kitty must have some seriously limited options in bed… But I digress. Hello Kitty MMO = WOOT!