Quality icon makers Icon Factory knocks out some new Hello Kitty icons. There are 9 individual icons based on the cult Japanese feline, and you can download them for Mac or Windows.

Check out Hello Kitty icons on the Icon Factory website

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Its been awhile since I’ve found and posted any desktop icons, but here come 2 sets courtesy of Talos Tsui on the Iconfactory.

Doraemon and Aibo X

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Hybrid Works have really nice animations, icons and wallpaper on their (English language) design site. Lots of attention to detail and shiny textures you’d want to lick off your screen.

In particular, you can download some cool icons (MacOSX and Windows XP) representing a Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Check out HybridWorks.jp to download some goodies and view the animations.

Download the Japanese Tea Ceremony Icons by clicking on “Sakura” on the menu on the right of the website.

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These are a superbly gorgeous set of icons from Hybrid Works featuring items that belong to a Japanese-style hot spring inn.

There are 28 elaborate, detailed and unique icons.
Yoritsuki is the name of a fictional Japanese-style inn.

Download Japanese Inn Yoritsuki Icons from Apple.com
(MacOSX only)

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Fans of Storm Riders will love these two icons sets from The Icon Factory’s Talos Tsui.

Download Storm Rider Characters Icon set from The Icon Factory
(Mac and PC)

Download Storm Rider Swords Icon set from The Icon Factory
(Mac and PC)

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Here are some nice, shiny icons of Japanese Summer dishes.

They include: Ayu Shioyaki, Nasu Agebitashi, Tomato Cup Salad, Katsuwo Tataki, Nolesole Sumiso, Asparagus Goma Ae, Awabi Osashimi.
Download these icons at Interfacelife

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Fans of Pucca will love these simple icons. There are 7 icons, each a different colour (well, including black and white).

Download Pucca Icons from Interfacelife.com
(MacOSX only)

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Ok, Chinese Spring Festival icons may be a little late for posting, but they’re still really nice icons!

There are 15 of them and include : As One Wishes, Banger (fireworks), Blessing, Boy, Chimera, Cornucopia, Copper Cash, Couplet, Cumquat, Fortune, Girl, Luck Cloud, Pig Year, Surplus for Years, The god of Longevity.

Get Chinese Spring Festival Icons here
(MacOSX only I’m afraid)

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Icon Factory have just posted a second volume of icons from the anime series Naruto. These follow from the previously posted Naruto volume 1 icons, and now include familiar faces such as Rock Lee, Shikamaru and Ino.

Download Naruto volume 2 icons here!

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Download some fantastic character icons for your Mac (not sure if the Windows Vista icon links work..). Tamas provides different characters designed in their stylised way, for download from their blog. Various characters are available from Ninja’s and Samurai to pirates, workers, the police and mythical legends.

Tamas Characters

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