Di Gi Charat Nyo!
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese anime and an alternate adaptation of Di Gi Charat
. The series features Dejiko
, and Puchiko, two catgirl
s who travel to Earth, for princess training, where they are accidentally they are split up.
104 12-minute episodes were produced by Madhouse
and aired as fifty-two episodes between April 6, 2003 and March 28, 2004 on TV Tokyo
. Hiroaki Sakurai, director of the original series, returned as the director. Di Gi Charat Nyo! is licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America.
Dejiko and Puchiko have cell phones called Mystery Phones which they can communicate with other. In Piyoko's debut episode, she wants one and finally gets it in the Christmas episode as a gift from Dejiko.
Princess School(プリンセススクール purinsesu sukūru)
Started on episode 78(39 2nd title), there is a "princess school" where the main characters have classes, and Dejiko's mother is the principal. There is also a cheerleader club led by Usada.Teachers are Usada Akari,Subarashi-nin(Abaren-bô),Kareida,and Yurei's Bâya
Dejiko(でじこ)
Dejiko is the Royal Princess of Planet Di Gi Charat . (She is also known as Di Gi Charat or Chocola/Chocolat). She was sent to Earth for Princess Training. She's Characteristically and lazy and stays at "Super Omo-chan" Toy Store .
Puchiko(ぷちこ)
Puchiko is Dejiko's assistant. (Also known as Petit Charat or Cappuchino).A tiger
girl,She also came to Earth for Princess Training and stays at "Ankorodo" confectionist . She is usually quiet, but sharp-tongued.
Rabi~En~Rose (La Vie en Rose/ra-bi-an-rôzu ラ・ビ・アン・ローズ)
Usada is a 14 year old junior student, she has a bit of a crush on Omocha Kiyoshi. She transforms into Rabi~En~Rose but in reality she just changes clothes in a big box with rabbit ears that she carries around. She wants to be a famous idol like Usada Akari. She lives at "Charisma" which is her father's beauty salon. She spends time giving away tissues on the street to promote the beauty salon and to train as a future idol. Her name is most probably a parody of the Japanese singer, Hikaru Utada.
Gema(ゲマ)
Gema is a floating yellow ball who looks after Dejiko. He is always being attacked by Dejiko's Eye-Beam, sometimes just for annoying her.
Akari is a very famous idol and Usada's cousin. She's very nice, and likeable. She becomes a teacher at the Princess School in the second season of the series but doesn't teach much because of her busy schedule.
Rinna Charat(リンナ・キャラット)
Rinna is not related to Dejiko or Puchiko but is from their planet. She is good at cooking, but falls asleep easily. Not an original Di Gi Charat character, instead she originated from "Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
". Alternative names: Linna; Lina.
Mike Charat(ミ・ケ・キャラット)
Mike is not related with Puchiko or Dejiko, but is from their planet. She is good at fishing and is constantly looking for the "legendary fishing rod". Not an original Di Gi Charat character, instead she originated from "Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
". Alternative names: Mike (pronunciate MEE-ké)
Yu-Rei(幽霊)
Yu-Rei is a scary girl who lives in a haunted house. Everyone is a little afraid of her, And she feels very insulted by this. To make matters worse, she is allergic to the sun, which forces her to use a protective suit that looks like a ghost costume when she is outdoors. Yu-Rei has a very scary face that she sometimes uses. Her name is a homophone for the Japanese word for ghost.
Aqua(アクア)
Aqua is a mermaid that Dejiko caught while she was fishing. She's pretty and very nice, but very old, and can probably live forever. She can't walk on land, so she travels around on a skateboard.She has an ability to become bigger
Piyoko is from Planet Analogue, Dejiko's rival planet, and came to earth to kidnap Dejiko. She is very poor and often eats only herbs from around her spaceship. She is watched over by Coo, Ky, and Rik; together they call themselves the Black Gema Gema Dan(Gang).
Rik Heisenberg(リク=ハイゼンベルク)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a Veterinarian
and loves animals.He act as Piyoko's father
Ky Schweitzer(カイ=シュヴァイツァー)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a dentist
, and usually helps people with their teeth.He act as Piyoko's mother
Coo Erhard(クウ=エアハルト)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a doctor
, but that doesn't matter much. Coo has a crush on Piyoko.He act as Piyoko's pet
The owner of "Super Omo-chan" the toy store where Dejiko stays on earth. He is always building useless toys that often destroy parts of the store. He has a particular obsession with Puchiko.he
Kiyoshi Omocha
Yasushi's brother. He goes to the same school as Usada (Bobo High School/BuuBuu Junior High).
Daifuku Ankoro
Owner of Ankorodo, the traditional Japanese style bakery where Puchiko stays at on Earth. He is a master player of the "magic string". He is very competitive competing against Gema using the string and against Rinna to find who the best baker is. (Rinna falls asleep and forgets about the competition.)
Kinako Ankoro
Daifuku's wife, she is a very calm person and often enjoys a cup of tea while everyone else is fighting. She is very skilled at juggling. Loves Puchiko as if she were her granddaughter, she is often worrying about her whereabouts.
Di Gi Charat Planet=
Di Gi Charat Mama
She is The Queen of Di Gi Charat Planet.She won't talk too much with Dejiko that make Dejiko will go home and become good princess faster.
Hitsu-G
He is a worker from Di Gi Charat Castle.He is sheep-man and more like stay in Princess School
Victoria Elizabeth
She is a worker from Di Gi Charat Castle.She more active in Di Gi Charat Castle than in Princess School
. The ending theme "Equal Romance" is a cover version of the same song by CoCo
, which was the second ending theme of Ranma ½
.
Opening:
Ending:
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese anime and an alternate adaptation of Di Gi Charat
Di Gi Charat
is a Japanese anime and manga series created by Koge-Donbo. The series follows a catgirl named Di Gi Charat "Dejiko" who was adopted as the mascot of Broccoli's retail chain store, Gamers. The original anime series and its original video animations are set in a Gamers store. There are twenty ...
. The series features Dejiko
Dejiko
Di Gi Charat, usually shortened to Dejiko or Digiko, is the main character of the manga and anime of the same name created by Koge-Donbo. She is a princess of a planet that is also called Di Gi Charat. She is a catgirl which is highlighted by the fact that she ends each sentence with the cat sound...
, and Puchiko, two catgirl
Catgirl
A catgirl is a female character with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. Catgirls are found in various fiction genres, and in particular Japanese anime and manga where they are more commonly referred to as Neko or Nekomimi , in...
s who travel to Earth, for princess training, where they are accidentally they are split up.
104 12-minute episodes were produced by Madhouse
Madhouse (company)
is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
and aired as fifty-two episodes between April 6, 2003 and March 28, 2004 on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
. Hiroaki Sakurai, director of the original series, returned as the director. Di Gi Charat Nyo! is licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America.
Plot
Di Gi Charat, or Dejiko for short, is the princess of planet Di Gi Charat. Her lazy behaviour is troublesome for her servants and tutors as she "eye-beams" them as they lecture her. In order to get Dejiko to become a good princess, her mother sends her on a trip to earth for princess training. To prevent Dejiko from coming back too early, her mother only fills their spaceship with enough fuel for a one way trip. On earth, Dejiko stays with Kiyoshi and Yasushi Omocha in their toy shop, while Puchiko stays at the Ankorodo Cake Shop.Concepts
Mystery Phones(なぞのケータイnazo no kêtai)Dejiko and Puchiko have cell phones called Mystery Phones which they can communicate with other. In Piyoko's debut episode, she wants one and finally gets it in the Christmas episode as a gift from Dejiko.
Princess School(プリンセススクール purinsesu sukūru)
Started on episode 78(39 2nd title), there is a "princess school" where the main characters have classes, and Dejiko's mother is the principal. There is also a cheerleader club led by Usada.Teachers are Usada Akari,Subarashi-nin(Abaren-bô),Kareida,and Yurei's Bâya
Characters
- Real name: Di Gi Charat-デ・ジ・キャラット
- Age: 10
- Suffix: nyo-にょ
- Special ability: Eye Beam (Me-Kara Bîmu-目からビーム)
Dejiko is the Royal Princess of Planet Di Gi Charat . (She is also known as Di Gi Charat or Chocola/Chocolat). She was sent to Earth for Princess Training. She's Characteristically and lazy and stays at "Super Omo-chan" Toy Store .
- Real name: Petit Charat(Tiger charat)-プチ・キャラット
- Age: 5
- Suffix: nyu-にゅ
- born:8 years
- Special ability: Eye Beam (in training-めからびーむ)
Puchiko is Dejiko's assistant. (Also known as Petit Charat or Cappuchino).A tiger
Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
girl,She also came to Earth for Princess Training and stays at "Ankorodo" confectionist . She is usually quiet, but sharp-tongued.
- Real name: Hikaru Usada(ヒカルうさだ)
- Age: 14
- Special Ability:Rabbit-ear Proppela(Usa-mimi puropera-ウサ耳プロペラ)
Usada is a 14 year old junior student, she has a bit of a crush on Omocha Kiyoshi. She transforms into Rabi~En~Rose but in reality she just changes clothes in a big box with rabbit ears that she carries around. She wants to be a famous idol like Usada Akari. She lives at "Charisma" which is her father's beauty salon. She spends time giving away tissues on the street to promote the beauty salon and to train as a future idol. Her name is most probably a parody of the Japanese singer, Hikaru Utada.
Gema(ゲマ)
- Suffix: gema
Gema is a floating yellow ball who looks after Dejiko. He is always being attacked by Dejiko's Eye-Beam, sometimes just for annoying her.
Dejiko's friends
Akari Usada(あかりうさだ)Akari is a very famous idol and Usada's cousin. She's very nice, and likeable. She becomes a teacher at the Princess School in the second season of the series but doesn't teach much because of her busy schedule.
Rinna Charat(リンナ・キャラット)
- Age: 10
- Suffix: myu-みゅ
Rinna is not related to Dejiko or Puchiko but is from their planet. She is good at cooking, but falls asleep easily. Not an original Di Gi Charat character, instead she originated from "Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
is the prequel to the popular anime series Di Gi Charat. It features Princess Dejiko and Puchiko as young children home at planet Di Gi Charat...
". Alternative names: Linna; Lina.
Mike Charat(ミ・ケ・キャラット)
- Age: 10
- Suffix: mya-みゃ
Mike is not related with Puchiko or Dejiko, but is from their planet. She is good at fishing and is constantly looking for the "legendary fishing rod". Not an original Di Gi Charat character, instead she originated from "Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
is the prequel to the popular anime series Di Gi Charat. It features Princess Dejiko and Puchiko as young children home at planet Di Gi Charat...
". Alternative names: Mike (pronunciate MEE-ké)
Yu-Rei(幽霊)
- Age: 10
Yu-Rei is a scary girl who lives in a haunted house. Everyone is a little afraid of her, And she feels very insulted by this. To make matters worse, she is allergic to the sun, which forces her to use a protective suit that looks like a ghost costume when she is outdoors. Yu-Rei has a very scary face that she sometimes uses. Her name is a homophone for the Japanese word for ghost.
Aqua(アクア)
- Age: Over 120 years
Aqua is a mermaid that Dejiko caught while she was fishing. She's pretty and very nice, but very old, and can probably live forever. She can't walk on land, so she travels around on a skateboard.She has an ability to become bigger
Black Gema Gema Gang
Piyoko(ぴよこ)- Real name: Pyocola Analogue III-ピョコラ=アナローグIII世
- Age: 8
- Suffix: pyo
- Special ability: Mouth Bazooka (Kuchi-Kara Bazûka-口からバズーカ)
Piyoko is from Planet Analogue, Dejiko's rival planet, and came to earth to kidnap Dejiko. She is very poor and often eats only herbs from around her spaceship. She is watched over by Coo, Ky, and Rik; together they call themselves the Black Gema Gema Dan(Gang).
Rik Heisenberg(リク=ハイゼンベルク)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a Veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
and loves animals.He act as Piyoko's father
Ky Schweitzer(カイ=シュヴァイツァー)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
, and usually helps people with their teeth.He act as Piyoko's mother
Coo Erhard(クウ=エアハルト)
Part of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, but that doesn't matter much. Coo has a crush on Piyoko.He act as Piyoko's pet
Lucky Cat (ManekiNeko) Shopping District residents
Yasushi OmochaThe owner of "Super Omo-chan" the toy store where Dejiko stays on earth. He is always building useless toys that often destroy parts of the store. He has a particular obsession with Puchiko.he
Kiyoshi Omocha
Yasushi's brother. He goes to the same school as Usada (Bobo High School/BuuBuu Junior High).
Daifuku Ankoro
Owner of Ankorodo, the traditional Japanese style bakery where Puchiko stays at on Earth. He is a master player of the "magic string". He is very competitive competing against Gema using the string and against Rinna to find who the best baker is. (Rinna falls asleep and forgets about the competition.)
Kinako Ankoro
Daifuku's wife, she is a very calm person and often enjoys a cup of tea while everyone else is fighting. She is very skilled at juggling. Loves Puchiko as if she were her granddaughter, she is often worrying about her whereabouts.
Di Gi Charat Planet=
Di Gi Charat Mama
She is The Queen of Di Gi Charat Planet.She won't talk too much with Dejiko that make Dejiko will go home and become good princess faster.
Hitsu-G
He is a worker from Di Gi Charat Castle.He is sheep-man and more like stay in Princess School
Victoria Elizabeth
She is a worker from Di Gi Charat Castle.She more active in Di Gi Charat Castle than in Princess School
Music
The opening theme "Heartbeat" is a translation to Japanese of the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2001Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
. The ending theme "Equal Romance" is a cover version of the same song by CoCo
CoCo (group)
CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consist of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae.CoCo released their first single on September 6, 1989. They debuted with "Equal Romance" and found themselves on the charts almost regularly...
, which was the second ending theme of Ranma ½
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
.
Opening:
- "Heartbeat" by Prière
- "Dynamite I.N.G (ダイナマイト★Ｉ・Ｎ・Ｇ)" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Kyoko Hikami
- "Miracle Wonderland (ミラクル☆ワンダーランド)" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Kyoko Hikami
Ending:
- "Equal Romance" by Prière
- "Di Gi Charat Ondo (デ・ジ・キャラット音頭)" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kyoko Hikami, and Yoshiko Kamei
- "PARTY☆NIGHT -Cyber Trance Version-" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kyoko Hikami, and Yuka Iguchi
- "PARTY☆NIGHT -Cyber X'mas Version-" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kyoko Hikami, and Yuka Iguchi
- "Daisuki (ダイスキ)" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Kyoko Hikami