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Di Gi Charat (デ・ジ・キャラット, De Ji Kyaratto) is an anime that first aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on November 30, 1999. It is the first anime in the Di Gi Charat series. It is also given the subtitle Wonderful Edition (ワンダフル版, Wandafuru-ban) to give it a unique distinction.

Contents

• 1 Overview
• 2 History
• 3 Characters
  • 3.1 Main Characters
  • 3.2 Supporting Characters
• 4 Episode List
  • 4.1 Wonderful Edition
  • 4.2 Specials
• 5 Music

Overview[]

Dejiko, a princess from the planet Di Gi Charat, accompanied by her younger sister Puchiko and guardian Gema land in Akihabara, where they are helped by a kind manager and decide to work for him at his store.

History[]

At Tokyo Character Show in July 1999, Broccoli announced a 16-episode anime series centered around Gamers' mascot Di Gi Charat. This was part of an advertising campaign to promote opening the new main Gamers store in Akihabara.

The anime's success spawned multiple sequels in the form of special episodes and a movie.

The series would receive a dub by Synch-Point in 2005, who also dubbed Leave it to Piyoko!, which covered all 16 episodes of the series.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

Di Gi CharatVoiced by: Asami Sanada (Japanese), Jessica Gee-George (English)The crown princess of Planet Di Gi Charat who has arrived on Earth alongside Puchiko and Gema to become a famous actress. She begins working at a Gamers store in Akihabara.Petit CharatVoiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Karen Strassman [Credited as Mia Bradley] (English)Dejiko's younger sister. She doesn't talk much but helps Dejiko out with the store.GemaVoiced by: Yoshiko Kamei (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh [Credited as Jennifer Sekiguchi] (English)Dejiko's guardian. He constantly reprimands Dejiko for her misbehavior, but in return is constantly abused by her with her Laser Eye Beam.Rabi~en~RoseVoiced by: Kyōko Hikami (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)Dejiko's rival. She works at Gamers and constantly bickers with Dejiko. Her real name is Hikaru Usada.

Supporting Characters[]

Mr. ManagerVoiced by: Kazuya Ichijō (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)The manager of the Gamers store in Akihabara where Dejiko works at. Dejiko affectionally calls him Mishter Manager (店長しゃん, Tencho-shan). He's usually quite warm and friendly, but terrifying when he's angry.Takuro MinagawaVoiced by: Omi Minami (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn [Credited as Midge Mayes] (English)Commonly known as Minataku. A junior high school student who has an unrequited crush on Usada. He loves melon bread.Takuro KimuraVoiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Erza Weisz [Credited as Ethan Murray] (English)Commonly known as Murataku. A wealthy young man with long hair who falls in love with Puchiko because of her pure heart. He runs a kindergarten.Voiced by: Ryō Naitō (Takeshi) and Norihisa Mori (Yoshimi) (Japanese), Taliesin Jaffe [Credited as T. Axelrod] (Takeshi) and Liam O'Brien (Yoshimi) (English)Two regular customers of Gamers who are fans of Dejiko. The shorter, fatter one is Takeshi and the taller, thinner one is Yoshimi. Dejiko calls them both "Bukimi", which means creepy.AbarenbouVoiced by: Yūji Ueda (Japanese), Geoffrey Fontaine (English)A mysterious blue person who arrives at Gamers. Despite his name meaning "a man who goes on a rampage", no one has ever seen him in the act. He is a troublemaker who acts in unpredictable ways.Rod YoungVoiced by: Chinami NishimuraAlso known as Rodoyan. A fan of Dejiko who lives in the United States. He collects a large amount of Dejiko merchandise and cosplays as her.Henna IkimonoA strange bear-like creature that Dejiko encounters on a picnic. It's impossible to tell if it's angry, crying, depressed, or laughing. It followed Dejiko to Gamers and decided to stay there.

Episode List[]

Wonderful Edition[]

#	Title	Storyboard	Director	Animation Director	Original Airdate
1	Dejiko is Here, Nyo	Hiroaki Sakurai	Yukihiro Kitano	November 30, 1999
2	Call Me Rabi~en~Rose	Tatsuo Satō	Hiroaki Sakurai	Hiromi Muranaka	December 1, 1999
3	A Scary Store?	Hiroaki Sakurai	Masahiro Emoto	December 2, 1999
4	What the Heck is It?	Kobayashi Akemi	December 3, 1999
5	Mr. Long Hair	Hiroaki Sakurai	Fumiaki Kamakana	Makoto Takahoko	December 7, 1999
6	Bukimi Bu	December 8, 1999
7	Gema Gema Pushuu	December 9, 1999
8	The Beam Won't Come Out, Nyu...	Tatsuo Satō	Yuji Nakao	December 10, 1999
9	Romantic, In a Way	Hiroaki Sakurai	Daijirō Sakamoto	December 14, 1999
10	Impostor Dejiko Appears!	Hiroaki Sakurai	Hiroaki Sakurai	Yoshiki Yamakawa	December 15, 1999
11	Warm Fluffy Rice	December 16, 1999
12	Monsters and Stuff Appear!	Tatsuo Satō	December 17, 1999
13	I'm Possessed, Nyo~	Hiroaki Sakurai	December 21, 1999
14	Abarenbou Comes to Town	Tatsuo Satō	Takahiro Yoshimatsu	December 22, 1999
15	PARTY NIGHT	Hiroto Tanaka	December 23, 1999
16	Usada Explodes	Masayuki Kojima	Yukihiro Kitano	December 24, 1999

Specials[]

#	Title	Script	Storyboard	Director	Animation Director	Original Airdate
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Summer Special 2000
1	Piyoko is Here, Nyo	-	Hiroaki Sakurai	Yoshiki Yamakawa	August 22, 2000
2	It's the Black Gamers, Nyo	Masayuki Kojima	Tōru Takahashi	Keiko Kawashima
3	Abarenbou Strikes Back	Tatsuo Satō	Takahiro Yoshimatsu	August 23, 2000
4	A Summer Bug	Akitarō Daichi	Akemi Kobayashi
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Christmas Special
1	Gorgeous, Nyo	Mamiko Ikeda	Tōru Takahashi, Hideki Inoue, Hiroaki Sakurai	Tōru Takahashi, Hideki Inoue	Miwa OshimaKeiko Kawashima	December 16, 2000
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Ohanami Special
1	Evil Settles In	Mamiko Ikeda, Tōru Takahashi	Tōru Takahashi	Megumi Kadonosono, Satoru Iriyoshi	April 6, 2001
2	Sakura Sakura
3	Long-Haired Big Brother, Nyu	Q・P HONEY, Mamiko Ikeda	Hiroaki Sakurai, Hideki Inoue	Hideki Inoue	Akira Kano, Miwa Oshima
4	Don't Call Me Rabi~en~Rose
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Natsuyasumi Special
1	Dejiko in America 1	Hiroaki Sakurai, Tōru Takahashi	Hideki Inoue, Tōru Takahashi	Miwa Oshima, Akira Kano	August 2, 2001
2	Dejiko in America 2
3	DePuRaPyoGeBou Debut	Hiroaki Sakurai	Shintaro Inokawa	Fumitoshi Oizaki	August 3, 2001
4	Is Anyone There, Nyo?	Mamiko Ikeda	Shigehito Takayanagi	Katsunobu Itō
Event Screening - Di Gi Charat Tsuyu Special
1	Gema's Abode	Mamiko Ikeda	Tōru Takahashi	Yoshiki Yamakawa	August 25, 2001
2	Tsusodeshiu Acting Troupe (Nice!)	Hideki Inoue	Akira Kano

Music[]

	Song Title	Artist	Composer	Arranger	Lyricist
Wonderful Edition
Opening theme	only one, No.1	Masami Okui	Toshiro Yabuki	Toshiro Yabuki	Masami Okui
Ending theme	Happy Day	Asami Sanada	Ritsuko Miyajima	Masaki Iwamoto	Yoko Nezu
Insert song of Episode 15	PARTY☆NIGHT (HYPER PARAPARA VERSION)	D.U.P.	Yusuke Sakamoto	Toshio Masuda	Yuki Mori
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Summer Special 2000
Opening theme	CUTIE	Masami Okui	Toshiro Yabuki	Toshiro Yabuki	Masami Okui
Ending theme	Powerful Summer	D.U.P.	Masashi Chizawa	Masaki Iwamoto	Yoko Nezu
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Christmas Special
Opening theme	Want to be a Goddess ~for a yours~	Masami Okui	Toshiro Yabuki	Toshiro Yabuki	Masami Okui
Ending theme	PARTY☆NIGHT -WHITE VERSION-	D.U.P.	Yusuke Sakamoto	Toshio Masuda	Yuki Mori
TV Special - Di Gi Charat Ohanami Special, Di Gi Charat Natsuyasumi Special; Event Screening - Di Gi Charat Tsuyu Special
Opening theme	Want to be a Goddess ~for a yours~	Masami Okui	Toshiro Yabuki	Toshiro Yabuki	Masami Okui
Ending theme	see you see you	D.U.P.	Masaki Iwamoto	Masaki Iwamoto	Keiko Kimoto
Insert song of Ohamami Special	Sakura Sakura	D.U.P.	Toshio Masuda	Toshio Masuda	Karen Shiina

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