Di Gi Charat: Koushiki Comic Anthology

Di Gi Charat
デ・ジ・キャラット公式コミックアンソロジー

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Synopsis

On planet Di Gi Charat, little Digiko was a pampered princess. Now living on Earth, the green-haired moppet is working for minimum wage at a hobby shop in Japan. Who ever said it was easy being cute? Based on the popular anime series, Di Gi Charat also features bratty Usada, shy boy Minagawa, and Digiko's wacky companions Puchiko and Gemo! (Source: VIZ Media)

Publication notes

Di Gi Charat: Koushiki Comic Anthology was published in English as Di Gi Charatf by VIZ Media from December 24, 2003 to April 28, 2004.

Published

Jul 1998 to Mar 1, 2000

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Adaptation

Di Gi Charat (anime)

Side Story

Main characters

Di Gi Charat240 fan favorites
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Dejiko is the main character of Di Gi Charat. She is also known as Chocola but despite this alternate name implying she likes chocolate, she prefers broccoli. Dejiko has a Type A personality and can be aggressive at times. Dejiko dresses up as a catgirl and is the princess of Planet Di Gi Charat. She is ten years old when she comes to Earth with hopes of becoming an idol singer. She has green eyes and green hair and her maid-like uniform consists of a white and navy blue dress with big cat bells tied to her hair with navy blue ribbons. On the very top of her head are her cat ears, which are white with pink inside and have a set of large, non-functional yellow cat eyes. She always wears white gloves and boots (with the exception of her sleeping outfit) and she has a white tail. She has the ability to use her eye-beam weapon called the Me kara BEAM!. She ends each sentence with nyo. (Source: Wikipedia)
Petit Charat130 fan favorites
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At the beginning of the story it is explained that Puchiko, also known as Capuccino, is Dejiko's five year old sidekick and is a catgirl. Her relationship to Dejiko is not explained in the original series, but Gema states that she is a princess in the Di Gi Charat Movie and it is seen that she lives with Dejiko in the castle in Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat. According to Di Gi Charat Complete 2002, Dejiko saved her by pulling her out of a hole, and so Puchiko followed Dejiko to thank her. Although in Winter Garden, it said that Puchiko is Dejiko's sister and share the same parents. Puchiko is quiet (but when she does speak she has unexpected sharp tongue) and has a Type B personality. She has the ability to use an eye-beam similar to Dejiko's but is often too docile to conjure the aggression required to perform such a feat. This has caused many things to come out of her eyes, including sludge, when she attempts to use it. Puchiko has brown hair and dark brown eyes. She wears a schoolgirl-type uniform plus cat bells in her hair, though they are much smaller than Dejiko's. She wears orange boots, cat ears and tail. She ends each sentence with nyu. (Source: Wikipedia)
Hikaru Usada72 fan favorites
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Usada, or Rabi~en~Rose, is revealed to the viewer to be Dejiko's rival. Her nickname may be a play on a number of things. "Rabi~en~Rose" may be a play on the common French saying "La Vie en Rose" which means "life in rose-pink". The Japanese expression "spend a life in rose-pink" means to spend a life without any worries. "Rabi" which resembles the English word "rabbit." replaced "La vie" to form a pun to mean "Rabbit in life without worries," which suggests her personality. Her original name is Hikaru Usada, which resembles Hikaru Utada (best known in the West for her theme songs for the Kingdom Hearts series) but that was officially commented as a mere coincidence since the story and names were decided before Hikaru Utada's debut in Japan. Her "Usada" surname also is a pun, as the "Usa" part is a shortening of the word "usagi", which means "rabbit" in Japanese. In the original anime, she is seen as a normal girl who uses dice to transform into her bunnygirl outfit: a pink, white and red dress with large white rabbit ears and a large round cotton tail. Her parents left her to live on her own in an attempt to help her become an idol. Rabi~en~Rose does not end her sentences with a rabbit sound (typically pyo in anime) and is the only character with kemonomimi animal traits in the Di Gi Charat franchise not to do so. (source: wikipedia) She is very competitive and always is trying to start something with Dejiko. In some of the manga stories, however, it is shown that she really just wants to be her friend, and this is hinted at in various ways, often ending in a comedic gesture.
Pyocola Analogue III56 fan favorites
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Birthday: October 23 Piyoko is eight years old. She is the Princess of planet Analogue and leader of the Black Gema Gema Gang. Her parents left her in Rik, Ky, and Coo's care until she is thirteen because they are embarrassed to show their faces when their attempt to take over planet Di Gi Charat failed. She had to flee to earth because she blew up a city and couldn't pay for repairs. Piyoko's dresses similar to that of a nurse's uniform, but in black and white colors like a panda. She ends her sentences with "pyo". She has an attack similar to Dejiko's Laser Eye Beam called Upchuck Bazooka which is a beam that comes from her mouth, but whenever she attempts to attack Dejiko with it, she more often than not gets attacked herself. Piyoko makes a brief cameo in Episode 2 of Cromartie High School as a teenage version of herself.
Gema15 fan favorites
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Gema is explained to be the guardian of Dejiko and Puchiko. Essentially he is a floating yellow balloon that is always upside-down with very small eyes and mouth. Creator Koge Donbo once joked that Gema was the best character because anyone can draw him. He ends his sentences with gema. He can shoot darts out of bamboo sticks; but they have little effect on anyone.
Coo Erhard6 fan favorites
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Coo is 13 years old and the Major of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is the physician of the group. He is Piyoko's childhood friend and is closest to her. Sometimes if food flies through the air he will jump up and catch it in his mouth in a dog-like manner. As the gang considers themselves a "family," Coo is considered the "brother"; however, Piyoko thinks she is older than him, although she is only 8 while he is 13. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ky Schweitzer3 fan favorites
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Ky is 17 years old and the Lieutenant General of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He is a dentist and always worries after Piyoko. Ky makes sure that Piyoko practices proper dental hygiene. As the gang considers themselves a "family." Ky considers himself as the "Mommy," even though he is a male. He seems embarrassed by the title. (Source: Wikipedia)
Rik Heisenberg1 fan favorites
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Rik is 28 years old and the General of the Black Gema Gema Gang. He plays the role of the veterinarian of the doctor trio. He takes pride in his profession and loves animals. As a result, Rik has many animals around him. The animals include Bun Bun and Amaenbou. As the gang considers themselves a "family," Rik considers himself as the "Daddy." (Source: Wikipedia)