Most of the characters of Di Gi Charat originally debuted in the yonkoma
Gema Gema, and later appeared in the anime series. Across all of the Di Gi Charat series, each catgirl ends their sentence with a cat sounding suffix, such as Dejiko's
Nyo. The four DVDs of the series
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat are named after each of the four catgirl's
onomatopoeia. Piyoko talks in a similar manner.
Main characters / • :
Dejiko is the main
protagonist of the series. She is also known as 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, green hair, and her maid-like uniform consists of a white and navy blue dress with large cat bells tied to her hair with navy blue ribbons. She attacks using her eye-beam weapon. :She has the ability to use her eye-beam weapon called the
Me Kara Beam. She ends each sentence that she speaks with
nyo. :In an interview with Koge-Donbo, she says that of all her character creations Dejiko is most like her. / • (1999–2008 and 2013–present, Japanese; English in
Leave It to Piyoko!),
Nao Minakami (2008, Japanese),
Karen Strassman (season 1),
Hilary Haag (
Panyo Panyo), Mariette Sluyter (
Nyo) (English) :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 is said that Puchiko is Dejiko's sister and share the same parents. :Puchiko has a
type B personality and is known to be quiet and calm. 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 dresses as an
orange tabby catgirl and has brown hair and dark brown eyes. She wears a
seifuku plus cat bells in her hair, though they are much smaller than Dejiko's. She ends each sentence that she speaks with
nyu. Puchiko also makes a cameo appearance in
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory. / • :Rabi~en~Rose is Dejiko's rival. Her name was decided following a request for reader submissions, and may be a play on a number of things. "Ra Bi an Rozu" can read as
gairaigo for the common French saying
"La Vie en Rose", literally "life in rose-pink", referring to a life spent without any worries, which might be taken to describe her personality. The Japanese phrase, also refers figuratively to an optimistic outlook. "Rabi", which resembles the English word "rabbit", replaces "La vie" to form the pun, "Rabbit in rose-pink", describing her appearance. Her real name is Hikaru Usada, a pun on the name of the famous Japanese pop singer,
Hikaru Utada, which she hates being called. Her "Usada" surname is another a pun: "Usa" is a shortening of the word "usagi", meaning "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 use a suffix at the end of her sentences and is the only character with kemonomimi animal traits other than Rik, Ky, and Coo in the Di Gi Charat franchise not to do so. ; • :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.
Black Gema-Gema Gang / • :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" (although certain manga publications depict this as a squeak). She has an attack similar to Dejiko's Laser Eye Beam called Upchuck Bazooka (
Kuchikara Bazooka in Japanese) 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. Note: Piyoko makes a brief cameo in Episode 2 of
Cromartie High School as a teenage version of herself. ; • :Rik is 26 years old (28 in the English dub of
Leave It to Piyoko!) 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". ; • :Ky is seventeen 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. ; • :Coo is thirteen 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 he is, although she is only 8 while he is 13. He treasures a stuffed panda that Piyoko gave to him. ; :Gema's counterpart in the Black Gema Gema Gang. Like Gema, it is round and floats in the air, but instead of being yellow, it is black. It also has large spooky eyes and red lips. ;Black Gema-Gema Danin :is worker from analogue planet-di gi charat danin's counterpart. They end their sentences with "Geba".
Minor characters Takeshi - and
Yoshimi - • The two self-styled "fans of Dejiko". Takeshi is fatter, Yoshimi is thinner, and both wear glasses. In the original series, Dejiko interprets Takeshi's name as "bu" and Yoshimi's name as "kimi". Thus, for the remainder of the series, she refers to the pair collectively as
Bukimi (meaning 'weird'/'unpleasant smell'). ;
Takurou Minagawa • A boy who comes into the store to buy trading cards and falls in love with Rabi-en-Rose, in the Reiwa anime, is confirmed that he and Rabi-in-Rose study in the same school. Enjoys
melonpan. Not related to Kimura, though they share the same first name. ;
Takurou Kimura • A rich and long-haired man infatuated with Puchiko's cuteness and have a problem with the suffix that some characters use at the end. Not related to Minagawa. ; • A rowdy creature seemingly made of water. His appearances in the series are always incredibly random and crazy. ;
Rod Young An excitable American fan of Di Gi Charat. ;
Mister Manager • A thoughtful finger-person who runs Gamers and sends Dejiko on errands. ;
Hokke Mirin A cat who is Puchiko's sidekick. It can walk sideways and has five kittens; Sa, Shi, Su, Se, and So. During the time between Di Gi Charat and Reiwa no Di Gi Charat, it takes the place of Puchiko in the store when she and Dejiko are in the Di Gi Charat Planet. ;
Majin Gappa A small green creature likened to a
kappa, is Rabi-en-Rose's sidekick. During the time between DiGi Charat and Reiwa no Di Gi Charat, it takes the place of Rabi-en-Rose in the store, meanwhile she is very busy with the exams and homework. ; A mysterious, tiny, yellow bear. Its face always appears to be angry, crying, depressed and laughing at the same time. It always remains in its box and is always seen as being completely still. On one side of the box, "Please give me a home" is written in Japanese. It can eat things bigger than itself. In Party Night, he ate the
Earth.
Broccodes She is the goddess of
Broccoli's company. She appears for first time in Reiwa no Di Gi Charat, replacing Dejiko when she and Puchiko are in the Di Gi Charat Planet during the time between Di Gi Charat and Reiwa no Di Gi Charat. The only two that knows about the change are Dejiko and Gamers's Manager.
Bushimo-no-Mikoto She is the goddess of
Bushiroad's company, she had as aspect of a devil samurai, is kouhai of Broccodes and is a fan of the original anime. She appears for first time in Reiwa no Di Gi Charat ==Music==