Di Gi Charat

Di Gi Charat (Japaneseデ· ·ジキャラット, De Ji Kyaratto ) is an advertising character of the company broccoli and an anime television series from the year 1999. According to the OVAs series were published manga and other products with the character.

• 4.1 Specials 4.1.1 Winter Garden

Di Gi Charat The figure, short Dejiko and her companion Gema first emerged in 1998 in the magazine From the Gamers store chain Gamers Group broccoli. The artist Koge Donbo developed the characters in the same year in a comic strip on. Afterwards the figure was the mascot of the store chain, in 1999 followed by the first anime.

Content

The Di Gi Charat aliens (デ· ·ジキャラット), Petit Charat (プチ·キャラット, Puchi Kyaratto ) and Gema (ゲマ) land on Earth to become pop stars. Since they have no place to stay, they come under the store Gamers, in which they work from there. Di Gi Charat must deal with the employee Rabi ~ en ~ Rose (ラ·ビアン· ·ローズ, Ra bi to Rozu, of French La vie en rose) also Hikaru Usada deal, which annoys them again and again and also the customers are not always satisfied with the three aliens. Thus one complained about their speech impediment: quit all records with - nyo, nyu - or - gema.

Anime television series

The studio Madhouse produced in 1999 the 16- episode anime television series directed by Hiroaki Sakurai. The character design designed Koge Donbo and Yoshinobu Yamakawa and took over the artistic direction of Yuji Ikeda. The series aired from November 29 1999 to December 23, 2000 by TBS in Japan.

The series was released by Synch - Point in English.

Synchronization

On 2 May 1999, a free audition for the lead role was held which was attended by 525 people. In the final 15 participants came. Was won the audition of Asami Sanada, the 13 -year-old Miyuki Sawashiro such convinced that they also got the Special Jury Prize and a role. For both it was the debut of their voice actor career. Furthermore received three other people an award for outstanding performance but no difference: the later Okashi - no - Gravure Idol Miyoko Sakurai (桜 井 美 代 子) under the name Akane Kitakawa (北川 あかね), and Saki Nakajima (中 岛 沙 树) and Manabi Mizuno ( 水 野 爱 日), who had both previously minor roles as a voice actor. Among the remaining 15 of the finals were also the voice actor Minako Ozawa (小 沢 美奈子), Kaori Tagami (たがみ かおり), Miwa Kozuki (幸 月 美 和) and Masumi Asano (浅 野 真澄).

Music

The music of the series was composed by Yusuke Sakamoto. The header title Only One, no. 1 Masami Okui comes from and the credits song Happy Day Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro and Kyoko Hikami.

Adaptations

Specials

Following the series several specials were broadcast.

The first was the Summer Special (サマー スペシャル) in August 2000. December of the year was followed by a Christmas Special (クリスマス スペシャル). In the spring, a four-part comprehensive Ohanami Special (お 花見 すぺしゃる) was sent in August 2001, the Baiu Special (梅雨 スペシャル, dt "rainy Special" ) and the Natsuyasumi Special (夏休み スペシャル, dt " Summer Special" ) with 2 episodes.

Winter Garden

On 23 and 24 December 2006, the 2-part Christmas Special Winter Garden was aired. In this slice-of -life anime Dejiko is 20 years and Puchiko some 15 years. The characters bear no more striking things have not their speech impediment and also have a different personality. The anime is Dejiko falls in love with a boy a romance.

Film

The 20-minute film- Di Gi Charat Anime: Hoshi no Tabi (デ· ·ジキャラット 星 の 旅) came in Japanese theaters in December 2001.

Other television series

In 2002, the series Panyo Di Gi Charat Panyo (ぱにょぱにょ デ· ·ジキャラット) followed with 48 five -minute episodes.

From 2003 to 2004, the Di Gi Charat nyo television series (デ· ·ジキャラット にょ) aired in Japan, which includes 104 twelve-minute episodes.

OVA

Was published in 2003 in Japan, the original video animation Di Gi Charat Gekijo: Piyoko ni Omakase pyo! (デ· ·ジキャラット 劇場 ぴよこ に おまかせぴょ! ), Which was implemented as a manga and translated into English.

Mangas

The first manga with Di Gi Charat the figure was released in 2000 in Japan from the publisher MediaWorks Di Gi Charat under the title. It comprises four volumes and has been translated into Korean, among others, English and French. A German translation was published by Egmont Manga and Anime, the translator was Christine Steinle.

The first manga followed Di Gi Charat Theater 2003, Di Gi Charat Theater: Dejiko 's Adventure Di Gi Charat and: Dejiko à la Mode, and many more.

Tonveröffentlichungen

The series several music albums with soundtracks and songs sung by the voice actors appeared. Furthermore, several radio plays CDs were released.

Games

The Adventure Di Gi Charat Fantasy (デ· ·ジキャラット ファンタジー) appeared for the Dreamcast console and Windows, and later also for Playstation 2 with the suffix Excellent (エクセレント). In 2002, the game series Dejiko - mmunication followed (でじこ ミュニケーション) for the Gameboy Advance. Moreover, appeared for the Di Gi Charat Gameboy Color: Mah -jongg game Dejiko no Majan party.

In addition, the Di Gi Charat Trading Card Game CCG was published.