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Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (TV)

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[ prequel of Di Gi Charat (TV) ]

Alternative title:
ぱにょぱにょ デ・ジ・キャラット (Japanese)
Genres: comedy
Age rating: All Ages (Nothing objectionable)
Plot Summary: Deijiko is the princess of the planet of Di Gi Charat. After reading a book, she is influenced to want to help everyone be happy. She leaves the castle and pretends to be a normal girl. She tries to make everyone happy by taking various jobs around the town and thereby making all sorts of new friends and inevitably, enemies.
User Ratings: 104 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Very good: 14 votes (sub:7, dub:6, raw:1)
 Good: 27 votes (sub:15, dub:12)
 Decent: 25 votes (dub:13, sub:11, raw:1)
 So-so: 16 votes (sub:8, dub:7, ?:1)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 314 users, rank: #1407
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.087 (Decent+.08), std. dev.: 1.7819, rank: #2976
Weighted mean: 6.063 (Decent+.06), rank: #2952 (seen all: 6.65 / seen some: 6.08 / won't finish: 4.18)
Bayesian estimate: 6.189 (Decent+.18), rank: #2534
Running time: 5 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 48
Episode titles: We have 48
Vintage: 2002-01-06
Opening Theme:
"Happy! Smile! Hello!" by Atsuko Enomoto
Ending Theme:
"Jounetsu no Paradise" by Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, Atsuko Enomoto, and Etsuko Kozakura
Comment:
This show takes place on the planet Charat about 5 years before the first series.
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Related reviews:
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat DVD 1
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat DVD 2

Related releases:
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat - Complete Collection (DVD) 2009-01-27 (from $28.99)
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat - Nyo! (DVD 1) 2004-06-08 (from $6.00)
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat - Nyu! (DVD 2) 2004-07-20 (from $6.00)
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat - Mya! (DVD 3) 2004-08-31 (from $6.00)
    Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat - Myu! (DVD 4) 2004-10-12 (from $19.41)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Shigehito Takayanagi

Series Composition: Toshiki Inoue

Script:
Aya Matsui (8 episodes

eps 17-20, 29-32
)
Toshiki Inoue (24 episodes
eps 1-8, 13-16, 25-28, 37-44
)

Yasuko Kobayashi (16 episodes
eps 9-12, 21-24, 33-36, 45-48
)

Storyboard:
Fumihiro Kamanaka (eps 5-8)
Hiroki Negishi (eps 37-40)
Makoto Tamagawa (eps 32-34)
Masashi Saeki (eps 21-24)
Masayuki Odera (eps 11-12)
Mitsuo Hashimoto (10 episodes

eps 13-16, 27-28, 41-44
)
Nobuharu Kamanaka (eps 25-26)
Satoru Iresugi (ep 9)
Satoru Iriyoshi (eps 29-30)
Shigehito Takayanagi (7 episodes
eps 1-4, 10, 47-48
)

Takahiro Yoshimatsu (eps 17-20)
Tetsuro Araki (eps 31, 45-46)
Yoshinori Odaka (eps 35-36)

Episode Director:
Fumihiro Kamanaka (eps 5-8)
Hiroki Negishi (8 episodes

eps 21-24, 37-40
)
Mitsuo Hashimoto (8 episodes
eps 25-28, 41-44
)

Nobuharu Kamanaka (eps 13-16)
Satoru Iresugi (ep 9)
Shigehito Takayanagi (13 episodes
eps 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, 47
)

Tetsuro Araki (7 episodes
eps 29-32, 45-46, 48
)

Yoshinori Odaka (eps 33-36)

Music: Motoyoshi Iwasaki

Original creator: Koge Donbo

Character Design: Makoto Koga

Art director: Shinobu Takahashi

Animation director:
Atsushi Ogasawara (9 episodes

eps 5-8, 13-16, 28
)
Eiji Inoue (ep 25)
Fumiaki Asano (8 episodes
eps 21-24, 37-40
)

Junko Abe (eps 29, 32)
Makoto Koga (16 episodes
eps 1-4, 8, 10-12, 30, 34-36, 45-48
)

Satoru Iresugi (ep 9)
Satoru Iriyoshi (ep 33)
Shuuichi Iijima (ep 31)
Takahiro Yoshimatsu (eps 17-20)
Yoko Kojo (6 episodes
eps 26-27, 41-44
)

Sound director: Kazuya Tanaka

Director of Photography: Mitsuru Sugiura

Executive producer:
Masao Maruyama
Takaaki Kidani

Producer:
Masao Morosawa
Youko Nakano

Color: Chikako Kamata

Editing: Masahiro Matsumura

Music producer: Taka Nagasawa

Planning Supervisor: Hitomi Koshiki

Production Head: Kenji Nakamoto

Publicity:
Seiji Suzuki
Tomohiro Nakata

Sound Effects: Akiko Mutou

Theme Song Arrangement: Takahiro Ando (OP/ED)

Theme Song Composition: Takahiro Ando (OP/ED)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Hiroki Ikeda (ED)
Shinichiro Aoyama (OP)

Theme Song Performance:
Asami Sanada (ED)
Atsuko Enomoto (OP/ED)
Etsuko Kozakura (ED)
Miyuki Sawashiro (ED)

 

Asami Sanada as Di Gi Charat / Dejiko

Atsuko Enomoto as Rinna

Etsuko Kozakura as Meek

Megumi Hayashibara as Pyocola Analogue III / Pyoko

Miyuki Sawashiro as Petit Charat / Puchiko

Yoshiko Kamei as Gema

Yuji Ueda as Deji-Devil

Ai Satou as Meek's Mother

Akira Tomisaka as
Prince
Right Fielder
Teacher

Asami Imai as
Kitten
Kitten B

Asuka Tanii as Elizabeth

Chiaki Takahashi as Girl 3

Chiwa Saito as Mermaid Princess

Eiji Takemoto as Umpire

Erina Yamazaki as Newborn Chick

Fujiko Takimoto as Boy 3

Hidenari Ugaki as Park Chief

Hirofumi Tanaka as Smoker

Hiroshi Masuoka as Elderly Gentleman

Jun Fukushima as Painter

Junichi Sugawara as Old Man

Junko Takeuchi as Third Baseman

Kaoru Morota as Boy 1

Kouichi Hasebe as Pig B

Kyoko Hikami as
Hansel
Narrator

Makiko Oku as
Catcher
Child 2
Kitten C

Makoto Yasumura as
Announcer
Mischievous Ghost
Starter
Stray Dog

Mami Kosuge as Girl 2

Mamiko Noto as Child A

Masako Joh as
Airi
Gluttonous Ghost
Pitcher

Masashi Yabe as Man in Bread Shop

Masato Amada as
Johnwan Jiro
Salaryman

Miwa Matsumoto as Pig Girl

Motoko Kumai as Giant Octopus

Norihisa Mori as
Boy 2
Customer (ep 1)
Ghost A
Manager
Mayor
Opposing Coach
Reindeer
Reporter
Takoyaki Shopkeeper

Omi Minami as Girl 1

Roko Takizawa as Grandma

Ryo Naitou as
Boxer
Coach
Fake Santa
Flame Breather
Foreman
Ghost B
Pig A
Prince's Horse

Sanae Kobayashi as
Kitten A
Mermaid
Sherry

Souichirou Tanaka as Uncle

Takashi Matsuyama as Director

Takashi Taniguchi as Evil Politician

Takayuki Yamaguchi as Conceited Man

Takeshi Aono as Santa

Takeshi Watabe as Meek's Father

Tomohisa Asou as Knight

Tomoyuki Shimura as
Hollick
Pig Boss

Yoshiko Okamoto as Whale

Yoshinori Fujita as Mania

Yuka Imai as Lady in Snack Shop

Yuko Sanpei as Child 1

Yumi Ichihara as Ohba

Yuuichi Nagashima as Steward

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: Animax

Distributor: Starchild Records

Music Production: avex mode

Production:
Broccoli
Madhouse Studios

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Sandra Krasa

ADR Script: Kathleen Moynihan

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

DVD Coordination: Janice Williams

Editing:
Bill Newton
Neil O'Sullivan

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol
Robert Marchand

Project Translator: Lucan Duran

Recording engineer:
Jacob A. Gragard
Jason Grundy
Matt Wittmeyer
Michael Callahan

Sound Design: Brent Marshall

 

Luci Christian as Di Gi Charat

Allison Sumrall as Rinna Charat

Andy McAvin as Deji Devil

Cynthia Martinez as Meek Charat

Hilary Haag as Petit Charat

Kira Vincent-Davis as Pyocola Analogue III

Tiffany Grant as Gema

Ben Pronsky as
Ice
Prince

Bubba Callahan as
Airi's Manager
Giant Monkey

Chris Patton as
Mermaid's Prince
Pegus

George Manley as
Boss Pig (ep 23)
Director (eps 5, 7)

Greg Ayres as
Crazed Airi Fan
Orio
Soccer Forward
Time Boy

Jessica Boone as Airi

Jim McClellan as
"Cinderlla Cop" Thief
Blue Pig
Ghost Thief 1
Mayor
Meek's Dad
Park Mananger
Reindeer

John Gremillion as
Annonucer Man
Annoucer
Ghost Thief 2
Grey Pig
Hollick
Umpire

John Swasey as
Coach
Cooking Teacher
Fake Santa
Knight
Maniaku
Pink Pig
Red Car Man
Steward
Tennis Referee

Kira Vincent-Davis as
Little Brother
Young Boy

Mandy Clark as Ghost Girl

Marcy Rae as
Meek's Mother
Ohba
Old Lady Princess

Marty Fleck as
Evil Politician
Gentleman
Old Man
Santa Claus

Matt Kelley as Artist

Monica Rial as
Dragon
Girl Pig
Gluttonous Ghost
Kitten
Mermaid Princess
Sherry

Sandra Krasa as Narrator

Spike Spencer as Actor Boy

George Hayek

Miguel Gandara

Richard Stanford

Sami Mikasa

English companies 

ADR Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors

Broadcaster: The Anime Network

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Licensed by: ADV Films

 
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