This is the character page list for Anpanman.
Miss Mimi/(みみせんせい)
The teacher of the elementary school.
- Ascended Extra: She originally appeared in a small cameo in Shokupanman's debut episode, but she eventually became a recurring character in the episodes afterward.
- Badass Teacher: She was cool to begin with, but became more active in helping Anpanman in the recent episodes.
- Barely-Changed Dub Name: Her dub name in the Tubi movies is slightly changed from the Japanese name "Mimi-sensei", mainly to fit with the formal Mr/Miss/Mrs title for teachers in English-speaking countries.
- Damsel in Distress: Unfortunately falls into this whenever Baikinman is involved.
- Damsel out of Distress: However, she tends to scold him whenever he does something bad.
- Death Glare: Does this a few times at Baikinman.
- I Can't Dance: At the beginning of one episode, she wanted to dance the tango, but she's not really good at it. Naganegiman eventually helped her out.
- Mama Bear: She's very protective of her students.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: She appeared as a small cameo in the seventh opening, but finally made a proper appearance in the ninth opening.
- Took a Level in Badass: While not completely, she does stand up to Baikinman a few times in her episodes.
Pyonkichi and Usako/(ピョン吉 &ウサコ)
- Voiced by: Eriko Hara (Pyonkichi), Hiromi Nakamura (Usako)
Two rabbit kids who are also students at Mimi-sensei's school.
- Ascended Extra: They originally appeared in the second episode after they saw Anpanman in a tree.
- Force Feeding: Bakinman tried to force Usako to eat the spaghetti with the poison mushrooms.
- MacGyvering: In their first appearance, they, along with Usao, build a tricycle out of their unicycles for Anpanman so he can get back to the bakery.
- Pink Means Feminine: Usako wears pink.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
Usao/(ウサお)
- Voiced by: Emi Shinohara
Another rabbit student at Mimi-sensei's school.
- Ascended Extra: He originally appeared in the second episode alongside Pyonkichi and Usako after they saw Anpanman in a tree.
- Out of Focus: He vanished during the early 90s episodes, prior to Melonpanna and Chibizou-kun's debut. He reappears a few times onscreen with the other students.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the second opening.
- Two Guys and a Girl: With Pyonkichi and Usako.
Uncle Bull/(ブルおじさん)
- Voiced by: Masayuki Kato (original appearance-1993), Kōichi Yamadera (538b)Debut: 4a
A bull dog citizen who tends to be grumpy at times.
He first encountered Anpanman as he saw paint marks all over his house thanks to Rakugaki Kozo who blamed him for it, though Anpanman tells him that he only spotted the mess and apologized for his outburst. Uncle Bull later lost his temper again when Baikinman bumped into him after stealing Rakugaki Kozo's paintbrush as he was trying to repaint his house. After Baikinman left, Uncle Bull later scolded at Rakugaki Kozo for what he's done and forgives the kid for his actions.
Uncle Bull later held the air race in Tombokun's debut story.
- Bully Bulldog: He's a bulldog, but Uncle Bull is not a bully. Rather he gets short-tempered as times.
- Out of Focus: He had two major roles early in the show's run, but quickly faded into the background once more characters were introduced in favor of the animal citizens.
- What, Exactly, Is His Job?: It's never stated exactly what Uncle Bull does as he only had a few major appearances and small cameos. His business suit makes it imply that he's possibly an office worker. His two major appearances in the show (4a and 154b) indicate that he's likely the mayor as he was the one who yelled at Anpanman for the graffiti and was the one who held the flying race, but it's never confirmed. Then his small cameo in 538b has him picking up trash at a park.
Rare Cheese/(レアチーズ)
- Voiced by: Mina Tominaga, Yuriko FuchizakiDebut: 377a
A female poodle that belongs to Usako who also loves Cheese.
She first met Melonpanna and Cheese when both she and Usako were picking flowers in a field. Cheese fell in love with her at sight after finding her sleeping in the meadow of flowers and decided to hang out. However, this didn't last long as Baikinman captured their owners as he was trying to steal all the flowers at the meadow for Dokinchan. The two dogs decide to go help rescue their owners, but Cheese tells the poodle to get Anpanman while he goes out to rescue the two from Baikinman's net. This didn't work as Baikinman saw Cheese dangling from the net and fell into the waterfall. After Anpanman rescued the girls, Rare Cheese goes out in the water to rescue Cheese.
- Depending on the Artist: Her fur color varies on various episodes and merchandise. Rare Cheese has a slight pink tint, but some covers depict her either more pink or white color.
- Edible Theme Naming: Like Cheese, Rare Cheese is named after a Japanese cheesecake.
- Iconic Sequel Character: Rare Cheese was introduced almost 8 years after the anime started, but became a popular character in the series due to her being a love interest to Cheese.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She has eyelashes and a red hair bow. Her fur is also a slight tint of pink as well depending on the episode.
Donburiman Trio/(どんぶりまんトリオ)
A comedic trio of bowl-headed men who love singing. The group consists of Tendonman, Katsudonman, and Kamameshidon.
- Color-Coded Characters: Tendonman wears blue, pink, and brown. Katsudonman wears blue and white. Kamameshidon wears purple and blue.
- Deadly Disc: They use the lids on their heads as this.
- Edible Theme Naming: They're all named after Japanese foods.
- Freudian Trio: Each of the trio corresponds to one of the three:
- Tendonman — Somewhere between Ego and Id.
- Katsudonman — Somewhere between Superego and Id.
- Kamameshidon — Somewhere between Ego and Superego.
- Meaningful Name: All three of their names. Check each of their profiles to see what their names mean.
- Power Copying: Basically, if the food inside their bowl is removed or eaten, they can change personalities depending what they're refilled with.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Tendonman first appeared in the second opening, while the latter two show up in the next one.
- Super-Speed: All of them can run fast, but Kamameshidon is the best example.
- Treasure Map: One episode focus on them trying to find treasure after they find a map. However, this leads them to Tahara-kun and Rice-chan's rice fields.
- Verbal Tic: A feature of all three, with Tendonman's archaic Edo lilt, Katsudonman's Gratuitous English, and Kamameshidon's Tohoku dialect.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Regardless of their fighting about which dishes are better, they still have each others' back.
- Worthless Treasure Twist: In that same episode, they discover that rice is somewhat of an actual treasure since it's really important to eat. Keep in mind, the dishes the three were based on rely on rice.
Tendonman/(てんどんまん)
- Voiced by: Chika SakamotoDebut: 1
One of the members of the Donburiman Trio, and can be considered the unofficial leader since he's the first one to appear. He first met Anpanman since the show's debut.
- Always a Child to Parent: Tendonman is a fully grown adult who lives on his own, yet his mother still treats him like a child.
- "Bang!" Flag Gun: He had one in one of the edutainment specials. Anpanman and Baikinman were scared shitless when they thought it was a real gun.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Even though he's around the same height as the other Donburis, he acts like this.
- Edible Theme Naming: "Tendon" is a Japanese dish of seafood and vegetable tempura with rice.
- Improbable Weapon User: He uses his chopsticks.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the second opening.
- Punny Name: Aside from the obvious, there's one that's Lost in Translation: Tendonman's behavior is based on that of a chindon-ya
, a kind of street performer used to advertise businesses, performances, and the like. Tendonman, being the first of the donburi characters introduced, sings the praises of himself. This behavior spreads first to the other members of the trio, and then the other donburi characters in general, although the pun only really makes sense with Tendonman. - Real Men Wear Pink: He wears a pink vest.
- The Stoic: Became one in one episode where chawanmushi was poured in his head.
Katsudonman/(カツドンマン)
- Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya
One of the members of the Donburiman Trio, and the smart one out of the group.
- Big "SHUT UP!": He did this towards Baikinman and the other kids in one of the edutainment shorts when no one was paying attention to the food he made.
- Canon Immigrant: He originally appeared in the 1989 film. He later became part of the show after a few months.
- Edible Theme Naming: "Katsudon" is a Japanese dish of rice topped with tonkatsu and egg.
- Gratuitous English: Because pork cutlets were introduced to Japan from England, he'll often say things like, "Yes!", "No!", "Shut up!", and "Oh My God!".
- Obligatory Swearing: Because he's one of the few characters to say English phrases, Katsudonman would sometimes say "Oh My God" at times. While saying "God" is very tame for a kids' show in Japan, saying that in context would count as a swear as it's used in vain, which is hardly or never used for kids programming in the West.
- Out of Focus: While a major player in the group, Katsudonman is the only one out of the three to hardly any major episodes to himself. Not counting his debut story, Katsudonman only has at least 10 episodes that focus on him, some of which are shared with his brother Tamagodonman.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: He's the manly man to Tamagodonman's Sensitive Guy.
- Temporary Love Interest: He originally had a crush on Butterko in some of the early episodes, but this trait disappeared afterwards.
Kamameshidon/(かまめしどん)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
One of the members of the Donburiman Trio, and the muscles out of the group.
- Canon Immigrant: Like Katsudonman, he originally appeared in the 1989 film. He later became part of the show after a few months.
- Edible Theme Naming: "Kamameshi" means "kettle rice".
- The Big Guy: Although he's around the same height, he's the strongest out of the three.
- Improbable Weapon User: He uses his rice paddles.
- Naked People Are Funny: He's seen naked in Onsen-kun's debut episode.
- Odd Name Out: Out of the tree, he doesn't have a "man" on his name due to how long his name is.
- Temporary Love Interest: He tends to crush on whatever female character he's paired with.
Unadonman & Sansho-kun/(うなどんまん&さんしょくん)
- Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (Unadonman) and Kenyū Horiuchi (Sansho-Kun)
A snobbish Donburi who claims himself to most delicious food, in contrast to the other bowlhead characters. He is accompanied by a tiny living container.
- The Ace: Whenever he's better than others, he'll brag about it
- Break the Haughty: He can be torn apart if someone else is better than him.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners
- Leitmotif: The duo like to sing their song whenever they appear
- Pepper Sneeze: Sansho-kun does this on Baikinman several times whenever they're in trouble.
- Power Copying: Similar to the Donburiman Trio, Unadonman can changed his personality depending on what's filled in his head. One example was when his head was filled with a kettle, courtesy of Kamameshidon.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Unadonman is the blue, while Sansho-kun is the red. Unadonman can also be the blue to Gyudonman's red.
- The Rival: Pretty much to the Donburiman Trio and Currypanman. They become in friendly terms at the end.
Ochazuke Sakusaku-san/(お茶漬けサクサクさん
- Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta (original), Yutaka Nakano (current)
A farmer who lives close to the hillsides of Ochazuke Mountain. He's usually a mentor to Baikinman whenever he comes by.
- Edible Theme Naming: He's based on ochazuke, which is a simple Japanese dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or hot water over cooked rice.
- Perpetual Smiler: He pretty much always smiles regardless the situation. Although there are a few times where he doesn't smile.
Gyudonman/(ぎゅうどんまん)
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
A hot-headed Donburi who serves Gyudon, which is stewed thin-sliced beef over rice.
- Chest Insignia: He has a cow on his shirt.
- A Day In The Lime Light: He often shares his spotlight with the other Donburis.
- Edible Theme Naming: He's named after a Japanese food.
- Friendly Rival: He's friendly to some of his competitors.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the red to both Unadonman and Chawanmushimaro.
Chawanmushimaro/(ちゃわんむしまろ)
- Voiced by: Katsumi Suzuki
A bowl-headed gentleman who serves chawanmushi. He lives in a mansion, but you can see him traveling in his carriage. He also likes writing poetry.
- Black Bead Eyes: He has these.
- Burning with Anger: While he's not normally angry most of the time, he can be like this if Bakinman is involved in a fight.
- Cool Teacher: He was like this towards the elementary school kids when he was the teacher for the day.
- Improbable Weapon User: He shoots out ginko nuts from his head and whacks them with his fan.
Ikuradonchan/(いくらどんちゃん)
- Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama
A cheerful girl and a sister to the Donburiman Trio. She is best known for making Ikura Don.
- Edible Theme Naming: Ikura Don is salmon fish roe on rice.
- Leitmotif: She sings her song "Ikuradon, delicious plump". The background music is some sort of Caribbean music with steel drums.
- The Pollyanna: Pretty much to Bakinman and Dokinchan. She's very friendly towards them, and they're even friendly towards her.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: She does to Bakinman and Dokinchan.
Bibimbap-kun/(ビビンバくん)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Kida
A hot-headed bowl kid who makes his signature dish, Bibimbap.
- Bag of Holding: His backpack, which contains all his cooking supplies.
- Bratty Half-Pint: He can easily be like this, but not for a long time.
- Burningwith Anger: If he either gets bothered or his food is burned. This is also is signature move.
- Cute Bruiser: He can stand up to a very good fight. However, he's not very skilled.
- Edible Theme Naming: Like all bowl-headed people, he's named after a Japanese dish.
- Improbable Weapon User: He uses his spoon as a weapon.
Uzumaki Panta & Cookie Cat (うずまきぱんた&クッキーキャット)
- Voiced by: Chie Kojiro (Uzumaki Panta) and Sumi Shimamoto (Cookie Cat)Debut: 87a
A small spiral roll-headed kid with a small cat who can create a plate of cookies. In their debut story, they were sent by Baikinman to steal Anpanman's cape to make the hero powerless. But after the villain wanted to attack the two once Anpanman was taken care of, Uzumaki Panta regretted his actions though thankfully was saved by Anpanman.
- Advertised Extra: The two were shown a lot in the eighth opening, but they only had two episodes throughout the show's run and never appeared beyond the hand-drawn era.
- Alliterative Name: Cookie Cat.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Pretty much how he acted until his Heel–Face Turn.
- Fly Crazy: Was like this when he stole Anpanman's cape. He gets better in his second appearance when he borrows Melonpanna's cape. Even his small cameo before his return to flying shows he's already good at it.
- Hypno Ray: Uzumaki Panta's main trait is that he can hypnotize his victims and make them sleepy.
- Meaningful Name: Uzumaki is Japanese for spiral.
- Long Bus Trip: The two haven't appeared in a major episode since 299b "Uzumaki Panta and Cookie Cat".
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Uzumaki Panta appeared in the fourth opening, while he appeared with Cookie Cat in the eighth opening.
Eclair-san & Pudding-chan (エクレアさん&プリンちゃん)
- Voiced by: Yuko Mita (Eclair-san) and Sakurako Kishiro (Pudding-chan)
Two best friends who live together and love making deserts, especially Eclairs and pudding.
- A Day in the Limelight: They have a few episodes to themselves.
- Edible Theme Naming: Pudding-chan is based on the Japanese pudding "purin" and eclairs are chocolate-coated pastries filled with cream.
- Genki Girl: Both of the girls are very energetic, though Pudding has the most energy.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Pudding-chan has these.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Eclair is the blue while Pudding is the red.
- Remember the New Guy?: Anapnman knows Pudding-chan prior to the events of her actual appearance, but the viewers never heard of her.
- Spotlight-Stealing Title: After their debut story, Pudding-chan gets the top billing whenever the two appear with another character. This is most likely because of both how she is the front person of the duo and the fact they can't add three names in the title.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: The two usually have a soft spot for Baikinman, especially since the one time he accidentally bumps into a tree when Pudding-chan was trying to grab some fruit.
- Walking Disaster Area: One episode has them causing mayhem at Baikinman's lair.
Mr. Baumkuchen/(バームクーヘンさん
- Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa (original appearance — 2010) and Issei Futamata (2014— present)
A tap-dancing gentleman who likes giving his signature food Baumkuchen cake to others. He first met Anpanman and the bakery crew when he was about to visit Uncle Jam, but not without bumping into Baikinman who gave him a bad impression as the alien lashed out at him about his looks.
- Badass Normal: He may be a gentleman, but you don't wanna mess with him.
- A Day in the Limelight: Despite not being a major character, he shares some episodes with Horrorman, Currypanman and Cheese.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: His interest in tap dancing wasn't added to his character until his second episode with Horrorman.
- Edible Theme Naming: Baumkuchen is a German swirl cake that is made with even layers on a rotary machine and covered in chocolate, similar to a roll cake but the cake sliced resembles the rings of a tree when cut up.
- The Mentor: To Horrorman in one episode, when he taught Horroman to dance.
- Long Bus Trip: Between his debut appearance in 1999 to the 2020s, he only had six episodes with three long-year gaps of his absents (seven if you count his cameo in the 700th episode). His first absence was between his two episodes from 1999 to 2004, then his second was between 2004 to 2014 (partly due to his voice actor dying six years after). Even after being recast in 2014, he vanished again until the 2020s. Thankfully he was able to appear a few more times by the 2020s.
- Spin Attack: Similar to Rollpanna, his main attack is with his baton.
Shiratama-san/(つきのしらたまさん)
- Voiced by: Kazue Ikura
An actor who likes performing in front of people. She's one of the few characters that think Baikinman's not a villain, but rather an actor.
- Don't Call Me "Sir": She doesn't like being called "teacher".
- Edible Theme Naming: Despite being humanoid, she's based on shiratama, a kind of rice cake used in a fruit salad.
- Even the Girls Want Her: Dokinchan is a big fan of hers.
- Incoming Ham: Whenever she sings her introduction song.
- Large Ham: Tends to be like this whenever she appears.
- Leitmotif: Whenever she appears, she sings her introduction song. She also sings this as her exit song as well. Everyone except Baikinman loves it.
- The Perfectionist: She likes her shows to be almost as perfect. Unfortunately, they don't always go out the way she intended to.
- The Pollyanna: As stated, she doesn't see Bakinman as a bad guy.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: She appeared in the eleventh opening 15 years after her initial debut.
- Reused Character Design: She shares the same character design as Ginko from Mighty Cat Masked Niyandar, which is funny since that character used elements from Dokinchan.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Despite appearing a few times after her initial appearance in the show, Shiratama-san never appeared in the show's ninth and tenth openings. She does appear later in the show's eleventh opening.
Datemakiman/(ダテマキマン)
- Voiced by: Naoya Uchida
A traveler who serves his signature dish, datemakis. Anpanman first met him when Datemakiman made some of his signature dishes for some of the school kids, though didn't like the criticism from Chibizou-kun and Kabao. He declared Anpanman his enemy when he protected the two, though he became friends after defeating Baikinman.
- Badass Bystander: He can easily defeat Baikinman whenever he pops by.
- Cheated Angle: Inverted. Sometimes, his nose points out like other characters with similar noses. Though sometimes, it'll just be a simple line◊.
- Death Glare: To Shokupanman when they first met.
- Edible Theme Naming: Datemakis are Japanese sweet rolled omelets.
- Friend to All Children: He's very nice to children, especially when he was Akachanman at Uncle Jam's bakery.
- Green-Eyed Monster: He became one towards Anpanman in his debut story and Shokupanman in one episode. Fortunately, he gets over it after the episode's conclusion.
- Improvised Weapon: He often uses either an umbrella, a stick, or his bangasa.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Despite being in the show since 2002, Datemakiman never appeared in any of the show's openings after appearing in over 20 episodes as of 2022. He does appear in the first episode's title card once the show transitioned to widescreen.
- Your Size May Vary: His height changes in various episodes. He's often around the same height as Mimi-sensei. However, in some episodes, he's around the same height as Anpanman◊.
Donutsman & Baby Donuts/(ドーナツマン&ベビードーナツ)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Aono, (Donutsman; original appearance — 2012) Yosuke Akimoto, (Donutsman; current), and Rica Matsumoto (Baby Donut)
A man made out of donuts who runs a donut stands near the beach. He is also the father to Baby Donuts, whom he takes special care of.
- Badass Adorable: Baby Donuts may be a baby, but he is very protective about keeping his father's donuts safe from harm.
- Baby Carriage: Uses his donut cart both to carry donuts and take his son whenever he's sleeping.
- Edible Bludgeon: They both use donuts as a flying weapon.
- Edible Theme Naming: Both are named after donuts.
- Missing Mom: Baby Donuts doesn't seem to have a mother.
- Papa Wolf: Donutman's very protective of his son, Baby Donuts.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Donutsman first appeared in the fourth opening, while his son Baby Donuts appeared earlier in the third opening.
Mont Blanc-san/(モンブランさん)
- Voiced by: Takuma Suzuki
A mountain climber who also serves his signature food. He first came to have a nice talk with his friend Uncle Jam, only to get kidnapped by Baikinman.
- Climbing the Cliffs of Insanity: Pretty much his main habit. He likes climbing the tallest building whatever he can find.
- Keet: He's very energetic to the point he never gets tired of climbing. Even Baikinman and Dokinchan get tired of him.
- Make Me Wanna Shout: He likes shouting "YAAHHOOOO!" whenever he's at the highest peak of a mountain or building.
- Meaningful Name: Mont Blanc is the name of highest mountain of the Alps.
Roll Cake-chan/(ロールケーキちゃん)
- Voiced by: Akemi Kanda
A roller-skating girl who loves making cake rolls. She accidentally bumps into the kids in her debut episode.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": She has the letter R on her shirt.
- Edible Theme Naming: She's named after cake rolls.
- Fragile Speedster: She's really good at being fast. However, she sometimes can't control herself and often crashes into others.
- Rollerblade Good: Constantly wears a pair of rollerblade shoes.
- Sprint Shoes: Her rollerblade shoes help her go at a fast speed.
Hotcakeman and Syrup-chan/(ホットケーキマン&シロップちゃん)
- Voiced by: Masako Jou(Hotcakeman) Ikumi Sato (Syrup-chan)
A guy who makes pancakes and is accompanied by a small girl who makes syrup.
- Birdcaged: This happened to Syrup-chan when Bakinman trapped her so he could disguise himself as her.
- Burningwith Anger: Hotcakeman's head top can melt the butter if he gets angry.
- Edible Theme Naming: "Hotcake" is another term for pancake.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Hotcakeman towers over Syrup-chan.
- Mistaken Identity: In one episode, Baikinman disguises himself as Syrup-chan to steal the pancakes.
- Pink Means Feminine: Syrup-chan wears pink.
- Spot the Imposter: After Anpanman brings the real Syrup-chan back, Hotcakeman can't decide which one is the real deal, despite the size difference. Fortunately, Cheese figures out it when he sees Bakinman's tail.
Waffle-chan/(ワッフルちゃん)
- Voiced by: Chieko HondaDebut: 476b
A cute girl with a waffle head who makes delicious waffles for everyone, but she can be prone to being emotional at times.
In her debut story, she was supposed to visit Uncle Jam, but took a detour after seeing a butterfly in a meadow of flowers and fell asleep. Because it was taking a long time, Anpanman and Melonpanna decided to see where she had gotten off to and helped her lead the way to the bakery after they found her in the meadow. Waffle-chan was able to make waffles for the children and bakery crew but was distracted after finding Baikinman's UFO hidden in the bushes as the alien wanted to try out her waffles. Baikinman had to chase after her once he saw his UFO was flying and they crashed and landed at his lair. He scolds her for what happened and cries, but Dokinchan is able to calm her down. Dokinchan decides to play with her and the two along with Baikinman decide to make waffles together. After Baikinman and Dokinchan saw Waffle-chan was sleeping, they decided to secretly send her back to the bakery as Anpanman was trying to find her.
- Edible Theme Naming: She is based on waffles, a dish based in France and Belgium which is sweet dough pressed in a pattern-shaped iron.
- Long Bus Trip: Her last major episode was 554b with Batako in 2000, while her last appearance was in the 2002 home video special "The Best 15 Characters" and hasn't appeared since. Not helping that one of her actresses Chieko Honda died from cancer in 2013.
- Vague Age: It's never stated how old Waffle-chan is, but due to how she gets easily distracted and gets emotional, it's likely she's around the age of a toddler.
Ice Cream Cone Man /(ソフトクリームマン)
- Voiced by: Oscar Cheda (English) Hirotaka Suzuoki (Japanese; debut appearance - 2006), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese; 2012 - present'')Debut: 23b
A man with an ice cream cone head that serves soft served ice creams. He first encountered Anpanman when he was giving out ice creams and both Baikinman and Dokinchan were trying to cause trouble for the two as they wanted free ice creams. This failed and Baikinman decides to attack Ice Cream Cone Man with the Beroberomen.
He works with Ice Candy Man and Frappe-chan at the beach serving their cold treats to everyone.
- Similar Squad: Like how Frappe-chan and Ice Candy Man represent both Anpanman and Currypanman, Ice Cream Cone is the Shoukpanman of the trio. He is very soft-spoken and very flamboyant contrast to Ice Candy's hot-headedness and they would clash heads with each other. Ice Cream Cone originally rode on a bike that serves ice cream before upgrading it to a truck, similar to how Shoukpanman upgraded his truck later on in the show. Ironically, both Ice Cream Cone Man and Shoukpanman clash with each other when they do meet up later on the show, though they make amends at the end.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Out of the three ice dessert-based characters, Ice Cream Cone is the only one to give the most attention, especially during the 2010s when he came back. Justified as he was in the show since the first year and he was neglected throughout the 90s and 2000s.
Motchi-kun/(モッチーくん)
- Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
A small boy who likes making mochi, and he also delivers it to anyone who needs it. In his debut episode, he was supposed to deliver mochi to Oshiruko-chan, but was distracted by the Donburiman Trio and raced against them.
- Edible Theme Naming: Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, which is short-grain rice.
- Super-Strong Child: He was able to pick up Kamameshidon and spun him off of the magnet Bakinman used to pull him.
- Wrong Turn at Albuquerque: As stated, he was supposed to head to Oshiruko-chan's house. But he almost headed the wrong way while racing against Kamameshidon. Fortunately, Baikinman stopped him and told Motchi-kun that he was heading the wrong way.
Uiroman/(ういろうまん)
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu (White Uiro; original), Hiromi Nakamura (Black Uiro), Kōichi Yamadera (Matcha Uiro)Debut: 345b (Anime)
A group of children who specialize in uiro-mochi, led by White Uiro. They tried to be a team of heroes, though they often failed.
In their debut story, they met Anpanman after Baikinman stole some candy from the children, though their leader wasn't too keen on him.
- Blush Sticker: Cherry Uiro. Azuki can sorta count as well.
- Bratty Half-Pint: White Uiro. Azuki Uiro was also like this until the end of the episode.
- Edible Bludgeon: They use uiro as their weapon.
- Edible Theme Naming: Uiro are traditional Japanese steamed cake made with rice and sugar.
- Hammerspace: They seem to have a lot of uiro in their pockets.
- Light Is Not Good: White despite being the leader is not the friendliest member due to his brash and cocky attitude.
- Pink Means Feminine: Cherry Uiro, since she has hearts and wears a skirt.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: They often argue a lot, but they always stick together.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad : Unfortunately, not all of the kids have enough screen time and the only ones that get the most are White, Black and Azuki.
- Token Girl: Cherry Uiro is th only girl in the group.
Jelly Bean Brothers/(ゼリービーンズきょうだい)
- Voiced by: Machiko Toyoshima (Red), Aiko Aihashi (Yellow), Yuki Kodaira (Green), Tomoko Kobashi (Pink)
A group of energetic jelly bean-headed kids who give out jelly beans. They also like singing.
- Black Bead Eyes: All of them have this except for Pink.
- Cool Car: Their jelly bean truck. It can be used to shoot jelly beans.
- Walking Disaster Area: They caused mayhem at Baikinman's lair when he brought them there.
Marmalade-san/(マーマレードさん)
- Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino
A Scottish woman who makes marmalade and is an old friend of Uncle Jam. She encountered Baikinman and Dokinchan when she spotted some orange trees.
- Cool Teacher: She was like this towards Dokinchan when she was teaching her how to make marmalade.
- Edible Theme Naming: Marmalade is similar to jam, where it's a fruit preserve. But it's made with citrus fruit.
- Everything's Louder with Bagpipes: She carries them, and they're also heard in the background as her leitmotif.
Watame Jisan/(わたあめじいさん)
- Debut: 101bVoiced by: Naoki Tatsuta (original appearance only), Issei Futamata (1249a; 2015 to present)
When Batako was sick, she tells Anpanman to get some cotton candy from Watame Jisan as it can help make her throat feel a bit better. But when Anpanman was in town, he saw a long line of customers getting cotton candy and was worried he wouldn't get any as Watame Jisan only comes once a year. Making things worse Baikinman was pretending to be a rich person so he could be the first to get Watame Jisan's treat, only for the villain to disappear with the old man out of sight as he used his magic to put him to sleep. Dokinchan sees that Anpanman is following them after the pair vanished with Watame Jisan, so Baikinman uses the magic cane again to make cotton candy for her and creates cotton candy copies of Baikinman to stop the hero. He disguises himself as one of the cotton candy copies to use his cane to stop Anpanman again. Dokinchan is happy and wants Watame Jisan to make some cotton candy, but he is still under hypnosis and wakes him up and demands he to make her some. As he finds out what happened to Anpanman, Watame Jisan creates a giant cotton candy copy of the hero and is able to stop Baikinman just before he shocks Anpanman. Baikinman is defeated as he accidentally shocks himself with the cane and puts himself into hypnosis, and Anpanman is able to give Batako cotton candy with the large Anpanman cotton candy copy given by Watame Jisan.
- Out of Focus: After his debut story, Watame Jisan was mostly in the background in episodes that focused on festivals. It wasn't until 2015 and later in the 2020s, he would have more focus episodes.
- Vague Age: It's unknown how old he is exactly. Naoki Tatsuta makes him sound deeper like he's much older, but Issei Futamata depicts him a little bit younger.
Konpeito-san/(こんぺいとさん)
- Debut: 146aVoiced by: Teiyū Ichiryūsai
A star-shaped-headed woman who gives out hard candy that resembles stars.
In her debut story, she shows up in town and gives out her konpeitos to the children and tells them that they're pieces of a shooting star and you can make a wish on them if you eat one. Everyone overhears this, including Baikinman and Dokinchan, and swipe her whole basket of candies as they want to make wishes for themselves. Anpanman, Shoukpanman, and the bakery decided to help Konpeito-san make a new batch of her candies. But she is worried that her lies that her star-bit candies can actually grant wishes would get back at her, which they do as Dokinchan yells at Baikinman that the candies only gave her toothaches instead of her wishes being granted. Baikinman kidnaps Konpeito-san when he sees her by the bakery and both villains confront her on giving the star bit that can grant Dokinchan's wish. However, Anpanman and Shoukpanman are able to rescue her by stopping Baikinman, and somewhat granting Dokinchan's wish as she gets surprised by Shoukpanman showing up behind her. Later that day, Konpeito-san admits to Uncle Jam that her candies aren't really star bits. But he makes her feel better about the time Anpanman was born out of shooting stars.
- Ambiguous Situation: She is one of the few characters based on the konpeito, the other being the Konpeitoumen in Sugar Land. But it's never stated if she's related to them or in fact connected with th kingdom itself.
- Cosmic Motifs: Stars due to her candies based after star bits. She also has stars on her dress.
- Edible Theme Naming: Konpeitos are Japanese sugar candies that resemble stars that originated by Portuguese traders in the 16th century.
- Long Bus Trip: After her debut story, Konpeito-san vanished for almost 5 years until she became a major character in one of the "Happy Birthday" home video specials made between 1995 to 1996. She made a cameo a few months later in episode 392a "Ame Trio and the Summer Festival", but vanished for another 8 years as Konpeito-san was in another cameo at the end of the 2004 movie short. Her last appearance was in episode 899a "Baikinman and Hatena Tower" (2007) as she's one of the few flying out of the tower alongside the redeemed Princess Hatena and Nazabo, and hasn't appeared since.
Annin-chan/(あんにんちゃん)
- Debut: 845b
A pair of contortionist twin sisters that specializes in annin tofu. They also like to perform for others.
In their debut story, they encounter Anpanman, Melonpanna, and some of the children after their soccer ball was lost and helped them recover it alongside giving them their special dish. The heroes told Uncle Jam about the two and were excited to meet them, unknowingly that Baikinman and Dokinchan overheard them.
- Ambiguously Human: They are very humanoid characters in the show
- Braids of Action: They wear braided pigtails and do a lot of somersaults.
- Edible Theme Naming Annin tofu is a dessert served in places like China and Japan. It uses a tofu-like substance with pieces of fruit.
- Identical Twin ID Tag: An-chan wears red/orange with green hairbows on her pigtails, while Nin-chan wears orange/yellow with purple hairbows. An-chan also has a beauty mark, while Nin-chan doesn't.
- Long Bus Trip: After their debut story, they vanish from the show until much later in a small cameo in the 2013 film 7 years later, but they won't have another major role until episode 1381a when they met Currypanman in late 2017, 11 years after. They haven't made another appearance since then.
- Nice Girl: They are very friendly to anyone.
- Theme Twin Naming: Both of their names are Annin separated from each other (An/Nin).
Ankora/(アンコラ)
- Voiced by: Sukekiyo Kameyama (original), Hidetoshi Nakamura (current)Debut: 8b
A giant dog-dragon who loves to eat adzuki beans, the same filling used for anpans. He also has a son, Koankora.
In his original book, Ankora was causing trouble in the town as he was stealing sweets from shops. Batako tells Uncle Jam and Anpanman about it and decided to put a stop to it. Because Ankora has a sweet tooth, Uncle Jam decides to change it to curry to chase the giant away.
In the anime, Ankora was feeling hungry and starts his day in a bad mood after bumping inside of the cave he was sleeping in. The giant met Baikinman after he saw the sweets on the villain's table and later encountered Batako, Uncle Jam, and Cheese as the trio was picking strawberries. He ate Batako's basket and ate almost everything except for the dinnerware and currypan and got his foot injured with one of the forks. Uncle Jam helps the giant out of pulling the fork out of his foot and leaves the trio alone, but Baikinman decides to cause trouble for Anpanman by giving out anpans to Ankora and telling him Anpanman and use him as a weapon to destroy the bakery. Because Ankora likes the filling inside Anpanman's head, Uncle Jam decides to change it to curry to chase the giant away and foil Baikinman's plan.
- Affably Evil: When Baikinman uses him to destroy things, he's completely nice about it.
- Gentle Giant: He's a perfectly sweet-natured creature despite his size.
- Papa Wolf: Became this since Koankora's debut.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the first opening, even though he didn't appear until a few episodes into the series.
- Real Men Wear Pink: He's pink all over.
- Third-Person Person: He usually says his name in the third person.
- Trademark Favorite Food: He likes eating azuki.
Sunaotoko/(すなおとこ)
- Voiced by: Tesshō GendaDebut: 45a (Anime), The Shining Star's Tear (movie)
A sand giant who watches over the desert regions, mainly to protect whatever treasures lie in the sand. Due to him originally being a movie character and later part of the anime, he has two different backstories.
In the 1989 movie, Sunaotoko was guarding the "Tear of Sand" as Anpanman and the gang were trying to help Princess Nanda Nanda find the "Glittering Tear". In the series, he was deceived by Baikinman when Hamburger Kid was roaming in the desert.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In the first movie, he was the second obstacle Anpanman and the main characters dealt with after the Ice Queen. However, in the show, he appears much earlier than the Ice Queen as she won't appear in the show for another few years.
- Affably Evil:
- Depending on the episode, he's either a gentle giant or a bad guy. The openings can indicate whether he's a good or bad guy.
- This also extends to the openings. For most of them (sixth, ninth, and eleventh openings), he is seen with a majority of the giant villains. But in the tenth opening, Sunaotoko is seen with some of the good characters.
- Ambiguous Situation: Because the movie and television continuities are messy, there are some unknown details about whether or not he is the Sunaotoko that was attacking the main characters in the 1997 movie. Despite being voiced by the same actor, the Sunaotoko in the film is much more evil due to him trying to attack the main characters and doesn't have any remorse for his actions. The only clue is that Sunaotoko lacks eyebrows. The 2018 movie displays that there are more creatures that look like Sunaotoko, making it imply that both the Sunaotoko who originated from the 1989 movie and from the 1997 movie are different characters.
- Ambiguously Evil: Despite not causing any malicious intentions with the main cast in the first movie, Sunaotoko would often flip from being good or bad depending on what happens in the episode. Sometimes he would side with Baikinman if he tricks him into thinking Anpanman stole a precious treasure from him. Unlike Kaze Konkon who he causes coldness and others to be sick from his icy breath, Sunaotoko relies on using a wind instrument that can be used for both good and bad.
- Canon Immigrant: Originally a character in the first Anpanman film, Sunaotoko became part of the show afterward.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His main power is controlling the sand using his pungi wind instrument.
- Instrument of Murder: His somewhat pungi wind instrument. This is what he uses to control the sand.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the sixth opening.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: In the 1997 film, there were two characters that looked identical to him that acted as the Big Bads. Although one of them was voiced by the same guy, the only major difference is that they lacked the eyebrows like Sunaotoko has.
- Weaksauce Weakness: He doesn't like water.
Gomira/(ゴミラ)
- Voiced by: Urara Takano
A purple platypus who lives in a giant castle, but prefers to stay inside a suitcase.
- A Day in the Limelight: While he does have a few episodes with other characters, he became the focus in the 2001 movie and the 2011 Christmas special.
- Evil Knockoff:
- In one episode, Baikinman creates a robotic version of Gomira that shoots garbage out of its mouth.
- Baikinman also created another robot named after Gomira, who was designed to clean garbage, though it doesn't resemble him.
- Extreme Omnivore: He likes eating garbage.
- Gentle Giant: He's a very sweet-natured creature who doesn't like harming others.
- Loners Are Freaks: He's very friendly, but he prefers to be alone due to his habit of eating trash.
- MacGuffin: In the 2011 Christmas special, he finds two red flowers frozen in a block of ice and carves them into a Christmas star for his tree. This later becomes helpful to turn Gomira back to normal when he turns super evil.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Superpowered Evil Side: In the 2011 Christmas special, Baikinman creates dark garbage for Gomira to eat. This turns him into a superpowerful evil rampaging giant.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Garbage.
Hedoroman/(へどろまん)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata
A mud giant who lives in the depths of the jungle. He's usually seen at Bee Tamagawa.
- Affably Evil: He's not completely evil, he's just evil either by will or by force. Force mostly because of Baikinman.
- Dishing Out Dirt: He controls mud when he's in contact with water.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He knows not to mess with Biidaman.
- Gentle Giant: He can be like this whenever he's not bothered.
- Meaningful Name: Hedoro means "slime" or "sludge" in Japanese.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Weaksauce Weakness: He's vulnerable to dry air and any bright light that shines on him.
Izuminosei/(泉の精)
- Voiced by: Kohei Miyauchi (original), Kenichi Ogata (current)
A giant spirit who resides in a lake. If a person's object drops in the lake, he will offer them a choice between the object they dropped and a golden one. If they pick the golden object, they get electrocuted. If they pick the original one, they get turned to gold.
- Fatal Flaw: His main flaw sometimes is that if the owner takes too long to pick which is the right object, he'll get very impatient.
- Golden Supermode: Anyone he turns into gold becomes invincible.
- Harmless Electrocution: He'll zap people with lighting if they pick the gold object.
- Honest Axe: His main character trait is that he can turn the person gold if they choose the real object, regardless of whether you want to or not. However, he does turn the user back to their normal selves if they have had enough.
- Meaningful Name: His name translates to "Spirit of the Fountain".
Yuyakeman and Asayakeman/(ゆうやけまん&あさやけまん)
- Voiced by: Ryoichi Tanaka (Yuyakeman)
Two giant brothers who control the sunset and sunrise. Yuyakeman's paintbrush was stolen by Baikinman and Dokinchan and he needed Anpanman's help to get it back.
- Art Imitates Life: Their paintbrushes can turn things either bright or dark. However, they only work if the brushes are in their hands.
- Badass Cape: Both of them wear capes.
- Big Brother Instinct: Asayakeman came to help his brother to get his paintbrush back from Baikinman.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Yuyakeman is in charge of the sunset, and has a darker color scheme than his brother, but is a perfectly nice person.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Their episode states that they're resposible for changing the sky colors, but this was never brought up again as later episodes show that their other forces that control the sky and time as well.
- Eye Glasses: Both of them wear glasses, and considering neither one has visible eyes, it's possible that the glasses ARE their eyes.
- Light Is Good: Asayakeman is in charge of the sunrise, has a light color scheme, and is just as nice as his brother.
- Meaningful Name: Yuyake is Japanese for sunset, while Asayake is sunrise.
- Painting the Frost on Windows: They're responsible for creating the sunset and sunrise.
- Purple Is Powerful: Yuyakeman has purple as part of his color scheme.
- Say My Name: Yuyakeman remains invisible until you sing his song.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Yuyakeman seems to be the calmer of the two. While his brother Asayakeman is more energetic.
Todaiman/(とうだいまん)
- Voiced by: Yukitoshi Hori (current)
A walking lighthouse that currently resides near the beach shores. He is accompanied by Frankenrobo-kun, who has been powering him up since his first appearance.
- Light Is Good: He's a giant lighthouse that shines light, and is a very sweet-natured creature.
- Meaningful Name: "Todai" means "lighthouse" in Japanese.
- No Mouth: He seems to be drawn with no mouth. Then again, the cone is possibly blocking it.
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: Though he wasn't evil, to begin with, Baikinman ordered him to shine his bright light at Anpanman to stun him.
The Lamp Giant/(ランプの巨人)
- Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi (original appearance — 2013)
A genie who lives inside a magic lamp. If someone finds his lamp, he can grant them 3 wishes.
- Gentle Giant: He's very friendly towards others, including Anpanman.
- Our Genies Are Different: Unlike most genie characters, he doesn't make wishes happen by just poofing them into existence.
- Three Wishes: This is pretty much the limit of wishes he can grant to the user. He didn't have this in his original appearance, though.
Biidaman/(びいだまん)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
A giant robot who lives in Bee Tamagawa. He can shoot special liquid that turns things into marbles. He once attacked Anpanman when Baikinman tricked him into thinking Anpanman is invading his property, but then realizes the truth afterwards.
- Evil Knockoff: Baikinman created an evil robot duplicate of him in one episode.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: He often gets himself turned into a marble, though this is mostly done by accident.
- Meaningful Name: Biidama means... well, "marble" in Japanese.
- No Mouth: Inverted: His mouth can sometimes look like a nose to some viewers.
- Papa Wolf: He's protective around his son and the other kids.
Biitan/(びいたん)
- Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
Biidaman's son. Like his father, he can squirt special liquid that turns things into marbles, though not as perfect.
- Ageless Birthday Episode: In the 2015 Happy Birthday series, he celebrates his birthday on a Janurary alongside Ringo-chan.
- Blush Sticker: He has these to show he's very young.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": He has a "J" on his chest.
- Determinator: Even though he's not as strong as his father, he still likes to try.
- Meaningful Name: While it's already discussed what biidama means, the "J" on his chest possibly stands for junior.
- Missing Mom: He doesn't seem to have a mother.
- No Mouth: Inverted. Like his father, his mouth resembles a nose.
Herikoputan/(ヘリコプタン)
- Voiced by: Ikue Otani
A robotic helicopter kid who can be seen delivering goods around. He first appeared when he saw Anpanman falling from the sky, and rescued him.
- Acrophobic Bird: Not at first, but after dealing with Baikinman while rescuing Anpanman, he lost his confidence at flying. He gets over it towards the episode's climax.
- Leitmotif: In his recent appearances, his background track is catchy upbeat sorta techno music.
- Long Bus Trip: Between his debut and recent appearances as of 2021, he only had five episodes, four of which focus on him. The first trip was between 1999 to 2009, then again in 2015 and another six years until 2021. This is most likely due to Ikue Otani's scheduling conflicts when working with Pokemon.
- Lost in Translation: His name in Japanese is translated to "Helicopter Emissions".
- Super-Strong Child: He is able to carry Anpanman, Melonpanna, and the whole elementary school class!
Frankenrobo-kun/(フランケンロボ)
- Voiced by: TARAKO
A robot created by Baikinman. He was originally intended to be used as a weapon against Anpanman, but he actually turned out nice and thinks Baikinman is his father. He resides inside Todaiman.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": He has an "F" on his chest.
- Cursed with Awesome: If he touches anyone or anything, they'll get electrocuted. This can be quite useful to power up anything. This is why he stays with Todaiman.
- The Pollyanna: No matter how many times he's told that Bakinman's a villain, he still cares for him.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the ninth opening.
Tin Kid/(ブリキッド)
- Voiced by: Aoi YūkiDebut: 1097b
An alien robot who specializes in producing tin toys for others. He also has trouble landing his ship at times.
In his debut story, he crash lands near Uncle Jam's bakery, causing some of the citizens to wake up on what was going on. Anpanman decides to investigate the crash and meets with the alien robot and reveals that he's non-hostile and friendly as he gives out tin toys to the kids. Tin Kid later tells Uncle Jam about his ship and says he'll help get it repaired. While he repairs Tin Kid's ship, Anpanman and the kids show him around the town. Baikinman finds out about the robot and decides to cause trouble by putting a mind control device inside his body to be evil and defeat Anpanman. But this was thwarted as the children wanted to give something back to Tin Kid, which causes Baikinman's mind control device to override his mind and after the device was knocked out, reprogrammed himself back to his normal state after inserting the gifts inside himself. Tin Kid was able to hold off Baikinman until Anpanman was able to get his new head and defeat Baikinman.
- Ascended Extra: After his debut story, Tin Kid reappeared 8 months later and has become a recurring character since then.
- Bootstrapped Leitmotif: He shares the same background music as Herikoputan.
- Breakout Character: Tin Kid became a popular character at the start of the 2010s he starred in 11 episodes in that decade as well as a main star in the 2013 Christmas special and was added to the show's eleventh opening. He was even the main star for the 2023 DVD "Anpanman and His Robot Friends" as had three episodes in it.
- Cute Bruiser: Despite being a small robot, he can easily spin Baikinman.
- Do-Anything Robot: His main trait is that he can produce tin toys out of his chest.
- Easily Detachable Robot Parts: His arms are detachable and can be used as a weapon.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: The only character Tin Kid hasn't interacted with as of 2022 is Kokin-chan.
- Gratuitous English: He often says some English words, such as "Yes", Happy", and "Okay!"
- Mind Probe: In his appearance, Baikinman uses a robotic spider inside Tin Kid to make him turn against Anpanman. He turns back when he places one of the toys the kids made inside himself.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the eleventh opening.
- Robotic Psychopath: When he's controlled by Baikinman.
- Superpowered Evil Side: When he turns evil, his colors become darker, his eyes have an angry expression, and the siren on his head turns on.
Bakeru-kun/(バケルくん)
A shapeshifting ghost who can take the form of anyone and anything.
Should not be confused with a manga with the same name.
- Meaningful Name: Bakeru is a Japanese term for being in disguise or to take form of.
- Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: He'll often scare others just for the fun of it.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: He is very friendly towards others, though he likes to scare them at times.
- Power Copying: Whenever he transforms into an object, he'll have the same powers as the object in question, e.g. when he turns into Baikinman's UFO.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Shapeshifter: As stated, he can transform himself into anyone and anything.
- Spot the Imposter: In first appearance, you can only tell it's him by his voice. However, his recent appearances made it easier due to his mask.
Sokkuri Obake/(そっくりおばけ)
- Voiced by: Eriko Hara, Ryūsei Nakao (as Baikinman)Debut: 116b
A small ghost who is very friendly and likes shape-shifting into other characters. He lives in a large mansion.
He met Baikinman and Dokinchan when the duo wanted to go inside his mansion one night after their UFOs were damaged and let them inside. Though he thought it would be fun to take the form of Baikinman, and chased him alongside Dokinchan until they crashed into a wall. Sokkuri Obake introduces himself to Baikinman and shows off what can can do, Baikinman decides to use him as a double to cause mischief and tricks him into doing his bidding by stealing candy from Usako and destroying the children's sandcastles. But Sokkuri Obake didn't like Baikinman's methods of bullying and tried to make up for his actions, which caused Baikinman to be upset that the ghost was undoing his work. Baikinman decides to trick Sokkuri Obake into showing up at the Bakery as himself to cause trouble. But while Anpanman and the Bakery crew are alarmed to see Baikinman inside, Sokkuri Obake (as Baikinman) is very happy to meet Anpanman and have some of their bread. The real Baikinman is angry at Sokkuri Obake and decides to destroy the park. Sokkuri Obake tries to stop his actions, but he is blown away by Baikinman who sprays muddy water onto Anpanman. The ghost brings Anpanman to the Bakery and tells them what is going on and what Baikinman is doing. Sokkuri Obake decides to stop Baikinman by pretending to be Dokinchan and sabotaging his mecha and causing it to grab him before it explodes Baikinman back to his mansion, where he gets chased by the real Dokinchan as she thinks he's a ghost. The bakery crew was happy to meet Sokkuri Obake and hopes to meet him again soon and the ghost says his goodbyes to them.
He only appears in episode 116b "Anpanman and Sokkuri Obake".
- Advertised Extra: Sokkuri Obake is shown in the show's fifth opening around 1996, but he hasn't had other episodes aside from his debut story.
- Cast as a Mask: When Sokkuri transforms as Baikinman, he is voiced by his respective actor.
- Meaningful Name: "Sokkuri" means "be just like" and "obake" means "ghost".
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Similar to Bakeru-kun, except he's more kind.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fifth opening.
- Spot the Imposter: Unlike Bakeru-kun, you can't identify which person is real since he can also copy the person's voice. Though as Bakinman, it's pretty easy with the tone.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He's pretty similar to Bakeru-kun.
Iro-obake/(色オバケ)
- Voiced by: Reiko Kondo (Red Ghost), Chiaki Morita (Blue Ghost), Akeno Watanabe (Yellow Ghost), Mai Kadowaki (White Ghost)
A group of multicolored ghosts who reside in the land of Black and White. They only appeared in the Edutainment OVA "The Shapes and Colors You Do Not Know".
- Amazing Technicolor Population: They come in all colors of the rainbow.
- Eldritch Abomination: Towards the climax of the special, Baikinman and Dokinchan vacuum up the ghosts in a jar and mix them up to create a giant black ghost, which erases all of the colors they created. Fortunately, they can detach themselves.
- Homosexual Reproduction: They can merge themselves to reproduce other color ghosts. Though it makes sense since they're based on colors.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: They're very friendly towards Anpanman and the other kids.
- Verbal Tic: They often say "obake".
Bikubiku-chan/(ビクビクちゃん)
- Voiced by: Haruhi TeradaDebut: 579a
A small ghost who lives in a dark mansion. He wants to be the frightening ghost, but he is very cowardly. However, he's very friendly towards others.
In his debut story, Bikubiku encountered Creampanda and Cheese when the pair were trying to goods, only to get scared by another ghost (who was just Baikinman in disguise). Bikubiku tells Creampanda that it wasn't him that scared them, but the superhero decides to investigate the forest on who scared them. After finding out that the ghost of Baikinman, the three are chased by him until Bikubiku decides to pluck up courage and scare Baikinman off. Although he didn't last being brave enough to scare Baikinman, Anpanman was able to stop the villain.
- Badass Adorable: Despite being a scaredy cat, he does help out whenever his friends are in trouble.
- Breakout Character: After his debut story at the tale end of the cel-animated era, Bikubiku came back two years later and had over 30 episodes focusing on him.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In his debut story, we never see Bikubiku living in a mansion compared to his later episodes.
- Fog Feet: Due to him being a ghost, he has a ghost tail.
- Haunted House: Bikubiku-chan lives in an empty haunted house after his debut story.
- Lost in Translation: His name would sometimes translate to Jumpy-chan, though this could relate to him being afraid.
- Meaningful Name: Biku biku is a Japanese term for being afraid.
- Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: He wants to be the best ghost at scaring people.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: He gets very scared whenever something frightening happens.
- Shrinking Violet: Bikubiku-chan is very timid.
- Use Your Head: One of Bikubiku-chan's traits is that he can make his head grow larger. He sometimes uses this either to scare others or use it as an attack.
The Rainbow Ghost/(にじおばけ)
- Voiced by: Miki NagasawaDebut: 800 (Anime)
A rainbow-carpeted ghost created by Baikinman. Originally, it was supposed to be his own version of the rainbow. But after lighting struck the machinery, it came to life. Baikinman decides to use it to take down Anpanman. Anpanman was able to defeat the ghost after it was sprayed with water.
- Blush Sticker: Has a pair of orange blushes on the sides of its mouth.
- Canon Immigrant: Like most of the other characters, Yanase wrote a book adaption of the episode featuring the character. However, The Ghost was originally written in 1999 and didn't appear in the show until 2005 as part of the 800th episode celebration.
- Foil: To Frankenrobo-kun. They're both creations by Baikinman that are very oblivious and very happy. However, unlike the former where Baikinman wanted to use him to defeat Anpanman, but never went through as he was too friendly, the Rainbow Ghost was created by accident and Baikinman had no trouble in fooling the ghost into causing trouble.
- Kill It with Water: The ghost's main weakness.
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: It wasn't completely evil to begin with, but Baikinman made it do evil deeds once he figured out what to do with it.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Unlike most of the ghosts in the series, it's basically a giant carpet.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the tenth opening.
- Super Spit: Its main attack is spitting out mixed colors, which immobilizes the victims.
- Uncertain Doom: In episode 1380b "Kokinchan and Sugar Land", the ghost was last seen crying and with a whole in its stomach thanks to Kokinchan, but Anpanman punched both Baikinman a the ghost away after causing trouble. Because we don't see the ghost with the villains, it's unknown if it was destroyed thanks to Kokinchan or if it was buried underneath the rubble.
Rakugaki Kozo/(らくがきこぞう)
- Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto
A small kid who rides on a giant paintbrush. He causes trouble in his debut episode, painting everyone and everything in the town.
- Art Initiates Life: Subverted. While his paintbrush acts like a broomstick, it can act just like a regular paintbrush.
- Bratty Half-Pint: He's like this until his Heel–Face Turn.
- Cartoon Creature: It's hard to tell what creature he's based on. He might be a cat due to his whiskers and the fact he meows, but he lacks ears.
- Heel–Face Turn: Pretty much after Baikinman stole his paintbrush.
- Heel Realization: He apologizes afterward for his actions.
- Karma Houdini: Subverted. Up until his paintbrush got burned, he never got into trouble with the town.
- Meaningful Name: Rakugaki means graffiti in Japanese.
- Out of Focus: Despite appearing early in the show, he vanished after the early 2000s.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Verbal Tic: He often says "nyan".
Ripplechan/(リップルちゃん)
- Voiced by: Eriko HaraDebut: 608a
A girl lipstick who likes to give everyone a colorful makeover regardless of what gender they are. She travels around with her bag of cosmetics.
She first met Anpanman when she was walking happily, though this changed when she saw Batako covered in dirt after working out and gives her a huge makeover, much to Batako's confusion. Ripplechan later gave everyone in town a similar makeover and despite the mixed reception with the folks, she became famous which caused attention to both Baikinman and Dokinchan. Baikinman decides to cause trouble by pretending to be her so he can make everyone look worse than what Ripplechan offered, which causes awareness to Anpanman. Though this doesn't last as he gives Dokinchan a bad makeover, which causes her to chase the disguised Baikinman until she finds out what happened. Anpanman tries to save Ripplechan, but he gets stomped by Baikinman and she helps out by using her magical makeup to send an alarm to the bakery crew and tries to distract Baikinman by giving his mecha a makeover, but she gets captured at the end. She is saved by both Anpanman and Dokinchan and Baikinman is punched. Anpanman was puzzled about where both Ripplechan and Dokinchan went, but it was later revealed that Ripplechan gave Dokinchan a makeover as both a thank-you gift for saving her and also to make up for what Baikiman did to her.
She only appears in episode 608a "Anpanman and Ripplechan", though she was in a small cameo in the 2002 film short "Tekka Maki-chan and Golden Kamameshidon".
- Advertised Extra: Ripplechan was added on the official website sometime in the 2010s, but she only appeared in one episode and a small cameo in one of the film shorts in the early 2000s.
- Everything's Better with Rainbows: Ripplechan wears a rainbow skirt and her magical cosmetics are also covered in rainbows.
- The Fashionista: Ripplechan likes to give people a makeover with her cosmetics, even if it does go a bit overboard.
- Uncanny Valley Makeup: One of Ripplechan's main flaws is that she goes a bit overboard on the makeup she gives to others, giving some of the people a bit of confusion.
Beret-chan/(ベレちゃん)
- Voiced by: Chiharu Niiyama
A beret-wearing, French-speaking artist who can paint realistic-looking images. She was captured by Baikinman when he didn't like seeing the art she drew for the school kids of Anpanman beating the snot out of him before.
She has only appeared in the 2009 book Anpanman and the Artist Beret-chan and the 2009 film short "Baikinman VS Baikinman?!".
- Ambiguously Human: While she looks human, it never actually stated that she is human.
- Art Initiates Life: Not only she can make her art look realistic, she can also bring it to life.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": She has a "B" on her beret.
- Expy: Between the hat and the glasses, she is easily a Distaff Counterpart for Osamu Tezuka in appearance.
- Gratuitous French: Because she's French, she'll often use words like "Oui!" and "No!"
- Meaningful Name: "Beret" refers to her hat.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: After Dokinchan says to Baikinman that he wouldn't be able to defeat the Anpanman in Beret-chan's painting because it's just a picture, Beret-chan decides to bring one of the drawn Baikinmans to life. And thus, the main plot of the short.
Karen and Honey/(カレン&ハニー)
- Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (Karen; 1991 film short) Rei Sakuma (Karen; current), Sumi Shimamoto (Honey; original), Nozomu Sasaki (Honey; current)
Two humanoid kids who resemble a butterfly and a bee and live in the Forest of Karen.
- Ambiguously Human: They resemble human kids in insect costumes, but it's possible that they're not wearing costumes.
- Bee Afraid: You don't want to mess with Honey when he's angry.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In the early episodes, they used to have an army of other humanoid characters that looked like them. The recent episodes changed it to just butterflies and bees.
- Master Swordsman: Honey uses a fencing sword to attack. It can also work as a stinger, just like a bee.
- Pretty Butterflies: Karen wears a butterfly costume, and is a cute little girl.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Karen is blue, while Honey is red.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: There are a few times that Karen would often give Dokinchan a jar of honey after Baikinman leaves. This is usually when she saves them from Baikinman's actions.
Azami-chan/(あざみちゃん)
- Voiced by: Satoko Kito
A girl who plants her favorite flowers. She can be a bit of a grump at times, but she's usually very nice.
- Ambiguously Human: Unlike most of the other plant-related characters, she tends to be the most humanoid.
- Depending on the Artist: Depending on what episode, she either has fangs or she doesn't.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Meaningful Name: Azami is Japanese for thistle flower.
- Stock Sound Effects: The sound effect used for her shooting arrows is from Baikinman's ray gun in Currypanman's debut episode.
- Technicolor Eyes: She has purple eyes.
- Tsundere: She can be Type A to anyone she doesn't know yet. She can also be like this toward Bakinman.
- Words Can Break My Bones: If she speaks in a nasty way, arrows come out of her mouth and can hurt the person she's talking to.
The Mushroom Brothers/(きのこまんの一員)
- Voiced by: Daiki Nakamura (Matsutakeman), Kimiko Koyama (Shimejiman), Naomi Nagasawa (Enokidakeyo), Kumiko Nakane (Maitake-chan), Konami Yoshida (Mushroom-kun)
A group of mushrooms who go out and collect the types of mushrooms they support. The group consists of Matsutakeman/(まつたけまん), Shimejiman/(しめじまん), Enokidakeyo/(えのきだけよ), Maitake-chan/(まいたけちゃん), and Mushroom-kun/(マッシュルームくん)
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Matsutakeman is the only mushroom with big, thick eyebrows.
- Jerkass: Matsutakeman is like this to everyone, mostly because he wants the job to be done just right.
- Mushroom Man: They're living mushrooms.
Yukidaruman/(ユキダルマン)
A small group of snowmen. They're seen mostly either in the cold regions or during winter.
- Ascended Extra: They originally appeared in the first film from 1989. They later became recurring characters in the series.
- Blank Stare: They only have one expression on their faces.
- Elemental Embodiment: Because they're snowmen, they're made of snow. They can also combine together to create a giant snowman.
- Meaningful Name: Yuki is Japanese for snow.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
- Snowlems: Version 1, being friendly little living snowmen.
Himawari-chan/(ひまわりちゃん)
- Voiced by: Satoko Kito
A cheerful sunflower girl who runs her own amusement park based on, well, sunflowers!
- Beware the Nice Ones: You do NOT want her mad at you.
- Meaningful Name: "Himawari" is Japanese for "sunflower".
- Plant Person: She controls sunflowers.
Mrs. Dokudami/(ドクダミふじん)
- Voiced by: Tomie Kataoka
An old woman who lives in the depths of the forest of Dokudami. The kids first bumped into her and thought she was scary. But they soon became good friends afterward.
- Dark Is Not Evil: She may be scary to those who haven't seen her yet, but she's very nice.
- Healing Herb: She's very good at making healing herbs for anyone who is injured.
- Meaningful Name: Dokudami is Japanese for "poison blocking plant".
- Plant Person: Not only is her head shaped like a plant, but she can cure the sickness of plants.
Hibischan/(ハイビスちゃん)
- Voiced by: Yuka SaitouDebut: 810b
A girl who lives on Hibiscus Island is best known for growing and brewing hibiscus tea for anyone on the island. When she's not working, Hibischan likes to windsurf along the ocean waves.
She already met Anpanman, Melonpanna, and the bakery crew prior to her debut, but she didn't meet Creampanda when the crew decided to visit her. Hibischan greeted them with her tea and windsurfing with Creampanda, but their fun was interrupted by Baikinman and Dokinchan as they wanted to take over Hibiscus Island for their vacation. Because Anpanman was tossed out into the ocean and the bakery crew was trapped by the duo, Hibischan was the only one who can help save them. So when the villains were distracted, she got into their crab mech and was able to free Melonpanna, Creampanda, and the crew from the tree and Creampanda went out to sea to find Anpanman. Anpanman stopped Baikinman and Dokinchan and the heroes were able to enjoy their stay on the island.
- Advertised Extra: She's on the official website sometime in the late 2010s, but she only appeared in three episodes.
- Ambiguously Human: She looks very human looking despite the series stating that fairy types only exist.
- Floral Theme Naming: Hibischan and her island are named after the hibiscus flower that grows in tropical islands.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: Hibischan hasn't interacted with Shokupanman, Rollpanna, Horrorman and Kokinchan.
- Long Bus Trip: She vanished for 6 years after her debut story until 2011 in 1091a. But she vanished again and hasn't made an appearnce until in 2023 when she interacted with Currypanman.
- Remember the New Guy?: Her debut story implies that she already met Anpanman, Melonpanna and the bakery crew before, but viewers never saw or heard of her prior.
- Tropical Island Adventure: She lives on the tropical Hibiscus Island and her episodes center around there.
Piano-man/(ピアノマン)
- Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto, Yūji Mitsuya (2012 Christmas Special)Debut: 78b
An anthropomorphic piano who plays music on himself and a resident of Doremifa Island.
In his debut episode, both he and Tactman were lost in the fog and Piano-man got himself stuck on the edge of a cliff. Tactman tried to rescue him, but the cliff was unstable and they fell out unconscious. Baikinman found the piano dormant after Anpanman found Tactman lying on the ground, and decided to play around with it as Dokinchan wanted to keep the piano, but they found out the piano was alive. Because of the fog, Piano-man had trouble with his one keynote as it didn't play the sound. Dokinchan wasn't impressed with this and Baikinman decided to torture the piano to make him work properly, but Anpanman stopped them after trying to find the missing piano Tactman was trying to reunite.
- Advertised Extra: Piano-man shows up a lot in the show's openings, merchandise, and covers, but he only had one episode to himself (two if you can his home video appearance) and was only in the background in subsequent appearances.
- Black Bead Eyes: He has these.
- Burning with Anger: After Baikinman demands he play a music piece for Dokinchan, he refuses and starts burning red. However, this actually comes in handy when it evaporates the water that messed up his one keynote.
- Demoted to Extra: Despite having a major episode to himself early in the show's run, Piano-man was quickly sidelined in the background and the only other major appearance was in the 2003 home video special "Rhythmic Play".
- Mode Lock: In his first appearance, Baikinman and Dokinchan thought he was just a plain piano until he started to wake up.
- Non-Standard Character Design: He's one of the few characters to have individual fingers due to him playing the keys on the piano.
- Piano Drop: Prior to his debut episode, he fell off a cliff and fell into a lake while walking with Takutoman, though it happened off-screen.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the ninth opening.
- The Piano Player: Because he's a living piano, Piano-man knows how to play music.
- Reused Character Design:
- His design is similar to Kokubanman, mainly the way he is a large living object with gloves.
- His gloves are the same ones Baikinman used on his UFO.
Okoto-chan/(おことちゃん)
- Voiced by: Yuri AmanoDebut: 546b
A elegant woman who lives in a small house in the middle of the bamboo forest. She is a master of being ladylike and she is as quiet as a mouse. She is often seen playing her Koto.
- Ambiguously Human: She LOOKS human, but it's never actually stated that she is.
- Friend to All Living Things: She's very friendly towards others.
- Mistaken Identity: There are a few times when Baikinman disguises himself as her. Once so he can swindle Katsubushiman out of his dishes, and once because he wanted Kamameshidon and Nigauriman to hate each other.
- Unreliable Illustrator: Her animated profile on the website depicts her with lipstick. But outside of a fantasy scene in her debut story, Okoto never wears makeup.
Jongara-kun and Bachi-chan/(じょんがらくん&おバチちゃん)
- Voiced by: Issei Futamata (Jongara-kun), Kaoru Shimamura (Bachi-chan; original), Yoko Soumi (Bachi-chan; current)Debut: 544b
A three-stringed instrument headed guy who gives boat rides. He's accompanied by a small bachi-shaped woman who plays the strings on his head.
- Action Duo: They'll help out Anpanman whenever he's in trouble.
- Boomerang Comeback: Bachi-chan's bachis can act like this.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: While Jongara-kun isn't a giant, his partner Bachi-chan is small compared to him.
- Involuntary Dance: Their music can make anyone dance uncontrollably.
- Mistaken Identity: One episode has Bakinman dressed as Jongara-kun and tries to play horrible music on purpose so Komusubiman can attack him. Baikiman and Dokinchan also do this to Tendonman in another episode.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the tenth opening.
Violin-kun/(バイオリンくん)
- Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuko SanpeiDebut: 732a
A violin-headed kid who is a master violinist. He plays his music very softly.
He first met Anpanman when he got himself lost in the woods and was hungry. Violin-kun then demonstrates to Anpanman what he does and thinks the kid's music is very sweet. He invites Violin-kun to the bakery and decides to play music for them as well. But he wanted to perform for more people and decided to play his music publicly in the town. Baikinman and Dokinchan saw him performing and decided to kidnap him as they wanted him to perform music for them. So they took him to their summer house and Dokinchan told the violinist to play for them, which he did as he played some dance music for the two, though Baikinman didn't want to dance with her. After Dokinchan leaves, Baikinman tells Violin-kun to play music for him as well, but this is stopped as Anpanman and Cheese find the kidnapped kid at the summer house. Violin-kun is able to distract Baikinman with his music and the villain decides to leave him alone. After that, Violin-kun decided to perform one last time for the bakery before leaving.
- Blush Sticker: Has a pair of these to show how young he is.
- Child Prodigy: For a kid, he's very good at playing the violin.
- Elegant Classical Musician: Violn-kun is a master at playing the violin.
- Friend to All Living Things: He is very friendly to everyone, even towards the bad guys.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: He hasn't interacted with Currypanman, Creampanda and Kokin-chan.
- Junior Counterpart: He's very much a younger version of Mr. Cellohiki, as they're both well-dressed musicians that are associted with classical music that used stringed instruments with his heads based on said instrument. They're also very friendly towards animals.
- Light Is Good: He wears white and is a good natured guy.
- Long Bus Trip: He first vanished between his interaction with Rollpanna (2007) and his outing with Cheese (2012). His last episode was with Shokupanman in 2014 and hasn't appeared since.
- Non-Human Head: Violin-kun has a violin for a head.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the ninth opening.
- White Gloves: He has these to fit alongside his attire.
Tambourine-Man/(タンバリンマン)
- Voiced by: Wataru Takagi, Kenji Nojima (Let's Play 123)
A clown who likes playing the tambourine. He lives on Doremifa Island.
- Blush Sticker: He has these.
- Non-Ironic Clown: He's a very pleasant and friendly fellow.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the ninth opening.
Peter/(ピーター)
- Voiced by: Naoko WatanabeDebut: 49b
A small fairy boy who plays classical music with his violin.
He met Anpanman as he lost his violin after his encounter with Baikinman. However, they were able to find it after Batako and Cheese found it while picking flowers. The bakery crew was quite fond of Peter's music that it attracted Dokinchan's attention and she also loved the music as well. While Peter was sleeping at the bakery, Dokinchan decided to take him to Baikin Castle as she wanted to hear his performance. But this was short-lived as Baikinman tossed the fairy out after finding out who he was. Though Dokinchan was upset as she loved Peter's music and demanded Baikinman to get him back. Anpanman was also trying to find Peter after he discovered the fairy was missing from the bakery, but he was attacked by Baikinman from his transforming ship and Peter had to distract Baikinman with his music until Cheese was able to give the hero a new head to stop Baikinman. Peter then parted ways with Anpanman
- Aerith and Bob: He is one of the few characters to have an English name.
- Ambiguously Related: He resembles a bit like Pajaman, another small fairy who wears green and a hat that covers his head. But it's never stated if they are related or not.
- Elegant Classical Musician: Peter plays classical music from his violin.
- Eye-Obscuring Hat: He wears a large hat that covers half of his head.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: The only major characters Peter hasn't interacted with yet are Kokinchan, Poppo-chan, and Creampanda.
- Leaf Boat: His mode of traveling in bodies of water. It was actually given to him by Uncle Jam after his debut story.
- Let's Duet: He often duets with other characters, including Tambourine-Man and Nigauriman.
- Long Bus Trip: While Peter appears a few times between his first and second major appearances, they are mainly non-voiced cameos.
- Mind-Control Music: Peter's music isn't exactly mind-controlling, though it can either make others a bit drowsy or sad. This is beneficial with Baikinman during a battle.
- Our Fairies Are Different: Unlike most of the other fairy characters in the series, he is wingless.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fifth opening.
- World's Smallest Violin: A literal due to him being very small
- Your Size May Vary: Peter's size changes throughout the show's run. Sometimes he is about 1/4 the size of Anpanman or can be very tiny that he is slightly larger than Ant Kid.
Mr. Cellohiki/(チェロヒキーさん)
- Voiced by: Osamu Kobayashi (original appearance — 2011), Hideyuki Tanaka (2016 - present'')Debut: 591b
A master of the cello. He lives at his cabin by the mountains, though he'll often play with the other musicians at Doremifa Island. He is also an old friend to Uncle Jam.
Prior to his introduction, Cellohiki was a master at playing the cello, but one day lost confidence in himself after a mishap with one of his music sheets flying off that he made himself a fool in front of others. He tells to Uncle Jam that he plans to retire from playing the cello and gives him it. The cello was resting at Uncle Jam's bakery and it wasn't until Melonpanna found it covered in dust at the garage that Uncle Jam told everyone about the former cellist and suggested that they should hold a concert together to help get his confidence back. Baikinman thinks it's a guitar as Dokinchan was looking for one and steals it under their noses. Meanwhile, the cellist was trying to get back into playing the cello, but he couldn't as the makeshift one he made from twigs wasn't as good as his old one. But after Baikinman's UFO malfunctioned, Cellohiki got his cello back and was able to get his confidence back at playing the cello and played music for Baikinman as rescued him from the wreckage. Baikinman wanted to leave after waking up, but Cellohiki's music caught the villain in a hypnotic way that he ended up going back to sleep. As a thank you for returning his cello, the cellist offered food to Baikinman and music lessons on playing the instrument, though it didn't go well as Baikinman wasn't paying attention to what Cellohiki was saying and told him to try again. Anpanman found Cellohiki as he heard the cellist's music and Cellohiki was about to tell the hero who gave it back to him, but Baikinman tells him not to and just says he forgot who the returnee was. Anpanman tells Cellohiki about having a concert, which the cellist agrees that he would play with the cello returnee. After Cellohiki told Baikinman about why he quit a long time ago, the villain decided to give the cello lessons another go for the concert, though in disguise. The concert was a success and Cellohiki has the passion to play the cello and gives thanks to both Uncle Jam and Baikinman.
- Ambiguously Gay: Cellohiki seems to be very close to Uncle Jam and makes it sound like he likes him more than a friend as shown in both his debut story and the 2004 Christmas special "Anpanman and the Christmas Star". Though it's unknown if Cellohiki loves Uncle Jam or if the former has the same affection or not.
- Prior to his introduction, Cellohiki was talking to Uncle Jam about taking care of his cello.
- Black Bead Eyes: Sort of. They're mostly shaped like musical notes.
- Characterization Marches On:
- Cellohiki was clumsy in his debut story, which is the reason he mad a fool of himself at his last concert.
- Unlike his later interactions when teaching to play the cello, Cellohiki was very stern towards Baikinman when he didn't take the lessons seriously. Though it's likely due to what happened to him that caused him to be grouchy.
- Elegant Classical Musician: Cellohiki is a cellist who plays classical music.
- Friend to All Living Things: Because he lives in the forest, he tends be to friendly towards the critters.
- Non-Human Head: Cellohiki has a cello for a head, which he can use when he doesn't have a cello on hand. What's odd is that Cellohiki himself never thought of trying this when he wanted to get back into playing the instrument, though it's likely he didn't want to risk himself at he time as he didn't have his confidence back.
- Out of Focus: Cellohiki was reduced to silent cameos between 2012 and 2015 as his original actor passed away and it wasn't until he was recasted.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the ninth opening.
- White Gloves: He has these.
Accordionman/(アコーディオンマン)
- Voiced by: Tomohiro NishimuraDebut: 628a
He first met Anpanman as the hero was trying to stop Baikinman from attacking Miss Mimi and the children as they were picking flowers, and Accordionman stopped the villain as his music sobered the villain to kick Baikinman away. Anpanman told the bakery crew about the music and Accordionman paid a visit to play his music to them. Just as Accordionman is playing music for everyone in the town, Baikinman kidnaps him for what happened earlier and tries to torture the musician by stretching the bellows on his face, but Dokinchan is woken up by this and wants to hear his music. She loves Accordionman's music and she wants to dance to it and drags Baikinman to it, much to his annoyance that he tries to attack him. Anpanman tries to rescue the musician, but Baikinman's attacks are so strong that he is trapped. Accordionman decides to help out by distracting Baikinman with his accordion music, though the villain uses earmuffs to block out the music which causes him to ignore Anpanman's warning that a boulder is about to hit him. Regardless, Anpanman punches Baikinman out and Accordionman plays music for everyone at the bakery.
- Advertised Extra: Accordionman was added in the show's tenth opening once it transitioned to widescreen, but he only appeared four times in the show (three of which are major episodes that focus on him) and hasn't appeared anymore after that.
- Long Bus Trip: Accordionman's last episode was when he was paired with Yakisobapanman in 2010, and hasn't returned since.
- Polka Dork: Because of his head, Accordionman would sometimes play polka music.
- Reused Character Design: His body is Book-Sensei's, but with a different shade of blue for the outfit and shoes that match the color of his handles.
- Unreliable Illustrator: Accordionman's bellows (the part where you extend the accordion to make the sounds) and hands are a light cream color, but the encyclopedia depicts them to be much darker.
Luna/(ルナ)
- Voiced by: Kikuko InoueDebut: 183a
A water fairy who plays the lyre. She plays near Tongari Island at an underwater temple known as "Lunar Capital" whenever it's a full moon.
Anpanman and the bakery crew heard about the fairy as Kamome-san told them about the other night he flew by Tongari Island and heard some beautiful music. He decided to investigate where the music was coming from and met the fairy as she was playing in front of other sea creatures and thought her music was wonderful. Baikinman and Dokinchan also caught up with the musical fairy as they were lurking in the ocean and Dokinchan thought Luna's instrument was wonderful and wanted it for herself. Baikinman decides to kidnap Luna and Anpanman tries to chase after them, but is caught in a trap planted by the villains. Dokinchan tries to play the lyre, but it makes a horrible sound, and thought the instrument is broken. Luna warns them that it can only be played in the water, but the villains ignore her and decide to try destroying it. But not before Anpanman freed himself and stopped the duo from causing any more trouble. Luna was able to play her music once more and Anpanman, the bakery crew, and all the sea creatures enjoyed it.
- Advertised Extra: Luna was added to the official website in the 2010s/2020s, but hasn't appeared in the show since the 1990s.
- Cosmic Motifs: Luna has connections with the moon as she plays her music on a full moon.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Luna has gold hair, has a friendly personality, and plays beautiful music.
- Long Bus Trip: Her only speaking appearance was her debut episode and her last on-screen appearance was in the 1995 home video special "Everyone Gather, It's Christmas!". Luna never appeared anymore after that.
Cana/(カーナ)
- Voiced by: Miki Nakatani
A small emotionless girl who originally worked for Black Nose to help free her from her imprisonment.
She only appears in the 2010 film Blacknose and the Magical Song.
- Ambiguously Human: Even though she's humanoid, she's actually a canary bird.
- Character Development: She started out as an emotionless girl helping Black Nose. She eventually changes her ways once she sees how feeling good and having fun actually feels.
- Good Wings, Evil Wings: She has bat wings early in the film. Once she transforms into a princess-type character, they turn into angel/bird-type wings.
- Good Eyes, Evil Eyes: She starts out with grey eyes. They turn blue once she reforms herself.
- Instrument of Murder: Her Whistle of Darkness. It can be used to feed off of good emotions and leave the victim depressed.
- Meaningful Name: "Cana" is short for a canary.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She acts in a similar role to Rollpanna, as she was originally a nice character before being corrupted by the villain of the story (Baikinman corrupted Rollapana as he poisoned her with dark energy, while Black Nose took her a baby bird) but hangs out with Melonpanna who helps them out turning over a new leaf.
Akubi-dori/(あくびどり)
- Voiced by: Kazuaki Koide
A giant duck who can make people go to sleep when he yawns. If this happens, you'll be sent into the dream world. He is seen by a lake.
- All Just a Dream: Whenever he yawns, he'll send the main character of the episode into a long sleep and into a dream. Most of these dreams are nightmares, (Creampanda's case), or they'll be good for so long until something bad happens (Dokinchan's case when she was about to kiss Shokupanman). After he sneezes, all of the characters wake up and none of them (except for the main character) will remember the events that happened in the episode.
- Dream Emergency Exit: The only way to get out of the dream is to find Akubi-dori, go inside him, and pull any of the mood ropes to make him sneeze.
- Meaningful Name: Akubi is Japanese for yawn, while dori is for bird.
- Mood-Swinger: If you pull one of the mood ropes inside him, he'll change moods depending on which one you pull.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- The Speechless: He mostly makes grunting and yawning sounds.
Yumeno Coma/(ゆめのこうま)
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
A white horse who helps people go to sleep and gives them nice and pleasant dreams. She is also the bridge between the real world and the dream world.
- Ambiguous Gender: It never states what exact gender Yumeno Coma is, but presumably she's female due to the book cover being pink and the feminine appearance (Like the long eyelashes).
- Meaningful Name: "Yume" is Japanese for dream.
- Palette Swap: In her debut episode, she originally used the same body as Marin from the 1995 film, just recolored. However, later appearances tweaked her by giving her different eyes.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the seventh opening.
- Technicolor Eyes: She has purple eyes.
Uncle Nemunemu/(ねむねむおじさん)
- Voiced by: Toshiya Ueda
A small guy who lives in a small house in Yumeminooka, which is located in the middle of the woods. He helps others fall asleep.
- Ambiguously Human: Like all the other human-esque characters in the series, it's never actually stated that he is human.
- Dream Melody: His song "nemu nemu" helps others to sleep.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the tenth opening.
Makura Kozo/(まくらこぞう)
- Voiced by: Tomie KataokaDebut: 57a
A pillow-headed boy who causes people to sleep using his powers and takes others into their dreams.
In his debut story, he mimics a regular pillow in the woods and causes Baikinman to fall asleep with his sleeping powers. Baikinman saw the pillow and fell asleep on it and Makura Kozo was able to see the villain's dream to defeat Anpanman. After revealing himself to Baikinman, Makura Kozo decides to team up with him to stop Anpanman. Later that day Baikinman pretends to be a delivery man and gives Anpanman a package claiming it's from someone who saved him the other day and was a gift for him, said gift turns out to be Makura Kozo. After finding out what was Anpanman's nightmare, Makura lets Baikinman inside Anpanman's dream so he can defeat the hero. Batako and Uncle Jam found out that Anpanman's head was being eaten thanks to Baikinman's miniature selves eating it, so they hurried and made extra heads until Baikinman was full and Anpanman was able to figure out that the pillow was the cause of his problems. Both Makura Kozo and Baikinman ran off afterward.
- Advertised Extra: He shows up a lot in the credits throughout the show's first decade, but he only had two major episodes during that time with very small cameos.
- Ambiguous Situation: In the 1992 film short "Currypanman and SL-Man", there was a pillow-headed character amongst Baikinman's posse that resembles Makura Kozo◊. But it's unknown if that was him or not due to the fact said character in the short looks very off-model. Mainly due to the fact he looks taller, his eyelids are wide open compared to the sleepy ones, and lacks the curved arches on his head.
- Ambiguously Evil: Due to the fact that Makura Kozo only had two major stories in the anime (three if you count his book "Dokinchan and Makura Kozo") and his smile makes him sinister, it's hard to tell if he's actually a good, bad or neutral person since his stories and certain cameos give his nature conflicting.
- In his debut story, Makura causes Baikinman to fall asleep from his beam powers and willingly agrees to help out the villain, unlike the other characters Baikinman would often trick to get back at Anpanman. While Makura doesn't redeem himself as Anpanman stopped his actions, he wasn't punched off to the sky or killed off like some of the other villains Anpanman defeated in both past and future episodes.
- His "cameo" in the 1992 film short "Currypanman and SL-Man" has him in Baikinman's posse as they're chasing SL-Man, though it's debatable if that is Makura Kozo due to how off-model the character is.
- Makura's episode with Horrorman makes it apparent that he's much more on friendly terms with Anpanman since their first encounter. Anpanman and the Bakery crew weren't hesitant in letting Makura in. The fact that Anpanman and Melonpanna were happy and supportive to go with him alongside Horrorman to see Dokinchan's dream helps support he's more on the heroes side in that story.
- In one of the hard cover picture books, he was seen alongside a drowzy Princess Muscat. It's unknown if he used his powers on her like he did with Baikinman in his debut story.
- At the start of the 1990 film "Baikinman's Counterattack", he was running away from Baikinman.
- In Uncle Nemunemu's debut story, Makura was seen dancing alongside the rest of the characters when Akachanman had trouble falling asleep.
- Easily Forgiven: Despite causing trouble for Anpanman in his debut episode, Makura seems to be forgiven by his next appearne with Horrorman.
- Long Bus Trip: His last major episode was in 1993, while his last onscreen appearance was in 1999, and hasn't had an appearance since then.
- Non-Human Head: He has a pillow for a head. Makura Kozo was able to use this as a way to disguise himself as a regular pillow in his debut story.
- The Prankster: He is mischievous in his debut story as he helped Baikinman to cause trouble inside Anpanman's dream.
- Punny Name: Makura is Japanese for "pillow".
Pajaman/(パジャマン)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
A small fairy boy who goes out at night and gives pajamas to everyone. He lives in a treehouse in the middle of the valley
- Everything's Better with Sparkles: He uses this to give everyone pajamas.
- Not a Morning Person: He's awake all night and goes to sleep before morning once he's done his job.
- Pajama-Clad Hero: Pajamas are the only thing he wears.
- Pokémon Speak: He only ever says "Paja".
Princess Aurora/(オーロラ姫)
- Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa
An ice princess who lives in the Northern regions. She controls both the weather and the Northern lights.
- Ambiguously Human: She resembles a human, but it's never revealed if she is a human.
- Magic Staff: This is how she controls the weather and lights there.
- Meaningful Name: Her name Aurora means a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of colorful lights.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: In one episode, she helps Baikinman search for Dokinchan.
Princess Durian/(ドリアンおうじょ)
- Voiced by: Masashi EbaraDebut: 478b
Princess of the Durian Kingdom who is sometimes selfish, but can be nice at times. She often rides in a carriage that represents the durian fruit pulled by a horse.
In her debut story, she sees a reflection of the sun in the river after admiring it and orders her coachman Avocado Jiya to fetch it. Just as Avocado Jiya is telling his majesty that he can't get the sun, Baikinman shows up and uses his bucket with the sun's reflection to pour all over Duiran. The princess scolds Baikinman for his actions, but he doesn't care and starts to attack her, though Anpanman is there to save her from Baikinman's actions. Durian admires Anpanman and wants him to be his knight and offers the bakery crew her delicious fruit bowl, but he is reluctant as he has to patrol for others. So Durian goes on a wild chase to find him. Baikinman overhears this and decides to cause trouble for the two by giving trouble to the townspeople and calling out Anpanman's name. This kept going until both Baikinman and Durian were tired out, though Anpanman gives the princess a piece of his head seeing as she was pooped out. Though this doesn't last as Baikinman shows up to attack the two. The kids were able to distract Baikinman as Anpanman told her to go get help. She was able to deliver Anpanman's new head and was able to stop Baikinman by giving her a spikey durian for Anpanman to deliver the final punch. She told Anpanman at the end that she felt much better after understanding Anpanman's courage.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Pretty much any guy she swoons over would see her like this.
- Breakout Character: After her debut story, Durian appears a few more times during the tale end of the cel-animated run until she starts to become a recurring character later in the show's run. She appeared almost every year with the exceptions of 1999, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2016.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In her second episode where she meets Dokinchan, her rollout carpet is magical and can be used to clean out trash. This was never brought up again after that.
- Edible Theme Naming: Durians are edible fruits that are spikey that is certain parts of Asia. They are either sweet fruits or some would find them horrible depending on their tastebuds.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: In the eighth opening, she was seen alongside Omusubiman, Naganegiman, Yakisobapanman and Nigauriman. While she would later interact with Naganegiman three times (752a, 971a, and 1007a), Yakisobapanman (798a) and Nigauriman (879a), she hasn't interacted with Omusubiman since that opening.
- Greed: According to her character bio, she's selfish. Although she's sometimes generous towards other characters, including Anpanman and anyone at the bakery.
- Knight in Shining Armor: Pretty much anyone who either rescues or saves her from danger.
- Limited Wardrobe: Subverted. While she does always wear her cape, she wears other clothing as well.
- Nightmare Face: She makes these at times. This usually scares the other characters.
- Non-Human Head: She has a durian fruit for a head.
- Odd Name Out: Unlike the other princesses in the series that take the title "hime", Durian uses "ojo". Most likely indicates she's older compared to the other princesses in the series.
- Primal Fear: She is afraid of bugs. If she sees one, she'll scream.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the eighth opening.
- Roll Out the Red Carpet: Her grand entrance.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: She helps out if Anpanman is defeated.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: She is the huge girl to Avocado Jiya's tiny guy.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Between her debut appearance and the 2000s, Durian was very loud and snobby and relied on Anpanman too much to rescue her. Once the 2010s started, she became nicer.
- Use Your Head: In one episode where she and Horrorman were trapped in a cave, she actually bashed her head on the boulder that was blocking the entrance.
- Walking Disaster Area
Avocado Jiya/(アボカドじいや)
- Voiced by: Mahito Tsujimura (original appearance - 1165b, Takuma Suzuki (1268b - present)Debut: 478b
Princess Durian's loyal servant and coachman. He is also there to present the princess every time she makes her grand appearance. Despite his age and dealing with the antics of the selfish princess, Avocado Jiya is always there to serve his majesty.
In his debut story, he was trying to help his majesty get the sun's reflection in the river after admiring it. But it didn't go well as the reflection kept vanishing after picking it up and was telling the princess that he couldn't get it. They get attacked by Baikinman after hearing about the sun's reflection but are saved by Anpanman. Because the Princess wanted Anpanman to be her knight, Avocado Jiya went alongside during the wild goose chase until they were tired out. Just as they are relaxed, Baikinman shows up and tries to attack Anpanman and has to get help from Uncle Jam to make his new head to stop Baikinman.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has a pair of large gray eyebrows to show his age.
- Black Bead Eyes: He has these.
- Butt-Monkey: Oh boy, he's often left behind if someone else takes the wheel...
- The Driver: He drives Princess Durian's coach.
- Edible Theme Naming: Avocados are fruits that grew in certain parts of North and South America.
- The Jeeves: He acts as a servant to Princess Durian.
- Non-Human Head: He has an avocado for a head.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer:
- Despite appearing alongside Durian, Avocado Jiya never appears at all in the show's openings.
- He wasn't on the offical website until around 2015/2016.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: He is the tiny guy to Princess Durian.
- White Gloves: He wears these.
- Yes-Man: He's very obedient towards his princess.
Pearl Princess Akoya/(しんじゅ姫・アコヤ)
- Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (original), Noriko Hidaka (current)
Princess of Gaping Island. She is responsible for keeping the island's treasure from any harm.
- Ambiguously Human: Like all the other human-looking characters in the series.
- Cool Boat: She rides a sailboat, which is her mode of transportation when she's out at sea.
- Cool Helmet
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She was originally the tiny girl towards Anpanman in her debut episode. However, this was changed in later episodes as she's now the same height as him.
- Jungle Princess: She likes climbing a lot of trees and she prefers wearing her ordinary motif most of the time.
- Meaningful Name: "Akoya" is a type of pearl.
- Power Crystal: Her pearl necklace, which is used to open the island's treasure.
- Tsundere: Though not always, she'll act like this toward anyone she doesn't know yet.
The Rainbow Prince/(レインボー王子)
A prince who runs the country of rainbows. He is responsible for creating all of the colors of the rainbow.
- Ambiguously Human: Looks human, but is never actually stated to be one.
- Painting the Frost on Windows: As stated, he's in control of the rainbows.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the eighth opening.
- Rainbow Motif: He wears an orange vest with purple shoes and belt, sky blue pants, and a multi-colored turban.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: He helps out Anpanman whenever there's trouble.
- Weaksauce Weakness: He's weak against snow and water.
Princess Shirataki & Shungiku-san/(しらたき姫&春菊さん)
- Voiced by: Takahashi Mikako and Fumiko Orikasa (Princess Shirataki) and Kyousei Tsukui (Shungiku-san)
A princess who's based on shirataki noodles and her noble servant who is based on edible chrysanthemums.
- Cheated Angle: Their noses are never seen from the front, even in front view.
- Katanas Are Just Better: Her pieces also serve as her main weapon.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Shirataki can easily deal with Baikinman without any problems.
- Stern Teacher: Shungiku-san is like this towards the Donburiman Trio in one episode.
Beso/(ベソ)
- Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (original), Michiko Neya (current)
A dolphin who lives in the sea. In his debut episode, he wanted to become the next King of the Sea, but the other dolphins thought he would fail since he was a coward. However, he soon proved himself worthy when he saved Anpanman from Baikinman.
- Heroic Dolphin: Somewhat zigzagged: he's a coward and tends to run away from a problem. However, he does help out whenever his friends are in trouble.
- Meaningful Name: Beso is Japanese for "About to cry".
- Lovable Coward: Despite his cowardice, he's a perfectly sweet-natured guy.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: He may be a coward, but he's willing to step up to the plate when he needs to.
Princess Kuroyuki/Princess Powder Snow/(&くろゆき姫)/こなゆき姫)
- Voiced by: Aika Mire
A dark princess who lives in a castle on a thundercloud. She met Baikinman when he was going to get some flowers for Dokinchan.
She only appeared in the 2005 film short "Princess Kuroyuki and Popular Baikinman".
- Adorable Evil Minions: The Mac Romans are adorable.
- Ambiguously Human: She looks human, but is never actually stated to be one.
- Artifact of Doom: Her staff. This is also how you can break her curse.
- Blush Sticker: She has these as Princess Powder Snow.
- Cat Fight: Has this with Dokinchan towards the climax of the short.
- Dark Is Evil: She and the Mac Romans can make things whatever they touch turns black.
- Ominous Floating Castle: She has one hidden in a dark thundercloud.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: The Mac Romans when they're the Yukidarumen.
- Same Character, But Different: Princess Powder Snow and Princess Kuroyuki are different characters, but possess the same body.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Her minions the Mac Romans are similar to Baikinman's minions the Yamirunrun.
- Temporary Love Interest: She serves as this to Baikinman.
- Troubled Backstory Flashback: At the end of the short, Princess Powder Snow explains she was captured by Yukihime who transformed her and the Yukidarumen into Kuroyuki and the Mac Romans.
Princess Salad/(サラダひめ)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Princess Salad), Kōichi Yamadera (Vinegar)
The princess to the Salad Kingdom. She likes to have an adventure and do other things than just being a princess. So she takes the identity of Prince Salad when outside of the kingdom.
- Cool Horse: Her horse Vinegar. He is also her mode of transportation.
- Expy: Of Princess Sapphire from Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka.
- Foil: To Uncle Neji: Both he and Salad are themed about vegetables and have secret identies. Unlike Negi where he's older and dresses up as Naganegiman as he wants to show he is worthy of a hero, Salad is younger and dresses up as a boy just so she can explore outside the Salad Kingdom.
- Princesses Prefer Pink: She wears a pink dress as a princess, while she wears a blue outfit when outside the kingdom.
- Tomboy Princess: She prefers going on adventures to more girly princess activities.
Princess Hatena & Nazobo/(ハテナひめ&ナゾボー)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Princess Hatena) and Kappei Yamaguchi (Nazobo)Debut: 899a (Anime)
The ruler of the Tower of Hatena.
Her assistant Nazobo sent Baikinman, Dokinchan, Horrorman, and Anpanman to the dream world after Baikinman asked why he can't defeat his nemesis.
They only apppeared in episode 899a "Baikinman and Hatena Tower".
- Ambiguously Evil: It's never stated properly if Hatena actually wanted to harm Baiknman when taken to the dream world before Anpanman rescued the trio that they switch sides, or she was good along and wanted to teach Baikinman a lesson.
- Ambiguously Human: They resemble humans with their masks off.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Pretty much the main premise of their episode. Baikinman wants to defeat Anpanman, but instead gets confined to the world of bad dreams.
- Blush Sticker Both turn out to possess these once their masks are removed.
- Canon Immigrant: Like most of the other characters, Yanase wrote a book adaption of the episode featuring the two characters. They even explained how Nazobo escaped to the real world.
- Cheshire Cat Grin: Nazobo has this even when he's unmasked.
- Evil Laugh: HOHEHUHEHAHAHA!!! This can also be an Ironic Echo to Baikinman.
- Magic Staff: Both wield these.
- Meaningful Name: Hatena is Japanese for "question". If you look on their clothing and staffs, they're shaped like question marks.
- Princesses Prefer Pink/True Blue Femininity: Princess Hatena wears both. She wears a blue robe, and a pink mask. Later she becomes true blue after her Heel Face Turn.
- Purple Is Powerful: Nazobo wears purple, and is as powerful as Hatena.
- Voice of the Legion: Hatena does this once when she grants Baikinman's wish.
Princess Candy/(キャンディひめ)
- Voiced by: Chika SakamotoDebut: 546a
The princess of Sugar Land who wants to be a knight. She carries a giant sword made of candy and rides around in a sentient toy horse.
In her debut story, she wanted to protect Melonpanna and the kids from Baikinman's baseball terrorism, but that didn't go as planned as she quickly fell off of her horse and was attacked alongside them. Though she was saved from Anpanman and wanted to play with him. Candy chases after the hero, but once she catches up with him, Anpanman tells her that he's busy on patrol and leaves. Baikinman overhears this and decides to cause trouble for the princess by pretending he's Anpanman and using a sword to battle her. But the sword was just a party popper filled with Beroberomen and they quickly licked her sword. Baikinman reveals himself to Candy and traps her in a hole. Anpanman tries to rescue her, but the Beroberomen start to attack the two and get sprayed with water. The princess was able to grab Anpanman on her horse and tried to get away from Baikinman until they got help from the townsfolk to get Anpanman's new head. She was able to understand what Anpanman's work meant and went off to be a better person.
- Awesome, but Impractical: Candy's sword is very useful in combat. The problem is that due to it being made of sugar, it wouldn't last long either due to water or being licked by Beroberomen.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: She's not exactly clumsy, but Candy would often fall off due to her sword being very heavy.
- Edible Theme Naming: Like the rest of Sugar Land, Candy is based on sweets.
- Horse of a Different Color: She rides on a toy horse that is sentient.
- Long Bus Trip: After her initial debut, Candy vanished from the show until 2004 when she interacted with Creampanda. Then quickly vanished after her interaction with Currypanman in 2005 until a decade later when she interacted with Miss Mimi during a camping trip with some of her students.
- Primary-Color Champion: Her colors are mainly pink, blue, and yellow and she wants to be a knight to her kingdom.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: She's a princess, but wants to be a knight to protect others.
Princess Ocarina/(オカリナひめ)
- Debut: 180a
A girl who travels with her instrument known as "The Green Ocarina" which is known for making plant life grow. She was sent out by her kingdom to help the trees and plants grow after Winter is done.
Baikinman and Dokinchan first encountered her when she was playing her ocarina, and Dokinchan wanted to take her instrument as she thought it sounded wonderful. Baikinman swipes it from the Princess and Dokinchan tries to play it, but it doesn't work. After refusing to give it back, the two try to leave but are stopped by Anpanman. Both Anpanman were defeated by Baikinman's umbrella missiles and Dokinchan destroyed Princess Ocarina's instrument. They return to the bakery where the Princess gets healed, though she feels upset as she's on a mission and can't finish it without her Green Ocarina. Uncle Jam says that they can make another one by collecting the materials they need, though this is thwarted a few times by Baikinman as he tries to cut all the branches off a tree and tries to get the Princess' new instrument as Dokinchan still wants it. Anpanman was able to stop him and the Princess was able to finish her mission after her new Green Ocarina was complete.
- Advertised Extra: She appears a lot in the fourth version of the "Courage Rin-Rin" credits during the mid 1990s and early 2000s, making it seem like she's a major character in the show. But Ocarina only had two episodes that focus on her at that time.
- Ambiguous Situation: She resembles Rina-chan from the 1998 film "The Palm of the Hand to the Sun", but it's never stated if she is a different character from Ocarina or if she is the film version of that character. Not helping is that Rina only appeared in that movie and Ocarina never appeared in any of the films.
- Long Bus Trip: After her second episode with Rollpanna, Ocarina vanished from the series until 2002 when she was in the crowd of the 2002 home video special "The Best 15 Characters", and later interacted with Currypanman in 2006. Then again in 2009 after her episode with Creampanda until she interacted with Horrorman. Then after Ocarina's interaction with Akachanman in 2015, she vanish for another 9 years until 2024 when she interacted with Melonpanna.
- Musical Theme Naming: Ocarinas are wind instruments that are very popular in Japan.
Umimajo/(海魔女)
- Voiced by: Keiko Yamamoto
An elderly mermaid who is also a witch. She lives at Uzumaki Castle and a relative to Princess Sunny in the 2000 film "The Tears of the Mermaid Princess".
After Princess Sunny talks to Uzumakiman about how can she be on land, he thinks the only one that can do something about the subject would be her relative Umimajo, which the Princess swims away to see what Umimajo can do. Umimajo shows Sunny a red starfish hair ornament that can be used to transform mermaids into humans, but she refuses to give it to her as it's cursed by a monster. Sunny decides to take the ornament regardless of what Umimajo warned her and gains legs after being swept away from the storm. Umimajo finds out about both Sunny and the red starfish missing, so she alongside Gorongoro goes out to see where Sunny had vanished to and warns her that she has to come back and take off her ornament before the curse of the monster comes back to cause trouble. Sunny refuses, so Umimajo and Gorongoro head off to tell what is going on. Baikinan overhears this and decides to see what this cursed monster is, which he finds is Gorongora from a previous adventure. Umimao and the rest of Uzumaki Castle find out that Gorongora was awakened with Baikinman being in control of the monster. She tries to defend the castle but gets turned into a starfish thanks to Gorongora, though she turns back after Princess Sunny and Anpanman stop Gorongora.
- Adaptation Species Change: Umimajo is more mermaid-like in the film. But in the book adaptation, her skin is the same as her tale, making her more fish-like.
- Ambiguously Related: She is related to Princess Sunny, but the translations make it hard to pin out if she's an aunt or grandmother.
- Forced Transformation: She gets turned into a starfish thanks to Gorongora.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: She's a mermaid who is also a witch.
- Punny Name: Her name in Japanese is "Sea Witch".
- Purple Is Powerful: Umimajo's color is purple and because she's one of the most powerful creatures in the sea as she does magic.
- Red Herring: First time viewers would think Umimajo would be the villain due to her being similar to the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Little Mermaid" and various adaptations depict the sea witch as a bad guy. But it turns out Umimajo isn't and is just concerned for Sunny's safety and doesn't want her to use the starfish as it's cursed.
Princess Doremi/(ドレミひめ)
- Debut: Mysterious Naganegiman and Princess Doremi (Movie), Anpanman and the Star of Christmas (Anime)
The ruler and lead singer of both Do-Re-Mi-Fa Island and Do-Re-Mi-Fa Castle.
Due to her originally being a movie character and later part of the anime, she has two different backstories. In the movie short, she was going to have a concert at her castle, but Baikinman takes it over and both Anpanman and Naganegiman had to rescue her. In the anime, she was going to sing along with Miss Mimi's class for the annual Christmas concert.
- Breakout Character: After her appearance in the 2003 film short, she was later added to the anime a year later and became a popular character afterward.
- Canon Immigrant: Doremi originally appeared in the 2003 film short, and later integrated in the anime canon the following year in the Christmas special. Oddly though, she didn't appear in the episodes until a few years later.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: She hasn't interacted with Kokin-chan.
- Musical Theme Naming: Her name comes from the first three musical notes.
Princess Laura
The Princess of the Cloud-sailing Castle. Her job is to purify polluted air with the help of the castle machinery.
- Ambiguously Gay: It's implied that there's something in the air between her and Rollpanna.
- Ambiguously Human: She certainly looks human, but it's never clarified as to whether she is.
- But Now I Must Go: At the end of the movie, she leaves to purify the air somewhere else.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blond hair, and is one of the nicest characters in the series.
- Samus Is a Girl: She's introduced wearing a mask, and her face is covered in bandages when that is removed. It's only when she removes the bandages that we see she's female.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She spends most of the movie wearing a tunic and trousers, but she's wearing a red dress when she leaves.
Chocolateman/(チョコレートマン)
A chocolate-headed hero who, like the main heroes, delivers chocolate. He's seen mostly during Valentine's Day.
- Badass Normal: Despite not having powers, he still likes to help out.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": His chest insignia is the letter "C".
- Superheroes Wear Capes: However, unlike the main heroes, he cannot fly.
Chocolatepanman/(チョコレートパンマン)
- Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki (108a only), Hirohiko Kakegawa (120a)Debut: 108a
A man with a loaf of bread with chocolate liquid inside. He likes to deliver chocolate pans to others during Valentine's Day. As such, he sometimes have competition with Chocolateman.
In his debut story, he was delivering sweets to Miss Mimi's class on Valentine's Day when he met Shoukpanman during his daily deliveries. But Shoukpanman tells Chocolatepanman that it isn't Valetine's Day yet and offers him to see Uncle Jam make the best chocolatepan for when the day comes.
Much like Chocolateman, he is mostly seen during Valentine's Day.
- Advertised Extra: He appears a lot in the show's eighth opening and is one of the characters on the official website, but Chocolatepanman only had two major episodes early in the show's run.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": His bike insignia is the letter "C".
- Out of Focus: Sadly unlike Chocolateman, Chocolatepanman only has two major episodes.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He's similar to Chocolateman; a man who specializes in delivering chocolate during Valentine's Day and rides a motorbike. They ended up clashing heads with each other in episode 120a "The Missing Valetine Chocolate".
Negai-hoshi & -hoshi/(ねがい星&かなえ星)
- Voiced by: Rika Fukami (Negai-Hoshi) and Kae Araki ()
Sibling stars who travel through the night granting wishes on everyone's Tanabata trees. They're only seen during Tanabata.
- Everything's Better with Sparkles: They leave a trail of this while traveling.
- Half-Identical Twins: They're both different genders and different colours.
- Leitmotif: Whenever they appear, a Japanese rendition of "When You Wish upon a Star" sung by Dreaming will play in the background.
- Meaningful Name: In Japanese, "Negai" means wish, "Kanae" means "to come true," and "Hoshi" means star.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: is pink, and Negai is blue.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
Halloweenman/(ハロウィンマン)
- Debut: 106a
A pumpkin-headed ghost who represents the spirit of Halloween. A long time ago, there was a ghost wandering at Halloween who was very scared and used a carved pumpkin as a lantern. Said pumpkin was used as a form of the creation of Halloweenman who wanders around said holiday. When Baikinman and Dokinchan overheard the story of the legendary Halloweenman, they decided to use it to disguise themselves as a ghost to scare the trick-or-treaters to get their candy. Anpanman later encounters the real Halloweenman and figures out what is going on after he finds out that it was Baikinman and Dokinchan that was causing trouble for the children. They decided to pay out the villainous duo for what they were doing by playing a trick against them. Once Baikinman sees the real Halloweenman, he tries to fight against him, but after pulling his cape down, the floating pumpkin head starts following the villains with Anpanman warning them about their actions. After the two villains ran off, Anpanman and Halloweenman were able to give back the stolen candy and Halloween night was back to being fun.
He mainly shows up during Halloween, though he'll be spotted outside the holiday at times.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Is one of the more, possibly most, powerful human-sized characters in the show... And is also pretty chill.
- The Cape: Averted. It's clear from his every appearance that he has tremendous power at his disposal, and he does unambiguously uses it for good when he has to. However, all he really seems to want to do is chill and vibe at Halloween parties.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Despite being a ghost, he represents the fun side of Halloween and is very friendly. However, he is still a ghost and has startled characters unfamiliar with him.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: He comes off as a
True Neutral specter in his first appearance, with his "wandering spirit" backstory played up more and accidentally scaring others. (In context, it's all somewhere between Innocently Insensitive and No Social Skills.) Later appearances show him as a little aloof, maybe a bit childlike, but treated as the Big Good of Halloween. - Flying Face: Halloweenman appears as literally just a floating jack-o'-lantern with a mantle underneath.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: You don't want to mess with him if you see his eyes glow. Either because he's about to Turn Red or use his formidable telekinesis.
- Intangibility: Can do this at will.
- Long Bus Trip: Halloweenman was very prominent during the first decade of the show, but after his interaction with Horrorman in 1997, he mainly only shows up as small cameos until another 7 years in 2004 when he interacted with Creampanda.
- Lovecraftian Superpower: His powerset, when he's sufficiently angered or merely inconvenienced enough to use them, is unusual amongst Good Anpanman characters in that it's straight New Powers as the Plot Demands supernatural magic. His mantle is prehensile and can display images when he wants to communicate in a hurry, he can grow in size and Turn Red, has manifested telekinesis and elemental powers for convenience, can casually and blindly dodge Rollpanna's ribbon attacks while flying, etc.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Unlike most ghosts - especially in a Japanese context - he's very kind and courteous. Also unlike most ghosts and, indeed, most Anpanman characters, he doesn't seem to have any weaknesses at all; the most anyone can do is distract or stall him.
- He's also unusual amongst Anpanman ghosts in that he's completely benign and generally doesn't play tricks. ...and the only one Baikinman will pretend to be - taking advantage of his reputation - instead of the other way around.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- The Speechless: He's one of the few characters that doesn't speak. Instead, he changes his expression, animated as a fade.
- Stingy Jack: His backstory is loosely based on the said folk tale, a wandering ghost that used a carved pumpkin as a lantern, with a bit of Will-o'-the-Wisp thrown in for good measure. (This is mostly only relevant in his first appearance, where he's treated as a legend or cryptid.)
- From his second appearance onwards, he's treated as a friendly, utterly powerful Spirit of Halloween by other characters and the plot.
- Technical Pacifist: Goes out of his way to avoid harming or hurting other characters, including Baikinman.
- The Stoic: Unusually for the show, he's completely unflappable and not played for laughs.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Towards the end of "Creampanda and Halloweenman", he gives Baikinman a costume replica of himself so he can have some fun at the Halloween party.
- Willfully Weak: Avoids using more force than necessary. In a more specific example: he spends his first encounter with Rollpanna dodging her ribbon attacks, even though he's ''a ghost and could No-Sell them. He then later demonstrates that he could've counterattacked at any time, by doing it to Baikinman.
Santa Claus & Rudolph (サンタクロース&ルドルフ)
- Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi (Santa; original appearance — 2011), Katsuji Mori (Santa; 2014 — present), Kōichi Yamadera (Rudolph'')Debut: 12
A jolly old man who travels on his sleigh with his trusty reindeer as they travel around the world delivering presents to everybody. They reside in the Valley of Christmas. They're seen only around Christmas.
- Adapted Out: Unlike most interpretations of Santa Claus who normally has 8 reindeer, this Santa only has one, which is Rudolph.
- Adaptational Wimp: Unlike other versions of Rudolph, the Anpanman version doesn't have a shiny red nose and is just a regular flying reindeer.
- Badass Santa: While not a total badass, he often helps out with Anpanman.
- Decomposite Character: Rudolph in most depictions is the reindeer with the shiny red nose. But this was given to Chappie in the 2010 Christmas special.
- Demoted to Extra: Sadly, they haven't got that many speaking scenes or screen time in recent years, though it's possible it's due to Santa's original voice actor passing away. They would get more appearances once Katsuji Mori was recast as Santa.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: During the first couple of years in the show, the Christmas episodes were part of the actual show instead of being labeled as "Christmas special". The show would start this tradition in 1995, though the year after would place that Christmas special as part of the show's numbering.
- Grows on Trees: The presents he gives to the boys and girls grew from trees.
- Hammerspace: Despite the fact Santa's sack is small, he can still take as many presents as he likes from it. Then again, Santa's magical.
- He Is All Grown Up: Unlike most adaptions, Rudolph in this series is all grown up.
- Old Friend: He's pretty close friends with Uncle Jam.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Despite appearing in every Christmas special since the show first aired (regardless if it's major or just a cameo), the duo never appeared in any of the show's openings. Compare to Halloweenman who despite only had 17 episodes was able to appear in the show's third and ninth openings.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Regardless of all the bad things Baikninman and Dokinchan did in the Christmas specials (and possibly what else they did before), he still gives them presents. Maybe he's just that generous to anyone.
SL Man/(SLマン)
- Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama (original appearance - Let's Defeat the Haunted Ship; 1995), Mitsuo Senda (Everyone Gather, It's Christmas; 1995) Tomohiro Nishimura (400a - present'')Debut: 62a
A steam engine and one of the rail transportation characters. He mostly delivers goods and takes the children to different locations.
In his debut story, SL Man was a rusted steam engine who was trying to away from a fierce storm, but a bolt of lightning struck a tree on top of him, and was in a coma until Baikinman kidnapped the engine as he thought he wasn't sentient. SL-Man gets his full strength back after he eats some of Dokin-chan's fruit and wanted to repay the two villains, which Baikinman takes the opportunity to trick the locomotive into thinking Anpanman is the enemy. He tricks SL-Man into pushing the bakery off a cliff, but Anpanman convinces him that he's a good guy and stops Baikinman after being tricked.
- Ambiguously Related: He and Poppo-chan are the only sentient trains in the series, but there's no indication or questioning that they're related prior to the two meeting each other in 1089a. It mostly implies that they're just seperate from other blood related.
- Breakout Character: Due to Japan's love of trains (especially steam locomotives), SL-Man became a popular character after his debut story he was brought back a few years later and appeared a lot since then.
- Distress Call: Whenever something bad happens, he sends an "SOS" through his smokestack.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In his first episode, there were a lot of differences that weren't talked about SL-Man in his later episodes.
- He is depicted as a miniature gauge, similar to Poppo-chan. But later episodes changed his size to be an actual locomotive.
- He had a lever that could either turn or shut him off. If he's shut off, he'll be in a non-static form.
- He can retract his arms inside the boiler. Later episodes would show him with his arms fully exposed, though there is the odd occasion he'll lack arms (though this can be animation errors).
- Horrible Judge of Character: SL-Man trusted Baikinman into thinking Anpanman was the bad guy, though this is mainly due to them giving him food after getting him out of a stasis lock.
- Just Train Wrong: Despite taking place in a fantasy world, a real steam locomotive can't run without a coal tender. Also, they can't go underwater, as it would wash out the fire.
- Meaningful Name: The "SL" on his cab are initials for "Steam Locomotive".
- Nice Guy: After he reformed his ways in his debut story, SL-Man is very nice to almost anyone.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Ever since the third opening.
- Sentient Vehicle: He's a living train.
- Smoke Out: He produces black smoke from his smokestack to distract Baikinman.
Poppo-chan/(ぽっぽちゃん)
- Voiced by: Haruka KudoDebut: 854b
A baby train who is loved by everyone. Despite her small size, she can be strong at times.
In her debut story, Poppo-chan was on her way to meet Uncle Jam, but when Baikinman spotted her wandering at the forest, Dokin-chan thought that she looked cute and wanted Baikinman to get the small steam engine to play with. However, Baikinman had trouble catching her as she thought they were playing a game. Anpanman was able to stop him and showed the baby engine where Uncle Jam was. The kids and Cheese were happy to see her and play games with her, but that changed once Baikinman was trying to attack them. Poppo-chan was able to stall Baikinman off after she woke up and helped save the day once Anpanman got his new head to stop Baikinman. She continued playing with the children as she pulled with carriages behind her, alongside Baikinman and Dokinchan in disguises.
- Ambiguously Related: She and SL-Man are the only sentient trains in the series, but there's no indication or questioning that they're related prior to the two meeting each other in 1089a. It mostly implies that they're just separate from other blood related.
- Blush Sticker: She has some pink blush to indicate her cuteness.
- Breakout Character: Much like SL-Man, Poppo-chan started to appear after her initial story due to both Japan's love of trains (especially steam locomotives) and the fact that baby characters are popular in the series,
- Early-Installment Weirdness: There were a lot of differences that changed about Poppo-chan in her later episodes.
- In her early episodes, Poppo was able to speak a few words aside from "Poppo". But this was changed to simply her doing baby talk.
- Her first two episodes 854b and 881a never used her actual name and just referred to her as "Akachan-SL". It wasn't until her third episode with Miss Mimi that she is referred as Poppo-chan.
- Just Train Wrong: As stated, a steam engine can't run without a coal tender.
- Meaningful Name: While it's already stated what "SL" means, poppo is a Japanese term for the sound of a steam locomotive.
- Pink Means Feminine: She's bright pink to indicate she's a girl.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Despite her small size, she is very strong.
- Pokémon Speak: She mostly says "poppo".
- Promotion to Opening Titles: She appeared in the eleventh opening 13 years after her initial debut.
- Sentient Vehicle: She's a living train, like Sl-Man.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Despite appearing a few times after her initial appearance in the show, Poppo-chan never appeared in the show's ninth and tenth openings. Compare this to Kokin-chan, who despite only appearing in episodes prior to the show's revamp of the ninth opening, was promoted as a billing character in the show. Poppo-chan would later appear in the first episode's title card once the show transitioned to widescreen and would be seen on the show's eleventh opening.
- Smoke Out: Like Sl-Man, she produces steam through her smokestack and can use it to disappear.
- Vague Age: While Poppo-chan is clearly a baby, it's hard to determine what age she is between infancy and child. In her early episodes, she does say a few words aside from "poppo", making it sound like she's at least slightly older like Akachanman. But then later episodes regressed her mind to say "poppo" like Baby Donuts, making it hard to pin down her age.
- Walking Disaster Area: One episode has her causing minor chaos at Baikinman's lair.
Tsubasa-kun/(つばさくん)
- Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (original), Akemi Okamura (current)
A sentient biplane that travels around the world. Prior to meeting Anpanman, he was buried under a beach after his engine gave up. After calling for help when Anpanman and the bakery crew were at the beach, he was restored and was enjoying flying again. However, that was short-lived as he was showing off his flying moves towards Baikinman, who then took away his propeller after accidentally crashing into him.
He rescued Anpanman when he was attacked by Baikinman after he snagged his cape.
- Ace Pilot: Due to him being a bi-plane, Tsubasa-kun is an expert on flying.
- Advertised Extra: He is shown on the 2023 DVD cover "Anpanman and His Robot Friends", but he was only in one episode with Tin Kid.
- Big Damn Heroes: He comes in to stop Baikinman whenever someone's in trouble.
- Contrasting Sequel Main Character: He serves as one to SL-Man (even though the former still appears a lot). They're both anthropomorphic vehicles that were stuck in their debut story and were brought back to life. The only differences are that 1; SL-Man was just frozen after a falling branch hit his lever during a storm at he start of the episode, while Tsubasa-kun was alive and was just buried in the sand prior to the start of the episode. 2; SL-Man was taken away by Baikinman when Anpanman was investigating the steam locomotive and Baikinman tricked the engine to attack Anpanman. Tsubasa-kun was rescued by Anpanman and the bakery crew and never had the same trust issues as the former.
- Cool Plane: He is a yellow sentient bi-plane.
- Cool Teacher: He's pretty good at teaching others on both how to build their own plane and how to become a good pilot.
- Depending on the Artist: He's normally seen with one cockpit. However, he'll have two if he carries more passengers.
- Meaningful Name: "Tsubasa" is Japanese for "wings".
- Nice Guy: He's very nice towards everyone.
Shadow Boy/(かげぼうや)
- Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama
A living boy shadow. He can turn into anybody with his flashlight. Baikinman once tricked him into attacking Uncle Jam's bakery as Cheese.
- Hand Behind Head: He'll often do this if someone calls him cute.
- Healing Factor: After he copied Anpanman's body, he carried him and this also made his head feel brand new after getting wet.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Pretty much after seeing Baikinman drowning Anpanman.
- Leitmotif: His introduction music is somewhat bouncy, but not very cheerful.
- Power Copying: He can also copy the same powers as the user he copies.
- ShapeShifter: He can transform into anybody when he flashes his light at anyone.
- Transformation Trinket: His flashlight gives him the ability to change his appearance.
Shikaku Oni/(しかくおに)
- Voiced by: Mitsuo SendaDebut: 162b
A square-headed ogre that lives in Shikaku Mountain. He doesn't like anything that isn't a square or rectangle and would use his club to turn things into that shape.
Baikinman heard about this creature before and makes a disguise for both himself and Dokinchan to meet him and trick him into thinking that Anpanman is a bad guy because he has a round head, and agrees to defeat him. Shikaku Oni goes out turning round objects into squares until he encounters Anpanman and tries to attack him. Shoukpanman rescues Anpanman and just as Anpanman is restored, Shikaku Oni bangs at the Bakery door to confront Anpanman again, though with Shoukpanman having a square head and Dokinchan's obsession with him, Baikinman's plan was foil once it's revealed he isn't a square-headed person,, which Shikaku Oni gets upset and tries to attack, but Baikinman knocks over the ogre and deflects Anpanman and Shoukpanman's punch. Baikinman was about to attack them with a laser, but because Shikaku Oni turned his UFO into squares including the attendees, the lasers instead destroyed it, causing Baikinman to fly off. Shikaku Oni apologizes for what he did, and while he would still hate things that round, he won't be against Anpanman. He runs off back to his mountain before he can cause any more damage.
- Ambiguous Situation: It's debatable if Shikaku Oni is classified as a holiday character. His episodes with Sankakuman, Creampanda, and Horrorman take place during Setsubun (A Japanese holiday that takes place in the first week of February on getting rid of evil demons), but his first and fifth episodes are not associated with the holiday (his debut story aired on December, while the latter aired on January).
- Ambiguously Evil: Due to his nature, it's unknown that Shikaku Oni is evil due to him being misguided by Baikinman a few times. Even then, when he interacted with Omusubiman the second time, Shikaku Oni attacked him due to his bag of round fruit. The only time where he wasn't malicious was his interaction with Creampanda as the two were having fun playing games.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: His early episodes have him gaining spots on his face when he gets angry (ironic as he hates circles), but this vanished after the transition to digital ink.
- Mountain Man: Shikaku Oni lives in Shikaku Mountain.
- Long Bus Trip: After his interaction with Sankakuman, Shikaku Oni vanished for almost 9 years until 2002 when he interacted with Creampanda, then vanished for another 5 years until his interaction with Horrorman in 2007, and again for another 6 years with his second interaction with Omusubiman in 2013 and hasn't seen since. Not helping that his actor Mitsuo Senda passed away in 2023.
- Primitive Clubs: Shikaku Oni's main weapon is a spiked club that turns objects into squares and rectangles
- Reused Character Design: His head is reused from Baikinman in Tsumikiman's debut story when the villian got his head turned into a cube from the block man.
Sankakuman/(さんかくまん)
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
A triangle-headed man who uses a spear that turns objects into triangles. He goes on a rampage after Baikinman tricks him into thinking nobody appreciates triangles.
- Calling Your Attacks: SANKAPANCHI!!
- Long Bus Trip: Despite having two episodes in 1993, he quickly vanished aside from a small cameo in the 2001 Christmas special.
- Meaningful Name: "Sankaku" is Japanese for "triangle".
- My God, What Have I Done?: Has this reaction after seeing all the damage he's done.
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: Pretty much the main premise of his first episode.
Zamasu Bond/(ザーマス・ボンド)
- Voiced by: Rokurō Naya (original appearance — 1995), Hideyuki Tanaka (2022— present)Debut: 139a
A suave secret agent. He has two types of weapons, a super glue gun and a glue remover spray. His gun glue was stolen by Baikinman after he broke Dokinchan's vase and used it to cause trouble on the town.
- The Ace: Despite being suave and a good gun shooter, he tends to be a bit of a coward. Regardless, he does help Anpanman out of a sticky situation.
- The Charmer: He tends to do this on Miss Mimi in his first appearance.
- Cool Car: Following his comeback in 2022, Zamasu has a car based on James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB 5 to fit the motif of his character.
- Fascinating Eyebrow: Just look at his profile image.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: Out of the main superhero characters, Bond hasn't interacted with Creampanda.
- Gratuitous English: He says "Excuse me" when helping Anpanman in his debut episode.
- The Gunslinger: He's a very good gun shooter, for the most part.
- Large Ham: He pretty much likes showing off.
- Long Bus Trip: He appeared a few times in the early to mid 1990s, but suddenly vanished aside from a small cameo in the 2001 Christmas special. Zamasu would come back in 2022 when he was paired up with Batako, and later with Melonpanna, Rollpanna, and Princess Durian.
- Meaningful Name: Zamasu is Japanese for to be. This makes sense in a way since he uses a super glue gun and whatever two objects fit with the glue bonds together.
- Never Bareheaded: He's never seen without his glasses.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fifth opening.
- Shout-Out: Pretty much both his name and outfit are a reference to James Bond.
- Sticky Situation: His main gimmick is that he uses a special glue gun.
- Verbal Tic: He usually says Zamasu at the end of almost every sentence.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Zamasu originally had red spray bottle that was used to unstick things if his glue gun is used incorrectly. But since his reintroduction in 2022, it's never been seen.
Akikanman/(あきかんまん)
- Voiced by: Hiroya IshimaruDebut: 115b
A tin man who appreciates and collects metal cans (eg. soda, tuna). He mistook Anpanman as the one who threw all his cans on the ground.
He was only in episode 115b, though Akikanman made an appearance in the 1992 film short, building Tendonman's parade float.
- Burningwith Anger: After learning what Baikinman did to him.
- I'm Okay!: Despite getting whacked by Baikinman's hammer serval times and being badly injured, he's still fine. Uncle Jam eventually fixs him up at the end.
- Leitmotif: He shares the same introduction music as Shadow Boy.
- Meaningful Name: Akikan is Japanese from "empty can".
- Tin Man: He's mainly a guy made of tin cans.
- Verbal Tic: He'll usually say can at the end of sentences.
Bookman/(ブックマン)
- Voiced by: Kiyoshi Komiyama
A book-shaped guy who goes around traveling in his truck giving books to everybody so they can learn and read.
- Badass Bookworm: He told Anpanman where to punch Baikinman after his eyes were blocked by book dust.
- Great Big Book of Everything: He can change the pages inside his head whenever someone wants to look at any information.
- Nice Guy
- Non-Human Head: His head is an orange book.
Book-Sensei/(ブックせんせい)
- Voiced by: Hideyuki UmezuDebut: 244a
A teacher with a book for a head who is very smart likes to be on time and things to be organized and be just right. In his debut story, he was there to substitute Miss Mimi after she was away. But was kidnapped by Dokinchan after Bakin-Sensei's remark to Baikinman that he had an empty head and lacked any knowledge to stop Anpanman, and thought that using him as a teacher would fix it. Unfortunately, this backfired as Baikinman wasn't interested and tied the teacher up and tossed him out. Thankfully, Anpanman spotted the two and rescued the teacher.
- Advertised Extra: Book-Sensei shows up a lot during the show's fifth opening, but he only appeared in one episode at the time. It won't be until the late 2000s that he would be a recurring character.
- Ambiguously Related: He looks almost identical to Bookman, with the exception of glasses, nose, height, and voice. It's never stated if they're related.
- Characterization Marches On: In his debut story, he tends to blow his temper whenever he sees anything disorganized. His later appearnces don't have this trait.
- Cheated Angle: How he turns his head is somewhat odd. Rather than turning, Book-sensei shifts his face when he looks to the sides.
- Eye Glasses: He wears a pair of eyeglasses.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: As of 2020, the only main characters haven't interacted with Melonpanna, Rollpanna, and Kokin-chan.
- Non-Human Head: Book-Sensei's head is an orange book.
- The Perfectionist: As stated, he likes things to be done neatly and organized. Thankfully, he's not a complete neat freak.
- Stern Teacher: Though he can be a bit strict to the students so they can be a bit organized, he's a nice teacher. Although he doesn't like Baikinman's behavior, like when he dropped a banana peel on the ground.
- Toyless Toyline Character: He doesn't have any sort of merchandise in the series.
Nandobatto/(ナンドバット)
- Voiced by: Noriko OharaDebut: 121
A boy who lives in the desert region. He rides on a magic carpet and he has a scared music box that can produce rain.
- Ambiguously Human: Looks human, but is never stated to be one.
- Ambiguously Related: He resembles the Rainbow Prince due to them being the only human-looking characters that wear turbans and use a magic carpet. But it's unknown if they are related or not.
- A Hero to His Hometown: He's very well known in desert regions since he's responible for giving the rain to the dry villages.
- MacGuffin: In his first appearance, he was trying to find the music box that can produce weather, and succeeded at the end. Ever since then, it has been his weapon.
- Magic Carpet: His mode of transportation. However, it only obeys Nandobatto.
- Open Sesame: You have to say "Magical Miracle Dabadaba Dah" in order to make the music box create rain. Otherwise, it won't work.
- Palette Swap: He shares the same body as the Rainbow Prince, as they wear turbans and they ride magic carpets.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the third opening.
- Technicolor Eyes: He has purple eyes.
Toasterman/(トースターマン)
- Voiced by: Toshihiko SekiDebut: 425b
A toaster-headed man who makes hot toast out of his head. But he's very picky when it comes to the best bread and sauces to use for his toasts.
In his debut episode, he dropped by Miss Mimi's class after hearing Shokupanman's bread is good, but doubts that the bread is any good as he never tasted it. When Baikinman and Dokinchan overheard this, they decided to convince Toasterman that they're very good bakers and have the best bread and offer him to come over to their place to try it out, and loves it very much. That bread turns out to be Shokupanman's, the very same that Toasterman refused to try out.
He only shows up in episode 425b "Shokupanman and Toasterman".
- Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism: Despite being male, his blushes and eyelashes make him look more feminine.
- Blush Sticker: He has a pair of permanent blush on his cheeks.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S"
- Drop-In Character: He was like this in his debut episode.
- High-Pressure Emotion: When he makes toast, his head turns red hot. This also came in handy when Baikinman makes Anpanman's new head wet, and he used it to heat up the moisture.
- Idiot Ball: The main conflict in his episode is that Toasterman refuses to toast Shokupanman's bread as he doesn't think it's good. But what makes it baffling is that Toasterman doesn't want to taste it. It's not until Baikinman and Dokinchan convinced him to try it out (abliet it was stolen from them).
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his arrogance, he's a pretty nice guy once you get to know him.
- Leitmotif: He shares the same background music as Shadow Boy and Akikanman.
- Non-Human Head: He has a toaster for a head.
- The Perfectionist: Toastermanm's main flaw is that he can only make toast if you have these:
- He can only toast certain bread if he thinks it's worthy for him.
- He also likes it if butter or jam is served, but it has to be clean. Baikinman didn't like this at all that he had enough of Toasterman's fussiness.
Peekaballoon / Inaiinai-Balloon (いないいないバルーン)
- Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu
A small balloon who likes scaring people by jump scaring.
- All Balloons Have Helium: He can inflate himself with regular air and can still float.
- Charlie Brown Baldness: He does have a strand of somewhat drawn hair on his forehead.
- Lost in Translation: His name is a reference to the Japanese version of "peekaboo", called "inai inai baa".
- The Prankster: He likes scaring people.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the tenth opening.
- Vacuum Mouth: He does this whenever he inflates himself.
Don Ki Hotate and Sancho Panda/(ドン・キ・ホタテ&サンチョ・パンダ)
- Voiced by: Joji Yanami (Don Ki Hotate), Yoko Matsuoka (Sancho)Debut: 54a
An old knight who tries to be the best at fighting enemies and protecting others, accompanied by a small panda and rides on a large snail named Denden Musinante (デンデン・ムシナンテ). Due to his age, Hotate would get delusions of creatures that are just mundane objects.
In their debut story, they met Anpanman after Hotate tried to attack the windmill where Uncle Jam was getting flour as he thought it was a monster, but got stuck on one of the blades. After being rescued, the duo rest at the bakery and tells the crew that he wants to show that he's brave, and Anpanman tells about Baikinman and the old knight wants to defeat him. But Sancho is afraid that his master will hurt himself as he doesn't know if Hotate can defeat Baikinman. So Anpanman decides to pretend he's Baikinman to help Hotate from harming himself. However, that didn't work as the real Baikinman was able to defeat Anpanman.
- Ambiguously Human: Don Ki Hotate resembles a human dressed in scallop shells.
- Cartoon Creature: Sancho Panda is supposed to be a panda, but he doesn't look like one due to his lacking features like spots.
- Determinator: Don will never give up on fighting.
- Horse of a Different Color: Don rides a snail as his mode of transportation.
- Expy: They're pretty much the Anpanman versions of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, down to the names.
- Eye Glasses: Sancho Panda wears a pair that resembles sunglasses.
- Horse of a Different Color: The duo ride on a large snail.
- Meaningful Name: "Hotate" is Japanese for scallop. Don's armor is made of scallop shells.
- Long Bus Trip: The group appeared a few times during the show's 10-year run, but they vanished after their digital ink appearance in episode 615 with their second encounter with Horrorman. They would return once the show transitioned again to 16:9 with Creampanda, but Don would have a small cameo two years later in the 2013 film and they haven't made any more appearances since then. Not helping that Don Ki Hotate's actor Joji Yanami retired from acting in 2015 and died in 2021, so it's unknown when they'll come back.
- Scatterbrained Senior: Hotate is very old and can often see delusions out of mundane objects.
- Windmill Crusader: Like the guy he's based after, Don Ki Hotate would act paranoid if he sees a creator from something mundane.
Mikeman/(マイクマン)
- Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba, Tsunehisa Fujii (2010 film short)
A microphone-headed announcer. He met Anpanman after falling off a small cliff. He is seen mostly announcing sports events.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In his original appearance, his head used to be yellow. Now it's dark grey as seen in the 2010 film short.
- Butt-Monkey: Oh boy, he suffered a lot in his debut episode.
- Make Me Wanna Shout: After Baikinman traps him in a jar, he screams very loud so he can escape out of it.
Furudokei-san/(ふるどけいさん)
- Voiced by: Ichirō Nagai (original appearance — 2007)Debut: 672b
A wise clock who helps repair broken clocks and watches and lives in a large clock house in the middle of the forest. He is also a time traveler who has a large endless room. Inside, you can obverse all of your past memories.
He meets Anpanman in his debut story as Melonpanna finds an old broken clock while cleaning the bakery garage, and Uncle Jam tells them that he knows someone who can fix it. Baikinman also met him as well under a disguise as Dokinchan broke her Shokupanman alarm clock and decided to get it repaired by the old master.
- Ambiguous Situation: It's never fully established if visiting the memories in Furudokei-san's large room is exactly time travel and if you can alter events due to him only appearing a few episodes and his interactions with Creampanda and Horrorman just have the two seeing their memories. And if so, are there any consequences for changing the past?
- When Baikinman revisited his memory when he and Anpanman met as babies, baby Baikinman bumped into his older self as he was punched by Anpanman.
- In episode 759b, Dokinchan revisited her memories of when she first fell in love with Shokupanman and after freeing him, Past Dokinchan hid behind the bushes and revealed she bonked herself on a tree. Later during the fight, Dokichan was able to stop Baikinman from attacking Shokupanman. But it was never stated if the Dokinchan who stopped him was the one who hid behind the bushes and hit the tree or if it was the future Dokinchan.
- Episode 838b has Anpanman, Melonpanna, and Creampanda seeing how Rollpanna was created. Creampanda spotted Baikinman outside the bakery as he is going to tamper with Uncle Jam's creation and shouted out what he saw. But Anpanman covers his mouth as they don't want to alter the past, indicating that they can't mess with it.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has these.
- Clock Punk: Everything inside his house is based on clocks.
- Endless Corridor: His back door is an endless room filled with clocks.
- The Friends Who Never Hang:
- The only major characters he hasn't hung with are Currypanman, Shokupanman, Kokin-chan (as she didn't appear until later in 2007), and the Donburiman Trio.
- He never interacted with Rollpanna, though he was able to explore her past in episode 838b.
- Meaningful Name: "Furudokei" means "antique clock".
- Long Bus Trip: His last episode was with Horrorman in 2007 and hasn't been used since. And due to his actor passed away in 2014, it's unknown if he'll come back.
- The Watcher: As stated, if you touch one of the gongs on one of the clocks, you can obverse all of your past memories.
Panpon/(パンポン)
- Voiced by: Tsutomu Kashiwakura
A portable oven-headed man who makes bakery goods from his head. In his debut episode, Baikinman wanted him to rust Uncle Jam's oven door so he could defeat Anpanman. So he told a lie that Uncle Jam is better than Panpon, then asked him to rust the oven door.
- Heel–Face Turn: This happened to him when Baikinman kicked him off his UFO, and he learned that Anpanman and Uncle Jam are good.
- High-Pressure Emotion: He does this whenever he bakes bread.
- Horrible Judge of Character: He trusts Baikinman who looks very evil to believe that Uncle Jam is better.
- Leitmotif: His debut music was joyful accordion French-type music.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After his Heel–Face Turn, he felt guilty about his actions. He later apologized to everyone at the bakery, and everyone forgave him.
- White Gloves: He wears these.
Namida-chan/(なみだちゃん)
- Voiced by: Mika Kanai
A small kid who is very shy and is often seen crying.
- Meaningful Name: Namida in Japanese means "tears". Pretty much, her head and the water drops on her pajamas indicate that.
- Long Bus Trip: She first appeared in 1991, but vanished until 1999 when she made more vocal appearances. Then again in 2006 once Kokin-chan started appearing.
- Pajama-Clad Hero: She constantly wears pajamas
- Shrinking Violet: She's extremely shy.
- Take a Third Option: When she was hungry in her episode, the Donburiman Trio made their meals for her. However, she couldn't really choose and after seeing the trio arguing, she ran off crying. In the end, they decided to place each of their meals in the bowl.
Futomaki-kun/(ふとまきくん)
- Voiced by: Naomi Nagasawa
A talented kid who makes different types of futomaki. He does this daily so he can be a master.
- Edible Theme Naming: Futomaki is a larger type of sushi, and it has other exotic ingredients.
- Improbable Weapon User: Like Tekka no Maki-chan, he uses a makitsu as his main weapon.
Hamled and Ophelia/(ハムレッド&オフェーリア)
- Voiced by: Taichiro Hirokawa (Hamled)
A chef who's talented at making dishes related to ham. He is accompanied by his pet bird, Ophelia.
- Badass Cape: Hamled wore this in his introduction.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": Hamled has the letter "H" on his hat.
- Large Ham: Oh boy, is he ever. And not just because his head is shaped like one.
- Meaningful Name: Hamled is a mix of processed pork and Hamlet, the lead character from William Shakespeare's play. Ophelia is the name of Hamlet's potential wife.
- Pink Means Feminine: Ophelia is two different shades of pink.
- Satellite Character: Ophelia acts like this, though she's important to Hamled since she tells him how to make his dishes right. Without her, Hamled wouldn't succeed.
Tanuki-Oni/(たぬきおに)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera, (original debut) Kenyū Horiuchi (current)
A tanuki who lives in the mountains.
- Ascended Extra: He originally appeared as the main antagonist of the 1990 film short starring Omusubiman. He later became a neutral character in the anime.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In his original appearance, his nose was green. When he appeared in the anime, his nose changed to orange.
- Babies Make Everything Better: In one episode, he sees that Butterko likes babies, so he decides to transform into one so he can spend time with her. However, it didn't go that well when everyone else is trying to take care of him instead.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: He became more of a good guy after his defeat in his debut short.
- Picky Eater: He originally didn't like Umeboshi in his debut episode, which gives Omusubiman an advantage to take him down. However, he doesn't hate eating it after his debut in the anime.
- Shapeshifter: Because he's based on a tanuki, he can transform into different creatures. He used to transform into other people and statues, however, it's unknown if he still has this trait in the current episodes.
- Stalker with a Crush: He has a crush on Butterko, and tries different ways to win her affection.
- Spot the Imposter: When he transforms into people, the most recognizable way to distinguish him is his tail.
- Transformation Trinket: His leaf enables him to transform.
Kantan Sisters/(カンタンシスターズ)
- Voiced by: Dreaming note
Twin sisters like building and repairing vehicles and other types of machinery. Their names are Pla-chan (プラちゃん) and Mai-chan (マイちゃん).
They were responsible for helping Shokupanman rebuild his bread truck after it got damaged by Baikinman.
- Ambiguously Human: They resemble humans, but it's never made clear if they ARE humans.
- Identical Twin ID Tag: Pla wears a red hat with a "+", while Mai wears a blue one with a "-".
- Mistaken Identity: Baikinman and Dokinchan disguised as them in the second Edutainment special about colors, numbers, and shapes.
- Mr Fix It: Ms Fix It, actually. They can repair things in a flash!
- Out of Focus: Despite being major characters early in the show's run as they are the reason for building Shokupanman's new delivery truck, they hardly appear in the show since the 2000s aside from having a role in the second edutainment special.
- Pink Means Feminine: They wear pink overalls with blue shirts.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
- Wonder Twin Powers: They can bring the machinery they build or fix to life by putting their hats together.
Osoujiman/(おそうじまん)
A vacuum-shaped man who cleans other people's messes.
- Awesome Backpack: He carries a vacuum.
- Big Damn Heroes: He was like this in the 1990 TV special "Minami no Umi wo Sukue!"
- Meaningful Name: Osouji is Japanese for "grand cleansing" and "housework".
- Neat Freak: He likes things to be clean, though he's not a complete one since he doesn't do it by force.
- No Mouth: Subverted. He has one, but he can't change expressions due to it being round. However, he can still change his expressions with his eyes.
- Out of Focus: Despite a major character early in the show's run, he quickly faded out of the spotlight by the time the series switched to digital ink.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
Senor Macaronino/(セニョール・マカロニーノ)
- Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
A talented Italian singer who loves singing in front of everyone. He was captured by Baikinman when Dokinchan wanted to keep him.
- Ambiguously Human: Like all the other seemingly human characters in the series.
- Edible Theme Naming: He's named after macaroni.
- Floating in a Bubble: Baikinman was about to trap him in one, but thankfully averted when Anpanman came to rescue him.
- Gratuitous Italian: He speaks Italian pronouns.
- Master of Disguise: He's very good at disguising himself as an old guy whenever he leaves the scene.
- Leitmotif: His background music is Italian.
Onsen-kun/(おんせんくん)
- Voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai, Yasunori Matsumoto
A small guy who works at a hot spring. His hot springs were tampered with by Baikinman, so he had to find another location.
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: His hair resembles fire and he works at a hot springs.
- Determinator: He never gave up on finding a new spit for his hot springs.
- Drill Tank: He carries a mobile heat tank, which is used to drill underground water for his springs.
- Meaningful Name: "Onsen" is Japanese for hot springs.
Origamiman/(おりがみまん)
A man made of paper. He often teaches others how to do origami.
- Cool Plane: When he transforms himself into a paper plane.
- Cool Teacher: He likes teaching others if they have trouble making origami.
- Covers Always Lie: The DVD release of 1991 Volume 1 depicts him with the more familiar pink color. However, the episode has him with an orange color.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: In his original debut episode, he was originally orange/yellow. After his reintroduction in the 1992 film, he is now colored pink.
- Long Bus Trip:
- His first absence in the show was between his debut story 83a and 349a for about 5 years (3 if you count his role in the 1992 movie).
- His second absence in the show was between 349a and 669b for about 7 years.
- His third absence in the show was between 669b and 906a for about 5 years.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the fourth opening.
- Real Men Wear Pink: As stated, he's currently pink in the series.
- Shapeshifter: He can transform himself into anything (eg. a plane, a swan, a box). He originally didn't have this trait until the 1992 film.
Aunt Pasta/(パスタおばさん)
- Voiced by: Ai Sato
A pot-headed woman who loves making pasta. She is also known as Pasta-obasan.
- Apron Matron: Pretty much her entire motif.
- Cool Teacher: She's like this towards Horrorman when she teaches him about making pasta.
- Does Not Know Her Own Strength: She will pat someone on the shoulder and accidentally knock them over without meaning to. This counts for her voice as well.
- Gratuitous Italian: She uses Italian pronouns when speaking.
- High-Pressure Emotion: Though not normally angry, her head turns hot whenever she sings.
- Leitmotif: She likes singing about pasta. Her background music is Italian, which makes sense for her.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her head has a slight hint of pink.
- Power Echoes: She has a very powerful voice.
Gyokuro-kun/(ギョクロくん)
- Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima
A pot-headed man who serves his signature tea. He is very obedient to anyone he serves to and he tries to be the best at making tea.
- Edible Ammunition: He would shoot raw Gyokuro leaves from his head.
- Gag Nose: His nose resembles a spout.
- Leeroy Jenkins: He often attacks Baikinman whenever he shows up without thinking. This only gets him into trouble.
- Something Else Also Rises: Towards the end of one episode he appeared with Jasmine-san, he was blushing red towards her and even steam was hissing out of his head. Cheese smirked at him hinting that he might have a crush on her.
- Verbal Tic: He would often say "Tcha" at times.
- Yes-Man: As stated, he's very obedient toward others. This gives Baikinman an advantage at times.
Nabebugyou/(ナベぶぎょう)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito
A pot-headed who makes his dish, Nabemono. He likes making it in the best way. But he can a bit grumpy at times.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has these.
- Drop-In Character: He will often barge into other households and see if they are making his signature dish right.
- Improbable Weapon User: He would often use either his fan or chopsticks.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's not the nicest guy in the world, but he does have a soft side.
- Long Bus Trip: His last episode in the show was when he was paired with Okra-chan in 2007 and hasn't made an appearance since then.
- Supreme Chef: As stated, he likes making his food in the best way.
Ammonite-kun/(アンモナイトくん)
- Voiced by: Ai Sato
A kid archaeologist who explores different places to find various fossils and treasures. Anpanman and the rest of the bakery often help him out.
- Ambiguously Human: Looks human, but is never stated to be human.
- Eye Glasses: He wears these.
- Meaningful Name: Ammonites were a species of underwater molluscs. If you look at his hat, it has the fossil of the extinct critters.
Kappaccino/(アルプー&ベータン)
- Voiced by: Naoko MatsuiDebut: 950b
A girl kappa who is best known for making cappuccino drinks.
She encountered Anpanman as she was trying to get across the hot dessert, but after dropped her cup hat with her drink, causing her to collapse. Thankfully, Anpanman was able to take Kappaccino to the bakery where despite being weak was able to make a cup of her signature drink to regain her energy. Kappaccino asked Anpanman to help find the best place she could use as a source of water to make more of her drink, but couldn't find the best one until they met Uncle Bear who suggested the lake up onto the mountains would be good for her. Unfortunately, the lake was polluted as Baikinman was trying to build a summer house for Dokinchan after accidentally interrupting her nap
- Ambiguously Human: She looks more human compared to the other kappas that appeared in the show, due to her face looking more human looking and lack the traditional kappa looks.
- Edible Theme Naming: Cappuccino is an Italian espresso-based coffee drink that is prepared with steamed milk foam.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: The only main characters she hasn't interacted with are Rollpanna and Currypanman.
- Genki Girl: She's a very young and energetic girl who likes coffee.
- Informed Species: Kappaccino is apparently a kappa, but the other kappas in the show are based on the mythical creatures with beaks and no clothing. Kappaccino on the other hand is more cute looking due to her human-like face and wears a one piece suit. The only traits she does have are her shell and the cup acting like a little pond, and that she likes to hang around bodies of water.
- Must Have Caffeine: She relies a lot on her drink in order to be fully energized.
- Non-Standard Character Design: Unlike the other kappas in the show that are based on the mythical creatures, Kappaccino is cuter looking due to her human-like face and wears a one-piece suit.
- Punny Name: Her name is a mixture of "Kappa" and "cino" from "Cappucino".
- Toyless Toyline Character: She doesn't any have merchandise in the show.
Hot Sandwich-chan/(ホットサンドちゃん)
- Voiced by: Mariko KoudaDebut: 718a
A sandwich-headed girl who runs a hot sandwich diner at the beach off of Marine when going to Route 67. She is also good at singing and dancing when serving her customers.
She first met Anpanman and the Bakery crew when they alongside the children are going to the beach at Route 67. Baikinman and Dokinchan found out about the girl and wanted to go visit her place to try out her hot sandwiches as they disguised themselves as upper-class people, thinking they'd be the first to try out her sandwiches. But that didn't go through as Hot Sandwich told them that they'd have to wait as she had run out of ingredients. So the duo decided to kidnap her to make the hor sandwiches for them. Dokinchan snatches the girl into a sack and decides to ruin her sandwiches by adding a lot of spices and disguising herself as the sandwich girl.
- Ambiguously Brown: She's depicted as dark skin, though it's unknown if she was actually dark or because of the beach tan.
- Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: Hot Sandwich only wears a bikini and rollerblades.
- Beach Episode: Because her diner is located at a pier, Hot Sandwich's episodes center around the beach.
- Blush Sticker: She has a pair of these either to emphasize her cuteness or because she works in the hot beach. Unlike most characters, they are plaid to represent the burn marks on a grilled sandwich.
- The Friends Who Never Hang: She hasn't interacted with Creampanda, the Donburiman Trio and Kokin-chan.
- Malt Shop: Hot Sandwich's diner is modeled after American diners from the 1950s and 1960s, serving mainly hot sandwiches and cold soft drinks.
- Long Bus Trip: After her interaction with Currypanman in 2007, Hot Sandwich vanished for exactly 5 years until her interaction with Shokupanman in 2012. But then vanished again for another 8 years until she interacted with Horrorman in 2020.
- Rollerblade Good: She wears a pair of red rollerskates to deliver her dishes to customers.
- Vague Age: It's never stated how old she is. Her behavior makes it look like she's a teenager, but she is the only one running the diner.
Tsumikiman/(つみきまん)
- Voiced by: Koichi Hashimoto (original appearance only), Shinya Hamazoe (1148b; 2012 to present)Debut: 101a
A man-made of building blocks who can transform his body into anything by using the power of the heart-marked block inside his body. He likes to deliver building blocks for children to play.
In his debut story, he was delivering wooden blocks when he stumbled a giant blocking his way, but it turned out to be a giant inflatable created by Baikinman. Baikinman tries to take his cargo, thinking it was chocolate until he breaks his teeth and buries Tsumikiman with the blocks. Anpanman finds him and helps put his truck back up and get him out of the buried blocks. Tsumikiman tells the Bakery that he wants to build a park with his building blocks, and they decide to help him out. Baikinman decides to ruin the fun by destroying Tsumikiman's castle and he gets so mad that he transforms into a train to chase after him, but Baikinman knocks him out that he caught Tsumikiman's heart. Tsumikiman begs him to return it back, but Baikinman has other ideas kidnapping him painting his heart with black paint, and turning Tsumikiman into a mindless weapon to destroy Anpanman. Just as Baikinman is about to kill Anpanman after Tsumikiman runs him over as a tank, Tsumikiman comes back to life after his heart is washed away of the black paint and traps Baikinman so Anpanman can punch him out. Tsumikiman was able to make his park and the children enjoyed it. Though Dokinchan wasn't happy as her lover Shoukpanman hadn't shown up as expected.
- The Friends Who Never Hang:
- He hasn't interacted with Currypanman, Shokupanman, Rollpanna, the Donburiman Trio and Kokin-chan.
- Long Bus Trip: After his debut story, Tsumikiman only had small cameos in both episode 191b and the 1992 film short and vanished for 18 years until he came back in a small cameo in the 2010 film short, and later got a whole episode to himself after 22 years. Then he vanished again until 2023 when he interacted with SL-Man.
- Punny Name: "Tsumiki" is Japanese for building blocks.
Alpoo and Betan/(アルプー&ベータン)
- Voiced by: Terry Osada (Arupu), Rumiko Varnes (Betan)
Two English-speaking boys who live on Island Alpha Beta. Their main goal in life was to find the five shiny balls with letters on them scattered throughout the island so they can head to the carnival. They only appeared in the Edutainment OVA "Let's Play ABC".
- Ambiguously Human: Just like all the other supposedly "human" characters in the series.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": Their eyes and hats are shaped like the letters of their names.
- Japanese Ranguage: Alpoo's name in Japanese is pronounced Arupu to Japanese audiences.
- Narrating the Obvious: While English viewers can find them annoying due to them stating some of the same stuff Anpanman and Melonpanna are saying, Japanese viewers might not. Keep in mind, the show is made in Japan.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Betan is more of a scardey cat, while Arupu is the braver of the two.
Yanase Rabbit/(やなせうさぎ)
- Voiced by: Takashi Yanase (2011 and 2012 films), Ken Shiroyama
A male rabbit who is a resident of the town. He is seen traveling in different places.
- Art Initiates Life: In the eleventh opening, he is seen painting a picture of Anpanman, which comes to life.
- Author Avatar: He's basically Takashi Yanase in rabbit form. He originally wanted to be a sheep, possibly to reference an older piece of work he did before. But he couldn't draw a decent anthropomorphic of that animal.
- Creator Cameo: He's seen mostly in the Christmas specials. He also made a small cameo in both the endings of the 908th episode and 2011 film, and the beginning of the 2012 film.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Since the eleventh opening.
- Real Men Wear Pink: He wears a pink shirt in the 2012 film. Then there's his top hat.
- Sequel Hook: At the end of the 2011 film, he's stranded in a rocky desert, and Anpanman gives him a piece of his head. This leads up to the beginning of the 2012 film, which begins with Anpanman giving Yanase a piece of his head and thanking him.
