pop'n music has Loads and Loads of Characters, which has made the pop'n series the subject of plenty of Bemani-related fanart and cosplay.
This page is under construction; if you have a character or tropes for a character to add, please feel free to edit. The list has gotten so long that it had to be broken up into several pages.
Lapistoria
A collection and variation of many different characters and animations from Pop'n Music 22 Lapistoria.
- Non-Player Character: Being a music video for the song, Lapistoria isn't playable as a character.
Lazuli
- Bare Your Midriff: Similar to a Bedlah Babe.
- Dark-Skinned Blond: Well, white hair.
- Meaningful Name: Named after lapis lazuli, a blue stone. She wields a blue lapis and wears blue clothes.
- Rapunzel Hair: Even wrapped up, her hair goes down to her knees.
Leicars
Leicars is a trio of space pioneers, born in the USA.
- Chromatic Arrangement: Leica is yellow, Kinder is blue, and Lomo is red.
Lena
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair and eyes.
- Stripperiffic: Wears a bikini top and short shorts and little else.
Leon
A boy from Tokyo, Japan, his birthday is May 15th. He enjoys clubbing, shopping and fluorescent colours. He dislikes plain clothing.
- Expressive Accessory: The eyes on his hood become X-eyes in his losing animation.
- Eye Obscuring Hood: His eyes are never seen due to his hood.
- Meaningful Name: Leon, because he likes chameleons and wears a chameleon themed hood.
- The Un-Reveal: He takes his hood off in one of his animations, but only his back is shown.
- You Gotta Have Deep Pink Hair
Lhasa
- Bedlah Babe: She dresses like this. Since she's a kid, it's not meant as fanservice.
- Crossover: From Konami's arcade game Arabian Crystal.
Li-Na
Lica
An eighth-grader schoolgirl born in Westminister on May 4th. She likes trying out different clothes in front of the mirror. She dislikes being sleepy.
- Gorgeous Garment Generation: Changes into a more elaborate dress in her WIN animation by jumping through a mirror.
- Magic Mirror: Has the ability to use these to change her outfit.
- True Blue Femininity: Wears mostly blue costumes.
Liddell
She's a heroine of popular B-movie. She was born in a basement in the United Kingdom on May 4th. She likes napping, having tea time at midnight and antique dolls. She hates cats.
- Elegant Gothic Lolita: Wears Gothic Lolita clothing.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: Her glowing eyes, either red or white depending on which version, are the only visible parts of her face.
- Our Zombies Are Different: She is a zombie that resembles a Heartless.
- Parasol of Prettiness: In her French Merchen version, she uses one of these.
- The Speechless: Only speaks with ellipsis and symbols.
Light
LingLing
A girl from Hong Kong who loves to dance, play and eat. She often hangs around her best friend, a panda named Pao-Pao.
- Big Eater: She is constantly eating a rice ball in her idle animation.
- Cool Pet: Has a baby pet panda named Hao Hao.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in braided pigtails.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Her hair is blue.
Lisa
A high school student and idol born on March 30th in Japan. She enjoys making ringtones and winter sports. She dislikes math and gloomy people.
Lithos
- Living Statue: A statue of a person with a unicorn head and wings.
- Winged Humanoid
Little Raisin
An alien from the Fairy Tale Kingdom.
- Head Pet: Sunda, her black dog.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Lord Meh
Lotte and Ratte
Twin sisters born on February 6th in Broom House. Lotte keeps a gothic stuffed animal named Kanta, and enjoys playing with it. She dislikes tea and her uncle's arguments. Ratte likes cleaning the house and fairy tales. Like her sister, she also dislikes tea. She isn't particularly fond of her aunt, and used her magic to run away.
- Cute Witch: Can use their brooms as transportation.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears a part of their hair in twin tails.
- Palette Swap: Ratte has teal eyes and a bright outfit, Lotte has mahogony eyes and a darker outfit.
- Separated at Birth: They never got to meet.
- Theme Twin Naming: Both have names similar to "Latte."
Lucifelle
A spirit born on October 4th. Lucifer is her twin brother.
Lucy
A gal from Neo-Detroit.
Lulu
Born on the Perfume Star on October 5th, Lulu likes travelling incognito and cute clothes. She hates the paparazzi.
Lyra
- Funny Animal: A rabbit.
M-M-G☆
m.c.H.T
- Funny Animal: A monkey.
Mac
- Amazing Technicolor Population: has greenish-yellow skin.
- Bare Your Midriff: non-fanservice example.
- Meaningful Name: His name could be based on macintosh apples- which is fitting because his head is an apple.
Machiko
Machuchu
A rainbow mushroom who's also a mage, born in Fairy Tale Land. They like watching television.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife/Population: fluorescent rainbow coloured fungus person.
Madam RAGORA
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Pastel indigo skin.
- You Gotta Have Purple Hair: It's shaped like a conch shell too!
Madoka
A topology teacher.
- Bare Your Midriff
- Beauty Mark: On the left corner of her lips.
- Hartman Hips
- Hot Teacher
- Impossibly-Low Neckline
- Ms. Fanservice: In-Universe; her dance animation shows a bunch of generic students with hearts in their eyes.
- Stripperiffic: She is not abiding by any kind of dress code, much to the chagrin of Kiryu.
- Victoria's Secret Compartment: Pulls a pen out between her breasts in her Win animation. She tries to do this with a triangle ruler in her Lose animation, to predictable results.
Magical 4
An all-female international idol group made to capitalize on Miracle 4's popularity. Members are Anne (French), Njomo (Kenyan), San (Chinese), and Quattro (Brazilian.)
- Distaff Counterpart: To Miracle 4.
Magojirou
Makoto
A young man living in Japan, born on April 5th. He works in a coffee shop, and likes cappuccino. Cyber's brother.
- Gender-Blender Name: Makoto is usually a girl's name.
Mamoru-kun
Mana
- Character Title: Her first song is named MANA.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: Is a mermaid.
- Unusual Ears: Purple fins.
Marge & Rita
A father-son pizza making duo living in Naples, Italy. Marge's birthday is May 14th, and Rita's January 5th.
- Like Father, Like Son: They both have a love for pizza.
- Badass Mustache: Not sure if badass is the best word for it, but Marge's mustache certainly is something.
- Gender-Blender Name: Both Marge and Rita are typical girls' names in English.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Their song is called "Pizza", and they're named after a certain type of pizza, and I could go on about this.
Marin
Marisa Kirisame
For more info, see her entry under the Touhou Main Character sheet.One of two recurring protagonists of the Touhou Project series. She is a witch well-known for developing her abilities from scratch as well as her kleptomaniac tendencies.
- Crossover: From the Touhou Project series.
- Cute Witch: Made even cuter with pop'n music's art style.
Mark
- Funny Animal: Some kind of cat, maybe a leopard or a cheetah.
Maruroo
A famous Japanese model taking a vacation in Hawaii.
- Hula and Luaus: Wears a grass skirt and bikini top, as well as her animations and location being this trope.
Mary
Judy's friendly rival, living in Japan, born May 29th. She loves anything involving dancing- dancing games at the arcade, inventing dance moves. She likes suama, a kind of Japanese candy. She hates spiders.
- Ambiguously Brown: Has brown skin, hair styled in an afro, and was born in Japan.
- Bare Your Midriff: In a lot of her appearances.
- Funny Afro: Her miss animations usually have something falling on top of her hair.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Judy.
Masamune
Born in Sendai, Japan on September 5th. He likes sasashiniki and dislikes saying goodbye.
- BFG: Not just one, but multiple with other weapons attached to them.
- Bishounen
- Cool Helmet: Much like the actual Masamune.
- Eyepatch of Power: Like many fictional depictions of Masamune, his right eye is covered by an eyepatch.
- Hammerspace: One of his animations reveal that he hides his weapons in his cloak.
- Historical Domain Character: Based on Date Masamune.
Mata Hari
A man who was born at the foot of Chiang Dao on August 17th, he loves to dance to the rhythm of music. He likes tom yum goong (a Lao and Thai spicy and sour soup). He dislikes people who trespass through the sacred world.
- Breath Weapon: Can blow a small fireball.
- Eye-Obscuring Hat: Subverted in that, since his bird hat has a beak, you can't see his eyes from the front, but you can see them from the side.
Matilda
- Funny Animal: A pig.
Matin and Nox
For more info, see their entry under the The Epic of Zektbach character sheet.- Crossover: From the The Epic of Zektbach
- Half-Identical Twins: Matin is the girl, Nox is the boy.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Nox's eyes turn red when he draws his sword.
- Separated at Birth
- Sibling Yin-Yang
Matsushita
A popular cover artist from Nico Nico Douga. She was born in the "Third Dimension" and her brithday is January 29th. She enjoys singing, watching anime and video games. She dislikes lightning.
Maud
- Collared by Fashion: Wears a collar with a large padlock.
- Rapunzel Hair
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
May
An enigmatic woman who constantly changes her name. Last month she was April, next month she'll be June.
- Dark-Skinned Redhead
- Dark-Skinned Blond: In 10.
- Opera Gloves: In 6.
May-Fa
An aspiring diva from Hong Kong.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Has black hair in 2 and 4, but in 8 she's blonde.
- Department of Redundancy Department: 淋しくて means 'lonely', so the song's title is "Lonely Loneliness".
- Little Black Dress
Mayumi
A woman living in Okinawa, Japan who performs dances for folk songs. She loves going to the beach, and hates snakes and plane rides.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black eyes and hair.
M.C. Tome
A farmer and a dancer. He loves plowing the fields.
Mebae
A surrealistic dancing couple.
- Curtains Match the Windows
- Living Toys: It's hinted that they might be dolls.
Megumi Hayakawa
An elementary school student living in Japan who spends her time making sweets and playing with her dog, Rocky.
- Love Triangle: She and Hitomi both have crushes on the same boy.
Mell
A young postal worker.
- Fingerless Gloves: In 12.
- Nice Hat: A rat-themed baseball cap.
MeMe
A strange messenger who wanders the starlit skies. What could he be watching...?
- Black Bead Eyes
- Funny Animal: A white bird.
- Robe and Wizard Hat
Meu Meu
- Animal-Eared Headband: Her headphones have white bunny ears.
- Blush Sticker
- Cheerful Child
- Crossover: from Konami's web radio show HinaBitter
- Cute Little Fangs
- Genki Girl
- You Gotta Have Peach Pink Hair
Micaela
- Non-Standard Character Design: Like Fernando XIII, her in-game animations mimic the style of old JRPG sprites.
Micchan
Michael
For more info, see his entry under the TheGoonies character sheet.- Crossover: Based on what Michael looks like in Konami's video game adaptation.
Michiru
The leader of the boy band MesiA from p-M-crew Promotion, his birthday is July 5th. He likes collecting pillows and going to bed. He dislikes having too many lessons one after another.
micro
- all lowercase letters: Their name.
- Expressive Antennae
- Heart Symbol: There's one on their body.
Midori
- Black Bead Eyes: Has tiny dots with eyelashes for eyes.
- Funny Animal: A turtle.
- Shell Backpack: She wears a sleeveless shirt and a skirt, along with a shell on her back.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She has eyelashes and lipstick.
Miho
A schoolgirl from Setagaya, Tokyo whose birthday is on November 11th. She enjoys playing the guitar, surfing the net, shopping with friends and karaoke. She dislikes sea urchins.
Mikoko
Miku
- Bare Your Midriff: She wears a frilled top and a short skirt.
- Opera Gloves: Covers her arms in the same way she covers her legs.
- Stripperiffic: Her bio calls her a "sexy idol", and her outfit certainly fits the part.
- You Gotta Have Purple Hair: Has purple hair.
Milk
A dentist living in Fukuoka Prefecture in the Kyushu District, Japan. Her birthday is March 29th.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in pigtails.
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves: When wearing a yukata.
- Hospital Hottie: Well, a dentist.
- Sweet Tooth: Despite being a dentist, she loves sweets.
- The Cameo: Appears in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.
Mimi and Nyami
The Series Mascots of the franchise. Nyami's birthday is February 8th, and Mimi's March 3rd (or August 15th). Both live in Japan. Mimi likes shopping, chatting, rabbit themed goods and riding roller coasters. She hates tomato juice. Nyami also likes chatting and riding roller coasters, but enjoys playing at amusement parks in general. She dislikes coffee. Also covers their appearances as one unit, including "Poppers", "Pop'n Dream", and "Pop'n Xmas".
- Art Evolution: They noticeably have a slightly different style in each new installment of the game.
- Christmas Episode: As "Pop'n Xmas".
- Cosplay: As the mascots of the series, they reappear in every new release with different outfits. Additionally, they're the characters for many songs under the "TV and Anime" category, where they cosplay as the characters from the anime that the current song is used in.
- Credits Montage: As "Pop'n Dream", showcasing the history of pop'n music throughout the years.
- The Dividual: Appear together as one unit in several instances.
- Does Not Like Spam: Mimi dislikes tomato juice, while Nyami dislikes coffee.
- Funny Animal: A rabbit girl and a cat girl, respectively.
- Ear Swap: Their animations are identical aside from their ears.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Though some might not say it's exactly heterosexual...
- Little Bit Beastly: Outside of their ears and noses, they appear to be human. According to their Popper's Lounge interview, whether or not they have tails is a "super secret".
- Multicolored Hair: In Welcome to Wonderland, their hair is brunette on the outside, and pink on the inside.
- No-Sell: In Lapistoria, their jewels were too strong for Jade to manipulate.
- Secret Character: As "Poppers" in the home version of pop'n music 2.
- Series Mascot: Represent the pop'n music franchise as a whole, and appear in every game and cover art.
- Shout-Out: See Cosplay.
- Unlimited Wardrobe: They collectively have the most costumes of any ''pop'n music character. See Cosplay.
Minit's
Timer's younger sister, born on March 2nd, living in Japan. She loves dancing, and likes being with her big brother.
- Animal-Eared Headband: A pink rabbit hat.
- Cheerful Child: Outside of her miss animations, she is happy-go-lucky.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Blue eyes, blue hair.
- Sweet Tooth: Just look at her in Patisserie Pop.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Has blue hair.
Mint
Miracle 4
A collection of four characters as one unit. This idol group consists of Uno, 2st, Waka-san and Force. Look for their individual character entries for more details.
- Idol Singers: A group of four of them.
Mirai Yumeno
A shy, gentle girl who's the second member of the Rainbow Trio. Born in Kamakura Yukinoshita on April 19th, Mirai spends her time drawing, reading and singing. She gets scared easily.
- Idol Singer: She is a member of the Rainbow Trio, along with Hikari Nijino and Sora Hoshino.
- Meaningful Name: Mirai means 'future' and Yume means 'dream'.
- Multicolored Hair: Her side ponytail.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Has blue hair.
Misaki
A woman from the Azabu, Minato ward, Japan, born on November 28th. She enjoys window shopping in her spare time.
- Bare Your Midriff: In her FEVER animation.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Brown hair, brown eyes.
Misako-chan
A ghost of a schoolgirl who was born in Makai on August 2nd. She spends her time collecting mannequin dolls and writing her diary. She likes strawberries. She dislikes it when people try to figure out her secrets, which makes her furious or embarrassed.
- Questioning Title?
- Monochromatic Eyes
- Our Ghosts Are Different
- Undeathly Pallor: Sickly blue skin.
Miyabi-san
- Cherry Blossoms: In the background.
- Funny Animal: Some sort of white bird, maybe a dove.
Miyu
The student council's secretary. She admires Hiumi greatly.
Moe
A singer born in Saitama, Japan. She likes baking and hates getting sick.
Moffy
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Moffy has white fur and a bow tie, and therefore a boy. The pink alpaca is, well, pink and wears a bow on her ear.
Moimoi
A singer who was born in Idyllic Place on September 19th. She loves singing and dancing, and hates cucumbers.
Mokkun
- Funny Animal: A flying squirrel.
Momoko★san
An office worker currently working in Japan. Her birthday is November 29th.
- Hartman Hips
- Impossibly-Low Neckline: In 10.
- Nice Hat: That stack of planets she wears in 16.
- You Gotta Have Pink Hair: In 10.
Monica
Monimoni~
Moony Moon
Morry
A bonus character in Pop'n Music 9 who appears with Suit. He's constantly running from Suit after multiple crimes and jail breakouts.
- Blinding Bangs
- Spell My Name with an "S": Is it Mory, Morry or Molly?
Ms. Mush
- Animate Inanimate Object: She's an anthropomorphic enoki mushroom.
- Meaningful Name: The "mush" part in Ms. Mush's name is taken from the word "mushroom".
- Mushroom Woman
- Pretty in Mink: Wears a fox like a scarf. The question is, is the fox still alive or is it just fox skin?
- Nice Hat: A big, round, white one almost three times bigger than her head. In Ms. Mush's Miss/Lose animations, it's even been shown to shoot spores.
Mr. Aoki
A train attendant in Hikarigaoka station, Japan. His birthday is April 17th.
Mr.B.Bone
The original mascot of GuitarFreaks.
- Brown Bag Mask: Wears a bag over his head.
- Crossover: From GuitarFreaks.
- Dem Bones: Judging by his arms, he is a skeleton.
- Expressive Mask: The eye holes in his paper bag change with his expression.
Mr. Fuguno
Mr. Fukumimi
A man living in Kobe, Japan, born on November 8th. He enjoys reading and playing bingo. He hates formal talk.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair, black eyes.
Mr. Ichijo
A man from Hatchobori, Japan, his birthday is April 7th. He enjoys collecting, observing and analysing information.
- Cameo: Telly66 appears as the phone on his desk.
Mr. Katucco
Mr. KK
A worker of Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku Plumbing in Tokyo, Japan. His birthday is December 5th. He likes cleaning, ramen and gun shooting games.
- Almighty Janitor: A literal one at that.
- Friendly Sniper: It had been hinted that he is this until we finally see his sniping skills in his Fever Win animation of his appearance, Pop'n Music 20.
Mr. Sobacco
Mr.T.Bone
- Bucket Helmet: Worn as a mask.
- Crossover: From DrumMania.
- Dem Bones: Judging by his arms, he is a skeleton.
Mrs. Wilson
A tutor in the USA currently searching for Dino, who ran away from school.
- Dangerously Short Skirt: Wears a short red skirt.
- Hot Teacher
- She's Got Legs
Mugibatake
- Goofy Suit: Two people dressed as telephone poles.
Murasaki
A shamisen player born in Shinjuku, Japan on August 3rd.
- Peek-a-Bangs: One of her eyes is covered with her hair.
Murmur Twins
Brother and sister born on May 22, these twins live with two black cats and each other. They love drawing, singing and cake, and hate dentists and ghosts.
- Black Bead Eyes: Well, brown bead eyes.
- Character Title: The Murmur Twins represent the song "murmur twins."
- Half-Identical Twins: One girl, one boy.
Muscle Masuda
- Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Funny Animal: A rockhopper penguin.
Mutsuki
- Cat Boy: A rare male variation.
- Cat Up a Tree: he loves to climb on trees.
- Curtains Match the Window: Green eyes, green hair.
- Heavy Sleeper: He's a CAT boy after all.
- Significant Sketchbook: Well, he seems to be always carrying one.
MZD
A god born on September 28th who enjoys collecting records and the story of Peter Pan. There isn't much this guy doesn't like.
- Cool Shades: Wears sunglasses in all of his appearances except for his Murakumo form.
- Final Boss: While remixes are his main stage, he also tends to be a common pick for final boss songs as well, presiding over 20 fantasia's "少年は空を辿る" (Murakumo), Lapistoria's "L-an!ma", and Usaneko's "o†o".
- Iconic Sequel Character: Didn't appear in the first installment, yet is one of the most iconic character in the franchise next to Mimi and Nyami.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up: Is an "eternal boy" just like his favorite character, Peter Pan.
- Physical God: He's the creator of the pop'n music world. But would you believe it by looking at him?
- Remixed Level: Tends to be the character for remixed songs.
N-Naga
- Animated Armor
- Historical Domain Character: Based on Oda Nobunaga.
- The Faceless
Nadi
Nakaji / Nanashi
A guitarist living in Tokyo, Japan, born on June 17th. He likes dark places. He dislikes glasses, despite wearing a pair.
- Henohenomoheji: Nanashi is really Nakaji with a piece of paper on his face.
- Punny Name: "Nanashi" means "no name".
- Megane: Even his song's genre is "Megane Rock."
- Sdrawkcab Name: "Ryouran Hit Chart", Nanashi's song, has "Negame Rock" as its genre.
Nakajima-San
A player character in Pop'n Music 2. It's a swan shaped like the number 2.- Verbal Tic: says 'tsuu' a lot. Tsuu means 'two'.
NaN
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Her face is yellow, but otherwise the rest of her body is normally coloured (tan).
- Bare Your Midriff
- Does Not Like Spam: Considers raisins to be "evil".
- Non-Human Head: She has a curry pot for a head. And it's capable of being removed as seen in Ruu-san's FEVER!Win animation.
Nanako & Soramame
- Meaningful Name: Mame means 'bean' and Soramame's head is bean-shaped.
- You Gotta Have Green Hair: Soramame.
- Youthful Freckles: Nanako.
Nancy
- Bare Your Midriff: Comes with the cheerleader uniform.
- The Ace: She's described as being beautiful, smart and very kind.
Naoto
Naruhiko
- Amazing Technicolor Population: His skin is a chalky white.
- Peek-a-Bangs
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Natsubo
Nawomi
A half-Brazilian half-Japanese dancer born on February 19th.
Nazuna & Suzuna
Twin sisters living in the mountains of Japan, born on July 31st.
Neko-chan
Nero
- Eye-Obscuring Hat: The brim swoops down over one eye, hiding it from view.
- Funny Animal: A cat.
- Shout-Out: Perhaps to The Three Musketeers due to how he's dressed and his rapier.
Nia
The diva of melancholy, her birthday is on June 10th. She likes dark, narrows spaces, and dislikes making eye-contact while talking to people.
- Bare Your Midriff: In 22.
- Blush Sticker: In some of her animations.
- Half-Identical Twins: To her brother Toa.
- Idiot Hair: Has one of these.
- Idol Singer: An Electro Idol, to be specific.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Wears pink/purple in contrast to Toa's blue.
- Proper Tights with a Skirt: In 21.
- Shrinking Violet
- The Rival: To Usanuko in 22.
- Who Wears Short Shorts?: In 22. So short and tight in fact that it looks almost like underwear.
- You Gotta Have Grey Hair
Nice Guy
- Amazing Technicolor Population: His 2P version has light blue skin.
Nickey
A troublemaker living in Chiba, Japan, born on June 15th. As a hobby he likes doing "an array of things that shouldn't be said here." He likes hats.
- Cool Shades: He is never seen without his black shades.
- Nosebleed: In his miss animations.
Nicolas
Nikolaschka
A robot gymnast seeking to obtain gold medals for her homeland. Incorporates an Epic Flail and a Macross Missile Massacre in her dance routines. In spite of this, she would much rather keep peace than have war.
- Competition Freak: Her defining trait is beating her opponents and earning a gold medal for her homeland.
- Epic Flail: Incorporates a morning star into her dance routines.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: Don a pair of these in her Good animation.
- Leotard of Power: Wears one by virtue of being a gymnast, althoug the "power" part cannot be understated, given her competitive streak and use of weapons in her dance routines.
- Macross Missile Massacre: Fires rockets in her Fever animation.
- Made of Iron: Literally so, and would have to be to sustain being hit in the head by her own flail in her Miss animation.
- The Singing Mute: Inverted; she has lines of dialogue, but her only song has no lyrics.
Nina
A photographer living in New York. She enjoys collecting vintage cameras, and drinking espresso. She hates war.
Ninjin
Ninomaru
Ninon
- Magic Hair: Her hair is capable of detaching from her head to form clouds in the sky.
- Weather Manipulation: She's able to control the spring's weather.
Njomo
The second member of Magical 4.
- Cool Pet: Her hawk.
- Out of Focus: As of Lapistoria, she's the only member of either international quartet not to have a song to herself.
NK2000
A singer of a fancy club.
Nohoho
Nonet
A winner from the Boku mo Watshi mo Pop'n Artist character design contest. Nonet comes from the Fairy Tale Kingdom and her birthday is August 6th. She enjoys performing puppet shows based on Pop'n music and, what else, playing pop'n music. She dislikes mean and aggressive people.
Nova
A composer who drifts throughout the universe, his birthday is August 6th and birthplace α Crucis Star. He spends his time composing music beneath the starry skies and watching star showers. He dislikes meteorites. He's sometimes called the musician of miracles due to his wandering tendencies and how hard it is to find him in the vastness of space.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: White skin.
- Gorgeous Garment Generation: Changes into a fancier outfit in his WIN animation.
- Idiot Hair: Along with his ponytail, he has one of these.
- Multicolored Hair: His ponytail is white at the tip.
- Opera Gloves: Wears long gloves.
- Rapunzel Hair: His ponytail.
Nyanga
African dancers.
- The Faceless: They holds masks in front of their faces.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Octave
A galactic train conductor.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Gray skin.
- Pointy Ears
Odile
- Abnormal Limb Rotation Range: Can turn her head a complete 90-degrees to stare at the camera during her BAD animation.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Ashy grey skin.
- Curse: She's cursed with something, but it's unknown what exactly she's afflicted with.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Her eyes briefly turn red during some of her animations.
- Shout-Out: To Swan Lake.
Okina
Okon-Chan
A shy young girl working at a tea shop. She has a crush on S.8. TARO.
- Hime Cut
- Little Bit Beastly: Fox ears and tail.
- Luminescent Blush
Olivia
A kind woman living in Jamaica. She's a fantastic swimmer.
Ollie
- Funny Animal: A snow leopard that snowboards.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: While he wears a jacket, he does not wear pants.
One
A guitarist for the Oni Tai Z band, he was born on Okayama, Japan on February 14th.
- Cute Little Fangs: He always shows one of his fangs.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Part shiba inu.
- Little Bit Beastly: Has fangs and pointy dog ears, and, much like Mimi and Nyami, no visible tail.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Millet dumplings.
Oni-be
Onna-no-ko
Ookami boy
- Expy: Of The Little Prince
- Pantomime Animal: He's actually just wearing a Kigurumi thou.
- Scarf Of Ass Kicking
Ophelia
A girl living between the sands of time.
- Dramatic Ellipsis: Uses these extremely frequently, suggesting either that A) she is extremely shy, or B) her voice is weak from disuse.
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves: Her hands are covered by her sweater dress.
- Rapunzel Hair: Her song is named Rapunzel, so it is only fitting that her hair would be as long as her height. This is especially apparent in her Fever Win and Lose animations.
- Time Master: Her Fever animation has her spinning with clock-like symbols in the foreground.
- Slipknot Ponytail: In her Fever Win and Lose animations.
OSHARE-ZUKIN
- Crossover: From Dance Dance Revolution.
- Meaningful Name: "Fashion hood", and indeed it is a fashionable hood.
Otobear
- Meaningful Name: Oto (音) meaning "sound". Otobear has speakers on their hands and for a face.
Otoko-Man
P-1 & P-2
Two robots made in Russia, developed to be used as personal house uses. However, their design had a bunch of errors and they were scrapped. But these two found their calling as comedians. They like science fiction movies.
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: P-1 is the boke, P-2 is the tsukkomi. Their Somebody Stole My Gal appearance has them do a manzai routine, paper fan and all.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: P-1 is red, P-2 is blue.
- Starfish Language: P-2 only speaks in symbols.
P-14
Paku
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A pastel multicoloured tapir.
- Snot Bubble
PAL
A supporter of justice whose ship crash landed. Since the crash he's taken to following Cyber around.
- Facial Markings: has two lines extending down from the corners of his mouth.
Punch Senpai
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Green skin, or purple in his 2P variant.
Pandeth
- Funny Animal: A panda.
- Shout-Out: To the rock band KISS.
Papyrus
A protector of royal families who looks like Anubis.
- Really 700 Years Old
- You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Apparently his anger is better left unsaid and not something you want to see.
Parabo
- Black Bead Eyes: His right eye is Black Bead Eye, the other is white.
Parrot
Patty
Paul
A French singer who likes collecting furniture.
Peetan
Pelo
Pepe
A penguin who is also a pope. He wants to grow up to be like his father: a great and respected penguin.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: a teal penguin.
Pepper
A policeman protecting the forests with his rocking guitar tunes. Born on the Rocky Mountain Range on December 8th, this bear likes patrolling, collecting sunglasses and honey. He hates ants.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A neon green bear.
- Funny Animal
Perry-san
- Nice Hat: Like Cap'n Jolly's, except it's an old-fashioned British Navy ship.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Hamburgers.
Phantom
An antagonist character in Pop'n Music 22 Lapistoria.
- Cape Wings
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette
- Fashionable Asymmetry
- Little Bit Beastly: Has bat ears.
- Peek-a-Bangs
- Who Wears Short Shorts?
Photon
Born of the Big Bang on December 14th, this goddess is large, an entire vast field of space within her.
- Blinding Bangs: Usually, only her nose and mouth is shown. Her Great and Win animations do show her face.
- Celestial Body: Her dress shows star patterns.
- Multicolored Hair: Her Great and Win animations make her hair multicolored.
Pierre & Jill
They live in Fairy-Tale Land. They like dancing, and dislike liars.
- Goofy Suit: All of their costumes usually have an animal or food theme, though unlike most people wearing an animal costume, these two enjoy it.
- Trickster Twins
- Unlimited Wardrobe
Pilty
- Funny Afro: It's about as big as half her body! Granted it's a wig but still.
- Unlimited Wardrobe: Apparently she has over 3000 articles of clothing.
Pino
An timid but peppy alien born on April 27th.
- Cute Machines: A robotic superhero who looks like a young boy.
- Kid Hero
- Expy: Of Astro Boy.
Pirozhky
- Animate Inanimate Object: A snowman.
- Matryoshka Object
PMGTV-RX
PMX-9
Pochiko
- Cat Smile: Even though she's dog-themed.
- Character Title: ポチコの幸せな日常 translates to 'Happy Everyday Pochiko'.
- Dogs Are Dumb: A dog girl that actually acts like a dog, despite other Little Bit Beastly characters acting mostly human.
- Idiot Hair: Has one of these.
- Little Bit Beastly: Has dog ears.
- Precious Puppy: A sparkly eyed dog girl.
- Rapunzel Hair: Ends with a scrunchy that gives the illusion of a tail.
Poet
An Angel born in Whiteland, Heaven on February 17th. She enjoys taking walks in the sky and playing the trumpet. She's friends with a fish family, even though she doesn't like swimming.
- Curtains Match the Window: Yellow eyes, yellow hair.
- Girlish Pigtails: Always wears her hair in these.
- Happy Holidays Dress: Her pop'n 9 animation.
- I Got Bigger: Poet has been the only pop'n character that has progressively grown up a with each installment she appears in.
- Our Angels Are Different: Has a halo and wings.
- Super Drowning Skills: Cannot swim.
- Winged Humanoid: Is an angel.
Pole Pole
A child who lives in Africa, born on May 25th. He enjoys taking walks.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Has a blue dog. Oddly enough, every other animal that appears in his FEVER WIN is normal coloured.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Blue eyes and hair.
- Horned Humanoid
- Improvised Umbrella: Uses a big leaf in his FEVER WIN.
Pop-Con
Pop'n 14 Fever Hero
Poto
A travelling boy going on an adventure to become the hero of Roll Town.
Pretty
A plush rabbit who loves teddy bears. She wishes to befriend an real bear one day. Living in japan she spends her time sewing.
Prince M
- Wandering Minstrel: in SPACE!
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Prince of Falena
For more info, see his entry under the SuikodenV character sheet.Procyon
Purecle♡Lip
A magical girl born in Happy Lucky Shores on February 2nd. She's tasked with collecting magical crystals called Lovenas.
- Bare Your Midriff
- Cute Little Fangs
- Fairy Companion: Hip, who looks kind of like a small bear.
- Genki Girl
- Magical Girl
- Magic Wand: Hip can turn into one.
- You Gotta Have Magenta Hair
Puririn
Quattro
The fourth member of Magical 4.
- Fiery Redhead
- Spicy Latina
- Wearing A Flag On Your Chest: Wears a Brazilian flag sports bra in her first appearance.
Quito
- Head Pet: A vulture.
R.Q
Rachel
A princess living alone in a castle in the forest, born in Pennsylvania. Being alone, she often talks to the plants and animals around her. She enjoys viewing the stars on clear days.
Raimu
A girl who likes to garden. Her birthday is on May 6th.
- Rapunzel Hair: Her ponytail reaches her waist.
Raizou
A winner from the Boku mo Watshi mo Pop'n Artist character design contest. His birthplace is a secret de gozaru, but he was born on February 4th. He spends his time studying and broadening his knowledge, and likes windmills and sweet things.
- Funny Animal: A rabbit.
- Gratuitous Ninja
- Katanas Are Just Better: Wields a black and red one.
Ralph Belmondonote
For more information on Ralph Belmondo/ Trevor Belmont, see his corresponding entry under the Castlevania character sheet.Ranma
A swords-woman whose past life continues to haunt her, Ranma seeks to sever herself from her fate and settle a past rivalry that continues to haunt her. She likes martial arts and watching Yuzuru practice.
- Dangerously Short Skirt: The pleated skirt she currently wears hardly reaches her mid-thigh. The kimono her past life wore is a bit better, but still pretty short.
- Scarf of Asskicking: A white scarf.
- Twin Tails
Rars
A vocalist from space, his birthplace is the Habitable zone and birthday is June 9th. He spends his time writing songs, and likes live touring and the solar system. He dislikes fans who have No Sense of Personal Space.
- Horned Humanoid
- Human Alien
- Wingding Eyes: Spirals in his LOSE animation.
- You Gotta Have Pink Hair
Rasis
The Series Mascot of Sound Voltex. She is an opponent character in Sound Voltex songs, which are crossed over to pop'n music as part of the "Floor Infection" series of events.
- Crossover
- Curtains Match the Windows
- Idiot Hair
- Opera Gloves
- Rapunzel Hair
- Video Game Interface Elements: Several of her animations invoke Sound Voltex interface elements.
- In her GREAT animation, the "MATCHING COMPLETE" screen shows up.
- In her WIN animation, the "TRACK COMPLETE" screen, which also appears when clearing a track in SDVX, shows up.
- In her LOSE animation, the "TRACK CRASH" screen, which also appears when failing a track in SDVX, shows up.
- You Gotta Have Hot Pink Hair
Rave Girl
- Bare Your Midriff
- Palette Swap: an unlockable recolour of Mary.
Really
- Dream Land
- Eyes Always Shut
- Unfortunate Names: Yes, really.
- Unicorn: She rides one.
- You Gotta Have Pink Hair: Both her and the unicorn.
Reiko Hinomoto
For more info, see her entry under the RumbleRoses character sheet.Reimu Hakurei
For more info, see her entry under the Touhou Main Character sheet.The central protagonist of the Touhou Project series. Having appeared in every mainline game in the series as a playable character, she is a miko frequently tasked with protecting Gensokyo from various wayward youkai.
Reina
Reinboya
Reo★Kun
Sugi-kun's friend and band member living in Japan. He enjoys sightseeing and chocolate. He doesn't like snakes or sea urchins.
- Aroused by Their Voice: has a voice described as 'sexy' which sends the women swooning.
Retsu
One of the four Tsugidoka! event characters. He is an energetic boy who works passionately towards his goals. He enjoys fighting games and hot snacks from the convenience store. He represents fall like Fuga and has powers over fire.
- Curtains Match the Windows
- Fiery Redhead
- Four-Element Ensemble: Alongside Rinka, Fuga and Hiumi.
- Hot-Blooded
- Parrot Pet Position: Often has a crow perched on his shoulder.
- Playing with Fire
- Raised by Grandparents: Akane raised him and taught Retsu how to use his powers.
- The Rival: To Fuga in Sunny Park but they eventually start getting along in Lapistoria.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Fuga's blue.
- Self-Made Orphan: It is heavily implied that the house fire that killed his parents was accidentially caused by a young Retsu's immature pyrokinesis.
- Super Move Portrait Attack: His FEVER animation has the Tsugidoka! gang briefly appear on-screen together.
RGB
A trio of ghosts.
- Ghost Pirate: They have this theme in 11.
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves
- Wingding Eyes: The blue ghost has X's for eyes.
Rie♥Chan
A kind girl living in Japan, with her best friend Sanae-chan. She enjoys making clothes, collecting records and cheesecake.
- Artsy Beret: Wears one as a reflection of her creative passions in fashion, sketching, and music.
- The Fashionista: Fashion is one of her interests, and it shows in her stylish character design.
- Nice Girl: As sweet as she looks.
- Nice Hat: Wears a beret in some installments.
- Non-Indicative Name: Her first song and Bootstrapped Leitmotif is titled "I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU", which doesn't describe her character at all. Even the song itself at odds with the title, being a straightforward love song that's devoid of any Lyrical Dissonance. Needless to say, the song was renamed "We are perfect" for the second game's English version.
- Older Than She Looks: Her profile in the first game says she is 18 and yet she looks around 12-14.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cheesecake.
Rin & Daiki & Hurry
- Black Bead Eyes: Hurry the dog.
- Girlish Pigtails: Rin
Rinka
One of the four Tsugidoka! event characters. Rinka is a cheerful girl who adores flowers and enjoys tending to them. She also likes Nyaguwa, a character from GITADORA. She represents spring and has powers over nature. Younger sister to Taiga.
- Anime Chinese Girl: While she isn't Chinese, her outfits give this vibe.
- Cherry Blossoms: Very prominent in her animations.
- Colorful Theme Naming: Rinka translates to "bell flower".
- Four-Element Ensemble: Alongside Retsu, Fuga and Hiumi.
- Green Thumb: Comes with her powers.
- Girlish Pigtails: In Lapistoria.
- Pimped-Out Dress: Her Lapistoria outfit is considerably more frilly and decorated than her previous one in Sunny Park.
- Super Move Portrait Attack: Her FEVER animation has the Tsugidoka! gang briefly appear on-screen together.
Risette
A Swedish schoolgirl born on August 7th, currently enrolled overseas in Japan. She likes riding her bike, and can't sit still.
Robin & Cock
- Animal Theme Naming: Robin
- Anime Hair: Both have long pointy hairdos.
- Baleful Polymorph: Cock turns Robin's body into that of a bird's in their LOSE animation.
- Fairy Companion: Cock.
- Pointy Ears: Both Robin and Cock have these
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Robin
Robitz
Robot pets consisting of a monkey, a koala and an elephant. Great at dancing but they can do little else...
Rocket 86
Roco
Roco*Moco
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Giant pastel blue rabbit.
- Ear Wings: The rabbit.
- Horse of a Different Color: His giant rabbit.
Roki
Roki's birthplace is Iceland, and her birthday is December 21st. She loves her family, but doesn't like meaningless questions.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Sickly purple-pink skin.
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: in 13 she sits on a giant, purple bug. In her lose animation, she stomps on it in frustration. She also has giant ants.
- Cute Bruiser
- Cute Witch in 11 and Hot Witch in 13
- God Save Us from the Queen!
- Opera Gloves: in 13
- Take Over the World: "Now I have the chance to be the queen of the whole world!" in Dar[k]wish.
- The Fair Folk
Roku
A wandering samurai adrift in Japan, born on June 9th. He enjoys calligraphy, traveling and dry sake. He dislikes the principles of royalty, and worldly desires.
- Everything's Better With Samurai
- One-Letter Name: His name is actually spelled with a single kanji.
- Power Tattoo
- Smug Smiler
- You Are Number 6: Not necessarily a trope namer, but the trope literally explains the name.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Rolly
An energetic cowgirl.
- Rapunzel Hair: Has large pink pigtails.
- You Gotta Have Pink Hair
- Youthful Freckles
Roly-Pony
- Ambiguous Syntax: Is it a pony in the month of Spring or a pony on a spring? Apparently it's the latter, but that didn't stop it taking on a Spring motif (and performing a Cross Over into Reflec Beat Colette -spring-).
Romio
He likes in the Akita Prefecture in Japan. His birthday is April 21st. He likes collecting lighters, and shiny things. He doesn't like puddles.
- The Casanova
- Punny Name: A pun on "o", the Japanese word for husband and Romeo.
Root @ Choudooken
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: The science version.
- Meganekko
- Proper Tights with a Skirt
- Trademark Favorite Food: Devotes much of her research to donuts. The latter part of her name - the place which she works in - translates into "Super Donut Lab".
Rosa
Rosalie
A gorgon living deep in the black forest, born on October 17th. Because of her powers, everyone's afraid of her, which makes Rosalie sad because she'd like to be invited to a party every once in a while. She hates mice.
- Cute Monster Girl: A gorgon.
- I Just Want to Have Friends
- Taken for Granite: Happens to anyone who looks at her, including rats, unless she's wearing glasses.
Rosemary
Her birthplace is the Tower of the Crystal. She enjoys meditation and likes roses. She dislikes restraints.
- Driven to Suicide: Her lose animation in PM 17 can be interperted as her drinking poison.
- The Tragic Rose
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Runious Room
Ruri
An English girl who loves rain and snow, born on June 19th.
Ryan
- Funny Animal: A lion.
Ryusei Honey
A cute cosmic heroine and Suisei's rival. She was born on R573 Nebula 15 Address on November 18th.
Ryuta
S.8. TARO
A samurai born on Oedo Star. He spends his time playing with children, and eating at Okon-chan's shop. He dislikes onions. He has a crush on Okon-chan.
- Funny Animal: a dog.
- Luminescent Blush
Saddle Shoes
- Anime Hair: While not as extreme as other examples, her curly hairdo certainly defies gravity.
- Youthful Freckles
Sanae-Chan
Her birthplace is Japan, born on December 21st. She likes singing, playing her guitar Shiro-Chan, karaoke and coffee. She dislikes people who smoke and getting lost. She's best friends with Rie-chan.
- Palette Swap: Started out as one for Rie-Chan but soon got her own songs and outfits.
San
The third member of the Magical 4 idol group.
San Paulo Youko
Sanday
A robot working as a model, made in Japan on March 11th. She likes dancing, weather forecasts and 120~130 BPM. She dislikes AA batteries.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her Pop'n Music 10 design has her sport these.
- Robot Girl: A robotic girl.
Sapphire
A rock star born in Hokkaido, Japan.
- Little Bit Beastly: Ears, nose and orange skin (fur?) colour aside, Sapphire appears human. But, then again...
- Little Black Dress
Sarah & Bred
- Aerith and Bob
- Blush Sticker: Sarah.
- Funny Animal: Bred the horse.
Sarasa
- Multicolored Hair: Her hair is colored various shades of green to make it look like leaves.
Sasuga Mogami
Satou-san
A kind business man who lives with Shishamo~, his pet cat.
- Balloon Belly: In his LOSE animation, Shishamo~ gets this after eating Satou-san's lunch.
Sattan
- Adorable Evil Minions
- Amazing Technicolor Population: White skin.
- Dark Is Evil
- Harmless Villain
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast
- Ominous Opera Cape
Sayuri
A girl living in a city of mountains, born on April 14th.
- Curtains Match the Windows
- Shrinking Violet: She hates how shy she can be sometimes.
Scarecrows
Schall
- Cute Ghost Girl
- Friendly Ghost
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves
- Meaningful Name: German for "sound".
- Our Ghosts Are Different: She’s a ghost who lives inside an old piano.
Sebas★chan
A pianist and singer. It's rumored that he can play at the speed of light.
Seinto★Seiji
Sergei
- Shout-Out: To Laika, a Soviet space dog.
Shalah
A dancer who performs dances for the dead. She dreams of going to Thailand one day. She dislikes rainstorms.
Shamshir
For more info, see her entry under the TheEpicOfZektbach character sheet.Shark
A singer from Yokohama, Japan. He secretly likes writing poetry.
Sherry
- Gorgeous Garment Generation: Gets a new dress in her FEVER animation.
- Peek-a-Bangs
- Pretty in Mink: In her FEVER animation.
Shion
A snow fairy born in a forests in Norway, November 7th. She likes winter and playing in the snow, but is not a fan of spring.
- An Ice Person
- Character Title: The song "SHION".
Shima~
Shimotsuki Rin
- Crossover: from Konami's web radio show HinaBitter
- Proper Tights with a Skirt
- Rapunzel Hair
Shinobian Aka
- Amazing Technicolor Population: He has neon-yellow skin.
- Character Title
- Gratuitous Ninja
Shinobian-ko
The cute ninja assassin from the Village of Shinobi, her birthday is on September 1st. She likes sakura mochi and dislikes dieting.
- Pink Means Feminine
- Ninja: Kunoichi
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Her hair's purple.
Shiratori Himeko
Shiroro
Shishamo~
A stray cat living in Japan, March 10th. He was adopted by a kindly business man named Satou-san.
- Black Bead Eyes
- Redhead In Green: Satou-san in 8.
Shishitugu
Shishiwaka's younger brother, who's more interested in playing music than upholding his family's customs.
- Eyepatch of Power
- Funny Animal: A black lion.
- Meaningful Name: Shishitugu means "lion order". In terms of sovereignty, he's next in line for being head of lion family after his brother.
Shishiwaka
A warrior who rides a mechanical boar.
- Eyepatch of Power
- Funny Animal: A white lion.
Shollkee
A keytar player from Japan, born on Novermber 7th, and Ice's and Timer's good friend. In his spare time he fishes, surfs the internet and drives cool cars. He dislikes not knowing what to compose.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Changes his hair colour from time to time.
- Cool Shades
Shoko
A schoolgirl in Japan, born on December 27th.
- Rapunzel Hair: Has hair down to her hips.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Cyan hair.
Σ (Sigma)
For more info, see their entry under the TheEpicOfZektbach character sheet.- The Chessmaster: Literally.
- Crossover: From The The Epic of Zektbach
- Gratuitous Greek
- Multicolored Hair
- One-Letter Name
- Physical God
- Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning
Sigre
Non-Human Sidekick: An unnamed pet owl
SigSig
- Character Title
- Cheerful Child
- Crossover: From beatmania IIDX.
silent room
A shadowy figure playing piano quietly in a black-and-white room.
- all lowercase letters
- Deliberately Monochrome: In contrast to the view outside the window, everything in the room is in black and white.
- Nothing Is Scarier: Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary happens within the dark room, and it is implied there is no sound coming from the piano; The name "silent room" seems to invoke this, given that you're facing what is possibly the hardest song in the game.
Silvia
Simon Belmondonote
For more information on Simon Belmondo/Belmont, see his corresponding entry under the Castlevania character sheet.One of many in the Belmont clan of vampire hunters; he is best known for being the protagonist of multiple Castlevania games, most famously the first one.
- Crossover: From Castlevania.
- Homage: In his victory animation, he grabs a red orb much like the stage-end orbs from classical Castlevania games.
- Whip It Good
Sir Conga
- Animate Inanimate Object: Sir Conga is a living conga drum that has arms, legs, eyes and a mustache.
Sirius
Stella's close friend who lives on the Tempel Tuttle comet. His birthday is February 11th. Like Stella, he's also an alien. He spends a lot of his time riding around on his starboard.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Has gray-blue skin.
- Pointy Ears
Smile
The bassist of Yuli's band Deuil. He was born in Fairy-Tale Land, and he enjoys chemistry, Gambler Z, curry and playing the bass. He doesn't like it when people mistake him for a mummy and hates pigeons.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Blue skin
- Chemistry Can Do Anything
- Cheshire Cat Grin: Literally, when he becomes invisible the only thing you can see is his smile.
- Eyepatch of Power
- Impossibly-Low Neckline
- Invisibility
- Perpetual Smiler
- The Trickster
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Smoke
A solitary pianist, living in New York, USA, born on October 24th.
Smooooch
- Character Title
- Crossover: From beatmania IIDX 16.
Sonar
Sora
- Adaptation Dye-Job: He had black hair in 14 and 16, then gets blond hair in 21.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair and eyes in 14 and 16.
Sora Hoshino
An idol born in Nerimaku Ooizumigakuen-Chou on July 23rd and the third member of the Rainbow Trio. She doesn't like her new manager.
- Idol Singer
- Meaningful Name: Sora means 'sky' and Hoshino means 'star field'.
- Multicolored Hair: Her pigtails.
Souji
South
Space*Maco
A space heroine with a crush for The King.
- Love Transcends Spacetime: Her crush lives on Earth.
- Magical Girl: A space-themed one.
- Rapunzel Hair: Her pigtails are almost as big as she is.
- Smitten Teenage Girl: Has a crush on The King. She appears in his FEVER animations with hearts in her eyes.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Her blue hair was the reason why she was chosen to be a space heroine.
Spinky
- Hates Being Alone
- Blood Knight: Loves to fight.
STAR*Nyan
- Funny Animal: A gray cat.
Stella
An alien from the Tempel Tuttle comet, born on December 15th.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: She has bright yellow skin.
- Pointy Ears
Steve
Sugi★Kun
Reo-Kun's friend and band member living in Japan. A lazy boy who dislikes anything that requires a lot of effort.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: has an amazing singing voice that's described as 'cute' and is very popular but he just can't be bothered to try hard.
Suika Bros.
Suit
An FBI agent inn Tokyo, Japan, trying to track down his mortal enemy, the criminal Morry. His birthday is December 28th. He likes bowling.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: His name's actually Mita Hiroshi.
Sumiko
Sumire
A 14-year-old girl born on Tyramen Star 113, January 13th. She's the commander of the Kuromimi Usagi Corps, a group of black-eared rabbits bent on disrupting the peace of the galaxy. They're just really bad at doing so. She likes going to ramen shops, and dislikes weaklings.
- Crossover: only my railgun is a song from A Certain Scientific Railgun.
- Custom Uniform: Has a unique uniform in each of her appearances, each based on different branches of the military.
- Million Mook March: Most of her animations has her command the Kuromimi Usagi Corps.
- Minion with an F in Evil: Her underlings are really bad at their job.
- Rapunzel Hair: Goes down to her knees or ankles, depending on the game, and is in a different style with each of her appearances.
Sunny
A young girl born March 21st, she's exploring the world in search of her brother Kit. She naps a lot and has ticklish feet.
SUPERMOGU
A mole-like vehicle/robot.
Susei Laura
Ryusei's rival. She lives in Moon Street 16 Address and was born on August 2nd.
- Bare Your Midriff: Part of her shirt is a translucent veil.
- Who Wears Short Shorts?
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Suwa Punch
- The Cameo: Features the real-life versions of Tsugumi Kataoka and Hideo Suwa, with an extra cameo from Tatsuya "good-cool" Furukawa, who can be seen playing the guitar at one point and chimes in with a dull "hai" twice during the song.
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Their animation consists of this done to a radio calisthenics broadcast, with Tsugumi as boke and Hideo as Tsukkomi.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Hideo has black hair and eyes.
- Nerd Glasses: Tsugumi wears a pair.
- Non-Standard Character Design: Appear as the real-life Tsugumi Kataoka and Hideo Suwa during songs.
Suzuhime
A young woman from Ryokejou, her birthday is on May 28th. Her hobbies include horseback riding and reading the Book of China. She likes the sound of insects, and dislikes bad practices of koto music.
- Cherry Blossoms: In her WIN animation.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair and eyes.
- Naginatas Are Feminine
Sweets
Sylvester
Sylvie
A narcissistic man living in the UK. He likes bathing.
- Gender-Blender Name
- Peek-a-Bangs: One of his eyes is covered with his hair.
- Unknown Rival: He's the self-proclaimed rival to Boy. Boy barely even notices him.
Syo
A basketball player from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, born on January 25th. Enjoys collecting all sorts of basketball related paraphernalia.
- Blush Sticker: In his WIN animation.
- Wingding Eyes: Gets heart symbols for eyes when the girl he has a crush on gives him a towel in his WIN animation.
Taiga
Rinka's older brother.
- Big Brother Instinct
- Cuteness Proximity: He really likes cats.
- Dark-Skinned Blond
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a diagonal scar that goes under his right eye, over his nose and above his left eye.
Takefu
Tako
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves
- Tomboyish Ponytail: A small one on the right side.
Takuto
A quiet and unsociable student born in Asahina-cho, Japan on September 18th. Due to some incident, he's come to dislike playing the piano.
- Invisible to Normals: Takuto is the only one able to see the ghost.
- Non-Human Sidekick: A piano ghost.
- Ordinary High-School Student: Just an ordinary person with a not-so-ordinary friend.
Tamaki
Tamako
A woman born on December 4th, living in Japan. She spends her time researching cosmetics and the application of them.
- Bare Your Midriff
- Dark-Skinned Blond: She dresses in ganguro style.
- Dangerously Short Skirt: It even has a slit up one side.
- Girlish Pigtails
- Horned Hairdo
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her name's actually Kazuko, but she hates being called that.
TangTang
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Has a giant, purple butterfly perched on his hat.
- Leaf Boat
Tanuchiyo
Taoxiang
Taro
An energetic surfer from Haleiwa North Shore Oahu, Hawaii, born on July 21st. He enjoys napping on the beach. He hates snow.
Tart & Toffee
19-years-old sisters working together to become web designers.
Tatin
- Blush Sticker
- Multicolored Hair: Striped pink and red.
Techno Stars
Ted=Pete
Tegami-ko
Telly66
- Animate Inanimate Object: A dancing telephone that has arms, legs and eyes.
Temari
Teng Teng
- Funny Animal: A red panda.
Tenko
- Cool Mask: A demon fox mask.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair and eyes.
- Idiot Hair
Tent-Kant
Teruo
His birthday is October 13th. He was born in Japan.
Tete & Toto
Tetra
A young girl who lives in the sea, born on February 21st. She's currently looking for someone.
- Hates Being Alone
- Our Mermaids Are Different: Well she's some sort of undersea fish-like person.
Tetsuo
Thunder Mai
Tiku-Taku
A small mouse-like creature who lives in a clock shop, helping the clock makers working there.
- Meaningful Name: Named after the tic-tock noise a clock makes.
Timer
An enthusiastic cosplayer living in Japan, born May 15th. He really enjoys designing and collecting costumes, and its said that his closet is like a department store due to the sheer amounts of clothes he has. He just doesn't like making them, and dislikes sewing. He really likes Nyami. Minit's is his younger sister.
- Animal-Eared Headband: Red rabbit ears.
- Audience Surrogate: Represents every fan that has cosplayed or obsessed over the characters of Pop'n Music.
- Cross Player: In his adult form, some of the cosplays he dons aren't exactly stuff that men would wear.
Tino
- Nice Hat: A blue fox hood.
Titicaca
- Floating Mask
- Technicolor Fire: Blue flames.
Toa
The twin sister's stylist, his birthday is on June 10th. He enjoys making matching outfits for him and his twin sister, Nia.
- Bare Your Midriff: Wears a similar outfit to the one his sister wore in Lapistoria.
- Half-Identical Twins: To his sister Nia.
- Hair Antennae: Has two of them.
- Keet: Tends to be more hyperactive compared to his more stoic sister.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Wears blue in contrast to Nia's pink/purple.
- Who Wears Short Shorts?: His pants are long enough to just cover his butt.
- You Gotta Have Grey Hair: A trait shared with his sister.
Toby-S
Todoroki Kei
- Art Shift: During their BAD animation, the style briefly changes to black-and-white, emulating how manga is drawn.
- You Gotta Have Purple Hair
Tomora
- Funny Animal: appears to be some kind of crane.
Tono
- Everything's Better with Samurai
- Eyes Always Shut
- Instrument of Murder: In his Good animation, he swings his saxophone like a katana.
- Slipknot Topknot: In his Miss animation.
Torte and Parfait
Toru Kamikaze
A young man born on June 17th, living in Yokohama, Japan in a pachinko parlour... even though he's under-aged and can't gamble. But no matter, he'll become the best pachinko player ever when he's older! He's also locked in a struggle of good and evil against Warudoc.
- Anime Hair: Being a parody of Super Robot Genre protagonists, he has similar hair.
- Art Shift: In his FEVER animations.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows
- Hot-Blooded
- Humongous Mecha: pilots the Gambler Z, the mech built by his grandfather.
Tourmaline
- Bare Your Midriff
- Palette Swap: another recolour of Mary. Though Tourmaline seems more hesitant and depressed than Mary or Rave Girl.
The Tower
- Animate Inanimate Object: A bouncing building.
- Shout-Out: to the Tower of Babel
Tozanshatachi
TRAN
A lonely alien girl born on Planet Transtar on June 13th. She enjoys meditating while listening to music, kind people, and animals. She dislikes evil doers and wrongful acts.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Red skin in 6.
- Cute Monster Girl: An alien.
- Crossover: From beatmania IIDX.
- The Greys: In 9..
Trinity
- Hand-Hiding Sleeves
- Hartman Hips
- One-Way Visor: A purple one.
TROPPIE
Tsubaki
Tsubasa
Tsukuba
Tsurara
Tsuyoshi
Two people in one, DJ Tsuyoshi and OJ Tsuyoshi.
- Split Personality: Quite literally, since half of his body is dressed as a Dj, while the other one is dressed like a flamboyant prince.
TwinBee
Uchida Ichimon
Umaru-chan
The titular Himouto of that particular manga. For more information about her, see her entry under the Himouto! Umaru-chan character page
- Animal Motifs: Hamsters.
- The Cameo: Her older brother Taihei shows up in her WIN/LOSE animations. Her outdoor self also shows up in her GREAT/COOL animation.
- Crossover: A very notable one in that the actual character from the show appears instead of some sort of substitute or cosplay.
- Fun Size: The version of Umaru shown in this game is based on her Otaku/indoor persona, who's much more smaller compared to her actual form.
- Mythology Gag: Most of her animations are taken from the actual OP.
- Otaku: Obviously.
- Trademark Favorite Food: She brings out a bag of potato chips and a bottle of cola in her GOOD animation.
Unbabo
A monkey living in Africa born on January 30th.
Uncle Jam
A strange man no one knows much about. He likes eating eel pie, and dislikes anpan and takoyaki.
- Dirty Old Man: it's noted he likes pretty girls.
Uno
The leader of of an idol group called Miracle 4. Uno comes from Madrid, Spain, and his birthday is January 11th.
Uowo
- Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Funny Animal: A fish.
Upa
- Crossover: From Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa.
Ur
- Horse of a Different Color: Ur's steed, which has a body like a horse but a long neck like a camel, a head that resembles a llama, and a long tail.
Usao-kun
- Funny Animal: A purple rabbit.
Usanuko
A very cheerful and hyper idol whose psychedelic song background, constant nail biting and drooling make you worry about her health.
- Cheshire Cat Grin
- Fashionable Asymmetry: Hair decs aside, she wears a yellow and purple shoe on her right foot, and a blue shoe and neon pink stocking on the other.
- Idol Singer: A novice idol, according to official material. However, due to her delusional nature, we don't know if that's true or not.
- The Rival: To Nia in 22.
- Verbal Tic: Says 'danu', 'nu' or 'nun' at the end of her sentences.
- You Gotta Have Neon Red Hair
Uta
- Character Title
- Girlish Pigtails
- Meaningful Name: Uta (うた) means 'song'.
- Peek-a-Bangs
ν・μ
Vantain
A bartender born in Cuba. He enjoys tennis and sushi, and dislikes avocados. Apparently he sweats a lot.
V.B.
- Only Known by Initials: Her name actually stands for Virtual Beauty.
- Opera Gloves
- Rapunzel Hair: Goes down to her knees.
- She's Got Legs
- Who Wears Short Shorts?
Venus
For information on VENUS's music rather than their pop'n music "character", see their corresponding entry on the BEMANI music page.Venus is actually two characters, designed to represent the BEMANI music unit VENUS, comprised of DJ YOSHITAKA and Sota Fujimori.
- Catchphrase: "Without you tonight" is considered their catchphrase - it even appears in all the genres of their songs!
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: In their LOSE animation, Yoshitaka holds Sota's lifeless body in his arms while Gray Rain of Depression pours down.
- Homoerotic Subtext:
- They're shown playing with their arms linked together, and there's the matter of their LOSE animation.
- When Wow Wow VENUS is highlighted on the songwheel, the two characters replicate the "Yoshitaka staring at Sota's crotch" pose from the song's album art.
- Mr. Fanservice: With Homoerotic Subtext and their open shirts, it's clear they're designed to attract fans.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Their shirts are open.
Vic Viper / Lord British
The protagonist ship of the Gradius series. In pop'n music, Vic Viper's sprite from the NES port of the original Gradius is used. Although Lord British is an actual ship in Gradius, it is actually just a Palette Swap in this game (see below).
- Crossover: From Gradius.
- Palette Swap: The 2P version is labeled Lord British after the ship from the spin-off Salamander, although Lord British has never appeared in a mainline Gradius game. Rather than being a unique sprite, it's just the Vic Viper painted yellow and red.
- Retraux: It uses its sprites from the NES port of Gradius.
- Video Game Interface Elements: His fail animation conists of him getting blasted by the Big Core, causing the Game Over text to pop up.
Wacky
The leader of GS, a band. He lives in Japan and his birthday is October 1st. He's quite vain.
Wakaba
His birthday is January 7th. A free spirited child who loves to explore and travel. He likes bird and airplanes, and dislikes earthquakes.
- But Now I Must Go: His win animation
- Cheerful Child
- Free-Range Children
- Nice Hat
- Curtains Match the Windows
Waka-san
The third member of the idol group Miracle 4. Born in Kyoto, Japan on March 8th, Waka-san spends his time playing the flute.
Walker
A man with a planet for a head who comes from the Andromeda Galaxy, born on July 5th. He likes reading, with a particular interest in philosophy and books about space and time. He dislikes meteorites.
Wang-Tang
Warudoc
An antagonistic human who dislikes Gambler Z and constantly kidnaps Gambler's girlfriend.
- Ambiguously Brown
- Dressed to Plunder
- Humongous Mecha: The Warudoc Robo 2000
- Take Over the World: His hobbies includes conquering the world.
W.B.Rose
Weiss
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: He's a doctor.
- You Gotta Have Grey Hair
Well-Done
- Flaming Skulls: A flaming bull skull for a head.
- Punny Name: Someone wreathed in fire with a bull skull for a head? Well-done beef!
- Technicolor Fire: Orange and purple.
Whip
- Horned Humanoid
- Idiot Hair
- Meaningful Name: Because she's constantly whipping cream.
- Multicolored Hair: Blue at the top that fades into and becomes pink at the tips.
White-Merry
- Funny Animal: a pink poodle.
Wild
Wilhelm
- Badass Cape
- Beautiful All Along: His Fever and win animations have him taking his mask off to reveal a pink-haired Bishōnen underneath.
- Ki Manipulation: His Fever animation.
- Satanic Archetype: The closest thing to Pop'n verse has to the Dark Lord himself.
- Unfortunate Names: Shares his name with a certain overused Stock Scream.
Wolfgang
- Funny Animal: A wolf.
Yakko-chan
- Meaningful Name: Yakko (薬効) means "medicine efficiency", pertaining to her nurse theme.
Yamabuki
A fox from Northland, his birthday is on January 9th. He enjoys sharing sake with the nearby villagers, and likes the seasons. He dislikes fighting, and people who are greedy or evil-spirited, forcing these kinds of people to pay him if they wish to hear him play his flute.
- Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Funny Animal: A fox.
- Meaningful Name: Yamabuki (山吹) can mean 'breathing mountain', referring to the fact that he lives in the mountain and plays a flute. His name is also a reference to the Japanese Kerria, a yellow flower that grows on mountain slopes.
Yamagata Marika
A keyboardist and the main heroine of HinaBitter♪.
- Catchphrase: "I'm fine!"
- Idiot Hair
- Rapunzel Hair
Yanary
Yang-Yang
A popular actor in a theater troupe.
- Captain Ersatz: to the Monkey King from Journeytothe West
- Flying on a Cloud
- Funny Animal: a dark blue monkey.
Yard the 6th
Yayako
- Fashionable Asymmetry
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
- Vain Sorceress: Yayako seems to really want to maintain her beauty, and she does this via a sort of mirror strapped to her waist.
Yima
Yima's birthday is May 5th.
Yodo-Dozen
Yon
A singer from Korea.
Yoshio
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Has blue skin.
- Gratuitous Ninja: He is a ninja.
- Scarf of Asskicking: A red one.
You
A boy from Tokyo, Japan. His birthday is on November 29th.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Dark brown hair and eyes.
- Non-Human Sidekick: Koro the dog.
Youjirou
Yuki
A competitive singer.
- Fiery Redhead: She's described as being very competitive and can be aggressive sometimes.
Yuli
A vampire born in Marchen Kingdom on September 16th who enjoys songwriting and moonlit walks. He doesn't like sunlight, getting sunburned or boredom.
- Creepy Cool Crosses: Wears a cross necklace in his Visual 1 form, and wears a shirt with a cross on it in his Visual 2 form.
- Monster Mash: He forms a band with a werewolf (Ash) and an Invisible Man (Smile).
- Our Vampires Are Different: Seems to have no problem with crosses, and sunlight only seems to give him sunburns according to his dislikes.
- Really 700 Years Old: He's described as a vampire that "woke up from a 200-years sleep", despiste looking like he's in his sixteens. Who knows how old he really is.
- Something About a Rose: He tends to pull out roses out from thin air in most of his animations.
- Winged Humanoid: Has red wings.
- Red Arm Band Of Leadership: Actually all the members of his band wear one.
- One Head Taller: He's portrayed as being the shortest in his band in fan art.
- Weakened by the Light: Downplayed, as sunlight merely gives him sunburns.
Yululu
- Curtains Match the Windows: Brown hair and eyes.
Yummy
- Eye-Obscuring Hat: Only covers one eye.
- The Faceless: Wears a gas mask.
Yun
A model from South Korea who loves to dance and shop. She dislikes sweet foods.
- Does Not Like Spam: She doesn't like sweet food.
Yunta
A man living in Okinawa, born July 8th.
- Bare Your Midriff: Though it's not for fanservice.
Yuri☆chan
Sanae-chan's and Rie-chan's friend, a girl who lives in Japan, her birthday is in May 23rd. She likes cake, and dislikes ill-natured people. Enjoys taking slow walks through Daikan-yama.
Yushaaaaa
- Beady-Eyed Loser
- First Name Ultimatum: His name is literally this.
- Magic Knight: Can use fire magic to toast green monsters.
- Shopkeeper: He's supposed to be an stereotypical RPG hero who, for some reason, runs a convenience store.
Yuzuru
Zina
- Multicolored Hair: Neon pink, orange and blue.
Zirkfied
- Character Title
- Curtains Match the Window
- Human Alien
- One-Way Visor: It only covers the right side of his face.
- You Gotta Have Lime Green Hair
Zizz
A phantom living in Venice, Italy, born on September 19th. This mysterious gentleman spends a lot of time practicing magic, so that he can bring the puppets and dolls he makes to life.
- Arch-Enemy: Becomes one to ALT with his attempted Demonic Possession in pop'n music 20.
- Marionette Master: Controls many different puppets, including Mebae and smaller versions of himself.
- Ominous Pipe Organ: Often appears in his songs.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Can make himself transparent.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: Dresses primarily in black, with red highlights on his tuft and cape.
- Theatre Phantom: A literal phantom that dons a mask just like The Phantom of the Opera. Also surprisingly close in terms of character, with his attempts to control ALT just as Erik does with Christine.
- Undeathly Pallor: Has green-tinted skin by virtue of being a ghost.
- Unfortunate Names: Due to Japanese lacking a "zi" sound, Zizz's name is sometimes translated as "Jizz".
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: His Kick the Dog moment in pop'n music 20 is uncharacteristically dark for this series.
- Villainous Crush: For ALT... which he expresses by attempting to take control of her in pop'n music 20.
- White Mask of Doom: Only covers half his face.
- Wicked Cultured: A Theatre Phantom dressed in black and red, donning a Cool Hat with a thick tuft, a Badass Cape, and sometimes a Classy Cane.
Zoozo
Zusin
2st
The second member of the idol group Miracle 4. His name's supposed to be pronounced "Tsuusuto". His birthplace is Chiba, Japan and birthday is February 1st.
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- Eldritch Abomination: Nobody is quite sure what exactly they are.
- Expy: Just as MZD is one to Peter Pan, Hatena is this to Peter's shadow.
- Final Boss: "neu" is the final song unlock of 15 ADVENTURE's unlock event, and the hardest one to boot.
- Living Shadow: Serves as one to MZD. In an interview from Popper's Lounge, MZD chooses to keep it a secret.
- The Nothing After Death: Pretty much explanation of his song, neu; even the song's genre is named niente, which means nothing.
- One-Letter Name: One symbol.
- Voluntary Shapeshifter: He changes his shape into some of the other characters in his Fever animation.
