A Milia
- Mystical White Hair: A mysterious "star child" with long white hair.
Akkun
- Curtains Match the Windows: Brown eyes, brown hair.
Abraham
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Has pitch black skin.
- Head Pet: Has a blue snake wrapped around his head like a turban.
- Monochromatic Eyes: Pure white eyes.
Afro
Afro's a secret character in Pop'n Music 10. He was born in America on October 3rd. He likes fishing in his spare time. He doesn't like eating anything that's still alive.
- Crossover: From DanceDanceRevolution.
- Non-Standard Character Design: As a DDR character, he has a realistic 3-D model.
- Shout-Out: To DanceDanceRevolution. The arrows even appear in the background if you're doing good!
- Sweet Tooth: likes sweets in general, but chocolate specifically.
Ageha
An alien sent to invade earth, but she got sidetracked looking for her sister Kelly.
- Human Alien: Much like Kelly, she is practically identical to a human.
Agent
A Spy from England. His birthday is on April 28th. He likes spicy foods and roses, and enjoys developing spy goods for action heroes. He hates failure.
- His Name Really Is "Barkeep": A secret agent named Agent.
- Tuxedo and Martini: While he is not portrayed with a martini, he does do his secret agent work in a tuxedo. This goes with being a James Bond parody.
Ai*chan
Aiko
Akagi Takayuki
An arcade dweller who fixes the machines. He likes red things and haiku, and dislikes pumpkins.
- Cool Bike: His neutral animation has him riding a pop-kun motorcycle.
- Expressive Mask: His helmet is shaped like a pop-kun, with eyes that blink.
- Red Is Heroic: Transforms into a red-suited sentai hero, and appears to be the leader of his group.
- Warrior Poet: A sentai fighter that partakes in haiku on his spare time.
Akane
Retsu's grandmother, born in the Hiiragichou Liquor Store on January 5th. She spends her time training her grandson.
- Alcohol Hic: During her miss animation, she stumbles around and hiccups.
- Blush Sticker: She gets these when she takes a swig from her sake gourd.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Orange hair and eyes.
- Determinator: Giving up is listed as one of her dislikes.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Appears in some of Retsu's and Minit's' animations before becoming her own character.
- Orange/Blue Contrast: Orange hair, blue outfit.
- The Ageless: Implied to be immortal.
- Supernaturally Young Grandparent: Honestly, she could pass as Retsu's sister.
Akatsuki
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Pasty green skin.
- Facial Markings: Has red markings on his face.
- Mystical White Hair: A god of the forest, with white hair showing beneath his hood.
Albireo
- Funny Animal: A bipedal cat.
- Shout-Out: His name and species may be one to Night on the Galactic Railroad, a film concerning both anthropomorphic cats and astrological symbolism.
Alice
Alicia
- Captain Ersatz: Her name and dress are similar to Alice in Wonderland.
- Cloth Fu: Her dance animation shows her using her ribbon to whip her toy rabbit.
- Lonely Doll Girl: Holds a toy rabbit that appears to be alive, though that does not stop her from constantly beating it up or taking its stuffing out in most of her animations.
Aloe
- Crossover: From Quiz Magic Academy.
- Embarrassing Damp Sheets: Her win animation shows her hanging her wet sheets out to dry.
Alphonse Michel
A. Michel keeps a library in France. A social and somewhat flirty man born on December 25th.
- Feather Motif: Feathers show up in his Fever animation.
- Hot Librarian: Tends to be flirtatious.
Alt
A computer idol from Computer Republic. Her birthday is September 13th, and she enjoys singing and practicing cute poses. She likes the start-up sounds of electronics, and dislikes water, thunder and system errors.
In Pop'n Music 19 and Pop'n Music 20, she was given an updated look and referred to as "Alt 2.0"
- The Cameo: In Sumidagawa Karenka's music video in the BEMANI game BeatStream, and on the jackets of several songs in REFLEC BEAT and Gitadora.
- Catchphrase: "Hello, darling!"
- Cruelty Is the Only Option: MZD forbid you play against her in pop'n music 20, as the only way to beat her would be to allow Zizz to take control of her.
- Demonic Possession: By Zizz in DOES NOT COMPUTE. To see "HELP ME" for her FEVER animation is pretty unnerving for pop'n music.
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: All the songs she is the character for, except for Airport shuttle, are credited as "feat. Alt".
- Happily Ever Before: While the in-game version of "0/1 Angel" is fairly inconspicuous with ALT's relationship with her human user, the long version ends with her being dumped in favor of a "real" girl and presumably deleted.
- I Am the Band: When appearing as a member of the "A.I. Units", she will be the only member that's visually represented. The other two members, siblings OPT and SHIFT, are relegated to being The Voice.
- Idol Singer: She's a computer idol, literally.
- Lyrical Dissonance: The long version of "0/1 Angel" never lets up its cheerful beat even as it approaches the Downer Ending described under Happily Ever Before.
- Meaningful Name: Named after the "alt" key on computer keyboards.
- Mind Rape: Zizz attempts to turn ALT into one of his puppets in DOES NOT COMPUTE, and succeeds if the player loses a song.
- No Water Proofing In The Future: A highly-advanced Robot Girl that breaks upon contact with water.
- Robot Girl: An A.I. girl who practices cute poses.
- Robo Speak:
- Her speech in-game is written in all katakana, which is basically the Japanese equivalent of WRITING IN ALL CAPS TO SIGNIFY A ROBOTIC TONE OF VOICE.
- Also, notice how the name of one of her songs is "DOES NOT COMPUTE", in all caps?
- Synthetic Voice Actor: Her voice is that of "Sarah" from the Mac program VocalWriter.
- TV Head Robot: Has a computer monitor for a head, which displays her face.
- Video Game Caring Potential: Playing as her in pop'n music 20 amounts to this, given this allows the player to free her from Zizz.
Ametori
A spirit living in the skies above Japan. Its birthday is August 30th. It enjoys imitating planes as a hobby, and like rain. It dislikes smoke.
Anna
- Curtains Match the Windows: Black hair, black eyes.
Anne
The leader of the Magical 4 idol group, Anne was born in Paris, France but raised in Tokyo, Japan. Her birthday is on November 1st. An Olympic-grade fencer.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in pigtails, and wears a frilly dress.
Annie
A novice kindergarten teacher. While she struggles at her job she tries her hardest.
Antonio
A man born in Barcelona, Spain. He fell in love with Fanita during a trip. He dislikes snakes.
- Love at First Sight: with Fanita
Anzu
A schoolgirl with an interest in fashion, living in Japan. She enjoys love songs, mascara and large ribbons. She dislikes earthworms.
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Wears a schoolgirl uniform.
- Funny Animal: A frog.
Arisa
Her birthday is July 22nd. She's looking for a prince.
- Blush Sticker: In her winning animation.
- Girlish Pigtails: of the Tsundere Tail variety.
- Transformation Trinket: The red slip of paper she's holding. Her FEVER animation shows her catching it and suddenly getting an upgrade in clothes.
- Tsundere: It's hard to tell exactly which type she is, but her winning animation has her crossing her arms and glaring while blushing, with hearts floating in the air.
Ark
Ash
The drummer of Yuli's band. His birthplace is Fairy-Tale Land. His hobbies include cooking, and he likes taking walks, band practice and howling. He dislikes dog food, onions, and rude people.
- All Drummers Are Animals: A drummer that turns into an animal.
- Eyes Out of Sight: The only game to show off his red eyes is Hello! Pop'n Music. In every other game, they're covered by his green hair.
- Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: Tends to do this in his Great animations.
- Jaw Drop: Most of his Miss animations show his wolf dropping his jaw to the ground.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: Turns into a wolf in his Miss animations.
- Verbal Tic: According to the Popper's Lounge, he tends to add "Tsu" to most of his sentences.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Downplayed; he wears a jacket and no shirt in his early appearances.
Ashley=boa
Aspara-Seijin
- Meaningful Name: Aspara-Seijin means "Alien Asparagus".
Aya
Born in Yokohama, Japan on August 1st, Aya spends her time dancing and playing basketball. She sees Judy and Mary as rivals. She likes soda, and dislikes cleaning and steep hills.
Ayame
- Ninja: Kunoichi
- Pink Is Feminine: Wears bright pink clothing, and has "anything cute" in her likes.
- Stocking Filler: Wears fishnets.
Ayumu
- Animal-Eared Headband: Wears a black hat with two points like cat ears.
B-kun
- One-Letter Name: Also one-letter person because B-kun is a walking letter B wearing a party hat.
Bamboo
A funky dancer living in the USA who enjoys flirting with women. He likes cherry coke and yoga, and dislikes war and nuclear power plants.
Bamboo?
Wait, Bamboo again? Oh, you mean this is a different person- an impersonator, in fact. Sometimes referred to as Jungle, this copycat likes impersonating anyone and anything- except for children, he can't imitate them very well. He doesn't like children because of that.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Wears suspenders and no shirt, much like who he is mimicking.
Baum
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Purple skin.
- Meaningful Name: His name means "tree" and goes well with his song Der Wald/The Forest.
- Our Gnomes Are Weirder: He's some kind of kobold, a german sprite.
- Sinister Scythe: His weapon of choice is a scythe, which he shows with an evil looking face.
- The Fair Folk: A little gnome that walks in the forest.
Beartank
- Art Initiates Life: Was originally a doodle drawn by a kid.
- Black Bead Eyes: Has simple dots for eyes.
- Crossover: From Rakuga Kids.
BeiLei
Belle
A girl living in Paris, France, born on September 22nd. Her hobbies include reading and travelling. She likes caramel and coffee. The medical costs that come with owning a cat is something she doesn't like.
Ben-K
- The Cameo: Waka-san appears in Ben-K's LOSE animation.
Beni
Beng Beng
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Funny Animal: A frog.
Berry
A young girl from Strawberry Land who loves to ride on her carousel horse named Mary.
Betty
Bianca
A woman from Capri, Italy, born on November 11th. She enjoys driving and pistachio ice cream. She dislikes divers with bad manners.
- Hartman Hips
- Stripperiffic: Wears a bikini top everywhere.
BisCo
The mascot of the BEMANI game BeatStream, born on December 25th.
- Crossover: From, well, BeatStream
Bisko
A spunky girl born on January 28th, living in Japan. She loves singing and confetti, and dislikes rain.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Brown eyes, brown hair.
- Fashionable Asymmetry: In 14 she wears a detached sleeve on one arm but not on the other.
Bit
Born August 16th in Cupertino, California, Bit enjoys playing laser tag and watching anime. He dislikes it when game servers are down.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Completely white skin.
- Cyberspace
Black
A young man fighting in a revolution, his birthplace is the 9th research institute, culture building and birthday is October 28th. He dislikes genetic manipulation.
Bob the Spider
Bob 2002
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Neon yellow, purple and green birds.
- Everything's Better with Rainbows: And even better than that is Bob sledding on rainbows!
Bounty
A rocking duet who lives in Japan, their birthday is March 2nd. They like to work out their muscles and perform live. They dislike cold places.
Boxies
Boy
An avid game collector and arcade game machine maker.
- Smug Smiler: His default expression.
Bremen
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A green chicken and a pink donkey.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: All the members sans the rooster.
- Shout-Out: To The Bremen Town Musicians.
Bronson
- Funny Animal: A bear.
Brown
Bubbles
- Cymbal-Banging Monkey
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Making the already creepy Cymbal-Banging Monkey even more creepy.
Buka A
- Crossover: ケロッ!とマーチ (Kero! To March) is a song from Sgt. Frog
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Buka (部下) translates to 'subordinate', so Buka A is simply 'subordinate A'.
- Fish Eyes
- Funny Animal: A blue dog.
C-Noid
Candy
A carefree girl living in a flower garden in Fairy Tale Land. She spends her time singing and collecting flowers. She likes honey, and dislikes bug spray.
- Cute Monster Girl: A bee girl.
Canopus
He comes from α Carinae Star and his birthday is on June 27th. He likes to collect the memories of stars, which he stores in a blue disk. He dislikes it when stars die.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: White skin.
- Non-Human Sidekick: His dog.
Captain Jolly
Captain Superpop
A superhero out to save the world.
- Red Is Heroic: Wears a red suit.
- Henpecked Husband: His wife is described as bossy.
- Superheroes Wear Capes: Has a long blue cape.
Carol
- Playboy Bunny: Wears a bunny costume, and is known as the "Dealer Bunny."
Castle
A melancholy bishop from the country of sand, his birthday is June 9th. He hates war and wishes to live in a place of peace. He enjoys making sand castles every day. He dislikes water and tears.
Cecil
- Eye-Obscuring Hat: Only partial; you can still see one eye.
Celica
- Animal-Eared Headband: Her military hat has bunny ears.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Pink hair and eyes.
- Custom Uniform
- Girlish Pigtails
- Moon Rabbit
Chanel
A former model living in France, currently the manager of a cafe in Paris.
Chanko Yamazaki
Chara-O
- Walkingshirtless Scene: Downplayed.
Charlotte
A doll living in France, born on December 29th.
Charly
A member of a shady organization in the UK. He enjoys watching spy films, though people wonder whether or not he's studying the movies for work or he just personally enjoys it.
Chelsea
A young girl who works at the Town Of Legend Hotel in Scotland.
- Anime Hair: Not as extreme as other cases but her hair defies gravity and curls upwards.
- Oireland: Let's see, she wears primarily green, plays the bagpipes and comes from Scotland.
Cheriri & Susie
Chiking
- Feather Fingers: His feathers can do a thumbs up gesture.
Chinatsu
Chip
Chise
Chiyoko
Chizuru
- Feather Fingers
- Funny Animal: A crane.
Chocky
He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on May 16th.
- Sweet Tooth: Really likes chocolate.
Ciel
Ciel lives high above the clouds with Teru Teru the fairy. Her birthday is on December 12th. She spends most of her time playing with Teru Teru, but hates having fights with the fairy, as fighting makes the weather turn bad.
- Slipknot Ponytail: In her lose animation, her braid unravels as she falls from her cloud swingset.
Cindy
Clara
A Swedish shepherdess born on September 25th. She loves yodeling and snow, and hate the wolves that eat her sheep.
- Yodel Land: Her song features a lot of yodeling.
CoCoo
- Everything's Better with Rainbows: In the background of their song.
Cookie
Copel
- Amazing Technicolor Population: White skin.
- Luminescent Blush: Has one in her Great animation.
- Monochromatic Eyes: Solid blue eyes.
- Projectile Kiss: Does this in her Great animation.
Cosine
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Blue skin.
- Cyberspace: Likes to play in a virtual survival game.
- Energy Weapon: Carries a laser-tag gun.
- One-Way Visor: The only indication is a red circle.
- Stat-O-Vision: His Good animation shows him locking on to a target, with a "LOCK ON" reticule.
Count Ten
A man from Glasgow, Scotland. He likes chess and classical music. He dislikes being late.
- Eyes Out of Sight: His eyes are always covered by his long curly hair.
- Gratuitous English: The background of his stage says "Here is Deep Black Forest".
- Horned Humanoid: Has small, blue sheep horns.
- Numerical Theme Naming: His name is Count Ten and he appears in Pop'n Music 10. His birthday is also on December 10th.
Creamy
- Funny Animal: A poodle.
Cup-kun
- Animate Inanimate Object: A cup with a smiley face.
Cyber
A high school student who runs a hair salon. He's Makoto's brother.