DeTecTiVe CoNaN

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.

Opening Theme:

#01: "First New Century (English Version)" (eps 1-54)

#01: "Mune ga Dokidoki" by the High-Lows (eps 1-30)

#02: "Feel Your Heart" by Velvet Garden (eps 31-52)

#02: "Mystery (English Version)"(eps 55-83)

#03: "Nazo" by Miho Komatsu (eps 53-96)

#04: "Unmei no Roulette o Mawashite" by ZARD (eps 97-123)

#05: "Truth" by Two-Mix (eps 124-142)

#06: "Girigiri Chop" by B'z (eps 143-167)

#07: "Mysterious Eyes" by Garnet Crow (eps 168-204)

#08: "Koi wa thrill, shock, suspense" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 205-230)

#09: "Destiny" by Miki Matsuhashi (Eps 231-258)

#10: "Winter Bells" by Mai Kuraki (eps 259-270)

#11: "I can't stop my love for you" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 271-305)

#12: "Kaze no Lalala" by Mai Kuraki (eps 306-332)

#13: "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" by Yuuka Saegusa in db (eps 333-355)

#14: "Start" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 356-393)

#15: "Hoshi no Kagayakiyo" by ZARD (eps 394-414)

#16: "Growing of My heart" by Mai Kuraki (eps 415-424)

#17: "Shoudou" by B'z (eps 425-437)

#18: "100 Mono Tobira " by Rina Aiuchi & Yuuka Saegusa in db [eps. 438-]

#19: "Kumo ni Notte (Ride on the Clouds)" by Yuuka Saegusa in db (eps 457-474)

#20: "Namida no Yesterday" by Garnet Crow (eps 475-486)

#21: "Glorious Mind" by ZARD (eps 487-)

Ending Theme:

#01: "Step by Step" by Ziggy (eps 1-26)

#02: "Meikyuu no Lovers" by heath (eps 27-51)

#03: "Hikari to Kage no Roman" by Keiko Utoko (eps 52-70)

#04: "Kimi ga Inai Natsu" by DEEN (eps 71-83)

#05: "Negai goto Hitotsu Dake" by Miho Komatsu (eps 84-108)

#06: "Koori no Ue ni Tatsu You ni" by Miho Komatsu (eps 109-131)

#07: "Still for Your Love" by Rumania Montevideo (eps 132-152)

#08: "Free Magic" by WAG (eps 153-179)

#09: "Secret of my heart" by Mai Kuraki

#10: "natsu no maboroshi" by Garnet Crow

#11: "Start in my life" by Mai Kuraki

#12: "always" by Mai Kuraki

#13: "Aoi Aoi Kono Chikyuu ni " by Azumi Uehara (eps 248-265)

#14: "Yumemita Ato de" by Garnet Crow (eps 266-287)

#15: "Mushoku" by Azumi Uehara (eps 288-299)

#16: "Overture" by Koshi Inaba (eps 300-306)

#17: "Ashita wo Yumemite" by ZARD (eps 307-328)

#18: "Kimi to iu Hikari" by Garnet Crow (eps 329-349)

#19: "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo " by Saegusa U-ka IN db (eps 350-376)

#20: "Wasurezaki " by GARNET CROW (eps 377-397)

#21: " (June Bride ~Only You I Can See~)" by Yuuka Saegusa in db [eps 398-406]

#22: " (Stopping the World)" by Shiori Takei [eps 407-416]

#23: "Thank You For Everything" by Iwata Sayuri (eps 417-424)

#24: "Kanashii hodo Kihou ga suki" by Zard (eps 425-437)

#25: "Mou Kimi dake wo Hanashitari Shinai" by Aya Kamiki (eps 438-458)

#26: "Shiroi Yuki (White Snow)" by Mai Kuraki (eps 459-470)

#27: "I still believe ~Tameiki~ (I still believe ; I still believe ~Sigh~)" by Yumi Shizukusa (eps 471-)

#28: "Sekai wa mawaru to iu keredo" by Garnet Crow (eps 487-)

JiGoKu sHouJo (GirL FroM HeLL)

Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever torments you into the inferno. Very little is known about the girl - all we know for sure is that she lives with her equally enigmatic grandmother, that three magical straw dolls accompany and serve her, and that whenever a posting on the Jigoku Tsushin moves her, she becomes the Jigoku Shoujo.

Usually at the ending....

Your bitterness I will dispell. When your actions cause men pain and suffering,it'll be payback time. That person will try dying once. I will raise hell for you but for a price, I will deliver your vengeance. When death is near, I will rescue you and offer revenge Let me show you what death is. Be careful what you wish for -me(ai-emma)...

Main characters

Ai Enma

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)

The primary protagonist of the series. With long, flowing hair and red eyes, she is a spiritual entity with a tragic past, who lives in a world of eternal twilight with her grandmother, and is the one who receives and delivers vengeance on her clients' behalf. She normally wears a black seifuku, or sailor uniform (which is usually worn during winter months), but always wears a kimono with floral designs when delivering the vengeance of a client. Ai started her career as the Hell Girl by her own act of vengeance on the villagers who sentenced her to a sacrificial death. Her task of fulfilling other people's vengeance and ferrying people to Hell is her punishment, a task which she has performed for the better part of 400 years. Although this task is presented as atonement, it is unknown whether she will ever be freed of it. Since she has done this for so long, she initially seemed to have become emotionless, numbed, as is shown by her expressionless face. Wanyūdō noted she still had feelings, though, although she did not express them strongly, and it was later revealed that Ai had been ordered to close her heart by the Spider. The experiences she has with the Shibatas reawakened her discontent with her terrible fate and later apparently reawakened other emotions, or at least Ai's ability to express them. When enraged, Ai demonstrates the ability to hurl great blasts of energy, as well as the power to create elaborate illusions and the ability to teleport. In the second season, Ai's emotions and memories are once again released by the suffering of Takuma Kurebayashi, similar to her own situation in the past. This leads Ai to defy her 'employer', who is the Lord of Hell, causing her to be restored to human life - and killed shortly thereafter, when saving Takuma from his tormentors. After Ai's self-sacrifice, her body dissolves into sakura petals and drifts into the sky.

Wanyūdō

Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)

Wanyūdō is the first of Ai's three companions. He generally appears as an old man whose eyes remain mostly shut, wearing fairly old-fashioned Japanese clothing, and a red scarf around his neck. When necessary, he takes the form of the black straw doll that Ai hands to her clients in the series. He also frequently takes the form of a Ai's coach with burning wheels when she goes to the human world to claim a soul. Ai has stated that before he performed this task for her, she used to walk to and from her sunset world. The coach bears the same black flame-crest that appears on the chest of those people who contract with the Hell Girl. Despite appearing quite mild-mannered, frail and weak with age at most times, Wanyūdō possesses considerable skills in martial arts and is capable of hurling fireballs and performing feats of inhuman strength. Wanyūdō's name means "A wheel entering the road" a reference to the flaming wheel form he most commonly assumes. In episode 12 of Futakomori, it is revealed that he was the driver of a princess' entourage, which fell off a cliff. The coach caught fire and all aboard were killed. As a result, he became a yōkai terrorizing people in the form of a flaming wheel with his own enlarged, infuriated face as a hubcap, until he met Ai and she invited him to join her as her first companion. Ai revealed to Wanyūdō his ability to shapeshift.

Ichimoku Ren

Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)

Ren is Ai's second companion, and usually takes the form of a young man. He can manifest a single large eye that can be directed anywhere, allowing him to see the inside of a building through projecting the eye on the walls and ceilings. The large eye can also be used as a weapon through projecting intense flashes of light. When so required, Ren becomes the blue straw doll by kissing a pendant he wears around his neck. He is sometimes referred to as "Moku" or "Ichimoto Ren". It is later revealed that Ren is a tsukumogami (artifact spirit), a type of spirit that originates from an artifact which has gained sentience after a long period of existence. In Ren's case, he was once a katana, forced to be aware and watch whatever was done with him. He was given his current form(s) by Ai, who collected him after he was abandoned on a large rock. Ai thinks that he is looking for something and that she wants him to accompany her. He agrees saying that the rock he was abandoned in was getting pretty boring. Since that time, Ren has apparently grown quite fond of his human form, displaying considerable vanity from time to time. Ai claims she invited him to join her because there is something that Ren is looking for, a fact perhaps manifested in Ren's occasional puzzlement and inability to understand the things humans do. Alternatively, some of Ren's comments indicate that what he was looking for was companionship, something to fill the emptiness of his existence as a sword used for endless killing. Ren has apparently developed feelings for his colleagues, seeing them as family.

Hone Onna (Bone Woman)

Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese), Jennifer Seman (English)

Hone Onna is Ai's third companion, and she often takes the form of a woman in a kimono with its obi tied in front--the trademark of a prostitute (In the second season, her obi is tied at the back). She becomes the red straw doll when necessary by tossing her red obi strap over her neck. Hone Onna and Ren investigate the people who make a contract and the ones they have a grudge against. She usually infiltrates human society in casual clothing to investigate cases, on these occasions she tends to use the pseudonym "Sone Anna". On certain occasions, she uses throwing knives as weapons; Onna is apparently extremely skilled with these weapons. Her knives seem to carry some mystic charge, since they can be used to quickly dispatch supernatural enemies. Hone Onna also seems to have some skill as a contortionist, which allows her to squeeze into very small places. Hone Onna seems to suffer from mild vanity; she can be quite offended when she is addressed as obā-san ('old lady' or 'auntie'; a proper Japanese form of address for any woman of middle age and above). The name Hone Onna literally means "bone woman", which reflects her ability to expose the bones in her body to scare the victims of the revenge Ai delivers. In episode 8 of Futakomori she jokingly reveals that she is 200 years old. A flashback scene revealed that she was a prostitute originally named Tsuyu. She was betrayed by a man whom she had fallen in love with, who sold her to a prostitution house to be able to pay off his own debts. Tsuyu was betrayed again when she attempted to arrange the escape of a fellow prostitute named Kion with a man who had come to truly love Tsuyu. Tsuyu and the man were stabbed by a samurai in front of Kion, and that same samurai cast Tsuyu into a river afterwards. Spirits rising from human bones thrown into the river before merged with her, transforming Tsuyu into the yōkai Hone Onna, in which form she later met Ai.

Ai's Grandmother (, Ai no Sobo)

Voiced by: Eriko Matsushima (Japanese), Juli Erickson (English)

Never actually seen in the series, other than as a shadowy silhouette behind a paper screen, she is always spinning thread in her room, and occasionally talks to Ai and gives her advice. A single human eyewitness who has observed Ai's grandmother ran in terror, implying her appearance may be other than human.

The Spider ( Jinmen Gumo)

Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata

An oddly-coloured spider with three eyes upon its abdomen, which appears in the sunset world where Ai and her assistants reside between assignments. It speaks with the voice of a man and is apparently Ai's superior, having been the one to pronounce sentence on her after she killed the people of her village. It claims to be holding the souls of Ai's loved ones - namely her parents - hostage; if Ai does not do the task she has been given, they would wander in darkness for eternity. The spider at one time demonstrates an ability to pilot the ferryboat to Hell and tries to restrain Ai, having decided to take her to Hell after her feelings of rage reawakened and she violently attacked the Shibatas. Ai turned out to be too strong for it to hold her without her consent. The spider is neither liked nor trusted by Ai's assistants, with whom it in turn does not speak. In the last episode of the second season, Wanyūdō identifies the spider as the Lord of Hell. It seems likely that the Spider deliberately exposed Ai to a situation reminiscent of her own death in order to test whether she would obey its will or act on the impulses of her human heart.

Kikuri

Voiced by: Kanako Sakai

An enigmatic little girl introduced in season two. Little is known about her except the fact she is not an ordinary human as she can wander freely between the mortal plane and Ai's house in the sunset world, sometimes interfering with her and her companions' job. In stark contrast to Ai, Kikuri has completely blue/purple eyes (including the sclera) and her personality is far more childish than Ai's. She has stated that she likes Ai, but her actions and use of powers seem to serve causing the greatest amount of suffering and fear possible. It is as yet unknown whether this is due to true malice or not. Occasionally, she seems to take delight in acts of low-level destruction, such as chopping off flowers or destroying anything that Ai cares for. She has shown incredible skills with her loincloth, using to catch or hit objects. Despite the fact she appears to wreak havoc on her, she takes orders from Ai and Ai alone (in one episode, she shows this while going to touch Ai's grandmother's spinning wheels despite the woman's protests). In the last episode of the second season, it is revealed that Kikuri is in fact a host for the will of the Spider, which can take over her body as it pleases. As such, it becomes questionable how many of her malicious acts were of her own will and which were instigated by her master. After Ai's death and the release of her beloved ones, Kikuri, riding on the boat, says, "It's over...that was Ai's answer...Well done." As she says those words, she pokes a cherry the color of Ai's eyes in her former childish way.

Recurring characters

Hajime Shibata ( Shibata Hajime)

Voiced by: Yuji Ueda

A former journalist who now earns money by blackmailing celebrities with evidence of their scandals. He began to investigate rumors about the Hell Correspondence website merely out of interest, but becomes more heavily involved once he realizes that it is more than just a rumor and people are actually being dragged into Hell. Furthermore, his daughter Tsugumi seems to have a mysterious connection with Enma Ai that allows her to see anything significant that Ai sees. He is briefly mentioned in the second season as a writer of Ai's biography.

Tsugumi Shibata ( Shibata Tsugumi)

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki

Hajime's daughter who often refers to him as "Hajime-chan". She sees Ai one day and has had a mysterious connection with her ever since. At first, she reports everything she sees through Ai to Hajime, but as the series progresses, she becomes more reluctant to do so as she begins to disagree with her father on whether they should try to stop Ai or not. She is briefly shown in the second season as a source of information for an investigator. At the same time, it seems that she has a similar relationship with Kikuri, which is revealed in the 24th episode of the second season.

Ayumi Shibata ( Shibata Ayumi)

Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame

Hajime's late wife. Hajime devoted more time to his work than to his family, but with the intent to make his wife happy through earning large amounts of money to improve their lifestyle. In her loneliness, Ayumi had an affair with a politician that Hajime happened to be spying on. Because of that incident, he cast her out of the house and forbade her from ever seeing Tsugumi. A few moments later, Ayumi dies in a car accident. Tsugumi keeps her mother's earrings as a memento. Hajime still loves Ayumi very much, and regrets not forgiving her because he believes she would not have died if he had.

Takuma Kurebayashi (Kurebayashi Takuma)

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura

Takuma is a quiet boy who lives in Lovely Hills. He is misunderstood and often bullied by his fellow townsfolk who believe he's the "Devil's Child", much like Ai was in her village. When he first made his appearance, his mother was killed by a friend of his father, who was also seriously injured in the incident. As the murderer was about to kill Takuma, he was sent to hell; but at this moment the police arrive, and the townsfolk end up thinking that Takuma is the murderer. It is unclear if he possesses as much spiritual powers as Ai, but he does have the ability of foresight and he has been observed by Ai for some time throughout the story. In the end, Ai saves him from the townsfolk, but ends up getting killed herself.

Opening Theme:

"Sakasama no Chou" by SNoW : The Inversed Butterfly

Ending Theme:

"Karinui" by Mamiko Noto Basting

Eyeshield 21

The plot of Eyeshield 21 revolves around a physically unassuming and non-assertive boy named Sena Kobayakawa (, Kobayakawa Sena) who enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School (, Deimon Kōtōgakkō), where his childhood friend Mamori Anezaki (, Anezaki Mamori), one year older than Sena, already attends. His only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and dodging techniques, the result of a school life spent complying with the demands of bullies, quickly catch the eye of the high school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma (, Hiruma Yōichi) who then forces Sena to join the team (Deimon Devil Bats) as the running back.

To protect his identity (on the premise that other school sports teams will try to recruit Sena upon discovering his athletic skill) Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of team secretary, and enter the field wearing a helmet equipped with a green-tinted eyeshield in order to hide his features under the pseudonym of "Eyeshield 21." The makeshift team initially takes part in the Spring football tournament (at the beginning of the Japanese school year) hoping to win with through the strength of their new "secret weapon." But the extremely weak team is eliminated early on by the Ojo White Knights, a powerhouse football team. Others see the skill of the current White Knights as having declined from the previous "Golden Generation" but the team members are trying to prove that they have the ability to surpass their predecessors. It is in this game that Sena meets the man he will acknowledge as his ultimate rival, Seijuro Shin, a talented linebacker.

After Deimon's defeat, the Spring tournament is revealed as a secondary in importance to the Fall tournament, where the teams compete for the chance to play in the "Christmas Bowl," the high school football league championship. Hiruma, Kurita and Sena regroup and slowly build a real team from other misfits and students looking to define themselves, with the goal of reaching the championship. The series follows the building and growth of the Deimon Devil Bats and its members, as well as various rival teams encountered through their games and tournaments, as they all strive to achieve their goal of playing in the Christmas Bowl.

*im really sorry for not viewing the lyrics but i will give the list of the songs and you can search for them using the internet.

Opening Theme:

#1: "Break Through" by Coming Century [eps 01-35]

#2: "Innocence" by 20th Century [ep 36- 64]

#3: "Dang Dang" by ZZ

#4: "BLAZE LINE" by BACK-ON

#5: "Hanno no Runningback" by SHORT LEG SUMMER (eps 127-)

Ending Theme:

#1: "Be Free" by Rikkenzu [eps 01-13]

#2: "Blaze Away" by The Trax [eps 14-35]

#3: "Goal" by Beni Arashiro [ep 36- 64]

#4: "Run to Win!" by Aya Hirano, Miyu Irino, Koichi Nagano, Kappei Yamaguchi

#5: "A day dreaming..." by BACK-ON (eps 101-)

#6: "Flower" by BACK-ON (eps 117-)

#7: "Song of Power" by SHORT LEG SUMMER (eps 127-)

DoRaeMoN

Doraemon is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson Sewashi to improve Nobita's circumstances so that his descendants may enjoy a better future. In the original timeline, Nobita's failures in school and subsequently, his career, have left his family line beset with financial problems.
Set in Japan around early 1980s, the stories are formulaic, usually focused on the everyday struggles of fourth grader Nobita, the protagonist of the story. In a typical chapter, Nobita comes home crying about a problem he faces in school or the local neighborhood. After Nobita's pleading or goading, Doraemon produces a futuristic gadget to help Nobita fix his problem, enact revenge, or flaunt to his friends.
Nobita usually goes too far, despite Doraemon's best intentions, and gets into deeper trouble than before. Sometimes, Nobita's friends (usually Suneo or Jaian) steal the gadgets and end up misusing them. However, by the end of the story, there is usually retribution to the characters who end up misusing them, and a moral lesson is taught.

Main characters

Fujiko's friends say that every main character represents elementary school student archetypes Fujiko noticed in his own school days.

Doraemon

Doraemon is the robotic cat sent back in time by Sewashi to aid Nobita. He possesses a fourth-dimensional pocket from which he can acquire various manner of futuristic tools, gadgets, and playthings from a future department store. Doraemon originally had ears but they were bitten off by a robotic mouse in the 22nd century. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice despite being a robotic cat. He also has the tendency to panic during emergencies, characterized by him frantically trying to pull out a very much-needed tool from his pocket, only to produce a huge assortment of unrelated household items.

Doraemon's physical appearance changed as the manga progressed. At first, he was predominantly blue, with a blue tail, a white stomach, and flesh-coloured hands and feet. He also stooped, and had a body much larger than his head. In later issues, he sported a smaller body, white hands and feet, and a red tail--the appearance most identify him with today.

In "The Doraemons" story arc, it is revealed that Doraemon's original paint color was yellow. After getting his ears gnawed off by a robot mouse, he slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he drank a potion labeled "sadness". As he wept, the yellow color washed off and his voice changed due to the potion.

Doraemon weighs 129.3 kg (285 lbs) and measures at 129.3 cm (4'3") tall. He is able to run at 129.3 km/h (80.3 mi/h) when scared and jump 129.3 m (424.2 ft) when threatened. His maximum power is 129.3 bhp. He is manufactured on September 3, 2112 (12/9/3), at the Matsushiba Robot Factory . Doraemon is considered a substandard product because many of his robotic features (ie. radar whiskers and cat-calling bell) malfunctioned after production.

Doraemon's favourite food is dorayaki , a Japanese treat filled with red bean paste. Speculations led to dorayaki being the origin of his name. However, it was revealed in one of the manga chapters that his name originates from the Japanese word nora neko for "stray cat", and the -emon ending which is part of traditional Japanese names, as seen also in, for example, Ishikawa Goemon.

Nobita Nobi (Nobi Nobita)

Nobita is the other major character of the series. He is a fourth grader^[2] in Tokyo's Nerima Ward and an only child. He wears glasses, a red or yellow polo shirt with a white collar, and blue shorts. Nobita's character flaws are endless: he is lazy, uncoordinated, dim-witted, frail, plain-looking, unlucky, and bad at sports. Nobita's typical day consists of arriving late to class, scoring zeros on his exam, getting lectured by his teacher, being bullied by classmates Gian and Suneo, falling into curbside rain gutters, being chased by dogs, and getting yelled at by his mom for refusing to do his homework. However, his everyday struggles are what drive the storyline.

Despite his flaws, Nobita does possess unique talents such as his unrivaled marksmanship and ability to weave intricate string figures. Although Nobita is frequently portrayed as being cowardly, he has often risked his life to help save others or even entire civilizations (as seen in full-length stories).

Shizuka Minamoto (, Minamoto Shizuka)

Shizuka, usually called Shizu-chan or Shizuka-chan , is the smart, kind, and pretty neighborhood girl who is the object of Nobita's affections. She takes baths several times a day. Somehow, Nobita always seem to unintentionally walk in on her (via the Dokodemo Door) while she is still in the bathtub. She is also known for taking piano lessons unwillingly, which is sometimes used as an excuse for declining to hang out with Nobita. Her true passions are sweet potatoes and the violin, in which her playing is as atrocious as Gian's singing. Due to Doraemon's intervention, Shizuka becomes Nobita's wife in the future timeline.

Takeshi Goda ( Gōda Takeshi)

Takeshi, usually known by the nickname "Gian" (Jaian) from English word "giant", is the big, strong, and quick-tempered local bully. His nickname may be derived from giant. He is known for his confidence in his terrible singing voice. He regularly subjects the neighborhood children to horrendous singing recitals, which is sometimes combined with his equally bad homemade dinner. Several of the stories revolve around Nobita and his friends' efforts to avoid Gian's concerts.

He also frequently steals other children's toys and books under the pretext of "borrowing" them, unless the toy is damaged. However, he does not hesitate to help Nobita and his friends when they are in real trouble, which often occurs in the movies. Although he bullies the other children (mostly Nobita), he is terrified of his mother, who runs the local grocery store. He founded his own baseball team named after himself. Although Nobita is often blamed for the losses against the baseball team's rival, the "Tyranos", Gian and Suneo still force Nobita to play because they do not have enough players.

Gian has a younger sister named Jaiko, whom he adores.

Suneo Honekawa (, Honekawa Suneo)

Suneo is the fox-faced rich kid who loves to flaunt his material wealth before everyone. He is often seen with Gian, serving as Gian's lackey while they bully Nobita together. Some of the stories start with Suneo showing off some new video game or toy which evokes Nobita's envy. He has an extensive knowledge of science, and is a talented artist and designer. He also has a younger brother Sunetsugu , who was adopted into his uncle's family in New York.

In some scenes, Suneo is seen as a narcissist who loves to stare at himself in the mirror while telling himself that he is the most handsome guy in the world. He is still a bed-wetter and needs to wear diapers when he sleeps, despite being in the fourth grade. He considers this humiliating habit his secret weakness. Suneo is also very self-conscious about his height, being the shortest kid in his class.

Minor characters

Jaiko

Jaiko is Gian's younger sister who would have been Nobita's wife in the future had Doraemon not intervened. She appears in the very first chapter of the manga, even before the introduction of Gian. Her name Jaiko is usually considered a nickname, but Fujiko never gave her a real name. An aspiring mangaka, Jaiko goes by her amateur mangaka pen name Christine Goda (Kurisuchīne Gōda), and sometimes submits her manga to publishing companies for prizes. She is sometimes referred to as Hana.

Hidetoshi Dekisugi ( Dekisugi Hidetoshi)

Hidetoshi is Nobita's classmate and rival for Shizuka's affections. He always gets perfect scores on his tests, but never shows off his abilities. He willingly helps Nobita whenever he has philosophical or scientific questions. His name literally means "brilliant over-achiever", and his last name is a pun on dekisugiru, which means "over achieving". Unfortunately for Nobita, Shizuka tends to prefer the company of Hidetoshi, who is more of her intellectual equal.

Dorami

Dorami, also known as Dorami-chan, is the younger sister of Doraemon. Strangely enough, they are siblings due to the fact that they shared half of the oil from a can. She lives in the 22nd-century Tokyo with Sewashi, Nobita's great-great-grandson. She is yellow and has ears that resemble a large red bow. She likes melonpan and is afraid of cockroaches. She is also shown to be a more advanced robot than Doraemon (Dorami is able to produce 10,000 horse power, in comparison to Doraemon's 129.3). She sometimes visits Nobita with a time machine when Doraemon is "off-duty."

Sensei

Nobita's homeroom teacher. He is a strict taskmaster who often punishes Nobita for failing to do his homework. The punishments range from standing in the hallway to sweeping the classroom after-school. His real name is unknown and he is only referred to as "Sensei", but in the NTV anime his name is given as Ganari

Kaminari

An old man who lives next to the vacant lot where Nobita and the gang play baseball. They sometimes accidentally throw baseballs, rocks, or even one of Doraemon's gadgets through his window, breaking it and knocking over his prized bonsai. The children refer to him as Kaminari-oyaji (, Old Man Thunder), because he shouts so loud that they scatter. Kaminari is his surname.

Tameru Kaneo

Tameru tends to accompany Suneo and Jaian. He has a friend whose name is never mentioned, and the two of them are always seen together. Kane wo tameru, the way his name is read in Japanese, means "to save money" in Japanese.

Mini-Doras

Mini-Doras are actually gadgets of Doraemon. They are mini versions of Doraemon, each with a different color. They can think and feel for themselves, and communicate with Doraemon through the "Mini-Dora" language. They act as helpers for all sorts of tasks, such as repairing the internal mechanism of Doraemon.

Nobita's family

Tamako Nobi (Nobi Tamako)

Nobita's mother. She is usually seen scolding Nobita or sending him on errands. A caring mother, but she is often disappointed by his academic failures and laid-back attitude.

Nobisuke Nobi ( Nobi Nobisuke)

Nobita's father and laid-back salaryman. He is very considerate of Nobita, often seen arriving home from work to placate Tamako's anger towards Nobita. He has trouble quitting smoking and is self-conscious about his inability to pass the driving test. He also has a poor memory and sometimes arrives home drunk from nightly business meetings. He was once an aspiring art student.

Sewashi

Nobita's great-great-grandson. He is the one who sends Doraemon back to the past to look after Nobita. Sewashi first bought Doraemon in 2112 when Doraemon still had ears and his original factory paint. He is also the owner of Doraemon's sister, Dorami.

Nobisuke

Nobita's son. He is named after Nobita's father. He is a better athlete than Nobita and far more clever. In one of the stories, he did not hesitate to beat up young Nobita when young Nobita tried to stop him from running away from home. Also, he is shown as being a bully and brave enough to bully Gian's son.

Opening Theme:

"Doraemon (1973 OP)" by Harumi Naitoh

"Doraemon no Uta" by Satoko Yamano

Ending Theme:

"Doraemon Rumba (1973 ED)" by Harumi Naitoh

Black Cat

In the anime version of Black Cat, Train's overall personality remained unchanged, but certain events are different. For example, Train and Sven met before the death of Saya, and conflicted against one another as they received the same target for their respective jobs of Eraser and Sweeper. Train also changes after Saya Minatsuki, a sweeper, come to his life telling him that a gun is not meant for killing but for protecting. Train's bell choker was actually given to him by Eve who read an old fable believing that the bell would change him into a "good cat". It shows in one of the episodes that Eve apparently has feelings for Sven. 6 months later after the event, Train joins Sven as a sweeper. Also worth noting is the fact that Sven referred to Train as a "kid" during their first meeting. This could imply that Train in the anime is younger than 23. He does appear slightly younger, but that could be the difference in art style. In the Anime, Train's transformation through Lucifer wasn't even intentional once again but instead the Doctor meant to hit Kyoko rather than Train, and he doesn't need Dr. Tearju's help to return back, Dr. Tearju only appeared around the end of the anime, helping in the defeat of Mason. Apparently Train return back as his adult self when he was showering in the anime. Train doesn't beat Creed using the Rail Gun, as he doesn't even acquire that skill in the Anime, but by using an Orichalcon Bullet Sephiria told him to use, to unleash "Hades's true power". When the Eden plot takes place, Train goes along with Sven to save Eve, and runs into Mason, the mastermind behind the Eden plot. Creed appears and takes over the battle for them, so Sven and Train can progress on their way to save Eve. However they both were split up by force; Train wound up meeting Zagine's "ghost", while Sven aimlessly tries to save Eve. Train's the one who fires the crucial shot that hits the flower that is imprisoning Eve right in its stem, freeing Eve from Eden. After that, he left Sven and Eve, to travel the world as a "stray cat". Sven explains to Eve, that he'll eventually come back, because Train is "a stray cat".

Opening Theme:
Daia No Hana

hajimari wa itsumo sou
gunjou no sora no shita
chikai wo tatete ima
boku wa arukidasu

Yah kiniro ni hikaru sabaku (moeru kaze)
daia no hana wo sagashite (samayoi tsuzukeru)
hajimete dare no tameni
ima boku wa ikiteiru

mamoritai mono ga arunda
mou nidoto nidoto ushinawanai youni

Yah kono mune ni aru negai (yurameite)
kanaeru tamenara bokuwa (ikura demo itatsukou)
waratte ite hoshiikara ima bokuwa yaiba wo nigiru

kirisaite kioku no naka afuredasu
akai akai kage wo kiru
kono tsume ga kiriwaretemo tsukamitore
mamoritai taisetsuna mono nara

dareka wo omotte naita
yoru ni saita daia no hana

mamoritai mono ga arunda
mou nidoto nidoto ushinaiwashinai
narihibike dareyori chiisaku hakanai
dareyori tafuna kono kodou

Ending Theme:(1)
Namidaboshi

Yozora no hoshi wa watashi no namida
Tsuki no megami yo hoshi no tenshi yo
Toki wo tomete yo
Konya

(Pause)

Sukoshi dake de ii no
Anata no tsugata wo misete
Ichiban boshi mieru koro
Chika zuite kuru ashioto
Anata ni aeru no wa
Gekkou ga sasu toki dake
Awai yume (awai i yume) misasete yo (misaseteta)
Datte ase ni wa mou maboroshi
Wakatte ite mo samishi yo
Yozora no hoshi wa watashi no nami da
Daki yosete kasanatta
Atsui anata no kuchibiru
Mou hanasanai de ite
Torokesou na no
Dakedo mou asa ga mahiru
Tsuki no megami yo hoshi no tenshi yo
Toki wo tomete to
Inorimasu

Ending Theme (2)
Kutsuzure

Samui ne to kimi ga chiisana te o boku no POKEETO ni suberi komase
Kokoeta yubi o sotto atatameteru
Tsuyogari na kimi no yoko gao ni sukoshi demo fumori ga aru toki ni
Egao de kimi no suki na uta utaeru kana

Shiroi iki wa ima hitotsu ni natte yozora ni toketeiku

Nani mo iwanai de ima kono toki ga suzuku to ii ne
Boku wa tada mitsumeteru degatteru
Shizuka ni tsumoru yo konna yuki

Oroshitate no kuroi BU-TSU no seide kutsuzureshita migi ashii yasumete
Yukkuri na kimi no hohaba ni awaseteru

Isoganai de futari no RIZUMU de kono mama aruiteku

Nani mo iwanai de yagate bokura wa wakari au kara
Ima wa tada dakishimete atatamete
Subete o tsutsun de iru kara

Shizuka ni tsumoru yo konna yuki

MidoRi No HiBi (MiDori's DaYs)

Seiji Sawamura is the toughest student in his high school. His grades aren't very good because he fights more than he studies, but he tends to protect the weaker students from bullies. A few classmates idolize him; one (Midori Kasugano from a different school) shyly loves him from afar; but most are just afraid of him, which has made it impossible for him to find a girlfriend — until one morning when he wakes to find a miniature Midori attached to where his right hand used to be.

Over the next two weeks the pair adapt to this sudden and forced closeness. Much mayhem, and some romance, ensue. Seiji does his best to hide Midori from other people; she wears a bandage around her head and pretends to be his injured hand. Midori frequently professes her love to Seiji (even wearing a dress she made and embroidered with "I ♥ Seiji"), but Seiji fails to notice, even as he frequently laments that he'll never find a girl who loves him.

The anime is shounen, with nudity and occasional (and lingering) views of bare breasts. The connection between Midori and Seiji appears to be between her waist and his wrist, but it is never shown (he always wears long sleeves, and she usually wears a dress) nor explained. Midori's body seems to function normally; she sleeps, eats, and (it's hinted by Dr. Makinoha) her physiological needs are fulfilled using Seiji's excretory system.

Seiji Sawamura

Seiji is not a true gangster, as he fights to protect the weak using his powerful Devil's Right Hand. Fighting people has a price however: everyone, including girls, fears him. He has gone seventeen years without a girlfriend, and wants one badly, but every girl he asks has turned him down. One day, when he is daydreaming about having one, he finds a miniature girl on his right hand. It appears that she is Midori Kasugano, who has had a hidden crush on him for three years. He feels very excited about it, then realizes that this is his right hand saying this. So he declines the first girl that ever said she loved him. Much of the plot involves trying to get other girls and getting rid of Midori.

Seiji mostly starts off as rude and monstrous towards Midori, but as time progresses he becomes more attached to her (pun not intended). He tends to be completely oblivious to the girls who like him, focusing on those who do not. His redeeming qualities are his determination, his willingness to help innocent people, and his kindness towards Midori. Seiji is also obsessed with the actor Sho Aikawa.

At the end of the series he finds Midori's diary, when she is off his hand, and reads it. He realizes how much she loves him, and waits for her to approach him in her real body. She confesses her love for him, without any memory of being on his hand. He tells her that he is in love with her, too. After that, it becomes obvious that they become a couple.

In the manga, however, Seiji admits that he likes Midori, besides looking at all the girls. And the manga ends with them becoming a couple, with Seiji buying a new diary for Midori, after letting her read her old one. It should be noted that she only reads her old diary in a bonus spin-off comic and that scene may not be considered canon.

Midori Kasugano

A 16-year-old-girl who ends up as Seiji's right hand. She has had a crush on him for three years. One day she wishes to be with him so much that she finds herself, in miniature form, in the place of his right hand. This causes problems for him, since it is the "Devil's right-hand" he punches with. Midori's real body is in a coma, and her mother tries everything to bring her back. As soon as Midori finds out that she is on Seiji's hand, she gathers the courage to admit her love, even though it isn't requited. During the series she continually confesses her love, and gets jealous of other girls, often trying to compete with them. Over time she begins to like qualities of all of the characters. Her personality is shy at first, but when she gets to know people she lightens up. During the course of her days with Seiji, she wakes up in her normal body a few times (during which Seiji's right hand reappears), but then she feels lonely and returns to a comatose state.

Midori appears to be a fun, carefree girl, but as time progresses it is shown that she is actually a little bit more shy than she lets on (she mostly doesn't show it because she has been spending so much time with Seiji). Some emotions she hides well is her jealousy towards the other girls Seiji comes in contact with and her determination to win his heart. According to the manga, she seems to possess Herculean strength when she is angry or determined. Also, she seems to be able to drag Seiji around with ease as long as he isn't resisting (i.e. in a sleeping or unconscious state). This might be because she possesed Seiji's "Devil right-hand", or simply because usual traits of anime girls (getting very violent when emotionally disturbed).

Fruit Basket

Fruits Basket follows the life of the student Tohru Honda, who was recently orphaned when her mother, Kyoko Honda, died in a car accident. After that, Tohru lived with her grandfather, but when remodeling is needed on the house, Tohru resorts to living in a tent and holds down a job to support herself. Despite suffering many hardships, Tohru remains optimistic.

One day, Tohru comes upon a house in the forest that she is temporarily living in which is the home of Shigure Sohma and fellow classmate Yuki Sohma, of the Sohma family. When the Sohmas discover that Tohru is living in a tent, they are quite surprised by her inner strength. The entire area is Sohma property, and Tohru pleads to live upon the property in her quaint tent (affectionately dubbed "her castle"). Feeling sorry for her, and desperate to end their days of filthy living conditions, the Sohmas offer her their spare room in exchange for cooking and housework. When her tent is buried that night in a landslide, burying her mother's picture and school clothes, she has no option but to accept. Soon after she moves in, Kyo Sohma comes to challenge Yuki.

Tohru soon discovers the Sohma family's secret, and the reason why Yuki is so private and secretive at school: thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the Chinese Zodiac ("Jyūnishi" in Japanese) and the spirit of the cat who was left out of the Zodiac according to legend. They transform into animals when hugged by the opposite gender, when they are under a great amount of stress, or weak in any way (such as being sick). When she promises to keep their secret, the Sohmas allow Tohru to keep her memories rather than hypnotically erasing them, a fate that had previously befallen anyone not on the "Inside" of the Sohma family who had discovered the secret.

The story follows the lives of Tohru and the Sohma family, as they deal with each other and a society where neither quite fits in, as well as the feared Akito Sohma, head of the Sohma family. Soon, after living with the Sohma family she began to like, then love all of the Sohmas.

Opening Theme:
For Fruits Basket

Totemo ureshikattayo
Kimiga warai kaketeta
Subete wo tokasu hohoemide
Haru wa mata tookute
Tsumetai tsuchi no naka de
Mebuku toki wo matte tanda

Tatoeba kurushii kyo datotoshitemo
Kinou no kizu wo nokoshite itemo
Shinjitai kokoro hadoite yukeruto
Umarekawaru koto wa dekinaiyo
Dakedo kawatewa yukerukara
Let's stay together forever itsumo

buku dake ni waraatte
Sono yubi de me sawatte
Nosomi bakari kahateshinaku
yasashiku shitaiyo
mooku yamando yoomi
nageki no yumi mo koete yukou

*tatoe kurushii kyo datotoshitemo
itsuka atatakana omoide ni naru
Kokorogoto subete nagedaseta nara
kokoni ikiteru imiga wakaruyo
umareochita yorokobi mo shiru
Let's stay together forever itsumo

papapapapapa papapapapa papapapapapapapa
papapapapapa papapapapa papapapapapa

*repeat

papapapapapa papapapapa papapapapapapapa
papapapapapa papapapapa papapapapapa

Ending Theme:
Chiisana Inori(1)

Tanoshii yuu ge
Saa kakomimashou
Kyou no namida wa kora
Asu no chikara ni shite

La la la
Subarashiki love & life
La la la
Ai subeki love & life

Sei ippai datta ichinichi ni
Sayonara to arigatou
Waratte oemashou
Sore wa chiisa na inori

Haru hana saki
Midori moeru koro
Donna namida mo hora
Kaze ni nagasarete ku

La la la
Subarashiki love & life
La la la
Ai subeki love & life

Serenade(2)

Hajimete no takaramono yo konna ni suki ni natte
Tsuyokute yowai kokoro toki ni wa sabishigaru kedo

Kimi ga warau to sore dake de mou ureshikute
Subete ga mukuwareru 'n da

Utsumuiteta hi wa koko kara miteta no wa
Demo ima wa sora wo miageteru

Tohou ni kureru senaka ni kotoba wo kaketai kedo
Doshaburi ni nureta kata wo sugu ni mo dakitai keredo

Itsumo itsudemo motometeite kurenakute ii
Donna hi mo kimi wo shitteru

Kokoro no kagi wo akeru no wa tsuyoi chikara janaku
Massugu ni omou kimochi

Kimi ga warau to sore dake de mou ureshikute
Subete ga mukuwareru 'n da

Utsumuiteta hi wa koko kara miteta no wa
Demo ima wa sora wo miageteru

Kyou mo ganbarou makenai tsuyosa wo motou
Ai suru hito no tame ni mo

Teru Teru Momiji

Yuhi you yamani
Teru-teru momiji
Kaeru yatokage ga
Konnichiwa

Koi no arai
Tabu no ko umani

Yuhi you yamani
Teru-teru momiji
Kaeru yatokage ga
Konnichiwa

CoLouRcLouD PaLaCe (SaiUnKoKu MoNoGaTaRi)

The story, which takes place in the fictional medieval empire of Saiunkoku, follows the adventures of Shūrei Kō, a descendant of a noble family that has fallen on hard times.

Her father works as a librarian in the Imperial palace, a post which offers prestige and respect, but little compensation. Shūrei teaches in the temple school and works odd jobs to make ends meet, but her dream is to pass the imperial examinations and take a post in government, a path forbidden to women.

Shūrei's plans come to an abrupt halt when the Emperor's Grand Advisor makes a startling offer, which is joining the imperial household for six months as the young Emperor's consort, and teach the Emperor to be a responsible ruler. If she succeeds, the financial reward will be great.

The story details Shūrei's growing relationships with the Emperor and other members of the court, the intrigues that surround imperial politics, and her commitment to better herself and her country.

Opening Theme:
"Hajimari No Kaze" by Hirahara Ayaka


Hajimari no kaze yo todoke messe-ji
"itsu demo anata wo shinjite iru kara"

Ano toki yume ni mite ita sekai ni tatte iru noni
Miwatasu keshiki ni ashi wo sukoshi sukumase
Dakedo ushiro furimukanaide aruite yuku koto kimeta kara
Miageta sora nanairo no niji anata mo mite'masu ka?

Hajimari no kaze yo todoke messe-ji
Yume ni kakedashita senaka mimamoru kara
Maiagaru kaze yo omoi wo tsutaete
"itsu demo anata wo shinjite iru kara"
Habatake mirai e

Tatoeba, taisetsu na hito wo mune ni omou toki wa
Daremo ga kitto yasashii kao wo shiteru hazu
Michi wa toki ni hateshinakutemo akiramezu ni yuku yo

Hajimari no kaze yo todoke messe-ji
Haruka na tabiji no sono saki de matteru
Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo koete
Negai wa todoku to shinjirareru kara
Itsuka mata aeta nara ano egao misete

Hajimari no kaze yo todoke messe-ji
Haruka na tabiji no sono saki de matteru
Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo koete
Negai wa todoku to shinjirareru kara
Osoreru mono nado nai "anata ga iru kara"


Ending Theme:
"saikou no kataomoi" by Tainaka Sachi

Itsumo sugoku jiyuu na anata wa ima
Kono ame no naka donna yume wo oikakete iru no
Dokoka de kodoku to tatakai nagara
Namida mo gaman shiterun darou

Hitori de mo daijoubu to anata mo watashi to onaji
Toomawari bakari dakedo naze ka kono michi ga suki de

Shiawase da to ka ureshii toki wa
Anata no koto wo omoidasu kara
Iro azayaka na kisetsu wa kitto
Kono omoi todokete kureru

Akogare to ka suki to ka kirai da to ka
Sou iu kimochi da to wa dokoka chigaun da keredo
Anata no sono utsukushii nagare ni
Watashi mo nosete hoshii

Aimai na kotoba yori mo kantan na yakusoku yori
Hoshii no wa te no nukumori soshite futari dake no toki

Moshimo anata ga kanashii no nara
Ashita ga sukoshi mienai no nara
Tayotte hoshii watashi wa kitto
Kore kara mo anata wo omou

Shiawase da to ka ureshii toki wa
Anata no koto wo omoidasu kara
Iro azayaka na kisetsu wa kitto
Kono omoi todoketekureru