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The franchise began with Dejiko being an [[Mascot|Advertising Mascot]] for the "Gamers" store chain. The character proved popular, and the company decided to capitalize on her popularity by giving her a [[Backstory]] and an actual personality.
In a huge subversion, however, Dejiko's personality turned out to be the complete opposite of the cutesy-innocent moe girl she appears to be. She does her best to appear sweet, but when provoked (and it doesn't take much) she can be vain, petty, argumentative, selfish, and downright violent. She often takes out her frustrations by physically abusing her guardian, a floating sphere named Gema-Gema, or firing eyebeams at those who annoy her. She does have a good heart deep down, though, and the show's borderline-surreal sense of humor [[Rule of Funny|plays her anti-social tendencies for laughs]] ,so somehow Dejiko manages to be endearing despite it all.
* ''Dejiko'', aka [[Di Gi Charat]], aka Chocola: The titular protagonist, princess of planet [[Di Gi Charat]] and aspiring idol. However, she is less than princess-like. Can shoot [[Eye Beams]]. She will use them any time, on ''any'' being who annoys her. She has a [[Verbal Tic]] and ends everything she says with "-nyo".
* ''Puchiko'', aka Petit Charat, aka Capucchino: Supposed [[Sidekick]] of Dejiko and inhabitant of her planet. Her [[Eye Beams]] ability is weaker than Dejiko's, but she compensates with extra cuteness and a sharp tongue. Often [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] to Dejiko. Another [[Verbal Tic]] here; she ends her sentences with "-nyu". She is a subversion of the quiet and shy moe girl, in that she is ''so'' quiet that she is often completely withdrawn from everything around her, and when she does speak, she tends to be quite rude.
* ''Gema'': A big floating yellow ball with a simple, tiny, upside-down face. Long-suffering [[Non-Human Sidekick]] and failed [[Mentors|mentor]], usually the victim of Dejiko's eye beam. Ends all its sentences with "-gema".
* ''"Rabi~en~Rose"'': Real name, Hikaru Usada. Sometimes [[The Rival]] to Dejiko, sometimes a [[Worthy Opponent]]. A [[Muggles|young human]] teenager, also an aspiring idol, with a bunny-like [[Cosplay Otaku Girl|cosplay]] and a sob-story backstory that changes depending on the franchise's incarnation. One of the few characters who ''doesn't'' have a [[Verbal Tic]]. She is a parody of the typical "rival" character in anime, in that she's more sympathetic than Dejiko and often shows superior skill, yet she still loses most of the time because she's not the main character.
* The original TV series, which was basically a [[Gag Series]] and star vehicle, [[Mind Screw|mind blowing]] on its own merit. It featured Dejiko as a penniless retail worker at a Gamers store, where all manner of ridiculous things occur.
* The seasonal Specials and [[The Movie]], that presented [[The Rival|the real enemy]] of Dejiko (Piyoko) and expanded the universe.
* ''Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'', that was basically a [[Prequel]] set at least 2 years before the first series. Mostly ditched the subversive [[Otaku]] humor for cutesiness.
* ''Di Gi Charat Nyo!'', which just [[Continuity Reboot|retold]] the first season without the commercial references, added the information given in ''Panyo Panyo...'', and expanded the history of secondary characters further.
* The ''Di Gi Charat - Winter Garden'' [[OVA|OVAs]], which are [[Spin-Off|Spinoffs]] in an [[Alternate Continuity|alternate future and continuity,]] with the characters being ten years older and living a typical romance scenario.
* ''Leave it to Piyoko'' an OVA series which was released on Nico Nico Douga with Piyoko as the protagonist and Digiko as [[The Rival]].
* There is also a [[Dating Sim]]-like game, which, while totally devoid of adult content, is creepy for its premise, since Dejiko is just really underage.
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''Di Gi Charat'' is generally silly fun, with characters who subvert the traditional [[Kawaiiko]] (all of the main characters can be selfish, petty, or outright cruel at times), and lots of [[Otaku]] in-jokes.
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* [[Otaku]] (Several, including Bukimi, and Rodoyan, the Japanese perception of an American anime otaku noted above.)
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: In the first series, Rabi's parents leave her for America, so she can have a "difficult, penniless childhood until you [Rabi] make your debut as a great idol." They also give her a pair of dice which she'll need to help her become an idol. [[How Do I Shot Web?|How exactly, is anybody's guess]].
* [[Poke the Poodle]]:
{{quote|- Waiting till the dinner is served and leaving without eating it: such is the way of evil, pyo.}}
* [[Punny Name]]
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* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Puchiko
* [[Short Anime Movie]]: The movie is 20 minutes long.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Both of Hikaru's names. "Rabi~en
** Or Rabi~en~Rose could be a reference to the song La Vie En Rose.
* [[Take That]]: a Summer Special OVA had an extended take that at American Otaku.
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* [[Unusual Ears]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: "Nyo", "Nyu", "Pyo", "Gema", "Geba", "Myu", "Mya", and "Devi".
* [[X Meets Y]]: ''[[Lucky Star]]'' meets ''[[
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: In the original series, Dejiko contemplates writing the two Takurou into a [[Doujinshi]].
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Dejiko has green hair, Usada has pink hair, Ky has dark blue hair, Akari has purple hair, Rinna has sky blue hair, and [[Mee K]] has reddish pink hair.
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