Of all the crazy cartoon characters here in Japan, my heart belongs to just one...Anpanman. Aside from him being ultra cute, he is quite unique. Here's what I found out about him from Wikipedia:
Anpanman アンパンマン : The hero of the story, whose head is a bun made by Jam Ojisan. His name comes from the fact that he is a man with a head made of bread (Japanese: pan, a loanword from the Portuguese word meaning "bread") that is filled with bean jam (Japanese: an) called an anpan. His weakness is water or anything that makes his head dirty. He regains his health and strength when Jam Ojisan bakes him a new head and is placed on his shoulders. Anpanman's damaged head, with Xs in his eyes, flies off his shoulders once a new baked head lands. He was created when a shooting star landed in Jam Ojisan's oven while he was baking. He has two special attacks called: An-punch and An-kick. When Anpanman comes across a starving creature or person, he lets the unfortunate creature or person eat part of his head.
- Jam Ojisan ジャムおじさん: The father of Anpanman, and a very kind baker. His name means "Uncle Jam".
- Batakosan バタコさん: Assistant to Jam Ojisan. She makes and mends the capes Anpanman and the other heroes use to fly with. Her name means "Butter Girl".
- Baikinman ばいきんまん: The villain in the story, coming from "Germ World" (ばいきん星), he is the leader of the Viruses. His name means "Germ Man". His ambition is to destroy Anpanman and turn the planet into another "Germ World". He has a weakness to soap, which shrinks him to the size of a fly.
- Kabirunrun かびるんるん: These are Baikinman's little henchmen. Their main purpose is to rot Anpanman's head with mildew/mold (Japanese: kabi).
- and the list goes on...To find out more go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman
