Di Gi Charat Nyo

As a fellow fan of the DGC franchise, I actually discover Di Gi Charat through the Nyo opening “Dynamite I-N-G”, and yet, Nyo is the final DGC anime I viewed upon. What do I think of this anime? Despite being aim more towards kids, Di Gi Charat Nyo is a decent remake of the original series.

Story:

Okay, this is not a ground breaking story but on its own, it is decent. Yeah, it's not the greatest story in the world but I believe it's just as good as the original series' story

Characters:

Luckily, characters like Dejiko, Puchiko, Usada, Gema, and the BGG gang return. Heck, even Mike ... and Rinna from Panyo Panyo appeared in this series. Rather they were cameos or not is debatable but that's a story for another section. As for the new characters, they're pretty alright. I like characters like Aqua and Yu-Rei, I very glad to see them. They are some characters I didn't like (Kumagaya Kintarou) but hey, those are the type of characters that aren't meant to be liked.

Music:

Outside of the OP, ED, and some insert songs (Usamimi Chan for example), majority of the background songs aren't that memorible. Now here's the kicker, the songs I did mention are really catchy.

Animation and Artwork:
They're decent. Yeah it can go into “WTF are you doing animators?” territory at times but Overall it's decent

Sub, Dub, and Licensing:

Yes, I'm adding licensing into this and you'll see why... Anyways, in the Japenese dub, the original cast for the characters return, which is nice to hear them.

As for the dub... I gotta be honest... I don't hate the dub *avoid sharp objects being thrown* HEY! Hey! Listen to what I'm going to say next! Yes, I know this dub is consider to be the weakest of the Di Gi Charat dubs but it's not as bad as some people made it out to be. Okay yeah, the who “Akari” as “Akali” can be annoying but other than that, it's not that bad of a dub. I've heared worse... much...worse....

ANYWAYS, onto to the licensing, and BOY there is a lot to say bout this and the way it was handled. During the time, Bandai only licensed and dubbed 72 episodes.... I am not joking when saying this. They left the other 32 episode unlicensed. That has to be the dumbest thing I have witnessed from a company like Bandai. And it's mind boggling because it's Bandai! The same people that gave us Gurren Lagann pulled this move! *sigh* This is why it's debatable rather Mike and Rinna were cameos. I'm hoping that Sentai Filmworks re-license this series and get all 104 episodes. It doesn't have to be re-dubbed. A re-license is all I'm asking.

As for subtitles, well here's a quick one. 1-72: Good 73-104: Not Good. (No thanks to ARR fansubs kinda screwing with the character names)

Overall:
All and all, Di Gi Charat Nyo! is a entertaining anime overall. If you like the original series or want to see something funny, I suggest giving this a try. If you're looking for a ground-breaking story with heart throbbing emotions, this is not for you.

I'm just happy to finally see the anime that introduce me to the Di Gi Charat franchise

This is a fun series in the spirit of the original. It is a little more toned down for children though there are a few adult themes and humor scattered. The most aggravating issue in this is that the american release never finished the series. It is worth checking out though even if you need to download the last 30.

The Di Gi Charat franchise is perhaps one of my favourite anime produced (that I've watched ). It's more than just a classic to me it's an example of what 2000s moe anime is supposed to be by combining a cute magical girl and GENUINLY good humor. And while people will glance over di gi charat as it may seem to be like a standard mahou shoujo anime , However there is a lot more depth here within not just ' Di Gi Charat Nyo' but infact the entire anime franchise as a whole .

The premise itself is to me not like any ... ordinary magical girl anime ( if it's even considered a magical girl anime but judging by Dejiko's supernatural abilities id say probably yes). This series follows Dejiko the ,princess of planet Di Gi Charat, who is a lazy character who causes mischief for her servants as she "eye-beams" them. Because of this in order to get Dejiko to become a good princess, her mother sentences her to a trip another planet ( earth) to learn to become a well behaved princess. To prevent Dejiko from coming back too early, her mother fills their spaceship with enough fuel for a one way trip so whilst on earth, Dejiko stays with Kiyoshi and Yasushi Omocha in their toy shop, while Puchiko stays at the Ankorodo Cake Shop where she is happily adopted by a sweet elderly couple .

- its worth mentioning that different situations occur within the different Di Gi Charat medias

Shoujo series tend to have a main character who is a pure little angel who would do no wrong but this isn't exactly the case for Di Gi Charat as Dejiko ( the main character ) can be violent at times and will resort to using her special ability being her eye-beams, to inflict damage onto others. But despite her bad nature she still has good traits and is typically helpful to anyone, and especially cares for her friends. But either way I think its hilarious to have a character who contrasts the common innocent magical girl cliché. As any other anime it is good, but as a comedy? it is excellent.

Di Gi Charat is mainly a light-hearted and fun series. The type of series you'd watch just for shits and giggles. the majority of what happens in Di Gi Chart is not to be taken seriously as nobody truly watches it for the plot but rather the comedy which you'd think is mainly crappy toilet humor but some of the shit in there actually got me laughing or maybe my sense of humor just SUCKS :v but in all honesty at no point did I feel that the show ever felt too silly or too serious it felt like a perfect blend of the two with each episode creating a fun new story with your favourite 2 cat girls.

Interestingly, there are several elements that drew me to get into the ' Di Gi Charat' series one of them being Dejiko and her outstanding design ! She has big , bright green eyes and green hair which is actually unusual for a main character in a magical girl series as most main characters wear lots of pink and have pink hair for example: Madoka (Madoka Magica ) , Ichigo ( Tokyo Mew Mew ) etc etc the list goes on so it surprises me to see a female protagonist in anime like this with such 'tomboyish' colors buy honestly i think its unique and i love it ! Dejiko's maid-like uniform consists of a white and navy blue dress with big cat bells tied to her hair as hair ornaments (these signify her status as royalty) with navy blue ribbons. On the top of her head she wears a pair of cat ears, which are white with pink inside and have a set of large, non-functional lime-coloured cat eyes. She always wears white gloves and boots (with the exception of her sleeping outfit) and she has a cute little white tail. She is consistently seen in this costume in her various series ( with the exception of Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat ) which can be considered unusual as most magical girls have their own transformation scene but sadly we don't see this in any Di Gi Charat series.

That being said, Ill admit Di Gi Charat is definitely not without flaws.

One of my biggest complaints is from the incredibly long length of the anime. At 104 episodes it can certainly drag on at some parts in the story. Whilst some episodes it can be engaging and interesting but it is expected that some episodes are weaker than others and that some events can become a bit predictable at times leading you to watch what's going on on the screen but not truly being focussed. As much as I enjoy Di Gi Charat I can’t help but feel like it would have benefited from a shorter episode count in order for the story to flow better or maybe even have the episodes shortened.i can also understand why people may not like Di Gi Charat due to a few childish aspects but i suppose its to be expected from a show for children.

While not quite flawless, this is a classic anime that may or may not be familiar to all otakus but i believe that with how much I've enjoyed not only enjoyed Di Gi Charat Nyo but also Di Gi Charat as a whole you may to !

- I was inspired to make this review only seeing 2 reviews left on here from years ago which I don't think fully capture the whole deal with di gi charat. I haven't yet finished the whopping 104 episodes but when or if I do I might update this post hopefully with more detail !

UPDATE: I noticed in ep 79-80 there is a whole new opening and plot where dejiko and all the whole bg characters she met within di gi charat nyo all go to Princess school ?! I did NOT see that coming but I find the concept really adorable and it's a nice change from what is usually shown in previous episodes:)
[ also there are some Galaxy angel references and parts where the character are featured!]