List of Pani Poni Characters - Other Supporting Characters

Other Supporting Characters

Lord Cat (ネコ神様, Neko-gami-sama?, "Cat God")

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese), Tommy Drake (English)

Neko-gami-sama is a cat-like creature that often stays inside vending machines to warm the drinks to "body temperature". He sometimes uses mysterious powers to play tricks on Mesousa, such as dropping him into a hole appearing out of nowhere. Lord Cat almost always ends his sentences with the phrase "-desu nya". "Nya" is Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes (hence he actually says "Meow" in the English translation). In each episode Lord Cat is shown with his fur a different color and in the final episode there is a scene where he is constantly changing colors. When he is unable to watch the vending machines, he will ask others to step in for him until his return. Mesousa did this in one episode in the anime. Lord Cat has a younger brother that looks nearly identical to him who appears once late in the anime. He bears a resemblance to Chiyo's "Father" in Azumanga Daioh, and might even be a parody of him.

The Aliens (宇宙人, Uchūjin?)

Voiced by: Mugihito (Japanese), Mike MacRae (1-14), Andrew Love (15-26) (English) (Captain)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English) (Subordinate)

The Aliens are a group of aliens who observe Becky from orbit of the Earth. They are often involved in numerous silly antics, but seem to be adhere to a code of non-interference with the humans. Ichijo and her sister are the only ones who know about them. Their ship looks almost exactly like an upside down Musai from Mobile Suit Gundam (whose design was derived from an upside-down USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)), and the characters randomly transform into (or have their reflections in the ship turn into) characters from Star Trek, including the alien captain as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. This is a reference to the fact that Mugihito voiced Picard in the Japanese dub of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

At points, the bridge of their ship is an exact replica of the Enterprise-D's. For a time, Ichijo was involved romantically with the captain, but eventually their code of non-interference forced them to end their relationship. The aliens seem to be modeled slightly after Zeon's mobile suits, a trait that is further shown by the command antenna on the captain's head.

Raccoon Dog (タヌキ, Tanuki?)

Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English) for Ep. 14, Allison Ashley (English) for Ep. 16, Kara Greenberg (English) for Ep. 17, 18, 19, and 26

Raccoon Dog sometimes transforms into students of Peach Moon academy, sometimes amusing them or annoying them. She appeared in episode fourteen for the first time, as a potential meal caught by Ichijo. Later, she became a member of the Intelligence Club as "004" and managed to complete their mission of finding Mesousa. When she transforms, she is not able to do this completely, which leaves all but her face looking like what she intended to transform into. However, there was one instance in the anime where she made a complete transformation of Behoimi, though it is never explained why she was the only one this could happen to. She also ends her sentences with "Yansu".

Giant Salamander (オオサンショウウオ, Ōsanshōuo?)

Japanese voice actors: Sayaka Ohara, Asuka Nakase, Ai Nonaka, Sawa Ishige, Ryoko Shintani, Chieko Higuchi, Chiwa Saitō

English voice actors: Mariela Ortiz, Christine Auten, Monica Rial, Andy McAvin, Chris Issacs, Jason Moore

Giant Salamander first appeared in episode five, caught from a river by Ichijo to fill a spot as another camp member. He ends his sentences with "kero". Sometimes he is eaten by someone, and his voice actor and body color changes every time after that. In English, his voice is not changed quite as often.

The Professor (教授, Kyōju?)

Voiced by: Chō (Japanese), John Swasey (English)

The professor belongs to MIT and was a teacher of Becky. According to Becky's dialogues in manga, he covers linguistics, archaeology and mythology. In the anime, he made Becky and other 1-C members to attend on a field research in Okinodoku-shima (沖之毒島, Okinodoku Shima?) with his assistant, Media. In some manga episodes, he took Miyako Uehara (1-C), whose mother has an acquaintance with him, to the research fields all over the world.

Michael (ミカエル, Mikaeru?)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), John Swasey (English)

Michael is a fat man in armor resembling "Sub-zero (Professor Tanaka)" from The Running Man. He calls himself an archangel and lives in Himeko's dream. In the anime, he attacked Momotsuki High students wandering in Himeko's dream. He appeared again in episode twenty-five as a messenger from "Ichijo-Matsuri". In manga, he also appeared in Rei's dream but he could not beat her like Himeko.

Yūki Akiyama (秋山 勇気, Akiyama Yūki?)

Yūki is a younger brother of Otome Akiyama (1-B), and is a 9th grader of Inaba Junior High School (因幡中学校, Inaba Chūgakkō?). He learns Kendo in a dojo that Tsurugi Inugami (1-D) once belonged to. He seems to be fallen in love with Media (1-D) at a first sight.

Kong (コング, Kongu?)

Kong appeared in Himeko's excuse for being late for the class as a member of Becky's destroying Oni team, instead of the monkey. He resembles to B. A. Baracus (Mr. T) from The A-Team, and hates boarding airplanes.

Ichijo's Younger Sister

Voiced by: Ai Nonaka (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)

She shows up in the anime episode 7 looking for her older sister, following that episode she appears mysteriously throughout the anime. She relies on drawing on a sketchpad to communicate as she is too young to converse. In the anime series, aside from Ichijo and her sister, no one else is aware of the aliens keeping watch over Becky.