Di Gi Charat Character Designer Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Super Cute Illustration
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Broccoli’s character franchise Di Gi Charat, the original character designer Koge-Donbo drew a special illustration of its main character, Dejiko, and it is now posted on the franchise’s official Twitter account.
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Dejiko, was originally born as the mascot character for Broccoli’s retail chain store, Gamers, in 1998. Its popularity has led to a wide range of mixed media projects, such as manga, drama CDs, game, and TV anime. She recently made her virtual YouTube debut in January 2022, and the latest TV anime series Reiwa no Digi Charat was aired for 16 episodes from October 2022 to January 2023 as the franchise’s 24th anniversary project.
The franchise’s official Twitter writes, “With everyone’s support, ‘Di Gi Charat’ will last forever. Thanks 25th Anniversary!”
みんなの応援があれば「デ・ジ・キャラット」は不滅だにょ。
Thanks 25th Anniversary にょ！#0208でじこ誕生日をお祝いするにょ#でじこ25周年もよろしくにょ pic.twitter.com/TF2n9ZEUmA
— デ・ジ・キャラット (@dejiko_15th) February 8, 2023
The memorial illustration was also displayed on the final day of “Di Gi Charat 24th Anniversary Koge-Donbo Art Exhibition in Kyoto” held at be-kyoto from January 28 to February 8.
「デ・ジ・キャラット24周年記念 こげどんぼ*作品展 in 京都」
終了致しました！
最終日が平日にも関わらず沢山のご来場ありがとうございました！
そして「デ・ジ・キャラット 」25周年おめでとうございます????
2月10日18時より通販開始致しますのでお楽しみに！https://t.co/h4iR7Pe7iH pic.twitter.com/eVlUtasopw— GoFa (@gofa_official) February 8, 2023
“Reiwa no Di Gi Charat” PV:
“Dejiko’s YouTube Room” 1st episode:
Source: “Di Gi Charat” official Twitter
©Bushiroad ©BROCCOLI Illustration Koge-Donbo
©Bushiroad ©BROCCOLI / Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. Illust:Koge-Donbo
