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Penmin

**Penmin** (Japanese: **ペンミン**, ***Penmin***) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a Promin. His attribute is Norinori.

## Personal

### Appearance

Penmin resembles a bluish-green pen with fuchsia-pink markings.

*For his Bugmin ego, see: Bug-Penmin*

As a Bugmin, the pen-lead below his body is colored grey while his pen-lead hands are colored red.

### Personality

Penmin loves to draw line-arts or write words.

### Relationships

* Yuto (current owner)

* Keshigomin (friend (rival when Penmin was a Bugmin))

### Abilities

Penmin's Kamiwaza ability is to write words and letters and create line-art. As a Bugmin, he can write strange words or draw strange line-arts.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Penmin made his debut as a Bugmin in episode 36 when he scribbled on a sheet of paper. Bug-Penmin manipulated Nicole's pen and used it to draw on the faces of Yuto, his 2 friends, Yui and Wanda but he was confronted by Keshigomin. Bug-Penmin was then captured and debugged by Yuto.

Penmin was later mentioned in episode 45.

## Trivia

### Background

* Penmin is one of the art-related Promins alongside Keshigomin and Artmin.

### Notes

* According to some of the Kamiwaza Wanda fans in Twitter, Penmin's voice might sound feminine but child-like. He is also mistaken to be a female.
* Penmin's name comes from the word 'pen' which is a tool used to write letters with.

## Links

* Penmin's profile on the original Kamiwaza Wanda season TBS anime website (Japanese)
Shohei Fujimori

**Shohei Fujimori** (Japanese: **藤森祥平**, ***Shohei Fujimori***) is a voice actor involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He voices Mr. Tateishi in the Japanese dub of Kamiwaza Wanda.

## Biography

Shohei Fujimori was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 26, 1978.

Shohei Fujimori was enrolled at the Keio University Faculty of Economics. Back when he was a high school student, Shuhei Fujimori was active in the school's baseball club.

After graduating, Shohei Fujimori began his career as a television personality on April 1, 2001. He officially became a TBS announcer 8 years later in April 2009.

From October 2021 until August 2023, Shohei Fujimori does his temporary job as a foreign news reporter for the news programs on the TBS channel before returning to being a TBS announcer again in September 2023.

On March 22, 2016, about one month before the premiere of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series' debut original season in Japan, Shohei Fujimori was chosen as one of the 5 TBS announcers for the original season's voice cast. He and Ayu Yamauchi were selected for the major role parts of the voice cast as the voices of Shuu's parents while the other 3 TBS announcers, Akiyo Yoshida, Ai Eto and Yuri Sasakawa, were given a one-time voice role each with Akiyo Yoshida voicing an unnamed cook and Ai Eto voicing an unnamed office lady in episode 2 and Yuri Sasakawa voicing a Kirakira Burger clerk in episode 3.

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Shohei Fujimori provided the Japanese voice for Shuu's father Mr. Tateishi in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series' original season.

Since new anime shows based on Takara Tomy franchises begin airing on TV Tokyo since 2020, a different voice actor will voice Mr. Tateishi instead of Shohei Fujimori.

## Trivia

* Shohei Fujimori is one of the TBS announcers.
	+ Due to being the only season of Kamiwaza Wanda anime series to be broadcasted on TBS, the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season is the only season Shohei Fujimori was part of the voice cast in.

## Links

### External Links

* Shohei Fujimori's TBS profile (Japanese)
Meganemin

**Meganemin** (Japanese: **メガネミン**, ***Meganemin***) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a Promin. His attribute is Kicchiri.

## Personal

### Appearance

Meganemin is a powder-pink Promin with six eyes gathered with three pairs of denim glasses. He also has light-green markings.

*For his Bugmin ego, see: Bug-Meganemin*

As a Bugmin, his glasses have grey and red frames with glowing green eyes.

### Personality

Meganemin is a clever and keen-sighted Promin. However, when his glasses were gone, he acts like a coward and panics.

### Relationships

* Senpuumin (the troubled one/possible rival)

* Turbomin, Mutemin, Jaguchimin, Kagimin, Railmin, Banemin, Jaguchimin, Chakkamin, Bigmin, Coromin, Zuzumin, Bellmin and Jetmin (teammates in episode 45)

* Yuto and Shuu (owners)

### Abilities

Meganemin's Kamiwaza ability is to manipulate pairs of glasses and also make anybody's eyesight bright. As a Bugmin, he can cause everyone in a hallucination and also make anyone randomly wear pairs of glasses for no reason.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Meganemin made his debut as a Bugmin in episode 36 when he made Yuto, Wanda and their friends wear random pairs of glasses with Shuu as the exception. Bug-Meganemin was then captured and debugged by Yuto with help from Senpuumin.

In episode 45, Meganemin teams up with Turbomin, Mutemin, Kagimin, Railmin, Banemin, Jaguchimin, Chakkamin, Bigmin, Coromin, Zuzumin, Bellmin and Jetmin in order to confront Bug-Katasumin. Later, he helped Shuu capture and debug Bug-Hanshamin.

## In the games

### Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu

Meganemin made his video-game debut in the 3DS game Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu. He can be collected after Yuto defeats, captures and debugs Bug-Meganemin in an unnamed side quest.

## Trivia

### Resemblances

* Meganemin resembles a person with a pair of glasses.

## Links

* Meganemin's profile on the original Kamiwaza Wanda season TBS anime website (Japanese)
Katsumi Hasegawa

**Katsumi Hasegawa** (Japanese: **長谷川勝己**, ***Katsumi Hasegawa***) is a series compositioner and script-writer involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He is involved in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Biography

Katsumi Hasegawa was born in Chiba, Japan sometime in the year 1963. He works as an anime script-writer, light novelist and suit actor as well as a series compositioner.

The first anime series that Katsumi Hasegawa worked for was 'Slayers' which aired from April 07, 1995 to September 29 of the same year. He provided the scenario for that anime and a few other anime shows.

Katsumi Hasegawa provided the scripts for the 'Bakugan' franchise's anime line and the anime lines of both Takara Tomy franchises 'Beyblade' and 'B-daman'.

As a screenplay writer, Katsumi Hasegawa worked on the direct-to-video OVA anime series 'Photon: The Idiot Adventures' and the anime movie 'Cyber Team in Akihabara: The Movie'.

Katsumi Hasegawa is also the creator of the 'Beyblade' franchise's main anime series instalment 'Beyblade G Revolution' and 2 anime spin-offs 'BeyWarriors: Cyborg' and 'BeyWheelz: Powered by Beyblade'. He is also the original creator of the 'Mon Colle Knights' series.

## Projects

 Slayers
 Battle Spirits Burning Soul
 Mon Colle Knights
 Jewelpet Twinkle

## Kamiwaza Wanda

As part of the main staff, Katsumi Hasegawa provided the series composition for the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series. As a script-writer, he wrote the scripts for 16 episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season including the original season premiere and the original season finale.

* Episode 1: An Emissary From The Wonder-Star
* Episode 2: Zoo Panic!!
* Episode 9: Stolen Promin!!
* Episode 10: Burst Kamiwaza Shot
* Episode 17: Magnetic Wanda!
* Episode 20: Black Kamiwaza Shot
* Episode 21: Masato & Mighty
* Episode 23: Counterattack Of The Bug Bytes
* Episode 24: A Sugary Scramble Battle!
* Episode 27: The Strongest Fitting Work!
* Episode 28: Masato's Black Trap
* Episode 33: Wish Upon A Folding Crane
* Episode 35: Rocketmin Appears!
* Episode 42: Raid! Don-Bugdez
* Episode 46: Bring Down Bugdez!
* Episode 47: Forever Wanda!

## Trivia

* Katsumi Hasegawa is the younger brother (and once an assistant) of a manga artist named Yuichi Hasegawa.
* Katsumi Hasegawa wrote the scripts for the most episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Links

### External Links

* Katsumi Hasegawa's profile on the Anime News Network website
Kirakira Scrapyards

**Kirakira Scrapyards** (Japanese: **キラキラスクレイパーズ**, *Kirakira Scrapers*) is a location featured in Kamiwaza Wanda. In there, Yuto and Yui meet up with Wanda for the first time.

## Appearance

Kirakira Scrapyards is a place known for scrapping decommissioned vehicles such as cars. It is also the place where Yuto and Yui met Wanda for the first time, even though Yui mistook Wanda is Wannosuke.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Kirakira Scrapyards was first seen in episode 1 when Yuto finds his sister Yui who went there to look for Wannosuke. When Yuto has found Yui and told her that Wannosuke has passed away, a Kamiwaza Pod crash-landed there and Wanda came out of it. Yuto was surprised and thought Wanda was an alien. When he sensed a Bugmin approaching, Wanda searched around Kirakira Scrapyard, whilst being chased by a scrap-car, and found Bug-Turbomin. Even though he had a struggle with Bug-Turbomin in order to capture and debug him, Wanda felt the pain on his shoulder and he fell down to the ground with his former Kamiwaza Power-Shot which was once broken and Yuto and Yui took Wanda to Hobby Kamiya which is their home.

In episode 3, Wanda went back to Kirakira Scrapyards to fetch his Kamiwaza Pod before taking it to Hobby Kamiya.

## Trivia

* Kirakira Scrapyards is the first location on Earth were a Bugmin is encounted in.
* Kirakira Scrapyards is the first location to be located outside Kirakira First Street at the Kirakira district.
Sumerumin

**Sumerumin** (Japanese: **スメルミン**, ***Sumerumin***) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a Promin. His attribute is Wakuwaku.

## Personal

### Appearance

Sumerumin resembles a light-purple air-freshener with a pink cover, a cyan face and red markings.

*For his Bugmin ego, see: Bug-Sumerumin*

As a Bugmin, the inside of his cover is coloured green.

### Personality

According to the Kamiwaza Wanda fans on Twitter, Sumerumin is the most baby-looking Promin.

### Abilities

Sumerumin's Kamiwaza ability is to cast out nice, friendly scents for anyone and send in bad smells at bad people. As a Bugmin, he can turn the nice scents into horrid stentches.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Sumerumin made his debut as a Bugmin in episode 22 when he made the nice smells from the flowers go bad, ruining Kohinata Flower Shop for both Mirai and her parents. Bug-Sumerumin was confronted by Deodomin and Hanshamin and was then captured and debugged by Masato.

Sumerumin was first summoned by Masato in episode 24. He unleased a bad smell to stop Yuto from reaching Bug-Shugamin. However, Yuto used Burgemin to prevent Sumerumin's attack.

Sumerumin made a cameo appearance in episode 37.

## In the manga

### Kamiwaza Wanda (original manga series)

Sumerumin made his debut as a Bugmin in chapter 07 when Masato found out what's causing the bad smell to occur. Masato captures and debugs Bug-Sumerumin.

In chapter 11, Sumerumin tried to fight Don Bugdez for Masato but failed. Later, Sumerumin was recovered along with the other Promins Masato has so far by Ga-tomin.

Along with the other Promins Yuto and Masato have so far in chapter 12, Sumerumin helped Yuto, Masato, Wanda and Mighty summon Wonder-Promin.

## Trivia

### Notes

* According to some Kamiwaza Wanda fans on Twitter, Sumerumin is described as the baby of the Promins.
* Sumerumin's name comes from the word 'smell' as it is said the Japanese way.

## Links

* Sumerumin's profile on the original Kamiwaza Wanda season TBS anime website (Japanese)
Shinnosuke Ogami

**Shinnosuke Ogami** (Japanese: **拝真之介**, ***Shinnosuke Ogami***) is a voice actor involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He voices Gigaga in the Japanese dub of Kamiwaza Wanda.

## Biography

Shinnosuke Ogami was born in Saitama, Japan on October 24, 1986.

Shinnosuke Ogami began his voice acting career in 2013. His first TV anime character was a director from the TV anime 'Aikatsu!' which aired from October 8, 2012 to March 31, 2016.

Other noticible anime characters Shinnosuke Ogami have voiced in his career are Michihide from 'Dororo', Bear from 'Bakugan Battle Planet', 3 characters from 'Attack on Titan', Ooya in 'Karakuri Circus', Tomohiko Goryoku from 'Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School', Grandpa Hammer from 'Fairy Tail Zero', various characters from 'Pop Team Epic', Deathgoro from 'My Hero Academia', Qasin Eberhart from 'Macross Delta', an official from 'Magi: Adventure of Sinbad', Zanbai from 'One Punch Man', a worker from 'Shinkalion: The Animation' and Ren Kawarake from 'Plastic Memories'.

Shinnosuke Ogami provided voices for characters from several video-games. For 'Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Stange Journey', he voiced the Hindu god Asura. For 'Street Fighter V', he voiced Peter.

Shinnosuke Ogami also provides Japanese voiceovers. He voiced Manolo's deceased ancestor Carmelo Sanchez for the Japanese dubbed version of the 2014 animated movie 'The Book of Life'.

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Shinnosuke Ogami provided the voice for Gigaga of the Bug Bytes in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series.

Shinnosuke Ogami is also one of the voice actors that voice the Promins in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series. He voices 4 Promins who make their debut in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

* Jaguchimin
* Brushmin
* Rappumin
* Bigmin

## Trivia

* As well as being involved in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, Shinnosuke Ogami was involved in the 2016 Japanese CGI animated film 'Rudolf the Black Cat' which was first released in the Japanese cinemas on August 6, 2016.

## Links

* Shinnosuke Ogami's profile on the Anime News Network website
* Shinnosuke Ogami's profile on the Air Agency website (Japanese)
Mr. Tateishi

**Mr. Tateishi** (Japanese: **立石さん**, *Tateishi-San*) is a minor character in Kamiwaza Wanda and is part of Shuu's family of three. He is Shuu's father.

## Personal

### Appearance

Mr. Tateishi is a grown-up man with brown hair. He wears an olive-green shirt, brown trousers and sometimes a white apron and a white chef's cap.

### Personality

Mr. Tateishi is a nice father to Shuu. He works in a side dish store at Kirakira First Street.

### Relationships

* Mrs. Tateishi (wife)
* Shuu (son)
* Nice (adoptive housemate)

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Mr. Tateishi made his debut in episode 3 when he and his wife Mrs. Tateishi were offering chicken karage bites.

In episode 5, Mr. Tateishi and his wife Mrs. Tateishi took their son Shuu and his 2 friends Yuto and Mirai to a riverside and they can have a barbeque there.

In episode 7, Mr. Tateishi and his wife were challenged by Detokkusu Komatsu in order to get her to try out the chicken karage. However, Detokkusu Komatsu finds the chicken karage worthless and she tells them to close their side dish store down, depressing Wanda.

Mr. Tateishi made a cameo appearance in episode 10 when he opens up a box and sees Bug-Freezemin who puts what he and his wife were going to sell in ice.

In episode 11, Mr. Tateishi was selling some side dishes to a customer when the prices have disappeared. That can be the work of Bug-Keshigomin.

In episode 15, Mr. Tateishi, Mr. Kohinata and Hiruto Kamiya all took Yuto, his 2 friends Mirai and Shuu, his sister Yui and his teammate Wanda on a road-trip.

In episode 19, Mr. Tateishi got Nicole to try out some of the chicken karage. One of the chicken karage became frozen thanks to Freezemin.

In episode 43, Mr. Tateishi became one of the victims to the Bugwaza ability of Bug-Temomin.

In episode 44, Mr. Tateshi was at Kirakira Central Park, serving side dishes including fried mackrel and chicken karage bites during lunch.

Mr. Tateishi made cameo appearances in episode 46 and episode 47.

## In the manga

### Kamiwaza Wanda (original manga series)

Mr. Tateishi made his debut in chapter 02 when he, Mrs. Tateishi, Shuu, Yuto and Mirai were having a barbeque. Suddenly, Mr. Tateishi, Mrs. Tateishi, Shuu and Mirai find themselves trapped in a wildfire caused by Bug-Chakkamin who was then captured and debugged by Yuto with help from Wanda. After that, Mr. Tateishi, Mrs. Tateishi, Shuu, Mirai, Yuto and Wanda all enjoy their barbeque.

## In the games

### Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu

Mr. Tateishi made his video-game debut as an NPC in the 3DS game Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu.

## Trivia

* Mr. Tateishi and his wife are known for selling side dishes, such as chicken karage bites and salad, like how the 'Asterix' character Unhygienix was known for selling fish.
* Mr. Tateishi's voice actor, Shohei Fujimori, is one of the 2 voice actors who are also TBS announcers.
List of Wanda meet-and-greets in non-Kamiwaza Wanda events

Here are the Wanda meet-and-greets that take place in events that are not related to the Kamiwaza Wanda franchise.

## What is a Wanda meet-and-greet?

A Wanda meet-and-greet is an event section where visitors can meet up with the Kamiwaza Wanda franchise's titular mascot character Wanda in person and can even take photos of themselves or their children with him. They pop up when a season of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series is currently broadcasted on the Japanese television.

## Meet-and-greet list

### Original season era

 **Children's Future Project** (Japanese: **こどもみらいプロジェクト**, ***Children's Future Project***) |     | Ecopa Arena Ogasayama Sports Park
 **Earthquake Reconstruction Support Event: TBC Summer Festival 2016 Kizuna Miyagi ~GO FORWARD~** (Japanese: **震災復興支援イベント ＴＢＣ夏まつり２０１６ 絆みやぎ ～ＧＯ ＦＯＲＷＡＲＤ～**, ***Earthquake Reconstruction Support Event: TBC Summer Festival 2016 Kizuna Miyagi ~GO FORWARD~***) |      | Sendai City Kotodai Park Public Square
 A 2010's-introduced children's annual summer event, ran by the TBC crew, at a public square in Sendai City's Kotodai Park. It supports the reconstruction of Sendai City's coastal area following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster on March 11, 2011.
 **Natsu Mo Masumasu 60 Thank You Festival** (Japanese: **夏もますます６０サンキュー！まつり**, ***Natsu Mo Masumasu 60 Thank You Festival***) |      | CBC Kaikan, 1-2-8 Shinei, Naka-ku, Nagoya
 This event is done in response to the request of the 60th anniversary celebration of TBS' sister channel Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. TV, or CBC TV for short, which was first launched on December 1, 1956. On this event, the first floor lobby of the CBC Kaikan was opened to the public, planned games and attractions that visitors could enjoy. Also, in the first studio, a stage will be held by each program MC. It is the first collaboration with the local summer festival "Shineisai".
A meet-and-greet with the Kamiwaza Wanda franchise's titular mascot character Wanda is also included in this event.

## Trivia

* The first Wanda meet-and-greet took place in a charity event in May 2016 which supports the victims, of the Kumamoto earthquake in April 2016, and their friends and families.
Shuuhei Iwase

**Shuuhei Iwase** (Japanese: **岩瀬周平**, ***Shuuhei Iwase***) is a voice actor involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He voices Souma in the Japanese dub of Kamiwaza Wanda.

## Biography

Shuuhei Iwase was born in Chiba, Japan on October 25 of an unknown year.

Shuuhei Iwase began his voice acting career in 2011, despite the earthquake and tsunami that struck Tohoku, Japan on March 11 of that year. The first TV anime character he voiced was a Kyoto yokai from 'Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital' which aired from July 5, 2011 to December 20 of the same year.

Shuuhei Iwase voiced many TV anime characters sine the early 2010's. Noticible examples are:

* Muraku Houjou from 'Danboru Senki Wars'
* Yujin from 'Freezing Vibration'
* Various chracters from 'Utawarerumono: The False Faces'
* Habutae from 'ID: INVADED'
* Hiroshi Yamazaki from 'Kuroko's Basketball'
* Zatsu from 'RobiHachi'

For 'Tomica Driveheads', spin-off of Takara Tomy's 'Tomica' franchise, Shuuhei Iwase provided the voice for the Drive Gears in the anime series and its toyline as well as the web anime and the August 2018 anime film.

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Shuuhei Iwase provided the voice for Souma in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series.

Shuuhei Iwase is also one of the voice actors that voice the Promins in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series. He voiced 6 Promins that make their debut in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

* Liftmin
* Jetmin
* Magnemin
* Rizumumin
* Meganemin
* Gymmin

## Trivia

* Shuuhei Iwase is known for being involved in 4 out of all 6 parts of the film series 'Digimon Adventure tri.' which originally ran from November 21, 2015 to May 5, 2018.

## Links

* Shuuhei Iwase's profile on the Anime News Network website
* Shuuhei Iwase's profile on the Ability Soul Pro website (Japanese)
List of other Promins

Here are the other Promins that appeared in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series and the Kamiwaza Wanda franchise's manga line.

*For the list up of monster species in the Kamiwaza Wanda franchise, see: List of Kamiwaza Wanda monsters*

## Unclassified Promins

Unclassified Promins are normal, attributeless Promins. Some of which have no Kamiwaza ability. The first unclassified Promin introduced in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series was Unchikomin.

Several unnamed unclassified Promins were also seen in chapter 08 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda manga series.

## Unidentified Promins

Unidentified Promins are Promins whose names and attribute are not yet revealed. Their Kamiwaza abilities are simply unknown. Some of which can only be seen as Bugmins.

## Secret Promins

Secret Promins are attributeless Promins that can be summoned throughout special summoning methods. Unlike unclassified Promins, secret Promins are simply powerful.
Norinori attribute

**Norinori** (Japanese: **ノリノリ**, ***Norinori***) is a Promin attribute in Kamiwaza Wanda. It was introduced in the original Kamiwaza Wanda season. Its theme color is orange.

## Information

By Promin listing order, Norinori is the first of the Promin attributes and one of the 6 attributes introduced in the original season. "Norinori" literally means "energetic".

By the time it was first introduced, the Norinori attribute has 14 Promins.

Kamiwaza Pro-cards of the Norinori attribute Promins are colored orange with turquoise and light-green frames.

In the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, Kamiwaza Power-Shooters Yuto, Masato and Shuu all have a Norinori attribute Promin each as their Promin buddies. More Kamiwaza Power-Shooters with Norinori attribute Promin buddies are yet to debut in future seasons of the anime.

### Fact-Promin

Rocketmin is the Norinori attribute's Fact-Promin. Like Jetmin, Rocketmin has the ability to fly around. He can also take a spaceship into space as it was revealed in the original season finale 'Forever Wanda!'.

In both the original anime season and in the original manga series, Rocketmin is the first Fact-Promin to be awakened.

## Bugmins

*See: Shirishiri attribute/List of Bugmins*

## Trivia

* Tsukkomin and Gagmin are the only 2 who are absent in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season. These 2 Promins are yet to debut in future Kamiwaza Wanda anime seasons.
	+ Unlike Gagmin, Tsukkomin debuted in the original Kamiwaza Wanda manga series, via chapter 7, instead of the original anime season.
* Shirishiri is the only Promin attribute not to have any female Promins when it was introduced in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.
* In the original anime season, there was an error in episode 34 when Buruburu attribute Promin Kyatchimin revealed to have Norinori as his attribute by the time his Bugmin ego got captured and debugged by Masato.
	+ The error was then corrected when episode 37 was aired in Japan and when episode 34 was dubbed in Korean. However, Kyatchimin still has the wrong attribute (Norinori) in the original anime season's website and in the Chinese subbed and dubbed versions of the original anime season itself.
* In the video-game Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu, Chakkamin has Norinori as his attribute instead of Punpun.
* Turbomin is the only Promin of this attribute who was introduced in the teaser before the franchise's debut.
	+ His Bugmin ego, Bug-Turbomin, was also introduced in the same teaser.
Kirakira singing competition

Mirai paticipating

The **Kirakira singing competition** (Japanese: **キラキラ歌唱コンクール**, *Kirakira kashō konkūru*) is an in-anime event in Kamiwaza Wanda and a singing competition. It is the first in-anime event in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season and the very first in-anime event in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series overall.

## Known episodes in this event

The only episode this in-anime event took place in is episode 6.

### Episode 6: First Prize Of Kirakira Star

#### Part 1: Praticing

Mr. Kohinata was announcing that his daughter Mirai is going to paticipate in the Kirakira singing competition. Yuto and Shuu must decide to help Mirai practiceher singing for the competition. Nicole had said that she is also going to have a practice as her singing for the competition with help from a music teacher at Kirakira First Street.

At Kirakira First Street, Nicole was doing the scales using her voice whilst the music teacher helps her using a piano.

The next day, Yuto, Shuu, Yui and Wanda are helping Mirai pratice her singing using Gakkimin. That was until Bug-Micmin used Mirai as a karaoke queen.

Yuto managed to rescue Mirai by capturing and debugging Bug-Micmin.

#### Part 2: The competition

The Kirakira singing competition began. Several children, except Yuto, Shuu and Yui, paticipated in the competition including Nicole who was dressed as a teen idol, singing a pop-genred song. Then, it was Mirai's turn. She performed an emotional aria for her parents, pleasing them. According to the photo Mirai was looking at on her phone that night, Nicole won the competition.

## Trivia

* This is the first 1-episode stand-alone in-anime event in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season and the very first in-anime event in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series overall.
Shigenori Tanabe

**Shigenori Tanabe** (Japanese: **田辺茂範**, ***Shigenori Tanabe***) is a scriptwriter involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He is involved in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Biography

Shigenori Tanabe was born somewhere in Japan at an unknown date.

He is a scriptwriter who started his job by writing scripts for several Japanese TV drama shows.

In the late 2000's, Shigenori Tanabe began working on the scripts for many TV anime that are aimed for kids such as 'Penguin no Mondai' and 'Dochamon Junior'.

For the TV anime 'Duel Masters Victory' and its sequel 'Duel Masters Victory V', Shigenori Tanabe provided the series composition.

Shigenori Tanabe also worked on the scripts for the live-action TV adaptation of the manga 'Joshi Kōsei no Mudazukai'.

Shigonori Tanabe provided the screenplay for the Japanese cartoon series 'Pingu in the City'.

## Kamiwaza Wanda

In 2016, Shigenori Tanabe was chosen as one of the scriptwriters working on the scripts for the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series.

For the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season, he wrote the scripts for 5 episodes:

* Episode 19: Television Star Nicole!
* Episode 25: Kamiwaza Shaker!
* Episode 32: Wanda's Love Story
* Episode 37: Big And Small
* Episode 45: Yuto, Desparate Situation!

## Trivia

* Shigenori Tanabe is known for writing scripts for many children's anime since the late 2000's.

## Links

* Shigenori Tanabe's profile on the Anime News Network website
Punpun attribute

**Punpun** (Japanese: **プンプン**, ***Punpun***) is a Promin attribute in Kamiwaza Wanda. It was introduced in the original Kamiwaza Wanda season. Its theme color is pink.

## Infomation

By Promin listing order, Punpun is the third of the Promin attributes and one of the 6 attributes introduced in the original season. "Punpun" literaly means "stubbon".

By the time it was first introduced, the Punpun attribute has 13 Promins.

Kamiwaza Pro-cards of the Punpun attribute Promins are colored pink with blue and chartreuse frames.

Kamiwaza Power-Shooters with Punpun attribute Promin buddies are yet to debut in future seasons of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime.

### Fact-Promin

Slicermin is the Punpun attribute's Fact-Promin. Like Hasamin, Slicermin has the ability to cut hard objects. She is the so far only female one of the Fact-Promins.

Slicermin is one of the 3 remaining Fact-Promins to debut in episode 45 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season. She is also the last Fact-Promin to be awakened by Masato in that anime season.

## Trivia

* Clockmin is the only Promin who is absent in the original Kamiwaza Wanda season.
* Punpun is the first Promin attribute to have a female Fact-Promin.
* Despite of Chakkamin being the first Punpun attribute Promin on the list, Hasamin is the only Promin of this attribute who was introduced in the teaser before the franchise's debut.
* In the original anime season, Shirishiri attribute Promin Gymmin uses Punpun as his attribute instead of the Shirishiri one due to an error in episode 36.
Merrygomin

**Merrygomin** (Japanese: **メリーゴミン**, ***Merrygomin***) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a Fact-Promin. He is the Fact-Promin of the Wakuwaku attribute.

## Personal

### Appearance

Merrygomin has turquoise horse-resembling shoulders and horse-leg-resembling hands. He also has a turquoise head resembling the roof of a carousel. Merrygomin only has one leg resembling the column of a carousel.

### Personality

Merrygomin is a kind and gentle Fact-Promin.

### Relationships

* Yuto (first human companion)

* Rocketmin and Vacuumin (Fact-Promin companions)

### Abilities

Merrygomin's Kamiwaza ability is to spin anything just like a spinning carousel.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Merrygomin made his debut in episode 45 along with Slicermin and Vacuumin.

In episode 46, Merrygomin spun with Slicermin whilst helping her attack Don Bugdez's monstrous form.

Merrygomin finally got rid of Don Bugdez with help from the other 5 Fact-Promins in episode 47.

## Trivia

### Background

* Merrygomin is the Fact-Promin of Wakuwaku attribute.
* Merrygomin is one of the last 3 Fact-Promins to appear in the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

### Notes

* In the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, Merrygomin is voiced by Sho Nogami. *(See: Fact-Promins/List of Fact-Promin and other Promin voice actors)*
	+ Sho Nogami, Merrygomin's voice actor, also voices Turbomin and other 5 Promins. Only in the original anime season, Sho Nogami voiced Cafemin.
Kirakira district

The heart of the Kirakira district: Kirakira First Street

The **Kirakira district** (Japanese: **キラキラー区域**, *Kirakira kuiki*) is location in Kamiwaza Wanda and a district located in the Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a shopping district and is the main setting for the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, beginning with the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Known places in the Kirakira district

### Kirakira First Street

*See: Kirakira First Street*

The heart of the Kirakira district is a massive shopping street named Kirakira First Street. People who visit Kirakira First Street can do their shopping there and sometimes have lunch in its cafes and restaurants. Its chairman is a wagashi shop owner named Ichiban-Hoshi Teru who also organises events.

Kirakira First Street is also the home town of Yuto and his 2 friends Mirai and Shuu as well as Yuto's sister Yui. It is also the second home place of Yuto's Kamiwaza Teammate Wanda since he arrived on Earth from the Wonder-Star.

### Other places at the Kirakira district

The Kirakira district also has other places that are located near Kirakira First Street.

## In the series

The Kamiwaza Wanda anime series most often takes place at the Shibuya ward's Kirakira district in Tokyo, Japan, starting with the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

### Kamiwaza Wanda

The Kirakira district was first seen in episode 1. The sun was setting around that time.

## In the manga

### Kamiwaza Wanda (original manga series)

The Kirakira district was first seen in the beginning of chapter 01 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda manga series.

## In the games

### Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu

The Kirakira district was first seen as a massive part of an overworld map in the 3DS game Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu.

## Trivia

* The Kirakira district is one of the districts found in the Shibuya ward.
* The Kirakira district is loosely similar to Tokyo's Harajuku district which is a famous shopping district known for shops that sell fashion.
* The name of the Kirakira district is based on an onomatopoeia for sparkling.
Rebugging

For example: When he is rebugged if he comes into contact with the Wazawai Program, Turbomin will turn into his Bugmin ego Bug-Turbomin

## In the media

### First seen in video-game...

Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu

**Rebugging** (Japanese: **再発言**, *Sai hatsugen*), or **Bugging** (Japanese: **盗み**, *Nusumi*), is a method in Kamiwaza Wanda. As rebugging, It is known for turning Promins, that used to be Bugmins until they were captured and debugged, into Bugmins. As bugging, it can turn Promins, who haven't become Bugmins before, into Bugmins. This method is most often used by villians, starting with Terara of the Bug Bytes. It can be done by using the Wazawai Program. (*See: List of rebugged Promin victims*)

## Usage of this method

The rebugging or bugging method is mostly used by villains. In order to use this method, sometimes a villain must get a Bugmin with good kidnapping skills (such as Bug-Katasumin and Bug-Liftmin) to kidnap a Promin from a Kamiwaza Power-Shooter. Once this was done, the villain casts out a handful of their Wazawai Program at the kidnapped Promin. Then, a white light shines around the Promin as their body changes color to black, red and grey and their voice becomes darker. Afterwards, the villain sends out the Bugmin and telling them good luck on wrecking havoc.

## Used in the anime and in the manga

### In the anime

The first episode of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series this method was seen in is episode 10 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season when Terara used a handful of her Wazawai Program to turn the 13 Promins Bug-Liftmin had kidnapped into Bugmins.

Another example of this method in the anime is episode 44 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season when Bug-Katasumin kidnaps Turbomin and Jetmin and Terara turns the 2 kidnapped Promins into Bugmins Bug-Turbomin and Bug-Jetmin. That was until Yuto captures and debugs Bug-Turbomin and Masato captures and debugs Bug-Jetmin.

### In the manga

The first manga chapter this method was seen in is chapter 03 of the original Kamiwaza Wanda manga series. Chapter 03 is also the only original Kamiwaza Wanda manga series chapter this method was seen in when Terara used the Wazawai Program to turn all the Promins Yuto has so far, except Turbomin who managed to free himself, into Bugmins after Bug-Liftmin kidnapped them.

## Trivia

* The rebugging or bugging method does not work on Fact-Promins, Fusion Promins, Wonder-Promin and Unchikomin.

## Gallery

Turbomin and Jetmin before the rebuggingBug-Turbomin and Bug-Jetmin after the rebugging
Niconico

The official logo of Niconico

**Niconico** (Japanese: **ニコニコ**, ***Niconico***) is a Japanese online video-sharing service. It is owned by Dwango and was founded in December 12, 2006.

## Information

Niconico was first founded and launched by CEO Nobuo Kawakami and the people of Dwango on December 12, 2006.

It was previously known as **Nico Nico Douga** (Japanese: **ニコニコ動画**, ***Nico Nico Douga***) until sometime around 2012.

Niconico users can upload, view, and share video clips. Unlike other video-sharing sites, however, comments are overlaid directly onto the video, and synced to specific playback times. This feature allows comments to respond directly to events occurring in the video, in sync with the viewer—creating a sense of a shared watching experience.

Many popular videos on this site have otaku tastes, such as anime, computer games, and pop music.

Niconico also distributed some original net animations, such as 'Candy Boy', *'*Tentai Senshi Sunred*',* and *'*Penguin Musume Heart*'*.

In October 17, 2012, an English version of Niconico was launched.

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Distributed by the **d Anime Store Niconico branch** (Japanese: **dアニメストア ニコニコ支店**, ***d Anime Store Niconico branch***) channel, episodes of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series were uploaded onto Niconico, starting with the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season on April 26, 2016 which is 3 days later after the original anime season's first episode aired in Japan on TBS.

3 episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season, 'Zoo Panic!!', 'The Rail Continues' and 'Mother's Day Is The Day Of The Bugs', were uploaded onto Niconico late on August 2, 2016.

More Kamiwaza Wanda anime seasons are yet to be uploaded onto Niconico in the future.

## Trivia

* The name 'Niconico' is a Japanese term for smiling.
* According to Alexa Internet, Niconico is the 34th most-visited website in Japan.
* Niconico won the Japanese Good Design Award in 2007.

## Links

* d Anime Store Niconico branch channel with the Japanese 'Kamiwaza Wanda' keyword (Japanese)
Makoto Nakata

**Makoto Nakata** (Japanese: **中田誠**, ***Makoto Nakata***) is an episode director involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. She is involved in Kamiwaza Wanda.

## Biography

Makoto Nakata was born somewhere in Japan at an unknown date.

To most anime shows in Japan, Makoto Nakata works as a key animator and an in-between animator. Sometimes, she works as an episode director.

For 'Pokemon Sun & Moon', Makoto Nakata worked on the storyboard for 2 episodes and as an episode director for 9 episodes.

Makoto Nakata also worked on a few OVA anime. She worked on 'Little Busters! EX' and 2 OVA anime instalments of 'School Rumble'. She even worked for the special anime 'Lupin III: Tōhō Kenbunroku ~Another Page~' as well as a few anime movies including 'Eiga Jewelpet Sweets Dance Princess'.

## Projects

 Magical Girl Ore
 Cardfight!! Vanguard
 Ace of Diamond
 Gundam Build Fighters Try

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Makoto Nakata worked on the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series. As an episode director, she worked on 2 episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

* Episode 11: Goodbye Wanda...
* Episode 17: Magnetic Wanda!

## Trivia

* Makoto Nakata is one of the episode directors who worked on a few episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Links

### External Links

* Makoto Nakata's profile on the Anime News Network website
Kamiwaza Wanda DVD Volume 02

**Kamiwaza Wanda DVD Volume 02** is the second DVD volume of Kamiwaza Wanda. It was first published in Japan on October 21, 2016 by Shogakukan.

## Description

Yuto and Wanda's adventures continue onward as they help Mirai practise for the singing competition and becoming escorters at a food festival as well as sorting out the flying tempura incident, caused by the Bug Bytes, at Kirakira First Street.

## Content

This DVD volume contains 5 more episodes of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season:

1. Episode 6: First Prize Of Kirakira Star
2. Episode 7: Crying Sandwich!
3. Episode 8: Quiz Battle In The Library!!
4. Episode 9: Stolen Promin!!
5. Episode 10: Burst Kamiwaza Shot

## Trivia

* The Promin featured on this DVD volume's cover is Zuzumin.
* The background color for this DVD volume's cover is yellow.
* Episode 10, the last episode on this DVD volume, had a change on the 'Samba de Wanda' ending when the episode itself first aired on Japanese television: A live-action footage is added to the ending's animation.
	+ The live-action footage was cut from the 'Samba de Wanda' ending when this episode, along with episodes 11 to 18, was released on the DVDs.
Qin Shi Huang

**Qin Shi Huang** (Japanese: **キン・シー・フワング**, *Kin Shī Fuwangu*) is a minor character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a historical figure. He is one of the historical figures who got sent into Kirakira Library by Bug-Jishomin.

## Personal

### Appearance

Qin Shi Huang is a man with black hair and dark grey eyes. He wears an indigo robe with red and yellow features, black shoes and a Chinese monarch's hat. He also has a thin sword kept in his pocket attached to his left.

### Personality

Qin Shi Huang is the first Chinese emperor of the Qin dynasty who was born under the name of either Ying Zheng or Zhao Zheng in circa February 259 BC. Many years ago, when he was physically alive, Qin Shi Huang began his reign as the Chinese king of Qin from July 6, 247 BC, succeeding his father King Zhuangxiang, to circa 221 BC when he was promoted to becoming the first emperor of the unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC.

Qin Shi Huang was known for his public work projects such as his city-sized mausoleum guarded by the life-sized Terracotta Army.

Qin Shi Huang died at the age of 49 on July 12, 210 BC and was succeeded by his son Qin Er Shi.

### Relationships

* Bug-Jishomin (the Bugmin who sent Qin Shi Huang to Kirakira Library)
* Shuu (the one who got Qin Shi Huang's question correct)

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Qin Shi Huang made his debut in episode 8 when Bug-Jishomin sent him into Kirakira Library during a game show. Qin Shi Huang said out the third question for the competitors to answer and Shuu got Qin Shi Huang's question correct. After that, Qin Shi Huang vanished as he went back to his own time in the Qin dynasty in China.

## Trivia

* Qin Shi Huang is one of the three characters who were sent into Kirakira Library by Bug-Jishomin. The other three being the lady from the magazine cover, Queen Cleopatra and Issac Newton.
* Qin Shi Huang had his name written in Chinese like this: '秦始皇'.
* Qin Shi Huang is based on a real life historical figure of the same name.
Kenyu Horiuchi

**Kenyu Horiuchi** (Japanese: **堀内賢雄**, ***Kenyu Horiuchi***) is a voice actor involved in Kamiwaza Wanda. He voices the secret Promin Wonder-Promin in the Japanese dub of Kamiwaza Wanda.

## Biography

Kenyu Horiuchi was born in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan on July 30, 1957.

Kenyu Horiuchi began his voice acting career in 1983. The first anime he was involved in was the 1983 TV anime 'Captain Tsubasa', aired from October 13, 1983 to March 27, 1986 with 128 episodes, when he voiced the 2 characters Taki and Pierre.

In 2018, Kenyu Horiuchi began providing the Japanese voice for Professor Oak in the 'Pokemon' anime, replacing Unshō Ishizuka who died from a colon infection on August 13 of that year, during the 'Pokemon' anime's 'Sun & Moon' instalment which aired from 2016 to 2019.

Kenyu Horiuchi also voiced several characters in Japanese anime films. Known examples are that he voiced Devil-Ham in 2001 anime film 'Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land', Nene Rodriguez in the 2015 film 'Crayon Shin-Chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!*'*, a TV reporter in the 1984 film 'Macross: Do You Remember Love?' and the narrator in the 2020 'Pokemon' film 'Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle'.

Beginning in 1997, Kenyu Horiuchi voiced characters in video-games. The first video-game character he voiced was Johnny Tono in the 1997 dating sim video-game 'Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban'. Other notible video-game characters Kenyu Horiuchi voiced are Ralf in 'Everybody's Golf', an announcer in 'Pokémon Battle Revolution', an amusement park boss in 'Heart no Kuni no Alice' and Disney's 'Cinderella' character Prince Charming in 'Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'.

Kenyu Horiuchi is also a Japanese dubbing actor. As well as being involved in the Japanese dubbed versions of many live-action films and television shows, Kenyu Horiuchi provided the Japanese dub voices for several animated shows and movies. He voiced Bradley Uppercrust III in the 2000 direct-to-video Disney film 'An Extremely Goofy Movie', Kronk in the 2000 Disney Classics film 'The Emperor's New Groove' and the 'Cuphead' franchise's villain The Devil in the 2022 Netflix cartoon series 'The Cuphead Show'.

## Roles

 2005
 2011
 2022
 2001

## Kamiwaza Wanda

Kenyu Horiuchi provided the Japanese voice for the secret Promin Wonder-Promin in the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, beginning with the final 2 episodes of the anime series' original season in 2017.

Kenyu Horiuchi is yet to voice any Promins and new characters in future seasons of the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series.

## Trivia

* Kenyu Horiuchi founded his own voice acting management office, Kenyu Office, in 2002.
* Kenyu Horiuchi is the final voice actor to join the voice cast for the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.

## Links

### External Links

* Kenyu Horiuchi's profile on the Anime News Network website
Shugamin

**Shugamin** (Japanese: **シュガミン**, ***Shugamin***) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a Promin. His attribute is Hokkori.

## Personal

### Appearance

Shugamin is a mint-green Promin with a pink-and-magenta lolipop-looking hat with a mint-green lolipop handle and purple fingers. He also has purple markings.

*For his Bugmin ego, see: Bug-Shugamin*

As a Bugmin, his lolipop-resembling hat and his body are the same colors which are black and red.

### Personality

Shugamin is a jolly and energetic Promin.

### Relationships

* Masato (current owner)

* Slowmin (the troubled one/rival/friend)

### Abilities

Shugamin's Kamiwaza ability is to sweeten up tea and desserts, like candies, cookies or chocolate, that need to be sweetened. As a Bugmin, he can make any food too sweet even when they're not desserts and also put too much sugar in cups of tea.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Shugamin made his debut as a Bugmin in episode 24 when he was causing trouble, putting too much sugar in every dish and drink including Souma's cup of tea. Bug-Shugamin was then captured and debugged by Masato with thanks to Slowmin who also slowed both Yuto and Turbomin down.

Shugamin made a cameo appearance in episode 37.

Shugamin was mentioned in episode 45.

## In the games

### Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu

Shugamin made his video-game debut in the 3DS game Kamiwaza Wanda: Kirakira Ichibangai Kikiippatsu. He was first seen as Bug-Shugamin in the side quest 'Sweetness In The Rice' when he made the products in Tateishi Side Dish Store too sweet.

## Trivia

### Resemblances

* Shugamin resembles sugary foods such as lollypops.

### Notes

* Shugamin's name comes from the word 'sugar' as it is said the Japanese way.

## Links

* Shugamin's profile on the original Kamiwaza Wanda season TBS anime website (Japanese)
Otonari Quest 2

The game's title screen on Yuto's gaming console

**Otonari Quest 2** (Japanese: **オトナリクエスト2**, ***Otonari Quest 2***) is a video-game within the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series. It is often played by Yuto.

## Description

Otonari Quest 2 is an RPG genre video-game. Its plot is about a young boy who is chosen to save the world from an evil witch. Throughout his journey, the young boy must fight terrifying monsters, upgrade his armor and his weapons and purchase items. In order to complete the main story, the young boy must defeat the evil witch who plans the take over the world.

## In the series

### Kamiwaza Wanda

Otonari Quest 2 was first seen in episode 3 when Yuto was busy playing it, ignoring Wanda. After failing to defeat the game's final boss, Yuto decided to take a break from playing Otonari Quest 2 and goes off rescuing Wanda and Shuu from Bug-Railmin.

Yuto played Otonari Quest 2 again in the beginning of episode 31.

## Trivia

* In the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series, Otonari Quest 2 is Yuto's favourite video-game.
* Otonari Quest 2 is loosely based on Square Einx's 'Dragon Quest' video-game franchise.
* There was a pequel to Otonari Quest 2 called **Otonari Quest** (Japanese: **オトナリクエスト**, ***Otonari Quest***) in which Yuto had already completed the main story of it before the events of the original Kamiwaza Wanda anime season.