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Flightless Paola

**Flightless Paola (飛べないパオラ, *Tobenai Paora*)** is a vocal song included on the soundtrack CD P.O.S.T.&K.O.T. Popee the Performer Original Soundtrack.

大空は まるで海の青さ
そこは 魚が鳥のように 空を泳ぐ

ほら マシュマロのような
雲に抱かれて ボクは夢見たんだ
『坊や 七つのドアを ひとつ開けるたびに
キミは 身軽になるんだ…』

誰かがボクの名前呼んだ 甘い蜜の香りの中
そこは 西も東もない国さ
だけどボクは いまだにトベナイパオラ

森の中 あの日 光を見た
父や母 ふるさとに残して
ボクは ここから旅立つこと ひとり決めた

誰かがボクに声かけた 『早くこちらへおいでよ』と
そこは 時計に針のない国さ
だけどボクは いまだにトベナイパオラ

日が暮れて 僕は疲れて寝た
夢の中 なつかしい山と川
そして 目が覚めれば 働くだけの日々

ほら マシュマロのような
雲に抱かれて ボクは夢見たんだ
『坊や 七つのドアを ひとつ開けるたびに
キミは 身軽になるのさ』

蜃気楼に 浮かぶ?(はてな)の文字
大空は まるで海の青さ
そこはどこ まるでココロの奥
ゆらゆらと 浮かぶ?(はてな)の文字
Fly into the open sky, see it’s blue like the sea
Over there, a fish, a bird at heart wishing to swim through the sky

Look! The marshmallow cloud! I’ll hold it in my arms as I fall right out of a dream
“There are seven doors, and every time one’s opened, you get a little more nimble…”

Somebody, somebody, somebody called my name; sweet nectar sweet nectar sweet nectar fills the air
(Over there) In a country, a country with no west or east
However, however I’m still Flightless Paola

I saw the starlight, shining down upon the forest
As I left behind my father and my mother’s hometown
I decided I should leave from here alone

Somebody, somebody, somebody told me “Come here come here come here soon”
(and over there) was a country, a country without hands on the clock
However, however I’m still Flightless Paola

As the sun set, I slept thoroughly exhausted
Dear dreams of mountains and rivers from my past
But now I wake up to nothing but work every day

Look! The marshmallow cloud! I’ll hold it in my arms as I fall right out of a dream
“There are seven doors, and every time one’s opened, you get a little lighter.”

"Floating in the mirage?" the letters ask beyond the great blue
Fly into the open sky, see it’s blue like the sea
Over there, where it is like the back of my heart
"Can you float?" the letters ask beyond the great blue

1. ↑ http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=T00775
Mausoleum

Mausoleum is the city of the dead. It is the third city created by the Gods and serves as a massive grave for each Being to be ever born. It was built for the Children as a final resting place, though none of the Children have ever seen the city. As the Gods began to rage war against one another, they promised to leave Mausoleum as final place of peace, leaving the dead to rest there.

It is said that the city is the afterlife. Once a Being dies, it's body and mold dissipates and slowly is brought into Mausoleum. Since the city is built like a massive maze as well, no Being that has ever set foot inside it was able to leave. Rumors amongst the Gods speak of the Exiled One crawling the halls of Mausoleum, claiming it as his Throne.
Magic Matchbox

For many travelers, starting a fire in rather harsh climates is crucial for survival. Whether it is a rainstorm, a blizzard or other brutish attacks at the health and body of a person, a fire may come in handy to help out. At often, people suffer the lack of proper matches to light the fire, as normal ones are useless in weathers such as rain.

Many Magicians have found a simple way to make matches resistant to harsh weather conditions, allowing them to be ignited even underwater. These matches are sold in tin matchboxes and ignite when struck against said box. A magic matchbox contains usually 20 matches.
The Coffinnails

For a long time, people believed that Gods were not able to die. Even by the hands of another God, such a divine Being only casts off their physical shape and revives sooner or later with a new shape. The Soul of a God is of such power that they cannot be absorbed without being devoured by the God.

As technology and Magic increased in everyday life, so did the imagination and inventive prowess of the people. They experimented with weapons and the arcane arts and found many ways to harm and kill Beings of various strengths and powers.

It was Niamh, the Grotesque Artist, that found a way to fight off the Gods. In secrecy, she carved nails out of bones and infused them with arcane powers. The results are specially made weapons to destroy Souls. These nails have to be made individually for the victim and are matched to counteract the Aura and the individual powers of the target's Soul.

Since Niamh was sealed off, there were no reports of any Coffinnails to be seen, though it is known that she made one nail for each of the Gods and kept them safe with her. It is unknown whether she was sealed off with her or not.
「MY CAR」

**「MY CAR」** is the 35th episode overall, and the 9th episode of season 3.

## Characters

* Popee
* Kedamono
* Papi
* Paola

## Summary

Popee wants a car, but is unable to afford one. After witnessing Papi remove Paola's head to work on her car body, Popee steals Paola's head while he isn't looking so he can build his own. When Papi discovers what Popee did, Papi chases after Popee to get revenge.

## Plot

The episode starts with Popee reading a book with the title "Car life TO DO". In it, it shows various vehicles with animal heads. Popee sees one worth 25,000,000 yen and frowns before throwing the book behind him and laying down. Paola honks her horn and Popee looks up to see Papi riding her around the circus. They stop and Papi gives Paola an apple before removing her head to do some work. Popee watches and smirks.

Papi continues working on Paola's car body and then looks up to see her head gone and nowhere inside and starts crying. Popee watches and then approaches a pile of car parts and Paola's head and laughs. He puts them together, putting Paola's head on last, causing Paola to come back to life . She grabs Popee with her trunk and slams him on the ground a few times.

Papi is drawing Paola in the sand when Kedamono approaches him. Papi, still crying, points towards the car, which is still missing an elephant head. Kedamono approaches with a confused mask, while Papi sneaks behind him with a katana. Paola watches, as well as Popee whose face is covered in blood and who's crawling towards Paola. They both see Kedamono turn around right before Papi decapitates him and they react in shock, Paola making a trumpet noise. Papi turns his head and Popee and Paola run away. Papi puts Kedamono's head on his car, and Kedamono's mask turns into a scared and then crying one when he realized he's been turned into a car.

They follow Popee and Paola further into the desert, Popee now riding the car he made with Paola's head, and Papi makes his car hit Popee's, causing it to go out of control until the car is sitting right at the edge of a cliff and starts to slip. Papi and Kedamono are in front of Popee and Paola, and Papi stands on top of his car. Popee makes Paola go forward and Papi stabs the roof of his car causing Kedamono to react with pain and go forward. Papi jumps off and runs ahead of Kedamono, only to get hit and fly out of the way before the two cars collide and explode while Papi falls off the cliff and the episode ends.
Popee the toaster

**Popee the toaster** is a Popee-themed toaster that toasts an image of Kedamono's mask onto bread. The outer shell of the toaster is stainless steel with an image of Popee in front of a line of Kedamonos on both sides. The toaster has a "defrost" function and a "reheat" function, with a cancel button and a dial that goes up to 5.
Noamh

> *Exceptions prove the Rule.*
> ~The Universal Law by Noamh.
>
>

## Innocent Youth

Noamh, *(in the old tongue known as Fda)*, walks The Universe with cheerful joy. He is known to be a rascal that is both naive and playful. Despite his naivete, he is loved by most of his sibling Gods.

## Appearance

Just as cheerful and happy his persona is, the lively and vivid colors he has. His hair is a prism of colors with each strand, resembling a swirling rainbow, just like his eyes. In war, the childish God wields a bow and fights in juggler's attire.

## Rainbows

The colorful spectral light of rainbows symbolizes the innocence that Noamh resembles through and through. People decorate their homes in vibrant colors and offer sweets to their guests.

## Other Names in Association

* Fda (pronounced like the German word "Feder")
* Rainbow Child

## Morals and Ethics

* Always take the time to enjoy the small things in life.
* Do not hurt others. Pain is bad and makes people unhappy.
Order of Other Blood

In the wilds, there are many beasts that can be tamed. They are trustworthy and loyal once the bond of instinct has been reforged. Even the most vicious beasts may be tamed, like the infamous and feral Dragons. Though they are hard to capture, yet alone hard to train, some people have acquired the skill and knowledge to fight with these beasts. These women and men are called the Order of Other Blood. They live in the wilderness of Natalis and hunt together with their draconic companion.

## Living with the Beast

A warrior that has successfully tamed a Dragon and lives with it is like a twin brother to the beast. The two Beings share a connection like no other, almost as if they have become one mind. Of course, men of cities and farms despise Dragons for their destructive powers.
「MIRAGE」

「MIRAGE」is the 15th episode out of 39 total, and the 2nd episode of season 2.

Popee and Kedamono get lost in the desert while chasing a vision.

## Plot

Popee and Kedamono are in the desert/Egypt. Popee is seen trying to pantomime that he is feeling a wall. He stops to think, as he watches Kedamono pantomiming a wall aswell. He imagines an actual wall, making him mime it perfectly. Papi watches from the top of a building, nodding in approval to himself. He and Popee suddenly watch in shock, as Kedamono starts walking up imagined stairs, and walks along the top of the imagined wall. Papi applauds, very impressed, while Popee gets overly jealous. He aggressively tries to pantomime a wall and jump onto it, but he falls, rolling around on the ground in frustration. Papi watches in disappointment, before grabbing lit dynamite and throwing it at Popee. It explodes, sending Popee and Kedamono into the air.

Popee and Kedamono are stranded in the middle of the desert, and they are both walking, exhausted. Papi watches them through binoculars under an umbrella, and with a drink. Kedamono points at something in the distance in shock. Popee looks up to see a mirage of a beach. They run towards it excitedly, only for it to move further away. They continue to chase after it angrily, before Popee collapses, exhausted. Kedamono stops to look at him and kneels down, as the beach mirage moves further away. Kedamono closes his eyes and starts to imagine, as Popee pounds his fist into the ground in anger. He hears a splash, and stops to look and see Kedamono swimming towards the beach in imaginary water.

Kedamono has reached the beach as he relaxes on a chair with a tv, a drink, and chicken legs. Popee stamps the ground in anger and rips the ears off of his hat, kicking them into the sand. As he does, he uncovers a skull in the sand. He freaks out, as he starts to imagine. Papi stares, before reading a page in a zen book, and nodding to himself. Popee's eyes glow as he summons a giant sword, and starts swinging it around, slicing nearby cactus's. It swings towards Papi, before he removes his head, and it swings over his neck. Popee throws the sword towards where Kedamono is, as Kedamono notices it, and clings into it as it stabs into the mirage. Popee starts laughing hysterically, not noticing the mirage shatter like glass. A siren starts, as water gushes out towards Popee. He looks up to see the massive wave of water, and Papi riding on it on a surf board. The water collides, drowning everyone.
Popee & Kedamono plush set (M)

They were available from Kiddyland (assumed) and curio-city, both of which sold Popee goods.

There is an "L" version of both plushes.

There are two versions of Kedamono, one with a happy, content mask and another with a sad, tears-in-eyes mask.

The M size plushes with their L size counterpartsAs advertised on the columbia.jp website
「ESCAPE SHOW」

**「ESCAPE SHOW」** is the 12th episode out of 39 overall, and the twelveth episode of season 1.

### Characters

* Kedamono
* Popee
* Alien

## Summary

After Popee and Kedamono get into an accident after practicing an escape act, they get abducted by Alien.

## Plot

Popee attempts to practice an escape act, tying himself to a log along with multiple sticks of dynamite. Kedamono starts the countdown and runs away, while Popee begins to shuffle himself out of the ropes. He manages to successfully squeeze his right arm out, before falling over.

Kedamono is quick to run to Popee's aid, seeing that he is unable to get back up and take out his other arm. However, he is unsure of how to help, and in the heat of the moment, stabs a knife right into the timer directly before it explodes, saving Popee from likely death. Relieved, Kedamono lets one of his masks fall onto the knife, dislodging it and causing the timer to start back up again.

The dynamite explodes and sends Popee and Kedamono soaring through the air, so much so that they exit the earth's atmosphere and get sucked up by Alien's space ship. Popee wakes up to see that he is in a bright room and strapped down to a chair, and a door opens revealing Alien walking towards him. Kedamono follows shortly after, much to Popee's surprise.

Looking to Kedamono for some help, Popee tries to convince him to unstrap the chair. Kedamono briefly questions what he's doing and debates whether he should help or not, while Alien approaches Popee with a scalpel. Popee, not wanting to be (assumably vivisected), quickly flails as much as he can in the straps, successfully budging both arms loose.

Alien walks back to the table with Kedamono and pulls out a gun and a syringe, likely telling him to inject Popee with the unknown liquid. He just shakes his head, unwilling to comply until a chicken leg is presented in front of him. Almost immediately, Kedamono injects Popee and puts him to sleep. However, when Kedamono reaches out his paw for the chicken leg, Alien simply shoots it and causes all but the bone to disintegrate.

Enraged, Kedamono tackles Alien to the ground, making them drop the bone. He quickly jumps off and goes for the bone, but in the process the ship cracks and explodes from the impact. This leaves Popee, Kedamono, and Alien floating through space, and the episode ends with Kedamono looking hungrily at Alien as a fork and knife float by.
Date A Live : Tome 4

### Personnage de la couverture

**Itsuka Sister** (五河シスター, *Itsuka Shisutā*) est le 4ème light novel de *Date A Live*. Il est sorti le 17 mars 2012.

## Faits importants

* Kurumi est vaincue par Kotori mais parvient à s'échapper à cause de l'interférence de Shido.
* Kotori se révèle être l'Esprit qui a causé le grand incendie il y a 5 ans.
* Kotori dit à Shido qu'elle perd parfois le contrôle de ses pouvoirs.
* Origami croit que Kotori était l'Esprit qui a tué ses parents.
* On dit à Shido de sortir avec Kotori et de sceller ses pouvoirs.
* Origami tente de tuer Kotori, l'attaquant avec du matériel volé, *White Licorice*. Cependant, les esprits déjà scellés interviennent, les tentatives de Shido et la limite de temps de l'équipement la font s'évanouir.
* Il y a cinq ans, il y avait un autre "être" appelé *Phantom*, qui a dit à Kotori de sauver Shido des flammes en l'embrassant.
* *Phantom* efface les souvenirs de l'incident de Kotori et de Shido. Cependant, tous les deux retrouvent la mémoire après que Shido ait scellé Kotori une seconde fois.
* *Phantom* se révèle être la personne qui a parlé de Shido à Kurumi et de son pouvoir de sceller les esprits.
* Kurumi révèle que son but est de remonter le temps, revenir il y a trente ans, pour tuer le Premier Esprit et empêcher que l'existence d'autres Esprits ne se produise.

## Chapitres

* Chapitre 6 : Le Temps Infiltrant les Flammes
* Chapitre 7 : Conférence de Kotori
* Chapitre 8 : Bataille de Maillots de Bain
* Chapitre 9 : Dernier Rendez-Vous
* Chapitre 10 : Vengeresse d’il y a Cinq Ans
* Épilogue : Rencontre des Ténèbres
* Postface

## Personnages

* Shido Itsuka
* Tohka Yatogami
* Kotori Itsuka
* Mana Takamiya
* Origami Tobiichi
* Kurumi Tokisaki
* Reine Murasame
* Yoshino
* Phantom

## Illustrations

[Couverture][Sommaire][Pages 22–23][Page 79][Page 143][Page 151][Page 189][Page 209][Page 229][Page 275][Page 291][Page 301]
Popee the Performer Vol. 3

**Popee the Performer Vol. 3** (ポピーザぱフォーマー Vol.3) is a DVD containing Season 3 of Popee the Performer, or episodes 27-39.

The DVD also included the "Popee the Clown" official music video and the opening for episodes 35-39.

There is a version of the DVD with a holographic cover, as well as one without.

## Episode List

1. ↑ http://ww1.tiki.ne.jp/~y-mitsu/monganoyakata/popee/cd\_dvd.html
Guardians

Guardians are a Creation of the Children and the Gods, made for a simple task, mostly the defense of certain places or Being. A Guardian is a lifeless creation, able to move and filled with massive power. In the basic functions, a Guardian is to be considered as a lesser Being, since it does not contain a Soul and can shift between any plane of the Universe, as well as the world beyond without leaving any traces. In strength, only Gods and Beings of similar power can compete with a Guardian, as they are strictly created to be servants of the Gods. The most common shape of a Guardian is a massive four-legged beast, a head with nothing else but a massive maw and a tail. These creations are made out of a material unknown to any Being.
Wakako Masuda

Wakako's Twitter icon

## About

Wakako Masuda is responsible for most (if not all) official Popee art. Working on the show, she did the character designs and concept art. She also illustrated the Popee the Performer manga. She has a Twitter and Instagram account and goes by wacosan0.

She was married to Ryuji Masuda, and they have two sons, they divorced in 2019.

## Gallery

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Popee the Performer Box Set

### Special Features

(DVD 1) Kids Station channel IDs and the season 1 opening, (DVD 2) Timehouse figure commercials and a commercial for Sega Amusement, (DVD 3) "Popee the Clown" music video

### Runtime

Approx. 162 minutes (54 minutes per disc)

### Producer

Nippon Columbia, Kids Station, Zuiyo co. Ltd.

### Bonus

Bonus disc with the full version of Popee the Clown and it's full instrumental version

Not to be confused with the Popee the Performer DVD box

The Popee the Performer Box Set was released alongside the initial DVD release. It contains all the episodes and bonus features from the individual discs and came with a small audio disc containing the theme song and it's instrumental version.

The set comes with all three DVD volumes in a striped box with an orange, star-covered insert—which reference Popee and Kedamono, respectively.

## Gallery

Volume 1 DVD jacketVolume 1 DVD coverVolume 2 DVD jacketVolume 2 DVD coverVolume 3 DVD jacketVolume 3 DVD coverBonus audio discFront of leaflet included with DVDsBack of leaflet included with DVDs
Mr. Stain on Junk Alley

Japanese Vol. 1 DVD art

***Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta: Mr. Stain on Junk Alley*** (ガラクタ通りのステイン, *Garakuta-dori no Sutein*) is a 3DCG animation created, directed, and written by Ryuji Masuda, with character designs by Wakako Masuda.

The series revolves around Mr. Stain and his large cat friend, Palvan, as they go about their daily life going through the junk in the alley. They get into and get out of situations by using the objects they find. Each episode revolves around an object, and then ends with the characters dancing in the end credits.

Each episode is roughly 7 minutes long, minus the final episode, HARMONICA, which is 30 minutes long. There are 14 episodes total. The ending theme song for episodes 1-13 is Tandem (タンデム) by HALCALI, and the ending theme for episode 14 is Giri-giri surf-rider (ギリギリサーフライダー) also by HALCALI.

This is Ryuji Masuda's second work as a director, following Popee the Performer. The series aired on *Kids' Station* in Japan, similar to Popee the Performer, with it's original run from January 6th, 2003, until March 25th, 2003.

The episode title cards use the same font and style as Popee the Performer.

## Trivia

* Mr. Stain is Ryuji Masuda's second work, after Popee the Performer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.\_Stain
Belzebub

His birth was not intended by the Gods, but once they saw the power, strength and intellect of this Demon, the Gods allowed Belzebub to live, as well as allow any other Demon to follow. As the very first Demon, Belzebub is very knowledgeable of his kin, the powerplay of the Gods and of all that is happening in the Universe. Though he is a Demon of Pride, he relishes in all sins equally.

Throughout the times that have passed in the Universe, Belzebub acted as a neutral figure in the war. His real intentions are unclear and he has yet to take a large action amongst the Gods to be more than an advisory person.

Belzebub does not swear any allegiance to the Gods, stating that he *serves all thirty-five of them equally.*
Ryuji Masuda

Ryuji Masuda (増田 龍治) is the director, writer and creator of Popee the Performer. Although Popee was his first work, he still posts art of it and answers questions on his twitter from time to time.

Ryuji was born in 1968 in Kumamoto, Japan. He graduated from the Osaka University of Arts, and is a special lecturer at the Kyoto University of Art and Design.

He was married to Wakako Masuda, who illustrated the Popee the Performer manga and appears to have drawn most art that appears on his twitter. His ex-wife also designed the characters and finalized the storyboards. They have two sons together.

## Works

Twitter

Wikipedia

Website

Old Website (Wayback Machine)

1. ↑ http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/profile/MASUDA\_Ryuji/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.\_Stain
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050212205950fw\_/http://www.garakuta.ws/dorivecar.html
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny\_Pets
5. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10657
Onomadek (Mirror)

Onomadek in 「MIRROR」

**Onomadek** (鏡ケダモノ lit. mirror beast) is a character who appeared in episode 33, 「MIRROR」, Onomadek represents Kedamono's hidden side, and vice versa.

## Appearance

Similarly to Kedamono, Onomadek is an anthropomorphic wolf with pink fur, and has shorts featuring red and white stripes, similar to Popee's pattern. They also have an ever-changing mask exactly like Kedamono's, often with more aggressive expressions. Also like Kedamono, their masks resemble oni, a masked creature from Japanese Folklore.

## Personality

Onomadek is mean-spirited and sadistic, much like Popee, as they were first shown attacking Eepop. They show the repressed characteristics of Kedamono, such as violent tendencies, selfishness, and short temper, and hide Kedamono's normal traits, like kindness, timidness, and generosity. For example, Kedamono rarely puts himself before others, like when he sacrifices Popee for chicken wings, but Onomadek is quick to sacrifice others for their own gain.

## Trivia

* Like Eepop, they are referred to as Onomadek in the Western fandom. Japanese fans refer to them as "鏡ケダモノ" which is simply "Mirror (kagami) Kedamono."
* Ryuji Masuda, creator of Popee the Performer, has stated in a tweet (using Google Translate) that Mirror counterparts may be female. While this is a highly debated point in the community, there does not appear to be solid proof or confirmation.
* Because Eepop's gender is the same as Popee's, Onomadek may be male like Kedamono.
* There is an easter egg in S1E2 of Funny Pets referencing the wolves' masks, in which Corona dons an ever-changing oni mask that reflects her emotions.
Radiation

Amongst the many problems that the common folk suffer from in the world, radiation is one of the greatest. It is a mysterious power, either from massive use of Magic or the burning of Tharisium. There are other materials with similar power of radiation, though are they not as developed as Tharisium.
Koro-chan Pack (Popee the Performer)

### Media type

Cassette with picture lyric book, limited edition version came with Popee and Kedamono bobbleheads

### Distributor

Nippon Columbia

The **Koro-chan Pack (Popee the Performer)** is a type of pack released by Nippon Columbia, which included a cassette tape and a picture-book with lyrics, meant for children. A limited edition version of the pack also came with Popee and Kedamono bobble-heads.

## Tracklist

The Popee the Performer Koro-chan Pack included the following songs:

#### Side 1

1. Popee the Clown (Orignal version)
2. PoPiPa no PEE
3. Tambourine Life

#### Side 2

1. Popee the Clown (Japanese translation version)
2. Popee the Clown (Karaoke version)
3. PoPiPa no PEE (Karaoke version)

1. ↑ https://columbia.jp/~popee/COTZ-3204.html
「GUNMAN」

**「GUNMAN」**is the 10th episode out of 39 overall, and the 10th episode of Season 1.

## Summary

While practicing trick shots with a shotgun, Kedamono and Popee must stop a stray bullet.

### Characters

* Popee
* Kedamono
* Frog

## Plot

Kedamono is seen drinking tea at a table with Frog while wearing a blank expression, Popee laying dead on the ground next to a tennis racket. Kedamono turns to look at his dead friend as he remembers Popee with the racket, enjoying himself moments before his death. Kedamono looks down before breaking into hysterical laughter as he remembers how Popee died.

The memory comes to play, as we see Popee aiming a rifle. Kedamono throws a glass bottle in the air and Popee shoots it. Kedamono applauds. It's Popee's turn to throw a glass bottle, as he throws it into the air. Kedamono takes too long to shoot, and the glass bottle lands on his head, shattering. It causes him to shoot accidentally, blowing off an ear on Popee's hat. Kedamono looks up in shock, as Popee glares at Kedamono.

Kedamono watches Popee, as he aims the rifle at something in the distance. Kedamono struggles to see it, so he uses binoculars to find that he is aiming at a glass figure of Kedamono on a barrel. Kedamono starts to cry, as he tries to tell Popee to stop. Popee accidentally shoots, as the bullet bounces off the barrel, and continues to bounce off objects. Popee and Kedamono stare in fear, as it comes towards them. They keep trying to hide behind each other, before Popee pushes Kedamono, causing to open his mouth and swallow the bullet. The bullet travels through his digestive system, before shooting out of his butt and into Popee's mouth. The bullet then travels though his digestive system, before it falls out of his butt. Popee remembers in his mind what just happened over and over again, as he starts to cry in fear. Kedamono turns around, to see him gagging on the ground. He stops, and stares at Kedamono in rage, as Kedamono runs in fear. Popee grins and laughs maniacally, as the rifle he's holding transforms into a machine gun. He shoots at Kedamono, before he jumps over the bullets. The bullets hit the glass figure of Kedamono instead. Popee continues to shoot, as the bullets hit the wall. Kedamono also runs and hits the wall accidentally. More bullets shoot towards him, as he sits up in fear and grabs a frying pan. A bullet bounces off the pan, and flies towards Popee. Popee's gun transforms into a tennis racket, as he hits the bullet back to Kedamono. They continue to hit the bullet, as it flies back and forth. They start to enjoy themselves and find this as a fun game. The frog watches on the ground, as the bullet flies past him multiple times. While running to hit the bullet, Popee accidentally runs into a wagon, and the bullet strikes him in the head.
Popee the Performer Wiki

## **Welcome to the Popee the Performer wiki!**

**Popee the Performer** is an early 2000's CG kids' show, produced by ZUIYO Co, LTD. for the children's network Kids Station in Japan. Spanning three seasons, each episodes is roughly 5 minutes in length, with it's original run lasting from January of 2000 to December of 2001.

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## **Categories**

⋆Ryuji Masuda's Website ⋆
Kid's Station Webpage (Via the Wayback Machine) ⋆
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⋆Ryuji Masuda's Twitter ⋆
Wakako Masuda's Twitter ⋆
Wakako Masuda's instagram ⋆

## Policy/Guidelines:

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A few things!
There have been two recent announcements, one regarding a policy update and one regarding the addition of editing guidelines.
There is now a guide to purchasing Popee-related merchandise on the wiki!
**As always, we have some areas that need contributing!**
Some episodes with their own pages need to have info boxes added to them and have more extensive information added. Check out the episode guide to see them! There's been a lot of work done, but we're not done yet!
* Episodes in particular need airdates/original broadcast dates added to them! If you find airdates to add, remember to SOURCE!

ALL episodes are being proofread and edited to comply with the new editing guidelines.
(By the way! This wiki now has a discord server! Click here to join!)
Artie1helps (talk) 03:20, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
Merchandising

There have been multiple examples of merchandise of Popee the Performer, most depicting Popee and Kedamono, sometimes Papi or the other characters. A list of most merchandise can be found at Columbia Japan's page for the series , while others (disk sets and manga) can be found on amazon.jp .

If you want a comprehensive guide on how to purchase merchandise, the wiki has one here.

Merchandise was available to purchase through several different methods. Most, if not all merchandise, was available to purchase by calling and making an order over the phone. Stores with online shops also sold goods there, such as curio-city, Kiddyland, tanomi and Jedi. Other goods were available in person, at least at SEGA Kiddyland stores, which hosted Popee events before.

## Merchandise Catalogue

This is a catalogue of Popee merchandise in alphabetical order.

### Accessories

Kedamono mask collection, set of 4

Kedamono mask set of 12 (silver)

Popee the Performer pins (Papi, Frog, Kedamono, Popee)

UFO watch

Flash Watch

### Computer accessories

Popee the Performer Computer Accessories Set

Popee the Performer Carnival (Uncensored Edition)

### DVD

Popee the Performer Vol. 1

Popee the Performer Vol. 2

Popee the Performer Vol. 3

Popee the Performer DVD box

POPEE THE MANIAX

### Fashion

Kids Station event T-shirt (not for sale)

Tanomi T-shirts

* Popee 2.0
* Kedamono 2.0
* Papi 2.0

T-shirt set of 3 w/film case

### Figurines

Kedamono Figure

Popee Figure

Papi Figure (w/Paola)

Trading figures

### Household

Kedamono face cushion

Popee the toaster

### Jewelry

Kedamono earrings

Kedamono silver bracelet

Kedamono silver ring

Snap'n roll bracelets

### Misc.

Kedamono ascension statue

Kedamono angel crystal block

Popee and Kedamono bobbleheads

Zippo Lighters

### Music

P.O.S.T.&K.O.T. Popee the Performer Original Soundtrack

Popee the Clown (Soundtrack)

Koro-chan Pack (Popee the Performer)

### Plush toys

Tanomi plushes

New Years' plushes

Dousin plushes

Sega Plushes

### Stationary

Kedamono Bookmark

Popee pen case

Personal organizer

Clear file (set of 3)

Postcards (set of 6)

Kedamono mask sticker sheet

Popee the Performer pencil pouch

### Strap/Keychain

Strap charm set

Mascot strap

Bendy straps

Bendy keychains

## Unreleased goods

There are five known plushies (shown below) that never made it past the prototype stage. They were intended to be prizes in claw machines/UFO catchers.

Ball chain plush prototypes

1. ↑ https://columbia.jp/~popee/goods3.html
White Wolf

**White Wolf** is an unknown giant white wolf. It first appeared in episode 25,「SAMURAI」.

## Appearance

The White Wolf is coated with sketchy white fur, and sports two pointy ears. They have a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, a black rounded nose and red eyes with small black pupils (only one of them is visible from their angle).

## Personality

Not much is known about the White Wolf, since they've appeared in only two episodes. However, they seem to be quite destructive, as they have an entire fleet of bomber planes that appear with them.

## Trivia

* The White Wolf appears to be the largest character on the show, far surpassing the size of God.
* The White Wolf is the second 2D character on the show, the first being the UFO Girls.
* Although previously disconfirmed by the creator, when a fan asked on instagram, Wakako Masuda revealed that the White Wolf is, in fact, Kedamono's mother.
* It is speculated that the White Wolf is a form of symbolism for war since they always appear with bomber planes.

## Reference list

2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CR2V4wyKpk\_/
「DREAM」

**「DREAM」**is the 19th episode out of 39 total, and the 6th episode of season 2.

## Summary

Papi tries to wake up Popee and Kedamono after they've fallen unconscious.

### Characters

* Popee
* Kedamono
* Papi
* Nightmare Popee (Debut) (Last Appearance)

## Plot

Kedamono is about to eat some chicken when Popee falls on him, causing them to fall unconscious. They start dreaming and as Kedamono bounces around in the dream happily, a horror version of Popee rises from the ground, terrifying Popee.

In the real world, Papi finds them and tries to wake them, tickling Kedamono. In the dream, Popee is being tugged by Nightmare Popee when Kedamono bounces into a column, hitting it hard and falling on top of Nightmare Popee who, now trapped, vanishes into the ground.

In the real world, Popee starts laughing while it begins to rain and thunder, scaring both him and Kedamono. The two start frantically rolling on the ground. Papi wonders what's going on, so he jumps up high and lands on his head, knocking himself out. He wakes up in the dream where he, Popee, and Kedamono are in a large body of water. They start drowning and try to swim to the surface. In the real world, they hurriedly crawl on the ground and Kedamono crashes head-first into a column causing him to stop swimming in the dream as he grabs Popee, holding him back.

Papi gets a bomb to blast them out of the water, and it works! They land on clouds up in the sky, Popee nearly falling from one, but Papi pulls him up to safety.

However, Papi pulled out a bomb outside of the dream too, and while everyone's laughing in the dream, they are all dead in real life.
Eepop

Eepop in 「MIRROR」

**Eepop** (鏡ポピー lit. Mirror Popee) is a character who appeared in episode 33, 「MIRROR」, Eepop is a mirror version of Popee, essentially Popee's opposite.

## Appearance

Similarly to Popee, Eepop is a human who wears a cat suit and a bunny hat. Their outfit's colors are swapped to resemble that of Kedamono's.

## Personality

Eepop, though resembling Popee, is his mirror/opposite. They seem to be more similar to Kedamono in personality, falling victim to Onomadek's outbursts, though Eepop is somewhat more meek and fearful of Onomadek than Kedamono is of Popee.

Eepop seems to need Onomadek for the same reason as Popee needs Kedamono: they are simply too lonely to go on without them. They are afraid to truly know their own self and instead must fill their existence with another person (or wolf), even though Onomadek has a tendency to antagonize them.

Eepop does not appear to fear Popee and showed enough trust in him during episode 33 to take his hand, though they are initially shocked by his presence and stands shakily while Popee challenges Onomadek.

## Trivia

* While the Western fandom generally refers to them as Eepop (Popee backwards), the Japanese fandom refers to them as "鏡ポピー" which just means "Mirror (kagami) Popee"
* Ryuji Masuda, creator of Popee the Performer, has stated in a tweet (using Google Translate) that Mirror counterparts may be female. While this is a highly debated point in the community, we now know that Eepop is the same gender as Popee—a gender only the two of them know.
* To Eepop, Popee is an embarrassment and, to them, Popee is the "mirror" version.
* Eepop is a "hidden" side of Popee, which *he* finds embarrassing to have exposed.
* Eepop and Popee both have insecurities regarding loneliness, and neither have any good experiences with love.
* Eepop has a manipulative streak that stems from their dependence. Where Popee is careless and exerts a physically violent method of control over others, Eepop instead tries to subtly get under people's skin in order to prevent abandonment.
* Like Popee, Eepop has their own logo.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/wacosan0/status/1298528116789264384
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ryuji\_Masuda/status/1007659438067445762
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ryuji\_Masuda/status/1007659180008730625
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/wacosan0/status/1293388686873079808
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/wacosan0/status/1293388685124046849
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/wacosan0/status/1293388692132773888
UFO Girls

## About

The UFO Girls appeared often in many episodes, the first one being Episode 5, 「FIRE BREATHER」. They are two scantily clad women who dance in front of a dark blue, space-themed background containing stars and spaceships on the television program Kedamono watches. They might not be real aliens, as they appear to wear a headband sporting antennae.

## Appearance

The UFO Girls are human women with curly blonde hair and alien antennae headbands. They each wear a teal bra, teal panties, teal boots, long white gloves, and a yellow boa. It is difficult to tell in some episodes, but they both have belly buttons. They are 2-dimensional instead of CGI.

## Personality

Nothing is known about their personalities, since they only appear on the television.

## Trivia

* Since Kedamono always laughs while he watches their show, it is possible their show is a comedy.
* In EP 31 「SLEEP」, their show is the only show on TV across all stations.
* They are one of the few characters that have not died in the series.
* They're twin sisters and are both comedians who like to sing and dance. Their show isn't very well known or understood by many people. No one knows why Kedamono likes this show, but he enjoys it.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/wacosan0/status/1396709485444419590
Popee the Clown (Soundtrack)

CD cover art

### Bonus

Came with a sheet of Kedamono mask stickers. First press edition came with a bonus pendant of Popee, Kedamono, or Papi.

Popee the Clown (ポピー the クラウン) is a 4-track CD featuring different versions of the show's theme song of the same name.

## Tracks

1. Popee the Clown (Original) (ポピー the クラウン (オリジナルバージョン) popi- the Kuraun orijinaru ba-jon
2. Popee the Clown (Japanesque version) (ポピー the クラウン (日本語訳バージョン))
3. Popee the Clown (Karaoke version) (ポピー the クラウン (カラオケバージョン))
4. Popee the Clown (Music box version) (ポピー the クラウン (オルゴールバージョン) (サントラより))

## Gallery

The coverCDBack caseLyric bookletKedamono stickers bonusBinding the CD came packaged inThe Papi and Popee bonus pendants
「ELEPHANT」

**「ELEPHANT」**is the 18th episode out of 39 total, and the 5th episode of season 2.

## Summary

After envisioning himself performing on top of Paola in a successful circus act, Popee attempts to befriend Paola in order to make it come true.

### Characters

* Popee
* Paola
* Kedamono

## Plot

The episode opens with a view of the sky. The camera pans down to show Kedamono riding around the circus on the roof of Paola, the elephant car. Popee walks by and sees Kedamono doing a handstand, and then envisions himself standing on top of Paola.

As Paola goes around the circus, Popee stands in front of her, only to get run over, and Paola stops. Kedamono looks over at Popee, who gets up and starts stomping towards them. He tries to climb on Paola's roof, but she grabs him with her trunk and throws him. He squirms angrily while Kedamono watches, and then walks back to make a second attempt, only to be thrown again, this time against a wall. Popee looks at Paola and Kedamono angrily from on his hands and knees. He's bleeding from his nose and forehead.

The scene cuts to Popee pushing a cart of apples, and he stops in front of Paola. He offers her one, only for her to smack it away. Kedamono runs towards the apple and happily eats it. Popee gets angry but offers Paola another apple. This time she takes it, which pleases Popee, until she gives it to Kedamono, who eats it, and Popee gets angry. Paola and Kedamono start sharing apples while Popee laughs maniacally.

In the next scene, Popee is holding an apple and a syringe filled with a poisonous liquid and laughing. Kedamono and Paola continue enjoying apples together but turn towards Popee, sitting behind the apple cart. Kedamono approaches Popee who is about to inject the apple, and pats him on the back, causing Popee to throw the syringe in the air, and it lands in his knee. Popee puts his hands around his throat and rolls around as a horrified Kedamono watches. Popee reaches out for Kedamono before collapsing, dead, and Kedamono approaches the body of his friend, which glows, and a ghostly Popee appears and floats towards Kedamono and Paola, who run away scared.

Ghost Popee corners them, so Kedamono grabs a vacuum and uses it on Popee, sucking him up, and also getting a fly. The fly escapes the vacuum, now having Popee's head, and flies on top of Paola's head. Fly Popee starts dancing, imagining the same scene he imagined before. Kedamono and Paola stare at Popee's body while Fly Popee flies around Paola's head, before she uses a fly swatter on him. Kedamono mourns Popee, and the episode ends.

## Trivia

* Papi is absent in this episode, making this the first episode since 「DANCE」 not to feature Papi.
Flash Watch

There were only 1,000 watches produced. It came in a plastic case with a keyring of which there were three versions—the keyring you got was randomized. The watch glows

It's other specifications are as follows:

> The Beast's face and the dial on the band will glow.
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> Press the top crown to make the dial and band glow for about 3 seconds.
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> When you pull out the lower crown, the vibration sensor turns on and the watch glows continuously when it moves.
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> When you shake the watch, it makes a rattling sound, but this is the vibration sensor sounding. It is not a defect.
>
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1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030619220301/http://www.curio-city.com:80/kids-station/7009/61561.html
「DARK SIDE」

**「DARK SIDE」**is the 29th episode overall, and the third episode of season 3.

## Characters

* Popee

* Kedamono
* Papi
* Paola

## Summary

Papi cuts the sun in half, shrouding half of the world in darkness.

## Plot

During a hot day, Kedamono tries to cut a watermelon. Acting cocky, Popee grabs the watermelon, cuts it, and a tower in the background. Papi shows Popee and Kedamono the "right way" to do it by, cutting the watermelon in midair. This cuts the watermelon and the sun, shrouding half the circus in darkness. Popee then panics, scared to touch the darkness. Kedamono then walks into the darkness. Popee then picks up a flashlight, revealing that Kedamono is pulling lemons and lotion on his face, before putting on a happy mask. The noises on Papi's stomach give Popee an idea. He comes out with a truck, full of meat that looks like an elephant's trunk.

Kedamono then picks up the flashlight again, revealing that Popee was using Paola's trunk to make the meat. Papi grossed out, pulls Popee out, and adds a spiky mace to replace Paola's trunk. The mace knocks out Popee. Kedamono accidentally turns on the flashlight, revealing that Papi is running away from someone's unknown. Papi has a pistol, which he uses to shoot the unknown and shoots Popee dead instead.

Ending with word "Fine" (instead of "Fin") Kedamono claps and the episode ends.
Popee the Performer (Manga)

## About

Originally serialized in Kodansha's *Magazine Z*, the *Popee the Performer* Manga was released as a collection on December 18th, 2002. In April of 2015, the book was reprinted. The book has 86 pages, and the comics within vary from the 4-koma format to multiple pages.

## Where do I purchase?

The book isn't too hard to find when you're looking in the right places, but it *is* hard to find under 7,000JPY ($64.02USD). You may need to use tenso or a proxy service to import the book to your country.

There's more information on how to find the book and other pieces of Popee merchandise on the wiki's guide to purchasing merchandise.

If you aren't looking to own the book physically, someone on tumblr has scanned and uploaded all of the manga pages here.

## Gallery

 Click here to go to this page's image gallery!

## References

1. ↑ https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=E6ghNwAACAAJ&dq=isbn:4063301931&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBpIX9spTVAhUMcT4KHaQHBF4Q6AEIJjAA
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E5%A2%97%E7%94%B0%E9%BE%8D%E6%B2%BB-%E4%BD%9C-%E5%A2%97%E7%94%B0%E8%8B%A5%E5%AD%90-%E7%B5%B5/dp/4835452046/ref=pd\_sbs\_1/357-6133258-3724969?pd\_rd\_w=sDGlA&pf\_rd\_p=367c54b8-500b-4071-9b4d-65fe16192688&pf\_rd\_r=V8X7KT6HMH262067MW8Z&pd\_rd\_r=568179dd-4b1a-4a92-b7e8-db2ce2b34fc0&pd\_rd\_wg=4l4VU&pd\_rd\_i=4835452046&psc=1
Healing

Healing is the simplest form of losing Damage Points of any origin. Mental Damage and Physical Damage *heal* over time, through rest and time. There are things to push the speed in which these healings happen, mostly of arcane origin.

## Time

In time, without any other factor involved, characters only heal Mental Damage. One Mental Damage is healed per hour out of combat.

## Rest

The most efficient way *(other than using Mending or Ur'Raqiel)* of healing is Rest. Mental Damage is healed automatically WIS per Rest (along the point per hour heal) and Physical Damage is healed through a Rest check.

A Rest check is rolled by Constitute and only works at a Rest of 8 hours. The 8 hour Rest can also be taken in steps over night, for instance like in camping and guarding, where shifts are taken, but only if no combat or large actions were taken within that timeframe.
Glowstick

Disguised as simple sticks *(an arm's length and the width of an average thumb)*, these arcane pieces provide light when struck against a hard surface. A glowstick shines bright enough to safely travel in the dark and replaces a torch when needed. At average, a glowstick has a field of light of 5 meters in diameter, though can be enhanced by Magicians with an Arcana check. Every 3 successes increase the field of light by 2 meters, fails half the light source and critical fails destroy the spells woven into the stick.

Glowsticks can be recharged with some Tharisium powder and an Arcana check against 2.