Keroppi

### Friends

Ganta, Kyorosuke, Noberun, Keroppe, Den Den, Teru Teru, Hello Kitty, Dear Daniel, Pekkle, Pochacco, Tuxedo Sam, Badtz-Maru, Hangyodon

"*And-a one! And-a two! And-a you know what to do!*"
—Keroppi prepares to play his trumpet during the episode Keroppi Faces the Music in *Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures*.
**Keroppi** (*けろけろけろっぴ, Kerokerokeroppi*) is a fictional character created by Sanrio in 1988. While he was meant for the *Keroppi* universe, he is seen as a *Hello Kitty* character. Keroppi lives in Donut Pond.

## Appearance

Keroppi is one of the smallest characters. He is a green frog with big eyes. His mouth is typically V-shaped when closed, but certain scenes may give him different mouth shapes, such as the typical arch. His outfit consists of a red and white one-piece. He is usually seen with pink spots on his cheeks.

## Fictional background

Keroppi's family name is Hasunoue, which means "on lotus" in Japanese. The name "Kerokerokeroppi" is a two-layered pun: it directly translates from Japanese to English as "morning glory," but "kero" means "ribbit" as well. He enjoys swimming, baseball, playing with boomerangs, and singing. He lives with Pikki, his sister, Koroppi, his brother, his mother (a housewife and a professional chef), and his father (a doctor) in a house on the edge of Donut Pond, where a Wooden bridge connects the side of the pond and the island in the center.

## Keroppi's Friends and Family

* **Pikki** - the only girl of the Hasunoue triplets. She helps the mother in the restaurant. (In North American dubs, her name is **Kevin**).
* Kokero is Keroppi’s baby brother.
* **Koroppi** - The youngest of the triplets, and everyone mixes him up with Keroppi. (In North American dubs, his name is **Curtis**).
* **Keroppa** - Keroppi's father. He's a doctor and can cure anyone.
* **Keroma** - Keroppi's mother. She is a very good cook and owns a small restaurant.
* **Kerojee** - Keroppi's grandpa.
* **Kerobah** - Keroppi's grandma.
* **Keroleen** - Keroppi's girlfriend, is a natural peacemaker. She likes collecting clothes and cooking.
* **Ganta** - Keroppi's biggest-sized friend, who can transform himself into a rock. Though he thinks he is strong, he is afraid of the dark and heights. His name is **Junk** in the North American dubs.
* **Kyorosuke** - Keroppi's tallest and thinnest friend, can see things over half a mile away. He can swim underwater. In the North American dubs, his name is **Soak**.
* **Noberun** - He is a deep thinker and loves doing experiments. He is not much of an athlete. His name is **Newton** in the North American dubs.
* **Keroppe** - Keroppe was born on June 22nd near Gourd Pond; however, he had recently moved near Donut Pond. Keroppe tends to be very soft-spoken, relaxed and likes to daydream (often for days!), nap, and go on walks. Keroppe's cousins are Keroppi, Koroppi, and Pikki while his mom helps grow veggies for use in Keroma's restaurant. Keroppe is skilled at making boats out of flowers and plants with his handmade masks being quite popular. He tends to be a target of many practical jokes.
* **Den Den** - A Snail and Keroppi's good friend.
* **Teru Teru** - A sunshine doll who can predict weather and loves to collect ribbons. Her name is **Ruby** in the North American dubs.
* **Chippi** - Keroppi's little cousin, who loves strawberries.
* Keropatnic - Keroppi's teacher.

## Trivia

* Despite his supposed "ace" role, Keroppi has been shown playing the trumpet badly in Keroppi Faces the Music.
* A year before Keroppi's debut, a contest was held during the rainy season to vote on possible designs for a new frog character. The design that would eventually become Keroppi ended up winning.

Keroppi stars in Sam to Chip no wa Hachamecha Dai Race as a racer.

* Keroppi cameos with Hello Kitty and Badtz-Maru in the first few minutes of the film Ready Player One.
* Keroppi's name comes from "KeroKero", ("ケロケロ") a Japanese onomatopoeia for the noise frogs make.
* Keroppi shares his birthday with Hisato Inoue.
	+ Keroppi's full name Keroppi Hasunoue shares the ending -noue as well.