Torippii Sorano

* 2012+
* 2010-2012
* 2008-2010 (new outfit)
* 2008-2010 (old outfit)
* 2002-2008
* 2000-2002
* 1997-2000
* 1993-1997
* 1988-1993

**Torippii Sorano** (そらの とりっぴい, *Sorano Torippii*) is one of the four main characters in the Shima Shima Tora no Shimajiro anime series, and in the Kodomo Challenge franchise.

## Bio

### Appearance

Torippii is a parrot with spring green feathers, red, yellow, and light blue feathers on his head, white eyes, a yellow beak, spring green bird wings, yellow and light blue feathers as a tail, and orange bird legs. Torippii wears a red bowtie with a white stripe, as it was originally entirely red.

When debuting in April 1988, Torippii wears a dark blue vest. He sometimes wear a sunhat with a blue ribbon during the summer.

In October 2009, Torippii wears a yellow shirt and a purple jacket with two ligher purple pockets on each side. During the summer, he wears an orange baseball cap and a white shirt with pink, cream-colored, and light blue stripes.

Starting in April 2012, Torippii wears a dark blue shirt with white stripes and gray shorts. During the summer, he wears a sailor cap, a white shirt with blue lines, and blue shorts.

### Personality

Torippii is a goofball, where he talks a lot, and is somehow soft-spoken. He is left out of the group often when it comes to important conversations. He has the ability to fly, so he can talk to birds, and can survey or search things for his friends. He is also very fickle, and has an indecisive, so that he can freak-out, and thinks well of what he benefits.

## Relationships

* **Shimajiro Shimano**: At first, Torippii was seen hopping on the tree twigs at the secret base. Shimajiro asks him if those three creatures are ghost. Which, he answers that they were cats, which stole his pochette.
* **Mimirin Midorihara**: Mimirin and the others explained that Torippii was so noisy and loud earlier before he returned when Shimajiro found his pochette.
* **Ramurin Makiba**: When Torippii tries to do something suspicious, Ramurin gets annoyed at him even before he tries to lie or tell a truth.
* **Nyakkii Momoyama**: After Torippii and the others find Nyakkii at Doki Doki Forest, Nyakkii gives him back the soccer ball that he and Shimajiro and Mimirin were playing at the park.
* **Toto Sorano/Riri Sorano/Pipi Sorano**: Torippii's younger triplets. They always play around and bother him when he is trying to do or busy with something.
* **The Three Black Cat Brothers**: When Shimajiro and the others ask Torippii who those three brothers are, he answers that they are the Cat Brothers.

## Etymology

* **Sorano** (そらの, *Sorano*): **Sora** (そら, *Sora*), which can also be written in kanji (空, *Sora*) means "sky". **No** (の, *No*), which can also be written in kanji (野, *No*) means "field". This makes the surname translate to "field of the sky".
* **Torippii** (とりっぴい, *Torippii*): Tori (とり, *Tori*), which can also be written in kanji (鳥, *Tori*) means "bird". Pi (ぴい, *Pii*) comes from an algebra symbol (π) "pi". This makes the name translate to "Pi Bird".

## Trivia

* Torippii's birthday is on January 1st, making his zodiac sign Capricorn.
	+ His birthday also falls on "New Year's Day".
	+ He also shares the same birthday with Monta.
* Torippii has the most amount of family members out of everyone at seven.
* Torippii is the only main character to have bare feet. However, he can be seen wearing shoes or boots in several episodes.
* Torippii had a character song in early season called "Samba de Cha Cha Cha".