This is a list to the characters in the Ojarumaruanime series. Also listed are Enoki Films's names of the characters, which were used in some of the international versions of the series.
Ojarumaru Sakanoue is the main protagonist of the series and is a five-year-old Heian era prince. Born to a noble family in Fairy World in the Heian era, he is both spoiled and whimsical. Despite his age, he speaks politely and refers to himself as Maro and other people as Sochi. He ends most of his sentences with the archaic polite copulas de ojaru, ka no, nou, ja, ja no, or no ja. Additionally, he occasionally ends his sentences with tetamo, an archaic variant of kudasai used by Heian aristocrats. During the beginning of the series, he gets time-warped over to modern Japan through the Full Moon Road, meets a young boy named Kazuma, and lives with his family. Later in the series, he time-warps back and forth between the present time and the Heian era through the full moon's reflection at the Moonlight Pond. He often relaxes on his 3 piece set, which consists of a pedestal, a Byōbu, and an armrest, and hates to use his energy. His favorite food is pudding and first tried it when Ai made it for him. He has a powerful scepter in his possession, which he stole from Great King Enmain the beginning of the series and refuses to return it. He wears a fourth-dimensional tate-eboshi cap, which he stores things in and in some cases can warp him into another world. He has aquaphobia and is afraid of his fiancée, Princess Okame. He tends to exclaim Oja when surprised, confused, or getting someone's attention and Ojazozo whenever he sees Okame. He is in love with Otome-sensei. Unlike most of the characters in the series, he does not address to the people he knows with honorifics, except for Ai, Komachi, and Otome.
Kazuma Tamura / Cozmo
Kazuma Tamura is Ojarumaru's best friend. He is seven years old and attends Moonlight Elementary School. He is the only child of Ai and Makoto. He is a very good athlete and loves to play soccer. He meets Ojarumaru who fell from the moon and they become really good friends, almost like brothers. He loves to collect all kinds of rocks and has a collection of them in his room. He is afraid of dogs and freaks out whenever he sees one. Ojarumaru always rides on his back or his backpack whenever they're out together.
Denbo Sanjūrō / Cyber-fly / Neon
Denbo Sanjūrō is a Densho-Firefly messenger. He is a twenty-five years old. He delivers messages and reports between Fairy World and the present time. He is Ojarumaru's caretaker and was asked by Ojarumaru's parents to look after him in Moonlight Town. He is very polite and addresses to everyone he knows as sama. He ends most of his sentences with the polite copulas masu or de gozaimasu. He is sometimes seen making Onigiri. He is quick to fall in love with insects, animals, food, plants, and even objects, but mostly gets dumped whenever he gets into an affair. However, his recurring girlfriend is Marie's parrot named Akemi.
The Oni Child Trio / The Scamps / Ang Tatlong Pasaway
The Oni Child Trio consists of three young oni, who were sent by their father, Great King Enma, to retrieve his scepter from Ojarumaru. They constantly come up with plans to retrieve the scepter, but they all fail due to Ojarumaru outsmarting them. They often say "Return the scepter!" whenever they confront Ojarumaru. Sometimes they are seen wearing various disguises, which are primarily set to fit the episode's plot, as part of their plans to trick Ojarumaru into returning the scepter. Since they left their battle sticks at Enma World, they use giant cutlery as weapons.
Aobee / Blue-Joe
Aobee is the leader of the Oni Child Trio. He is seven years old. He looks like a tough guy, but is actually a soft-hearted boy. He refers to himself as Washi, despite his young age, and ends most of his sentences with the archaic polite copulade gonsu. He has a crush on Komachi. He uses a knife as a weapon.
Kisuke / Khakie
Kisuke is the third member of the Oni Child Trio and has a chick-like appearance. He is five years old. He is a crybaby and uses a spoon as a weapon. He refers to himself as Ora and sometimes as Kii-kun. He ends most of his sentences with pii and also tends to exclaim it at random. A running gag throughout the series has him often mistaken as a chick and he would shout "Kii-kun is not a chick ppii!".
Akane / Scarlet
Akane is the second member of the Oni Child Trio. She is six years old. Though short tempered, Akane turns into a sweet girl when she's with Aobee, as she is very fond of him. She refers to herself as Atai. She is unaware that Green Oni has a crush on her. She uses a fork as a weapon.
Modern characters
Tamura family
Tomio Tamura / Tommy
Tomio Tamura, mostly known by the nickname Tommy, is Kazuma's grandfather and Makoto's father. He is seventy years old. He lives in a log cabin. An historian, he loves to study old folk tales and fairy tales. He is very interested in Great King Enma's scepter. He also loves inventing mechanical robot dolls that can do certain things, such as the "Mechanical Music Doll" that makes people behave in a certain way depending on the music playing, and the "Mechanical Dessert Doll" that produces many different desserts.
Ai Tamura / Amy
Ai Tamura is Kazuma's mother and Makoto's wife. She is thirty-two years old. She is a housewife. She is mostly seen wearing an apron.
Makoto Tamura
Makoto Tamura is Kazuma's father and Ai's husband. He is thirty-six years old. He is a salaryman. He is soft-spoken and likes to drink beer.
Sayuri Tamura / Sally
Sayuri Tamura, mostly known by the nickname Sally, is Tomio's wife, Makoto's mother, and Kazuma's grandmother. She is deceased and only appears in flashbacks and old photos. In the past, Mariko, her sister, lied to Tommy that she didn't like him, so that Sayuri could marry him.
Jun Koshifubuki
Jun Koshifubuki is Tommy's sister-in-law and Makoto's aunt.
Alisa
Alisa is Makoto's cousin and Sayuri's niece.
Kazuma's classmates
Kintarō Sakata / Kelly / Kim
Kintarō Sakata, mostly known referred to as Kin-chan, is a boy in Kazuma's class at school and is his best friend. He is a kind-hearted boy and loves eating lollipops. He tends to end most of his sentences with desū, a cute variant of desu. His family is very wealthy and lives in a mansion on top of the Sakata Apartment, which is owned by his father. He owns a stuffed doll named Tsukkii, who also becomes real in a bigger form at the Moonlight Pond. He wears a Haragake that has the word "Gold" on it.
Komachi Ono / Kammy / Tintin
Komachi Ono is a girl in Kazuma's class who is very fashionable. She is often seen carrying a hand mirror to check her looks. She has a fear of insects, including Denbo. However, in later episodes she doesn't get scared of him and sometimes talks to him when he's around. Her family owns a beauty salon, which is also their home, called the "Komachi Hair Salon". Occasionally, she ends up making the activities she does an instant boom in Moonlight Town, such as playing a game of Shiritori. Her name comes from the Japanese Heian periodwakapoet named Ono no Komachi.
Kentarō Iwashimizu / Simms
Kentarō Iwashimizu, mostly referred to as Iwashimizu-kun, is another one of Kazuma's classmates. Although intelligent, he is very strict and tends to criticize people. He owns a goldfish, Kin-chan No. 28, which he got from Kin-chan.
Marie's Mansion
Mariko Jūmonji / Marie
Mariko Jūmonji, mostly known by the nickname Marie, is Tommy's seventy-three-year-old friend. A fashionable dresser from an old noble family, she frequently enjoys tea with Tommy. She always wears her trademarked pointed glasses and purple hat with feathers on it. She lives in a mansion and owns a boarding house, which Sachiyo Usui, Ken, Otome, and the Haunted House Director live in. She opposes Denbo dating her parrot, Akemi. She has been friends with Yoshiko Tanaka since childhood.
Sachiyo Usui / Sarah
Sachiyo Usui is a manga artist. She is twenty-eight years old. She usually spends her time drawing Shōjo manga to submit to a magazine. Her drawings are very distinct, but are rather scary looking to the other characters in the series. She sometimes drinks tea and has a handful of teabags hanging near the ceiling in her room.
Otome-sensei / Virginia
Otome-sensei is a ballerina who teaches ballet at Marie's mansion. She is twenty-two years old. She has a beautiful appearance and is well-liked by some people, such as Ojarumaru.
Ken
Ken is a freeter who often changes jobs. He is twenty-five years old. He is spirited, but tends to get clumsy, which causes him to get fired from his part-time jobs. His part-time jobs range from working at a fish market to paving bricks.
Mr. Director
Mr. Director is a humanoid obake who is a haunted house director only during the summer. He has pale skin and his appearance looks similar to Count Dracula. He talks to ghosts that are invisible.
The Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club / Ang Munting Samahan
The Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club is a club founded by Ojarumaru. All of the members consists of tiny species, except for Ojarumaru who is the only one that is larger than anyone else in the club. There is a fan club for it which Nikorinbou founded, while Okorinbou serves as the president. The club members gather for meetings to either discuss a certain topic, do an activity such as Golf, or help out with one of the characters with a certain task.
Kimiko of the Big Dipper / Cochan
Kimiko of the Big Dipper, mostly referred to as Kimi-chan is a hamster who works for Cold Tessai since the episode "Kimi-chan Finds Happiness", and tells fortunes by spinning a wheel. She is the third member of the club. She has brown stars on her back and cannot tell fortunes if they're gone. Unlike most of the animal and insect characters in the series, she communicates by making squeaking noises, however, the other characters don't have trouble understanding her.
Katatsumuri Pitt / Catapee / Peter
Katatsumuri Pitt, mostly referred to as Katapi is a snail who is from France. He is the fourth member of the club. He talks slowly. He is good friends with Kobayashi Tea and often hangs out with him.
Kame Kameda / Kamirra / Georgia
Kame Kameda is a turtle. She is one thousand one hundred eleven years old. She is the fifth member of the club. She is Tome's younger sister.
Tome Kamada / Tomirra / Geogette
Tome Kameda is also a turtle. She is one thousand twelve years old. She is the sixth member of the club She is Kame's older sister.
The God of Poverty, mostly referred to as Poverty-chan is a tiny god that causes poverty and depression. It is seventeen years old. It is the seventh member of the club and first joined in the episode "Poverty-chan Participates in the Club". Although it looks innocent and is soft-spoken, it likes to depress people by either touching or hanging on to them. Its presence at the Mangan Shrine has caused it to be damaged, much to Okorinbou and Nikorinbou's concern. It has a board shaped like a chocolate bar called the "Motivation Board" that causes the user to feel motivated. It cannot be seen by humans.
Sabire Kitajima
The Moonlight Town Tiny, Tiny Things Club
Kera Ueno Nokai
Kera Ueno Nokai is a mole cricket. He is the first member of the club.
Shimizu
Shimizu is an earthworm. He is the second member of the club. His hobby is to read.
Rikie
Rikie is a frog. He is the third member of the club. His hobby is to swim.
Nomi Nomiyama
Nomi Nomiyama is a flea. She is the fourth member of the club.
Tomi Nomiyama
Tomi Nomiyama is also a flea. She is the fifth member of the club
Namepi
Namepi is a slug. She is the sixth member of the club. Like Katapi, she is from France.
Atsushi
Atsushi, also known by the nickname Amenbo, is a water strider. He is the seventh member of the club. Like Rikie, he likes to swim.
Mangan Shrine
Okorinbou / Bow Wow
Okorinbou, also known as Okobou, is a Komainu of the Mangan Shrine. He has a short temper and is obsessed with earning money in order to repair the shrine since it is damaged. His get-rich-quick plans always end up failing. He wears a small offertory box on his back. He has a crush on Jessica. He is the president of the Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club Fan Club. His name comes from the Japanese word okoru.
Nikorinbou / Pow Wow
Nikorinbou, also known as Nikobou, is Okorinbou's sister. She is much more calm and sweet than Okorinbou. She is always involved with her brother's get-rich-quick plans. She also wears a small offertory box on her back. She is the founder of the Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club Fan Club. Her name comes from the Japanese onomatopoeic word nikoniko.
The God of Poverty
See the Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club section.
Sprout
Moonlight Town citizens
Mr. Kawakami / Kuya Sam
Mr. Kawakami is a salaryman. He is always running late for work. When not going to work on foot, he tries to ride a bus, but often misses it. He once had an alter ego, Anpan Mask, to go around town giving anpan to starving people.
Icchoku Honda / Mr. Pan
Icchoku Honda, also known as Honda-sensei is Kazuma's homeroom teacher at his elementary school and Asako's husband. He is thirty-one years old. He loves to exercise and jogs every morning. He wears a suit while at school, but usually wears an orange jogging sweatshirt when not at school.
Asako Honda
Asako Honda, also known as Asa-chan is Icchoku's wife. She is twenty years old. The daughter of a newsagent, she has a career in delivering newspapers.
Kobayashi Tea / Cya
Kobayashi Tea is an old poet who writes Haiku poems. He loves drinking tea. The Oni Child Trio sometimes visit him to learn how to write Haiku poems. He and Katapi have been traveling for 50 years. He has an alter ego, Japan Tea Mask to clean the town by picking up trash. His name comes from the Japanese poet, Kobayashi Issa.
