Anpanman (character)

Anpanman
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Gender	Male
First Appearance	Ep1 - Anpanman's Birth
Voiced By	Keiko Toda Ghia Burns (Tubi; English dub) Cristina Hernández (Tubi; Spanish dub)
Species	Half Human Half Bread
Other names	Korean- 호빵맨 (Hoppangman) Chinese- (面包超人) English fandub - (Bean Bun Man) English dub pitch - (Anpanbreadman)
Age:	2 (EP01) 3 years old

Anpanman (アンパンマン)(面包超人, Miànbāo chāorén) is the titular main protagonist of Anpanman, and he is the superhero character the show is named after. His head is made of anpan, which is Japanese bread filled with sweet anko. His enemy and the main antagonist of the show, Baikinman, was born on the same day as him. His gender is male. He goes by the English name of "Bean Bun Man" and “面包超人” in Chinese.

official webisite discription

He's everyone's hero that flys to anywere to help those hungry or in need. He was born when a star of life landed on the bread that uncle Jam made with all his heart When Baikinman does something wrong he punishes him with his "Anpunch".

Appearance

Anpanman wears a red-orange uniform and a brown cape. His gloves, boots, and belt are yellow along with a smiley face symbol on his chest. He has a large round head made of anpan, bread filled with sweet red bean paste. He has a large red nose in between his rosy cheeks, and a big smile.

Personality

Anpanman is happy and friendly, ready to help anyone who needs assistance. His cape is always flapping in the wind, as he spends all day every day flying around saving and helping anyone who needs him. He does everything from pushing carts to finding lost pets, and fighting off any trouble makers. He even pulls off parts of his own head to feed poor, hungry people. He doesn't need to eat or drink to sustain himself and has never been seen eating, as it is believed the bean jam in his head allows him to sustain himself in this manner.

He seldom eats anything but he makes sure that everyone else around him get enough to eat. Instead of eating, he drawns the energy from the anko in his head.

When Anpanman comes across a starving creature or person, he lets them eat a part of his head, making him weaker and causes him to replace his head to regain his strength. He also has super hearing, which allows him to respond to anyone who calls his name out in distress, anywhere in the world.

Relationships

He lives in the bakery with Uncle Jam, Butterko, Cheese (who he saved in the first episode when he was a child. That years ago when Anpanman was 2 years old since Cheese was a little puppy) Melonpana and Creampanda. Uncle jam and Butterko bake Anpanman a new head whenever his head is damaged or broken.

His closest friends are Shokupanman and Currypanman, who fight alongside him in most of his battles. He's friends with almost everyone, and even tried to be friends with Baikinman.

Abilities/Powers

An-punch/An-kick: His hands and leg are shaped like earbuds for punches and kicks have super powers, being able to shatter metal to pieces and send huge robots flying into the distance. Shokupanman and Currypanman also have similar attacks, and when performed with each other creating Double or Triple punches.

Regeneration: Whenever Anpanman's head is damaged, he can easily replace it with a new head restoring him to full strength.

Weakness

If anything happens to his head it weakens him. This includes water, measles, mumps, rubella, mold (Kabirunrun), getting wet or dirty and even pulling off parts of his own head himself to feed others. With each bit of damage made to his head he gets weaker, eventually losing his power to fly and move. However, all of these are fixed if he gets a new head. In order to prevent his head from getting wet when underwater or in wet weather, he wears a bubble-like helmet to protect it.

When his cape gets torn, he loses the power to fly. This is the same with all capes with flying powers. His cape can be repaired by Butterko, giving it back its power.

He also save his friends when their body is being wrapped with bandages by Houtaiman.

Character Songs

• Anpanman's March (feat. Dreaming)
• Anpanman Gymnastics (feat. Dreaming)
• なんのために飛ぶ (lit. "What's the Point of Flying?")
• Anpanman Ondo "99 (feat. Dreaming)
• The amazing Anpanman (feat. Bonny jacks)
• Anpanman Picture Song "89
• The Anpanman drawing song (feat. Dreaming)
• Happy Birthday!
• Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Anpanman
• Runda of Courage

Anpanman’s merchandise/baby product

Nepia Genki! Anpanman Limited Edition Diapers

10 Pack, set 1

10 Pack, set 2

10 Pack, set 3

Trivia

• His name in Korean (Hoppangman) comes from 호빵 (hoppang), which is a steamed bun filled with red bean paste that is commonly seen in South Korea.
• His English name in the India-English dub is “Bean Bun Man”.
• His Chinese name in the Chinese Dub is “面包超人” (Miànbāo chāorén).
• Anpanman is the character that inspired the famous mangaka ONE to create the One-Punch Man franchise.
• Saitama’s design is based on Anpanman. Which explains why they don’t have any hair.
• In Anpanman: The Origins, he was 2 years old.
  • He has the same age like Creampanda.
  • He loves to play with his toy airplane.
• The bakery is Anpanman, Uncle Jam and Butterko’s home where they live together.
• He doesn’t like the tears flower that changes the expression into sadness which he and everyone including people in the town started crying.
• He is seen crying in the episode of “Anpanman And The Namida Hana.”(EP181B)
• He also doesn’t like Baikinman’s Kabirunrun that sabotages him and makes his head mouldy.

Gallery

Anpanman crys (with uncle Jam and Butako) one of the rare instances of him genuinely crying

Screenshots

Anpanman, Shokupanman, and Currypanman

Anpanman when he was a infant in "The day Anpanman was born"

Infant Anpanman crying

Anpanman, Shokupanman and Currypanman's triple punch

Anpanman (age 2)

Anpanman [Pilot design]

Anpanman, Uncle Jam and Butterko's house (Stormy night)

Anpanman, Uncle Jam and Butterko's house (Daytime)

Anpanman, Shokupanman and Currypanman in their police uniform

Anpanman performing An-Punch

Anpanman and Currypanman's double punch

Anpanman appearing in an advertisement of Nepia Genki! Limited Edition Anpanman Diaper

Anpanman performing An-kick

Infant Anpanman is about to cry

Batako comforting crying infant Anpanman

Infant Anpanman with a pacifier

Infant Anpanman sleeping

A baby-fied version of Anpanman with his diaper on

Anpanman sleeping in his bedroom

Anpanman and Akachanman's double punch ("Double flying fist!!")

Anpanman (age 2) sleeping with his toy airplane

Miscelleaneous

Keiko Toda (OVA)

Anpanman, Kamameshidon and Katsudonman dancing

Anpanman and his friends crying in the episode of “Anpanman And The Namida Hana”

Anpanman, Uncle Jam, Butterko and Cheese gets shocked when they saw the Namida Hana in the episode of “Anpanman And The Namida hana"

Anpanman flying in front while Baikinman is behind

Anpanman flying in the sky

Anpanman saving Tendonman

Anpanman, Butterko and Uncle Jam crying in "Horrorman and Hora Horako"

Anpanman, Butterko, Cheese and Uncle Jam crying

Anpanman and Uncle Jam seeing Melonpanna about to cry

Anpanman in the 1999