Currypanman (カレーパンマン) is one of the main characters in Sore Ike! Anpanman, and one of Anpanman's allies. He is made from a bun filled with a hot, spicy yellow curry. He is made by Uncle Jam, although only depicted in manga.
Official Website Description[]
He may have a bit of a temper and a tendency to get angry, but he's Anpanman's trustworthy companion. He defeats bad guys by spitting hot curry. Everyone loves the curry Currypanman makes.
Appearance[]
Currypanman has a brown lemon shaped head, reflecting the appearance of a currypan. He has red cheeks, and wears an orange uniform with a lemon shaped emblem, a white belt, yellow gloves, a yellow cape and yellow boots.
Biography[]
Currypanman's birth was only depicted in manga books. In the manga book, Currypanman is made by Uncle Jam, therefore becoming Anpanman's younger brother. In the anime series and his character song, he doesn't know anything about his birth.
Personality[]
Currypanman is cocky and proud, and loves excitement. He is very self confident and narcissistic, more so than Shokupanman. He is kind and generous, jumping at the chance to feed people his delicious curry, but can often be a bit insensitive to things he finds unimportant.
He believes in a "spicy" way of life, full of taking risks and pushing himself, which clashes with Shokupanman's elegance beliefs. They often bicker with each other, yet remain close.
Powers[]
Abilities[]
- Curry-punch/Curry-kick: The signature attacks of the main three heroes, both the punch and kick are identical to Shokupanman and Anpanman's. The only difference is that Currypanman tends to wind up his arm more before he punches, mainly in the movies.
- Curry Spit: Currypanman holds spicy curry in his head, which he can spit out of his mouth to blind opponents, or to even feed people. The more he spits out however the more his head shrinks, until he is powerless.
- Double Punch: Currypanman can pair with another hero to deliver a simultaneous and more powerful punch. Mainly used with Anpanman, Shokupanman and occasionally Melonpanna.
- Triple Punch: Currypanman can pair with two heroes to deliver a simultaneous and more powerful punch than Double Punch. Mostly used with Anpanman and Shokupanman.
Forms[]
- Fiery Currypanman: He entered into his fiery state after injected with Dokeen's extremely spicy curry by Baikinman in Episode 124B Anpanman and Fiery Currypanman. In his fiery state, Currypanman's mind became unstably enraged and attacks everyone in his sight except Baikinman. He also spits curry to food. He went back to normal after being fed with the seasoning made by Uncle Jam.
- Spicy Currypanman: After drinking the curry made by Butter-ko and Spice Prince, Currypanman's face becomes hotter and stronger than before. Spicy Currypanman can also counter Baikinman's blizzard attack, thanks to his extremely hot face as seen in episodes 623A Currypanman and the Spice Prince and 740B Currypanman and the Lake Princess.
- Refreshed Currypanman: Currypanman becomes more polite after he ate the curry that was mixed with mint from Mint-chan in episode 866A Currypanman and Mint-chan. His eyes became sparkly and his personality is similar to Shokupanman's.
Equipment[]
- Cooking pot: Currypanman’s cooking pot is filled with hot and spicy curry where he carries it while flying.
- Dual pistols Currypanman wields two pistols that can be filled with curry in some western-based episodes. The curry acts as a bullet when the pistol is triggered.
Songs[]
- Fly! Currypanman (とべ！カレーパンマン) - Dreaming
Trivia[]
- Currypanman came in 7th place in a popularity poll made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Anpanman series.
- His English voice provider in the Tubi dub, Paul Louis, also provides the voice of Sandman and Slip.
Gallery[]
![Currypanman, Anpanman and Shokupanman's triple punch]]](/wiki/File:Screenshot_2023-12-24_at_13-23-09_genki_2020_-_YouTube.png "Screenshot 2023-12-24 at 13-23-09 genki 2020 - YouTube.png (370 KB)")
