Naganegiman ( known as Negi-ojisan) (ナガネギマン/ネギーおじさん) is a character in the Anpanman anime.
Description[]
Naganegiman is a humanoid leek. he posesses two different forms. In his civilian form , he has a split green "hair", a green shirt, blue pants, a yellow scarf, and brown shoes (known as Uncle Negi). In his other, but frequent swashbuckling form (known as Naga-ojisan), he wears a green uniform, boots, and cape, a black hat and mask, and a red "N" in his torsal. Negi also wields a rapier. He is intended to be a parody of the fictional character Zorro.
Appearances[]
Naganegiman made his first appearance in an episode that debuted on March 26, 1999. He made numerous appearances in many more episodes and he became a frequent minor character in the anime.
A DVD containing some episodes that featured him was produced. A few toys based on him exists.
Trivia[]
Trough he was one of his favorites Naganegiman wasn't created by Yanase himself but was submitted by a fan as part of a contest
Curiously he is voiced by Aiko Otsuka, who also voiced Zorro (whorn Nagainegiman is a parody of)