the manga, he is painted black, but is red in the anime and says "giji" at the end of his sentences. Voice: Kenichi Ogata Miko's parents, both of whom are both kindhearted and let Chikkun stay with them. Akira is an architect, shy but protective of his family, and Futsuko is beautiful and runs the household. Voice: Rokurō Naya and Fumi Hirano Miko's four friends who help Chikkun, all of whom appear in the anime only. : The oldest of the group, Maki is very athletic and tomboyish, even referring to herself with "ore" in Japanese. She usually provides stability for the group. Voice: Chika Sakamoto : A mechanic in training, and the group's science enthusiast. She can be awkward and easily gets crushes on boys. Voice: Naoko Matsui : A very relaxed, airheaded girl. She wears blue eye shadow and usually keeps her sleeves over her hands. Voice: Yuuko Matsutani : The youngest and most timid member of the group. While she can be very sweet, she is a crybaby, which sometimes gets her into trouble. Voice: Chie Kōjiro Chikkun's rival, a young millionaire from Star R. Andre is a mockingbird who is always well-dressed and accompanied by an army of crow men. It is implied he visited earth early in the series, disguised as a pretty human boy. Voice: Masako Nozawa Chikkun's fiancée, from an assigned marriage on Star R. The Waruchin was in her family's collection, and she often sends Chikkun messages of encouragement in his struggle to get it back. Usually, she acts very dainty and refined, but has a short temper. Her name is an intentional play on Princess Leia. Voice: Matsumi Ōshiro Chikkun's spaceship, shaped like an upside-down bowl of ramen. It has jet boosters on the bottom that look like eggs. Its name is a combination of "ramen" and "U.F.O." Dr. Bell's spaceship, which can turn into a submarine and is equipped with the Namazukko Shuttle, a miniature, removable ship. The whole ship is shaped like a bright red catfish. Its name is a combination of "nazuma" (catfish) and "marine." A digital book which has had all of the evil on Star R confined to it, according to Chikkun's father, the King. The book can be opened like a laptop computer, is password-locked, and is capable of generating anything its operator wants through holograms and scientific formulas. Voice: Junpei Takiguchi Media Manga Briefly