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Di Gi Charat is a popular anime and manga series by Koge-Donbo. The series follows a catgirl named Di Gi Charat (Dejiko for short).

The characters of Di Gi Charat and her sidekick Gema first appeared in July 1998 in From Gamers, a promotional magazine for Akihabara store, Gamers. In August of that year, the two appeared in Gema Gema, a four-panel comic-strip (yonkoma) in From Gamers drawn by d?jin artist Koge-Donbo. Dejiko was later adopted as the mascot of Gamers. The original anime series and its Original Video Animation (OVAs) are set in a Gamers store. There are 20 Gamers stores across Japan. Gamers opened a store in the United States in 2001, Anime Gamers, that is located in Los Angeles.

Further characters gradually appeared in Gema Gema, and were later included in each of the anime series. Several OVAs and movies have been adapted as prequels, sequels and alternate stories. Trading cards and video games are among the many forms of merchandise released for the series.