Jankenman (character)

Jankenman is the protagonist of the anime series with the same name.

Overview
Jankenman is the eldest son of the Jankenman Family, who has been protecting the Janken Village for generations. Using the energy of peace and justice, Janken Power that emerges when doing Janken, he is a community-based superhero who protects the peace and safety of the Janken Village.

He usually lives inside the Janken Base, a different spacial dimension inside the jungle gym of the village park. He enjoys playing with Aiko and other close friends whenever there are no incidents.

His signature phrase when he appears is “JankenPotatoHokkaido! Jankenman at Rock, Paper, Scissors!”. His victory phrase is “Parsley, Celery, Cucumber, Victory!”

Personality
Jankenman has a strong sense of justice and is favorited by everyone but has a clumsy side and is good-natured. He had been deceived and his Janken Stick stolen before because of this.

He also served as a presenter in the CD album released by Nippon Columbia, "Janken Village Hit Variety of Songs!", but he still struggles to speak to others.

Janken Power
Janken Power uses the energy of peace and justice that emerges when doing Janken to protect the peace of the village. The monitor rises with the Janken Power’s barometer. If Janken Power is lost, it can die due to lack of power. Whenever using the Janken Power, a pose of some sort is taken.

Rock
A power used when using the Janken Stick to create hammers etc. A stone-inspired pose while crouching down on the spot.

Scissors
A power that uses the Janken Cutter (Part of Jankenman’s head). A pose that wraps the cape around the body.

Paper
The power used the most during the anime. Used to create domes for fair matches of Barrier or Janken etc. A pose that opens the cape and body.

Janken Stick
The wand that Jankenman uses to gather Janken Power. Since Janken Power can only be gathered by the Janken Stick, the Janken Stick must be used for large powers or energy recovery. It can be used as a tool depending on the power. Successive generations of Jankenman have the Janken Stick from when they are born, not just Jankenman.

When the Janken Stick is used, he says the phrase “Janken Stick! Janken Full Up! Janken Power, gather!”.

Talk Line
A phone used to have conversations with animals and plants. When connected, conversations can be held through Jankenman’s monitor.

Other Appearances
Jankenman appeared in the Mystify World: Mega Force animated series, where he is the one of Aqua's main allies alongside Doraemon, Mega Man, Anpanman, Mario, Kirby, Pikachu, and Ness.

Jankenman also appeared in the Big West All-Stars video game for Super Famicom and Super Robot Wars Superpower! for the PlayStation, as a playable character alongside Masked Osodashi.

Jankenman also appeared in the Paropuzzle Bobble video game series alongside Masked Osodashi and Aiko.