In the anime and manga series Keroro Gunso, Pekopon / Pokopen is what aliens call Earth.
Pekopon in anime.
Etymology and issues
In the manga, Earth is referred to as 'Pokopen''''', whereas in the anime, it is 'Pekopon. "Pokopen" is a derogatory word the Japanese used to describe China during the Sino-Japanese Wars, and has since been banned from TV programs by the mass communications authority in Japan.
Inhabitance of the E.T.s
The anime features several episodes where aliens debut:
- Modern Times
Tokyo Station Platform 0
The gateway to Pekopon, it is a parody of the anime "999". It is used by a variety of alien species, including Keronians.
Alien Street Side 6
An alien marketing hotspot. It is located under the city.
- The Ancient times
The Pharox
The Pharox is described as a giant alien toilet in the Grand star.
Peru`s Great Drawings
In the anime, it appears to be the meaning of an alien civilization.
The Inhabitance of the planet
The Inhabitance of th Earth is commonly Known as Pekoponians from the aliens.There are some Pekoponians which defence and allied with/prevent the Invasion/Destruction of earth.
Here are some of them:
Fuyuki Hinata
The friend of Keroro since the Keroro Platoon arrived to Earth.He defended the Earth`s destruction from Angol Mois from Keroro by saying that "If the world is destroyed there wouldn't! be any Gundam Models".He is a very calm
and reasonable character.
Natsumi Hinata
She is the older sister of Fuyuki Hinata and she is the one encharge of the house when Aki Hinata(her mom) is not home.She mostly attacks Keroro for not doing his chores.She has a soft side which is sometimes shown.It is most commenly shown to Giroro when she gets saved by him or other cauces.
Aki Hinata
The mother of Fuyuki and Natsumi.She is mostly at work which is editing Manga and rarely gets to go home (most of the time)or have a vacation.(when she doesn't have a day off)
Momoka Nishizawa
She is the life saver of Tamama and the daughter of the owner of Nishizawa group which holds the 58%of the economy of the whole world.She has an interest to Fuyuki Hinata which is quite obuious or mostly seen by her. She is bi-polar, which means split personality.
Saburo Mustumi
He is the best Pekaponian friend of Kululu and a target at first (also by Kululu). He saved Kululu by using the Reality Pen he stole from Kululu, when they first met he immediately saw through the anti-barrier and ran from Kululu, stealing one of the two reality pens. Then using the pen to save him from a space plant and becoming... Well not enemies anymore, but later we were told that if he helped find his friends that he would teach Saburo tricks.
Koyuki Azumaya
A ninja girl or "kunoichi"that saved Dororo from a bear trap and thought he was a Kappa.She has some Intersts to Natsumi for unkown reason but Natsumi just thinks she is a normal friend. She also lives in a small house in the Country, which can be seen from the NPG radio tower.