Popee the performer

Standing at 5'4" (165.5cm)[1], Popee has blond hair and dark blue eyes. Underneath his hat, Popee keeps his hair in two small pigtails. He wears a white and pink/red striped onesie with a longish cat tail, along with a pink bunny hat and a blue satchel.

Popee appears to have a really short temper, jealous, and insane personality throughout the show.

He wants to be better than everyone else in the circus, as proven by showing acts of jealousy, for example, toward Papi when he was able to complete a trick that Popee was not able to do successfully. It's the same with Kedamono, who suffers the most from his violent outbursts. However, despite the violence he directs towards him, Popee does not actually hate Kedamono.[2] In fact, he feels less alone when near Kedamono.[3] Popee is self-centered, but he is also lonely.

The reason Popee misbehaves and treats others the way he does is because of jealousy.

Despite his behavior towards others, Popee appears to be fond of his sister, Marifa[4]. He apparently is unaware of her true, devilish nature and thinks she is without fault[5]. It's possible they aren't blood-related.[6]

On Ryuji Masuda's website, Popee is described as a "fast-paced runaway type who will do anything to protect himself. He's as simple as a child, and to say he's innocent is an understatement."[7]

Popee seems to get frustrated often. In a tweet, Ryuji Masuda noted that, in Japan, people have a fear that they won't be loved if they don't get good results or high achievements, and that this creates much fear and anxiety. He says this is how Popee feels, as well, except that his frustration and fear become insanity.[8]

Popee is very prone to loneliness, as can be seen in episode 37 as well as many other instances where Popee seems to avoid any situation that involves being left on his own. While it has been officially stated that his biggest fear is 'indifference' on others' part, this may have been a mistranslation by the machine translator Wakako Masuda uses; it's safe to assume his biggest fear might be loneliness instead.[10]

Where it has been confirmed in the past that Popee is male,[11] a recent thread from Wakako Masuda suggests that, while Popee was said to be a boy, his gender is more complex than "male or female".[12] He does not want to commit to a label of "male" or "female"[12], and instead just wants to do what he wants.[13][14] This means his gender is unknown—and up to the interpretation of fans.[15]

The only person who knows Popee's gender is Mirror Popee, who reflects the same gender.[14][16]

Despite this, Popee has been referred to with he/him pronouns in the past (and in the thread mentioned). This does not make him male.

Popee's surname is Paraphone (パラーフォーン Paraphone).[34] "Paraphone" is a real english word meaning "communication with the paranormal."[35]

Popee doesn't really like hugs.[36] Popee is "allergic" to Papi.[37] Popee plays the drums.[38] Popee has run away from home "many times".[39] Popee's favorite video games are Undertale and Pikmin.[40] If Popee had a voice actor, it would be Etsuko Ichihara. She passed away in 2019.[41] Popee's hobby is cooking.[42]