The protagonist of this anime or picture book has a head shaped like a bun, baked by Uncle Jam. His name derives from being a superhero with a bread head (Japanese: pan, a loanword from the Portuguese term for "bread") filled with red bean paste (Japanese: an), known as anpan. He does not need to eat or drink to survive and has never been observed doing so. It is believed that the bean jam within his head provides him with sustenance. His weakness is water or anything that soils his head. He recovers his health and strength when Uncle Jam bakes him a new head, which is then placed on his shoulders. Anpanman's damaged head, marked with Xs for eyes, flies off once a freshly baked head lands. He was created when a shooting star fell into Uncle Jam's oven during baking. He possesses two special attacks, the An-punch and An-kick, along with stronger variations of both. When Anpanman encounters a starving creature or person, he allows the unfortunate individual to eat part of his head. He also has super hearing, enabling him to respond to anyone calling his name in distress from anywhere in the world. He forms a trio with Shokupanman and Currypanman.
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