Meet the crew.
けろ
The very loud hero
Keroけろ
“Not a CHANCE!”
A golden frog with a huge voice and an even bigger appetite. Learning Japanese with Sensei. Now facing a dragon.
Behind the name
けろけろkero kero
An English frog says “ribbit”. A Japanese frog says “kero kero”. That’s where Kero got his name.
せんせい
The voice of reason
Senseiせんせい
“…No.”
Kero’s patient teacher. Every food disaster and spectacular mistake becomes a Japanese lesson.
Behind the name
Sensei means “teacher”.
ごろ
The dragon at the door
Goroごろ
“Come out, FROG!”
A fire-breathing dragon with a grudge against Kero’s village. There’s a painful story behind his anger.
Behind the name
Goro was inspired by gorogoro (ごろごろ): the rumble of thunder.
Goro’s backstory Episode 1 spoilers
As a hatchling, Goro watched soldiers drive his family out and burn their home. His mother begged them to stop. He has never forgotten.
Read the memoryMeet the river fish
The Fin Brigade
Three hungry river fish with their sights set on Kero. Le Bubbles, the one with the fork and bib, leads the trio.
Le Crunch
Le Bubbles
Friends and troublemakers.
The takoyaki chef
An octopus chef. Kero’s battle is very bad for business.
The villagers
Kero’s neighbours. His loudest supporters.
Grandpa Kame
An old sea turtle. Goro boiled his river, so he helps anyone who will stop him.
Beyond the characters.
Explore Kerotown’s places, history and powers.
Learn Japanese with Kero.
Short free lessons with sound: start with hiragana, the first Japanese letters.