One of my alltime favorite characters is Kogepan. He was introduced to me by Eugene a few years ago. He is the most pathetic little creature Sanrio has ever created and you can read his sad story here.

Born a healthy piece of red bean bun, he was accidentally burnt when he fell into the back of the oven and has lived an unhappy life ever since. He smokes, gets drunk on milk beer, runs away from home, and spends his days being jealous of all the other happy 'creamy white' breads. Hmm. I know how he feels.