Di Gi Charat is a tV short anime that premiered in fall 1999, produced by MADHOUSE.

About the production: the story comes from an original script, there are 16 episodes of about 4 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are comedy, fantasy and sci-fi, with themes such as Surreal Comedy, Episodic, Chibi and Aliens.

On AniList, Di Gi Charat has an average score of 67%, a good score, and appears on 10,327 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat.

Di Gi Charat is a series of shorts created as advertisements for "Digital Gamers", a store in Akihabara. The series follows Dejiko, princess of Di Gi Charat planet, and her companions, Puchiko and Gema, as well as Dejiko's rival, Rabi~en~Rose through daily ordeals they encounter while working at Gamers. Princess Di Gi Charat came from the planet Di Gi Charat given only a cat cap and an outfit to disguise herself. Unfortunately she came with no money, only her guardian Gema and friend Petite Charat. Luckily the three stumbled upon a manager of the store Gamers, who offered them a home if they worked at the store. However Di Gi Charat is a selfish young girl who wishes of becoming a star. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.