Romero

Romero (ロメロ,) is the zombie pet poodle of Kotaro Tatsumi.

Romero
Tae and Romero show some form of friendship, the first being a human zombie and the second a zombie dog. He is also friendly to Sakura, joining her on her morning jogs and fiercely protecting her after she is hit by a truck in Episode 10.

It serves both inside and outside the universe; In Episode 6, Kotaro sells Franchouchou merchandise that has images of Romero (and is remarkably drawn in a much cuter art style).

Appearance
Romero is a zombie dog with stitches and bandages over its body, it has different fur in two shades of blue, as well as what appears to be a bruise in its right elbow. It has doll-like eyes and its long fangs stick out of its mouth.

It changes from an adorably cartoonish design to a more realistic and scary one when you eat. He is missing his left eye, and when he undergoes a design change, his remaining eye is shown to stick out of the socket.
 * He may be a lovable puppy, but he is a lovable zombie cub and he becomes extremely dangerous when hungry.

Personality
Due to Romero's zombie appearance, he seems to look and act aggressive, but he actually behaves like a normal dog. As he spends more time with the Franchouchou idols, he becomes attached to them.

Like Tae, he generally tries to eat things that aren't even meant to be edible. In Episode 5 he swallows a baseball whole, and in Episode 10 it is implied that he ate a grasshopper that was unlucky enough to get close to him.

He is very loyal to both Kotaro and the girls. After Sakura is hit by a truck again, he tries to attack the driver.

Trivia

 * The name Romero is likely a reference to George A. Romero, a film director that is well known for the cult classic zombie movie called Night of the Living Dead.
 * Romero died one month after his third birthday.