Domo is the official mascot of Japan's NHK television station. He is described as a strange creature that hatched from an egg, with a large, sawtoothed mouth that is locked wide open. Domo's favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples. Domo can only communicate by producing a low-pitched noise which sounds somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to understand him. Domo is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset. He communicates sotto voce with a verve that only his friends seem to be able to understand.