Popee the Performer

Popee the Performer is a GCI dark-comedy anime created by Ryuji Masuda. The titular protagonist is a teenaged bunny ear hat-wearing clown who works at a circus with his sidekick, Kedamono, a wolf in boxers and facial expression-changing masks, and his father Papi, who is also a clown. The anime had aired during the 2000s decade on Kids Station in Japan.

Intro

Between three stills used in the series' intro, the second one shows Kedamono is pulling Popee out of Frog's mouth.

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"Prediction" (s2e9)

A prediction from Papi's crystal ball shows Popee saving Frog, flatten by a flower-grazing Paola, by blowing air into him, and soon being awarded with sweets.