Funassyi is neither a boy nor a girl, but a pear (the Japanese for "nothing" (無し) and "pear" (梨) are both pronounced nashi). Its parents are ordinary pear trees. Funassyi is the fourth of their 274 children. Its birthday is July 4, and it is 1,876 years old as of 2014. Its full name is Funadius IV (フナディウス4世 Funadiusu Yonsei), and its favorite food is peaches. The character is fond of heavy metal, revealing that it bought Deep Purple'sMachine Head as its first album, and is also fond of Aerosmith.