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The "marukobu" portion may be a combination of the Japanese words ''maru'' (丸), meaning "circle" or "round," and ''kobu'' (瘤), meaning "bump." An article on ''Gamera vs. Garasharp'' published in a 1991 issue of ''Weekly Playboy'' magazine erroneously referred to Marukobukarappa as '''Marukomukarappa''' {{Nihongo|マルコムカラッパ}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/octopus_catcher/status/1596871028562882562|title=1991年10月頃の「週刊プレイボーイ」よりガメラLD😅発売記念記事の切り抜き。御大・湯浅憲明監督の他、ガラシャープ、マルコムガラッパ(記事ママ😅)もいるよ~😊👌🏼#ガメラの日 #ガメラ生誕57周年|author=@octopus_catcher|date=27 November 2022|work=Twitter}}</ref> | The "marukobu" portion may be a combination of the Japanese words ''maru'' (丸), meaning "circle" or "round," and ''kobu'' (瘤), meaning "bump." An article on ''Gamera vs. Garasharp'' published in a 1991 issue of ''Weekly Playboy'' magazine erroneously referred to Marukobukarappa as '''Marukomukarappa''' {{Nihongo|マルコムカラッパ}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/octopus_catcher/status/1596871028562882562|title=1991年10月頃の「週刊プレイボーイ」よりガメラLD😅発売記念記事の切り抜き。御大・湯浅憲明監督の他、ガラシャープ、マルコムガラッパ(記事ママ😅)もいるよ~😊👌🏼#ガメラの日 #ガメラ生誕57周年|author=@octopus_catcher|date=27 November 2022|work=Twitter}}</ref> | ||
It may be also a reference to "garappa", an alias of [[kappa]] in southern Japan<ref>[https://kappapedia.blogspot.com/2015/02/garappa.html Garappa] on The Kappapedia</ref> as the later mentioned [[Marugarappa]] was also designed after the yokai. | |||
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Revision as of 16:04, 13 January 2024
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Marukobukarappa (マルコブカラッパ) is a kaiju scrapped from the 1968 Gamera film Gamera vs. Viras and again from the 1991 short film Gamera vs. Garasharp.
Name
Marukobukarappa's name is likely derived from Calappa capellonis, a species of box crab which is called Marukobukarappa in Japanese.[1][2]
The "karappa" portion of Marukobukarappa's name is also derived from Yamatokarappa (ヤマトカラッパ), the Japanese name of the Japanese shame-faced crab (Calappa japonica).[3]
The "marukobu" portion may be a combination of the Japanese words maru (丸), meaning "circle" or "round," and kobu (瘤), meaning "bump." An article on Gamera vs. Garasharp published in a 1991 issue of Weekly Playboy magazine erroneously referred to Marukobukarappa as Marukomukarappa (マルコムカラッパ).[4]
It may be also a reference to "garappa", an alias of kappa in southern Japan[5] as the later mentioned Marugarappa was also designed after the yokai.
Design
Marukobukarappa is a very strange-looking kaiju, with its mushroom-shaped orange body with bumps on its head, its very long, thin arms, its bulky legs, its chicken-like beak, and its two popped-out eyeballs. Its bulbous, bumpy surface on its body makes it partly resemble the Matango.
Gallery
Concept art
Gamera vs. Viras
Screenshots
Marukobukarappa in Gamera vs. Garasharp
Merchandise
Toys
Trivia
- Although Marukobukarappa never officially appeared in a movie, merchandise does exist for him, notably in the form of multiple action figures and gashapon figurines. He is one of two scrapped monsters to receive merchandise in this fashion, the other being Nezura.
- Futakobukarappa and Marugarappa, two monsters who appear in Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera, are presumably based on Marukobukarappa.
References
This is a list of references for Marukobukarappa. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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