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*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]]. | *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. | *[[Futakobukarappa]] and [[Marugarappa]], two monsters who appear in ''[[Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera]]'', are presumably based on Marukobukarappa. | ||
*Marukobukarappa was planned to appear in the scrapped Gamera anime in 2006 by [[wikipedia: Yoshitomo Yonetani|Yoshitomo Yonetani]].<ref>[[wikipedia:Yoshitomo Yonetani|Yoshitomo Yonetani]], 2023, [https://twitter.com/yonetanikantoku/status/1692594130701242554 2006年の没企画「牙滅羅(ガメラ)」昭和怪獣だけでなく、マルコブカラッパやガラシャープ等のお蔵入り怪獣、メカニックガメラ軍団等も登場する26話構成。主題歌は「シャンバラヤ牙滅羅!」。絵はあくまでイメージです。], Twitter (X)</ref> | |||
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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.
- Marukobukarappa was planned to appear in the scrapped Gamera anime in 2006 by Yoshitomo Yonetani.[6]
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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