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'''Marukobukarappa''' {{Nihongo|マルコブカラッパ}} is a [[kaiju]] scrapped from the [[1968]] [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] [[:Category:Gamera Films|film]] ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' and [[:Category:Short films|short film]] ''[[Gamera vs. Garasharp]]''. | '''Marukobukarappa''' {{Nihongo|マルコブカラッパ}} is a [[kaiju]] scrapped from the [[1968]] [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] [[:Category:Gamera Films|film]] ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' and [[:Category:Short films|short film]] ''[[Gamera vs. Garasharp]]''. | ||
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==Name== | |||
The name "Marukobukarappa" is based on ''Calappa capellonis'', a species of crustacean with the same name in Japanese.{{Citation needed}} <!--- Some literatures and magazines misspelled Marukobukarappa's name as Marukobugarappa or Marukomukarappa.<ref>https://twitter.com/octopus_catcher/status/1596871028562882562</ref>---> | |||
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Marukobukarappa is a very strange-looking [[kaiju]], with its mushroom-shaped, orange body, bumps on its head, its very long, thin arms, 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]]. | Marukobukarappa is a very strange-looking [[kaiju]], with its mushroom-shaped, orange body, bumps on its head, its very long, thin arms, 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]]. | ||
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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]] | *[[Futakobukarappa]] and [[Marugarappa]], two monsters who appear in ''[[Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera]]'', are presumably based on Marukobukarappa. | ||
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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 short film Gamera vs. Garasharp.
Name
The name "Marukobukarappa" is based on Calappa capellonis, a species of crustacean with the same name in Japanese.[citation needed]
Design
Marukobukarappa is a very strange-looking kaiju, with its mushroom-shaped, orange body, bumps on its head, its very long, thin arms, 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
Concept art
Concept art
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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