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| Gachapin and Mukku | |
|---|---|
 Gachapin (left) and Mukku (right) | |
| First appearance | Hirake! Ponkikki (1973) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Dinosaur (Gachapin) Yeti (Mukku) |
| Gender | Male |
Gachapin (ガチャピン) and Mukku (ムック) are a pair of Japanese costumed characters. Gachapin is a bucktoothed green dinosaur, and Mukuu is a red Yeti. They first appeared in the 1973 Fuji TV children's television program Hirake! Ponkikki, and have subsequently appeared in a wide variety of other media.
Character descriptions
[edit]Gachapin has magical "energy balls" on his wrists that grant him courage, while Mukku has a small propeller on the top of his head, similar to a propeller cap.
History
[edit]Gachapin joined Twitter in 2009,[1] and for a period of time was the most-followed Japanese Twitter account until he was surpassed by Masayoshi Son in 2011.[2]
In 2018, Gachapin was appointed as an ambassador for Kumamoto Prefecture
With MTV noting that "to millions of Japanese kids, [Gachapin] is more recognizable than Big Bird and Mickey Mouse combined".
Performers
[edit]From their first appearance in 1974 until 2014, Gachapin was voiced by Kuniko Amamiya and Mukku was voiced by Shigeharu Matsuda. Owing to the age of both actors, both roles were recast in April 2014 with actors whose identities have not been disclosed.[3]
In other media
[edit]- Gachapin appears in the music video for the 2007 song "Read My Mind" by the American rock band The Killers.
- Gachapin and Mukku appear in the 2024 video game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, as part of the "Dondoko Island" minigame.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ガチャピンさんもTwitter開始". ITmedia (in Japanese). July 3, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "孫社長、フォロワー100万人突破 日本一に". ITmedia (in Japanese). April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "ガチャピンとムックがいつのまにか「声変わり」していた事情". News Post Seven (in Japanese). August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Van Allen, Eric (January 4, 2024). "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth gets a lush island living sim with Dondoko Island". Destructoid. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
See also
[edit]- Gachapin and Mukku at the Japanese Wikipedia (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)