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Gachapin and Mukku
Gachapin (left) and Mukku (right)
First appearanceHirake! Ponkikki [jp] (1973)
In-universe information
SpeciesDinosaur (Gachapin)
Yeti (Mukku)
GenderMale

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 [jp], and have subsequently appeared in a wide variety of other media.

Character descriptions

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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

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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

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From their first appearance in 1974 until 2014, Gachapin was voiced by Kuniko Amamiya [ja] and Mukku was voiced by Shigeharu Matsuda [ja]. 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

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References

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  1. ^ "ガチャピンさんもTwitter開始". ITmedia [ja] (in Japanese). July 3, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "孫社長、フォロワー100万人突破 日本一に". ITmedia [ja] (in Japanese). April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "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 [ja] (in Japanese). August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ 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

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