Tapioka-Kun (Japanese: タピオカくん) is a character in Kamiwaza Wanda and a main character aside from the protagonist Natadene-Kun in 'Natadecoco Panic' which is a cartoon within the Kamiwaza Wanda anime series.
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Appearance[]
Tapioka-Kun is a pastel-green sphere-shaped boy (Possibly based on a white tapioka pearl) with black eyes and thick, black eyebrows. He wears dark-blue gloves and indigo shoes.
Personality[]
Tapioka-Kun is a brave, happy character in 'Natadecoco Panic'. Sometimes, Tapioka-Kun might get a bit speechless when his best friend Natadene-Kun worries and panics.
Relationships[]
- Natadene-Kun (best friend)
- Princess Pannakotta (the one Tapioka-Kun had to rescue)
- King Dorian (enemy)
- Turbomin (the Promin who watches Tapioka-Kun on television)
In the series[]
Kamiwaza Wanda[]
Tapioka-Kun made his debut in beginning of episode 11 when he came up to see Natadene-Kun and warned him. That caused Natadene-Kun to get worried and panic, making Tapioka-Kun speechless.
Along with Natadene-Kun, Tapioka-Kun was seen on Turbomin's television in episode 13.
In episode 17, Tapioka-Kun teamed up with his best friend Natadene-Kun in order to rescue Princess Pannakotta from the evil King Dorian. However, Natedene-Kun made an attempt to fight King Dorian, in a comedic way, before Tapioka-Kun managed to do so.
Trivia[]
- Tapioka-Kun is loosely based on Mario who is the main titular protagonist in Nintendo's 'Super Mario' franchise.
- Tapioka-Kun bears a resemblance to Pac-Man who the titular protagonist from a best-selling Namco franchise of the same name.
- Tapioka-Kun is one of the characters in the 'Natedecoco Panic' cartoon.
- Tapioka-Kun's name is a corruption of 'tapioca' which is a Latin American starch extracted from the storage roots of a cassava plant.
- Tapioka-Kun also takes the basis of a white tapioca pearl in which they and black tapioca pearls are essential ingredients for bubble tea, a drink originated from China's Taiwan area.