Keroro Land
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Keroro Land is a spin-off magazine of the popular manga and anime series Sgt. Frog
. The first characters originating from Keroro Land, the Shurara Corps
, have appeared in the anime.
. The magazines contain games, previews of future episodes, advertisements for merchandise, and even a section of yonkoma
comics drawn by several well-known dōjinshi
artists. The magazine also contains a section where children can send in drawings of their own Keronian creations and the winning entries are drawn by Mine Yoshizaki
. Although it is unknown what the winning entries were going to be used for, a card game entitled Anokoro Keroro Gunso was created where some of the winning Keronian designs were used as characters. Some of these characters also made it into the Anime series.
The card game is a prequel that revolves around the original Keroro Platoon's first real mission. Keroro, Giroro, Zeroro, Firuru and Zoruru form their own teams and split up to fight for the Keron Star, eventually facing the Black Stars, a team bent on conquering Keron. There were three collections of cards released, each one divided in "seasons".
Sgt. Frog
Sgt. Frog, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was later serialized into a TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth...
. The first characters originating from Keroro Land, the Shurara Corps
Shurara Corps
The is a fictional platoon from the magazine Keroro Land and the anime and manga series Sgt. Frog. Its leader is Shurara.-Information:The Shurara Corps is a platoon of villainious Keronians. Their mission is to study the Keroro Platoon to judge when the time is right to destroy them, and steal the...
, have appeared in the anime.
Story
Keroro Land is a children's magazine that is focused on the anime and manga series Sgt. FrogSgt. Frog
Sgt. Frog, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was later serialized into a TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth...
. The magazines contain games, previews of future episodes, advertisements for merchandise, and even a section of yonkoma
Yonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
comics drawn by several well-known dōjinshi
Dojinshi
is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. The term dōjinshi is derived from and . Dōjinshi are part of a wider...
artists. The magazine also contains a section where children can send in drawings of their own Keronian creations and the winning entries are drawn by Mine Yoshizaki
Mine Yoshizaki
is a Japanese manga creator who first started his career by making dōjinshi based on video games. Yoshizaki also worked as an assistant to manga artist Katsu Aki...
. Although it is unknown what the winning entries were going to be used for, a card game entitled Anokoro Keroro Gunso was created where some of the winning Keronian designs were used as characters. Some of these characters also made it into the Anime series.
The card game is a prequel that revolves around the original Keroro Platoon's first real mission. Keroro, Giroro, Zeroro, Firuru and Zoruru form their own teams and split up to fight for the Keron Star, eventually facing the Black Stars, a team bent on conquering Keron. There were three collections of cards released, each one divided in "seasons".
1st season
- Keroro: The main character of the series. His helmet is gray and his yellow star has red traces. Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his primary vehicle is the AKR-SP, a hover bike.
- Team Keroro / Keroro and Happy Friends
- Toriri: An owl-like Keronian.
- Saruru: A monkey-like Keronian.
- Nuii: A Nuii doll brought to life by Kururu. Different from the Nuii who appeared in the anime.
- Inunu: A dog-like Keronian.
- Team Keroro / Keroro and Happy Friends
- Giroro: Second in command of the Keroro Platoon. He wears a red jungle camo helmet and lacks his scar and weapon belt. His skull symbol is also on his stomach. Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his vehicle is the Type G66, a small red tank.
- Team Giroro / T.A.S.T.
- Aruru: A nurse Keronian.
- Mukaka: A short-tempured Keronian.
- Hanana: A flower Keronian.
- Eruru: A designer of the Keronian army.
- Team Giroro / T.A.S.T.
- Zeroro: Dororo during his assassin status. Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his form of transportation is the Falcon, a glider in the form of a shuriken.
- Team Zeroro / Team Assassin
- Tsunene: A fox-like Keronian.
- Tanunu: A Tanuki like Keronian.
- Rirara: A Keronian kunoichi.
- Fuwawa:
- Team Zeroro / Team Assassin
- Zoruru: Zeroro's unknown rival.
- Team Zoruru
- Goruru: A golem Keronian.
- Zarara: A sand granite Keronian.
- Dokuku: Future member of the Shurara Corps.
- Mokuku: A Keronian made of gas
- Team Zoruru
- Firuru: A soccer-loving Keronian with a bandanna and a band-aid on his nose.
- Team Firuru / Sporty
- Piroro: A red and black Keronian clown.
- Metoto: A dark blue Football-loving Keronian
- Besusu: A gray Baseball-loving Keronian
- Pokaka: A light brown Keronian boxer
- Team Firuru / Sporty
- 556: A human-looking alien wearing a futuristic helmet, a torn school uniform and a metallic sword, resembling a gang member.
- Team 556 / Metal Souls
- Lavie: 556's sister. No different from her future self.
- Mahaha: A black Keronian with a hover bike.
- Putata: A yellow Keronian painter. Future Shurara Corps member.
- Gitata: A yellow Keronian guitarist.
- Team 556 / Metal Souls
- Madodo: A mad scientist. Creator of the Robobo robots.
- Team Madodo / Mad Mechanics
- Robobo M: A Robobo with magnets for hands and feet.
- Robobo E: A Robobo with electric outlets for hands and feet. It has to be recharged and uses a lot of energy.
- Robobo D: A Robobo with drills for hands and feet.
- Robobo P: A Robobo with propellers for hands and feet.
- Team Madodo / Mad Mechanics
- Metata: A Keronian cyborg. Starting in the second season, he uses a hover board called Ω. He's the leader of the villainous group Blac Stars. When out of battle, initially they all wear white clothes covering their entire body, with a black star emblem on their chest.
- Black Stars
- Chanana: A Keronian resembling a chinese vampire.
- Kabubu: A kabukiKabukiis classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
Keronian. - Myouu A Keronian monk.
2nd season
- Keroro: Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his primary vehicle is the AKR-SP, a hover bike.
- Giroro: Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his vehicle is the Type G66, a small red tank.
- Zeroro: Starting in the "second season", the second batch of cards, his form of transportation is the Falcon, a glider in the form of a shuriken.
- Metata: Starting in the second season, he uses a hover board called Ω.
- Black Stars
- Mahaha: A red hover biker. Initially 556's ally, but eventually reveals his true identity and appearance (his name changes to a Kanji spelling and his color to red) and joins the Black Stars.
3rd season
- Corporal Garuru: Keronian army member.
- Major Kururu: A young Keronian, but already a high ranking officer. Built a living Nuii doll.
- Tamama: A young Keronian who still hadn't joined the army. He had a light blue cap.
- Metata: Starting in the second season, he uses a hover board called Ω.
- Black Stars
- Mahaha: A red hover biker. Initially 556's ally, but eventually reveals his true identity and appearance (his name changes to a Kanji spelling and his color to red) and joins the Black Stars.
- Kagege: Another Keronian assassin, leading a team of monsters.
- Kagege Platoon
- Mekeke: A Keronian puppeteer able to control other Keronians.
- Yukiki: A snowman Keronian.
- Ushishi: A tribal Keronian with horns.
- Takoko: An octopus Keronian.
List of Keroro Land Keronians
The Following is a list of every Keronian featured in Keroro Land. Some went on to appear in the Keroro anime. But the arrest of the Keronians will never appeared in any official story or manga. Each Keroro Land volume has 3 new featured Keronians, but sometimes 4 in each.- Winter Edition
- Saruru: A monkey Keronian. Appears in Anokoro Keroro Gunso.
- Aruru: A blue Keronian nurse. Appears in Anokoro Keroro Gunso.
- Gururu: A Keronian sheriff.
- Summer Edition
- Geruru: A liquid Keronian. Renamed to Giruru, appears in the Keroro anime episodes 159, 169 and 177.
- Hanana: A flower loving Keronian. She has pink skin and her tail resembles a leaf.
- Robobo: A robotic Keronian. Appeared in the anime, episode 185, and several variations were in Anokoro Keroro Gunso.
- Volume 1
- Gororo: An electric oni Keronian.
- Eruru: A designer of the Keronian army.
- Goruru: A golem Keronian.
- Volume 2
- Merara: A Keronian with fire powers. Red with a black eyepatch.
- Dokuku: A gas Keronian. Appeared in episodes 159 and 177 of the anime as Giruru's brother.
- Rirara: A Keronian kunoichi.
- Volume 3
- Metata: A Keronian cyborg. Main antagonist in Anokoro Keroro Gunso.
- Samama: A Keronian Natsumi. Her mark is a stylized yellow "N".
- Oyoyo: A Keronian swimmer.
- Volume 4
- Nyonyo: A Keronian Nyororo. An experiment of the Keronian army.
- Piroro: A Keronian clown.
- Nuii: A doll Keronian. Appeared in episodes 159 and 188 of the anime.
- Volume 5
- Firuru: A Keronian soccer player.
- Putata: A Keronian crazy artist. Appeared in episodes 159 and 161 of the anime.
- Toriri: An owl Keronian.
- Volume 6
- Gitata: A Keronian guitarist.
- Mahaha: A Keronian hover biker.
- Mukaka: A young and short tempered Keronian.
- Volume 7
- Foruru: A Keronian cyborg with a human appearance. His story is based on Kamen RiderKamen Rider, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
. - Shisusu: A female Keronian witch. Foruru's helper.
- Shurara: A Keronian knight. Appeared in episodes 159, 202 and 203 of the Keroro anime.
- Foruru: A Keronian cyborg with a human appearance. His story is based on Kamen Rider
- Volume 8
- Gyororo: A Keronian with multiple eyes around his body. Appeared in episodes 159, 161 and 188.
- Purara: A Venus Flytrap Keronian.
- Kuwawa: A Keronian insect collector.
- Volume 9
- Farara: A Keronian mummy.
- Chanana: A Keronian Jiang Shi.
- Kagege: A Keronian assassin with shadow techniques. Appeared in episodes 159 and 202 of the Keroro anime.
- Volume 10
- Ushishi: A tribal Keronian.
- Ripopo: A Keronian reporter who invades people's privacy.
- Joriri: A Keronian vagabond. Debuted in episode 162 of the anime, becoming a recurring character.
- Volume 11
- Mekeke: A puppeteer Keronian. Appeared in episode 159 and 161 of the anime.
- Yukiki: A snowman Keronian. Appeared in episode 202 of the anime.
- Pamumu: A panda Keronian. Has inverted skin colors compared to a standard Keronian.
- Volume 12
- Kanene: A yellow Keronian who gives coins.
- Myouu: A Keronian monk.
- Kabubu: A KabukiKabukiis classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
practitioner Keronian.
- Volume 13
- Utata: A Keronian guitarist with tropical clothes.
- Takoko: An OctopusOctopusThe octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms, and like other cephalopods they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms...
Keronian. - Patete: A Keronian cooker.
- Volume 14
- Rifufu: Original name was Hapapa. A green Keronian with a large leaf on his head.
- Forere: Original name was Moriri. An all green Keronian surrounded with shrubbery.
- Pegigi: A sky blue Keronian with yellow beak and a blue hat.
- Volume 15
- Furara: A Keronian based on Frankenstein's monsterFrankenstein's monsterFrankenstein's monster is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. The creature is often erroneously referred to as "Frankenstein", but in the novel the creature has no name...
. - Yobobo: An old man Keronian with a large mustache and eyebrows.
- Kyurara: A vampireVampireVampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
bat Keronian.
- Furara: A Keronian based on Frankenstein's monster
- Volume 16
- Nababa: A banana collector Keronian.
- Kariri: A curry loving Keronian.
- Rajiji: A Keronian genie.
- Volume 17
- Nyugaga: A white and blue mutant Keronian.
- Monono: Original name was Kuroro. A monochromatic Keronian.
- Yotsutsu: A green and yellow Keronian with what resemble four-leaf cloverFour-leaf cloverThe four-leaf clover is an uncommon variation of the common, three-leaved clover. According to tradition, such leaves bring good luck to their finders, especially if found accidentally...
leaves on its head.
- Volume 18
- Desusu: A dark blue Keronian with a white hat and the Japanese hiraganaHiraganais a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
as its symbol. - Hikaka: A flame Keronian.
- Bororo: A light-tan tattered Keronian. The name comes from , meaning worn-out.
- Desusu: A dark blue Keronian with a white hat and the Japanese hiragana
- Volume 19
- Kunono: A green kunoichiKunoichiis the term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu .-Etymology:The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for ; said in the order they are written: ku - no - ichi...
Keronian. - Beriri: A red, berry-themed Keronian. She has strawberries on her head.
- Supapa: A dark blue superhero Keronian with a red cape and red boots.
- Kunono: A green kunoichi
- Volume 20
- Torara: A tiger Keronian.
- Jizozo: A jizou statue Keronian.
- Kyububu: A cubic Keronian.
- Volume 21
- Maii: A blue, snail Keronian.
- Patsutsu: A green Keronian that wears underwear.
- Ididi: An Indian Keronian.
- Volume 22
- Warara: A red geishaGeisha, Geiko or Geigi are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.-Terms:...
Keronian . - Myujiji: A maestro Keronian.
- Tonana: A brave Keronian with a sword and shield.
- Warara: A red geisha
- Volume 23
- Urara: A Keronian foreseer.
- Poriri: A Keronian policeman.
- Hiroro: Originally named Kameme. A Keronian masked super hero.
- Volume 24
- Pekeke: A lazy Keronian student.
- Herara: A Keronian gladiator.
- Sejuju: A Keronian mystic.
- Volume 25
- Barara: A rose Keronian.
- Shihaha: A Keronian that resembles JasonJasonJason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
. - Shimama: Spelled as シママ, a yellow-black sharp cat Keronian.
- Volume 27
- Uroro & Rokoko: A pair of twin Keronian mermaids.
- Churiri: A Keronian that resembles Chun-LiChun-Liis a video game character produced by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II, she has since appeared as a player character in nearly all subsequent games....
. - Gachacha: A capsule toy Keronian.
- Volume 29
- Mekuku: A make-up Keronian.
- Kabobo: A pumpkin-headed Keronian.
- Chibibi: A team of tiny Keronians.
- Volume 30
- Ameme: A pink candy Keronian.
- Edodo: An evil Keronian that resembles Keroro.
- Juee: A jewelry Keronian.
- Volume 31
- Chakuku: A zipper Keronian.
- Harere: A yellow wispy Keronian.
- Rububu: A Keronian with a head that resembles a Rubik's CubeRubik's CubeRubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that...
.
- Volume 32
- Enunu and Esusu: A pair of twin magnet Keronians.
- Kopopo: A boombox Keronian.
- Hevivi: A blue-armored Keronian.
- Volume 33
- Shisasa: A red-browed Shishi-like Keronian.
- Shishishi: A blue-browed Shishi-like Keronian.
- Shogigi: A shogi Keronian.
- Tsurara: A Keronian Yuki-OnnaYuki-onnais a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore. She is a popular figure in Japanese literature, manga, and animation. Yuki-onna is sometimes confused with Yama-uba , but they are not the same.-Appearance:...
.
- Volume 34
- Komama: A top Keronian.
- Shimama: Spelled as しまま, an island Keronian.
- Sumimi: A black ink Keronian.
- Volume 35
- Amimi: A yarn Keronian.
- Wiruru: A virus Keronian.
- Munn: A moon Keronian.
- Volume 36
- Keii: A female Keronian robot.
- Anono:
- Pekeke: