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| voiced by = {{voice actor|jp|Takehito Koyasu}}, {{voice actor|xf|Chuck Huber}}, {{voice actor|xa|Michael Pizzuto}},{{voice actor|es|Juan Martín Goirizelaia}}, {{voice actor|hk|Martin Lui}}, {{voice actor|hk|Kevin So}} (Season 5 & 7)
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| voiced by = {{voice actor|jp|Takehito Koyasu}}, {{voice actor|xf|Chuck Huber}}, {{voice actor|xa|Michael Pizzuto}},{{voice actor|es|Juan Martín Goirizelaia}}, {{voice actor|hk|Martin Lui}}, {{voice actor|hk|Kevin So}} (Season 5 & 7), {{voice actor|it|Daniele Demma}}
 
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| alias = "Kululu"<br> Yellow Devil
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| species = [[Keronian]]
  
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| occupation = [[Keron Army]] soldier (Sergeant Major)
  
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|age = Over 6000<ref name=":0">''K-File: The Official Guidebook''</ref> }}{{nihongo prop|'''Kururu'''|クルル}}, or '''Kululu''', is a main character in the anime and manga series [[Keroro Gunso]]. He is a
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{{nihongo prop|'''Kururu'''|クルル}}, or '''Kululu''', is a {{nihongo|'''Sergeant Major'''|曹長|souchou}}{{rank}} and the Strategy and Communications Staff Officer of the [[Keroro Platoon]] in the series ''[[Keroro Gunso]]''.
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{{nihongo|'''Sergeant Major'''|曹長|souchou}}
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{{rank}} and the Strategy and Communications Staff Officer of the [[Keroro Platoon]].
   
 
Kururu's name has been romanized as 'Kululu' in the English manga as of the eleventh volume. Furthermore, all of the books previous to this have been republished with the name replacement. In the manga Kururu stated that Kululu is his stage name.
  
Kururu's name has been romanized as 'Kululu' in the English manga as of the eleventh volume. Furthermore, all of the books previous to this have been republished with the name replacement. In the manga Kururu stated that Kululu is his stage name.
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[[File:Kururu_dancing.gif|thumb|Kururu dancing]] 
  
   
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==Character==
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=== Appearance ===
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Kururu is a yellow adult Keronian with a small yellow spiral symbol on his orange cap and a red spiral on his chest. His headphones are a multipurpose gadget and have been seen performing a multitude of tasks. He wears white glasses with spirals on them. His eyes have never been seen, but it's likely that his eyes are green, as when he's in his dragon form and when he's in various [[Pekoponian Suit|Pekoponian costumes]], his eyes are an olive-green. When his glasses are taken off his eyes resembles a kissyface emoticon, or a 3. <ref>{{Manga|3|22}}</ref>
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Although he is ranked higher than [[Keroro]], Kururu is not the leader of the [[Keroro Platoon]] due to his unpleasant and unnerving demeanor, which has given him the nickname of 'Yellow Devil'. He is mostly known as a sadist and egoist. His blood type is AB, which fits his [[wikipedia:Japanese blood type theory of personality|personality]]. His name comes from the Japanese word for the phrase "round and round," {{nihongo|'''kurukuru'''|クルクル}}, referring to the spirals seen on his glasses.[[File:180px-Keroballmisc.jpg|thumb|Kururu holding the Kero Ball|left]][[File:Kururu hack 78.jpg|thumb|left|Kururu hacks]]
  
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Kururu is the brains of the Keroro Platoon, officially in charge of intelligence and planning. He is the partner of [[Mutsumi Saburo]], with whom it seems that he genuinely gets along with, perhaps because Saburo is non-judgemental and does not pry.
  
   
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[[File:Kururublue.jpg|thumb|Kururu before turning yellow|left]]
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Despite appearing to care for the select people he likes, the man is extremely mischievous and enigmatic, almost to the point where some people might call him a mad scientist (though really, "mad engineer" may be a more fitting title; it's essentially what Kululu is).
 
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When Kururu was a young child, he was originally blue, but was then dyed yellow after falling into a huge plate of curry created by the Kero Ball. When he was blue, he seemed ''normal'' though admittedly a little off, but it seems like something changed when he drowned in the curry. He seemed to develop a much darker personality and the constant shadow over his face.<ref>[[Chibi Kero: Secret of the Kero Ball!?]]</ref>
   
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His afro was first seen dark orange but later, and more often, is seen as purple.
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He was once ranked Major in the army as an intelligence officer, but was demoted for causing trouble for the 'higher-ups'.<ref>{{manga|10|182|The Last Battle: Keroro Platoon's 24 Hours--Part Two|138}}</ref>
  
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[[File:Kururu symbol.svg|right|thumb|100px|Spiral, Kururu's symbol]]
   
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== Character ==
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<nowiki> </nowiki>Generally, people seem to dislike him; most of the characters see him as a depressing jerk and in the series, action figures of him tend to sell very poorly on [[Keron]] (much to Kululu's displeasure).
 
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Although he is ranked higher than [[Keroro]], Kururu is not the leader of the [[Keroro Platoon]] due to his unpleasant and unnerving demeanor, which has given him the nickname of 'Yellow Devil'. He is mostly known as a sadist and egoist. His blood type is AB, which fits his [[wikipedia:Japanese blood type theory of personality|personality]].
   
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According to annotations in Mine's concept art about his younger self, during childhood, Kururu was seen as a well behaved and loving child. However, even at this point, he had an ominous grin that showed his eventual nature. It was after an incident where he absorbed hot curry spice into his body his personality became outwardly twisted and his genius intellect reached an even higher level, attracting attention of the [[Keron Army]].
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Being the least emotional of the Keroro Platoon, he is almost never seen being moved to tears or smiling during any events, though there have been a few times where he is shown to be upset or especially happy. He rarely gets panicky, though again, there have been a few times where he gets worried.
 
   
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=== Personality ===
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It is apparent throughout the series that the way he responds to things and how he acts is carefully controlled. He seems to want to keep up his appearance of being heartless and uncaring. When the Soul Diver is used on Kululu, it is shown that he controls even his thoughts this way, as things are organized and even ''labeled''.
  
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Kururu's personality is complex. Going by the differences in the way he conducts himself when speaking to others and the way he speaks in his own head or when he's alone, it seems like his way of being so creepy and enigmatic may just be a facade to put people off or conceal his thoughts.
   
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Kururu shows a lack of empathy, along with social problems, difficulty making friends and interacting with people, and he is inclined to avoid others. He also seems to have problems with eye contact, posture, and other social gestures, along with a failure to react "appropriately" to various situations. He has restricted interests and seems to get bored easily. He is often seen with a video camera recording events, and is shown to have a massive room of shelves upon shelves upon ''shelves'' full of DVDs with seemingly unnecessary information on them, like random footage of a brook. Kululu is also shown to crave or at times fail to notice pain and he mysteriously enjoys terrible sounds, such as nails on a chalkboard.
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Realistically, however, he is actually a (fairly?) good person who cares for his friends. He just likes practical jokes and often takes them too far.
 
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[[File:Kururu chuckle.gif|left|Ku ku ku ku ku...]]
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Despite these idiosyncrasies, he is a very intelligent man and he is ''full of wisdom''. His place on the platoon is stable, and it has been shown more than once that they can't do very well without him. Sometimes he can be a prankster and cruel. As shown in episode 28b of the anime, he has tortured everyone with his pranks. In episode 49a, he messed up Natsumi's laundry and ripped some pages out of Fuyuki's book.
   
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Despite appearing to care for the select people he likes, Kururu is extremely mischievous and enigmatic, almost to the point where some people might call him a mad scientist. Most of the characters see him as a depressing jerk and in the series, action figures of him tend to sell very poorly on [[Keron]] (much to Kululu's displeasure).
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While many times in the anime and manga Kululu and the other platoon members have talked about perverted things, they don't necessarily condone it and rarely carry anything out (though Kululu has been seen spying on Aki and Natsumi with a camcorder).
  
   
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It is apparent throughout the series that the way he responds to things and how he acts is carefully controlled. He seems to want to keep up his appearance of being heartless and uncaring. When the Soul Diver is used on Kululu, it is shown that he controls even his thoughts this way, as things are organized and even ''labeled''.
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Kururu usually uses Giroro for his experiments, likely for the enjoyment of seeing the corporal get angry.[[File:Kururu chuckle.gif|right|thumb|Ku ku ku ku ku...]]
  
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Kururu's nemesis is Tororo Shinpei, or New Recruit of the Garuru platoon, as seen in Volume 18.
  
   
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He does seem to be self-conscious about his appearance, as he tends to freak out when he's referred to as ugly and unlikable (first encounter with Tororo, turning on the narrator, the new years episodes).
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Kururu loves curry, and seems to be obsessive about it. He is even seen bathing in it, and can withstand even the spiciest curries. He is often seen holding a plate of curry or loudly eating it, although once the narration called it spaghetti.
  
   
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Realistically, however, he is actually a fairly good person who cares for his friends. He just likes practical jokes and often takes them too far.
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Kururu also seems to be a skilled DJ. He is seen in a few episodes using turntables (one time in front of a large crowd).
  
   
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=== Strengths ===
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Along with the other members of the Keroro Platoon, Kururu is afraid of the Butt Firecracker (ケツ爆竹).
  
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[[File:Kururu hack 78.jpg|thumb|left|Kururu hacks]]
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Kururu is the brains of the Keroro Platoon, officially in charge of intelligence and planning.
   
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Kururu also seems to be a skilled DJ. He is seen in a few episodes using turntables (one time in front of a large crowd).
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=== Personality ===
  
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Kururu's personality is complex. Going by the differences in the way he conducts himself when speaking to others and the way he speaks in his own head or when he's alone, it seems like his way of being so creepy and enigmatic may just be a facade to put people off or conceal his thoughts.
 
   
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Kururu loves curry, and seems to be obsessive about it.
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Kululu displays signs of autism, specifically Asperger's syndrome. He shows a lack of empathy, along with social problems, difficulty making friends and interacting with people, and he is inclined to avoid others. He also seems to have problems with eye contact, posture, and other social gestures, along with a failure to react "appropriately" to various situations. He has restricted interests and seems to get bored easily. He is often seen with a video camera recording events, and is shown to have a massive room of shelves upon shelves upon ''shelves'' full of DVDs with unnecessary information on them. He might have sleep problems, as evidenced, and showed a high intelligence starting at a young age. His speech is also sometimes incoherent. Kululu is also shown to crave or at times fail to notice pain and he mysteriously enjoys terrible sounds, such as nails on a chalkboard; self-stimulating things like these are signs of autism. It is possible that Kululu is simply weird, but there is certainly evidence to suggest that he could be affected by Asperger's (or some other autism spectrum disorder).
  
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Despite his idiosyncrasies, he is a ''very'' intelligent man and he is ''full of wisdom''. His place on the platoon is stable, and it has been shown more than once that they can't do very well without him. Sometimes he can be a prankster and cruel. As shown in episode 28b of the anime, he has tortured everyone with his pranks. In episode 49a, he messed up Natsumi's laundry and ripped some pages out of Fuyuki's book. This is how it seems that he gets his kicks.[[file:2010-05-27_14;08.png|thumb|150x150px|Kururu's old anime design.]]
  
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Kururu is a yellow adult Keronian with a small yellow spiral symbol on his orange cap and a red spiral on his chest. His headphones are a multipurpose gadget and have been seen performing a multitude of tasks.
  
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[[File:Kururublue.jpg|thumb|Kururu before turning yellow|left]]
  
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When Kururu was a young child, he was originally blue, but was then dyed yellow after falling into a huge plate of curry created by the Kero Ball. When he was blue, he seemed... ''normal'' though admittedly a little off, but it seems like something changed when he drowned in the curry. He seemed to develop a much darker personality and the constant shadow over his face.<ref>[[Chibi Kero: Secret of the Kero Ball!?]]</ref>
  
   
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=== Weaknesses ===
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His stomach has a red spiral mark on it; a yellow one is also located on his hat. Spirals can also be seen on his glasses. When these glasses are removed in one way or another, Kururu often begins to mumble "glasses, glasses" (''megane, megane'') and starts searching for his glasses. Kululu obviously has very bad eyesight. It's likely that his eyes are green, as when he's in his dragon form and when he's in various Pekoponian suits, his eyes are an olive-green.
  
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Kururu is revealed to be deeply afraid of [[Angol Mois]]' purity, likely due to it making him feel guilty about himself, as shown in episodes 28b and 123. Another weakness is curry and whenever it is around Kururu almost compulsively eats it. He is even seen bathing in it, and can withstand even the spiciest curries. He is often seen holding a plate of curry or loudly eating it.
   
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Along with the other members of the Keroro Platoon, Kururu is afraid of [[Ketsubakuchiku]].
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His afro was first seen dark orange but later, and more often, is seen as purple.
  
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[[File:Kururu symbol.svg|right|thumb|100px|Spiral, Kururu's symbol]]
  
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=== Weaknesses ===
  
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Kururu is revealed to be deeply afraid of Angol Mois' purity, likely due to it making him feel guilty about himself, as shown in episodes 28b and 123. Another weakness is curry and whenever it is around Kururu almost compulsively eats it.
  
   
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== History ==
  
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Kururu's name has been romanized as 'Kululu' in the English manga as of the eleventh volume. Furthermore, all of the books previous to this have been republished with the name replacement. In the manga Kururu stated that Kululu is the side of him that tends to sell very poorly on [[Keron]], being moved to tears or smiling during any events, though at the same time it is him.[[File:Kururuko_.jpg|thumb|Kululu as Kururuko]]
  
   
 
== Costumes and Transformations ==
  
== Costumes and Transformations ==
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[[File:Kururuko_.jpg|thumb|Kululu as Kururuko]]
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;Kururuko
  
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;Kururuko (''クルル子'')
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In some episodes, Kururu dresses in a "disguise" (''drag'') of a magical girl complete with short, orange hair, a uniform, a wand and wings.
 
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In some episodes, Kururu dresses as a magical girl complete with short, orange hair, a uniform, a wand and wings.
   
 
Kururu became Keroro's guide in [[Hinamatsuri]].<ref>{{anime|47}}</ref> He also became a contestant for 623's radio contest, in which he won, by doing confusing math while telling cold jokes.<ref>{{anime|82}}</ref> In another episode, he became a very popular idol under the name ''Kururuko Tsukishima'', and later suddenly quits and disappears right before a big stage performance for the despair of Keroro, who is acting as his manager.<ref>{{anime|199}}</ref>
  
Kururu became Keroro's guide in [[Hinamatsuri]].<ref>{{anime|47}}</ref> He also became a contestant for 623's radio contest, in which he won, by doing confusing math while telling cold jokes.<ref>{{anime|82}}</ref> In another episode, he became a very popular idol under the name ''Kururuko Tsukishima'', and later suddenly quits and disappears right before a big stage performance for the despair of Keroro, who is acting as his manager.<ref>{{anime|199}}</ref>
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;Baby
  
;Baby
 
[[File:Babykururu.jpg|thumb|left|Baby Kururu]]
  
[[File:Babykururu.jpg|thumb|left|Baby Kururu]]
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After turning himself into a baby using his age-altering gun which broke soon after, Kururu was seemingly stuck in this infantile state. This caused much trouble for everyone, the Hinata's take care of him while the platoon look for blueprints. However, when the very affectionate Angol Mois puts him up against the terrifying idea of being raised by someone as pure and innocent as her, he quickly fixed the gun, apparently retaining his genius even as a baby, and turned back to normal.
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After turning himself into a baby using his age-altering gun which broke soon after, Kururu was seemingly stuck in this infantile state. This caused much trouble for everyone. The Hinatas take care of him while the platoon look for blueprints. However, when the very affectionate Angol Mois puts him up against the terrifying idea of being raised by someone as pure and innocent as her, he quickly fixes the gun, apparently retaining his genius even as a baby, and turns back to normal.
   
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;Old Lady
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;Old Lady[[File:Tumblr_m5acjgwlul1r19nibo1_500.png|thumb]]
  
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[[File:Spykururu.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
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[[File:Tumblr_m5acjgwlul1r19nibo1_500.png|thumb]]
 
Kururu disguises himself as a little old lady as a diversion for Fuyuki and Momoka's teacher, [[Yamada|Mr. Yamada]], who unfortunately has to carry Kururu all around the city.<ref>{{anime|63}}</ref>
  
Kururu disguises himself as a little old lady as a diversion for Fuyuki and Momoka's teacher, [[Yamada|Mr. Yamada]], who unfortunately has to carry Kururu all around the city.<ref>{{anime|63}}</ref>
   
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[[File:Spykururu.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
 
;Pekopon suit
  
;Pekopon suit
 
Keroro gives the Keroro Platoon an order to find the wanted criminal #303, Kururu dresses up as cop wearing a brown hat and matching trench coat.
  
Keroro gives the Keroro Platoon an order to find the wanted criminal #303, Kururu dresses up as cop wearing a brown hat and matching trench coat.
   
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;Frankenstein
  
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;Frankenstein's Monster
 
Kururu dons this attire in order to attend a Halloween party in episode 133 of the anime.
  
Kururu dons this attire in order to attend a Halloween party in episode 133 of the anime.
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[[File:Kururu_v16_c135_01.jpg|thumb|118px]]
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When Mutsumi sent [[Fubuki Sakuragasaki]] to face Keroro in an Arcade Game challenge with Earth's fate on the line, he also changed Kururu, who oversaw the match, into this form, which mimics the appearance of low ranking members of the antagonists of [[Arcade Gamer Fubuki]] to hide Kururu's true nature.<ref>{{manga|16|135}}</ref>
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;Dragon Kururu
  
;Dragon Kururu
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[[File:Greenkululu.png|thumb|150px|left|Kururu Dragon with green eyes from episode 356-A]]
  
[[File:Greenkululu.png|thumb|150px|left|Kururu Dragon with green eyes from episode 356-A]]
   
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But as of episode 356-A "Keroro platoon, real Dragon Warriors", his eyes were shown to be a yellow green though the whole episode again, with the back side of his wings being yellow with his body.
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In episode 356-A "Keroro platoon, real Dragon Warriors", his eyes once again were shown to be yellow green, although the backside of his wings were yellow like his body.
   
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;[[Ryusei]]
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== Relationships ==
  
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[[File:KeroroGunsou320avi snapshot 0310 20130328 001933 zps52fe1202.jpg|thumb|150px]]Ryusei is introduced as a singing dancing idol invader, part of ''Operation ''
   
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{{Nihongo|Maru-Otsu|〇乙}}
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; [[Aki Hinata]]
  
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''unit. However, he's actually an android remote controlled by Kururu. Kururu researched tastes of Pekoponian girls and created 5 androids that fit their preferences. Kururu controls Ryusei using the [[Invasion Substitute System]] through a special control room and full body suit hidden inside the Keroro Platoon Headquarters.''
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Kururu seems to have a crush on Aki in the earlier episodes, no doubt its due to her stature and cracking body. He has been caught watching her more then 7 times such when he first came to the show. He even successfully peeped on her while she was butt-naked in the shower, and got a good look of her assets without getting caught. The platoon also tries to use her to make him "love struck" to distract him from his one day as leader in episode 311a. He also created a scale giant robot of Aki ([[AK966]]) and said a lot of things referencing that he admires her. Despite his affections for Hinata, he is not above calling her an "idiot" or pointing out her faults when doing something reckless or foolish, as shown when she let her giant robot get out of control. He seems to think that she is sexy, though it seems unlikely that he actually loves her.
 
   
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[[File:Kururu_01.jpg|thumb|120px]]
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[[Mutsumi Saburo|'''Mutsumi Saburo''']]
  
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;[[Keroro_Platoon_Girl_Type#Kururu_Girl_Type|Friend Kururu]]
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Also known as Kururu Girl Type, and she also calls herself Kururuko. The female human form taken by Kururu due to the effects of a mysterious substance known as Sandstar in a collaboration with the original Kemono Friends mobile game. In this form, Kururu has bright yellow eyes. Aside from physical appearance, voice and personality also change. Her voice actress is [[Emi Uwagawa]]. She's the closest to her standard self compared to the other platoon members, speaking in the same way and mostly acting the same. However, she's more peppy than usual and after joining the player's party is actually rather friendly with the player character.
   
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Saburo is Kururu's Pekoponian partner on Earth. He is the only one in the whole show who likes Kururu as a friend. They seem to have a lot in common. When Kururu first came to earth, he gave Saburo one of two Reality Pens. Even with their closeness, Kururu prefers to live in his lab rather than with Saburo, but despite this, he was at least shown on one occasion to accompany Saburo on his radio show where he would watch Saburo speak.
 
   
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[[Image:Smiral_Collab_Animate_Girls_Festival_2019_01.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
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;[[Natsumi Hinata]]
  
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Kururu has a healthy fear for Natsumi. He has been abused by her countless times in the past, and even states "Nacchi is scary!" However, he still continues to take pictures and video of her in the bath. He uses these to help out with the platoon's budget. Despite his occasional fear of Natsumi, he is not above helping Keroro in getting revenge on her and is usually the one to invent a device that will humiliate or defeat her.
 
   
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[[Rinono|'''Rinono''']]''' and [[Shupepe]]'''
  
   
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Rinono and Shupepe are Kururu's childhood friends and possible siblings.  
  
   
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===[[Handsome Keroro Gunso Invasion Operation|Handsome Kururu]]===
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[[Keroro|'''Keroro''']]
  
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In the [[Handsome Keroro Gunso Invasion Operation]], a collaboration with the Smiral merchandising label, the Keroro platoon become handsome men due to an invention created by Kururu in order to become popular with girls to obtain more invasion funds.
   
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Being Kururu's leader, Keroro recurrently uses Kururu for the majority of 'important' missions, seeing how he's the specialist in this field. Kururu has been prone to show he works best under orders and influences as he is lazy and unmotivated. It's common to see Keroro devising a plan with Kururu throughout the series. Together, they make a good team. However, when inventing something for Keroro, it is occasionally designed to backfire, go out of control or torment his fellow Platoon members simply for Kururu's own amusement.
 
   
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Giroro does not seem to really like Kururu due to opposing ideas (brain vs. brawn). Despite this, Kururu loves to use Giroro as a guinea pig for his experiments or simply torment him whenever possible. Later in the series (around the early to mid 100s episodes), he seems to develop a genuine crush on the corporal. He also takes great delight in torturing Giroro whenever ordered to by Keroro during plans that involve taking down Natsumi, and he seems to enjoy seeing Giroro fail pathetically in his relationship with Natsumi. He lowkey flirts with him for the pleasure of seeing Giroro flustered, and because he might really have feelings for Giroro.
 
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Kururu seems to be attracted to Aki in the earlier episodes, due to her stature and cracking body. He constantly watches her while she showers and uses her for many experiments of his, he even created a scale giant robot of Aki ([[AK966]]) and said a lot of things referencing that he admires her. The platoon tried to use her to make him "love struck" to distract him from his one day as leader in episode 311a.
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Despite his affections for Aki, he is not above calling her an "idiot" or pointing out her faults when she does something reckless or foolish, as shown when she lets her giant robot get out of control. He seems to think that she is sexy, though it seems unlikely that he actually loves her.
   
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'''[[Dororo]]'''
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Saburo is Kururu's Pekoponian partner on Earth. He is the only one in the whole show who likes Kururu as a friend, most likely because Saburo is non-judgmental and does not pry into Kururu's business. When Kururu first came to Earth, he gave Saburo one of two [[Reality Pen]]s. Even with their closeness, Kururu prefers to live in his lab rather than with Saburo, but despite this, he was at least shown on one occasion to accompany Saburo on his radio show where he would watch Saburo speak.
   
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Not distinguishing a direct friendship, Dororo and Kururu appear as close acquaintances and good partners. Besides Kururu mostly being instructed by Keroro to make a variety of different technology to help with Dororo's frequent, "Trauma Switches", not much can be mentioned. (ep. 238B and 351A). Kururu also enjoys taunting him and calling him "stubborn" or "annoying" each time he hits his depressing state, seeing how it shows both of their inner weaknesses. (ep. 349A) Like the rest of the Platoon, he regularly forgets about Dororo, but unlike the rest of the team, he barely ever acknowledges Dororo's existence.
  
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Kururu has a healthy fear of Natsumi. He has been abused by her countless times in the past, and even states "Nacchi is scary!" However, he still continues to take pictures and video of her in the bath. He uses these to help out with the platoon's budget. Despite his occasional fear of Natsumi, he is not above helping Keroro in getting revenge on her and is usually the one to invent a device that will humiliate or defeat her. When [[Dasonu Maso]] tried to invade Pekopon, [[MorePeachSummerSnow]] (consisting of Natsumi, [[Koyuki Azumaya]], Mois and [[Momoka Nishizawa]] saved the city by dancing and singing. Unfortunately Kururu taped the whole thing which angered Natsumi.
   
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; '''[[Rinono]] and [[Shupepe]]'''
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[[Tamama|'''Tamama''']]
  
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Rinono and Shupepe are Kururu's childhood friends and older siblings. Before he was dyed yellow, he would walk from school with them.
   
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; '''[[Keroro]]'''
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Kururu views Tamama as an annoyance and "little brat". These two display very little screen-time together. Though Tamama envy's Kururu's strength in hacking, Kururu show's very little interest in Tamama's power. Like the rest of his victims, Kururu enjoys playing pranks on Tamama or using him as a guinea pig and once willingly went out of his way to make a mind controlling notebook that would eventually drive Tamama over the edge.
  
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Being Kururu's leader, Keroro recurrently uses Kururu for the majority of 'important' missions, seeing how he's the specialist in this field. Kururu has been prone to show he works best under orders and influences as he is lazy and unmotivated. It's common to see Keroro devising a plan with Kururu throughout the series. Together, they make a good team. However, when inventing something for Keroro, it is occasionally designed to backfire, go out of control or torment his fellow Platoon members simply for Kururu's own amusement. In episode 170-a he told Keroro of the seventh wonder of [[Kissho Academy]], but deliberately left out that something horrible would happen to anyone that knew of it. Despite Kururu's general mischief, he is aware of Keroro's rank and usually listens to him when he gives a command.
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; '''[[Giroro]]'''
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Giroro does not like Kururu due to opposing ideas (brain vs. brawn). Despite this, Kururu loves to use Giroro as a guinea pig for his experiments or simply torment him whenever possible. Later on in the series, he seems to develop a genuine crush on the corporal. He takes great delight in torturing Giroro whenever ordered to by Keroro during plans that involve taking down Natsumi, and he seems to enjoy seeing Giroro fail pathetically in his relationship with Natsumi. He subtly flirts with him for the pleasure of seeing Giroro flustered.
   
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'''[[Angol Mois]]'''
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; '''[[Dororo]]'''
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Dororo and Kururu appear only as acquaintances. Kururu is usually instructed by Keroro to make a variety of different technology to help with Dororo's frequent, "Trauma Switches" such as in Ep. 238B and 351A. Of his own will, Kururu enjoys taunting him and calling him "stubborn" or "annoying" each time he hits his depressing state, seeing how it shows both of their inner weaknesses. (ep. 349A) Like the rest of the Platoon, he regularly forgets about Dororo, but unlike the rest of the team, he barely ever acknowledges Dororo's existence.
   
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; '''[[Tamama]]'''
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Kururu views Tamama as an annoyance and "little brat".<ref>{{Anime|161}}</ref> Tamama envies Kururu's strength in hacking, but Kururu shows very little interest in Tamama's power. Like the rest of his victims, Kururu enjoys playing pranks on Tamama or using him as a guinea pig and once willingly went out of his way to make a mind controlling notebook that would eventually drive Tamama over the edge.
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; '''[[Angol Mois]]'''
 
Kururu and Angol Mois do not usually interact but when they do, it is quite clear that Kururu cannot stand her as she comes off as a shining and innocent soul which contrasts with his own dark and selfish personality, making him feel exposed. He also despises the fact that she is immune to his psychological mind tricks.
  
Kururu and Angol Mois do not usually interact but when they do, it is quite clear that Kururu cannot stand her as she comes off as a shining and innocent soul which contrasts with his own dark and selfish personality, making him feel exposed. He also despises the fact that she is immune to his psychological mind tricks.
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; '''[[Tororo]]'''
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Tororo is Kururu's self-proclaimed nemesis on the [[Garuru Platoon]]. Tororo always tries to one up Kururu, but Kururu only sees Tororo as a nuisance and Tororo is easily defeated by him.
   
 
== Etymology ==
  
== Etymology ==
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Kururu's name comes from the Japanese word for the
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Kururu's name comes from the Japanese word 'kurukuru', meaning "round and round",  explaining why his resonance goes "round and round" since he says "kurukuru"[[File:Kururu_wo_glasses.png|thumb|Kururu w/o glasses? or it could just be an animation effect. He was being dragged away very quickly and this is him right when he was pulled.]]
  
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==Trivia==
  
   
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{{nihongo|'''kurukuru'''|クルクル}}
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*Kururu has a habit of eating watermelon very quickly and loudly (obviously to annoy everyone around him).<ref>{{anime|116|A}}</ref>
  
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meaning "round and round," , referring to the spirals seen on his glasses and explaining why his resonance goes "round and round".
   
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His name may also come from the incurable brain disease named ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease) Kuru]''. The term "kuru" derives from the Fore word "kuria/guria", 'to shake' a reference to the body tremors that are a classic symptom of the disease; it is also known among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea as the "laughing sickness" due to the pathologic bursts of laughter people would display when afflicted with the disease. This may also refer to Kururu's insane 'Kukuku~' laugh.
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*Whenever he becomes dizzy the spirals on his glasses start to spin round and round (kuru kuru).
  
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*Kururu's actual eye color has not yet been seen or revealed.
  
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*Although the younger Kururu is shown with a pacifier most of the time, Mine's concept art for him includes a comment saying that he's only a little younger than Chiroro and Karara.
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*Kururu has cried very few times. He once cried in episode 313-b after seeing his mother scold him, episode 236-b after Mois took off his glasses and squirting orange juice into his eyes, episode 345-b due to the effects of the [[Brei-Cola]], and in episode 139-b when he was infected with the Lavie virus.
  
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*Kururu has a habit of eating watermelon very quickly and loudly.<ref>{{anime|116|A}}</ref>
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*Kururu is a natural prankster and loves to see people in states of discomfort or distress. In episode 170-a he told Keroro of the seventh wonder of the Kishou Academy, but deliberately left out that something horrible would happen to anyone that knew of it.
  
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*He was once ranked Major in the army as an intelligence officer, but was demoted for causing trouble for the 'higher-ups'.<ref>{{manga|10|182|The Last Battle: Keroro Platoon's 24 Hours--Part Two|138}}</ref>
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*His desk in the control room includes a set of turntables and he has been known to DJ with them on occasion.[[File:Kururu_screen_cap_with_no_eyes_by_snapesoulmate-d3k0xh3.jpg|thumb|kururu with no eyes?!: animatior error alert!!!!!]]
  
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*Kururu has cried very few times in the series:
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*In Volume 3: Chapter 22, page 16 one of his eyes are shown, sans glasses, but instead of an eye it resembles a kissyface emoticon, or a 3.
  
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** In episode 313-b he cried after seeing his mother scold him.
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*Kururu calls himself "Ore" or "Ore sama" in the anime, denoting that he places himself higher than the rest of the platoon. 'Ore' is an arrogant way to address oneself, and adding 'Sama' to the end of it makes it even more presumptuous.
  
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** In episode 236-b after Mois took off his glasses and squirted orange juice into his eyes.
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*Kululu ends his sentences with "daze", a masculine sentence-final particle.
  
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**In episode 345-b due to the effects of the [[Brei-Cola]]
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** In episode 139-b when he was infected with the [[Lavie]] virus.
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*Kururu calls himself "Ore" or "Ore sama" in the anime (like [[Giroro]]), denoting that he places himself higher than the rest of the platoon. 'Ore' is an arrogant and masculine way to address oneself, and adding 'Sama' to the end of it makes it even more presumptuous.
 
*He can play the recorder.
  
*He can play the recorder.
 
*There have been a few occasions where his trademark "ku-ku-ku' laugh has been replaced with 'Shishishi'.
  
*There have been a few occasions where his trademark "ku-ku-ku' laugh has been replaced with 'Shishishi'.
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*Kururu sometimes says "Thank you" in English.
  
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*Kururu is sometimes perverted.
  
 
*Despite the fact that most of his [[:Category:Kururu's inventions|inventions]] are shown are to be defects, Kururu himself states that he creates his inventions to think above their original program. <ref>{{Manga|12|98|Strictly Forbidden: A Hard-Boiled Ban!}} </ref>
  
*Despite the fact that most of his [[:Category:Kururu's inventions|inventions]] are shown are to be defects, Kururu himself states that he creates his inventions to think above their original program. <ref>{{Manga|12|98|Strictly Forbidden: A Hard-Boiled Ban!}} </ref>
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*Karara once loved Kururu in episode 77.
  
 
*Kururu listens to songs by [[Wikipedia:The Idolmaster|The Idol Master]] and he even has a CD.<ref>[[Keroro RPG]]</ref>
  
*Kururu listens to songs by [[Wikipedia:The Idolmaster|The Idol Master]] and he even has a CD.<ref>[[Keroro RPG]]</ref>
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*When [[Dasonu Maso]] tried to invade Pekopon, Natsumi, Koyuki, Mois and Momoka ([[MorePeachSummerSnow]])] saved the city by dancing and singing. Unfortunately Kururu taped the whole thing which angered Natsumi.
  
 
*In episode 159b, [[Shurara]] called Kururu as "the man who makes the impossible possible". This is an actor allusion to [[w:c:gundam:Mu La Flaga|Mu La Flaga]] from ''[[w:c:gundam:Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'', whom shared the same voice actor with Kururu, [[Takehito Koyasu]].
  
*In episode 159b, [[Shurara]] called Kururu as "the man who makes the impossible possible". This is an actor allusion to [[w:c:gundam:Mu La Flaga|Mu La Flaga]] from ''[[w:c:gundam:Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'', whom shared the same voice actor with Kururu, [[Takehito Koyasu]].
 
*In the dubbed version of the "Lost in Transportation" episode, Kururu takes a "What kind of muppet are you?" quiz and discovers he is Miss Piggy.
  
*In the dubbed version of the "Lost in Transportation" episode, Kururu takes a "What kind of muppet are you?" quiz and discovers he is Miss Piggy.
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*Kururuko's stage name, ''Kururuko Tsukishima'', is a reference to [[wikipedia:Kirarin Revolution#Main characters|Kirari Tsukishima]] from [[wikipedia:Kirarin Revolution|Kirarin Revolution]], an anime about a magical girl who wishes to become an idol much like Kururuko does in the episode.
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*Kururu's voice actor, [[Takehito Koyasu]], also voices [[wikipedia:Dio_Brando|Dio Brando]] from the 2012 anime adaptation of [[wikipedia:JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]], based on the 1987 manga of the same name.
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*A common running gag in the series is where Kururu sometimes shouts "Pochito! (ポチト！), which literally means "I press this", whenever he presses a button.
   
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==See Also==
 
* [[:Category:Kururu's inventions|Kururu's inventions]]
  
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Kururu

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First appearance Keroro Gunso Volume 2 Encounter 20: A Fourth Visitor
Keroro Gunso Episode 9-A
Keroro File 005
Voiced by Takehito Koyasu (Japanese)
Chuck Huber (Funimation)
Michael Pizzuto (Animax)
Juan Martín Goirizelaia (Spain)
Martin Lui (Hong Kong)
Kevin So (Hong Kong) (Season 5 & 7)
Daniele Demma (Italy)
Profile
Wordplay name 966
Aliases "Kululu"
Yellow Devil
Age Over 6000[1]
Gender Male
Species / Type Keronian
Occupation Keron Army soldier (Sergeant Major)
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Kururu (クルル), or Kululu, is a main character in the anime and manga series Keroro Gunso. He is a

Sergeant Major (曹長 souchou) [RANKS] and the Strategy and Communications Staff Officer of the Keroro Platoon.

Kururu's name has been romanized as 'Kululu' in the English manga as of the eleventh volume. Furthermore, all of the books previous to this have been republished with the name replacement. In the manga Kururu stated that Kululu is his stage name.

Appearance

Kururu is a yellow adult Keronian with a small yellow spiral symbol on his orange cap and a red spiral on his chest. His headphones are a multipurpose gadget and have been seen performing a multitude of tasks. He wears white glasses with spirals on them. His eyes have never been seen, but it's likely that his eyes are green, as when he's in his dragon form and when he's in various Pekoponian costumes, his eyes are an olive-green. When his glasses are taken off his eyes resembles a kissyface emoticon, or a 3. [2]

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Kururu before turning yellow

When Kururu was a young child, he was originally blue, but was then dyed yellow after falling into a huge plate of curry created by the Kero Ball. When he was blue, he seemed normal though admittedly a little off, but it seems like something changed when he drowned in the curry. He seemed to develop a much darker personality and the constant shadow over his face.[3]

His afro was first seen dark orange but later, and more often, is seen as purple.

Kururu symbol

Spiral, Kururu's symbol

Character

Although he is ranked higher than Keroro, Kururu is not the leader of the Keroro Platoon due to his unpleasant and unnerving demeanor, which has given him the nickname of 'Yellow Devil'. He is mostly known as a sadist and egoist. His blood type is AB, which fits his personality.

According to annotations in Mine's concept art about his younger self, during childhood, Kururu was seen as a well behaved and loving child. However, even at this point, he had an ominous grin that showed his eventual nature. It was after an incident where he absorbed hot curry spice into his body his personality became outwardly twisted and his genius intellect reached an even higher level, attracting attention of the Keron Army.

Personality

Kururu's personality is complex. Going by the differences in the way he conducts himself when speaking to others and the way he speaks in his own head or when he's alone, it seems like his way of being so creepy and enigmatic may just be a facade to put people off or conceal his thoughts.

Kururu shows a lack of empathy, along with social problems, difficulty making friends and interacting with people, and he is inclined to avoid others. He also seems to have problems with eye contact, posture, and other social gestures, along with a failure to react "appropriately" to various situations. He has restricted interests and seems to get bored easily. He is often seen with a video camera recording events, and is shown to have a massive room of shelves upon shelves upon shelves full of DVDs with seemingly unnecessary information on them, like random footage of a brook. Kululu is also shown to crave or at times fail to notice pain and he mysteriously enjoys terrible sounds, such as nails on a chalkboard.

Ku ku ku ku ku...

Despite these idiosyncrasies, he is a very intelligent man and he is full of wisdom. His place on the platoon is stable, and it has been shown more than once that they can't do very well without him. Sometimes he can be a prankster and cruel. As shown in episode 28b of the anime, he has tortured everyone with his pranks. In episode 49a, he messed up Natsumi's laundry and ripped some pages out of Fuyuki's book.

Despite appearing to care for the select people he likes, Kururu is extremely mischievous and enigmatic, almost to the point where some people might call him a mad scientist. Most of the characters see him as a depressing jerk and in the series, action figures of him tend to sell very poorly on Keron (much to Kululu's displeasure).

It is apparent throughout the series that the way he responds to things and how he acts is carefully controlled. He seems to want to keep up his appearance of being heartless and uncaring. When the Soul Diver is used on Kululu, it is shown that he controls even his thoughts this way, as things are organized and even labeled.

He does seem to be self-conscious about his appearance, as he tends to freak out when he's referred to as ugly and unlikable (first encounter with Tororo, turning on the narrator, the new years episodes).

Realistically, however, he is actually a fairly good person who cares for his friends. He just likes practical jokes and often takes them too far.

Strengths

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Kururu hacks

Kururu is the brains of the Keroro Platoon, officially in charge of intelligence and planning.

Kururu also seems to be a skilled DJ. He is seen in a few episodes using turntables (one time in front of a large crowd).

Kururu loves curry, and seems to be obsessive about it.

Weaknesses

Kururu is revealed to be deeply afraid of Angol Mois' purity, likely due to it making him feel guilty about himself, as shown in episodes 28b and 123. Another weakness is curry and whenever it is around Kururu almost compulsively eats it. He is even seen bathing in it, and can withstand even the spiciest curries. He is often seen holding a plate of curry or loudly eating it.

Along with the other members of the Keroro Platoon, Kururu is afraid of Ketsubakuchiku.


Costumes and Transformations

Kururuko

Kululu as Kururuko

Kururuko (クルル子)

In some episodes, Kururu dresses as a magical girl complete with short, orange hair, a uniform, a wand and wings.

Kururu became Keroro's guide in Hinamatsuri.[4] He also became a contestant for 623's radio contest, in which he won, by doing confusing math while telling cold jokes.[5] In another episode, he became a very popular idol under the name Kururuko Tsukishima, and later suddenly quits and disappears right before a big stage performance for the despair of Keroro, who is acting as his manager.[6]

Baby
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Baby Kururu

After turning himself into a baby using his age-altering gun which broke soon after, Kururu was seemingly stuck in this infantile state. This caused much trouble for everyone. The Hinatas take care of him while the platoon look for blueprints. However, when the very affectionate Angol Mois puts him up against the terrifying idea of being raised by someone as pure and innocent as her, he quickly fixes the gun, apparently retaining his genius even as a baby, and turns back to normal.

Old Lady
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Kururu disguises himself as a little old lady as a diversion for Fuyuki and Momoka's teacher, Mr. Yamada, who unfortunately has to carry Kururu all around the city.[7]

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Pekopon suit

Keroro gives the Keroro Platoon an order to find the wanted criminal #303, Kururu dresses up as cop wearing a brown hat and matching trench coat.



Frankenstein's Monster

Kururu dons this attire in order to attend a Halloween party in episode 133 of the anime.



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Galaxy Group Grunt

When Mutsumi sent Fubuki Sakuragasaki to face Keroro in an Arcade Game challenge with Earth's fate on the line, he also changed Kururu, who oversaw the match, into this form, which mimics the appearance of low ranking members of the antagonists of Arcade Gamer Fubuki to hide Kururu's true nature.[8]



Dragon Kururu
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Kururu Dragon

During the fourth movie, Shion captured Kururu and turned him into a dragon. In this form, he is a yellow dragon with metallic blue wings. He loses the glasses in this form, revealing yellow green eyes. On his chest is a warped spiral symbol, and his headset has cords protruding from them, allowing him to utilize electrokinesis.

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Kururu Dragon with green eyes from episode 356-A

In episode 356-A "Keroro platoon, real Dragon Warriors", his eyes once again were shown to be yellow green, although the backside of his wings were yellow like his body.

Ryusei
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Ryusei is introduced as a singing dancing idol invader, part of Operation

Maru-Otsu (〇乙) unit. However, he's actually an android remote controlled by Kururu. Kururu researched tastes of Pekoponian girls and created 5 androids that fit their preferences. Kururu controls Ryusei using the Invasion Substitute System through a special control room and full body suit hidden inside the Keroro Platoon Headquarters.

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Friend Kururu

Also known as Kururu Girl Type, and she also calls herself Kururuko. The female human form taken by Kururu due to the effects of a mysterious substance known as Sandstar in a collaboration with the original Kemono Friends mobile game. In this form, Kururu has bright yellow eyes. Aside from physical appearance, voice and personality also change. Her voice actress is Emi Uwagawa. She's the closest to her standard self compared to the other platoon members, speaking in the same way and mostly acting the same. However, she's more peppy than usual and after joining the player's party is actually rather friendly with the player character.


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Handsome Kururu

In the Handsome Keroro Gunso Invasion Operation, a collaboration with the Smiral merchandising label, the Keroro platoon become handsome men due to an invention created by Kururu in order to become popular with girls to obtain more invasion funds.


Relationships

Aki Hinata

Kururu seems to be attracted to Aki in the earlier episodes, due to her stature and cracking body. He constantly watches her while she showers and uses her for many experiments of his, he even created a scale giant robot of Aki (AK966) and said a lot of things referencing that he admires her. The platoon tried to use her to make him "love struck" to distract him from his one day as leader in episode 311a. Despite his affections for Aki, he is not above calling her an "idiot" or pointing out her faults when she does something reckless or foolish, as shown when she lets her giant robot get out of control. He seems to think that she is sexy, though it seems unlikely that he actually loves her.

Mutsumi Saburo

Saburo is Kururu's Pekoponian partner on Earth. He is the only one in the whole show who likes Kururu as a friend, most likely because Saburo is non-judgmental and does not pry into Kururu's business. When Kururu first came to Earth, he gave Saburo one of two Reality Pens. Even with their closeness, Kururu prefers to live in his lab rather than with Saburo, but despite this, he was at least shown on one occasion to accompany Saburo on his radio show where he would watch Saburo speak.

Natsumi Hinata

Kururu has a healthy fear of Natsumi. He has been abused by her countless times in the past, and even states "Nacchi is scary!" However, he still continues to take pictures and video of her in the bath. He uses these to help out with the platoon's budget. Despite his occasional fear of Natsumi, he is not above helping Keroro in getting revenge on her and is usually the one to invent a device that will humiliate or defeat her. When Dasonu Maso tried to invade Pekopon, MorePeachSummerSnow (consisting of Natsumi, Koyuki Azumaya, Mois and Momoka Nishizawa saved the city by dancing and singing. Unfortunately Kururu taped the whole thing which angered Natsumi.

Rinono and Shupepe

Rinono and Shupepe are Kururu's childhood friends and older siblings. Before he was dyed yellow, he would walk from school with them.

Keroro

Being Kururu's leader, Keroro recurrently uses Kururu for the majority of 'important' missions, seeing how he's the specialist in this field. Kururu has been prone to show he works best under orders and influences as he is lazy and unmotivated. It's common to see Keroro devising a plan with Kururu throughout the series. Together, they make a good team. However, when inventing something for Keroro, it is occasionally designed to backfire, go out of control or torment his fellow Platoon members simply for Kururu's own amusement. In episode 170-a he told Keroro of the seventh wonder of Kissho Academy, but deliberately left out that something horrible would happen to anyone that knew of it. Despite Kururu's general mischief, he is aware of Keroro's rank and usually listens to him when he gives a command.

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Giroro

Giroro does not like Kururu due to opposing ideas (brain vs. brawn). Despite this, Kururu loves to use Giroro as a guinea pig for his experiments or simply torment him whenever possible. Later on in the series, he seems to develop a genuine crush on the corporal. He takes great delight in torturing Giroro whenever ordered to by Keroro during plans that involve taking down Natsumi, and he seems to enjoy seeing Giroro fail pathetically in his relationship with Natsumi. He subtly flirts with him for the pleasure of seeing Giroro flustered.

Dororo

Dororo and Kururu appear only as acquaintances. Kururu is usually instructed by Keroro to make a variety of different technology to help with Dororo's frequent, "Trauma Switches" such as in Ep. 238B and 351A. Of his own will, Kururu enjoys taunting him and calling him "stubborn" or "annoying" each time he hits his depressing state, seeing how it shows both of their inner weaknesses. (ep. 349A) Like the rest of the Platoon, he regularly forgets about Dororo, but unlike the rest of the team, he barely ever acknowledges Dororo's existence.

Tamama

Kururu views Tamama as an annoyance and "little brat".[9] Tamama envies Kururu's strength in hacking, but Kururu shows very little interest in Tamama's power. Like the rest of his victims, Kururu enjoys playing pranks on Tamama or using him as a guinea pig and once willingly went out of his way to make a mind controlling notebook that would eventually drive Tamama over the edge.

Angol Mois

Kururu and Angol Mois do not usually interact but when they do, it is quite clear that Kururu cannot stand her as she comes off as a shining and innocent soul which contrasts with his own dark and selfish personality, making him feel exposed. He also despises the fact that she is immune to his psychological mind tricks.

Tororo

Tororo is Kururu's self-proclaimed nemesis on the Garuru Platoon. Tororo always tries to one up Kururu, but Kururu only sees Tororo as a nuisance and Tororo is easily defeated by him.

Etymology

Kururu's name comes from the Japanese word for the

kurukuru (クルクル) meaning "round and round," , referring to the spirals seen on his glasses and explaining why his resonance goes "round and round".

His name may also come from the incurable brain disease named Kuru. The term "kuru" derives from the Fore word "kuria/guria", 'to shake' a reference to the body tremors that are a classic symptom of the disease; it is also known among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea as the "laughing sickness" due to the pathologic bursts of laughter people would display when afflicted with the disease. This may also refer to Kururu's insane 'Kukuku~' laugh.

Trivia

  • Although the younger Kururu is shown with a pacifier most of the time, Mine's concept art for him includes a comment saying that he's only a little younger than Chiroro and Karara.
  • Kururu has a habit of eating watermelon very quickly and loudly.[10]
  • He was once ranked Major in the army as an intelligence officer, but was demoted for causing trouble for the 'higher-ups'.[11]
  • Kururu has cried very few times in the series:
    • In episode 313-b he cried after seeing his mother scold him.
    • In episode 236-b after Mois took off his glasses and squirted orange juice into his eyes.
    • In episode 345-b due to the effects of the Brei-Cola
    • In episode 139-b when he was infected with the Lavie virus.
  • Kururu calls himself "Ore" or "Ore sama" in the anime (like Giroro), denoting that he places himself higher than the rest of the platoon. 'Ore' is an arrogant and masculine way to address oneself, and adding 'Sama' to the end of it makes it even more presumptuous.
  • He can play the recorder.
  • There have been a few occasions where his trademark "ku-ku-ku' laugh has been replaced with 'Shishishi'.
  • Despite the fact that most of his inventions are shown are to be defects, Kururu himself states that he creates his inventions to think above their original program. [12]
  • Kururu listens to songs by The Idol Master and he even has a CD.[13]
  • In episode 159b, Shurara called Kururu as "the man who makes the impossible possible". This is an actor allusion to Mu La Flaga from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, whom shared the same voice actor with Kururu, Takehito Koyasu.
  • In the dubbed version of the "Lost in Transportation" episode, Kururu takes a "What kind of muppet are you?" quiz and discovers he is Miss Piggy.
  • Kururuko's stage name, Kururuko Tsukishima, is a reference to Kirari Tsukishima from Kirarin Revolution, an anime about a magical girl who wishes to become an idol much like Kururuko does in the episode.
  • Kururu's voice actor, Takehito Koyasu, also voices Dio Brando from the 2012 anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, based on the 1987 manga of the same name.
  • A common running gag in the series is where Kururu sometimes shouts "Pochito! (ポチト！), which literally means "I press this", whenever he presses a button.

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See Also

References

  1. ↑ K-File: The Official Guidebook
  2. ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 3 Encounter 22
  3. ↑ Chibi Kero: Secret of the Kero Ball!?
  4. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 47
  5. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 82
  6. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 199
  7. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 63
  8. ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 16 Encounter 135
  9. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 161
  10. ↑ Keroro Gunso Episode 116–A
  11. ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 10 Encounter 182: The Last Battle: Keroro Platoon's 24 Hours--Part Two p. 138
  12. ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 12 Encounter 98: Strictly Forbidden: A Hard-Boiled Ban!
  13. ↑ Keroro RPG
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