Raruto
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Raruto is a Spanish webcomic by Jesús García Ferrer (Jesulink); Raruto parodies the Japanese anime and manga series Naruto
. The series has been available in "salón del manga" events in Spain
. As of 2008 about 40,000 people in Spain read his comic. Because of Raruto and other Spanish manga-inspired works, García became famous on the internet. Raruto has translations in Catalan
, Chinese
, English
, French
, Italian
, and Portuguese
. Rik translated the first six chapters in English, while Leecherboy translated the subsequent chapters in English. Jesulink received an award for being the best Spanish artist at an ExpoManga event. Raruto began on 30 October 2005.
Naruto
is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
. The series has been available in "salón del manga" events in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. As of 2008 about 40,000 people in Spain read his comic. Because of Raruto and other Spanish manga-inspired works, García became famous on the internet. Raruto has translations in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Rik translated the first six chapters in English, while Leecherboy translated the subsequent chapters in English. Jesulink received an award for being the best Spanish artist at an ExpoManga event. Raruto began on 30 October 2005.
Creation and conception
Originally Raruto was a hobby of Jesulink, but as time passed he felt that the series became a "responsibility" for him, and he became careful with how he portrayed the characters so his readers would be satisfied. Raruto was created to satirize anime and manga properties that already existed.Characters
- Zumomaki Raruto - A parody of Naruto UzumakiNaruto Uzumakiis a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. The main protagonist and titular character of the series, he is a ninja affiliated with the fictional village of Konohagakure. The villagers ostracize Naruto because the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, a...
, Raruto is a boy from Torroja village who possesses a demon fox inside of him. Jesulink named the character "Raruto" because The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, released as in Japan, is an action-adventure game and the tenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan on December 13, 2002, in North America on March 24, 2003, in Europe on May 2, 2003, and in Australia on...
has a character, Laruto, named in the Japanese version "Sage Raruto." Jesulink chose the name "Raruto" because The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments...
series video games are his favourite video games. In addition in Spanish "raro" means "weird," so his name could be translated as "Weirdto." The family name "Zumomaki" is also a pun. In SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
"zumo" means "juiceJuiceJuice is the liquid that is naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue.Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree...
." The translator says "but it makes no sense..." - Kuchilla Saske - A parody of Sasuke UchihaSasuke Uchihais a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. He was created as a rival and foil to the series' titular character, Naruto Uzumaki...
, Saske says that he hates "everything, white rice above all." The name "Saske" originates from "Sasuke" of the original character, and is pronounced the same as the name of the original character. In Spanish "cuchilla" means "bladeBladeA blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate or inanimate surfaces or materials...
." - Margarina Flora - A parody of Sakura HarunoSakura Harunois a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Sakura has become the series' female lead, although she was not immediately intended for the role...
. In Spanish "Flora" refers to plantPlantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s, and a "Flor" refers to a flowerFlowerA flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
. The character's name refers to the original character's name, "SakuraSakuraA cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese . Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit...
," meaning "cherry blossom." In Spanish "Margarina" means "margarineMargarineMargarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...
," and a brand of margarine in Spain is "Margarina Flora." - Kagate Kakasi (Kágate Kakasí) - A parody of Kakashi HatakeKakashi Hatakeis a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Kishimoto originally planned to introduce Kakashi in the manga to the series' titular character, Naruto Uzumaki, early on, but pushed back this meeting so that Naruto's teammates could be better developed.In...
. In Spanish "caca" refers to feces and "sí" means yes, so his name means "Yes, poopoo." In Spanish "cagate" means to defecateDefecationDefecation is the final act of digestion by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus. Waves of muscular contraction known as peristalsis in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum...
.
Places
- Torroja - A parody of Konoha Village. "Torroja" is an abbreviation for "toda" and "roja," so the village name means "all red." The translator says "it doesn't makes any sense, I know... it just sounds funny." In Spanish "ja" is pronounced like the "ha" in Konoha.
- The Rave Country - A parody of the Land of Waves.
Terminology
- Bigbosses (Jefazo) - They are the parody of the Hokage. The name is intentionally written as "Bigbosses" in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. - Technica Kagon, Gran Bola de Fuego - The technique is a parody of Katon, Gōkyakyū no Jutsu. Because the words "kagón" and "katon" are related, the author of Raruto kept much of the name of the technique being parodied. "Cagón" means a person who defecates a lot, and uses his posterior to produce a fiery flatulence.
- Ninja-Dex, a parody of the Pokédex from the PokémonPokémonis a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
series. - Sharinflan (Sharinflán), a parody of the Sharingan. The word "flan" refers to a caramel custard popular in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
- Chiton Dragon no Jutsu parodies the technique of the same name in Naruto. The author said that he kept the parody's name the same as that of the original technique because of the "Chiton-Suitón thing."
- ANBU-Lance - A parody of ANBU. The name is a pun of the English word "ambulanceAmbulanceAn ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
." - Picha-Gordi-Chi - The term, which refers to the trio of Clara Pichamaru, Achimichi Gordi, and Yamaja Chino, is a parody of the term "Ino-Shika-Cho," referring to Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru NaraShikamaru Narais a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the anime and manga, Shikamaru is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure. He is a member of Team 10, a group of ninja consisting of himself, Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, and team leader...
, and Choji Akimichi. In Spanish "Picha-Gordi-Chi" can be read as "Fat-Dick-Yeah." - Inodora-no-Jutsu - A parody of Hiru Bansho Boka no Jutsu. Inodora means toilet in Spanish.
- Sobaco Soso or Funeral Arenoso - This is a parody of "Desert Funeral" (Sabaku Sōsō). In Spanish "Funeral Arenoso" means Sand Funeral and "Sobaco Soso" means "dull armpit."
- Combo Culon - A parody of the "Lion Combo." In Spanish "Culon" refers to buttocks, so "Combo Culon" means "Assly Combo."
- Pechuga - This is a parody of Getsuga. "Pechuga" means breast meat of a poultry, such as a chicken. In Spanish someone threatening to make a pechuga of someone means threatening to do major harm to him or her.
- Yunque - A parody of Juken. In Spanish a "yunque" is an anvil.
- Soplon (Soplón) - A parody of Futon. In Spanish a "soplón" is a "blowhard."
- Pichori - A parody of Chidori. The name is a combination of "Chidori" and "PikachuPikachuis one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. As do all Pokémon, Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series...
," a Pokémon. In addition it is a reference to the "minish" in the Legend of Zelda series, known as "picori" in Japanese.
External links
- Raruto
- List of English chapters (3 volumes)
- Raruto
- List of Spanish chapters (7 volumes)
- English Raruto chapters at Lulu.comLulu.comLulu is a company offering publishing, printing, and distribution services with headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since their founding in 2002, Lulu has published over 1.1 million titles by creators in over 200 countries and territories and adds 20,000 new titles to their catalogue a month...
- Jesulink
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