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Kure Kure Takora

Kure Kure Takora is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kure Kure Takora rather than just read about it. In short: Kure Kure Takora (クレクレタコラ; translation: "Gimme Gimme Octopus") is a tokusatsu children's comedy show from Japan. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show ran for 260 episodes and aired on Fuji TV from October 1, 1973, to September 27, 1974.

Key takeaways

Kure Kure Takora belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kure Kure Takora to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kure Kure Takora from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kure Kure Takora (クレクレタコラ; translation: "Gimme Gimme Octopus") is a tokusatsu children's comedy show from Japan. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show ran for 260 episodes and aired on Fuji TV from October 1, 1973, to September 27, 1974. Kure Kure Takora—the main character of the show—wants everything he sees and says "Kure! Kure!" ("I want it! I want it!"). Each episode ran exactly 2 minutes and 41 seconds. Episodes 223, 252, and 255 never aired. The show was eventually rebroadcast over CS digital satellite television, with the exception of episode 220, which was omitted because Takora is repeatedly referred to by his neighbors as "crazy"— which was thought to be verbally abusive towards the mentally ill — as he goes on a violent rampage with a blunt katana. Laserdisc and VHS versions of the show have been released. A complete DVD set (which included episode 220) was released in 2002 but has since gone out of print.

Staff Creator/Planning - Osamu Isono Writers - Shinichi Ichikawa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Yuko Kinoshita, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Yuji Watanabe Directors - Katsumune Ishida, Ko Tsuboshima, Tsugunobu Otani Music - Shunsuke Kikuchi

Voice cast Takora, Chonbo, Monro: Yoshiko Ota Debura, Biragon, Herara, Shikushiku, Ikary: Osamu Saka

Characters Takora is a red octopus. He uses a type of ninjitsu where he can transform anything from a dopey iguana to a vacuum cleaner to a guitar. His best friend is the weak-willed peanut-inspired Chonbo. While he has friends, he seems to have no problems leaving them for dead if he has to make a fast getaway. Like most of the other characters in the show, Takora is in love with the fickle pink walrus Monro. His greatest fear is being soaked with vinegar and being served as sudako (pickled octopus). Chonbo is Takora's best friend, and often accompanies him for his antics. He is a humanoid plant. Although he is complicit in many of Takora's crazy schemes, he along with Takora often face the consequences when these schemes backfire. Chonbo is rather athletic, often seen somersaulting and tumbling. Tororo is a short jellyfish who squawks like a dolphin. He is able to spray vinegar out of the top of his head via a sprinkler. As a result of his fear of vinegar, Takora tries to prevent this from happening by giving Tororo a hat. Tororo can turn invisible and teleport at will and is even a bigger troublemaker than Takora. Most of the other characters are frightened of him. Monro is a pink walrus who the rest of the cast are in love with. She often demands unreasonable things from her suitors only to lose interest in them. She has been romantically involved with every other character in the series - even the Sea Cucumber Gang. Debura is a rotund badger who is often seen chewing on the stub of a cigar, and is the forest's local police officer. Biragon is a slow-witted iguana; he is extremely lazy and spends most of his time sleeping. It's implied that he has a lot of money, as he is frequently shown having acquired a new gadget or toy which Takora tries to steal. The Sea Cucumber Gang: This comedic trio is made up of Ikary, Herara and Shikushiku, the latter of whom tends to get picked on. They have their own theme song, which they sometimes sing.

Theme song Roughly translated from Japanese, the lyrics to the show's theme song are:

External links Video: weird vintage Japanese octopus baby nightmare (Boing Boing, March 16, 2006) A fan site's episodes guide (Japanese) A fan site with english episode guide and linked youtube episodes (English) Another fansite with character info (Japanese) Kure Kure Takora DVD-BOX (Amazon.co.jp)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kure Kure Takora

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kure Kure Takora claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kure Kure Takora before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kure Kure Takora ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kure Kure Takora

In research: Kure Kure Takora appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kure Kure Takora in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kure Kure Takora is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1973 Japanese television series debuts, 1974 Japanese television series endings, Anthropomorphic octopuses, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kure Kure Takora outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kure Kure Takora in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kure Kure Takora means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kure Kure Takora out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

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Why does Kure Kure Takora matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kure Kure Takora?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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