Colors and Animals

When I watch Kamen Rider OOO some time ago, although I did not really know much Japanese language, after finish watching the series, I find myself remembering many animals in Japanese. This is due to Kamen Rider OOO uses the powers of different animals in various combinations.

Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Comba

In this series, the five Greed and their medals play an important role.  Each medal carries the power of an animal.  Hino Eiji, the Kamen Rider OOO can use the medals to transform into different forms, using different medals combination of the head, arms, and legs.  The default Tatoba Combo uses the head of a Hawk, arms of the Tiger, and legs of the Grasshopper.

Gatakiriba Combo

When using only one Greed’s medals, OOO can transform into a more powerful combo.  Each Greed has a particular theme of animals.  The Green, 緑 orみどり (midori) medals belong to Uva, who has powers of insects, 昆虫 orこんちゅう (konchuu).  By using three of Uva’s medals, OOO will transform into the Gatakiriba combo.  This combo has the head of a Stag beetle, 鍬形虫 orクワガタムシ (kuwagatamushi), arms of a Praying Mantis, 螳螂 or カマキリ(kamakiri), and legs of a Grasshopper, 飛蝗 or バッタ (batta).

Latorartar Combo

The yellow, 黄 orき (ki) medals belong to Kazari, who possesses the power of felines.  It allows OOO to transform into the Latorartar combo, having the head of a Lion, ライオン (raion), the arms of a Tiger, 虎 or トラ (tora), and the legs of a Cheetah, チータ (chita).

Sagozou Combo

The gray, 灰色 or はいいろ (haiiro) medals is Gamel’s, who possesses the power of heavy animals.  The Sagozou combo has the head of a Rhinoceros, 犀 or サイ (sai), arms of a Gorilla, ゴリラ (gorira), and legs of an Elephant, 象 or ゾウ (zou).

Shauta Combo

The blue, 青 or あお (ao) medals belong to Mezool, the only female Greed who possesses the powers of sea creatures.  The Shauta combo has the head of a Killer Whale, 鯱 or シャチ (shachi), arms of Electric Eels, 電気ウナギ (denki unagi), and legs of an Octopus, 蛸 or タコ (tako).

Tajadol Combo

Using Ankh’s red, 赤 or あか (aka) medals, OOO can transform into the more powerful Tajadol combo, which has the motif of a Phoenix, フェニックス (fenikkusu) and possesses the powers of birds.  Tajadol combo has the head of a Hawk, 鷹 or タカ (taka), arms of Peacock, 孔雀 or クジャク (kujaku), and Legs of Condor, コンドル (kondoru).  OOO eventually gain its ultimate combo, using the purple, 紫 or むらさき (murasaki) medals of dinosaur powers.  These two are the only combos that enable OOO to have the power of flight.

Ultimate Combo

Kanji	Hiragana/Katakana	Romaji	English
色	いろ	Iro	Colors
緑	みどり	Midori	Green
黄	き	Ki	Yellow
灰色	はいいろ	Haiiro	Grey
青	あお	Ao	Blue
赤	あか	Aka	Red
紫	むらさき	Murasaki	Purple

動物	どうぶつ	Doubutsu	Animals
昆虫	こんちゅう	Konchuu	Insect
鍬形虫	クワガタムシ	Kuwagatamushi	Stag beetle
螳螂	カマキリ	Kamakiri	Praying Mantis
飛蝗	バッタ	Batta	Grasshopper
	ライオン	Raion	Lion
虎	トラ	Tora	Tiger
	チータ	Chita	Cheetah
犀	サイ	Sai	Rhinoceros
	ゴリラ	Gorira	Gorilla
象	ゾウ	Zou	Elephant
鯱	シャチ	Shachi	Killer Whale
	電気ウナギ	Denki Unagi	Electric Eel
鰻	ウナギ	Unagi	Eel
蛸	タコ	Tako	Octopus
	フェニックス	Fenikkusu	Phoenix
鷹	タカ	Taka	Hawk
孔雀	クジャク	Kujaku	Peacock
	コンドル	Kondoru	Condor

Watching this series is really a good way to learn or revise animals' name.  In this post, we also learn some colors.  We will learn more colors in the next post.