Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Repellent"

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* "[[Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito]]" appears in this card's artwork.
 
* "[[Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito]]" appears in this card's artwork.
* 蚊取り閃光 (''Katori Senkō'') in this card's Japanese name is a pun on 蚊取り線香 (''Katorisenkō''), a mosquito coil.
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* This card's Japanese name, "Mosquito Science Ninjitsu - Mosquito Repellent Flash" (蚊学忍法・蚊取り閃光 ''Kagaku Ninpō Katori Senkō'') features the word "''kagaku''", the Japanese word for "science" with the first kanji ''ka'' (化) replaced with the similar-sounding kanji ''ka'' (蚊) meaning "mosquito". This naming scheme references the "Science Ninja Art" from the 1972 anime series, ''[[wikipedia:Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]''.
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** "Mosquito Flash Repellant" is also given a kanji subtitle that reads ''Katori Senkō'' (蚊取り閃光), which is replaced with the similar-sounding kanji ''Katorisenkō'' (蚊取り線香), a mosquito repellant coil. Fittingly, in {{episode|ZEXAL|117|ref}}, when this card's destruction effect is [[activate]]d, it creates an explosive fuse that resembles a mosquito repellant coil.

Revision as of 18:06, 23 September 2023

  • This card's Japanese name, "Mosquito Science Ninjitsu - Mosquito Repellent Flash" (蚊学忍法・蚊取り閃光 Kagaku Ninpō Katori Senkō) features the word "kagaku", the Japanese word for "science" with the first kanji ka (化) replaced with the similar-sounding kanji ka (蚊) meaning "mosquito". This naming scheme references the "Science Ninja Art" from the 1972 anime series, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
    • "Mosquito Flash Repellant" is also given a kanji subtitle that reads Katori Senkō (蚊取り閃光), which is replaced with the similar-sounding kanji Katorisenkō (蚊取り線香), a mosquito repellant coil. Fittingly, in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 117117: "Now or Never, Part 2", when this card's destruction effect is activated, it creates an explosive fuse that resembles a mosquito repellant coil.