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* "Nyan Nyan" ({{Ruby|娘|にゃん}}{{Ruby|々|にゃん}} ''Nyan'nyan'') in this card's name is a Japanese reading (highly approximate to Chinese readings, more than ''[[wikipedia:On'yomi|on'yomi]]'') of the Chinese character 「娘々」 (''niáng niáng'', "lady").
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* "Nyan Nyan" ({{Ruby|娘|にゃん}}{{Ruby|々|にゃん}} ''Nyan'nyan'') is the Japanese reading (highly approximate to Chinese readings, more than ''[[wikipedia:On'yomi|on'yomi]]'') of the Chinese character for "lady" (娘々''niáng niáng'').
** "Nyan" is also similar to the Japanese onomatopoeia of a cat's "meow".
 
  
* This monster is most likely based on an ''[[wikipedia:Oni|oni]]'', an ogre in [[wikipedia:Japanese folklore|Japanese folklore]] who often wears tiger-skin clothing. This monster's drums and drum sticks has are based on the ancient Japanese god [[wikipedia:Raijin|Raijin]] (''rai'' meaning "thunder" ), the god of lighting, who is usually depicted carrying them (excluding the cymbals).
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* This monster is based on an ''[[wikipedia:Oni|oni]]'', an ogre in [[wikipedia:Japanese folklore|Japanese folklore]] who is often depicted wearing tiger-skin clothing.
** This monster is also similar to [[wikipedia:Lum Invader|Lum Invader]], a character from the manga/anime series ''[[wikipedia:Urusei Yatsura|Urusei Yatsura]]''.
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** This monster's drums and drum sticks are based on those carried (excluding the cymbals) [[wikipedia:Raijin|Raijin]], the [[wikipedia:Shinto|Shinto]] deity of the lightning and thunder.
  
* This card has an [[anime-only]] [[counterpart]], "[[Kung Fu Nyan Nyan]]", and a [[retrained]] [[Bubble Era]] ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'' counterpart, "[[Brick Phone Nyan Nyan]]".
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* This monster has an [[anime-only|anime-exclusive]] [[counterpart]]: "[[Kung Fu Nyan Nyan]]"
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* This monster has a ''[[Rush Duel]]'' [[Bubble Era]] counterpart: "[[Brick Phone Nyan Nyan]]".

Revision as of 14:03, 29 September 2023

  • "Nyan Nyan" (にゃんにゃん Nyan'nyan) is the Japanese reading (highly approximate to Chinese readings, more than on'yomi) of the Chinese character for "lady" (娘々niáng niáng).
  • This monster is based on an oni, an ogre in Japanese folklore who is often depicted wearing tiger-skin clothing.
    • This monster's drums and drum sticks are based on those carried (excluding the cymbals) Raijin, the Shinto deity of the lightning and thunder.