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Donragon (character)
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| Universe | Donragon |
| Japanese name | ドンラゴン |
| Date of first appearance | 1993 |
| Based on | Anthropomorphism of a dragon football player |
| Gender | Male |
Donragon is a character designed by Hisato Inoue, copyright 1993 Sanrio. He is the star of a Japanese television series with the same name which was part of a television series for children known as Daisuki! Hello Kitty.
Despite the copyright notice, there is currently no mention of him on the Sanrio Character Index, so the corporate rights are unclear. However, Hisato Inoue (who had previously left Sanrio Co., Ltd.) confirmed on Twitter that he won't appear in future media.[1]
Biography
Donragon is the "prince" (プリンス) of Donragoland; (a palindrome in Japanese; ドンラゴランド).[2] He resembles a yellow lizard with a tail. He wears a red cap, blue shirt with "D" on it and red shorts and shoes.
Donragon is a football player in a football stadium somewhere in the world. While playing football, a villainous team known as the Kaijuu Gundan (Japanese: 怪獣軍団) like to issue him a red card even though he doesn't do anything wrong. Additionally, Monster Zakki (a boss of the Kaijuu Gundan) attempts to hit Donragon in the football stadium.
Donragon has a girlfriend known as Madonra-chan whose kiss has the ability to power up Donragon. This surprises a panda character known as Bikkuri Panda.
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Trivia
- Donragon's name might be a combination of the name "Don" (short for Donald) (ドン) and "ragon" (ラゴン) from "dragon" (ドラゴン). As Donragon is described as a prince, it may also be relevant that one of the roots of the Medieval Latin name Donvaldus is from the Proto-Celtic name Dubnowalos, which literally means something like "prince/chief of the world".[3] As ドラゴン is phonetically similar to "doragon", it may also be a pun.
- The dramatic power-up trope is similar to how Popeye is powered up by his spinach.
