- Imakuni?
] "Imakuni?" also appears sometimes as an enemy, or in other case as a trainer, in the Pokémon Trading Card Game series.
While less "live" exposure is found today, "Imakuni?" continues his activity through a blog run by
Creatures Inc. , a creative and designing company mainly engaged in games, card games, 3D graphics and others.Costumes
Over the years, he has had several costumes, all which have round,
Mickey Mouse style ears.
#Round ears, black costume with "イマクニ？" embroidered on the front. (1996–early 2000s)
#Curly round ears, black costume with "イマクニ？" on an LCD screen on the front of his costume. This costume had the LCD screen on the front change to match what Pokémon he was saying in Pokémon ierukaNEO?
#Round curly ears, silver costume with "イマクニ？" on the front of his costume. He looks like he is wearing a shaggy bathroom rug on his chest and back.Popular Beliefs/Rumors
Although there is no such "official" announcement or biography is released by anybody, it is rumored that "Imakuni?"'s real name is nihongo|Tomoaki Imakuni|今国 智章|Imakuni Tomoaki, a creative designer working for Creatures Inc. Imakuni Tomoaki is credited as one of the co-authors of a book called "Pokémon Tales: Come Out, Squirtle!", VIZ Media LLC, 2006 (ISBN-10: 1421509334)
He was reported by
Beckett and Pojo that: "Imakuni?" does not mean "Mouse Man," Imakuni?'s full name is Tomoaki Imakuni.Imakuni? is not gay or a cross-dresser, despite a rumor in a Japanese magazine, although he was once pictured in a dress for a Japanese magazine.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Imakuni? appears as an adversary in the Pokémon Trading Card Game game for the
Game Boy Color . The game also features atrainer card of the same name.References
External links
* [http://www.imakuni.com/ Imakuni?'s official Web site (Japanese)]
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