Tarako

Tarako (たらこ) is an octopus and a minor character in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea. They are friendly with Wadanohara and her familiars.

Physical Description
Tarako possesses a very simple appearance. They are a small, round, red octopus.

Personality
As one of the youngest denizens of the Blue Sea, Tarako is often childish but friendly. They enjoy jazz and giving octokisses to their friends as a sign of friendship. They like tight spaces, sleeping in the bin rather than on a bed, and hate scary dreams.

Background
Not much is known about Tarako's past.

Minor
- Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea - Side character

Aom, Irena, Pulmo, & Wadanohara
Aom, Irena, Pulmo and Wadanohara are Tarako's friends.

Samekichi
Samekichi is one of Tarako's friends. Tarako often mistakes his name, which Samekichi is annoyed by.

Skillset

 * Doodling - In Chapter 14 of the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea manga, Tarako is seen to be skilled at doodling.

Natural Abilities

 * Underwater Breathing - Being an octopus, Tarako can breathe underwater.
 * Ink Shooting - He was shown shooting ink at Samekichi in an artwork.

Trivia

 * The precise etymology of Tarako's name is unknown, although there are several possibilities.
 * If one were to remove the hiragana character ら (ra) from Tarako's name, the resulting text would be Tako (たこ, tako). Tako is the Japanese word for "octopus."
 * Tarako is also the name of a certain type of fish roe prevalent in Japanese cuisine. The kanji of Tarako (鱈子, Tarako) can be read and written in hiragana in the same way Tarako's name is.
 * Deep-Sea Prisoner uses them as a "logo" from time to time.
 * According to an old Sunahama log, they are the only character in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea that is under 100 years old.
 * Tarako does not have a gender; they identify as "Tarako" in their bio.

Quotes

 * "Puu!" (Bonus Room)
 * "Papakichi"