Abbreviations
C: Caption
K: Koupen-chan
Y: Yokoshima Enaga
A: Adelie-san
E: Adult emperor penguin (Otona no Penguin)
P: Polar bear (Shirokuma-san)
If you have any translation requests, please feel free to send me the specific tweet to my Twitter!
Koupen-chan and the Tin-can Telephone
Koupen-chan makes a tin-can telephone and tries to use it! Both comics are in this post.
Trip to Gujō Hachiman
Koupen-chan and Adelie-san take a trip to a town called Gujō Hachiman in Gifu Prefecture.
Summer Festival Compilation + References
Here is a compilation of Japanese summer festival illustrations done by Rurutea in 2023! Here I post the original tweets and some notes and references where you can learn more about each festival.
Sugar-Salt-Vinegar Pickled Plums
Rurutea introduces a simple umeboshi recipe using sugar, salt, and vinegar!
2023 Character Introductions
A fresh set of character introductions for Koupen-chan and company from Rurutea!
November 2022 Translations
Just some longer and/or multi-image translations that are too large to fit in tweets from November 2022. Includes a draft of Hanamaru Sauna, some personal illustrations about rurutea, and some bird doodles.
Hankyu Train Collaboration
Koupen-chan is getting a new train collaboration—this time in Osaka! (This article was published way after the collaboration ended - my apologies.)
Ringing in the New Year 2022 with Koupen-chan
Celebrate the New Year’s with Koupen-chan and friends!
Yokoshima Enaga-san vs. Pencil
Yokoshima Enaga-san enages in a fierce battle against a pencil.