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!
Adult Penguin-san and Koupen-chan Go To Mt. Mitake
Adult Penguin-san and Koupen-chan take a trip to Mt. Mitake (御岳山).
Happy Birthday, Koupen-chan!!!! (April 4th, 2024)
Happy 7th Birthday, Koupen-chan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rurutea’s New Instagram Account Announcement
Rurutea announces their new account on Instagram, and also requests that people stop reposting their art from X/Twitter to Instagram.
Koupen-chan Exhibit (Dec 2023)
Information and translations related to the Koupen-chan Exhibit held in Matsuya Ginza during December 2023.
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!
Happy 6th Birthday, Koupen-chan! (April 4th, 2023)
Happy 6th birthday, Koupen-chan! (April 4th, 2023)
Koupen-chan Diner: Info and Translations
Learn about “Koupen-chan Diner” — an exciting collaboration with The Guest cafe & diner and Koupen-chan from March to May 2023!
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.
Koupen-chan x Sanrio Collab Compilation
A compilation of tweets/translations related to the Koupen-chan x Sanrio collaboration!
Your Summer Vacation with Koupen-chan
This is a compilation of the thread: Your Summer Vacation with Koupen-chan. This page is complete as of 8/28/2022.
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.)