Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong

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If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Not to be confused with Uho'uho Donkey-kun.
Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong
Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong volume 1's cover
Artist Makoto Hijioka
Publisher Shogakukan
Label CoroCoro Comic
Original language Japanese
Volumes 2

Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong is a manga published by Shogakukan and serialized by CoroCoro Comic between 2000 and 2001, created by emergent manga artist Makoto Hijioka. It is based on the Donkey Kong Country animated series, with elements from other games of the franchise.

Plot synopsis[edit]

The plot of the manga follows the same one of the animated series: on Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong is in possession of the mystical Crystal Coconut, which makes him the king of the island. King K. Rool, the Kremling ruler, wants the Crystal Coconut for himself and to rule over the island.

Differently from the show, the manga introduces more characters from the games to the cast: Tiny Kong, Chunky Kong, Lanky Kong, and Kiddy Kong, alongside many of the enemies. Beside having some chapters directly based on the show's episodes, the rest of the manga has original stories in line with the both the game and television's franchises.

Volumes[edit]

Volume # Chapter contents Date of release Image
1
  1. Adaptation of "Bad Hair Day".
  2. Adaptation of "Ape Foo Young".
  3. Candy proposes to settle DK and Bluster's rivalry with a flying race.
  4. DK, Diddy, Cranky and Lanky ends up in a subterranean temple, while King K. Rool is exploring the temple looking for cursed treasures.
  5. General Klump's robot is terrorizing the mountain region, which everyone thinks is the work of Eddie the Mean Old Yeti.
  6. In order to impress Dixie, Diddy embarks on an adventure to retrieve the Heart Banana.
  7. Semi-adaptation of "Baby Kong Blues", with Kiddy Kong replacing Baby Kong.
  8. A giant Necky kidnaps Tiny Kong and leads her to a remote rock in the middle of a lake.
July 25, 2000[1] Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong volume 1's cover
2
  1. DK accidentally kicks the Crystal Coconut right into K. Rool's clutches, starting a mine cart chase to retrieve the relic.
  2. Semi-adaptation of "Booty and the Beast": Kaptain Skurvy is back to retrieve his lost family treasure, the Crystal Coconut. Using Lanky as hostage, he takes the Coconut and flees with the prisoner, getting chased by the Kong crew.
  3. Continuation of the previous chapter: after rescuing Lanky and the Coconut, Skurvy starts to bombard the Kongs to not let them escape.
  4. Tired of Bluster bragging to be a professional at bowling, DK challenges him.
  5. K. Rool starts sending the mountain's snow to the valley to freeze his enemies.
  6. During a drought, Chunky finds the last standing banana tree and convinces everyone to take care of it, instead of harvesting it.
  7. Candy is kidnapped by the Kremlings and forced to bake a poisonous cake for DK.
  8. Lanky bets with his pals that they cannot deflate him while in Baboon Balloon form. The Kong crew tries to prove him wrong.
June 25, 2001[2] Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong volume 2's cover

Non-tankōbon chapters[edit]

This article is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information. Specifics: Complete the synopses for each chapter, as well as add any other possible existing chapters.

Some chapters were only published through the CoroCoro Comics magazine and were never compiled into volumes.

May 2000[edit]

Donkey Kong mysteriously turns into a giant. Diddy Kong tells Cranky Kong what happened, but Cranky doesn't believe him at first, so Diddy takes him out of his cabin to see DK's condition. At some point in the story, King K. Rool also becomes a giant and fights Donkey Kong, but he ends up being defeated when Diddy, piloting Funky's plane, manages to put a pill in his mouth, returning him to his normal size. The chapter ends with Cranky telling DK that he forgot to make the antidote.

The last page mentions that the story continues in the February issue, in which Donkey Kong would return to normal.

December 2000[edit]

After eating many bananas, Donkey Kong becomes fat, while Diddy mentions that he hadn't noticed DK had gained weight despite spending all day with him. Candy demands that Cranky make DK lose weight, but DK is convinced that his muscles have grown (although the other Kongs disagree) and decides to dance, causing earthquakes and ending up slipping on a banana peel.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウホウホ大自然ギャグ ドンキーコング[3]
Uhouho Daishizen Gyagu Donkī Kongu
Ook-Ook Nature Gag: Donkey Kong

References[edit]

  1. ^ Volume 1's index
  2. ^ Volume 2's index
  3. ^ Cover of the first volume