Mantahan

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Mantahan
Japanese Name	マンタはん
Species	Manta
Affiliates	Moon, Starfy, Starly, Moe
Location/Residence	Jungle
First Appearance	Densetsu no Starfy 3
Latest Appearance	Densetsu no Starfy 3

Mantahan is a pink manta from the southern sea that only appears in Densetsu no Starfy 3. He and Moon appear to be friends.

Moe was afraid of him. He calls Moe "Kyorosuke-han" (Japanese: キョロスケはん) instead of Kyorosuke-san.

In Densetsu no Starfy 3

5-1

Starfy, Starly, and Moe chase Ogura to the Jungle to Moe's chagrin, saying that they have to lay low so they won't be found by "that person" (referring to Manta-han). When Starly asks why he's on edge, Moe tells her to be quiet, but it's too late as Manta-han approaches the three, saying that he thought he heard voices, but is surprised to see Moe and thanks him for saving him the trouble of looking for him. When Starly asks who Manta-han is, and he introduces himself as Manta, a Pearl Lender of the Southern Sea. Shortly after introducing himself, Moe dashes off, telling Starfy and Starly to run to, leaving them confused. After running for a while however, Manta-han corners the three, saying that they can't get away from him. Moe apologizes profusely, but Moon breaks the tension and gives Starfy the Cool Sunglasses for their efforts. Moe says that this isn't the kind of situation to be getting gifts, but then notices that Moon is here, and she explains that she works for Manta-han before being interrupted by Manta-han himself. He cuts to the chase, asking Moe if he can pay back the pearls that his father, Kyorozou, borrowed from him, but says that they'll talk later.

5-2

Manta-han tells Moe to cough up the exact amount of pearls, but Moe asks him to wait, saying he gave his treasure to Echigyoya who had promised Moe that he would give back double the amount of treasure he had given him. Thinking that Moon doubts him, Moe asks to borrow her phone so that he can call Echigyoya and prove his honesty. However, when trying to call Echigyoya's phone, Moe gets a message saying that his number is no longer being used, and Starly comments on Moe being gullible. Manta-han says that whatever the reason may be, Moe needs to pay him back, but offers an alternative to Moe's delight. He says that within the Jungle, there's a cave that has treasure inside of it, but the cave itself is owned by Kabasoncho. He tells Moe that if he somehow gets him the treasure, that he'll stop asking him to pay him back. In order for Moe to get the deed to the cave, Starfy and Starly have to get the Jungle Manjuu from Funazou, trade it with Kit Fish and Fat Cat to get a Shovel, trade the shovel with Hirao and Hirarin for the Bear-san Rucksack, and give the rucksack to Kabasoncho, who gives Moe the deed to the cave after Manta-han covers the cost of 10.000,000 Pearls

Trivia

• When introducing himself to Starly, he doesn't introduce himself as Manta-han, as you don't use honorifics when referring to yourself. Moe is an exception due to his pride, shown with his use of オレさま (Oresama) similar to Puchi Ogura #6 and Wario
• Manta-han and Starly both share a Kansai accent, however Manta-han is the only one out of the two to use the "han" honorific. The honorific is used in place of "san" in the Kansai area.
• Manta-han references the "Southern Sea" (ミナミの海), which may be one of the only mentions of a greater location in the Starfy world. Another is mentioned in Starfy 4's opening, where Papa Star says that the distance between Pufftop and the Amiy Kingdom is extremely large.

Mantahan's sprite

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