Karula

Ever since they've been children, Karula has loved Rupa. When one day Rupa showed Karula a picture of Lum, his bride-to-be, Karula changed from a childhood friend to a violent assailant. From then on she constantly threatened and terrorized Rupa out of jealousy. The more Karula would attack him, the more he'd try to distance himself from her.

Eventually Rupa realizes that Lum is not his ideal bride. He admits to Karula that he loves her and asks her to marry him, which she happily accepts.

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The Meaning Behind the Name - カルラ

Alien names are handled in the same way that any "foreign" or loan word is in Japanese- through the use of katakana. Consequently Karula's name is spelled phonetically (the same with Lum, Ran, Rei, Rupa and other aliens) and a deeper kanji-based meaning cannot be discerned.

Initially, when translated into English by Animeigo they transliterated her name as "Carla", however many subsequent translations (Viz's English manga, Sentai Filmwork's translation of the 2022 series) have used "Karula" which is closer to the original Japanese. We have elected to use "Karula" due to the "U" which is common with Rupa and Upa's names.

Voices: You Inoue You Inoue is of course, the original voice of Ran in the series. She returns at the end to play Karula. She is also best known as Sayla Mass in Mobile Suit Gundam, Clancy Kanuka in Patlabor, Ivane Geperuniti in Macross 7, and Sophine in BAOH. She passed away from lung cancer in 2003.

Inori Minase Inori Minase's previous roles include Shoko Makinohara in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Yuki Takeya in School-Live!, Jun Naruse in The Anthem of the Heart, Princess Aurora Sya Lis Goodereste in Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, and Itsuki Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets. She also played Tamano in Yashahime.