Editing Takoyaki (section)

==In popular culture==
Takoyaki is the favorite food of Taruruto, the title character of the 1988 manga series ''[[Magical Taruruto]]''. The food plays a major role in several episodes of the anime and a single tie-in film, and also serves as the many collectibles and potential platforms in several tie-in video games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/47973/magical-taruruto-kun-magic-adventure/ | title=Magical Tarurūto-kun: Magic Adventure (1992) }}</ref>

A children's book named ''[[Takoyaki Mantoman]]'', published in the 1990s and later adapted into an [[anime]] television series produced by [[Studio Pierrot]] that aired from April 1998 to September 1999, focuses on a group of takoyaki fighting crime.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

In the ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' series of video games, there is a villager named Zucker, based on takoyaki. He is an octopus with a round head resembling takoyaki, he generally wears a yukata, and his home is inspired by a traditional Japanese summer festival.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}