Bakkun

Bakkun ( バックン, Bakkun ) is a small magical creature in the anime series Fairy Ranmaru: We Will Help Your Heart. It accompanies Ranmaru and the other fairies to Earth on their mission to collect attachment for the Queen.

Appearance
Bakkun is a pastel pink and baby blue creature that appears to be based on a tapir. He has large eyes, multi-colored with pastel purple, pink, teal and yellow. His eyes "shine" with star shapes. On his forehead is a pink star with three teal circles surrounding it, one at the bottom, one at the upper right, and one at the upper left. Around its neck is a white collar similar to lace or flower petals. Its blue body turns pink at the midsection.

Bakkun has two puffy pastel pink wings that do not connect directly to his body, similar to how fairy wings do not attach directly to a fairy's back. Bakkun's tail is golden and short, and it ends in a large, star-shaped object with a moon carving encasing a blue gem in its center.

Bakkun has a second form seen only briefly in the anime. This form is large, monstrous, and appears to be meant for combat. The Queen seems to be capable of unleashing Bakkun's second form on command. The details of this form are not known.

Personality
TBA.

Etymology
Bakkun's name comes from the word baku, meaning "tapir." Bakkun is also clearly based on the Baku, a mythological Japanese spirit said to have the power to devour nightmares. According to myth, baku were created from spare pieces left over after creating all other animals. Calling on a baku is said to allow a person suffering from nightmares to return to sleep peacefully; however, calling on a baku too often is risky because it may eat a person's hopes and desires if a nightmare does not satisfy its hunger.