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Pucca in love

Pucca and Garu's relationship is one of the main focuses of the series (both the Flash series and the TV series). In the web shorts, there are times where Garu seems to return her affections. The TV series, however, is another matter. It can be debated whether or not Garu returns feelings of affection towards Pucca. Though he constantly runs away from her, it can be argued that he is just shy/embarrassed or too dedicated to his training to act on his feelings. Considering that Garu is only 13 years old, he may not even recognize his already existing, maybe growing, feelings for her.

Although Garu is usually shown running away from Pucca, there have been instances when they have worked together:

It is important to note that in Pucca: Love Recipe (Season 3), Garu has a new occupation as an ingredient delivery boy for the Goh-Rong Chefs, meaning that he hangs around Goh-Rong (and Pucca) much more often.

Pucca[]

Pucca is a very strong willed girl who, more often than not, gets what she wants. There is one thing that she wants more than anything in the whole world: to kiss her ninja "boyfriend". It is not her sole interest, however. In "Feud Fight", after becoming saddened by her uncles fighting and the sorrow of the town, she completely ignores Garu, much to his delight.

In the series, Pucca is shown to have almost superhuman abilities. These include strength, speed and a rage so great at times that it can even affect the weather. Although she has all these abilities, she hardly ever uses them to her advantage in capturing Garu.

Although it is no secret that Pucca has an endless affection for Garu, she once almost let him go. In "He Loves Me Not", Ring Ring tries to marry a fake Garu in order to upset Pucca. She even sits at their wedding and watches unhappily as the man she loves so dearly is getting married to another woman. This shows that if Garu really wanted another woman in his life she would let him, no matter how sad or angry it would make her. It isn't until the real Garu shows dislike for the idea that she acts.

Shorts[]

  • In Kissing with Ice Cream, which could be considered as her first meeting with Garu, she falls in love with him at first sight, and this is how her attempt to conquer Garu would begin, as seen in webshorts and the two animated series.

Garu[]

Garu rarely returns any form of affection that he always tries to escape Pucca's attempts to kiss him, much to Pucca's frustration. It is possible that Garu does like Pucca back since he frequently spends time with her. Still, he enjoys his time alone since Pucca loves to be around him almost any chance she gets. However, in the original flash series, Garu is seen showing more affection towards Pucca and they are more explicitly displayed as a couple.

Shorts[]

  • In The Ring, Garu melts down his sword that means a lot to him to make a ring for Pucca that she throws away, much to his horror.
  • In Flower Delivery, Garu, with the help of his cat, train and preform a mission to leave a flower on Pucca's windowsill.
  • They flirt with each tother then a card falls to the ground, They share their first ever actual kiss on the lips then a bird poops on her head.[1]
  • Garu tries to hold her hand in a lotion commercial.[2]

Pucca (series)[]

Season 1[]

  • In Noodle Around The World, when Pucca realizes Tobe is trying to sabotage Garu, she goes around the world to stop each of his schemes.
  • In House of Doom, Garu was the one to save Pucca from the Lucky Cat trap in his basement.
  • If it wasn't for Pucca searching for the pink-bellied crane feather that Garu needed to get rid of the Cursed Tie, Garu would still probably be dealing with his unlucky streak.
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Garu attempts to comfort Pucca while she cries.

  • In Slam Bam Birthday Bash, Garu helps everyone to decorate the Goh-Rong restaurant for Pucca's surprise party and is tasked with the job of distracting Pucca so the others can finish. He attempts to comfort her, showing that he cares for her. He seems upset and worried when she cries and runs off. He then finds her, blows her a kiss to cheer her up, and leads her back to the Noodle House. These small things show that does care for her, making their relationship complicated.
  • After the usual chase between Pucca and Garu in Scenes From a Maul, the two end up in a scene, similar to a marriage. As Garu holds a ring that he was helping Santa get back, he hesitantly raises it to Pucca with a red face as if he wants to give it to her, before Santa interrupts.
  • In Up From the Depths, Garu is surprised by Pucca's inhuman strength of punching a large fish out of water. Back in the water, as they swim alongside each other, Garu seems genuinely impressed by Pucca and gratefully smiles at her.
  • In Armour Plated Love, Pucca presents her special meal to him. It is noticeable that Garu does tilt his head forward slightly to kiss her back until she is called by Dada for another delivery. He appears surprised by the interruption, but he quickly recovers with vexation.
  • In Rootin' Tootin' Ninjas, the Western Garu falls for Pucca, much to Western Pucca's dismay. However, when Pucca sees "her" Garu, she goes right back to him, despite the other's affection.
  • In Ring Ring's Party Favours, Garu goes to Pucca's party and even enjoys himself. He laughs after everyone comes down from the air after floating like a balloon and smiles when dancing.
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Garu gets angry after Tobe insults Pucca

  • In And the Band Played Rong, at a music contest who Tobe, during his performance constantly speaks about how much Garu makes him sick and he calls Pucca his 'stupid girlfriend', which is eventually the last straw and after realizing what Tobe just said snaps Garu into a rage and launches into an attack. They then proceed to destroy a number of instruments in their fight. It is also noticed that rather than punching and kicking like Garu's usual fighting style, Garu uses the instruments around him to fight Tobe, which is Pucca's fighting style where she uses the objects in her surroundings as weapons to her advantage.
  • In Little Miss Sooga, Garu admires her fighting skills so much that he gives her a vote of 1,000,000 at the end.
  • In Garu Down Under, when the Australian man who wanted Garu as his "son" and after Abyo gotten hit with the boomerang and landed on Pucca and Garu's dingo ride (which Pucca manage to tame somehow), Pucca falls off the ride that Garu caught her hand just in time before she fell off.

Season 2[]

  • At the end of Puccapatra, when Pucca kisses Garu, he does not try to run away and he takes the kiss, but he grunts angrily and waves his arms around.
  • It can be debated that either Pucca has the mental fortitude to hear Garu's sounds of distress in the astral plane, or that they are so connected that she can hear him, in the episode Astral Boy and Dream Girl. She is able to travel to the astral plane in various ways as herself to assist him on his path to enlightenment. It also must be noted Garu is the only one she hears from the astral plane while she is in the physical plane.
  • In Chef-Napped! Part 2, Garu sat next to Pucca during the hockey game.
  • At the end of He Loves Me Not, after helping Pucca defeat Ring Ring then noticing that Pucca is upset, he bashfully gives Pucca a bouquet of flowers, making her happy once more. Also, if you listen closely to when Master Soo is speaking to the fake Garu during the wedding between him and Ring Ring, the real Garu voices his displeasure with the idea of marrying Ring Ring, "instead of Pucca, who you don't like anymore", before everyone gasps at there being two Garus.
  • Garu seemingly was invited and accepted to go on vacation with Pucca and her uncles in Tomb It May Concern.
  • In Tame That Toon, Pucca and Master Soo are the only two who remember Garu when Ring Ring erases him from the cartoon's past. If she hadn't found a way to bring him back, Garu wouldn't exist in the current cartoon's time period.
  • In Full Moon Pucca, while under the influence of the full moon, Garu becomes infatuated with Pucca. Pucca realizes however, that she likes Garu the way he is instead of under a spell. It is a similar result that happens in the episode Love Soup in Pucca:Love Recipe.
  • In Dragon Player, Pucca was "captured" by Destiny and Garu went to save her. However, he found out it was a trick to make him save her and he was annoyed by this. She just wanted a romantic scene and date. He may have actually been worried about her and would be more annoyed that he wasted his worries over a fake situation.

Pucca: Love Recipe (Season 3)[]

  • The episode that does look cute is Go! Mask Woman, where Pucca and Garu where seen watching a TV show together that they both enjoy. Later on in the episode you can also see them do a super hero post together as if they were having a couple moment and the end.
  • In The Sooga Island Alien, when Garu gets his outfit dirty, Pucca washes it herself. After she inadvertently foils Agent Smith's plans, she dresses Garu in his now warm, clean clothes, and he seems appreciative of the gesture.
  • In Love Letter, when Pucca sends Garu a letter asking him to meet her at the gazebo if he felt the same way about her, it's important to note that he does walk back and forth, thinking about it. When he accidentally sits on a turtle that moves towards the gazebo, he doesn't get off of it until Ring Ring interrupts them and Ching. In the end, Garu sits with Pucca peacefully in the gazebo and it could be implied that he does feel the same way for her.
  • When Pucca loses her memory in Amnesia, Garu, along with Abyo and Ching, try to get her memory back. He goes on a scooter date with her, to no avail, and then he also eats the Noodles of Love with Pucca, in an attempt to jog her memory. He ends up inadvertently kissing her when Ring Ring tries to use the brain hammer on Pucca again, pulling her out of harms way.
  • In Into Pucca's Dream, Garu is concerned enough to go into her dream with Abyo and Ching to keep her from sleeping forever, even after realizing the dream was about his and Pucca's wedding.
  • In The Heart Gourd, Garu is tasked by Master Soo to help him collect the alter egos of Pucca, and he does so without hesitation, showing that he does care enough to help her. When the Feeling side of Pucca gets scared of a spider, he's quick to get rid of it and offers her his hand. When the Aggressive side of Pucca falls, he catches her.
  • During the episode Tobe the Nice Guy, he is seen catching a flower crown that Pucca did make for him. The fact he tried to risk falling off a cliff to save this simple item shows he does care.
  • In Love Soup, Garu fell in love with Pucca again due to effects from love soup that she made for him.
  • When Ring Ring spies on the martial arts studio in Ring Ring at the Martial Arts Studio, she notices that Garu seems to be taking it quite easy on Pucca during their spar, barely letting her touch the floor. However, when Ring Ring has Garu as her partner, he doesn't take it easy on her at all. It can be argued that Garu isn't trying to hurt Pucca because she's much more strong than he is, but technically, so is Ring Ring.
  • In Plunger Soda, Garu almost falls down a deep cavern, but Pucca is able to save him by sucking in a lot of air, bringing him to her safely, and of course inadvertently getting a kiss. Later on, when Garu is freezing, Pucca gives him a scarf, and a two-way mitten shaped like a heart that allows her to hold his hand. When they get to the Plunger Soda stand, they are still holding hands.
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Garu, relieved to see Pucca in A Scary Woman.

  • In A Scary Woman, Garu is pleased to see Pucca when he is captured, alongside Dumpling, Bruce, and Casano.
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Garu, in awe and about to accept the chocolates from Pucca before Ring Ring gets involved, in Valentine's Day.

  • In Valentine's Day, before Ring Ring interrupts the event, Garu was going to accept the heart-shaped chocolates Pucca made for him. He even seemed wowed by them when Pucca showed them to him.
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    Garu and Pucca high fiving in The Basketball Competition.

  • Also, in The Basketball Competition, when Garu scores due to Pucca's assist, they stare at each other for a second before Garu willingly gives her a high five. He seems embarrassed by this action shortly after when he sees how excited Pucca gets over it, however. At the time Ring Ring saw both of them doing the high five, she arrived, interrupted the game and took Garu in her team. Both Garu and Pucca got angry. Ring Ring passes the ball to Garu so he can score, but when Ring Ring made Garu the sign so he can give her a high five, he ignored her. When Pucca ends up winning the game against Ring Ring, Garu not only claps for her victory, but allows her to kiss him all over to leave red lip marks as his penalty for losing, to Ring Ring's chagrin.
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Garu looking at Pucca in Garu In Jail.

  • Garu specifically wants to get away from Pucca in Garu In Jail, so Abyo puts him in a jail cell at the police station to give him the space he needs so he can meditate. Things don't go to plan, however, and soon enough, Garu finds himself relieved to see Pucca, mirroring her sadness as they look at each other through the jail bars (albeit his sadness is from being stuck beside a ticking fart bomb).
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Garu staring at the golden sword, later he gets happy after Pucca won it for him. The Suspicious Games

  • In The Suspicious Games, Garu is pleased and claps for Pucca when she wins the first game. When Pucca sees how excited Garu is that the second game's prize is a golden sword, she wins it for him, and is happy to see him spar with it afterwards with Abyo and Ching.
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Garu blushing bashfully after thinking about Pucca just as she appears in front of him.

  • In Dong King vs. Goh Rong Part 2, when Garu thinks about cooking for the people, he cares for the most he blushes bashfully right after thinking about Pucca when she appears right in front of him. It's important to note that they only had five minutes left to cook a meal, and Garu, due to that thought of Pucca, managed to get a score of 100 to beat Dong King's score of 99, saving the Goh-Rong from Dong King's clutches.

Trivia[]

  • In the official images on PuccaClub where presents the characters it's said that Garu instead of hating Pucca's affection, it is only about shyness.
  • In the episode Romancing the Clone, it does seem Garu was jealous when Pucca was with the clone. Which leaves to believe he does love her (maybe).
  • In the Web Animations, it does imply in some of them that Pucca and Garu are actually a couple. Like the show, he does avoid kisses sometimes, but other times he will be more embarrassed and shy.

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