{"id":8579,"date":"2026-04-22T18:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/pragmata-japan-comedy-reference\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:22:05","slug":"pragmata-japan-comedy-reference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/pragmata-japan-comedy-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pragmata Japan Comedy Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are all sorts of hidden cute moments with Diana and Hugh in Capcom\u2019s Pragmata. But some players have recently spotted a Japanese comedy reference that Diana makes when handling the Globe REM collectable.<\/p>\n

Pragmata sees you switch between space mercenary Hugh and his human child-like android companion, Pragmata D-I-0336-7, whom he dubs Diana, as they try to escape a lunar base overrun by a hostile AI. As you explore the base, you can collect REMs (Read Earth Memories), 3D holographs of items from back home on Earth that you can give to Diana as presents to decorate the Shelter with.<\/p>\n

The first REM you come across is a globe. This unmissable item comes with a Japanese comedy reference that eagle-eyed Japanese-speaking commenters on X have been pointing out (as spotted by Automaton). \u201cIt\u2019s so over-the-top gorgeous that it\u2019s funny, but it\u2019s also hilarious because overseas players won\u2019t get the joke as it’s aimed at Japanese audiences,\u201d commented the poster below.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u307d\u3069 (@POTY0521) April 17, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Diana\u2019s globe spinning antics are actually a reference to a well-known sketch by Gorgeous, a Japanese comedian who dresses as a space pirate. In the sketch, Gorgeous acts out the situation of being stranded on a mountain top, with his companion in danger of succumbing to the cold. He mimes trying to shake his invisible companion awake while proclaiming \u201cmada tasukaru\u201d (\u201cwe can still make it\/be saved\u201d), before dramatically spinning a globe and saying \u201cMadagascar!\u201d as his finger lands on the African country. Madagascar is \u2018Madagasukaru\u2019 in Japanese, which kind of sounds like \u2018mada tasukaru\u2019- and this wordplay is the short skit\u2019s punchline.<\/p>\n

Gorgeous himself confirmed the reference in a recent tweet, sharing the clip of Diana spinning the globe: \u201cSpin it round and round! Then point to Madagascar. I want everyone to play Pragmata and experience it for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u30b4\u30fc\u2606\u30b8\u30e3\u30b9(\u5b87\u5b99\u6d77\u8cca) (@Gorgeous55555) April 18, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Players will notice (especially if they zoom in) that after Diana rapidly spins the globe, her finger lands on where Madagascar is located, prompting some Japanese commenters to say that they heard Gorgeous saying the punchline in their heads.<\/p>\n

Gorgeous is also a prolific gamer with an active YouTube channel where he regularly discusses and plays games, most recently Koei Tecmo\u2019s Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (in an official pre-release livestream), old school Castlevania, and Resident Evil Requiem. In another Capcom connection, the comedian not only livestreamed Monster Hunter Wilds but also appeared in a Japanese promotional video series for MHW, which had him running around outside with a PS5 controller and battling superimposed monsters from the game to introduce gameplay elements like the new Focus Mode. Therefore, a Gorgeous reference in Pragmata is something that players in Japan are likely to notice and get a chuckle out of.<\/p>\n

This is not the only Japanese game in recent years to sneak in a comedy reference aimed at the domestic audience. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach contained a nostalgic Easter Egg homage to Japanese comedy troupe The Drifters, which can be stumbled upon when Sam is in a hot spring, of all places.<\/p>\n

Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance writer who previously served as editor, contributor and translator for the game news site Automaton West. She has also written about Japanese culture and movies for various publications.<\/em><\/p>\n

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