History Main / MoonRabbit

* In ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', [[MeaningfulName Luna]] Platz's MegaTwintails are supposed to resemble bunny ears, in a nod to the legend. The third game further references this by giving her a Wizard that looks like a [[PullARabbitOutOfMyHat rabbit in a hat]].

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Umbreon is based upon the legends of the moon rabbit. Its evolutionary relative, Sylveon, also has rabbit-like features and learns moon based moves.

* In ''Anime/CapRevolutionBottleman'' episode 12, Cota Coga screams about having won a golden cap just loudly enough that his cry of "YEAH!" reaches the moon, distressing a pair of bunnies who are using bottles to pound something in a bowl.

* A children's book titled ''The Rice-Cake Rabbit'' by Betty Jean Lifton is based upon a Japanese folk tale.

* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1284 SCP-1284]] and [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1282 SCP-1282,]] both played for horror.

* The main character of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is an obvious nod to this legend. Her real name, Tsukino Usagi, is a [[AlternateCharacterReading kanji-altered]] [[FunWithHomophones homophone]] for "Rabbit of the Moon" if split into words ("''tsuki no usagi''"). Her hair, as well as Chibiusa's, is intended to look like a rabbit's ears, and Chibiusa is even referred to as "Rabbit" at various points in the series, usually by members of the Black Moon Clan. Other little nods abound, such as Usagi wearing pajamas with rabbits on them, and, in the manga, [[IncrediblyLamePun Sailor Jupiter declaring Sailor Moon the real moon rabbit as soon as they actually are on the Moon]].

* The main character of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is an obvious nod to this legend. Her real name, Tsukino Usagi, is a [[AlternateCharacterReading kanji-altered]] [[FunWithHomophones homophone]] for "Rabbit of the Moon" if split into words ("''tsuki no usagi''"). Her hair, as well as Chibiusa's, is intended to look like a rabbit's ears, and Chibiusa is even referred to as "Rabbit" at various points in the series, usually by members of the Black Moon Clan. Other little nods abound, such as Usagi wearing pajamas with rabbits on them.

* Kurousagi of ''LightNovel/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' is a moon rabbit, complete with the ability to [[spoiler:teleport a group of people to the moon]].

* The {{kaiju}} Lunatyx from ''Series/UltramanAce'' (and other appearances since) is based on the legend. The twist is that Lunatyx actually destroyed a civilization that once existed on the Moon, reducing the Moon to the rocky waste we know today. However, among the Moon People who fled to Earth, one of their descendants was [[spoiler:Yuko Minami, the female co-host of Ultraman Ace]].

* The original myth is referenced in Cosmo Sheldrake's song "[[https:youtu.be/62RvnXZgHwQ The Moss]]", along with various other stories and rhymes such as "Hey Diddle Diddle".

Or the cow that hopped the planets while straddling a spoon\\

And swapped her songs with swallows while riding on a broom

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': The [[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/665 Soratami]] of Kamigawa aren't as obviously rabbitish as some of the examples, but you can definitely see it in the ears. Plus, they were directly inspired by the Japanese rabbit/moon legend.

Observe the full moon sometime and take note of its shadows. If you look at it in a certain way, [[ItKindOfLooksLikeAFace you may notice that its shape resembles that of a rabbit standing over a mortar]].

** ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''

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* ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris'' tweaks this trope with an image showing two rabbits humping on the face of the moon.

* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' had an episode discussing moon rabbits and visit a future amusement park on the Moon to find them.

** Broodals, the [[HairRaisingHare Hair Raising Hares]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', who hail from the [[spoiler:Dark Side of the]] Moon.

* Kaguya Otsutsuki of ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' was based on this legend. She is a HumanAlien named after the Moon Princess from ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'' Japanese folktale, has horns that resemble rabbit ears, was worshiped as the Rabbit Goddess, [[spoiler:was sealed in the moon, and has a OneWingedAngel form that has a rabbit for a head]].

* Various rabbits in the''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series are themed after this trope:

* One of the villagers in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' is a rabbit named Ruby -- or Luna in the original Japanese version. With her house being moon/space-themed and containing a mochi pestle, she seems to reference this.

* Invoked in ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'', where the Moon Rabbit is apparently the Mythical Zoan variant of the common Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit. The first major antagonist of the story, Commodore Nelson is hoping to acquire this Devil Fruit, which has vague AlchemyIsMagic powers due to its Mythical Zoan status, and is outraged to discover he's been cheated with just the regular Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit instead.

* Japanese film ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris'' tweaks this trope with an image showing two rabbits humping on the face of the moon.
* The third ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' film, ''Moon Castle: The Space Adventure'', has the gang go save the moon from the Gourd King and his minions. While there, they meet the queen of the moon, who is a rabbit named Queen Luna. Her brother, Wandi, helps them throughout their adventure.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheMoon,'' Jade is a green rabbit who serves as Chang'e's friend and MoralityPet. He made the city of Lunaria from her tears and is working on another potion to help reunite her with [[TheLostLenore her husband, Houyi]]. He also falls in love with the protagonist's pet rabbit, Bungee.

** Broodals, the {{Hair Raising Hare}}s from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', who hail from the [[spoiler:Dark Side of the]] Moon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'',

** As well, Kaguya, who is originally from the moon, has green rabbit ears -- or at least they look an awful lot like rabbit ears.

* ''Gokujyou VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' is another ShootEmUp with a moon bunny level. Complete with dodging mallets and that Asian lady... [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins with a twist]].

* This is the reason why you get to chase Space Bunnies around on planetoids in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. Though a more appropriate example would be the [[HairRaisingHare Broodals]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', who hail from the [[spoiler:Dark Side of the]] Moon.
* Also, when you Ace [[Anime/TurnAGundam Loran Cehack]] in ''Third VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ: Tengoku-hen'', [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsZ AG]] gives him a bunny girl costume, saying that it's perfect attire for a member of the [[Anime/TurnAGundam Moonrace]], referencing the moon rabbit folklore. Loran insists that he's a bloke but AG goes "oh yeah? but I heard about the [[WholesomeCrossdresser Laura]] [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten thing]]"

* What was the big hit for ''Echo and the Bunnymen'' as featured in ''Film/GrossePointeBlank'' ? "The killing moon" [[EpilepticTrees Coincidence? I think not!]]
* Music/YunaIto's second album, ''WISH,'' includes a track titled ''Moon Rabbit'' that (loosely) describes the legend.

* ''VideoGame/CookieRun'' has a Cookie entirely based on this trope; Moon Rabbit Cookie's TradeMarkFavoriteFood is tteok (the Korean version of mochi, or rice cakes, which the moon rabbit is sometimes portrayed as pounding, and her skill turns her into a giant rabbit.

* Used in ''VideoGame/Persona4 [[UpdatedReRelease Golden]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona4Arena Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]'', in which Kaguya Hime[[note]]the ultimate persona of the Aeon Arcana in the former and Marie's persona in the latter[[/note]] curiously has rabbit ears. This is a reference to a famous Japanese folk story, ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'', in which Kaguya Hime is the main character who later is revealed to belong to a group of celestial beings that live on the moon.

* The main character of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is an obvious nod to this legend. Her real name, Tsukino Usagi, is a phonetic pun on the term "Rabbit of the Moon" if split into words ("''tsuki no usagi''") though the kanji differs slightly. Her hair, as well as Chibiusa's, is intended to look like a rabbit's ears, and Chibiusa is even referred to as "Rabbit" at various points in the series, usually by members of the Black Moon Clan. Other little nods abound, such as Usagi wearing pajamas with rabbits on them.