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{{Infobox Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = Chuki.png
|image=Chuki.png
|gender = Female
|make=2006 [[Microcaster]] Chickmonk
|color = Pink
|gender=Female
|eye color = Brown (most appearances)<br>Pink ([[Cars 2: The Video Game]])
|eye color=Brown (most appearances)<br/>
|occupation = [[OEM]] News reporter<br />
Pink (''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'')
Japanese Reporter<br />
|color=Pink
|friends = Other reporters<br>The other singers of "Grid Lock"<br>Lightning McQueen
|home=[[Bottom End]]
|interests = Reporting
|aliases=Japanese Reporter
|talents = Reporting
|occupation=[[OEM]] news reporter<br/>
|first appearance = [[Cars]]
Japanese reporter
|performer = [[Sonoko Konishi]]
|performer=[[Sonoko Konishi]]<ref>[http://pixartimes.com/2011/05/31/pixar-employee-sonoko-konishi-provides-cars-2-voice/ Pixar Employee Sonoko Konishi Provides Cars 2 Voice]</ref>
|enemies =  Chick Hicks}}
[[Hikari Yono]] (most international versions of ''Cars'')
 
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''}}
'''Chuki''' is a reporter for [[OEM|OEM news]]. She is also the lead singer of "Grid Lock", an infamous rattle and roll band, and has won several awards and nominations for her talent.
'''Chuki''' is a reporter for [[OEM|OEM news]]. She is also the lead singer of "Grid Lock", an infamous rattle and roll band, and has won several awards and nominations for her talent.


==Bio==
==History==
===Cars===
===''Cars''===
By day, Chuki is a reporter for OEM news, but by night she's the lead singer of the infamous rattle and roll band "Grid Lock." She has fans all over the world and has received several musical award nominations for her signature tire-squealing vocals.
In ''[[Cars]]'', she appears as one of the news reporters who reports to all of [[Japan]] about [[Lightning McQueen]]'s disappearance.


She briefly appears in [[Cars]] as a [[Japan]]ese news reporter discussing the whereabouts of the missing [[Lightning McQueen]].
===''Cars Toons''===
====''Tokyo Mater''====
In ''[[Tokyo Mater]]'', Chuki appears on one of the digital billboards located in the background when [[Mater]] arrives in [[Tokyo]]. She appears to be reporting about [[Kabuto]].


===Cars 2===
===''Cars 2''===
[[File:ChukiCars2.png|thumb|Chuki in Cars 2.]]In [[Cars 2]], Chuki makes a brief cameo on one of the televisions while Team McQueen is driving through [[Tokyo]].
In ''[[Cars 2]]'', Chuki appears on a television on top of one of the skyscrapers when McQueen, Mater, [[Luigi]], [[Guido]], [[Sarge]] and [[Fillmore]] arrive in Tokyo.


===Tokyo Mater===
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
[[File:TokyoMaterChuki.jpg|thumb|Chuki in Tokyo Mater.]]Chuki makes a cameo appearance in the background of [[Tokyo Mater]] reporting the news.
In ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', Chuki is one of the playable characters, occasionally seen competing in races around Tokyo. She is unlocked when the player levels up to Clearance Level 6. As a lightweight character, she can go at fast speeds.


===Cars 2: The Video Game===
==General information==
Chuki the happiest car on the track comes to us from one of the fanciest restrooms in all Japan. She is lightweight and surprisingly fast. Chuki is a pretty pink little vehicle, spreading laughter and joy throughout the races.
===Physical description===
Chuki is painted bright pink, with gray rims and short, pink mirrors. Although the ''[[Car Finder Game]]'' game says she is a 2006 [[Microcaster]] Chickmonk, she resembles a 1992-2001 Nissan March (K11). She also represents Japan's "kawaii" (meaning "cute" in Japanese) design.


In [[Cars 2: The Video Game]], she strangely appears as a playable and unlockable character. Mostly, in [[C.H.R.O.M.E.]] missions, you will find her racing in Tokyo races. She is lightweight and surprisingly fast. The in-game description of Chuki identifies her as the [[Japanese Toilet Assistant Cartoon|on-screen toilet assistant]] (above), though it is unknown if this is true for the film itself.
In ''Cars 2: The Video Game'', she appears to be colored hot pink.


==Livery==
===Occupations===
Chuki is painted bright pink, with gray rims and short, pink mirrors.
 
==Model==
The [[Car Finder]] game states that Chuki is a 2006 [[Microcaster]] Chickmonk. However, she is actually modeled after a hatchback Kei car (a small car class with up to 660cc engine and 64hp). She also seems to embody the "kawaii" (Japanese for "cute") design philosophy.
 
According to her diecast, Chuki's license plate says T610635.
 
==Occupation==
Chuki is a reporter for the OEM news during the day, and a singer at night.
Chuki is a reporter for the OEM news during the day, and a singer at night.


==Appearances==
==Official profiles==
===Feature Films===
===''Car Finder Game''===
*[[Cars]]
{{Car Finder bio
*[[Cars 2]]
|artwork=Chuki.png
===Short Films===
|name=Chuki
*[[Tokyo Mater]]
|make=2006 Microcaster Chickmonk
===Video Games===
|pronoun=Her
*[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]
|story=By day, Chuki is a reporter for OEM news, but by night she's the lead singer of the infamous rattle and roll band "Grid Lock." She has fans all over the world and has received several musical award nominations for her signature tire-squealing vocals.}}


==Merchandising==
===Die-cast ''Race-O-Rama'' "Meet My Friend" description===
*[[1:55 Scale Diecast]]
*''International TV news reporter Chuki keeps all her Piston Cup fans in Japan in the loop on the latest and greatest.''
 
===''Pixarpedia''===
==Trivia==
*''Chuki, a 2006 Microcaster Chickmonk, is a TV reporter for OEM news, a programme on Japanese television. Even she reports on the missing Lightning McQueen!''
*Original diecast listings name her "Anime Chuki".
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
*In the [[Cars 2: The Video Game|Cars 2 video game]], Chuki is hot pink.
*''The happiest racer on the track comes to us from one of the fanciest restrooms in all Japan. Chuki is a pretty pink little vehicle, spreading laughter and happiness throughout the races.''
===''Cars: Character Encyclopedia''===
*''Chuki reports the latest race news for Japanese TV. She also appears in the Cars 2 Tokyo bathroom.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none">
<gallery>
Art13.png
Art13.png
Cars-chuki.jpg
Cars-chuki.jpg
Chuki.jpg|Car-Finder screenshot
Chuki.jpg|''[[Car Finder Game]]'' profile
Chuki OEM News.jpg|Chuki as she appears in Cars
Chuki OEM News.jpg|''Cars''
Chuki tokyo mater.png
Chuki tokyo mater.png|''Tokyo Mater''
Chuki video game.jpg
Cars 2 tokyo aerian view.png|''Cars 2''
Chuki.PNG
The-cars-compete 570x238.jpg|''Cars 2'' promotional image
30-08-2012 56.jpg
Chuki video game.jpg|''Cars 2: The Video Game''
Chuki kanju chase.jpg|Diecast
Chuki.png|''Cars 2: The Video Game''
30-08-2012 56.jpg|''Cars 2: The Video Game''
Chukidiec.jpg|Diecast
Chuki world of cars single.jpg|2008 release
Chukiror.jpg|2009 release
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Template:Cars}}{{Cars Toons}}{{Template:Cars 2}}{{Cars 2: The Video Game}}
 
[[Category:Characters]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category:Cars Characters]]
*Japanese: ''ちゅき'' (romaji: ''Chuki'')
[[Category:Cars 2 Characters]]
*Russian: ''Чаки'' (transcription: ''Caki'')
[[Category:Cars Toons Characters]]
 
[[Category:Cars 2: The Video Game]]
==Trivia==
*In the first film, she has brown eyes, but in ''Cars 2: The Video Game'', her eyes are instead pink. It is most likely she was wearing pink contact lenses.
*According to her in-game description for ''Cars 2: The Video Game'', she is also the toilet assistant seen assisting Mater on a Japanese toilet in ''Cars 2'', also voiced by Sonoko Konishi.
*In the Turkish credits of the first Cars movie, she is called Japanese Reporter.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Cars}}
{{Cars Toons}}
{{Cars 2}}
{{Cars 2: The Video Game}}
 
[[Category:Cars characters]]
[[Category:Cars Toons]]
[[Category:Tokyo Mater]]
[[Category:Cars 2 characters]]
[[Category:Comic characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Cars 2: The Video Game characters]]
[[Category:Press]]
[[Category:Press]]
[[Category:Tokyo Mater]]
 
[[Category:Tokyo mater characters]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Japan]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, 22 August 2024

Chuki
Vehicle type 2006 Microcaster Chickmonk
Color Pink
Occupation OEM news reporter

Japanese reporter

Main portrayer(s) Sonoko Konishi[1]

Hikari Yono (most international versions of Cars)

First appearance Cars
Character information
Alias(es) Japanese Reporter
Gender Female




Home Bottom End

Chuki is a reporter for OEM news. She is also the lead singer of "Grid Lock", an infamous rattle and roll band, and has won several awards and nominations for her talent.

History

Cars

In Cars, she appears as one of the news reporters who reports to all of Japan about Lightning McQueen's disappearance.

Cars Toons

Tokyo Mater

In Tokyo Mater, Chuki appears on one of the digital billboards located in the background when Mater arrives in Tokyo. She appears to be reporting about Kabuto.

Cars 2

In Cars 2, Chuki appears on a television on top of one of the skyscrapers when McQueen, Mater, Luigi, Guido, Sarge and Fillmore arrive in Tokyo.

Cars 2: The Video Game

In Cars 2: The Video Game, Chuki is one of the playable characters, occasionally seen competing in races around Tokyo. She is unlocked when the player levels up to Clearance Level 6. As a lightweight character, she can go at fast speeds.

General information

Physical description

Chuki is painted bright pink, with gray rims and short, pink mirrors. Although the Car Finder Game game says she is a 2006 Microcaster Chickmonk, she resembles a 1992-2001 Nissan March (K11). She also represents Japan's "kawaii" (meaning "cute" in Japanese) design.

In Cars 2: The Video Game, she appears to be colored hot pink.

Occupations

Chuki is a reporter for the OEM news during the day, and a singer at night.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Chuki
2006 Microcaster Chickmonk
Her story:
"By day, Chuki is a reporter for OEM news, but by night she's the lead singer of the infamous rattle and roll band "Grid Lock." She has fans all over the world and has received several musical award nominations for her signature tire-squealing vocals."

Die-cast Race-O-Rama "Meet My Friend" description

  • International TV news reporter Chuki keeps all her Piston Cup fans in Japan in the loop on the latest and greatest.

Pixarpedia

  • Chuki, a 2006 Microcaster Chickmonk, is a TV reporter for OEM news, a programme on Japanese television. Even she reports on the missing Lightning McQueen!

Cars 2: The Video Game

  • The happiest racer on the track comes to us from one of the fanciest restrooms in all Japan. Chuki is a pretty pink little vehicle, spreading laughter and happiness throughout the races.

Cars: Character Encyclopedia

  • Chuki reports the latest race news for Japanese TV. She also appears in the Cars 2 Tokyo bathroom.

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Japanese: ちゅき (romaji: Chuki)
  • Russian: Чаки (transcription: Caki)

Trivia

  • In the first film, she has brown eyes, but in Cars 2: The Video Game, her eyes are instead pink. It is most likely she was wearing pink contact lenses.
  • According to her in-game description for Cars 2: The Video Game, she is also the toilet assistant seen assisting Mater on a Japanese toilet in Cars 2, also voiced by Sonoko Konishi.
  • In the Turkish credits of the first Cars movie, she is called Japanese Reporter.

References