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*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small> |
*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small> |
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+ | *Kakagawa Police Radio <small>'''(IV) (V (replaced by [[Wiwang]] in [[Enhanced Version]]))'''</small> |
*Kakagawa Printer <small>'''(IV)'''</small> |
*Kakagawa Printer <small>'''(IV)'''</small> |
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+ | *Kakagawa Shower <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small> |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *The company could be based on the Japanese manufacturer [[wp:Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]. Despite the real-life company's line of business being manufacturing heavy machinery such as military and civilian vehicles, they both have similar names and logos. |
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*Inside various interiors, you may see a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ''ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol''. |
*Inside various interiors, you may see a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ''ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol''. |
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There are a few different possible origins for the company's name: |
There are a few different possible origins for the company's name: |
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*The name may have been derived from the [[Japan]]ese city of [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8E%9B%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82 掛川]([[wp:Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Kakegawa]]), where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%88%E5%B7%9D%E7%9C%8C 神奈川県]([[wp:Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa Prefecture]]), a large prefecture including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama City], just south of Tokyo in the Kanto Region of Japan. |
*The name may have been derived from the [[Japan]]ese city of [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8E%9B%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82 掛川]([[wp:Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Kakegawa]]), where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%88%E5%B7%9D%E7%9C%8C 神奈川県]([[wp:Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa Prefecture]]), a large prefecture including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama City], just south of Tokyo in the Kanto Region of Japan. |
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| − | *The name also resembles the one of major Japanese publisher group [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadokawa_Corporation Kadokawa]. |
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*As "kaka" may have been derived from "''cack''", i.e. "''shit''", and as "gawa" means "''river''" in Japanese, the name may be a play on the phrase "''shit creek''". "''shit creek''" is derived from the Scottish term "''up shit creek without a paddle''", which means to be in a difficult situation without an easy solution. |
*As "kaka" may have been derived from "''cack''", i.e. "''shit''", and as "gawa" means "''river''" in Japanese, the name may be a play on the phrase "''shit creek''". "''shit creek''" is derived from the Scottish term "''up shit creek without a paddle''", which means to be in a difficult situation without an easy solution. |
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| − | *In the [[wp:Tagalog|Filipino language]] "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Revision as of 21:46, 11 October 2017
Kakagawa (Japanese Katakana: カカガワ) is a Japanese electronics company that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
In GTA IV, Kakagawa manufacturers various computers, printers, hand dryers, police radios, cash registers, jukeboxes, and has shipping containers across Liberty City. Kakagawa's headquarters are located on Myung, Alderney City, Alderney, near the Auto Eroticar dealership, and they also have a large warehouse in the LVA Freight Depot, Las Venturas, San Andreas.
Products (A-Z)
3D Universe
- Unknown electronic products (SA)
HD Universe
- Kakagawa TV (IV)
- Kakagawa Cashstar Cash Register (IV)
- Kakagawa Computer (IV)
- Kakagawa Hand Dryer (IV)
- Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro (IV)
- Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier (IV) (V)
- Kakagawa Police Radio (IV) (V (replaced by Wiwang in Enhanced Version))
- Kakagawa Printer (IV)
- Kakagawa Shower (IV) (V)
Trivia
- Inside various interiors, you may see a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol.
- The Cashstar's logo is made using the Pricedown font (which is used in Grand Theft Auto's main logo). Plus, the name is a nod to Grand Theft Auto's developers and publishers, Rockstar Games.
- The Power Ultra 3000 Pro printer makes an appearance as an easter egg in another Rockstar production, Max Payne 3.
- Ray Bulgarin owns a Music Ultra-Pro in his house.
Name
There are a few different possible origins for the company's name:
- The name may have been derived from the Japanese city of 掛川(Kakegawa), where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the 神奈川県(Kanagawa Prefecture), a large prefecture including Yokohama City, just south of Tokyo in the Kanto Region of Japan.
- As "kaka" may have been derived from "cack", i.e. "shit", and as "gawa" means "river" in Japanese, the name may be a play on the phrase "shit creek". "shit creek" is derived from the Scottish term "up shit creek without a paddle", which means to be in a difficult situation without an easy solution.
Gallery
 Kakagawa warehouse at the LVA Freight Depot in Las Venturas, in GTA San Andreas. A Kakagawa Cashstar. A Kakagawa hand dryer. A Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro. A Kakagawa Power Ultra Pro 3000 Photocopier. A Kakagawa printer. An easter egg which can be seen on a Kakagawa Power Ultra Pro 3000 Photocopier. |
