Tatanga-sei

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Tatanga-sei
Appears in	Super Mario Kodansha manga (""On Planet Tatanga" Great battle!!" (1994)
Ruler	Tatanga
Inhabitants	Tatanga-seijin

Tatanga-sei is Tatanga's home planet in the Super Mario Kodansha manga, as shown in Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 2.

Not much of the planet is shown: it resembles a Mars-like wasteland, with cacti and trees resembling the ones seen in the background of various stages of Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. From space, a giant「た」(Ta) is shown on the surface. The inhabitants are aliens identical to Tatanga: small goblin-like creatures with big pointy ears.

In the only volume it appears, the planet is the final stage of Space Zone, standing in for the boss arena of Star Course. The planet's atmosphere is also breathable, but during the battle, Tatanga uses some special bombs that vacuum the oxygen of the area and reduce the gravity, forcing Mario and friends to re-wear their spacesuits and nearly killing the aliens, saved at the last minute by Hippo and his bubbles.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	タタンガ星せい Tatanga-sei	Planet Tatanga