Overview His name is derived from K'arin, the Japanese name for the Chinese quince. His tower, the "Karin Tower" (カリン塔 Karin-tō), is a play on a type of fried dough cake called "karinto" (花林糖, karintō), which fits the common theme of the characters being named after foods. He is widely known to western audiences as Korin, a pun on corn, as opposed to his Japanese name, Karin. In addition to this, Karin is the only one who grows the Senzu neans which heal wounds and are equivalent to eating 10 days worth of food.