TOKYOMANGO: Guy Imitating the Bony Rapyuta Bot

August 28, 2008

Guy Imitating the Bony Rapyuta Bot

Remember the cute bony robot soldier in Hayao Miyazaki's classic anime Rapyuta: Castle in the Sky? Well there's a dude in Japan who can do a perfect imitation of him without even wearing a robot suit. His name is Masaaki Okuyama, and he's a 28-year old salaryman at a cell phone company in Tokyo. Funny guy! This is a clip from a TV show in which people with quirky talents come on stage and are judged with a tower of lights by a panel of celebrities.

via Gizmodo Japan

Posted at 08:37 AM in Anime, Videos | Permalink

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Comments

That... was... interesting. It was really realistic, though! I guess it helps him that he's cute, too.

Haha, the lady that was all "すごいねぇぇ！" kinda scares me.

Posted by: Joey | August 28, 2008 at 09:50 AM

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