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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

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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.

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