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INTEREST: Japanese Prime Minister Cosplays as Mario at the Olympics


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Vongola Prim0



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:43 pm Reply with quote
That was awesome. What other country prime minister would have the guts to do this.
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revolutionotaku



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:44 pm Reply with quote
I'm so excited for the Tokyo Olympics 4 years from now!
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Dessa



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:48 pm Reply with quote
Vongola Prim0 wrote:
That was awesome. What other country prime minister would have the guts to do this.


It seems to be a thing with Japanese officials. Seattle's Consulate-General dressed as Ash from Pokemon for Sakura-Con's opening ceremony last year.
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AiddonValentine



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:56 pm Reply with quote
Apparently the segment was also produced by Japanese singer Ringo Sheena, who is the model for Guilty Gear's I-No
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:56 pm Reply with quote
An awesome way of ending the Rio Olympics with a bang: a homage to the famous Italian plumber and adventurer! Smile
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meiam



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:00 pm Reply with quote
Any idea who was responsible for the choir like music that was heard before the video that introduced Abe/Mario? I quite liked it.

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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:03 pm Reply with quote
Aw, I was expecting Doraemon! Sad
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:28 pm Reply with quote
That was such an amazing display. Rio, good job! 東京2020 !かかって来い!Tokyo 2020! Bring it on!
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idkAlan



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:32 pm Reply with quote
When I saw the Tokyo portion, the jazz music that they played for some reason gave off a Cowboy Beebop feeling, at least to me, which made me more excited.
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GuruBuckaroo



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:37 pm Reply with quote
During the scene where the time-lapse video of Tokyo was shown on the floor, there was music - reminiscent of Chant from GitS, but not. My wife thinks it's from Akira. I think that's too damned good to be true. Can anyone verify or disprove? I was really hoping for an Akira reference, given the uncanny overlap.
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Gemnist



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:54 pm Reply with quote
They use Doraemon but don't use Goku... Ah who cares, BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mangaka-chan



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:56 pm Reply with quote
Whelp, I'd say that segment did its job; I now want to go to Tokyo in 2020.
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jutsuri



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:41 pm Reply with quote
I thought the most entertaining part of the entire closing ceremony was the announcer saying: 'Wow, all this time I never realized Abe Shinzo was Super Mario.'
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Afezeria



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:09 am Reply with quote
That's great! In the meantime, can't wait to see Miku on Olympic 2020.
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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:22 am Reply with quote
Can't wait for all the sports anime in 4 years.
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