Shohei Ohtani and “Like” pointed out What is a famous anime character?
In fact, for several years, it has been discussed on some parts of the internet that there is a character that looks precisely like Otani in a famous anime that everyone knows. And it’s not “human.”
It is said that “Emily” that appears in the British animation ” Thomas the Tank Engine ” for young children is said to be similar to Otani. A girl’s steam locomotive with a green body.
In particular, the similarity with Otani was pointed out when Emily opened her eyes. The round eyes and bulging cheeks look like Otani.
This point has been heard on some parts of the internet since around 2016, when Otani belonged to professional baseball / Nippon Ham. On the internet, there have been opinions such as “similar to ordinary grass,” “similar to simple feeling,” “Emily looks like Otani,” and “Emily looks like Shohei Otani.” In the Angels, Now that he is active, he has been attracting attention again in some parts as “Shohei Otani reproduced by 3DCG”.
Unlike ordinary locomotives, Emily has the characteristic of towing both passenger cars and freight cars. Unexpectedly, it was the same ” dual wield ” as Otani.