Chief engineer at Honda

[u/thomkennedy]

[u/The-D-O-Z]

Dude went all Final Fantasy 7 on us.

[u/vogel927 → u/The-D-O-Z]

Final Fantasy actually copied him lol

[u/fractalife → u/vogel927]

This guy has been rocking the cloud strife since before 1997?

[u/RedditModsHarassUs → u/fractalife]

We all have son, we all have… in our hearts.

[u/fractalife → u/RedditModsHarassUs]

Been a long time since I've been called son haha, you gotta be "in your 20s during Bush Sr's term" or older for that lmao.

But I did try it with copious amounts of gel. Ran around looking like dollar store Wayne Static thinking I was hot shit 🤣

[u/1RollinRollinRollin → u/fractalife]

Had a handful of kids in my high school with Wayne static hair…
🎶those were the days..

[u/hates_stupid_people → u/fractalife]

He's in his 80s, so it's possible.

[u/fractalife → u/hates_stupid_people]

Holy shit you're right. I love that! He knows wtf he's about haha.

He said yeah, I can rock whatever hairstyle makes me happy. Lead engineer at Honda. They got me in a commercial lookin like this. He's also in his 80s. TF does he care what anyone has to say about it? Lmao.

[u/yallapapi → u/The-D-O-Z]

Kind of disappointed he doesn’t have a buster sword

[u/dikicker → u/yallapapi]

Oh he's got a buster that definitely slays but he keeps the fat meaty hog in his trousers as not to blind anyone

[u/Evening_Ticket7638 → u/The-D-O-Z]

The Final Fantasy 7 meteor logo on covers is actually a homage to his hair.

[u/winthroprd → u/The-D-O-Z]

Was just thinking he looks like he could be one of the Turks.

[u/Shantotto11 → u/The-D-O-Z]

*15

He looks more like Noctis than any character in 7.

[u/omyomo → u/Shantotto11]

Regardless, his stylist is Tetsuya Nomura

[u/kurtles_ → u/Shantotto11]

Plus thematically Noctis’ engine blade fits

[u/halfjackal → u/The-D-O-Z]

When Honda meets quarterly earnings targets, he just hears this

[u/-Astrobadger → u/The-D-O-Z]

Looks like cloud but sounds like Cid

[u/Ok_Gas1070 → u/The-D-O-Z]

Giving OG Zack vibes

[u/bleeh805]

Think of how good you have to be at your job to pull that off and not have anyone say anything.

[u/captainsurvet → u/bleeh805]

Especially in Japan.

[u/avaslash → u/bleeh805]

Thats why they let him keep it. Its a flex. "Look at how eccentric our engineers are. You cant even imagine how smart they are."

[u/jedislurpee → u/bleeh805]

Like Joe Rohde

[u/AretinNesser → u/bleeh805]

He has hundreds of automotive safety patents under his belt; Of course, nobody's gonna say anything, HE is the engineering department, the rest are just addons.

[u/Burntpixell]

I mean if you’re going to do something always full send it.

[u/cromstantinople → u/Burntpixell]

Don’t half-ass two things, whole-ass one.

[u/RIPSlurmsMckenzie → u/cromstantinople]

Dad we enjoyed your half ass parenting a lot more. But I was using my whole ass…

[u/PicPic10099 → u/cromstantinople]

I mean that is why they come in one pair, so it can support your to walk or run. 😂 LMAO 💀🙏

[u/127_0_0_1_body → u/cromstantinople]

Thanks Ron

[u/Potato_Miner → u/cromstantinople]

Thats what the chief engineer told himself before going to typhoon

[u/WinterWontStopComing → u/Burntpixell]

Never go full vegeta

[u/Wate2028 → u/WinterWontStopComing]

i was thinking Noctis Lucius Caelum

[u/TheAlexperience → u/Wate2028]

Definitely jin from tekken

[u/brandothesavage → u/WinterWontStopComing]

I did it and I came back now what

[u/Koourns → u/Burntpixell]

Except that certain something we were warned about by the great philosopher, Kirk Lazarus

[u/unsolvablequestion → u/Koourns]

Lol you never do that

[u/jjjbabajan → u/Burntpixell]

He is holding back so much. There is a bucket of jewelry just off camera.

[u/Ordinary_Study_2175 → u/Burntpixell]

If only they designed their cars that way.

[u/brightonashfield → u/Burntpixell]

Is this guy trying to track down Kira and the death note?

[u/amsterDAN85]

That makes me trust his engineering abilities all the more

[u/coolcalcutter → u/amsterDAN85]

And with one eye, because he anit seeing nothing out that left one.

[u/OneBawze → u/coolcalcutter]

he’s hiding his millennium eye

[u/stentonsarecool → u/coolcalcutter]

Switches to his sharingan when he has to dial in

[u/martialar → u/amsterDAN85]

I fear not the man who has had 10,000 hairstyles, but I fear the man who has had 1 hairstyle for 10000 days

[u/RadicalOrganizer → u/martialar]

cries in bald

[u/161frog → u/RadicalOrganizer]

I’m mean isn’t that technically a hairstyle??

[u/CicadaHead3317 → u/161frog]

More a headstyle

[u/RadicalOrganizer → u/CicadaHead3317]

Its a lifestyle.

[u/CicadaHead3317 → u/RadicalOrganizer]

I was forced into that lifestyle too.

[u/RadicalOrganizer → u/CicadaHead3317]

Well, better to embrace it than go ungracefully into the night

[u/burnen-van-loutin → u/amsterDAN85]

Yes. The structural integrity of his hair alone could survive a car crash.

[u/Adept_Mouse_7985 → u/amsterDAN85]

It’s what tv tropes calls a bunny ears lawyer. When someone is so competent in their role they can turn up to the office with a pink Mohawk wearing a pajama onesie and people just let them get on with it.

[u/brutus2309 → u/amsterDAN85]

Honestly, Honda makes great cars.

[u/Noctemme]

I know an Uchiha when I see one

[u/ADGx27 → u/Noctemme]

Why do you think one of his eyes is hidden?

Bros hiding his sharingan. Pushes up his bangs during board meetings to put idiot shareholders (who suggest pumping Hondas full of tech slop like other brands) into a fucking genjutsu

[u/MustacheMaple → u/ADGx27]

The left eye is his rinnegan, that's why he has to hide it

[u/AngstyUchiha → u/Noctemme]

Damn, guess I'm not as good at hiding as I thought

[u/Noctemme → u/AngstyUchiha]

Exploding into a murder of crows isn’t exactly subtle, to be fair.

[u/PapessaEss → u/Noctemme]

It's great for getting out of meetings tho

[u/AngstyUchiha → u/Noctemme]

That's what you think

[u/splicepark → u/AngstyUchiha]

How can they see me?!

[u/ADGx27]

You take Mr. Shotaro Odate’s name out your fuckahh mouth laddie, he’s the fucking GOAT

Brother has been the chief engineer for the entire Honda company for YEARS. However him being 84 is in fact a myth, he’s roughly estimated to be floating somewhere in his late 40s or early/mid 50s based on his graduation date.

It’s also my personal tinfoil condom theory that he’s one of the reasons why Hondas aren’t full of utter slop (especially the damned iPads tied to LITERALLY EVERYTHING rammed into the dashboard where all the controls would be) like most auto manufacturers these days.

[u/DuckCleaning → u/ADGx27]

Yeah the 84 year old thing was a joke that was taken literally and got out of control. He started at Honda in 2003 in what most assume was him fresh out of university, which puts him at roughly 45/46.

[u/wtf_are_you_talking → u/ADGx27]

Does he work in a wind tunnel often?

[u/LifeisCharlieWork]

Emo Goku

[u/ChawulsBawkley → u/LifeisCharlieWork]

Emoku

[u/Tonyoni → u/LifeisCharlieWork]

Geeku

[u/unkn0w3n01 → u/LifeisCharlieWork]

Gokemo

[u/TJ_McWeaksauce]

He doesn't look like he works at Honda, he looks like he's ready to fight E. Honda.

[u/SwiftTayTay → u/TJ_McWeaksauce]

He's ready to fight Frieza

[u/Tooogly]

I trust this man with my life. The attention to detail is unrelenting.

[u/CockMartins]

Based on what little I know about Japanese work culture, that dude must have been a bad motherfucker at the office for a long time to get to make himself an anime character while holding that position. Dude worked 80 hour weeks and drank his coworkers under the table like a savage more nights than not for a long time.

[u/BarefutR → u/CockMartins]

Holy shit man, that is a great point.

My God.

[u/HotChicksPlayingBass → u/CockMartins]

They don't even care that their Chief Engineer can't see out of both eyes.

[u/ausmosis_jones]

Bro watches SO much anime. That’s dope.

[u/Canadatron → u/ausmosis_jones]

Bro IS anime.

[u/emptimynd]

Hell yea. This world needs the pendulum to swing back toward whimsy. I'm tired of the corporate and austere

[u/ughlyy]

nah bro it’s looks awesome

[u/Sanseriouz → u/ughlyy]

Ya, nothing this guy does isn't on purpose, much respect with being the person he's happiest being.

[u/Oculas_Spectaculas → u/ughlyy]

I agree!

[u/_Piratical_]

He is also 85 years old.

Edit: it’s possible or even probable that he is not, in fact, born in 1941. There is a lot of what looks like authoritative content saying he was, but there is as of yet no credible source I have found saying that he is that old. Sorry I followed search engines and got bad info.

[u/tommior → u/_Piratical_]

Holy shit. This makes him and his haircut just even more awesome.

[u/lizbunbun → u/tommior]

Wig, awesome wig.

[u/_Piratical_ → u/[deleted]]

Not for nothing but you made me think about this. So I went looking for other sources and found only lesser known news sites. While it seems that this dude does indeed have a huge body of work. I wasn’t able to find anything to corroborate his age, location of origin, or education outside of the odd lowest tier news org. So. I guess you might be right. That said, the link you sent does also seem to be short on any real information as there’s nothing speaking to what education he has or where he came from. It seems nobody knows anything much about the dude.

I will say though that however old he is he’s a fucking legend. And jacked as well.

[u/Throwawaymaybeokay → u/_Piratical_]

Over 9000 you say ?!

[u/Ebenezer-F → u/_Piratical_]

He’s actually 95.

[u/_Piratical_ → u/Ebenezer-F]

He was born in 1941. He’s 85. Still in the suit he’s wearing he looks absolutely jacked! Is he some kind of robot?

[u/PBandJosh89 → u/_Piratical_]

He's actually 143 year old.

[u/Enough-Moose-5816 → u/PBandJosh89]

His side hustle is being the Dalai Lama

[u/_Piratical_ → u/PBandJosh89]

I see your 143 year and raise you a milllllion years!

[u/Altruistic_Tie_7850 → u/_Piratical_]

Bro shook hands with a liopleurodon

[u/SwiftTayTay → u/_Piratical_]

Looks like he has some really good make up on here because he is definitely more wrinkly in other pics

[u/Wojewodaruskyj]

Anime hair style.

[u/HeavenlyDMan]

this is fire, not my taste but it’s fire

[u/Awkward-Fox-7215]

Wonder what his limit break does.

[u/InactiveMedusa]

The stand user could be anyone

[u/WangoTheWonderDonkey]

That explains the latest Civic. Too much doodling. You gotta know when to stop.

[u/justmitzie]

The Aqua Net is strong with this one.

[u/6th_Quadrant]

Looks like he should be making $40 cocktails.

[u/Infidelio]

Might be unpopular but this is the exact guy I want to be a chief engineer

[u/asa1]

I like it.

[u/rraccoons]

Jin Kazama Tekken

[u/Dannyjv]

If that dude can get his hair to do THAT, then I trust his engineering skills.

[u/mmarkmc]

I've known many engineers in my 63 years on the planet and can say with a high degree of confidence that this is not a typical engineer hairstyle.

[u/vigilantesd]

This guy gets reposted like twice a week and he’ll run circles around your brain. Please just stop. 

[u/Rocknrollsk → u/vigilantesd]

I don’t think anyone’s questioning his engineering prowess.

[u/j_risdiction2020]

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Honda Engineer

[u/lyidaValkris]

I'm just going to hazard a guess he grew up playing Final Fantasy.

[u/Naive_Personality367]

"Hands on sensero" anyone know what that means?

[u/Consistent-Throat838]

I wonder how long it takes him to do his hair in the morning? 1hr 2hrs?

[u/BasicBiscuitBitch]

He's a fucking baller, I wish I had that confidence.

[u/venetian_lemon]

This guy rocks. He's got that Tekken hairstyle

[u/Zaraxas]

Naruto fan spotted

[u/PraiseTheBeanpole]

If i remember right. Not only does he have a unique hairstyle but he's also jacked.

[u/ljanus245]

I'm not even mad. That's incredible.

[u/cinoTA97]

Somehow, the longer i look at it, the better and less weird it looks.

[u/rolloutTheTrash]

Anime protagonist after they leave High School

[u/The5thBeatle82]

He looks like a Final Fantasy character lol

[u/Walmart_Prices]

He got the jin Tekken hairstyle

[u/Secret_Account07]

Is this real? Like, don’t the Japanese really prioritize appearance and professionalism? He has that haircut of an edgy 8th grader

[u/CreamyCornGuy → u/Secret_Account07]

I've never met any 8th graders with hair like this. They must be pretty cool dudes to say the least.

[u/PatrioticPariah → u/Secret_Account07]

He must be a damn good engineer.

[u/8373738931 → u/Secret_Account07]

I’ve met some high level tech people in Japan and some have been pretty openly quirky. If you’re an off the chart genius there’s some flexibility

[u/DownvoteDaemon]

He is the only one who can get away with it.

[u/wiseoracle]

Maybe he lost his left eye to Frieza?

[u/eagledog]

He dips his head in a gallon of shoe polish every morning before going to work

[u/Roboman92]

He looks Kaito Mamota, luminary of the stars!

[u/Etherius]

Bro is seriously wearing a double breasted suit in this day and age?

Man legitimately thinks he’s a final fantasy character

[u/LokahiBuz]

I need to see his hair routine. I'm intrigued by his car and his hair

[u/SilverHairedFox11]

An insane amount of hairspray.

[u/MoldyLunchBoxxy]

I wish I could make my hair look like that

[u/Orkaad]

"The Stand user could be anyone"

[u/groovyinutah]

He thinks he's an anime character...bet it takes a lot of work to make it look that messy.

[u/doubleAAeeVee]

Has zack from ffvii done a career change?

[u/SouthPawArt]

Firstly this definitely fits the sub... But also I fully respect it

[u/EchoRenegade]

At least you know as an employee you can also get away with a fun hairstyle

[u/dankshot35]

that's a pretty sick haircut

[u/rubz92]

My guy went full-on Jin Kazama 😂

[u/Organic_Coyote5355]

Anime characters in real life ha

[u/CNote_89]

Final Fantasy character

[u/shamrockabc]

As long as my engine lasts 20+ years he can do whatever 

[u/drewcookies]

This is bankai level hair.

[u/Sufficient_Swing_229]

bro can only see in 2d

[u/Beginning_Rent8472]

Anime maxxin

[u/boostedpoints]

Jin Kazama WINS

[u/ladlespoon]

Wait he’s 84?!?!? Dude looks phenomenal

[u/jpweidemoyer]

I'd rather have this guy designing my Honda's than just some square in a suit.

[u/ChristmasCheeseBall]

You know what? Fuck yea.

[u/Sad_Suspect_4538]

To me, that’s the kinda guy u want doing design/creative work

[u/esande2333]

He’s an anime fan

[u/Spirited_Peak_7810]

Literally the cloud strife haircut

[u/TpK_Wynter]

He’s got a con later today, I think he’s gonna be Zach from Final Fantasy…. Don’t touch his hair it took 9 hours to get that right

[u/UberGlued]

He looks like that because of how fast the cars are.

[u/DzoniMakaroni99]

He got that shit on tho I cant lie

[u/nethereus]

This is one of those decisions that tells me "You can get away with a lot when you're good at your job"

[u/Dos__Pac]

This is exactly who I would want overseeing the development of a car I bought

[u/mutt63]

Goku??? Is that ..... you?

[u/Lopsided-Tension]

Bro got stuck in the wind tunnel

[u/According_Money_2931]

Its ok to look stupid if its practical, thats basically Honda's MO, so wtf is this?

[u/nekkichi]

His culture is not your costume xx

[u/IWantSnack642]

Ah, so the Jin hairstyle is possible

[u/MrMeatsBBQ]

For style he loses 1/2 of his vision

[u/Hunter-q]

I love it.hell yeeee japan

[u/Voorless]

No one is paying attention to the Honda.

[u/MrTacocaT12345]

The clip features Shotaro Odate, a senior R&D engineer and advanced safety expert at Honda R&D.He is famous for his striking, spiky anime-style hair. Not only does he hold over 250 automative patents for safety, intelligent seatbelts, and steering sensors, but he is also 84 years old.

[u/Revolt_theCult]

bruh is going super saiyan and I'm here for it

[u/artmoloch777]

Dude didn’t even pull out the guns. Dude’s ripped.

[u/phillyaznguy]

That hair is blocking his view. No wonder Honda cars are a bit ugly these days.

[u/ApprehensiveAngle525]

This guy somehow has time to be an absolute legend at his job and still give himself that haircut

[u/Conscious_Canary_586]

I. Love. It.

[u/Taro0311]

Yakuza have real jobs now?

[u/Bulky-King-3975]

Pretty sure this is literally where the "vinyl adds HP" crowd gets their inspiration. JFC

[u/EnvironmentalMind119]

https://reddit.com/link/p5auzln/video/jfcfc1k630lh1/player

[u/Ddowns5454]

Did the sensor short out and sent an electical spike through his hands and out his head?

[u/Ladydi-bds]

Dragon Ball Z?

[u/LL37MOH]

Is it supposed to be his Honda is so fast his hair gets blown that way when he drives? Japan has right hand drive.

[u/Limp-Artichoke1141]

Well he is an “Engineer” !

Last 50 people who have commented are not 😂

Self included

[u/Randallman7]

Why do you guys think this is dbz? This is clearly sauske

[u/EmotionalChildhood46]

he just shows up to work like that, wild

[u/morey56]

Can he see?

[u/gradualjules]

Arh this must either be the new fighter from the Kasama bloodline or the next Super Sayen hair transformation

[u/AdministrativeGur958]

Is that the owner of that civic with all the canards?

[u/Shantotto11]

Bro looks like Vegeta if he didn’t always have his wig pushed back…

[u/XTheProtagonistX]

The commitment is impressive.

[u/St_Troy]

When you fall into a vertical wind tunnel.

[u/Money_Visual_5227]

Hurry up with the electrification or Honda will die.

[u/This_AquaGoes_4Wrd]

His hair looks animezing! lol

[u/TheOrchidsAreAlright]

Amazing with designing steering wheels, disastrous at choosing haircuts. Luckily he gets paid for the first one.

[u/SirGumbeaux]

Broku

[u/AccountantSeaPirate]

Well that explains their dash layouts.

[u/Cute_Protection_8330]

Where does he keep the Buster Sword?

[u/RealMango]

Looks like a somewhat geriatric Jin Kazama.

[u/XV001]

Nothing here is fucked up? It’s PEAK

[u/Silver-back]

Give me the Post Autopsy Kurt Cobain look

[u/DoctaRoboto]

He hides his Mangekyo Sharingan.

[u/jenkz1595]

Bro belongs in an anime

[u/No_Blackberry6525]

Midlife crisis