Ahem *cough* … KANNNEEEEEEEEEEDDDAAAAAAAAA
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Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at the greatest fucking toy of all time. I don’t care if you don’t like anime in general or Akira in specific — if you don’t think that the motorcycle scene in Akira is totally badass, your opinion on anything is not to be trusted (like if you didn’t like Batman or something). The reason this 12-inch figure from Medicom and the in-scale motorcycle is the greatest toy of all time is not because of Kaneda’s leather outfit, nor because of the laser cannon accessory he carries, nor because of the GOOD FOR HEALTH BAD FOR EDUCATION pill logo on his back. It’s because, well, this:
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?The bike is full of LEDs which light up, allowing the bike to look exactly as awesome as it does in the movie. I’m not even going to lie; this thing is so awesome I’ve been masturbating the entire time I’ve been writing this article. It’s due out in 2010 and should be about 40,000 yen, or $450. I’m almost glad it’s that expensive, because it means less people will be buying it and I’ll have a greater chance of snagging on for myself. (Via ToysREvil)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.