Honda Engineer Goes Viral for Anime-Inspired Hairstyle While Explaining Technology
Shotaro Odate, an 84-year-old senior engineer at Honda, gained viral attention for his distinctive anime-inspired spiky hairstyle while explaining advanced driver-assistance technology in a company video. Social media users compared his look to popular anime characters like Goku from Dragon Ball and Naruto, praising his confident style alongside his technical expertise. Odate has maintained this hairstyle for several years and holds over 250 patents related to automotive safety innovations.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 32/100.
Outlets measured: ndtv, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 22 Aug, 01:02 pm. Other outlets followed.