A favorite otaku (geek) hobby in Japan is taking photos of toys. The pictures can make oh-so-cute miniature figurines look lifelike. But this trend isnāt only a Japanese thing. Itās also a Formula One racer thingāat least for one man.
Via social media, Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso provides a look at Formula One that fans expect: fast cars, scenic locals, and killing time between races. He also shows a different side of the motorsport. A nerdier one.
Alonso has his own otaku style mascot, named āTomitaā. And much like Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono or otaku blogger Danny Choo, Alonso takes his little āTomitaā figurine around and snaps photos as he travels the globe with Ferrari.
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In the photos, you can see Tomita in Shanghai and Dubai, in the pit and sitting in small F1 cars. Since Alonso refers to the character as āTomitaā (ālittle Thomasā) instead of āAsbelā, it might not be clear whether or not he just liked this little figure or if heās a fan of the game. But since Alonsoās feed also has pics of a PS3 controller (Tales of Graces got a PS3 re-release) and a Tales of Graces iPhone cover, Iām inclined to think he knows exactly what heās doing: heās a gamer, a JRPG player, and a good old fashioned nerd whose day job just happens to be racing F1 cars.
Delightfully geeky stuff from Alonso, a two-time World Champ. Check out more Tomita pics in the link below.
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