The city of Chiba, in Japan, is home to a real-life superhero who looks almost exactly like the famous Dark Knight of Gotham city. He even wears Batman’s iconic suit and travels on a custom-made Batpod, but his mission is rather different – to bring happiness to the people of Japan. ‘Chibatman’, as our superhero has come to be known, prefers to keep his identity a secret. But we do know that he’s a 41-year-old local welder who likes to fight crime – or in this case, unhappiness – in his spare time. While his costume is store-bought, he built the three-wheeled ‘Chibatpod’ himself, with imported parts worth around $5,700. “I started doing this three years ago,” he told reporters in perfect imitation of batman’s signature raspy voice. “As for my reasons, during the great earthquake, people forgot how to smile. I wanted to help bring the smile back, and that’s why I started.” odditycentral/news/meet-chibatman-japans-real-life-dark-knight.html
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:20:00 +0000
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