The online identity of the ski slope sensation is revealed.
In Japan, being well-dressed is considered an important facet of adult life, and that applies to leisure time as well. So head to the ski slopes, and you’ll see outdoor enthusiasts outfitted in fashionable sportswear zipping down the slopes.
However, this video shows one snowboarder who’s put together an eye-catching ensemble not after flipping through the pages of a sports or fashion magazine, but after watching some classic mecha anime.
ガンダム出動! pic.twitter.com/1w0av72p9A
— 黒田研二(くろけん)💪❤️💙💜💚 (@kuroken01) January 19, 2019
Last weekend Japanese Twitter user @kuroken01 was out on the snowy mountains of Wing Hills Shiratori, a ski resort in Gifu Prefecture. Near the top of the chairlift, he spotted a snowboarder decked out head to toe in an amazingly detailed Gundam cosplay outfit, including the titular robot’s shield and beam saber.
If you’re wondering who’s “piloting” this Gundam (which we’ve caught a glimpse of once before), it’s Twitter user Nama Gundam (@nama_gundam). Obviously, a fan who’s so hardcore as to cosplay while speeding down a mountain is also hardcore enough to faithfully replicate all of the original Gundam’s handheld weaponry, as shown in these photos.
▼ Beam rifle, beam saber, hyper bazooka, and Gundam hammer (yes, the Gundam “hammer” is actually a spiked ball on the end of a chain, and if you want to be the one to argue semantics with a giant war machine, you go right ahead).
聞かれる前に言っとこ(* ̄∇ ̄)ノ
— 生ガンダム (@nama_gundam) January 21, 2019
生ガンダムの装備はガンダムの主な武装と同じく、ビームライフル、ビームサーベル、ハイパーバズーカ、ガンダムハンマーの4種。
その日の戦況に応じた武装で出撃します( v^-゜)♪ pic.twitter.com/hCd8Z5d1BM
ドローンも
— 芝本@GP隊 追い撮り隊 (@dAiTaI0524) January 17, 2019
インスタ360も
持ってないから
自前でがんばります。
( ¯꒳¯ ) pic.twitter.com/upebCUeKPX
今日ガンダムといっしょにリフトのった pic.twitter.com/EjtCvXVMlt
— おき (@kousuke505) January 14, 2019
The primary theater of operations for Nama Gundam (who says he’ll be turning 47 next month) is Gifu, and he’s often accompanied by a group of friends who share his unique mix of hobbies.
シャアザク?
— 生ガンダム (@nama_gundam) January 20, 2019
いるよ(* ̄∇ ̄)ノ pic.twitter.com/BymsR3wOeI
ドムを試乗させてもらったひるがの高原楽しかった!!
— ゆー GP隊撮影班 (@yk7514) January 21, 2019
生ガンダムさん、グフさん、emuraさんありがとうございました。 pic.twitter.com/BwZ9nI1dkb
この間のひるがの高原でEmuraさん(@kohichiemur a)に撮っていただいた写真。
— グフR41@GP隊脱退 (@goufms07b) January 21, 2019
めっちゃカッコいい!(≧▽≦) pic.twitter.com/pmT8ImLYPe
There’s a definite dramatic coolness to seeing the team in motion or posing for awesome sun-assisted poses.
ズギュ~ん pic.twitter.com/1LGv7RgAvQ
— 生ガンダム (@nama_gundam) January 14, 2019
ばきゅん♡ pic.twitter.com/sPWqWotL6m
— 芝本@GP隊 追い撮り隊 (@dAiTaI0524) January 14, 2019
▼ This shot has a bit of a fifth-generation 1990s fansub copy aesthetic going on.
自然光の効果は最強だ(≧∇≦) pic.twitter.com/LWk7zsgj6h
— 生ガンダム (@nama_gundam) January 15, 2019
But at the same time, there’s plenty of surreal comedy to seeing them doing normal out-for-a-day-of-skiing stuff, like hanging out in the lodge eating crepes.
お疲れ様でした。
— グフR41@GP隊脱退 (@goufms07b) January 20, 2019
高鷲ダイナ2日目も無事滑走終了しました。
今日一緒に滑ってくださった方々や昨日のひるがのと二日間遊んでくださった方々に感謝m(__)m
U.S.A.ダンスも大盛況でこちらも大満足(≧▽≦)
写真はダンス後のエネルギー補給しているモビルスーツの図です( ̄▽ ̄)b pic.twitter.com/R2WZaSNyWm
タンクトップ with ガンダム in ゲレンデ pic.twitter.com/8LIJXlDin5
— タンクトップDJ@あらき じん (@tanktopdj_jin) January 20, 2019
Obviously, Nama Gundam and his friends get plenty of attention whenever they show up, and so they’re happy to stop for snapshots.
https://twitter.com/6bHxLimd7O1jBZv/status/1084323047413243905— 森﨑 りょうへい (@j71CmBA8XtBvo4s) January 19, 2019
If you’re hoping to see the cosplaying snowboarder with your own eyes, Nama Gundam’s currently scheduled trips to the slopes are:
● January 27: Hyounosen Kokusai or Yappu
● February 2: Wing Hills
● February 3: Skijam Katsuyama
● February 10: Meiho Snow Resort
● February 17-21: Kiroro
● February 24: Takasu Dyna
● March 3: Skijam Katsuyama
● March 10: Takasu Dyna
● March 16: : Hyounosen Kokusai or Yappu
● March 24: Meiho Snow Resort
▼ And yes, he does own a snowboard that’s decorated to look like the G-Fighter space/aircraft that Gundam sometimes rides on in the anime.
ついでに、生ガンダムはGファイターに乗っている時もある(* ̄∇ ̄)ノ pic.twitter.com/8dGJtJDuMy
— 生ガンダム (@nama_gundam) January 21, 2019
But even if you can’t make it out to the slopes to see Nama Gundam, we have a feeling we’ll be seeing more of him online before the snow melts.
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