Honda's genius engineer causes a stir with his hair like Sasuke in the anime Naruto

At the end of June, Honda introduced the latest version of its Honda Sensing 360+ active safety system, but instead of focusing solely on the technology, the Japanese online community focused their attention on a special character: Shotaro Odate - the chief engineer behind the project.

Not only does he stand out thanks to his "huge" achievements with more than 250 patents in the automotive industry, Mr. Shotaro Odate also makes netizens talk excitedly because of his impressive spiky hair that looks like it came out of an action anime.

Online community debates whether the hairstyle is from Naruto or Dragon Ball

According to his colleagues, this is not the hairstyle he only wears when taking promotional photos, but has been his daily style for many years.

Japanese netizens quickly "dug up" Shotaro Odate's student photos and discovered that he had been loyal to this hairstyle since high school.

Many people humorously compare him to manga characters, from Dragon Ball 's super saiyan, Cloud in Final Fantasy , to Sasuke Uchiha - Naruto's rival in the famous manga of the same name.

Among them, the majority of viewers agree that Shotaro Odate's hairstyle and demeanor are most similar to Uchiha Sasuke's character.

However, behind the "anime-like" appearance, Shotaro Odate is one of the leading minds in the automotive safety system development industry in Japan.

Since 2015, he has led the development team of Honda's advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), with features such as steering wheel sensors, 360-degree radar, smart seat belts...

Prior to that, since 2013, he has been working on driver status, automatic post-collision braking systems, and “reasoning-capable” assistance features – helping to build the foundation for today’s Honda Sensing technology.

Not only is he good at his profession, he is also the author of 9 scientific studies related to driving assistance technology and user behavior recognition.

His patents cover a wide range of areas, from AI, sensors, to real-time image processing.