The unmatched Japanese pitcher and hitter has showered his influence into the world of anime. Shohei Ohtani aka the two way phenom has meandered his way to appear as one of the most powerful characters. MLB The Show 22 picked up on the not-so-subtle achievements of the man of multiple monikers.

In MLB Life’s latest video on twitter, Ohtani received a special token of appreciation from folks of one of the biggest baseball video games ever, MLB The Show 22. A lot goes into creating a personalized present. Although, in this case, Ohtani’s form could not have been translated better into art.

An Adorable Gesture For The Ever So Powerful Shohei Ohtani

The fanbase of Anime is as huge and passionate as that of MLB. A culmination of the two worlds is nothing but mind blowing. An honor as it is, the Angles star received a poster of him as an Anime character displaying his heroism as a pitcher and a hitter. His earnest reaction to seeing himself on the collector’s edition won countless hearts.

Ohtani’s love for Japanese Samurai was evident as his gift was unveiled before him. He said, “This is super cool.. On top of that, I see the Samurai taste of Japan. I like it a lot.”

With the intention of capturing Ohtani’s duality as a pitcher and a hitter, the consummation of his anime character was simply awesome. In a fiery red and yellow background holding his baseball bat and ball, the unanimously voted MVP displays his power.

When Fiction Meets Reality

Sho-Time’s love for baseball comes from the lesser known influence of anime in his life. Not only is he a fan of One Piece, one masterpiece of a manga, he loves the baseball focused series – Major. He is vocal about his love for manga and deservedly draws comparison to an iconic character.

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Ohtani grew up as a fan of Takuya Mitsuda comic series Major. This tells the story of Shigeno Goro, who is a pitcher and a hitter. He plays right from his kindergarten days and lands his place in MLB. Does that sound familiar? What Goro is in anime, Ohtani is in real life. An inspirational character all in all.

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