Big Hero 6

Being of japanese heritage myself, I'm actually pretty glad Disney made him distinct enough to look ethnic but not too much that it becomes a stereotype. I don't think he looks like JF (apart from maybe the hair and the wide eyes) as everything else makes him seem more like a stylized FF character.

I sincerely hope he's voiced by a voice actor of Japanese heritage, like Ming-Na Wen of Mulan.

edited 20th May '14 1:39:01 PM by Mattonymy

Now if only they would release the damn cast list already...

Maybe we'll hear some of his voice in the trailer and be able to figure out who it is that way.

Heh, it's probably just me, but I'm getting quite a bit of an L vibe from Hiro's design in the still, mostly from the messy hair and wide, staring eyes.

edited 20th May '14 3:07:52 PM by Servbot

I'll get over the fact that Hiro is the most obvious name to give to an Asian main character. -_-

But... he's a HERO... Get it...?◊

To be fair, you can't blame that one on Disney.

Yeah I can't blame Disney. :)

..... MARVEL IS TO BLAME!!! GRRRRR

Ok then, tell us what would be a better name for this film's Asian protagonist?

Something not as expected. I don't speak Japanese but it should mean something that isn't connotative with "hero".

Shinji? Takeshi? Hayato? Daisuke? Takumi?

I dunno, they all sound pretty heroic to me.

Dress up the fucking robot Shinji.

Also, for accuracy's sake, the pronunciation of "Hiro", "Hiroto" and "Hiroshima" in Japanese isn't exactly how it would be pronounced as the North American word. In the states we pronounce it as "hɪəroʊ" (HEAR-Oh) while the actual japanese pronunciation sounds more like "hiroʊ" (HE-roh). Note

No idea if Disney will retain this within their americanized version though.

edited 20th May '14 6:17:23 PM by Mattonymy

Tumblr has taken notice of his hair.

I think this is my favorite Tumblr post about him. Jack Frost may be up in the air, but this time it'll definitely qualify as pedophilia!

edited 20th May '14 7:00:18 PM by Mort08

Let the Pedobear reaction images flow. Most of 'em will age him up anyways.

edited 20th May '14 7:21:33 PM by Bur

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm having this thing where I keep wanting to call "Baymax" by the name of "Betamax" instead of his real name.

edited 20th May '14 8:05:30 PM by TheSpaceJawa

@Mort: Ah, the sorrows of a movie not having a cute character who's of age.

edited 20th May '14 8:11:45 PM by edvedd

[Fans of Frozen take a moment to celebrate that there's no question that Elsa is most certainly an adult.]

You guys with your animated fetishes. You make me sick. I mean, everyone knows the only ''true'' way to lust after fictional characters, is to go after the cosplayers.

I do that too!

edited 20th May '14 8:32:04 PM by Mattonymy

Nice to know I'm not the only one who keeps wanting to get his name wrong.

edited 20th May '14 8:33:00 PM by TheSpaceJawa

You mean his name's NOT Betamax?!

edited 20th May '14 8:39:48 PM by RabidSonicFan

@Jawa: Yeah, we can say Elsa is hot and only be slightly skeeved out by our perversions!

But still though, a cute Asian nerd with a kind-of awkward disposition and gorgeous hair? Tailor made for the Tumblr audience.

edited 20th May '14 8:43:17 PM by edvedd

That Tumblr post several posts up made me laugh uncontrollably!

I think once we see more of him, they'll just form an older-sisterly connection instead of a crush.

Searched "Hiro" on tumblr. Good figgity God there's already fanart!!!

You were expecting different?