Over the weekend, though, Twitter user Crexian thought he saw a car shaped like Dragon Quest's Slime on the highway. Sorry! It wasn't.
But Slime from Dragon Quest sure looks like that car.
[Photo: crexian]
Crexian's photo was retweeted over 28,000 times.
However... here's a side view.
[Photo: crexian]
That is actually "Pichon-kun," a character from Osaka-based company Daikin. The character represents a drop of moisture, because Daikin's air conditioners won't dry out your house.
[Photo: fushieda]
There is a whole fleet of cars, it seems. These cars are actually customized Toyota iQs.
Besides the blue Pichon-kun automobiles, there are pink ones.
[Photo: YT_XMASK]
And somebody spotted a brown one. This doesn't look like a Dragon Quest Slime. It's a turd on wheels.
[Photo: wesriy]
上司「おい見てや！スライムの車おる！」[crexian via Hamusoku]
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