Mar 31 2010But I Rode A Short One: Pokémon School Bus
This is a shot of a Pokémon school bus spotted in Japan. The idea is that by being Pokémon themed kids will want to jump on and go to school. And apparently it works. Me? I used to dive out a window when we passed the liquor store.
Hit the jump for one more shot of the party bus.
The Greatest School Bus In Japan [kotaku]
Thanks to Ed, who used to ride the Transformer bus to school and kept waiting for it to transform and roll the f*** out. It never did.
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Reader Comments
1. grant - March 31, 2010 12:04 PM
first!
2. scrotumforfirst - March 31, 2010 12:05 PM
shit! 2nd...
3. -Lmega5- - March 31, 2010 12:07 PM
tercero!
4. mcd - March 31, 2010 12:16 PM
it would have been faaaar cooler if it was the cat/bus from My Neighbor Totoro.
5. Daisy - March 31, 2010 12:24 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. Ypu can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like tyhat scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max called a radio show to find out if roller blading was gay. Unfortunately for him he found out it was, so now he is only riding his moped.
6. Nick - March 31, 2010 12:30 PM
Woooww...they need to do that here, kids would actually want to ride the bus.
7. Samir Notgonaworkhereanymore - March 31, 2010 12:30 PM
Yeah, I rode a short one too, of course most things Japanese are short. Examples: Akira kids, Pokemon, cars (doesn't include the Nissan Titan), okay, the Yamato was a big ship, but failed miserably... hmm, maybe they will build smaller robots too... nanarobots capable of who knows what (insert Cowboy Bebop movie) and now for some maple bacon...
8. White667 - March 31, 2010 12:37 PM
Pedo van of the future?
9. Razorjack - March 31, 2010 12:55 PM
We need those in our lower income neighborhoods, cause the gangs wont have the heart to cap on pikachu. I wouldn't say the same about squirtle though... I think he's affiliated.
10. naas - March 31, 2010 12:57 PM
meh.... If I were driving & saw that bus, I'd crash right into the side of it because what an easy way to get on a few talk shows for being the guy the rammed the pokemon bus
11. St Cup o' Water - March 31, 2010 1:11 PM
WANT!
12. Jas - March 31, 2010 1:29 PM
@ 8
Quite possibly...
Next up, a light brown school bus with the Pedobear in the front.
Come on kids!
13. blueZorro - March 31, 2010 2:51 PM
In Soviet Russia rodent inside you!
14. Shelby - March 31, 2010 4:01 PM
@4 Yes!
@13Lmao.
15. melting ice cubes - March 31, 2010 4:27 PM
A wild Ford Tempo appeared!
Foe Ford Ford Tempo used BEEP!
It's not very effective...
Pikachu Beetle used TACKLE!
It's super effective!
Foe Ford Tempo fainted!
Pikachu Beetle gained 167 Exp!
Pikachu Beetle leveled up!
...
Whats this?! Pikachu Beetle is evolving!
DUNN DUNN DUN DUNN DUNN DUNN DUNNN DAHHH
DOO DOO DOO DODODODODO!
Pikachu Beetle evolved into Pikachu Bus!
16. Nicklearse - April 1, 2010 8:51 AM
How do you get the kids on the bus?
Poke 'em on
BOOM
17. K - April 2, 2010 7:44 AM
I doubt it's fake, I live in Japan and those buses (they are for private preschools, not elementary schools) are not as uncommon as you might think. One of the preschools in my city had Thomas the Tank Engine Buses until last year. I bet somewhere you can find the Totoro Nekobus too, if you knew where to look for such things.
18. K - April 2, 2010 7:51 AM
Here you go, it's not just Pikachu, lots on interesting buses out there:
(Japanese blog entry, scroll down for lots of pictures): http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ssqrb958/31749293.html
19. Dan Muir - April 2, 2010 8:29 AM
How do you get pikachu on a bus..........?
POKEMON!!!!!
20. Dan Muir - April 2, 2010 8:32 AM
Damn you Nicklearse....
I suck by over a whole day!!!
FAIL!
21. driving lessons manchester - August 31, 2010 8:42 AM
Unfortunately for him he found out it was, so now he is only riding his moped.if you knew where to look for such things. driving lessons manchester