Elon Musk goes \u201cFullmetal Alchemist\u201d and the internet can\u2019t handle it PewDiePie, YouTube \/ Viz MediaTesla CEO and tech millionaire Elon Musk is known for his recurring Twitter shenanigans \u2013 but his latest antic has anime fans across the platform going wild. On April 19, Musk changed his icon to a picture of Edward Elric, the protagonist of popular anime and manga series \u201cFullmetal Alchemist\u201d \u2013 prompting fans of the franchise to wonder if he was heading an investigation into human transmutation. \u201cI don\u2019t know what prompted Elon Musk to switch to an Edward Elric profile pic, but I fully approve,\u201d one user wrote. I don\u2019t know what prompted Elon Musk to switch to an Edward Elric profile pic but I fully approve. pic.twitter.com\/X2qGTL1LQJ \u2014 Justin N. (@JH_Nguyen99) April 19, 2019 \u201cElon Musk, for the love of god, don\u2019t perform human transmutation,\u201d another jokingly warned. Even popular anime streaming service Crunchyroll got in on the action, telling Musk that they merely \u201cwant to talk\u201d about his apparent love for the anime. Elon Musk, for the love of god don\u2019t perform human transmutation pic.twitter.com\/RIIiBY9mCl \u2014 :sparkles:MarXMar:sparkles: (@MarXMar0) April 19, 2019 listen elon musk i just wanna talk\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/oVSF2RFRI2 \u2014 Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) April 19, 2019 Elon Musk\u2019s favorite anime This wouldn\u2019t be Musk\u2019s first time touting his passion for Japanese animation, by far; in fact, Musk had even Tweeted about wanting to make a real-life mecha, as seen in popular anime like Mobile Suit Gundam or the Macross series. Musk similarly expressed his love for \u2018Your Name\u2019 in late 2018, an anime movie that details a romantic love story between two teenagers who swap bodies \u2013 prompting a heated discussion on his favorite movies in the genre, which include such masterpieces as Studio Ghibli\u2019s \u2018Spirited Away\u2019 and \u2018Princess Mononoke.\u2019 The newfound anime fan even went so far as to give himself a new nickname, jokingly asking fans to call him \u201cElon-Chan\u201d in response to the madness. Elon Musk & Esports Musk has likewise inserted himself into the esports realm, after Fortnite pro FaZe Tfue seemingly joked about buying a Tesla after Musk responded to one of his Tweets. Fortnite is by far the most fun game right now but any of the classics on Atari or Nintendo 64 would be incredible :ok_hand: \u2014 Tfue (@TTfue) October 15, 2018 Musk went on to ask Tfue what video games would be best played in a Tesla, using classic Atari titles as an example \u2013 to which the gaming pro appropriately responded with Fortnite, following up with games from the N64 era. Musk even made an appearance on PewDiePie\u2019s \u2018Meme Review\u2019 show in mid-February, alongside Rick and Morty\u2019s Justin Roiland in an attempt to beat out T-Series\u2019 eventual victory. [Timestamp: 13:27 for mobile viewers.] Elon Musk claimed that his Twitter was \u201cpretty much complete nonsense\u201d prior to switching his icon, and he wouldn\u2019t be wrong \u2013 but his hilarious social media antics are providing users across the platform with a good chuckle, in the meantime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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