Pimped 'new' ride - JICOO Floating Bar

[Taro Toporific]

A blast for the past returns...
Back in 03-22-2004 kurohinge posted about...

Marineboy's Marine Bus
The new futuristic vessel "Himiko" sails along Tokyo Bay as the landmark Rainbow Bridge is seen in background, in Tokyo. The 114-ton silver metallic water-bus was designed by popular cartoon artist Leiji Matsumoto...

Well, now Himiko sails on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights as the renamed/repurposed...

JICOO: The Floating Bar
japantoday.com
The floating bar cruises from Hinode pier to Odaiba Seaside Park every half-hour, returning to Hinode pier on the hour. There is also a line up of great entertainment to set the mood of your experience with us onboard...more...

[dimwit]

Is it just me or does the thing look like a giant vibrator?

[omae mona]

I'm having a hard time imagining myself getting on a boat which, I think, has a name pronounced "jiko" . By the way, the boarding fee the article obliquely refers to is 2,500 yen.

[Taro Toporific]

Originally Posted by dimwit

Is it just me or does the thing look like a giant vibrator?

Gee, I don't know.
The ass-end of that barge looks rather ghetto.

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[IkemenTommy]

Originally Posted by omae mona

I'm having a hard time imagining myself getting on a boat which, I think, has a name pronounced "jiko" . By the way, the boarding fee the article obliquely refers to is 2,500 yen.

And that doesn't even include the drinks.

[prolly]

im still trying to figure out just who this is supposed to appeal to.
people who like cozy cocktails aren't going to be swayed by a space-aged looking otaku boat and people who are into that "popular cartoonist" aren't the type to want to spring for drinks/cover fee when joyopolous et al are right there anyway.

[Kanchou]

Clearly it should go under the "cool, but useless" category.