Hello, wealthy American investor

Bring up the Epstein island again 😂

If this episode took place today homer probably would have used google translate and then looked up the company

Just a few days ago i saw a girl walking a whippet. I thought of this scene. Sorry i couldnt help it. 6ft, 100lbs, thin face, hawk nose. Im horrible.

I think I visited the land of wind and ghosts in Skyrim

You have very lucky dishes

Fish bulb

To this day I still respond to people who get an answer to something with “Yep. There’s your answer fish-bulb.”

Didn't know Yonko Kaido was such a soap baron. 😂

As I kid remember thinking Akira was saying “Hi” to the Simpsons after he said bye one the phone. But I recently watched this episode with CC on and he was saying “Hai”.

There was a Mister Sparkle Simpsons T-shirt at a comic book store. My older sister insisted I spend $25 on it.

The female dogs matched their female owners' personalities perfectly, so Pongo got lucky finding wives for BOTH himself and Roger!

i used to work for a japanese company, they were 100% accurate with that phone call i would hear calls that went "Moshi moshi. Hai, hai, hai, hai." and then a disconnect several times a day

Surprised Akira hasn't ever reappeared in the Simpsons. Feels like a character who needs a few more episodes centered around them

Wait a second the cereal box, its the Japanese Homer in the treehouse of horror episode Homer Multiverse!!!

You have very lucky dishes lol

Lol the way he cooked the First Lady 😂 very unusual

When you a new tie wear, it can a big difference make.

"A lot of triggered bro flakes in this comments section." - Dr. Anthony Fauci

He’s reading right to left !

0:02 What to say to a telemarketer.

Hi hi hi..bye

Hai hai hai bye!

what episode is this

His accent is so perfect. He speaks English very well but there's still a bit of Japanese in there, like when he almost say "rucky"

soap factories eh? so that's where all those chinese POWs went

I just realized that the box that they found at the dump likely belonged to Akira or one of his coworkers

That laugh is priceless

This aged so well, Frank and Dennis were right

The sacred forest that has lots of soap factories 🤣 The Simpsons delivers a mike a minute.

Akira's translation of two short lines of katakana in the speech bubble: He identifies himself as a magnet for foodstuffs. He boasts that he will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts. What it actually says: パワークリーン！ (pawā kurīn!), or "Power Clean!" 🤣

Plot twist. Akira is actually saying "Hi, Hi, Hi, Bye" on the phone because the person on the other end wasn't responding. Then when Homer walks in he says "Hai" as he is familiar enough to just say "yes" in Japanese as a greeting.

Nailed it

This single scene gave me a lifetime interest in how east Asian languages like Japanese and Korean translate bizarrely when directly translated into English. A Japanese man shout out something when he wins a prize that would translate to English as... " Hey you! Look at me! Watch out! Here comes Ronald Reagan-Mike Tyson! "

Akira is so good And the way he speaks is waay too funny

Was that Takei?

Good on them for actually spelling out ミスタースパーコル

Not the land of wind and ghosts!😰

It's a shame they didn't take this further in the episode where they actually did go to Japan.

love it sue

Pongo seems smart when he decides that Roger should have a lady friend.

I love how subtle the "Hi, hai, hai, bye" was.

This movie sure was "spot" on. (Pun intended.)

They must; love, Japan.

My sister bought me a Star Trek book written by George Takei.

Akira is one of the best underrated Simpsons characters. I love how whimsical and smart-assy he can be.

"Banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts"

I say we ban Homer from our restaurants...! Akira : No that would be impolite...! I say we kill him!

"Maude ehh..."

“He boasts that will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts”