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Pawn Stars' Chumlee Appears in Little Witch Academia Anime
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The third episode of the Little Witch Academia television anime premiered on Sunday, and it seems to feature a character inspired by Austin "Chumlee" Russell from History Channel's Pawn Stars reality show. In the episode, a shop keeper bears a striking resemblance to Chumlee and even has similar arm tattoos.
Redditors were quick to notice the resemblance and post comparison pictures:
Twitter user @chehade informed Russell of his cameo, and the television personality issued a simple response.
So @chumlee_ dude... u appeared on a japan animated show. Just so you know. Working the antique shop and stuff. Good for you. pic.twitter.com/BiEWMme4Of
— Ignacio (@chehade) January 23, 2017
Sweet!!!! https://t.co/Ng1yXlo5HK
— Austin Russell (@chumlee_) January 23, 2017
Redditors also noticed that characters in the episode seem to be watching Inferno Cop. Studio Trigger has produced animation for both series, and the studio announced a separate crossover project in 2015.
If anime creators are looking for other excuses to include Chumlee in their works, Tama-Pawns might be the perfect project. The series of anime shorts is set in set in a pawn shop on an alternate animal world.
