This got me drooling all over because I collect Gundam model kits. A life-size Gundam statue is currently displayed in Shikaze Park, Tokyo. This is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the popular anime series, which aired April 1979. The 59-foot mecha, Modeled after the RX-78-2 mobile suit, is built on a steel frame with fiberglass reinforced [...]
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Life-Size Mobile Suit Gundam in Tokyo
Posted: August 7, 2009 in AnimeTags: Gundam, Mobile Suit, RX-78-2, Shikaze Park, Tokyo
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‘Astro Boy’ Remake Comes to the Big Screen
Posted: August 2, 2009 in Anime, Entertainment, MoviesTags: Astro Boy
Astro Boy was one of the cartoon series that defined my childhood. I spent my Saturday mornings and afternoons in front of our black and white TV to wait for my Japanese heroes in the personas of Voltes V, Daimos, and of course, Astro Boy. Osamu Tezuka’s ‘Shin Tetsuwan Atomu’ (roughly translated ‘Mighty Stom’), ‘Astroboy’ in [...]
