Gigantor Goes Large

[Logan Westbrook]

Gigantor Goes Large

Gundam? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.118343?page=1] Pah! Why don't you try a real space-aged robot?


Life-sized versions of anime robots seems to be the big thing in Japan right now and it's Gigantor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor] that's getting the 'Giant Robo' treatment next.

Gigantor was created in 1956 as Tetsujin 28, a manga written by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The manga was later turned into an anime, Tetsujun 28-go, which was renamed Gigantor when it came to the US in 1964. The Gigantor cartoon proved to be popular with young people, as did the sequel series released in 1993.

At a construction site in Kobe, the legs of the statue - which is likely to be a major tourist attraction - are ready to be erected as work continues on the rest of the project. As you can see from the video, just the head alone is taller than a person.

They really aren't kidding when they say 'bigger than big'.

Source: Japan Probe [http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=11661]


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[HardRockSamurai]

Holy **** on a **** sandwich!!! That's freaking awesome!!!

 

[Hazy]

May I?


That is awesome!

 

[Internet Kraken]

Well when the Japanese waste money, at least they waste it on something cool.

 

[Srkkl]

This sounds awesome, I wish to see it in person some day.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Holy **** on a **** sandwich!!! That's freaking awesome!!!

Oh, Yugioh Abridged - is there anything you can't make into a meme?

Well, you revealed my secret. I'm a fanboy!

[small]HardRockSamurai has gained 100 fanboy exp.[/small]

Guess I'd better line up for my free t-shirt and cat ears.

[small]HardRockSamurai has gained 50,000 fanboy exp.[/small]

Crap!

 

[GamerPhate]

This is just neo art guys. They use to build statues .. now they build robots..

welcome to "teh internetz"

 

[[Gavo]]

Well when the Japanese waste money, at least they waste it on something cool.

Just wait until they make the life-size Gundam fully functional. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, TAXPAYERS?!?!

 

[hansari]

Didn't the Japanese already do a life-size robot? I think it was a Gundam [http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/japan_completes_lifesized_gund.php]...

 

[Aac18]

Well when the Japanese waste money, at least they waste it on something cool.

Very true, although they may well be the one nation that prevents the inevitable alien invasion of the planet:

Alien 1: Hmmm..lets invade earth today
Alien 2: Sounds good, lets just see what we're up against
Alien 2: Holy ****, they already have giant fighting robots, screw them
Alien 1: RUN AWAY

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Well, you revealed my secret. I'm a fanboy!

[small]HardRockSamurai has gained 100 fanboy exp.[/small]

Guess I'd better line up for my free t-shirt and cat ears.

[small]HardRockSamurai has gained 50,000 fanboy exp.[/small]

Crap!

*Gives Dirty Harry speech*
*cocks gun*
You sure you wanna be a fanboy instead of just a regular fan...punk?

*Holds hands up*
I'm not afraid. Not when I have the help of Chuck Norris!

[small]HardRockSamurai has gained 1,000,000 fanboy exp. Go die in an alley you worthless fanboy![/small]

Goddammit!!!

 

[LewsTherin]

And here I was thinking Gigantor was back. This is cool too.

 

[AgentChunk]

And to think people say that we shouldn't legalize cocaine because it will destroy society. They have yet to be enlightened.

 

[messy]

Well when the Japanese waste money, at least they waste it on something cool.

I know what you mean. I wouldn't mind if my taxes (not that I actually pay taxes yet; student) went on something awesome a giant, what a way to bolster national pride

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Meh. I'm not really crazy about Gigantor. However, being that it was among the first and most influential Japanese animations post-WWII, I do see why they're building it.

I'd just rather see Jehuty get a statue, or better yet, Anubis.

 

[War Penguin]

Okay. I'm going ask the same thing I said when I saw the life size Gundam.
As awesome as it is, WHY?!?

 

[Agent Larkin]

I officially feel 3 years old again. I loved that show so much (The 1993 version that is) god dammit I still remember the end of the show as in the last episode.