Almost every single console and classic platform– from the coin operated arcades and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to more obscure plays like Bandai’s WonderSwan Color or the standard PC—had earned a Gundam title. The anime mech warriors are incredibly popular on the Japanese market where so many titles are developed and first introduced.

Perhaps that is why Tokyo has undertaken this incredible building project. In celebration of Gundam’s 30th anniversary (which includes their toys, comics, books, television shows, movies AND games), a 59 foot gigantic RX78 Gundam has been erected in Tokyo. It is a 1:1 scale, emits light from fifty different areas and expels mist from fourteen points on its body. Its head even turns.

Check out the story here fast. The statue took a while to build, but that matters not. This fiber-glass reinforced plastic tribute in Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park is only temporary.

Gundam Statue in Odaiba

Japan’s giant Gundam, 4.0 out of 5 based on 4 ratings

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