
Hatsune Miku fans are rejoicing at the sight of the world’s first ita-airport, in the form of Miku’s descent upon Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport – including a full-size Miku statue which has otaku reaching for either their wallets or their cameras…
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Hatsune Miku’s crushing popularity has injured an old woman, when her Snow Miku statue collapsed on top of her for reasons unknown.
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China’s newly revamped giant not-Gundam statue has fast assembled a coterie of admirers and a selection of rather convincing artwork.
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China’s “completely original” giant Gundam statue has apparently reappeared, with some modifications, after a mysterious disappearance.
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Rarely has anything made from cardboard seemed so imposing as with this cardboard Gundam statue.
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Not to be outdone by Japan’s famed giant Gundam statue, China has decided to copy the whole thing.
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Queen’s Blade’s saucy maid Airi has been modelled in the form of an unusually large resin statue, enthusiastically exposing her underwear, which of course happens to be removable and seems unlikely to be seeing much use as a result.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Aug 31, 2010 01:14 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Censorship, Fine Art, France, Onanism, Oppai, Politics, Statues, Tourism

An exhibition of anime art to be held at the Palace of Versailles has been condemned as being a blasphemous insult to the cultural glory of France.
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A supermarket has recently been attracting attention for the quality of its merchandise displays – staff apparently have a lot of time on their hands and a great deal of appreciation for Mario and Donkey kong.
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A comparison of Evangelion fans to Gundam fans made by Fuji TV at the recent openings of the two giant robot statues (Gundam and the Eva unit) has upset many, although whether its truthiness is actually in doubt is hard to say.
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Jul 17, 2010 17:24 JST
- Tags: Beijing, Bizarre, Cars, China, Fine Art, Made in China, Mecha, Statues, Transformers

What do you do when you want to copy another country’s efforts to recreate a giant robot that has been part of its identity for years as life-size statue-cum-tourist trap, but find you have none of your own?
In China’s case, simply copy some other country’s robotic icon, in this case resulting in an impressive life-size rendition of Optimus Prime.
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The 1:1 monster RX-78-2 Gundam formerly menacing Tokyo has been re-erected in Shizuoka with upgraded armament. Below the animatronic statue can be seen in detail, as ever striking a particularly impressive figure against the night sky.
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