Bronze Gundam Idol-Statue Attracts Worshipers

Author: Quen
Filed under: Anime, News
Date: Dec 28, 2008 19:55 JST

Tags: Fine Arts, Gundam, Marketing, Otaku, Statues, Suginami, Sunrise

A three meter tall bronze statute of a mobile suit from the perennially popular Mobile Suit Gundam series was erected in production studio Sunrise hometown of Kami-igusa earlier this year.

It has since shown signs of becoming a symbol of the city, with fans flocking to photograph it and even instigating plans to build more mecha statutes in order to construct a “Gundam Road”.

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DuoMaxwell commented on December 29, 2008 16:33

Now the only thing that's missing is a bronze statue of Amuro Ray to go with it. Then the statue set will be complete!... More

TheAndySan commented on December 29, 2008 16:02

That is awesome!!... More

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Giant Hachune Terrorises Town – Matsuri Miku

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Figures, News
Date: Aug 10, 2008 21:35 JST

Tags: Events, Hatsune Miku, Suginami, Tokyo

A giant Hachune Miku recently menaced (or should that be perplexed?) a festival with her leek, though fortunately nobody was injured. Witnesses report that the giant Miku was ensconced over the Asagaya shopping arcade throughout the period of the matsuri, several days, but made no demands.

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takuya13 commented on December 1, 2008 20:14

hahaha she's about to hunt down hello kitty in the 2nd picture... More

Pyrus commented on August 11, 2008 14:14

The children were pointing at the Hello Kitty sporting Flavor Flav's clock.... More

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