
Rarely has anything made from cardboard seemed so imposing as with this cardboard Gundam statue.
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The 8th episode of Ore no Imouto was a somewhat abrupt change from the pace of some of the previous episodes, but as it nonetheless continues more of the antics of some of the season’s favorite characters.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Nov 14, 2010 01:26 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Gainax, Image Gallery, Mecha, Pantsu, Panty & Stocking, Parody, Transformers

Gainax has seen fit to turn Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt into a giant robot anime, much to the delight of its fans.
The first part consisted of a full-blown mecha/Transformers anime parody, and the second part was packed with even more s*x than usual:
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Anime watchers asked which eighties giant robot anime they’d most like to see remade give a set of response sure to prompt nostalgia and bemusement in equal measure.
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Masamune Shirow‘s classic manga Appleseed is receiving yet another anime adaptation – this time a 13 episode TV series entitiled “Appleseed XIII.”
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The first episode of the lengthily named Super Robot Taisen Original Generation – The Inspector (Super Robot Wars OG) is strangely being hailed not for robot action but instead for sexy bikini action…
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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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Macross Frontier‘s Klan Klan (or Clan Clang or whichever spelling is preferred) receives a figure rendition by MegaHouse, showing off her curvaceous adult form and mecha accessories, ready for battle.
Of course, she can also be stripped of her armor…
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In a practically unheard of example of anime franchise development, mecha series Jinki, originally a general manga which was then adapted to an anime, is to be adapted into an adult game for the PC with character designs provided by the original author.
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The famed 1:1 RX-78-2 Gundam, previously dominating Odaiba, is now being re-erected in Shizuoka.
Some shots of its reconstruction can be seen below:
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Not to be outdone by other giant robot franchises with their own giant robot statues, Neon Genesis Evangelion is set to receive a full size Evangelion statue.
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