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Astro Boy Mural Created From 138,000 Recycled Tokyo Metro Tickets
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 5:00 AM on June 15, 2008
Japan loves Astro Boy even more than we love Mickey Mouse, so it's not too surprising that the little robot boy's visage is still everywhere, even though his show and manga series ended decades ago. The most recent Astro Boy art installation is a 10 by 7 foot mural that consists of 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets. The pixel art, made to mark the opening of Tokyo's new Fukutoshin subway line, depicts Astro Boy, Uran, Professor Ochanomizu and Higeoyaji traipsing around Shinjuku along with the new Fukutoshin train. Created by volunteers from around the area, the mural can be found at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store. [Pink Tentacle]
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shenanigans
Posted 5:21 AM 15/6/08
Fukutoshin subway line? Fuku too.
shenanigans
Jirachii
Posted 5:10 AM 15/6/08
@takashimiike 2.0:
Agreed
Jirachii
takashimiike 2.0
Posted 5:08 AM 15/6/08
For once we have a mural that has nothing to do with Gundam.
takashimiike 2.0
ghostshadow
Posted 5:06 AM 15/6/08
That is sweet as hell!
ghostshadow
electrikecho
Posted 5:05 AM 15/6/08
I think they even love Mickey Mouse more than we do. And Snoopy Too.
Very cool.
electrikecho
DanMowchan
Posted 6:59 AM 15/6/08
Wow thats actually really awesome. Looks great.
DanMowchan
mcknn
Posted 6:52 AM 15/6/08
Looks great, must've been tedious.
mcknn
bbfreak
Posted 6:34 AM 15/6/08
Shirtless boy strikes again!
bbfreak
DeadWriter
Posted 7:59 AM 15/6/08
All I hear is the Astroboy song interrupted by the worlds most polite, some would say apologetic, metro warning tones.
DeadWriter
homerjay
Posted 8:50 AM 15/6/08
Wait, I thought Hello Kitty was their Mickey Mouse.
homerjay
BigDogues
Posted 8:46 AM 15/6/08
Awesome!
BigDogues
HiPnOtEk
Posted 9:39 AM 15/6/08
I WONDER HOW MUCH THEY R WILLING 2 SELL IT FOR " ILL GIVE THEM 10 "TOUSAND" AMERICAN MONEY" LOL
HiPnOtEk
Trevorblanco
Posted 10:13 AM 15/6/08
Ultra super cold
Trevorblanco
vagrant
Posted 10:52 AM 15/6/08
That's a pretty cool use of the tickets, except for us that use Suica and didn't contribute.
vagrant
CODIFEROUS
Posted 11:27 AM 15/6/08
My God...
It's HyperCard all over again...
CODIFEROUS
geschmidtt
Posted 1:25 PM 15/6/08
I am glad there are people in the world that have time to think of this stuff and do it... I think.
geschmidtt
apeguero
Posted 2:31 PM 15/6/08
Coolness. Astro Boy was my favorite cartoon from my early years. In fact, that and Topoyiyo.
apeguero
skulldriveshaft
Posted 7:58 PM 15/6/08
Astroboy, now in full monochrome cga ascii glory.
skulldriveshaft
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:32 PM 15/6/08
He was so much cooler before he put on all that weight and opened up that restaurant chain here in the US.
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strider_mt2k
jige
Posted 9:48 PM 15/6/08
@strider_mt2k: Ha, that's a good one!
jige
FinalValgas
Posted 10:14 PM 15/6/08
Why are Japanese people so damn creative? They have super brains or something?
FinalValgas
The Incredible OMG! Ponies!
Posted 12:02 AM 16/6/08
Japan loves Astro-Boy more than we love Mickey Mouse because Mickey Mouse (a) tries too hard to remain relevant and (b) is a symbol with everything that is wrong with the state of intellectual property law.
I can't get behind an icon whose parent company lobbied so long and hard to get a "copyright extension" - which I might add is anathema to the original intent of copyright protection - that it was willing to remove enormous swathes of property from the public domain.
For more on this subject, read about the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998. And yes, DiFi also voted for it (and against the public domain).
The Incredible OMG! Ponies!
m1tch37
Posted 8:19 PM 16/6/08
@HiPnOtEk:
Lamest thing i have ever heared. Not to mention, what does 10k USD buy now days anyway..
m1tch37