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1:20AM Adam Frucci | First, it was a life-sized Gundam in Tokyo. Now, Kobe has just completed its life-sized Tetsujin, or Gigantor, robot. Haven’t you seen your own disaster movies, Japan? This isn’t going to end well. More »
Japan’s Love Of Huge Robots Continues With Kobe’s Tetsujin
1:20AM Adam Frucci | First, it was a life-sized Gundam in Tokyo. Now, Kobe has just completed its life-sized Tetsujin, or Gigantor, robot. Haven’t you seen your own disaster movies, Japan? This isn’t going to end well. More »
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Massive 364-Foot Taekwon V Statue Will Crush Puny Humans
9:45PM Danny Allen | Holy crap! So Japan builds giant Gundam and Testsujin statues (18 and 18.3 metres, respectively), now South Korea is building this freakin’ huge Taekwon V (Voltar the Invincible) replica that will be more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. More »
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15-Metre Michael Jackson Gundam Almost Destroyed Las Vegas
1:30PM Matt Buchanan | Las Vegas is the most horrible place on earth, so I’m almost sad it wasn’t destroyed by a 15-metre robot Michael Jackson wanted to build in his image that would stomp around the desert. No, I’m not making this up. More »
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Man Goes Ape Shit After Mum Throws Out Gundam Action Figures
3:20PM Danny Allen | A 29 year old from Kasai City, Japan who doused himself with kerosene and torched his house, escaped without injuries and told police he wanted to kill himself after his 55-year old mother tossed “his valuable Gundam plastic models.” More »
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Full Size Gundam Get Attacked By Laser During Inaugural Ceremony
9:30AM Jesus Diaz | I am not a full size Gundam in Tokyo—although I want to be one when I grow up—but if I were attacked with greeen lasers during my inauguration ceremony, I would get pretty damn pissed off. Then I would destroy everything in sight, and go to have a carrot cake and coffee afterwards. [Mainichi Daily News]
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The Tokyo Gundam Like You Have Never Seen It Before
9:00PM Jesus Diaz | Now fully finished, the amazing full-scale Gundam is now an unofficial Tokyo landmark. The robot is so impressive that photographers are populating Flickr with beautiful photos showing every single little detail. [Flickr Search] More »
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Preeeeetty Pink Gundam Confuses My Masculinity
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | I love Gundam. Seriously, I really love love love it. But this pink hellokittyzed Gundam makes me have doubts about my sexuality. More »
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5:30AM Jesus Diaz | Holy frak. If you thought the 59-foot-tall Gundam in Tokyo was impressive when it was finished, you haven’t seen it fully armed and operative at night. Beautiful and actually scary. Check the close up. More »
Activated Full Size Gundam Robot Looks Amazing
5:30AM Jesus Diaz | Holy frak. If you thought the 59-foot-tall Gundam in Tokyo was impressive when it was finished, you haven’t seen it fully armed and operative at night. Beautiful and actually scary. Check the close up. More »
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