First Gundam, now Giganator invades Japan!
Posted in Only In Japan by The Editor | Tags: anime, giganator, gundam, japan, kobe, macross, manga, patlabor, robot, statue, tetsujin
I’m still squealing in delight that a full life-size Gundam was constructed and displayed in Japan. But today I learned of equal, nay, even greater news. Not satisfied with the epic Gundam construction, around ¥135m was raised to construct a life-size Tetsujin 28-Go!
I’ll give you a moment to pick your jaw up off the floor.
Secretly I am hoping the trend continues and more life-size constructions are planned. I assume I am not alone in hoping Patlabor is one of the titles being considered. How about the famous space battleship Yamato? Totoro? Or even a life-size Lynn Minmay? Maybe push the line a bit and hold a concert by Sharon Apple from Macross Plus!?
Maybe the West could adopt this trend and build a life-size Stay Puft marshmallow man! For now though, enjoy the wonderful photos posted at The Mainichi Daily News website in Japan (article is in English) and at Danny Choo’s excellent blog. You may also visit the official Kobe Project web site.
NOTE: The image in this photo belongs to user cwabs and the whole series can be found on Flickr.
After the hype: District 9 reviewed
Posted in Film, Film Reviews by The Editor | Tags: aliens, anime, appleseed, district, Film, gundam, jackson, manga, movie, patlabor
I can recall with great fondness the last movie that generally made my jaw drop and my eyes tingle with delight. In Bruges was that movie. That movie I can honestly say hand on heart is the last movie that, as the final credits rolled, left me with a genuine feeling of satisfaction. One that overwhelmed me, made me think about what I had seen, take a few moments to let it all sink in and walk away knowing I had just watched something great. Something that would not feature on my all-time top movies list, but certainly rank highly in the list of movies I love. Read more »
