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Japan continues to build robot army

by Dave Rosenberg
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Wakamatsu Park in Kobe, Japan, will soon play host to the latest member of a robot army. A life-size Tetsujin (aka Gigantor) robot, 60 feet tall and weighing nearly 50 tons, will be on permanent display starting in October. Tetsujin joins a life-size Gundam, built in Odaiba.

Tetsujin invades Kobe

Tetsujin invades Kobe

(Credit: Kobe Project)

According to the AnimeNewsNetwork, "The Kobe Tetsujin Project's statue is intended as a symbol of the city's revival after the 1995 Kobe earthquake. It is being built in Nagata Ward, the city's hardest hit neighborhood which has since been rebuilt and revitalized. The statue also celebrates the life of one of Kobe's most well-known native sons, as Yokoyama not only created the Tetsujin 28 manga and anime, but also Giant Robo and Sally the Witch."

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by paulsblog July 9, 2009 4:58 PM PDT
F'IN WOW the age of ragnarok is here
its just what we need at this time in history
i say more pop art installations everywhere
LOOOK godzillla! awsome
look out world U.N. Spacey here we come!!!!
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