Articles on Tetsujin

Gigantor robot spotted in Kobe, Japan - Sep 30, 2009

Crave Workers in Japan have built a 60-foot statue of famous cartoon robot Gigantor in the city of Kobe. The statue is an actual-size replica of the hulking robot depicted in numerous ... Read story »

Who needs Gundam? Gigantor is complete! - Sep 30, 2009

Blogs If you've been feeling a little empty spot somewhere inside since the giant Gundam figure in Tokyo was taken down, Kobe's new Gigantor (or Tetsujin 28 go) figure is now complete ... Read story »

Move over Gundam, construction on Gigantor is almost complete - Jun 30, 2009

Blogs Now that the life-size Gundam figure is complete, it was only a matter of time before Japan constructed a second giant robot. After all, you wouldn't want the first one to ... Read story »

Japan's creativity paradox - Oct 20, 2009

Blogs Having lived for a while in China where creating often involves making an alternative spelling for an existing brand, I expected something far different when I came to Japan. Kicking out ... Read story »

Countdown to life-sized Gigantor's Oct launch - Aug 4, 2009

Crave What, no giant Hello Kitty statue? Amazingly, it's Nil: 1 for the Sanrio feline which is everywhere, but not when it comes to anime bots, so it seems. With Gundam ... Read story »

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