Archives by Tag 'Gundam'
Gundam Statue Sets Foot in Shizuoka
Construction work on a ”life-size” statue of the Gundam fictitious giant combat robot was opened to the press in Shizuoka City on Wednesday ahead of a public showing following last year’s similar event in a Tokyo seaside area.
This time the 18-meter-tall robot will stand near JR Higashishizuoka Station holding a Beam Saber, a signature weapon of Gundam in a popular sci-fi animation series, according to toy company Bandai Co. which leads the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Gundam Cafe Opens in Akihabara
Gundam Cafe Akihabara has opened its doors on Apr.24.About 200 people lined up in Akihabara waiting for the official start of Gundam Cafe at 8:30. Read the rest of this entry »
Gundam Cafe to be opened in Akihabara
Bandai is set to open Gundam Cafe Akihabara on April 24,in commemoration with the animation series’ 30th anniversary.
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“GUNDAM Café” is to open on this 24th
“GUNDAM Café” http://g-cafe.jp/, an official cafe of ”MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM” http://www.gundam.jp/, a very popular sci-fi anime series which commemorated its 30th anniversary last year (2009), is going to open in front of Akihabara Station in Hanaoka-chou, Kanda, Chiyoda-ward Tokyo on this April 24th, announced BANDAI Co.;Ltd. http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/index.html on 14th.
Real Grade Gundam in Shizuoka X Beam Saber
The Real Grade Gundam will appear in Higashi-shizuoka park near JR Higashi-shizuoka station from July 24 to January 10, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer
The anime studio Sunrise has announced the official title of its Mobile Suit Gundam 00 film on its website. The title will be “Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer”. The film will open September 2010 and continue the story from the two television seasons of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime series.
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Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino X Astronomy Event
Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野由悠季) and Gundam UC author Harutoshi Fukui(福井晴敏) will speak at Intro to Gundam Astronomy Event.
Jun Fukue (福江純) — an astronomy professor, author, and science-fiction anime enthusiast — will also attend the event. Read the rest of this entry »
Life-Size Gundam to Bring in 40 Billion Yen to Shizuoka
The Life-Size Gundam will be erected in front of Japan Railway’s Higashishizuoka Station in Shizuoka’s Aoki ward by July.
Shizuoka city calculates that the 1/1-scale, 18-meter-tall statue of the Gundam robot will bring 40 billion yen (US$440 million) into the local economy. Read the rest of this entry »
Life-Size Gundam to be relocated to Shizuoka
The 1/1-scale, 18-meter-tall statue of the Gundam robot, which was built to mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam anime franchise, is being relocated to Shizuoka City , central Japan, next July. It is being moved in front of Japan Railway’s Higashishizuoka Station in Shizuoka’s Aoi ward. Read the rest of this entry »
Namie Amuro X Gundam
Namie Amuro’s new music video for – Defend Love – sees her suit up in pink gear to battle with Amuro Ray (アムロ・レイ). Read the rest of this entry »