I watched certain Japanese anime as a child and by certain I mean Pokemon (huge fan until all my cards- including a holographic Charzard- went through the wash). Chris however watched quite a few different anime shows with his brother while growing up and Gundam (pronounced gun-dumb) was one of them.
The way I would describe Gundam to someone who is unfamiliar would be to tell them it's like a transformer but I've been informed that's wrong. They are instead a giant manned robots called "Mobile Suits."
Located on a man made island in Tokyo called Odaiba sits a 59 foot replica of a life sized Gundam. More specifically the Gundam is standing infront of DiverCity Tokyo.
The artists did such a good job! It really did look like it could be functional and REAL! Chris was very impressed. We love Japan for these random yet awesome attractions.
Oh so glad someone actually knows what I am talking about. :)
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