Crowds Flock Gundam in Odaiba Tokyo

The Full scale 18 meter tall, 35 ton RX-78-2 Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo Japan took very little time to be built and was completed long before it was official unveiled On July 11th. The crowds were already gathering when only the legs were up and not surprisingly Shiokaze Park is now overrun with Gundam fans traveling from all over Japan to take a look at the giant robot and take part in the celebrations surrounding 30 years of Gundam.

RX-78-2 Gundam with lights and smoke effect – photo by hiyang

Some people weren’t even fans of Gundam decided to go to see the giant robot that they were seeing on TV and that everyone was talking about. The word “Gundam” is a combination of the word “gun” with the last syllable of the word “freedom” to form the name “Gundom” which was eventually changed by series animator Yoshiyuki Tomino to “GUNDAM”. Take a look at some videos and more pictures below.

RX-78-2 Gundam standing – photo by kzaral

Are you in Japan?

Go check it out! The statue is on display in the Shiokaze Park in Odaiba Tokyo until August 31 to mark the 30th anniversary of the broadcast of the first Gundam series but it is also the Gundam Project will be a part of an environmental project called “Green Tokyo” to highlight environmental issues not only in Tokyo but worldwide .

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7 Responses to Crowds Flock Gundam in Odaiba Tokyo

Kimberly Dalton says:

July 16, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Nice post! I’ve been meaning to get out there again now that it’s complete. One thing that I didn’t know before I went there was that the entire field is spread with fresh manure to help the grass grow. It’s….a bit stinky ^^;

There are also two night panoramas of the Gundam up at
http://www.tokyovrstudio.com/blog/2009/06/life-size-gundam-odaiba/

Stunner says:

July 16, 2009 at 9:07 pm

It looks cool. I would have a field day photographing that!

- Jamaipanese says:
  
  July 18, 2009 at 6:45 am
  
  you and me bro. In one of the videos I watched one of the guys said that he took over 600 shots of it in one day!
  
Freedomwv says:

July 17, 2009 at 8:08 am

People have been going crazy for this thing. I must admit it is nice having our very own robot to protect us here in Tokyo.

- Jamaipanese says:
  
  July 18, 2009 at 6:46 am
  
  no wonder Godzilla hasn’t been back in a while
  
The Envoy says:

July 21, 2009 at 9:22 am

I hear they’re planning Gundam-themed weddings at the holy site as well.
http://wakarimasenlol.com/2009/07/20/a-gundam-wedding/3001

sixmats says:

July 24, 2009 at 5:42 am

If I were still in Tokyo, I’d go see it too. Maybe Sendai will build a huge Date Masamune.