Age of the Giants

A new era of super huge robot statues is coming.

巨大なロボットの時代がやってくる。

In Kobe, they are just finishing up the statue of Tetsujin 28-go (Metal person no. 28) or Giant Gigantor as it was also called in the western world.

そうです！ガンダムにつづき、神戸に鉄人２８号誕生！

This cartoon was before Gundam and I remember it as a little kid.

いや〜大きなドラム缶に頭を乗せたような…

I actually had some robot toys of this guy.

でも迫力あるよな…

A much simpler robot for simpler times.

その当時のロボットはシンプルで良かったな！

He needs to cut down on his fat tho.

ちょっとメタボだけど…

In other news, Korea is jumping on the robot boom too with their creation of ROBOT LAND.

They are building perhaps the tallest robot in the world. Named Robot Taekwon V (aka Voltar the Invincible)

そしてなんと韓国でも巨大ロボット計画が今動いている！

テコンVというロボットがロボットテーマパークROBOT LANDに中に立ちます！

It sort of reminds me of Majinga Z (Tranzor Z). This statue is in Spain.

マジンガZに似てるよね…これはスペインにあるマジンガZです！ちょっとへん…

It is going to be 6 times taller than the Gundam statue (59 ft) and at

364 ft, will be twice as large as the Statue of Liberty!!

It’s getting a bit crazy now…but I would like to go check it out when it’s done.

韓国のテコンVは自由の女神の２倍でお台場ガンダムの６倍の高さになる予定だからびっくり！

Of course, I am sure it’s gonna be much more impressive than the privately built Zeta GUNDAM statue in Okayama

岡山にあるZ ガンダムは比べ物にならないんだろうな〜

…built privately by one guy in his backyard…

個人が庭で始めたプロジェクト…

A man full of dreams…

小さい頃からの夢…

turned into a reality…

を現実にした彼…

But EVERYTHING will look better than this Optimus Prime statue in China….

でも中国にあるこのトランスフォーマー　よりはましです…