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Statue Of Unicorn Gundam
The Life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue is a full-scale statue of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam from the series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' installed outside Odaiba's DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, in Tokyo, Japan. It replaced a previous statue of the RX-78-2 Gundam The is a fictional manned robot (mecha), introduced in 1979 in Yoshiyuki Tomino's and Sunrise's anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. In the series, it is a prototype weapon for the Earth Federation when it falls into the hands of Amuro Ray, the .... File:機動戦士ガンダム - panoramio (2).jpg, The old RX-78-2 Gundam statue outside DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, 2012 References External links * Gundam Odaiba Outdoor sculptures in Tokyo Statues in Japan Statues of fictional characters {{Japan-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundam (fictional Robot)
The is a fictional manned robot (mecha), introduced in 1979 in Yoshiyuki Tomino's and Sunrise's anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. In the series, it is a prototype weapon for the Earth Federation when it falls into the hands of Amuro Ray, the son of its designer in story (Tem Ray), who goes on to pilot it in the Earth Federation's war against the Principality of Zeon. As the success of the series began the ''Gundam'' franchise, the robot's design was the first of many variations in subsequent works. The design appearing in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' serves as the iconic symbol of the ''Gundam'' franchise and sparked the creation of its multiple sequels and spinoffs. Character design The RX-78's initial concept was that of a powered armor, the primary design for Yoshiyuki Tomino's proposed series ''Freedom Fighter Gunboy''. The series later changed its name to ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and Kunio Okawara was given Tomino's concept to shape into a finalized design for the anime. Okawara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (''Shūsen no Lorelei'', ''Bōkoku no Aegis'', '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549''). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively. An anime adaptation was produced by Sunrise as a seven-episode original video animation series and released between March 12, 2010 and June 6, 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. A television recompilation of the anime adaptation titled ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096'' began airing on April 3, 2016, replacing ''Brave Beats'', and becoming the first ''Gundam'' series to air on TV Asahi since ''After War Gundam X'' which ended in 1996. ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096'' also aired in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block beginning on January 8, 2017. The 11th novel volume, ''Phoenix Hunting'', was loosely adapted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odaiba
today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Odaiba, along with Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, is among a few manmade seashores in Tokyo Bay where the waterfront is accessible, and not blocked by industry and harbor areas. For artificial sand beaches in the bay, Sea Park in Kanazawa-ku is suitable for swimming, Odaiba has one, and there are two in Kasai Rinkai Park area looking over to the Tokyo Disneyland. formally refers to one district of the island development in Minato Ward. Governor Shintaro Ishihara used ''Odaiba'' to refer to the entire , which includes the Ariake and Aomi districts of Kōtō Ward and the Higashi-Yashio district of Shinagawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza (ダイバーシティ東京 プラザ) is a shopping mall in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. It is a commercial facility located in DiverCity Tokyo, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management. Entertainment * Gundam Base Tokyo (7F) ** A full-scale Unicorn Gundam (RG 1/1 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver.TWC) is on display at the 2nd floor Festival Square, and the statue is transformed (from Unicorn mode to Destroy mode) at certain times of the day. Later in the day it can be seen lighting up. In the past, a full-scale Gundam (RG 1/1 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.GFT) was on display. * Round One (6th, 7th floor, stadium store) * hexaRide (5F) ** VR ride-type attraction controlled by a 6-axis platform. Experiences have included; Ghost in the Shell and Attack on Titan * TYFFONIUM (5F) ** Next-generation MR attraction. Experiences include; Fractus, It Carnival and Tarot VR: Voyage of Reverie. * Little Planet (5F) ** An indoor children's park known for its augmented reality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundam
is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', a TV series that defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by featuring giant robots called mobile suits (including the original titular mecha) in a militaristic setting. The popularity of the series and its merchandise spawned a franchise that includes 50 TV series, films and OVAs as well as manga, novels and video games, along with a whole industry of plastic model kits known as Gunpla which makes up 90 percent of the Japanese character plastic-model market. Academics in Japan have viewed the series as inspiration; in 2008, the virtual Gundam Academy was planned as the first academic institution based on an animated TV series. As of March 2020, the franchise is fully owned by Bandai Namco Holdings through subsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
