The Kobe Tetsujin 28-go Statue has been erected for more than 3 months, and it has attracted more than 1 million folks to see it.
Its quite interesting because most of the visitors are young folks even thought they were too young to have seen the anime series which aired in the 1960s.
Apparently, the statue has brought along a nice boost of shoppers to the nearby shopping arcade, and its very funny to see that the shops are selling Tetsujin character goods as well. You gotta watch the clip to see how the city has transformed:
Source: JapanProbe
Even though its not as popular as Gundam, I would still want to make a side tour to Kobe and see it live in person when I visit Japan.
Me too! I wanna go to Kobe and see this bug guy in person XD
Tetsujin has it’s place in mecha lore the same as Gundam in being the first giant robot anime. The remake in 2004 was also amazing, but that’s kind of to be expected of an Imagawa revival.
I visited Tetsujin!
Back in Nov I visited Japan and I made it a point to check that out. I wanted to be in Kobe for the food anyway but knowing I could visit Tetsujin it was even better. The surrounding area was pretty nice too. I liked that shopping arcade.
It’s a great city on its own and the people were really friendly.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/copperchef/4102434555/in/set-72157622755407788/
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