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Gigantor -- Tetsujin Nijuhachi-go, or "Iron Man #28" in the original Japanese -- was a [[Humongous Mecha]] controlled by a young boy, Jimmy Sparks (Shotaro Kaneda). They lived on a remote island with Jimmy's uncle, a scientist, and [[They Fight Crime|fought crime]]. Originally set just after [[World War II]], the English dub portrayed the show as being set in the then-future year of 2000. Based on the original manga by Misuteru Yokoyama, it is one of the first popular anime to air in America, in both its original form and in the revamped ''New Adventures of Gigantor'' originally produced in 1980, and aired internationally in the late 80s/early 90s. It was also given a live-action adaptation in 2005. |
Gigantor -- Tetsujin Nijuhachi-go, or "Iron Man #28" in the original Japanese -- was a [[Humongous Mecha]] controlled by a young boy, Jimmy Sparks (Shotaro Kaneda). They lived on a remote island with Jimmy's uncle, a scientist, and [[They Fight Crime|fought crime]]. Originally set just after [[World War II]], the English dub portrayed the show as being set in the then-future year of 2000. Based on the original manga by Misuteru Yokoyama, it is one of the first popular anime to air in America, in both its original form and in the revamped ''New Adventures of Gigantor'' originally produced in 1980, and aired internationally in the late 80s/early 90s. It was also given a live-action adaptation in 2005. |
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In late 2009, the city of Kobe in Japan completed a statue of the robot. It is ''full size,'' 60 feet tall and weighing in at more than 50 tons. [http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/06/japan-finally-completes-its-gigantic-gigantor-statue-video/ Just looking at it] shows how impressive a real-life [[Humongous Mecha]] would be. |
In late 2009, the city of Kobe in Japan completed a statue of the robot. It is ''full size,'' 60 feet tall and weighing in at more than 50 tons. [http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/06/japan-finally-completes-its-gigantic-gigantor-statue-video/ Just looking at it]{{dead link}}<!-- MOD: The page is in the Wayback Machine, but the video isn't. --> shows how impressive a real-life [[Humongous Mecha]] would be. |
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