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Masamune Shirow

Tags: Masamune Shirow + Gallery + Anime + Japan

Oshi
Posted by Oshi 2 years 1 month ago

Masamune Shirow is now one of the most famous anime and manga creators in the world. Indeed, for a time, he was more popular outside of Japan than inside. He was chosen as an early author to bring to the West because of many stylistic similarities between his work and traditional American comics. Ghost in the Shell is a famous anime in the West based on his work, hence his popularity. Many people mistake him for the creator of the original anime movie, but he had no major role in its production. Mamoru Oshii directed both movies, which were...

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Gundam go large as life

Tags: Gundam + HY2M + RX-78-2 + Hyper Hybrid + Bandai + japan + Robot

Kenshi
Posted by Kenshi 2 years 2 months ago

The five-foot tall version of the Gundam sends red laser rays from its head and flashing lights through its eyes.

Weighing 77 pounds, the robot strikes poses, makes robotic noises and fires away with its "Vulcan" machine gun.

The metallic-bodied man-machine has been collected for years in miniature version.

While children may be enthralled by the life-size Gundam, at a price tag of 350,000 yen (3,000 dollars) the target audience is 20 to 40 year-old men.

"They can use the robot as part of interior decoration - decorating their...

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