Comments on: Giant stone Gundam statue

By: M

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:28:09 +0000

I wish someone would make a 1:1 scale Guyver Gigantic Exceed. Now THAT would look impressive (yes I know that would be immense, but still).

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:25:26 +0000

Yeah… This statue is in Shiga just off of route 8. I lived in Hikone for 7 years and often saw this bad boy when driving to Moriyama.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:12:34 +0000

Brush up on your prefectural Kanji, this bad boy is in Shiga. I was all set to day-trip out to see him too.

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:42:23 +0000

Check out Koyasan next time you’re in the area.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:18:56 +0000

I suspect that in a couple centuries, historians specializing in 21st century East Asian studies will speak of the Japanese as “deeply religious people, writing hundreds of illustrated holy ‘manga’ and crafting stone and metal icons of their guardian spirit, the gundam…”

By: DrSenbei

DrSenbei — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:27:07 +0000

After reading this I did some poking around, and it turns out that some people do use these kind of character carvings as gravestones, though it’s unusual to say the least.

http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2009/08/last-accessory-youll-ever-need.html

By: Rob A

Rob A — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:14:34 +0000

This guy rules. I totally want him to design something fun for my patio.

By: VoidMare

VoidMare — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:35:14 +0000

The perfect gravestone for Aso when he is killed in the upcoming election!

I am not usually one for bad political humor, but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this.