In the two plus years I've been covering anime and J-culture, I've noticed that the Japanese just love making enormous Gundams. We've seen lanterns, statues, and slightly movable robots more recently, though I rarely see any non-gundam monoliths. That said, Kobe City will soon be home to a monolithic Gigantor (Testujin 28.)
Aiming for an October completion, the Gigantor statue will stand 18 meters tall (roughly 5 stories) and cost around 135 million yen.

























