I got off at Tokyo Teleport station. My destination, Shiokaze Park, was 20 minutes' walk away. It was the longest 20 minutes I've ever walked. The temperature was unbearable - 32゜C. And to make things worse, the humidity. Now I finally recalled why I hated summer.
I went through all the torture just to take a look at what everyone has been talking about lately. A new landmark has risen over Tokyo's skyline - Gundam! Standing at 18m, he's a 1:1 replica of the inaugural RX-78-2 Gundam from the popular anime series.
Obviously, I have to salute Mr Gundam. Staying outside in this summer heat is no joke. But he's doing all this for his fans, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Gundam series. He's also Tokyo's green ambassador, pushing for a cleaner environment in the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
The area right under Mr Gundam was fenced off. People (like Kimmy) queued up to enter the area, just to catch a glimpse at Mr Gundam's crotch. But at two sharp, the queue was temporarily stopped. Music started playing. It was time for Mr Gundam's aerobic session.
It began with some blinking of the eyes, twisting of the neck sideways, and tilting of the head. Then, Mr Gundam farted from the rear nozzles and the vents on the chests, as the crowd went ooh and aah.
Ten minutes past two. I'd really like to stay till the lightup at night but thought better about it. Let's just leave the lightup for another day. I'd better go home before I dried up like a prune.
Mr Gundam, is afterall, scheduled to be in Odaiba till the end of August.
4 persons flung their shoes:
so are u going to buy gunpla starter kits?
i'm no gundam fan. in fact, hvn't even watched an episode. u want a model?
well, i was wondering why u went all d way to odaiba juz to catch gundam... that's what otakus do :p
wtf, odaiba is only 30 mins away. if tat makes me an otaku, more than 900,000 other ppl who hv already gone there for gundam r also otakus. -_-"
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