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gundam gun ballpoint pens might blast a hole in your paper

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Fans of the classic Japanese Anime series Gundam will recognize these familiar items. Except instead of firing deadly projectiles, these miniature weapons fire ink onto paper. Well, they don’t really shoot ink, they just write like any other ballpoint pen. But they sure do look cool doing it.

These Gundam-inspired ballpoint pens are being released…

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November 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun retro

tetsujin 28-go statue in kobe finished, misses showdown with tokyo gundam

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Construction and erection of the 18-m (59 ft) Tetsujin 28-go (aka Gigantor) statue in Kobe, Japan wrapped up a few days ago, more than a couple of weeks after the Gundam statue – the Neil Armstrong of robot statues – was dismantled. The statue, which has been set up at Wakamatsu Park in Nagata Ward…

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October 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful

gundam statue in tokyo: because we can always use more gundam

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I know, I know, he’s been here several times already. But RJ Evans of Quazen was kind enough to scour Flickr to bring us more pictures of the best thing that has ever happened to Japan. Even better, most of the pictures come in desktop wallpaper sizes! Here are some of RJ’s finds:

The picture…

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July 31st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun robots strange + wonderful

iron man and wolverine anime coming in 2010: the wolverine one’s looking very japanese already

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Topless Robot posted the trailers for the upcoming Iron Man and Wolverine anime. According to Mania, both features will be shown on Animax in spring 2010. Both of them will be produced by super studio Madhouse, responsible for classics like Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Trigun, Millennium Actress, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,…

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July 30th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful video

giant tetsujin 28-go 1:1 scale statue to be installed in kobe, gundam statue prepares for staring match

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The Gundam statue isn’t even formally exhibited yet and we already have news on another 1:1 scale giant robot statue that will be built in Japan! Widely acknowledged as the first giant robot ever to be featured in manga, Tetsujin 28-go (”Iron Man 28″) is finally going to live up to its Westernized name, Gigantor.…

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June 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful

gundam statue is alive!!! *cries*

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The RX-78 Gundam statue is aliiiiiive!

Okay not really but it’s still awesome. It looks like a chunkier Exia. Of course it does. They’re both Gundams. Giant Robot Statue is making me stupid.

And its head moves too! *sobs*

It doesn’t just do “Look at me I’m awesome” poses too, it can also be dramatic,…

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June 14th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun robots strange + wonderful technology

giant gundam statue fully constructed: j*zz in my pants

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The RX-78 statue – 8th Wonder of the World, King of all Statues, Future Prime Minister – is finished. It’s done. It’s awesome. It’s bitchin.  Japan the best. Japan is the Michael Jordan of nations. Japan is the knees of the bee’s knees. They make giant robot statues. GIANT! ROBOT! STATUES!

Not even the gloomiest…

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June 10th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful

gundam statue being erected in tokyo: why can’t stuff like this happen where i live?

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A 1:1 scale Gundam statue is being built in Tokyo as part of the Japanese government’s quest to acquire a monopoly of geeks to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the world famous anime series. The Mainichi Daily News has pictures from the construction site in Shiokaze Park.

The statue is a life-size model of the…

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May 22nd, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful

the sky crawlers: the most beautiful wii game you’ve probably never heard of

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The Sky Crawlers should be beautiful–the combination of Production I.G.’s visuals from the animated film and the Ace Combat team from Namco Bandai should be a home run every time. The problem isn’t the Wii game’s beauty, but the simple reality that, at first, there seemed to be no reason to release it outside of Japan. But late…

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May 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: video games

hado enjin go!!!: lego space battleship yamato

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Space Battleship Yamato – known as Space Cruiser Yamato or Star Blazers in the US – is one of the most influential and groundbreaking Anime of all time, and the titular ship is as iconic as the other space opera vessels we know and love. The series spawned five movies, the last of which was…

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February 9th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro

space invaders get animated

Check out this wacky Space Invaders animated video that Taito recenly put together for their Game Station arcades in Japan.

The Anime-style video tells the story of a little girl and her encounter with those pesky Invaders. My favorite part has got to be the Vocoder-processed lyrics“We are Space Invaders. Here we come to be…

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November 6th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

creepy 3d anime girl is a pc casemod for lonely fellas

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This (somewhat creepy) 3D anime lass is actually hiding a nefarious secret- behind her back lurks a dastardly PC mod!

Um, wow, I guess if you’re really lonely and have a lot of time on your hands this is a good idea. This is a handmade mod, by Katsuya Matsumura, and she’s made from styrofoam…

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June 4th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods strange + wonderful

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