{"id":38853,"date":"2024-10-24T15:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38853"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:32:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:32:06","slug":"giant-gundam-statue-in-osaka-japan-gets-completed-despite-complaints-about-lame-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/giant-gundam-statue-in-osaka-japan-gets-completed-despite-complaints-about-lame-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Gundam statue in Osaka, Japan gets completed despite complaints about &#8220;lame&#8221; pose\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not everyone is keen on the new life-size RX-78F00\/E Gundam that now stands beside the Gundam Next Future Pavilion in Osaka, Japan. While the 16.72-meter, 49.1-ton statue is similar to the dismantled life-size statue that was in the now-closed Gundam Factory Yokohama (the new statue reuses parts from the old one), it\u2019s the RX-78F00\/E Gundam\u2019s one raised arm and kneeling pose that some people find silly:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5927\u962a\u30fb\u95a2\u897f\u4e07\u535a\u306e\u300cGUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION\u300d\u5b9f\u7269\u5927\u30ac\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u306e\u982d\u90e8\u304c\u30c9\u30c3\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\uff01\u3000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59EaFBcHca\">https:\/\/t.co\/59EaFBcHca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%83%91%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ac\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u30d1\u30d3\u30ea\u30aa\u30f3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qdjm6YEBL4\">pic.twitter.com\/Qdjm6YEBL4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; HOBBY Watch (@hobbywatch_jp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hobbywatch_jp\/status\/1848924010538787113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong><em> The head is attached to the life-sized Gundam at the &#8220;GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION,&#8221; part of the Expo 2025 in Osaka!<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Gundam statue is part of the upcoming World Expo, which will be held in Osaka, Japan next year.\u00a0While the Gundam\u2019s pose and the appropriately Expo-themed \u201cLife Is Spreading Into the Future\u201d tagline behind it are supposed to inspire optimism about the future and exploring space, some (like <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kozyex\/status\/1805979126404399248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former Monster Hunter producer Shintaro Kojima<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HidekiKamiya_X\/status\/1849274105155264877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">game director Hideki Kamiya<\/a>) have taken to calling the statue \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/baiken0815\/status\/1806692297582813535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lame<\/a>\u201d. Others have gone a step further and compared the pose to everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AKECHI_EKKUN\/status\/1848969205229752617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a bowler<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kempo_chang\/status\/1848962792847737216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a petrified Marcille from Delicious in Dungeon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corny pose and tagline aside, the RX-78F00\/E Gundam is a stationary statue without any moving parts. When compared to something like the transforming RX-0 Unicorn Gundam statue in DiverCity, Tokyo, it\u2019s understandable why <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nikkichocomint\/status\/1806517678024327428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">people would view the RX-78F00\/E Gundam as \u201clame\u201d<\/a>. Despite these complaints, the RX-78F00\/E Gundam was recently completed. The head was the last part to be attached, with a Shinto blessing ceremony held to pray for the statue\u2019s safe installation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION | Official Teaser PV\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsHxsOzkQfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Expo 2025, the Gundam Next Future Pavilion will combine futuristic technologies and the Gundam franchise to create a place where people can look forward to the future together. Both the pavilion and the RX-78F00\/E Gundam statue will be open to visitors from April 13, 2025 to October 13, 2025. If you want to keep up to date on the exhibit (or make reservations), Bandai Namco has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandainamco.co.jp\/en\/gundam-next-future-pavilion\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a dedicated webpage for the Gundam Next Future Pavilion<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brand new life-sized RX-78F00\/E Gundam statue installed for Expo 2025 is being widely criticized for its pose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":38859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-38853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Giant Gundam statue in Osaka, Japan gets completed despite complaints about &quot;lame&quot; 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