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    Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan

    Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming

    A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
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    Image of disatess disatess
    10/07/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    BAD ASS !!!
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    Image of DRaGZ DRaGZ
    10/06/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    YES!

    Gigaaantoooooor! Gigantoooooor! Gigaaaaaa-aaaaaaaantooooor!

    Gigantor the space age rooobot! He's at...your command! Gigantor the space-age robot! His power iiiiis in your hands!

    Bigger than big! Taller than tall! Quicker than quick! Stronger than strong! Ready to fight for right...against wrooooong!

    Gigantooooor! Gigantoooooor! Gigaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaantoooooor!
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment DRaGZ was starred DRaGZ was unstarred
    Image of North Star North Star
    10/06/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    Seriously, we need to get to work on a giant Optimus Prime.
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    NerD: Blattella promoted this comment North Star was starred North Star was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/06/09

    @North Star: Seriously, this thing is in an action pose.

    This is just embarrassing.
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    Image of jeremymtc jeremymtc
    10/06/09

    @North Star: You are aware that Optimus (ne Convoy) was never a western creation to begin with? If we wish to compete with Japan's budding army of giant robots, we shall have to further develop our Robbies and AT-ATs.
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    Pessimippopotamus promoted this comment jeremymtc was starred jeremymtc was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/06/09

    @jeremymtc: Only the design, not the soul. Before Marvel (yes, Marvel), there was no Optimus Prime. Transformers as we know it, is an American invention.
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    Image of hjsalberg hjsalberg
    10/07/09

    @jeremymtc: I think Disney already did that.
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    strideo promoted this comment hjsalberg was starred hjsalberg was unstarred
    Image of strideo strideo
    10/07/09

    @hjsalberg: Disney did not make it to scale. :(
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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    10/06/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    Another Giant Robot Erection?
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    ThisDudeRufus promoted this comment salthegeek was starred salthegeek was unstarred
    Image of Airport_Whiskey Airport_Whiskey
    10/06/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    Second. Rate. Gundam.

    Weak Kobe, very weak...
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    NerD: Blattella promoted this comment Airport_Whiskey was starred Airport_Whiskey was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/06/09

    @Airport_Whiskey: Wow, seven words and 5 inaccuracies. That's a record.

    At least you got the name of the City right.
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    10/06/09

    In reply to Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
    Alright, who'll help me rig up the Statue of Liberty with motors and lasers?
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    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    10/06/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: All we need is slime from Ghostbusters 2, a stereo system playing Jackie Wilson, and a Nintendo controller and we're set.
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    10/06/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: In.
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    10/06/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: Look at that pompous jerk. He doesn't even have a weapon.

    Eat flaming wand of death, Giant Robo!
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    01/26/09

    In reply to Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming
    thanks for the update!
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    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    01/26/09

    In reply to Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming
    Way to go CJA!

    Great news - I've been looking forward to this movie for a while now...


    And to think, you said you hated research. ;)

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    01/26/09

    @Dunny0, Beard Advocate: Ha... research is different from reporting. :)
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    Image of stchoo stchoo
    01/26/09

    In reply to Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming
    Great work Charlie Jane! I'm glad you were able to get the full story. This is one of the films that has me most excited.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    01/26/09

    @stchoo: Yay I'm glad! Thanks!
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    Image of Daniel Parmelee Daniel Parmelee
    01/13/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
    Looks like a ripoff of The Iron Giant. Which is an amazing film.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    01/13/09

    @Daniel Parmelee: Another shining example of The Facebook Intellect, folks! Let's give him a hand!
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    Image of prozac00 prozac00
    01/12/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
    @Samson Li:


    Its kind of like saying Pinocchio is a rip off from A.I.


    Yes you sound that ridiculous.


    Please slink away and read up on some pop culture history before you use that tiny molecule of your cerebral cortical stack to try to type something on the keyboard which of course the typewriter is obviously an uninspired rehash of.


    or you know stick some firecrackers in your mouth, which incidentally in your world are pooor poor imitations of Saturn V rockets.


    This is such a case for permanent condoms, which incidentally goat skin contraceptives were inspired by the latex versions, for people like Samson's parents.

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    Image of 浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that 浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that
    01/13/09

    @prozac00: hey man not too far......he mightve insulted a great manga but still no need to take it that far.....I would go for ur ban with that kind of comment
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    01/13/09

    @スッパー！monkey!: Fighting Hate with HATE?

    Not so great.
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    Image of The-Simpsons-Rule!! The-Simpsons-Rule!!
    01/12/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
    This looks totally wicked.
    GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS!!!!
    WHAT MORE CAN WE ASK FOR?!?!
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/12/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer

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    Image of corpore-metal corpore-metal
    01/12/09

    @Grrsn Dn: That really takes me back, thanks!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    01/13/09

    @corpore-metal: Me too, Nostalgia City. I have an urge to watch Killer Klowns from Outer Space and then chuck empty 40 ouncers at walls.
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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    01/12/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
    I never got into Gigantor but I was a big fan of 'Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot', so big thumbs up on this one.


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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    01/12/09

    @BullfightsOnAcid: The 'Giant Robo' OVA is great fun, too.
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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    01/12/09

    @AmishJohn: As big a fan as I am of Johnny Sokko, I never got around to seeing the 'Giant Robo' anime series. However it looks as if a new 'Giant Robo' anime was released just recently: [www.gr-anime.com]
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    01/13/09

    @BullfightsOnAcid: I'm glad I'm not the only one that remembers Johnny and His Flying Robot. I loved that show and there's an "official" website where you can watch almost all teh episodes legally and for free. I watched the first episode and was thrilled and ashamed that I thought that show was so good, heh.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    01/13/09

    @maven2k: That and Space Giants. Man, I wanted that whistle soooo bad!
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    Image of rainsfather rainsfather
    01/12/09

    In reply to A Boy And His Giant Robot Stop A Robo Swarm In New Gigantor-Inspired Trailer
    the faces look like the same style that was in "the polar express", the one where tom hanks was most of the voices.
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    Image of cash907 cash907
    01/12/09

    @rainsfather:

    I thought they looked just like the Gigantor, complete with the bad guy's pointy hair, nose, and beard.


    And the kid looked more like Ben 10 then his manga version, which is fine with me because in the manga he looked 4 years old, and mentally retarded.

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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    01/13/09

    @cash907: Also, thank goodness the kid isn't wearing plaid that doesn't animate along with him, hee hee.
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