Japan’s giant Gundam that was built and first appeared in Odaiba Japan and was a huge hit. After it was taken down in was re-built with a few upgrades and is now on display in Shizouka where it will remain until March 2011. Something so epic would only been done in a anime/manga crazed land like Japan and when it comes to anime Gundam is one of the first great successes.
A theme park in China’s Floraland park in Chengdu, Sichuan province had blatantly copied the giant Gundam’s design and put up their own giant Gundam knockoff in the hopes of attracting crowds. A spokesman from the theme park was quoted as telling Japan’s Fuji TV that the design was “completely original” o.O. A picture of the knock-off is below, you be the judge.
Gundam officials quickly mobilized (not sure if they flew in mobile suits) and them the mysterious orange robot in China disappeared (not sure if it was blown up orΒ voluntarily taken down).
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China needs to stop doing this sort of thing. That shiggity ain’t cute.
pretty soon they’ll be counterfeiting people!
What the hell China… That’s just plain ugly!
ugly is too light a word…
It is completely original. Its gold. That counts right?
Gold? it likes vomit themed orange
It IS completely original. I wouldn’t dare call that piece of crap a Gundam
you might have a point there π
Blew in up with exia clones
They completely muffed the crotch area… lol
If it were black it woulda probably looked kool. The Chinese are sorta sneaky tho.. took the Jap’s months but this just appear out of thin air?
The Japanese version still makes me smile tho.. still cant believe they built it. Make sure to take a picture when you fly out
The orange-gold Chinese Gundam has re-appeared!!!
They changed the color, added round shoulder-pads with spikes, tubing and other cheap crap that make it look like one of those robot-toy knock-offs you find in the Dollar store… for a dollar.
Its so bad, the thing looks like its going to cry.
PS: Japanese Gundam can kill Chinese Gundam