Life Sized Tetsujin Formally Unveiled
The city of Kobe, Japan officially inaugurated its life-sized Tetsujin 28-gou statue on October 4th. Minoru Yada, the 78-year-old voice actor of Tetsujin 28’s fictional inventor Dr. Shikishima, led the the 28 people who cut the ribbon by yelling out “Tetsujin-28-gÅ!” while holding a replica of the robot’s remote control unit. The statue stands in Wakamatsu Park, the area hardest hit by the devastating 1995 earthquake. The statue commemorates the city’s restoration, and honors the late native son & Tetsujin 28gou manga creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama.
Source: Anime News Network
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Japan is so cool. It’s unfortunate that the U.S. pales in comparison when paying tribute to hits cartoons or animation history in statue-form. How many people read comics everyday but know about the Dick Tracy museum in Woodstock, IL that just closed last summer, after some 17 years?
Didn’t know the theme song was in the original anime. I thought it was just the new version.
Aaron: If Beatty had gotten the Tracy movie rights off the ground sooner, instead of letting it get into a legal tangle, I’m sure the museum would benefit.