Japanese Pop Culture

11/15/2012

Rebuild of Evangelion:Q

The collaboration plan "EVA:QxFUJI:Q plan" of Evangelion and Fujikyu Highland starts from November 17 which is a movie laid-open disclosure date. Moreover, "Rebuild of Evangelion:Q public presentation commemoration train" operates also by the Fuji Kyuko line used as the means of transportation to Fujikyu Highland.

http://news.mynavi.jp/c_cobs/news/am/2012/11/evaqfujiq.html

Gomora from "Ultraman"

Reservation registration of the leather finished-goods figure "monster revolution / ancient-times monster Gomora" started at the BANDAI formal shopping site "premium BANDAI." Gomora is a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu television series "Ultraman". The figure's price is 252,630 yen.

http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2012/11/02/138/index.html

Eureka Seven: AO

The all night show event which commemorated broadcast of TV anime "Eureka Seven: AO last program of the series" (November 19 start) is held in Cinem@rt Shinjuku on November 24.

http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2012/11/14/103/index.html

11/12/2012

GUNDAM and MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type

GUNDAM and MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type are located in a line. This dreamlike spectacle is realized in Odaiba, Tokyo.

http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2012/11/10/022/index.html

9/04/2012

How the huge robot "KURATAS" is made.

The huge robot "KURATAS" is manufactured by a gifted craftsman's manual labor.
The person who makes the robot's body is Kogoro Kurata(Suidobashi Heavy Industry).

And the engineer who set up the robot's control program is Wataru Yoshizaki.

8/27/2012

The new Transformer "Lambor" is due to be put on the market on October 27.

"Lambor" which is one of the highest peak brands "masterpiece series" of the Transformer is due to be put on the market on October 27.

The price is 5,800 yen in Japan.

It can be stored on the loading platform of optional "MP-10 convoy."

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/c_cobs/news/clicccar/2012/08/post-1940.html

8/02/2012

A huge robot "KURATAS" is on sale.

On July 29, Suidobashi Heavy Industry announced the robot "KURATAS".

KURATAS is about 4 meters in height and has legs of four tires.

People can perform remote control of KURATAS using 3G circuit.

Moreover, people can also board and control in the cockpit of KURATAS.

The price is from about 1 million dollars at a custom-made system.

8/07/2011

The minicars of popular characters in 3D movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/08/07/014/index.html

New products will appear in Takara Tommy's minicar series "TOMICA".

They are minicars of popular characters that appear in 3D movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".

They are the Chevrolet CAMARO "Bumblebee" (840 yen) and "Optimus Prime" of the trailer (1,365 yen), and scheduled to be put on the market in the end of October 2011.

TOMICA website

TRANSFORMERS official site

★Optimus Prime★