TOKYO - JUNE 29: 18-meter "Gundam" is being installed at Shiohama Park on June 29, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The hero robot of the popular animation series "Gundam" is being built as the 30th anniversary of TV broadcasting and to support Tokyo's Olympic bid in 2016. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

TOKYO - JUNE 29: 18-meter "Gundam" is being installed at Shiohama Park on June 29, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The hero robot of the popular animation series "Gundam" is being built as the 30th anniversary of TV broadcasting and to support Tokyo's Olympic bid in 2016.

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