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Anime sightseeing in Tokyo - Suginami, Gundam

Fri, August 7, 2009, by Muza-chan

Today I visited several places related to anime, especially to Gundam history.

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

No, I wasn’t visiting the Odaiba Gundam (soon…), I went instead at the Suginami Animation Museum, in Suginami-ku, where are located approx 70 of the over 400 companies involved in anime production in Japan.

At the entry, you’re greeted by a Gundam RX-78-2 statue, scale 1/12, with remote control:

Suginami Animation Museum
The museum includes an anime theater, an anime library, a digital workshop, a history of the Japanese anime section…

Astăzi am vizitat câteva locuri legate de anime, în special de istoria Gundam.

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Nu, nu am ajuns încă la Gundam-ul din Odaiba (în curând…), ci am mers la muzeul Suginami Animation, aflat în Suginami-ku, oraş în care îşi au sediul 70 din cele peste 400 de companii legate de producţia de anime din Japonia.

La intrare, eşti întâmpinat de o statuie Gundam RX-78-2, scara 1/12, cu telecomandă:

Suginami Animation Museum
Muzeul conţine o sală de cinema, o bibliotecă, un atelier, o secţiune dedicată istoriei anime-ului…

Follow up:

Suginami Animation Museum

… and a section dedicated to how anime is made, where I could admire a sketch with Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost In The Shell).

Suginami Animation Museum

Not far from the museum, in front of the Seibu Kamiigusa railway station, it is located the Gundam statue built by the citizens of the Suginami city.

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

The statue, 3 meters tall, is amazing:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

A pleasant equilibrium between details and stylization, the statue is made to satisfy both an otaku and an art lover:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa
Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Gundam is considered a representation of the Hachiman God, so at the statues’ feet there is an offering box!

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

An image from inside the station:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Many buildings in the area are decorated with Gundam themes:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

On the same street there is the Sunrise studio, the place where the first Gundam was made:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

The Gundam effigy decorates the entry to the studio:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Suginami Animation Museum

… şi o secţiune dedicată modului de realizare a unui anime, unde am putut admira un sketch cu Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost In The Shell).

Suginami Animation Museum

La mică distanţă de muzeu, în faţa staţiei de tren Seibu Kamiigusa, se află statuia Gundam, construită de locuitorii oraşului.

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Statuia, înaltă de 3 metri, este superbă:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Un echilibru plăcut între detalii şi stilizare, statuia este făcută să mulţumească şi un otaku şi un iubitor de artă:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa
Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Gundam este considerat o reprezentare a zeului Hachiman, aşa că la picioarele statuii se află o cutiuţă de ofrande!

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

O imagine din interiorul staţiei de tren:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Multe clădiri din oraş sunt decorate cu teme Gundam:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Pe aceeaşi stradă se află studioul Sunrise, locul în care a fost realizat primul Gundam:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa

Efigia Gundam decorează intrarea în studio:

Gundam statue Kamiigusa


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