{"id":142459,"date":"2021-09-16T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142459&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-09-16T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:11:43","slug":"huge-gundam-statue-to-be-erected-at-fukuoka-shopping-mall","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/huge-gundam-statue-to-be-erected-at-fukuoka-shopping-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Gundam Statue To Be Erected at Fukuoka Shopping Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A life-size Gundam will be erected in Fukuoka City in the spring of 2022! The massive statue of v Gundam (aka. Nu Gundam) will be positioned in front of Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport Fukuoka. It will be the first full-scale Gundam object in Kyushu. It will become the third life-size Gundam character in Japan. (The only overseas is in Shanghai, China!) v Gundam is a long-loved mobile character that appeared in the 1988-released film \u201cChar\u2019s Counterattack.\u201d The new 20-meter statue in Hakata will be called \u2018RX-93ff \u03bd Gundam\u2019 and features multiple updates from the original \u2018RX-93 \u03bd Gundam.\u2019 Lalaport Fukuoka also plans to open a Gundam Park, where guests can experience the exciting world of Gundam. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkansports.com\/entertainment\/news\/202109150000427.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkan Sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASP9H5RJ1P9HTIPE01G.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asahi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp\/corporate\/news\/2021\/0915_02\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitsui Fudosan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gundam-lalaport.jpg?resize=1024%2C644&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gundam-lalaport.jpg?resize=1024%2C644&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gundam-lalaport.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gundam-lalaport.jpg?resize=768%2C483&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gundam-lalaport.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\u00a9&#xfe0f;\u5275\u901a\u30fb\u30b5\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30ba<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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