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Miniature Tetsujin 28 Robot Battle Diorama (Monochrome)
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Product details
Year
2000s – 2010s
Description
A dynamic little diorama of what looks most likely to be Tetsujin 28, the classic Japanese giant robot, leaping into action over a defeated enemy robot. The enemy lies in a pile of rubble with its cone-shaped head, striped claw hands and splayed limbs, and its raised leg forms the support that holds Tetsujin up in mid-air. It's finished entirely in greys and black, like the pages of an old manga. Tetsujin is caught mid-leap, fists up, with his round body, black belt and twin jet thrusters blasting cream-coloured flames from his back. It's a palm-sized piece full of movement, perfect for a desk or a retro anime shelf.
Tetsujin 28-go ("Iron Man No. 28") was created in 1956 by manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and is known abroad as Gigantor. The giant robot was built as a wartime superweapon and is steered by a young boy, Shotaro Kaneda, with a handheld remote control. In 2009, the city of Kobe unveiled a "life-size" 18-metre Tetsujin statue in Yokoyama's old neighbourhood to celebrate its recovery from the 1995 earthquake.