http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/25/giant...ntor_statu.html

"An 18-meter-tall statue of Gigantor will be constructed next year in Kobe, Japan. The statue of Gigantor, who debuted in a 1958 manga, is expected to weight 70 tons and cost 135 million yen (approx US$1.1 million). From Blog@Newsarama's translation of an Asahi.com story:

The statue will serve as a double memorial, marking both the birthplace of creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who passed away in 2004 in an apartment fire, as well as celebrate the revitilization of the area, which was devastated in the 1995 Kobe earthquake."

While a lot of us here have discussed and others have seen the recent live action TETSUJIN 28 movie (now available on DVD from Geneon Entertainment), and whether you thought it was good or a bomb, I'd like to point out the extremely impressive animated series produced in 2004. Directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa (GIANT ROBO: THE ANIMATION), I urge everyone who loves anime and those who love Old Skool manga (as well as those who love GIGANTOR) to check out this amazing series which is available on R1 DVD from Geneon Entertainment (with a great score by Akira Senju).

Official TETSUJIN 28 website
http://t28dvd.com/

Imagawa also helmed the recent anime feature film follow-up to the anime series, released earlier this year, which is still awaiting a Stateside release: http://www.tetsujin28-movie.com/

Meanwhile, Imagawa's latest project is another remake of Yokoyama's GIANT ROBO, which looks amazing: http://gr-anime.com/