Filed under: CM Anime AkihabaraGigantor - Japan's pride
23.11.2009 by Patrick W. Galbraith
I was walking through Akihabara today, my birthday, and happened to notice this ad from Docomo. Gigantor is flying across the skies with Mt. Fuji in the background. It has been up for a while, but I guess I just didn't really notice it. Docomo has been pushing the nostalgia button a lot in ads of late, but in my mind the inclusion of Fuji here adds a distinct layer of national pride to this one. But honestly, who wouldn't be proud to have a son like Gigantor? I want to go see the statue in Kobe, but I'm broke... Happy birthday to me, and congrats on still being a bum.
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yokota jumpei wrote on 25.11.2009:
ガンダムは、地球と月の間に浮かぶスペースコロニーが舞台ですので、富士山が出てくると、設定としては、ちょっと厳しいかもしれません。ガンダムファンは、細かいですからね：）
Patrick wrote on 25.11.2009:
それもそうですね。富士山より高いという意味でしょう。私は読み取り過ぎちゃいました！因に、これはガンダムたっだら良いなあとも思いました。^.^
yokota jumpei wrote on 25.11.2009:
o hisasiburi des yokota des osku nari masita ga o tanjobi omedeto gozzaimas.
Mt.fuji wo add sita noha national pride mo arimas ga junsui ni nihon de itiban takai fuji yama yori mo takaku gigantor(tetujin 28gou)ga tobu koto ga dekiru toiu imi mo aru to omoimas
America nara empire state building kamo siremasen ne:)
gigantor no statue watasi mo mitai des
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