An 18-meter statue of Gundam, the venerated fighting robot in the popular "Mobile Suit Gundam" animation series, has been visited by 803,000 in the first 13 days it has stood in Shiokaze Park in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, the event's organizer said Friday.
The 35-ton fiberglass and steel monolith is the centerpiece of the Green Tokyo Gundam Project intended to raise environmental awareness.
"In addition to Gundam's popularity, there is no other real-size standing Gundam statue anywhere else," said Juri Shibazaki, a spokeswoman for the committee promoting the project.