Adults who never grew out of their love for Gundam robots will soon see their dreams become as large as life as a toymaker introduces human-size versions of the Japanese anime hero.
The 1.5m-tall version of Gundam — whose adventures in far-away worlds have been a long-standing hit on Japanese and US television — has red laser lights on its head and its eyes are flashing lights.
Weighing 35kg, the robot strikes poses, makes robotic noises and fires away with its “Vulcan” machine gun.
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The metallic-bodied man-machine has been collected for years in its miniature version.
While children may be enthralled by the life-size Gundam, with a price tag of 350,000 yen (NT$100,000), the target audience is 20- to 40-year-old men, toymaker Bandai said.
“They can use the robot as part of interior decoration — decorating their living rooms, for example — or else simply to enlarge their collections,” a spokeswoman for the company said.
“Since Gundam is so popular among men in this age range, I am sure they will be very happy with a Gundam this big,” she added.
Bandai aims to sell 1,500 models of this “Hyper Hybrid” Gundam starting on Dec. 16 in specialty stores or online.(AFP)
隨著年齡成長,對鋼彈機器人熱愛未減的成年人,很快就會看到自己的美夢成真。一家玩具商推出了這位日本動畫英雄真人大小的模型。
鋼彈勇士在遙遠世界的冒險在日本與美國電視造成的轟動歷久不衰,一點五公尺高的鋼彈頭上可以發射紅雷射光,眼睛是兩道閃光。
三十五公斤的鋼彈機器人能擺出各種姿勢,發出機器人聲響,用「火神」機槍射擊。
人們收集這個金屬機器人的迷你模型已行之有年。
玩具商萬代公司表示,孩童可能會為真人大小的鋼彈著迷,鋼彈標價三十五萬日圓(約新台幣十萬元),鎖定二十到四十歲的男性族群。
萬代公司的女性發言人說︰「他們可以把機器人當成室內裝飾的一部分,例如用來裝飾客廳,或是純粹用來擴充收藏。」
她附帶說︰「由於鋼彈深受這個年齡層的男性歡迎,我確信他們看到這麼大的鋼彈勇士問市一定非常開心。」
萬代公司預計十二月十六日開始在專賣店或網路上販售這款「超大尺寸」鋼彈,目標賣出一千五百個模型。 (法新社/翻譯︰賴美君)
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