Interest Life-Size Flower Gundam Bust in Time-Lapse Full Bloom
posted on 2012-10-23 01:42 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
Flowering bust is on display from September 29 through October 28 to celebrate the "29th National Urban Greenery Fair Tokyo" event.
Self-described "Gundam videographer" darwinfish posted a new video of the "Flower Gundam," the life-size topiary bust of the title robot from the Mobile Suit Gundam anime, in full bloom on Saturday. The topiary stands about 7 meters (about 23 feet) tall next to the full-length, life-size Gundam statue erected at the Diver City Tokyo plaza on Odaiba island. The project was completed September 29.
The topiary is on display from September 29 through October 28 to celebrate the "29th National Urban Greenery Fair Tokyo" event.
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