From its creation to its usage, this giant robot is undeniably awesome, but there’s just one problem.
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The tragedy of Mononofu, the functional two-and-a-half-story bipedal robot【Pics & Video】
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- (giant robot • Gunma • Landwalker • Mononofu • Sakakibara Machinery)
Spider-Man is one of the most recognizable comic book characters of all time. However, unless you grew up in Japan in the 1970s, you probably aren’t familiar with this version of your friendly neighborhood wallcrawler. Here’s your chance to witness some historical web-slinging action as Marvel has re-released the live-action Japanese Spider-Man on their website. Grab some popcorn, you will want to watch this.
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- (giant robot • Japanese Spider-Man • Japanese TV • old school • weird)
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