Video Friday: Robot Vs. Squid
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 27 of March , 2009 at 3:03 am
In a nutshell, this is why I don’t understand Japan at all but still desperately want to live there:
This is an official tourism promotion video produced by the city of Hakodate, in Japan. Pink Tentacle explains what’s going on:
The invaders here are alien cephalopods from the planet Ikaaru, who seek revenge on the people of Hakodate for eating too much squid. The aliens hijack an enlarged version of Hakodate’s tourism mascot , a mechanical squid named “Ikabo,” which was built by Future University-Hakodate (FUN) in 2007 , and send it on a rampage through the city. A pair of giant robots are called into action to protect Hakodate’s precious historical buildings from destruction. Hakodate’s Gory┼ìkaku Tower transforms into a deadly fighting machine…
I know, that first video kinda ends on a cliffhanger. But don’t worry, parts 2 and 3 are right after the jump.
VIA [ Pink Tentacle ]
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Comment by Joey1058
Made Sunday, 29 of March , 2009 at 9:05 pm
This is actually kind of cool! No more rubber suits! Shows how long it’s been since I’ve watched anything other than Godzilla. Well, that, and a bit of Power Rangers. :-)