Life-size bronze statues of popular anime characters unveiled in Tokyo

Life-size bronze statues of popular anime characters unveiled in Tokyo

Renowned cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto unveils a bronze statue of Maetel, a lead character in his famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, at a opening ceremony for the Oizumi Anime Gate at Oizumi Gakuen Station in Tokyo's Nerima district on April 4, 2015. Nerima prides itself on being the birthplace of Japan's anime production industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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