In November 11, the 18 meter full-scale Gundam statue was rebuilt in Odaiba, Tokyo, the location in previously stood in 2009 before being moved to the home base of Bandai's model factories in Shizuoka, where it was damaged by the March 2011 earthquake. A Gundam Front Tokyo with Dome-G, Gunpla gallery, cafe and shops was then built in 2012. But, now it's time for the OG (Odaiba Gundam) to say goodbye.

Like a proper Kill 'em All Tomino creation, RG 1/1 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.GFT is set to have its ticket punched, with a tear-down scheduled for March 5th, 2017 in a new stage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's TOKYO Gundam Project for the coast area. The Gundam Front Tokyo will then close shop on April 5th following a LAST SHOOTING campaign.

Without offering specifics, the announcement mentions new plans to replace the statue, like maybe the moving results of the Gundam Global Challenge, maybe in time for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Gundam statue in its better days:

via GwynCampbell

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.