We’ve always been more of  Robotech fans ourselves, but to many, the Gundam is the iconic anime giant mecha. As April 7th, 2009 is the 30th anniversary of the first anime series about Mobile Suits, Mobile Suit Gundam, an 18-meter (59-foot) Gundam statue will be built in Tokyo’s Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park this July. By the way, according to this site, it should actually be 18.5-meters tall to be life-size. The statue will be part of the “Mobile Suit Gundam 30th Anniversary Project.” It will stay up for only