So.. from the 70′s to I think.. well now.. there has been a Space Drama Anime called Gundam.  It was announced in March that a Gundam statue would be erected in Japan to celebrate the 30th Anniversary.

It’s done apparently.

It’s about 60 feet tall and is in Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan.   It *might* be gone after August 31st.. there is no info on whats going to happen to it after that.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/09/japan-finishes-its-enormous-gundam-statue/

http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/20078/Assembled+Odaiba+Gundam.html