Pacific Rim's Japanese influences: Paying homage to good old Mecha!

Going through Twitter, I saw some tweets about Pacific Rim that was pointing out (complaining) how 'Japan' was not that too pronounced in the film. Given that the concept of humans piloting huge robots or mecha and battling monsters from the sea is straight off a Japanese show - whether anime or not. (Ultraman, Godzilla, Daimos, Evangelion and of course Voltes V- the list goes on and on.) 

Life-Size Macross Valkyrie Unveiled for the 30th Anniversary!

05.03.2012 – It’s been thirty years since we first saw Hikaru Ichijo (Rick Hunter in the North American version of Robotech) take flight in his VF-1J Valkyrie in the original Macross series shown in Japan which also had other Asian countries started airing this beloved anime. In celebration of its 30th Anniversary of the famed anime franchise there was news going around surrounding a Macross-themed exhibition in the Shibuya but rumors died down without any confirmation if it would push through.