Three new life-size bronze statues of famous anime characters were unveiled at the Ōizumi-gakuen Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan: Lum from Urusei Yatsura, Tetsuro and Maetel from Galaxy Express 999, and Astro from Astro Boy.

The video shows Urusei Yatsura creator Rumiko Takahashi with the statue of Lum as well as Leiji Matsumoto revealing the statues of Tetsuro and Maetel from his creation, Galaxy Express 999.

4月4日、大泉駅近くにアニメゲートオープン。セレモニー行ってきた。銀河鉄道999&あしたのジョー&鉄腕アトムそして我らがうる星やつらのラムちゃんの像がお目見え！想像よりグッと上の出来上がり。みんなで行こっ。 pic.twitter.com/YbBkyKih3C

— みふもとうとりあ (@izumonoari) April 4, 2015

大泉学園駅北口の通路のアニメキャラの銅像が公開された。東映動画スタジオのパネルも展示されていて、なかなか良い感じ。ラムちゃんを知らない子供が「キモーい！」と怖がってたのが笑えたw。 pic.twitter.com/ZcgFBYyUeX

— 辻　壮一 (@g2studio) April 4, 2015

The Ōizumi-gakuen Station has often collaborated with popular anime to decorate their walls and train cars.

Special thanks go out to David Merrill and Scott Green for the tip.

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Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.