Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.

Niigata is a city located on Japan's western coast, and is known for its delicious seafood, sake, and snow festivals.

Japan is famous for its animation, or anime, and manga (comic books), which have gained popularity around the world.