Teruyuki Tsuchida. left, and Akina Minami

Akina Minami appears in Gundam costume

Tuesday 30th September, 05:12 AM JST

TOKYO —

Celebrity Akina Minami, 19, showed up at an event recently in a Gundam costume to introduce TBS’s new Gundam animation program “Gundam 000 Second Season.” Minami, said, “This costume was designed specially for me. I’m very happy to wear such an outfit because I don’t have the chance to try this in my daily life.”

Comedian Teruyuki Tsuchida, 36, who is known to be a Gundam freak, was also on hand. “I came here today in my own clothes. I love Gundam more than porn movies. I’m not interested in women at all,” he said.

The program will be aired from Oct 5 on the TBS network.

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bdaniel08 at 11:36 AM JST - 30th September

GW/terayuki, what a knob, 36yrs old & he still cant communicate with women & still sits at home with his porn, his only friend no doubt

I am pretty sure this guy is married !
badge123 at 12:32 PM JST - 30th September

I read this headline expecting to see her in a real costume like mecha machinery.
Betting at 12:33 PM JST - 30th September

Oh, I forgot to mention in my first post, that yes she is cute.
TeruSensei at 01:09 PM JST - 30th September

What's wrong with preferring Gundam to porn?
MPNiea at 01:30 PM JST - 30th September

All I can say is...awesome.
memyselfI at 01:46 PM JST - 30th September

I do not understand Gundam and I do not want to understand Gundam. Macross was alot better when I watched it when i was a child. Voltron and Transformers was the best. Gundam is so popular here. Why?
DenshaDeGO at 02:30 PM JST - 30th September

After saying "I love Gundam" the "I'm not interested in women at all" is a given
dennis0bauer at 03:12 PM JST - 30th September

memyselfI, because it shows the brutality of war, there are no good guys. and Akina Minami, Gundamn! :p
memyselfI at 03:20 PM JST - 30th September

Sorry, I guess I will be interested in women not Gundam. I wish i was the creator of Gundam. All that money and royalties sounds very nice.
NeoJamal at 06:31 PM JST - 30th September

after the final episode of Code Geass, we get Gundam 00 again? So the Sunday 5PM TBS slot is now officially designated for mecha anime shows with sexually ambiguous male characters..ho yay
JT Jeimuzu at 01:05 AM JST - 1st October

love gundam more than porn? ralmao
KitsuneYoukai at 04:24 AM JST - 1st October

I'd say Gundam Wing was the last best Gundam produced. Everything after that changed with child like adults that get on my nerves. The stories are not that great either. Stopped watching them after the first episode of Gundam Seed.
OgieDoggie at 07:12 AM JST - 1st October

I think Akina Minami would look alot better in a cat outfit anyways (or at least a bunny outfit)...Gundam just donesn't show enough of her....I mean show enough of her talent.
NeoJamal at 07:25 AM JST - 1st October

I'll watch a few episodes to see how well the writers transformed that spoilt rich brat Louise into a stormtrooper pilot.

oh yeah and Patrick X)
NuckinFutz at 08:25 AM JST - 1st October

What a way to step out of the closet dude!