Joining the likes of other giant statues that have appeared in the country (here andhere, for example), this latest jumbo-sized work depicts a reclining Deadpool.
The statue, which takes up a truck’s flatbed, measures around 7 meters (22.96 feet).
マーベル史上もっとも型破りなヒーローを描いた映画『#デッドプール』の巨大フィギュアが９日、JR大阪駅北側の「うめきた広場」にてお披露目され、格闘家の曙太郎が登場した。https://t.co/tcNQD3larj #デップー発見 pic.twitter.com/rxm4TgwQS8
— Lmaga.jp｜関西のニュースを発信 (@lmaga_jp) May 9, 2016
Former sumo champ Akebono introduced the statue, which just went on display today in Osaka.
デッドプールおった pic.twitter.com/Inwdx2TxN0
— yたく (@evocola) May 9, 2016
Shame the weather is so crummy today.
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#デッドプール #デップー発見 pic.twitter.com/bBOy11tnrS
— コランダ (@koranda36) May 9, 2016
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After Osaka, the giant Deadpool will go onto to Nagoya and then Tokyo, building up to the film’s June 1 release in Japan.
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