A statue of anime character Evangelion has been constructed in Shanghai, earning itself a Guinness World Record.
The Evangelion Unit-01 statue holding the Spear of Longinus measures 81.36 feet high and is officially the tallest in the world.
ChinaJoy gaming expo had temporarily hosted the statue last summer but the new re-assembled version has been permanently constructed in Shanghai. Produced by Chinese smartphone game developer heito, the original statue featured the spear next to Evangelion. The new Shanghai construction shows Evangelion holding the spear upright, making it taller.
The statue won a Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest Evangelion. The certificate lists Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara as the statue’s owner with cooperation from Shanghai Character License Administrative Corporation.
#Shanghai Sets Guinness World Record For Tallest #Evangelion Statue https://t.co/YyR12rCX5h pic.twitter.com/3Smb8xbrPM
— Shanghai Expat (@ShanghaiExpat) January 5, 2017
La plus grande statue Evangelion du monde obtient un record au Guiness Book à Shanghai !!! Impressionnante ! *__*https://t.co/sf22i7KrGE pic.twitter.com/u3un5wXhaC
— Kayane (@Kayane) January 5, 2017
As of this week, the largest Evangelion statue in the world is in China, not Japan. https://t.co/pFtrtXyVyv pic.twitter.com/DberpcRQbr
— Otaku USA magazine (@Otaku_USA) January 5, 2017
