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The tall, grey robot is equipped with several cameras, as well as a giant friendly set of googly eyes to add a bit of personality to an otherwise potentially menacing monolith-on-wheels.

Published in Britain in the 1960s under the title of The Iron Man and in the US as The Iron Giant, it tells of a huge, menacing robot and its unlikely friendship with a lonely young boy.

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:09 p.m. With punk rock, Japanese candy and underground filmmakers, Giant Robot changed the world one zine at a time. The alternative Asian and Asian American ...