And now, a traditional Japanese bon dance, performed next to a life-size anime robot statue【Vid】

Of course, if you’re a mecha connoisseur with a taste for the classics, you probably expected that particular robot to be nearby, because the song playing at this part of the bon dance is “Hi no Sadame” (“Destiny of Flames”), the opening theme of 1983 TV anime Armored Trooper Votoms, and the robot is a full-scale recreation of the series’ ATM-09-ST Scopedog.

Classic anime opening theme song provides the musical accompaniment for old-school summertime celebration in Tokyo.

As is often the case at these local community celebrations, the main event was the bon odori, or bon dance.