"Children now are losing touch in their virtual world of video games, he said." -- I disagree; I'm playing these games and reading these manga, and I see quite a bit preserved in there.
You just have to see the pictures, to really believe it. I mean, I could _tell_ you about it, and the wikipedia page can _tell_ you about it, but until you follow the links to the pictures of the guys and gals parading these enormous "structures" around, you will never ever even begin to believe such a thing is possible.