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How much do you love Zeta Gundam? Probably not as much as Kosuke Tomosugi (reading unconfirmed) from Japan, who just finished a 1:100 scale model of the Argama, the mothership from the series. 1:100 scale means that Tomosugi’s model is as big as a car. …Read more »
The first Guest of Honor has been announced for Anime Expo 2022, which marks the return of the physical anime convention this July. This year’s event will see a previous guest returning with the announcement that Mobile Suit Gundam mechanical designer Mika Akitaka is slated …Read more »
Next spring, Fukuoka gets its own Gundam statue: a life-sized Nu Gundam, which will officially be the tallest in the world. The ‘bot, seen in Char’s Counterattack, will stand 24.8 meters tall. That puts it higher than Tokyo’s current display, China’s Freedom Gundam, and the big …Read more »
The Japanese government has unveiled the names of 21 people who will receive this year’s Person of Cultural Merit honor, and two of them are beloved by otaku. First up is none other than Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. Tomino got his start working under Osamu …Read more »
Last month we ran a reader poll on the best mecha franchise, and Mobile Suit Gundam won so handily that we just had to find out which Gundam series or standalone film was most popular. Given Gundam‘s history spanning over 40 years as one of …Read more »
Without a doubt, Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most influential anime series ever made. While the original series wasn’t a success in its own time, determination and a healthy Gunpla fandom made the Real Robot series Sunrise’s most enduring title. And you know what …Read more »
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko got his start back in 1970, animating for Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Productions. In 2021, he’s getting the Japan Academy Film Prize Association’s Special Award for lifetime achievement, occurring at the 44th annual Japan Academy Film Prizes in March. That’s because between 1970 and …Read more »
The winners of this year’s Person of Cultural Merit award, given out by the Japanese government, have been announced. Among them is Shigeaki Saegusa, who composed music for Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. As Anime News …Read more »
It’s Gundam time. The first-ever virtual Gundam Online Expo kicked off August 20, and aside from online panels and lectures, it includes a bunch of free, streamin’ Gundam. Until August 31, you can stream the following titles on Gundam.info (if you’re in the US, that …Read more »
Anime NYC had a huge guest announcement to make today. Since the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is celebrating its 40th anniversary, it’s only appropriate that the mind behind it all, Yoshiyuki Tomino, gets in on the fun at this year’s event. Tomino will be an Official Guest …Read more »
The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary in style this week in a press conference that featured a number of new project announcements. The new projects include a Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin TV anime, a new Gundam Build series, an SD Gundam …Read more »
For a lot of Gundam fans I know, the mobile suits themselves are the sexy part, but anyway: ranking site Goo has asked fans to list Gundam’s sexiest females. And since the franchise stretches back all the way to 1979, there’s a fair amount of …Read more »
Dame Otoko – useless, hopeless, down-on-their-luck, pathetic guys – the Gundam universe’s got plenty of ‘em. Ranking site Goo has asked its readers to rank the top dame otoko from the Gundam series (number one being the dame -est, presumably), and fans of the franchise …Read more »
When you hear the word Gundam , what comes to mind? Personally, my mind’s eye fills immediately with the spectral visage of Yoshiyuki Tomino, director of the original 1979’s Mobile Suit Gundam and countless other classics of anime history: Zeta Gundam , Xabungle , Garzey’s …Read more »
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST FOUR EPISODES OF GUNDAM 00 SEASON 2. DON'T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED ALL OF SEASON 1. Recently, as Gundam 00 nears airing on US television, the second season of Gundam 00 has started in Japan. Luckily, so …Read more »
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