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The 59-foot tall Gundam statue in Yokohama is offering something special on November 3. This is the Culture Day holiday in Japan, and Gundam Factory Yokohama is using the opportunity to teach people more about sustainability. The Gundam franchise is owned by Bandai Namco Group, …Read more »
Gundam is one of Japan’s most successful pop culture franchises, and the life-sized Unicorn Gundam statue at Odaiba district in Tokyo Bay got some extra attention during the Olympics (even if the BBC did mistakenly call it a Transformer at first). The popularity has led …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is certainly a film with its detractors. And some other detractors. And a couple of fans, maybe? But whatever you think about the UC film, it, uh, exists! And it came out 30 years ago, in 1991. To celebrate, there’s a …Read more »
Following up on the success of the first of three Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway movies, Sunrise producer Naohiro Ogata revealed more information on what’s next. According to the announcement at the talk event that was held at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Piccadilly theater on September 2, the …Read more »
Celebrated Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino foresees his anime career coming to an end soon. It’s a career full of highlights, including (of course) Gundam in all its forms. But how much do you know about his other works? For decades, he’s been gracing the anime …Read more »
79-year-old Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino says he probably has three more years to work in the anime industry due to health issues. Tomino has been diagnosed with spinal canal stenosis, which is described by the Mayo Clinic as “a narrowing of the spaces within your …Read more »
Video game series Gundam Breaker is making its way to anime, and we can’t wait! The upcoming six-episode ONA, Gundam Breaker Battlogue, brings us more Gunpla action. But this isn’t just another round of Gundam Build Fighters. There’s even more we’re excited for! If you’re not caught up …Read more »
Japan might not have gotten all the otaku-oriented tourism it wanted during the Tokyo Olympics, but some of its otaku sites are still making their way into the news. That includes the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam statue, which is just under 65 feet tall and located …Read more »
Athletes taking part in the Tokyo Olympics triathlon were treated to the view of the huge RX-0 Unicorn Gundam as they cycled. Japan’s hopes for tourism during the Olympics has been quashed with COVID, but they did incidentally get a big plug for future tourists …Read more »
Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino is receiving the special honor of having Gundam manhole covers placed in his hometown of Odawara. Two have been revealed, with the promise of more to come. One of the manhole covers shows RX-78-2 Gundam, with Odawara Castle in the background. …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam has no shortage of video games to its name. Coming up is Gundam EVOLUTION, a 2022 FPS game that will pit teams of six against each other in mecha. It’s still a little way out, but there are plenty of other Gundam games to …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 »
The Gundam franchise is getting a first-person shooter game titled Gundam Evolution that’s set to come out in 2022 and be available in multiple places across the globe. You’ll be able to do six-versus-six battles while online, so you can play in teams. The game …Read more »
The Gundam franchise isn’t only interested in making more life-size Gundam, though that is something on their agenda. The franchise’s owner, Bandai Namco Group, is also interested in protecting the planet and helping with sustainability efforts with their new “Gundam Universal Century Development Action.” Their …Read more »
In 2018, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko announced plans to retire after Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, but it seems there’s been a change in plans. Instead, Yasuhiko just announced that he’s working on a new anime film. He shared this detail during a recent interview with Sunrise …Read more »
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