You know we're livin' in the future when Shinto priests start "blessing the ground upon which the Mobile Suit will stand." The only thing better than that is having the actual MS stand there, which is precisely what's going down in Shizuoka on April 27, …Read more »
This definitely ranks near the top of places I'd like to visit in the not so distant future. After all, who wouldn't want to sample something called "Gun-Pla-yaki," a tasty and nerdy sounding dish modeled after the first 1/144 Gundam model kit? That is but …Read more »
Are you hankering for a peek at Mobile Suit Gundam UC (AKA Unicorn ), but just can't wait any longer? Don't fret, and don't resort to anything we wouldn't legally recommend, no matter how tempting, as Bandai Channel has offered up a stream of the …Read more »
Is there a better way to start one's weekend than with a double whammy of Gundam trailers? I think not, and recommend doing just that with the embedded videos below. The first of the two is a promotional video for the Gundam Unicorn OVA, and …Read more »
The economy may be in the dumps, but with over 26,000 people having attending Otakon 2009 you sure wouldn’t know it. Granted, that’s roughly the same as 2008, but to just hold steady demonstrates that even though money is tight, people will still come out …Read more »
It was amazing when it was just a pair of legs standing like a proud, if somewhat defeated spectacle, and it was amazing when the construction was more or less complete, as well. However, nothing could have quite prepared mankind for the awesome power of …Read more »
Armor Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files Pailsen Files is the most recent installment of the Votoms franchise, released as 30-minute OAV episodes which concluded with vol. 12. The story takes place soon after the events of a late-80s OAV entitled Roots of Ambition , which …Read more »
In U.S. anime fandom, many point to Mobile Suit Gundam (whichever incarnation may be currently available) as the premiere series combining politics and mecha combat. However, for nearly as long, though not quite as popular, there has been a franchise in Japan that is very …Read more »
So you read the Otaku USA feature and its online companion piece and you're still not convinced (actually, I hope you didn't read about season 2 already if that's the case)? Need some first hand experience with the series before you make the call? You're …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 »
I remember the disdain among the hardcore Gundam fans after the first glimpse of the mustached Turn A Gundam. "What the f*** was Syd Mead smoking when he came up with that!?" was a conversation topic that would pop up from time to time with …Read more »
A promotional video for Takashi Imanashi's ( Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War , Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ) latest CG take on the Gundam universe is now streaming via the official Japanese website for the project. Unlike the …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam became the massive science fiction franchise it is today largely thanks to the runaway success of Gunpla (aka Gundam plastic model kits). But there's a whole other side to the Gundam phenomenon that remains a bit less explored by otaku-dom at large: …Read more »
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