Big news for fans of robots, space battles, awesome music, and love geometry: Macross (or at least most of it) will be streaming on Disney+! For many fans, this will mark the first time the legendary series is viewable at all, with most of the franchise …Read more »
Just a week ago, I was talking excitedly to friends about how Ichiro Mizuki was back on his game. He was scheduled to give a mini-concert for the Mazinger Z 50th anniversary broadcast. Which makes sense—the singer and the show are pretty much inseparable in the …Read more »
50 years ago today, Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z debuted. And it went on to change the world of giant robot anime—and anime in general—forever. Today, fans around the world are celebrating the show’s legacy. And it’s one heck of a legacy. We’d be here all day …Read more »
Mother’s Day (in the U.S.) is over for another year, but we’re not about to limit celebrations to a single day. Moms of all kind deserve credit for their hard work — whether they’re parents by birth, adoption, or friendship. We’ve all had a “mom …Read more »
Netflix series Pacific Rim: The Black is preparing to close the book on its expanded universe. That’s right — next month, the latest installment of the mecha-vs-kaiju franchise finishes out. So what’s left if you still have a hankering for some apocalypse cancelling? Plenty, if …Read more »
If you still haven’t seen Spider-Man: No Way Home and have managed to avoid the actual top-tier spoilers… well, I’m sure not ruining that for you. Good for you. Movies shouldn’t live or die by whether you know what happens, but you deserve to have these …Read more »
It’s that time of year. Gift shopping has (probably) begun for all of us. With Cyber Monday offering the chance to sit home and shop online, it’s a little less stressful. And, if you’re anything like us, most of the people on your list will …Read more »
Smash hit anime My Hero Academia is addressing the manga’s “My Villain Academia” arc. And that, in turn, has us thinking about some other anime villains. In particular, some who could really do with being sent back to school. That doesn’t mean they’re outright stupid, of course. In …Read more »
The typical anime giant robot didn’t have a cockpit until 1972, when Mazinger Z normalized having mecha pilots actually in the machine. Since then, we’ve seen lots of very cool setups for pilots. And a few… less so. While some get heroic control panels or one-to-one …Read more »
Manga and anime master Go Nagai has a number of classic titles to his name. From Mazinger Z and Getter Robo to Devilman and Cutie Honey, he revolutionized how we think of many anime genres. And, over the years, these series have gotten a number of adaptations… some wilder than …Read more »
There’s new anime — including new mecha anime — coming out all the time! With daily new choices, it can be hard to catch up to the classics if that’s your thing. So how do you know where to start? You let us tell you, …Read more »
Yokohama’s life-sized walking Gundam is making big news right now! As part of the Yokohama Gundam Factory, it’s enchanting fans all over the world. You can even go into the hangar and “pilot” it for yourself! Which got us thinking… which other anime mecha deserve …Read more »
Two of the world’s most famous giant robot teams, those of mega-franchises Mazinger Z and Transformers, are set to face off in an upcoming manga. Now we’ve learned the cover of that manga was drawn by none other than the legendary Go Nagai, the creator …Read more »
The beefy ‘bot is back! Go Nagai has been celebrating what could be one of his biggest years yet, and it’s been nearly 50 years since he burst onto the scene with works like Devilman, Cutie Honey, and Mazinger Z. With the success of Devilman …Read more »
Mazinger Z has a celebrated spot in the history of anime, and Go Nagai’s classic creation is about to make its way to the big screen in the United States with Mazinger Z: INFINITY. Tickets are available now for English-subtitled screenings on February 11 and …Read more »
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