When Studio Trigger’s SSSS.Gridman (based on the classic tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman) dropped back in 2018, it wasn’t even a contest. It had a one-of-a-kind tokusatsu-and-mecha mashup and colorful presentation that—while it already makes for quite the contender—was only one part of the whole …Read more »
I used to be a fan of director Goro Taniguchi in the early 2000s. s-CRY-ed was a solid Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure-inspired series decades before TV adaptations of that began, Planetes was one of the best anime of the decade, and Gun x Sword was a …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 »
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 »
After our mecha poll last month, this was inevitable. The Gundam franchise as a whole has ranked number one with our readers, but each individual Gundam series was lumped together and not considered individually. So now it’s time to pit them all against each other …Read more »
At the end of last week, we opened a poll asking our readers for their favorite mecha anime of all time. It was a tall order, given that mecha is one of anime’s oldest and most prolific genres, but readers came through with nearly 600 …Read more »
It's time for a big, broad-sweeping question: what's the best mecha anime series of all time? It's a tough one to answer, but to help you narrow it down, we've created a multiple choice poll with the low, low number of 81 possible choices of …Read more »
Yasuo Ohtagaki, who is the mangaka behind the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Gaiden manga series, is getting to work on a new project. The manga will be based on the 1980s anime Fang of the Sun DOUGRAM. Original director Ryousuke …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 »
It’s safe to say we don’t watch giant robot anime expecting it to be “normal.” These are shows where huge mecha fight dinosaurs and fling galaxies at each other. If anything, we enjoy how crazy these shows can get. But there are some anime robots …Read more »
We love Discotek Day, because it means we’ll soon get our hands on some great anime releases! And one thing we can always be sure of it as least one wild card title. Something super-retro, possibly with robots, that even the most hardcore fans may …Read more »
In addition to the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway news, Sunrise revealed plans for a new SD Gundam World anime. With sights set on TOKYO MX and BS 11 in Japan, the followup anime titled SD Gundam World Heroes will also stream on the Gundam Channel …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, the first in a planned Gundam film trilogy, was supposed to come out in Japan earlier this year. But, y’know, stuff. Now the film has a brand-new release date: May 7, 2021. Sayeth the official Gundam YouTube channel: We have decided …Read more »
Gundam Factory Yokohama was supposed to open next month and show off his giant, moveable RX-78 Gundam anime mecha. While the opening has been postponed (yet again because of COVID-19), we are able to catch some sneak peeks of the nearly 60-foot mecha during a …Read more »
When you’ve got a show like Mobile Suit Gundam that’s been running in some form for literal decades, you’re bound to end up with some interesting takes on it. The series has thrived in manga, anime, light novel, film, and (of course) model kit form. And …Read more »
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