You only get to celebrate anniversaries once, and Macross is doing it up big. One part of its 30th anniversary celebration includes a special hybrid Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1984 film Macross: Do You Remember Love? , scheduled for a July 26 release in Japan. …Read more »
Hello, everyone! Do you like Gundam? I do!! Do you collect Gundam marchandise? I do, of course!! So…what about Gundam Zaku Tofu? Tofu is one o Japan’s most important foods. Sagamiya Tofu company has developed a new tofu snack based on the Gundam MS-06 Zaku. …Read more »
Earlier this month we took a look at the cast of the Code Geass stage play, Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion on Stage: Riot's Eve , in costume. Don't forget, however, that there's also an all-male musical on the horizon in the form of …Read more »
It's kinda like pro cosplay, right? Code Geass is hitting theaters as both an all-male musical in Japan with Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion - Prelude for the Sorcero , and a play titled Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion on Stage: Riot's Eve …Read more »
Sanrio's iconic Hello Kitty brand has been the subject of many collaborative projects recently, from One Piece to J-pop supergroup AKB48. Next up: none other than Gainax and Hideaki Anno's legendary mecha anime brain-buster Neon Genesis Evangelion . The unusual collabo comes in time to …Read more »
Sunrise has announced that they will open a small theme park called “Gundam Front Tokyo” in the Tokyo Waterfront Area on April 19, 2012. They are planning to bring back the life-size Gundam to “Diversity Tokyo Plaza” in the Oume district, which has both a free …Read more »
The Seventies were a simpler time, a time when being the undisputed martial arts champion of the world sometimes meant you had to karate chop a bull in the skull. It was a time when your whimsical walks on the beach were often interrupted by …Read more »
With the 1/1 scale life-size Gundam returning to its place in Odaiba after a two-and-a-half year absence, Gundam videographer darwinfish has posted a new video-log in the chronicle of its reconstruction. The exterior is now finished, so there's no better time to marvel at the …Read more »
You can read my formal review of Right Stuf's Gasaraki re-release in the January 2012 issue of Otaku USA magazine, but I had a few more things to say on the topic that wouldn't fit into a 650 word review. In case you haven't read …Read more »
If you prefer your Gundam with a little "alternate universe" flavor, look no further than Mobile Fighter G Gundam , the all-out brawl between national Gundam units. What? You never got a chance to see this 1994 action gem? Good news, Bandai is now streaming …Read more »
That’s Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 for you, another one-shot OVA from those halcyon days of yore, the Nineteen Eighties, when anime didn’t have to make sense and when dedicated animators poured their blood, sweat, and tears into making sure every cel of a firing howitzer …Read more »
No, it's not a trick or a trap, but more of a kind offering from Sunrise's Mobile Suit Gundam portal site . It has started streaming the original 1981 Gundam movie trilogy—composed of three films—legally on YouTube. If you want to get started there's no …Read more »
Last time we had a look at Mobile Suit Gundam AGE was via a paltry 15 seconds of footage, so the latest promo for the anime—clocking in at about 5 minutes—is a welcome one. Akihiro Hino, president of game developer Level-5 ( Professor Layton ), …Read more »
After tonight's broadcast of Evangelion 2.0 on NTV, a very brief spot announced a fall 2012 release date for Evangelion 3.0, Rebuild of Evangelion: Q . Huh… did the wait just get easier or more difficult? You can head over to the official website to …Read more »
In tribute to the passing of anime director Osamu Dezaki, I decided to pull this piece out of mothballs. Hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane. I was sitting around recently rummaging through my VHS collection when I came across an old favorite: …Read more »
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