Gundam

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 25th, 2022. In today’s article, we’ve got a massive avalanche of new releases to look at. A few good, a few bad, and a whole lot in between. There are summaries of all of them, albeit a few that…

Uz:ME (pronounced U-Zu-Me) is a new musical unit formed by voice actress Rie Tanaka (Lacus Clyne in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Suigintou in Rozen Maiden) and two Swedish rock musicians, Patrik Leonheart and Simon Andante. Following their internationally well-received debut song "SEARCHLIGHT" in February, they released their second digital single song "Namae mo Nai…

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on its Gundam.info website on Thursday that Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Prologue, the prequel anime for the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury anime, will debut on the Gundam.info YouTube channel outside of Japan on September 1. The prequel anime will…

Does Mobile Suit Gundam inadvertently portray war as "cool" despite its overt anti-war message? Japan has a rich history of anti-war film and literature. In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, novelist Tо̄ma Aisaka and Tokyo University professor Shigeki Uno discussed what it means to be anti-war in Japan today.…

Gunbuster is a classic space monster vs. humanity mecha tale. What’s more is that the story combines the concept of time dilation that significantly elevates the thrill. The series has been a fan favorite for a long time and comes on the same level as Gundam and other legendary mecha…

Gundam Fans in America and Japan Rank Their Favorite Titles by Matt Schley July 28, 2022 What are the most popular Mobile Suit Gundam titles in Japan? How about North America? And how close are those two lists? Now we know, thanks to a poll released by the official Twitter…

This Actress and Idol Creates Kawaii Gundam Models by Danica Davidson July 23, 2022 Some people are fans of Gundam. Some people are fans of kawaii, or cute things. Some people are fans of both. Case in point is idol and actress Mizu Minamo, who creates her own kawaii Gundam…

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The San Diego Comic-Con International panel for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo), the first new Gundam television anime series in seven years, confirmed on Thursday that the anime has a simulcast planned for October outside Japan. The panel also presented the English-subtitled…

After seven years, Gundam has given us its first female protagonist in its brand new anime series. Naturally, everyone is going out of their minds. The franchise revealed a prologue series for the upcoming anime and it’s like Christmas came early this year for Gundam lovers. I know I’m hyping…