Gundam

The Dai 2-kai Gundam Conference livestream event revealed two new anime and a compilation series in the Gundam franchise this Wednesday. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury), the first new Gundam television anime in seven years, will begin airing in 2022. This marks…

I have no idea what it is but I want it.Image: Sunrise Mobile Suit Gundam has, for the most part, spent the last decade focusing on its adaptations on both big-screen and small. While series like the model-kit themed Gundam Build series and adaptive works like The Origin and Thunderbolt…

Image: Nike These have been teased by sneaker types for months now, but over the last few days Nike has finally come out and made them official: over the next few weeks we’re getting not one but two pairs of Dunk Highs paying homage to Gundam. There are two pairs…

The official website of the Date A Live anime series revealed additional staff and the first promotional video for the fourth anime season on Friday. The new season, originally scheduled to broadcast in Fall 2021, will now air in 2022. Staff Sub-character Design: Shiori Tanaka (Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no…

Kamille Bidan gets a thumbs up from us, too.Gif: Sunrise Last year, Funimation brought the iconic original Mobile Suit Gundam to streaming for the first time, giving people the chance to experience what makes the franchise so influential and special in the first place. Now, at long last, they’re also…

Present-wise, Gundam models are better than boring old neckties. Image: Tokyoboy070I/Twitter Tokyo resident and Twitter user Tokyoboy0701 gave his dad a Master Grade 3.0 RX-78-2 Gundam model kit. This past June, he tweeted out a photo of the said packaged and unfinished model, writing, “I’m giving this for Father’s Day.”…

Image: BBC Last week, a BBC commentator struggled mightily to try and explain what the big robot was that triathletes kept cycling past during the Olympics. Now the broadcaster’s social media team is running into the same problem. If you missed it, the triathlon commentator referenced Gundam while athletes were…

Olympic triathletes take a lap around “Unicorn Gandum”Photo: CAMERON SPENCER (Getty Images) The bike section of the Olympic triathlons take a nice scenic lap around the giant Gundam statue in Odaiba’s DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, which has led to commentators having to occasionally try to describe the thing. I can’t speak…

2008 was a long time ago....Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created works from the past week! First, July 21st marked Giant Bomb's 13th anniversary! It's…

Odawara is getting these lovely Gundam manholes. Image: 創通・サンライズ Manholes! In Japan, they’re works of art, reflecting the city or region they’re in with beautiful designs and even lovely colors. Previously, we’ve seen Pokémon manholes, which were excellent. The first Pokémon manholes were installed in 2019, but as of last…