Gundam

The sprawling Mobile Suit Gundam saga has been around since creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's original anime series in 1979. Originally focused on the extensive Universal Century, the Gundam franchise has also branched out to more alternative universes than you can count. Whether you're a longtime fan or someone looking to get…

I’m trapped at home right now, same as you are, because of the coronavirus pandemic. While I’m stocked up on supplies, and have family and streaming television to keep me busy, many of my favorite video games just don’t sit well with me at the moment. It’s times like these…

Premium Bandai USA launched recently and they’re already bringing some sweet things to anime fans in the USA. You can now pre-order over 20 new gunpla and Dragon Ball figures and they are beautiful. I personally I’m a big fan of Gundam Wing, so I’m beyond excited for the release…

Mobile Suit Gundam recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019, and now the Uniqlo Gunpla shirts celebrating the hallmark are heading to North American stores. The website has updated to confirm its April 10, 2020 debut, as well as a special promotion for people who intend to stock up. Those…

Bandai has some big news for collectors as they have announced a huge release to the American market. Roughly two dozens collectibles that were originally exclusive to the Japanese market are finally making their way to the states. Two figures are from the hit anime, Dragon Ball Super as Zamasu…

War sucks. But giant robots? Very cool. (Image: Bandai) Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most iconic mecha franchises of all time, but it’s also been going on for so long, and in so many different forms, that getting into it can seem incredibly intimidating. If you’re looking for…

The Corona Virus has impacted both the Gundam series as well as the life of the universally loved actor, Tom Hanks, and one fan has managed to find a hilarious connection between the two from the feature length film, Big! With numerous Gundam fans building Gunplas, Gundam plastic models, to…

Screenshot: Lupin III: The First (YouTube)We don’t hear about Japanese anime movies very often here at The A.V. Club (though if you want to hear about Gundam, we’ve got you covered), but it’s somewhat rare that an anime movie comes along that looks as amazing as Lupin III: The First—and…

As part of the on-going celebrations for Hello Kitty’s 45th and Gundam’s 40th anniversaries, Sanrio amd Bandai’s Hello Kitty Gundam collaboration will be teaming up with the fashion brand Loveless to fight for fashion. New shirts and accessories have been revealed. LOVELESS’ Hello Kitty Gundam new collab has the theme…

As a fan of Gundam, I’m very excited for the upcoming American PS4 launch of Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxiboost On. This is a 2v2 fighting game that was originally released in Japanese arcades, but now Western fans will be receiving a console version of the game. Now, Bandai…