Gundam

Heritage Japanese suitcase brand PROTEX has joined forces with STRICT-G for a line of suitcases inspired by the ’80s anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam. The collaboration includes two sizes — check-in and carry-on — available in black and olive green colorways. The black version pays homage to Char Aznable and his custom Gundam,…

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Kotaku EastEast is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.You have probably seen one of Japan’s life-sized Gundams, whether in person or in photos. But have you seen the skeleton legs…

Did the Curiosity rover need to dutifully snap 1,200 images of the rugged Martian landscape? Not any more than the effort it took NASA engineers to stitch those individual shots into a mammoth 1.8-billion pixel panorama. But they did it anyway because science is awesome and it's not like Curiosity…

For the anime-obsessed in the United States, Gundam didn’t start on April 7, 1979 like it did for viewers in Japan -- it started on March 6, 2000 with the premiere of Gundam Wing on Toonami.Gundam up to that point was already one of the most successful anime franchises in…

Besides Fila apparel capsules, the 40th anniversary of Gundam is also being celebrated with a life-size, moving statue. While it won't go on display for the public until later this year in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, a recent media tour visited the Gundam Factory and saw the latest version of the…

Welcome back to Important Toy News, the SYFY WIRE column that shows you all the best and coolest happenings in the world of amazing toys and collectibles for the week. And now, in panoramic high-def wherever available, we will also give you a behind-the-curtain vague peek-a-boo at all that's going…

The S.H.Figuarts line has an amazing selection of 'Dragon Ball' toys. Bandai Spirits It’s been a little over a year since Bandai Namco acquired a large stock of U.S. distributor Bluefin and quite a lot has happened. I caught up with both Adam Newman and Steve Fujimura to see how…

Photo: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (YouTube)Netflix continues to be one of those cool kids at the lunch table, with its Naruto headband and a stack of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in its backpack (yeah those are the cool kids, it’s 2020 and jocks are fucking over), as Variety is reporting that the…

Both Crunchyroll and Netflix have made some announcements this week regarding new shows in their anime line-ups. First up, Crunchyroll has officially unveiled its first-ever slate of Crunchyroll originals which includes eight original anime series. There’s the supernatural romance mystery “In/Spectre” airing now, and “Onyx Equinox” hits in the summer…