Gundam

The Tokyo Summer Olympics are on their way next year, with Japan rolling out the stops to make sure it's one of the biggest events to date. Considering the locale, it's no surprise to see how anime has become a key component in the upcoming sporting event, lo…

The fortieth anniversary of the Mobile Suit: Gundam franchise has given us a torrent of news this year, and it looks like the info dumps won't be stopping any time soon. As part of the birthday celebration, Gundam has announced that the upcoming "Special Movi…

This year’s winners have been announced and they are totally amazing. Even if you’re not a Gunpla fan, you’ll want to look at these beautiful displays. This is year eight for the Builders World cup. Competitors from sixteen countries push the boundaries of t…

I was browsing All 4 and discovered they are now showing free anime. I thought i'd share this in case people don't know and perhaps anime on All 4 will be a regular thing the more people who watch it.Channel 4s streaming service All 4 looks set to delight fan…

Death may not matter in the grand scheme of Dragon Ball, but it almost always has weight. When a major character died in the original series, Toriyama would always try to present it with some drama. Even characters like Choazu end up with some of the most mem…

As irreverent and exaggerated as the series is, FLCL is a series built on subtlety and attacking the subconscious. Rather than explain its leading cast through heavy exposition, the series chooses to define them to their audience through design, tone, body la…

With the fortieth anniversary of Mobile Suit: Gundam in full swing, a giant piece of news has dropped for those fans of the franchise that set their gaze on the plastic models of the series known as "Gunplas". Each year, Bandai holds a tournament to see which…

Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE - Episode 11 - Last Mission

The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is living the high life this year, celebrating the franchise's fortieth anniversary with the expected launch of a Gundam styled satellite as a part of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and several other announcements. While the h…

When you talk of anime of the 80s, you talk of the Japanimation. It is the north-American amalgamation of Japan and anime, and it preceded the word 'anime'. Mostly the anime made in the 80s didn't make it to retailers in the market and remained visibly unknow…