Gundam

Over the last decade, the fantasy genre has dominated anime as much as it has the rest of television, be it live-action or animation -- particularly in the shadow of the Game of Thrones phenomenon. Though always a prescient device in manga and anime, magic an…

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced in May that it will be working together with the University of Tokyo to launch Gunpla models into space next year to commemorate the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. After the satellite launches it will transmit a s…

The holiday season is upon us, and people are getting into their most festive mode. Christmas is a matter of weeks from now, so there is no shortage on Christmas trees and holiday gifts. Of course, plenty of families will add in a few nerdy things to their fe…

A bit ago, I wrote about some awesome-looking new Star Wars models coming from Bluefin. Well, they were nice enough to send me the Millennium Falcon model and I finally finished it over the weekend. It was such a blast. I love building models, and this was no…

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of November 25, 2019 to December 1, 2019. SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays was the best selling new release last week, launching at 64,538 retail sale…

As another week goes by, another round of Japanese sales data is released. A game debut made the top 10, with the Switch version of SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays selling 45,282 copies (64,538 on PS4). Pokémon Sword & Shield continues holding on to tha…

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) on Tuesday announced the completion of its G-Satellite Go to Space satellite, which will orbit the Earth during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The miniature satellit…

Gundam Collaborates with Santen for a New Type of Eye Drop

The Gundam satellite is A-GO! With the announcement earlier this year that a special satellite would be launched into space as part of the 2020 Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo, the space bound technological marvel will have two special Gunplas within as i…

Japan Box Office: French Live-Action City Hunter Film Debuts at #8 with Modest 48 Million Yen