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Tomino Yoshiyuki was interviewed by Toyo Keizai and the legendary director/writer/novelist best known for creating the Gundam anime franchise shared his thoughts about the present anime boom. Here are a few excerpts from the interview: Tomino said, “It is true that the anime industry is Read More …
It was revealed on June 15th by the BANDAI NAMCO Group at the “1st Gundam Conference” that they are developing a new full-scale statue as part of the “LIFE-SIZED GUNDAM STATUE PROJECT”. The announcement was made but there are not many details until the “2nd Read More …
Gundam fans are very loyal to the TV series, films, manga and even the video games. And in this video shared on Twitter, a fire breaks out at an arcade with the fire alarms going off. And as for these Gundam gamers…literally unphased. 火事。尚みんなガンダムはやめられない模様 pic.twitter.com/xwM7GEdz4o Read More …
Moriguchi Hiroko (51) was recently interviewed by Friday Digital and the singer said, “I am here thanks to Gundam. I was saved every time I faced adversity”. Her album “GUNDAM SONG COVERS” which was released back on August 7th debuted at #3 on the Oricon Read More …
Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2019) – Voice actor Toru Furuya, known for his roles in many classic anime titles such as “Dragonball” and “Sailor Moon,” will be a guest at Otakon 2019, according to Otakorp Inc. An accomplished voice actor, Furuya is known for Read More …
Yoshinoya’s web CM featuring Gundam cosplay was released on June 22nd. The web CM directed by Fukuda Yuichi (“Gintama”, “Jossy’s”, “Hentai Kamen” films) promotes the restaurant’s Mugitoro Gyusara Gozen (wheat noodles cabbage set), which went on sale at Yoshinoya on June 14th. The CM features Read More …
Mobile Suit Gundam is said to have changed Japan’s animation industry with its realistic style of portraying characters and incorporating world views. It was also said to be a monumental series for mecha robot animation. And since 1979, when the series first came onto the Read More …
On April 20th, it was announced in Odaiba at “THE GUNDAM BASE” that the new Gundam film will be titled “Kidou Senshi Gundam NT (Narrative)” (Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative)” and it will be released in theaters in November. The film will be a sequel Read More …