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Everything You Need To Know About Overwatch 2’s Gundam Wing Collaboration
30.4.2025
People in the center of the Overwatch and Gundam Venn Diagram got some fantastic news last week when Blizzard announced the collaboration of the iconic mecha anime with one fo the most popular hero shooters out there. Overwatch 2’s Gundam Wing event starts on April 29, 2025, celebrating the 30th...
Live-Action Gundam Is Officially Coming And Raising Tons Of Questions
5.2.2025
The coolest mech the world has ever known is finally making its big-screen, live-action debut. Bandai Namco and Legendary Entertainment announced a deal on Wednesday to co-finance the film together, with Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim Mickle set to direct. I’m praying it won’t be as terrible as some...
Call Of Duty’s Next Crossover Brings Gundam To The Game
20.5.2024
Each season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and free-to-play battle royale Warzone includes crossovers with other pop-culture franchises. The games have seen King Kong, Dune, and more in past seasons. None of them have been that enticing to me, but then again I’m not the audience since I don’t...
Sand Land’s Video Game Adaptation Is A Devilishly Good Time
24.4.2024
Sand Land caught my attention as soon as I saw the game’s booth at New York City Comic Con last year, with its enormous recreation of the Royal Army tank. The game’s setting, character designs, and of course the tank, stuck with me, even though I wouldn’t consider myself familiar with much, if...
New Game Announces Release Date And Also Shutdown Date In Same Tweet
25.1.2024
Today, Bushiroad International announced the global release date for Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live via Twitter. That same post announcing the news also revealed that the game will be shutting down in just a few months in what might be the most bizarre game announcement I’ve seen...
Life-Size Gundam Challenges Visitors To A Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
26.4.2023
What’s better than a drawn-out intergalactic space war causing entire space colonies to crash land into, and utterly destroy Australia on multiple occasions? A cool giant robot that can play rock paper scissors with you, of course. Read more
Netflix Is Working On A Live-Action My Hero Academia Movie
12.12.2022
Reset the clock: In a sign that Netflix will continue to not leave well enough alone, word has emerged that the massive streaming service is working on a live-action adaptation of the popular anime series My Hero Academia. Read more
Why This Gundam Anime Is Perfect For Newcomers And OGs Alike
23.10.2022
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Gundam Anime Studio Is Changing Its Official Name
8.2.2022
Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. is one of Japan’s most famous anime studios. The studio’s corporate name will be no more starting this spring.IT Media reports that Sunrise will become Bandai Namco Filmworks as of April 1st 2022. Bandai Namco Arts and Bandai Namco Marketing will merge with Sunrise...
Thank Goodness, Japan Built Another Giant Gundam
23.12.2021
The whole has been shaken up by the global pandemic. Many things have changed, but one thing that has not is Japan is still building giant Gundams. Thank goodness for that. That latest one-to-one scale recreation is the RX-93FF ν (Nu) Gundam, a revamped version of the Nu Gundam everyone knows...
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Cancellation
10.12.2021
As previously reported, Netflix is cancelling the live-action Cowboy Bebop series after one season. You might know what you think of the show, but here’s what viewers in Japan thought of it—and the ensuing cancellation. Read more
Netflix Continues Big Anime Push With A Dozen Exciting New Shows and Films
9.11.2021
Today, Netflix continues its heavy investment into the anime industry by announcing a ton of shows, including some very high profile sequels. In addition to animated productions, they’ve also announced live-action adaptations of several anime, original live-action series, and several films. It...
Japan's Gundam Cafés Will All Close Down
2.11.2021
If you were hoping to visit Japan’s Gundam Cafés, you better do it soon, because early next year, it looks like they’re all going to close. Read more
The Latest Life-Sized Gundam Is Disappointing Some Fans
16.9.2021
Next spring, yet another one-to-one scale Gundam will go up in Japan. This one will be located at a LaLaport shopping center in Fukuoka. Exciting, no? I think so! But not everyone does. This particular incarnation is a ν (Nu) Gundam, but it’s a revamped version. Dubbed RX-93ff Nu Gundam, Yoshiyuki...
Gundam's Creator Is Skeptical About Space Colonization
31.8.2021
With Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino created one of the greatest space operas ever. The anime has inspired generations to look towards space. However, don’t count him as someone cheering on modern-day space exploration. This summer, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson and Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos...
Bandai Launched A Gundam Model Recycling Project In Japan
30.8.2021
Much of the appeal of making Gundam models is getting a box full of parts connected to plastic frame sections, cutting those parts out, and then piecing together a badass mecha. But when you’re finished, there’s still a box full of discarded plastic frames! FNN reports that as of last year, when...
Nintendo Switch Game Fitness Boxing Is Getting An Anime
26.8.2021
This October in Japan, Nintendo Switch fitness game Fitness Boxing is getting an anime adaptation. Developed by Tokyo-based Imagineer, the game was first launched in 2018 and had players throw punches and dodge by holding the Joy-Con controllers. Imagineer published the game in Japan as Fit Boxing...
Dad Surprises Son With Secret Gundam Model Skills
6.8.2021
Tokyo resident and Twitter user Tokyoboy0701 gave his dad a Master Grade 3.0 RX-78-2 Gundam model kit. This past June, he tweeted out a photo of the said packaged and unfinished model, writing, “I’m giving this for Father’s Day.” Months later, dad is done.Read more
The BBC Still Doesn't Know What Gundam is
6.8.2021
Last week, a BBC commentator struggled mightily to try and explain what the big robot was that triathletes kept cycling past during the Olympics. Now the broadcaster’s social media team is running into the same problem.Read more
Olympics Commentator Tries His Best To Say 'Gundam'
27.7.2021
The bike section of the Olympic triathlons take a nice scenic lap around the giant Gundam statue in Odaiba’s DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, which has led to commentators having to occasionally try and describe the thing.Read more