Tag: Bandai
The last 20 years have seen a boom for anime entering the Western mainstream, with titles old and new gaining success in regions such as America and Europe. The United Kingdom has been part of this but one franchise...
Any sizeable pop culture franchise will likely reach the point where it has at least one piece of lost media, an instalment lost to time. Reasons for this vary but all tend to stem from behind the scenes politics....
Although Gundam is largely known for stories told in animation, like other large franchises it has expanded into other media. This of course includes novels, which often tell alternate or expanded stories. One of these by original creator Yoshiyuki...
If you were asked to point to the central story of the first decade of Gundam, it’d likely be the rivalry between Amuro and Char. But with that feud ending in 1988's Char's Counterattack, where if anywhere was Gundam...
It’s been roughly half a decade since Anime Limited announced they had partnered with Sunrise in order to release the Gundam franchise in the UK and France. Generally I’ve been quite happy with their handling of it, though with...
Surprising as it may seem, it’s now been half a decade since the animated adaptation of Gundam Unicorn came to an end. An animated adaptation of the pre-war chapters of The Origin would follow soon after but sadly doesn’t...
Could your home use a few new Sentai robots? Bluefin, the North American distributor for Bandai Shokugan, has announced they're bringing over the Astro Megazord and the Delta Megazord from Power Rangers as their own Super Mini-Pla figures. How...
So here we are. Four years after I began this series of reviews, the sixth and final episode of the Gundam The Origin OVA is here at last. It’s a sombre milestone for a few reasons, chiefly that by...
It's a testimony to the creator's craft and love for the Digimon franchise as well as their acknowledgement of the fanbase that ensured the Digimon Adventure Tri series have consistently high-quality movies. With equal respect to its characters and...
It’s been over a year since the last The Origin review. Some of that is production drama (the original director was let go over misconduct, delaying the next episode) and some of it is down to odd release choices....