Tag: gundam
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...
Sometime in the future, Netflix will become Mech-flix as the Gundam fleet becomes physical and lands its metal 100-ton feet on the platform. The streamer revealed today it's looking into creating a live-action movie set in the Gundam universe.
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On the evening of 17th September as part of their ‘Anime’s Human Machines’ film season, the Barbican held host to creative legend Shoji Kawamori. The season, curated by anime historian Helen McCarthy, was sponsored by the Japan Foundation, the...
Gundam is no stranger to having sequels and spinoffs. The canon, loose as it may be at times, stretches far and wide. What’s a more recent tactic, however, is animating works that began as novelizations or manga. This seems...
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...
Welcome to Episode 13 of the Toonzone Podcast! This episode is hosted by Todd "GWOtaku" DuBois. The podcast panel includes Eileen "Harley" Cruz, the legendary Jeff "Nemalki" Harris and Graham "Daikun" Finch. In this episode of the Toonzone Podcast...
Anime Limited have announced that the UK will see a Blu-ray release of the Mobile Suit Gundam movies. The trilogy, due to ship 27th March, will be limited to 500 units and sold strictly through the company's online store....
Anime Limited have announced they will be producing a Blu-ray boxset for 90's mecha satire Martian Successor Nadesico.
Future Earth finds itself outclassed by the invading robotic armies of the Jovian Lizards. In response the arms manufacturer Nergal Heavy Industries...