Tag: Gunpla
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...
This past Wednesday I was invited to represent Toonzone at a special evening hosted by Bandai Namco UK, allowing attendees to get hands on with the current builds of four major upcoming games.
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
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After much preparation the fan run Gundam convention G-Con is set to launch in the UK this September. Celebrating the popular Japanese sci-fi war drama, G-Con is the first UK fan convention for the franchise. Organised by model kit...
Prior to the Gundam The Origin III screening and panel, Toonzone News had the chance to talk to producer Osamu Taniguchi and designer Mika Akitaka about the production.
TOONZONE NEWS: What was the genesis point in deciding to produce...
Following the screening it was time for both Osamu Taniguchi and Mika Akitaka to take to the stage, joined by Anime Limited president Andrew Partridge and interpreter Bethan Jones.
Andrew began by explaining that the screening of the episode at...
Originally planned for this April, Leeds based Gunpla importer Japan-Cool have updated the official website for the G-Con UK Gundam fan convention to reveal the event has currently been postponed to this September, citing issues with securing a venue...
Japan-Cool, a Leeds based seller for imported 'Gunpla' plastic models from the popular Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, have announced plans for a UK Gundam fan convention titled G-Con to be held in 2016. The focus of the event is...
MCM have announced that Japanese design talent Hidetaka Tenjin will be attending as Anime Guest of Honour for the Friday and Saturday of their May London event, 22-24th.
Tenjin's work includes a long history with the popular mecha classic Macross,...