
Gundam enthusiasts will be ecstatic to known that an impressive 7-minute long PV has been released for upcoming OVA adaptation “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin“, featuring a slew of devastating space battles in the vein of the original Mobile Suit Gundam – and sure to be immensely nostalgic for the older viewers.
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Amazon Japan has unveiled sales data for their best selling anime discs of 2014, unexpectedly revealing that even the likes of Madoka and Love Live! cannot triumph over the might of Gundam.
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The latest in controversial rankings to appear looks at which shows have the worst-dressed characters – when they can somehow be persuaded to change out of their nearly omnipresent uniforms, school or otherwise.
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Revered anime magazine Newtype has unleashed its latest issue, naturally providing the next iteration of its fascinating character rankings – with Sword Art Online still holding fast to its pole position place as expected, although some unusually strong showings from the anime of yesteryear may hold some surprises.
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The finding that over half of Japanese young men quizzed about their favourite Gundams had never even heard of Gundam has thrown the popularity of these cultural titans amongst the younger generations into question – with plenty reluctant believe it can be possible.
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With mecha being one of the most popular and noteworthy of anime staples, thousands of fans have been quizzed as to which is the most dominating of all time – yielding a surprisingly Gundam-free ranking…
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Nikkei has compiled a ranking of the top classic anime dating from the sixties to the nineties based on a survey of Japanese of all generation, resulting in a fairly definitive indication of just which anime really have stood the test of time – though Japan’s demographics being what they are, the results may be too classic for some…
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Gundam creator Yoshyuki Tomino is said to be on the verge of announcing a full blown Hollywood adaptation of the Gundam franchise.
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An RX-93 Gundam model which fetched ¥926,001 over 311 bids at auction has amazed gunpla otaku and commoners alike – most of whom seem to think it might be worth the price.
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The willingness of the Gundam Seed Destiny HD Remaster director to ensure fans are fully serviced has won him more than a little appreciation from loyal fans of the show, with some major improvements clearly on display.
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Anime fans have been polled as to which anime they think have the most spectacular and well produced battle scenes – providing plenty to please fans of giant robots and SF, and for once even including “that” anime…
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Fans fond of the anime era of angst-ridden mech pilots may be pleased at this new ranking from fans who have voted for the anime classics most “representative” of the nineties (hopefully not intended to include those which were merely popular or much loved) – though everyone else will likely be left complaining about the absence of Cowboy Bebop from the list, as usual.
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