Today’s update is brief, but it comes courtesy of the October 2022 issue of Gundam Ace. We finally have detailed information on the Sazabi that appeared at the end of volume 7 of the manga series, so I went ahead and wrote up an article on it here. Once I get my copy of the […]
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MAKING OF Z GUNDAM
April 15th, 2022 
deackychu Today’s deep dive into random Gundam production lore comes from the 1994 laserdisc release of Zeta Gundam. As many already know, I translated a portion of the original draft from the old Animedia book released back in 1986. But, the neat fact to learn about was that there was a much more complete draft of […]
[Data Dump] – Before ∀: Mobile Suits Buried in the Dark History
March 26th, 2022 deackychu A year ago I started diving into some of the alternative mobile suit designs from Turn A Gundam, so I decided to continue on with another one. FLAT-L06U 都市公安仕様フラット FLAT-L06U Public Peace Type FLAT A number of mobile suits descended upon Earth during the environmental survey by the Moon Race and were conducted in several […]
[DATA DUMP XMAS EDITION] PRE-OYW EDITION
December 24th, 2021 deackychu I’ve been poking at this for far too long, so without further delay, here’s the first portion of (“updated”) historical info from the pages of an old 2000 Mekton RPG book!
GUNDAM F91 PRODUCTION STUFF
September 10th, 2021 deackychu Tucked away in an old Gundam F91 book is an interesting article about the planning and production of the film. Today I wanted to present a detailed summary of what was said throughout those pages. Gundam F91, the latest in the series, has taken more than two years to plan and produce, requiring the same […]
[BACKGROUND] – Kai Shiden Report from Gundam NT
July 27th, 2021 deackychu Back when Gundam Narrative came out in theaters, theatergoers were able to pick up a little “background” report that was penned by Kai Shiden. The article is one of the many “unknown” setting materials that tried to fill in and expand on the incidents that happened at the time. This, along with the Return of […]
DIVING INTO THE MRX-SERIES
January 23rd, 2020 deackychu There isn’t that much information around for some of the lesser-known suits from the 90s, simply because some of the design ideas were so far out there. Nonetheless, let’s dive into what little information we have available: MRX-002 NT専用プロトタイプガンダム MRX-002 Newtype Use Prototype Gundam What We Know: An evolved version of the Alex, equipped with a […]
[MS EVOLUTION] – Connections of the RX-78NT-1 Alex
January 22nd, 2020 deackychu This massive spread comes from Gundam MS Bible No. 27 that came out in October of 2019. More MS Evolution goodness in the future, so stay tuned!
[BRIEF HISTORY] – RX-95 Valiant Gundam
January 1st, 2020 deackychu As I was going over a timeline for Hathaway’s Flash, I stumbled upon a timestamp to an event that I was unfamiliar with. It read: U.C. 0095: The Federation dispatches a suppression force against the Jupiter Phantom, a terrorist organization active at Jupiter. So I went digging for information. The relatively bizarre story ran in Comic […]
FA-93S FULL ARMOR NU GUNDAM
July 28th, 2019 deackychu Continuing on with more random Gundam lore, here’s the info on the FA-93S Full Armor Nu Gundam from the Master Archive booklet. Sadly, there is no other information on this other than what is stated in this booklet. The suit originally appeared in the old B-CLUB MS Complete Collection book as a poster insert. You can […]
RX-94 MASS PRODUCTION NU GUNDAM
July 26th, 2019 deackychu Well, I told myself I wasn’t going to do it, but I did… I translated some new info from the Nu Gundam Master Archive book that came out in Japan the other day. At any rate, enjoy some info on the Mass Production Nu Gundam!
RANDOM BACKGROUND INFO AGAIN
April 28th, 2019 deackychu With the announcement this month of a continuation to the F90 manga, I thought I’d dive back in to some older, lesser known material. Coming from SUPER MJ BANDAI MAKING JOURNAL Mobile Suit Gundam “Latest Mobile Suit Modeling Data Collection” (what a title!), you can now read about the whole picture behind SNRI’s Formula Project! […]
RX-78NT-2 GUNDAM NT-2
August 27th, 2018 deackychu Been a while since I posted some random material. Here‘s a profile page for a suit from the 0080 MSV line! The plamodel appeared in B-CLUB 44 back in July of 1989 so I decided to colorize some lineart instead! You can still see the original source page at the bottom if you’re into some […]
B-CLUB 28/1988.3 MS-16 GEARA DOGA
August 2nd, 2018 deackychu Today I’m showcasing some older designs of the Geara Doga line that the mechanical designer Izubuchi crafted when Char’s Counterattack was being drafted. Much like the Sazabi Prototype, these were some of the rejected designs (which were later picked up by Kondo in his manga adaptations). Interesting to note is that the buckethead design showcased […]
B-CLUB 30/1998.5 SAZABI PROTOTYPE
July 30th, 2018 deackychu Today’s update of Gundam nostalgia shines light on the MSN-04X Sazabi Prototype that appears in Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Hi Streamer version of Char’s Counterattack. While the original run in Animage magazine debuted some vastly different mobile suit designs, the original artwork in the novel was done by manga artist Yukinobu Hoshino. This particular design builds upon a first […]
B-CLUB 29/1988.4 ABOUT THE JEGAN
July 29th, 2018 deackychu It’s time for a throwback to some more random Gundam information from my stash! I’ve translated an article on the RGM-89 Jegan from an old issue of B-CLUB magazine (April 1988) that introduces two lesser known variants of the suit, the RGM-88X and the RGM-91S Enhanced Armor type. Also in the magazine (yet not featured […]
INTRODUCING STAR OF ZEON: MOBILE SUIT IN ACTION
June 18th, 2018 deackychu Click the logo above to access the section! What is Star of Zeon? It’s a color photo story consisting of 2-4 pages each with accompanying monochrome artwork and model explanation. The first four installments document the story of the Federation Forces Special Forces known as DRAGOON 13 which is comprised of former Zeon Forces prisoners of war […]
FLASHBACK! B-CLUB 57 (1990.08)
June 5th, 2018 deackychu ■Illustration by Masami Goto ■Cell Work by Keiko Onuki ADVENT OF A NEW ERA From F-90 to F-91 The F-91 movie has finally been set in motion. Since the 1979 TV series, Gundam sagas were always state-of-the-art, and one of its eras came to a close in 1989 with Char’s Counterattack. However, as we enter […]
GUNDAM F91 MSV COLLECTION
May 20th, 2018 deackychu Digging into my collection of older material yet again, these Gundam F91 model variations appeared in Gundam Magazine, which was published by Kodansha. Originally debuting in 1991, the magazine series was recompiled in a complete box set released in 2006 for Comic Bonbon’s 25th anniversary. The mobile suit variation series was presented in the No.5 issue of […]
GUNDAM NARRATIVE & PHOENIX HUNTING
April 22nd, 2018 deackychu With the announcement of Gundam Narrative having come to pass, I thought I’d like to remind fans that we have a database section for the novel that the series was based on available on the site. You can view the novel section here. I’ve added a relatively detailed summary on the page for the first […]
