The Soul of “G” that Transcends Time Gundam Really Isn’t Just for Show!! It is no exaggeration to call “Mobile Suit Gundam” a nationally beloved anime. Naohiro Ogata, the producer in charge of Gundam video works, spoke extensively with us, covering topics ranging from the latest works, lessons learned from Director Yoshiyuki Tomino, to the aspirations of Gundam […]
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[Investigative Journalism?] – A New View of the Universal Century
March 8th, 2021 
deackychu So a rather tongue-in-cheek mook was just released in Japan called [Testimony] Mobile Suit Gundam: 100 Years of the Universal Century as seen by Bungei Shunju. Articles published in the book follow the format of the investigative reporting that the weekly news magazine Shukan Bunshun follows. I’m chuckling over some of the entries in the […]
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Comments Off on [Investigative Journalism?] – A New View of the Universal CenturyANIMEDIA’S GUNDAM ZZ PART 2 TIDBITS
December 18th, 2020 deackychu Diving down the rabbit hole of Gundam lore is a never-ending task. Nonetheless, when information is staring you in the face as you’re translating from it, it’s slightly embarrassing to admit how you missed something. As our lengthy discussions surrounding all things related to Gundam ZZ continued over on Twitter, toysdream (aka Mark Simmons) pointed […]
GUNDAM-CLUB ’87-2
December 17th, 2020 deackychu Since I’ve apparently been bit by the random Gundam ZZ info bug, here’s some more fabulous information from B-CLUB 15! Let’s just say that some of the bombshell info dump may come as a shock to some fans. Say hello to Dozle’s 12-year-old mistress? As if we didn’t have issues with the previous post! As […]
GUNDAM-CLUB ’86-11
December 16th, 2020 deackychu An interesting discussion cropped up following the release of Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Anime Podcast‘s analysis of the disastrous origin of Elpeo Ple’s name. The widely accepted explanation is that the staff named her after a famous lolicon fanzine titled Lemon People, which only served to bastardize the “big brother” theme in the series […]
INTERVIEW SERIES COLLECTION
April 27th, 2020 deackychu Mobile Suit Gundam is said to be one of the biggest epochs in the history of TV animation. For Mobile Suit Z Gundam, the greatest concern with animation in 1985 is that the director who created the work, Yoshiyuki Tomino, would depict that world again seven years later. Still, when talking about these works, once […]
G-SAVIOUR PROMOTIONAL TRAILER
November 4th, 2017 deackychu G-Saviour has been one of those entries into the Gundam franchise that everyone tries to dismiss as “alt-UC” or ignoring altogether. In October of 1995, work began on a promotional trailer (as well as the feature film). In March of 1997, the trailer was complete. Linked below is how that promotional trailer played out. In June of […]
