Archive for the ‘INFO’ Category

[Moon Gundam Mechanical Works Vol.32] Sazabi Prototype

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 […]

[SUMMARY] – WITCH FROM MERCURY HIGHLIGHTS

Quickly rewatching and highlighting some of what’s going on in the episode. Let’s see how far off the mark I am: Front’s 3 districts (?) passed a resolution for a budget to purchase Gundam-type MS manufactured by Aux-Earth. The company’s weapon system are considered a major concern because of BIOETHICAL issues for pilots Accountability of […]

[PRODUCTION LORE] GUNDAM 0080 EDITION

I’ve been doing a little bit of research into some of the production backstory to Gundam 0080 lately and found some interesting nuggets of information in several staff interviews I thought I’d share here: Interview with Fumihiko Takayama (Director) He doesn’t (or didn’t at the time) own a telephone. Sunrise producer Uchida had to go […]

MAKING OF Z GUNDAM

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

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 […]

CUCURUZ DOAN’S ISLAND YAS INTERVIEW (aka YET ANOTHER!)

Continuing on with my quest to bring accurate information regarding all things Gundam, here is the second of a two-part interview summary/translation regarding the Cucuruz Doan’s Island movie from the latest issue of Great Mechanics G! It can be said that Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island suddenly appeared in the flow of new Gundam […]

CUCURUZ DOAN’S ISLAND INTERVIEW (aka NOT THE ORIGIN!)

Continuing on with my quest to bring accurate information regarding all things Gundam, here is the first of a two-part interview summary/translation regarding the Cucuruz Doan’s Island movie from the latest issue of Great Mechanics G! Up next will be the interview with Yas, so stay tuned! An adaptation of Cucuruz Doan’s Island surprised everyone. […]

MOON GUNDAM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

MOBILE SUIT MOON GUNDAM: FIRST ANIMATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION In this month’s Gundam Ace (April 2022 issue), Harutoshi Fukui (author), Takayuki Kosai (manga artist), and Ippei Gyobu (mecha design) all sat down to discuss the anime portions of Moon Gundam that appear in the smartphone game U.C. Engage, where the story is going, and a little […]

AN OHTAGAKI INTERVIEW SUMMARY

In today’s deep dive data series, I elected to dabble into the taboo area of Gundam Thunderbolt and see what Ohtagaki had to say back in the Spring 2017 issue of Great Mechanics. Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, he spells out some stuff that fans may find interesting or even […]

[Background Lore] – Original Gunboy Proposal

Today’s deep-dive into the world of random Gundam lore comes courtesy of the original proposal for Gunboy, which would later go on to become our beloved Mobile Suit Gundam television series. It’s interesting to see how our famed Red Comet was originally a woman in this adaptation! Click here to read all about it. 宇宙戦闘団ガンボーイ(仮題)企画書 […]

ANIMEDIA’S GUNDAM ZZ PART.2

Today’s quick mini segment deals with a question and answer page in the Gundam ZZ Part.2 book published by Animedia. This doesn’t really add anything, but it’s neat nonetheless to see what people wrote in and asked about: Q: Why does Judau leave with Roux instead of Elle in the last episode? A: In the […]

[GUNDAM ACE] Yazuhiko Yoshikazu Interview

Yazuhiko Yoshikazu Interview Summarized from March 2022 issue of Gundam Ace As many people know, Yaz drew the covers for Gundam Ace during the serialization of the Origin. There were more than 100 issues with his artwork. He drew then in a single day. He says he can’t do that anymore because he doesn’t have […]

[SENTINEL: DEBUNKED] – Correcting the Bullshit

There have been many wild claims about Gundam Sentinel and rights issues and whatever else over the years, but a majority of it is, quite frankly, fabricated bullshit. Wikipedia (and then the Gundam Wiki) have parroted misinformation for decades about the project. Plus, there was that lovely Reddit thread that was translated from a Chinese […]

[DATA DUMP XMAS EDITION] PRE-OYW EDITION

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!

[Background Info] SIDE 6’s NEUTRALITY IN FOCUS

Vintage Gundam lore has always been something I’ve been deeply interested in, so today’s info dump is no exception. I don’t know why I’ve been focusing on Side 6 as of late, but I decided to introduce some of the vintage lore explaining their neutrality throughout the One Year War. The lesson: currying favor to […]

GUNDAM F91 PRODUCTION STUFF

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 […]

[SUMMARY] Gundam Pulitzer: Amuro Ray Beyond the Aurora

The third of Gundam Ace’s 20th-anniversary projects kicked off this month, so I decided to dive into the first chapter to see the direction they’re intending on taking. Mobile Suit Gundam Pulitzer: Amuro Ray Beyond the Aurora Report1: Fraw Bow 月刊ガンダムエース 2021年10月号 MONTHLY GUNDAM ACE OCTOBER 2021 ISSUE PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Released: 2021.08.26 Price: […]

[Detailed Look] SEED MOVIE INTERVIEW

I glossed over the interview with Fukuda in the latest issue of Gundam Ace and decided to write up a summary. He brings up a few interesting points I feel a lot of the Japanese sites omitted. So, here we go: Fukuda says that while it’s true that the project stopped for a while, all […]

[Interview] – CG Director Tomohiro Fujie

Shukou Murase, director for Hathaway’s Flash, was very particular about the modeling for the Messer Author: Makoto Ishii The last of our special features on “Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash,” the latest installment in the Gundam series currently in theaters nationwide, is with CG Director Tomohiro Fujie. We asked him about the modeling of the […]

[Z MSV WORLD] – MSA-004-K NEMO III

Diving back into some of the older Gundam oddities from the 1980s, here’s some old background information on the Nemo III! Check out the post on Twitter for the kick-ass artwork by Kazumi Fujita! Click the magazine cover below to be taken to the article. ビークラブ6雑誌 B-CLUB Issue No.6 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Bandai Released: 1986.04.30 […]

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