For the longest time, Japanese kits dominate the mecha scale modeling hobby with juggernauts like Bandai Spirits and Kotobukiya. But recently, Chinese manufacturers have penetrated this market with original properties that comes really close to the kits we're used to. There are offerings from both Eastern Model and MS General that try to bite from … Continue reading Curiosity Piece: “Spirit Cage: Incarnation” 1/12 MU-2 Type Heavy “Dawn”
Month: April 2022
Build The Ultimate Combination! Ultimate Gravion
If you're like me and you're paying close attention to the MODEROID announcements from both Gravion and Gravion Zwei, then a good assumption is you're also looking forward to building the final combination seen in the series. And with Good Smile Company already opening pre-orders for all three kits needed for the combination, they've also … Continue reading Build The Ultimate Combination! Ultimate Gravion
Last of Three Kits! MODEROID God Σ Gravion
One of the announcements that really got me excited earlier this year was Good Smile Company's reveal of making all the machines from Gravion and Gravion Zwei in their MODEROID line of kits. Unlike Bandai Spirits who tends to drag out stuff like this, Good Smile Company wastes no time in opening solicitations for all … Continue reading Last of Three Kits! MODEROID God Σ Gravion
You Get a Suit, He Gets a Suit, Everyone Gets a Suit! “ULTRAMAN” Season 2 Review
The following may contain spoilers for ULTRAMAN Season 2. Director / Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji AramakiOriginal Work / Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro ShimoguchiProduction / Tsuburaya Production, Production I.G., Sola Digital ArtsRelease Date / April 2022 As of this review, it's been three years since the first season of ULTRAMAN, the Netflix Original anime adaptation of Eiichi Shimizu … Continue reading You Get a Suit, He Gets a Suit, Everyone Gets a Suit! “ULTRAMAN” Season 2 Review
Netflix Series “ULTRAMAN” To End with 3rd Season in 2023
The sophomore season of the Netflix series ULTRAMAN dropped last week, three years after the first. But it looks like we won't have to wait for another three years as Tsuburaya Productions announced that the third, and unfortunately final, season will be coming next year, in 2023. The announcement was made through a rather cryptic … Continue reading Netflix Series “ULTRAMAN” To End with 3rd Season in 2023