As many of us are aware by now, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt has finally ended its 13-year run and it was quite a rollercoaster. The finale included the reveal of the titular MSTB-001 Thunderbolt Gundam to which everyone was basically demanding a model kit of it to be made, but more on that later. In … Continue reading How to Build (?) the Thunderbolt Gundam?
Tag: Manga
Thirteen Years for the Namesake: Introducing the Thunderbolt Gundam from “Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt”
Yes, there's a pair of monoeye rails on the top of the head unit. Yasuo Ohtagaki's crazy take on the events of the Universal Century as seen in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt has finally ended last Sept. 26, thirteen years after the first chapter came out. While the bits of the story seen in the … Continue reading Thirteen Years for the Namesake: Introducing the Thunderbolt Gundam from “Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt”
Not-so-Quickie: Getting Serious with the HG Gundam Zirius
I am apologizing in advance for this pun, or any other ones in this post. Anyway, also shown during the recently concluded Shizuoka Hobby Show are colored prototypes for HG Gundam Zirius, now with official English spelling, the main hero mobile suit from the manga Mobile Suit Gundam Eight. Following this, solicitations have also opened … Continue reading Not-so-Quickie: Getting Serious with the HG Gundam Zirius
Some Unsolicited Thoughts: January 2024
And just like that, we're almost at the tail-end of January 2024. While there were only a handful of major announcements and/or happenings this month, I did want to highlight a couple that I'm too lazy to make a dedicated post. The elephant in this room is of course the premiere of Mobile Suit Gundam … Continue reading Some Unsolicited Thoughts: January 2024
A New Grendizer is in the Works? Dynamic Planning Announces “Project G”
There has been a steady resurgence of Super Robot properties in the last several years. From Mazinger Z INFINITY to last year's anime adaptation of Getter Robo Arc and to now as Go Nagai and Dynamic Planning is teasing or actually announcing that a new Grendizer project is in the works. The project is currently … Continue reading A New Grendizer is in the Works? Dynamic Planning Announces “Project G”