One of the things I noticed with the marketing for OBSOLETE is the emphasis on the 8 feet tall EXOFRAMES. In fact, their website -- project-obsolete.com -- contains significant in-universe attempts to decipher what these machines are and how they work. That said, if you found it difficult to navigate their very immersive website, then … Continue reading YouTube Original Anime “OBSOLETE” World Building: The EXOFRAME
Tag: Mecha
All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019: YouTube Originals Anime “OBSOLETE”
Just a day after OBSOLETE was announced, and perfectly timed with All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019 last weekend, model kits and figures of the EXOFRAMES from OBSOLETE have been revealed, as well as some of the customized EXOFRAMES that would be appearing in the series. Let's first talk about the model kits, which … Continue reading All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019: YouTube Originals Anime “OBSOLETE”
Gen Urobochi ✕ Buemon: YouTube Originals Anime “OBSOLETE”
Prolific anime screenwriter Gen Urobochi (Gargantia on the Verderous Planet, Expelled from Paradise) is once again back to write a new mecha series -- with series directors Hiroki Yamada and Seiichi Shirato, and animation production by Buemon, best known for their CG animation. The series is titled OBSOLETE and it be a YouTube Originals exclusive … Continue reading Gen Urobochi ✕ Buemon: YouTube Originals Anime “OBSOLETE”
Gunpla 40th Anniversary: HG Gundam G40 (Industrial Design)
Last July, the Ken Okuyama-designed RX-78-2 Gundam was revealed as part of the Gundam 40th Anniversary celebration. It was also revealed that a kit of the design will be released as part of the Gunpla 40th anniversary next year. And as the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019 opens, Bandai Spirits has finally revealed … Continue reading Gunpla 40th Anniversary: HG Gundam G40 (Industrial Design)
HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits
Days ahead of the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019, Bandai Spirits teased something that, in all honesty, is interesting but not so much anything else. In what appears to be a collaboration between its two brands -- Bandai Hobby and Bandai Collector / Tamashii Nations -- they are releasing two items that would … Continue reading HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits