Fresh from its official reveal during Wonder Festival 2021 Winter Web (that's a mouthful of Ws), Action Toys via its newly created official Twitter account (@ActionToys_HK) has released new images of Mini Action God Sigma and its individual components Kuuraioh, Kaimeioh, Rikushin'oh, and Big-Wing. God Sigma transforms and combines in almost the same manner as … Continue reading Figuring out the Transformation: Mini Action God Sigma
Tag: Super Robot
“Pacific Rim: The Black” Full Trailer & Quick Analysis
Around the middle of last week, Netflix released a quick teaser for Pacific Rim: The Black that revealed some new shots and more importantly, revealed its March 4 drop on the streaming service. To further build up hype and anticipation, they've now released the full trailer as well, showing more of the premise, characters, and … Continue reading “Pacific Rim: The Black” Full Trailer & Quick Analysis
New Trailer Drops: January 2021
This won't be a recurring thing on this blog though it is a perfect opportunity to highlight a couple of mecha-related trailers that recently drop, at least those that I'm aware of. I'm really excited for one of them while the other... I'm very cautiously optimistic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJ51sNNkqU First is a new 1-minute trailer for Mobile … Continue reading New Trailer Drops: January 2021
Looks Unchallengeable: Super Minipla Trider G7
From left to right: Trider G7, Daitarn 3, Zambot 3... I think? I've probably told this story in a previous post but I'm gonna tell it again just because. A couple of years ago, I went to a robot-themed local Japanese restaurant with heads of various super robots plastered all over the walls. And while … Continue reading Looks Unchallengeable: Super Minipla Trider G7
One Shots / “The Robot Romance Trilogy”
Combattler V, Voltes V, and Daimos are collectively known as the "Robot Romance Trilogy" for pioneering more emotional and complex storylines when compared to the, at that time, prevalent monster-of-the-week formula of other super robot shows. Ironically, Daimos was the only series that actually had a romantic element embedded into its plot.