November 2019, Animec returned after thirty years to publish a special one-shot issue celebrating 40 Years of Gundam. One of the sections featured a selection of stories about the "Declaration of a New Anime Century" event held in 1981. "Our Shinjuku Scramble" was one of those stories. Read the original here. And view all the … Continue reading Declaration of a New Anime Century: Our Shinjuku Scramble
The following interview is from the animation works booklet that comes with the special edition release of Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. I highly recommend it for anyone, because the illustrations in it are fantastic. Also, be sure to follow Waki on twitter! — What kind of request did you receive from the director (Kou) Matsuo … Continue reading Gundam Thunderbolt: Kentaro Waki Director of Photography
This interview is from the 1999 May release of Animage, so only shortly after the series began airing. It's very short but I hope you enjoy it! Okawara Kunio Mechanical Designer — What kind of meeting did you have with Tomino? Okawara: There were plenty of meetings with Tomino when he was in his trial … Continue reading ∀ Gundam Question Corner with Okawara Kunio & Yasuda Akira
This interview is from a book called GIRL'S GUNDAM: No Boys Allowed published in 2009 that goes over all the male characters throughout the various Gundam series, but also includes interviews with some of Gundam's creators about how they tried to tailor their shows to attract more women to watch their show. Yasuhiko dives into … Continue reading Girls’ Gundam: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu
During the production of the first Gundam, many of the staff believed it was a failure—that it would become another one of the many anime lost to time. Despite this, they worked hard until the end and managed to go on to become a cultural phenomenon. To showcase this process, for the 40th-anniversary NHK aired … Continue reading Behind Gundam’s Creation
From February 15, 2019, to February 24, 2019, Gundam debuted its first stage play with Gundam 00 Re:Build. Gundam 00 Re:Build is a retelling, or rebuilding, of the first season of Gundam 00. It followed the same general plot lines of the first 25 episodes in a fast-paced action-filled two hours. Because of the two-hour … Continue reading Gundam 00 Re:Build The Stage Play
If I have my information correct Gundam NT (Narrative) was the first Gundam movie to get a US theatrical release on February 19th, 2019. At the very least, it got a rather timely release only months after it showed in Japan as well a great turn out so hopefully, this is a step in the right … Continue reading Gundam NT: Behind The Scenes With Director Yoshizawa Shunichi & Producer Ogata Naohiro
On May 5th, NHK aired the results for the Ultimate Gundam Showdown — a poll of all Gundam series to rank the top show, character, mobile suit, and song. Along with announcing the results, various segments were aired including an interview with director Tomino. The transcript of the segment can be found here, and the videos … Continue reading Tomino Yoshiyuki: 40 Years of Gundam
On September 24th, 2017 the life-sized Unicorn Gundam was unveiled where its predecessor, RX-78-2, once stood. Throughout the months during its development, photos were uploaded all over the internet, but thanks to Dengeki Hobby we have an interview with the staff of the Nomura, the company tasked with creating the beast of possibility. Original Dengeki … Continue reading The Beast of Possibility: Building the 1/1 Unicorn Gundam
Third and final part of the Twilight Axis interviews withdirector Kim Se Jun, chief mechanical director Abe Shingo, and producer Taniguchi Osamu! First & Second — Was making Twilight Axis different than making any other Gundam series? Abe: It wasn’t all that different. Of course, it was our first time exclusively streaming to Gundam Fan … Continue reading Interview with Gundam Twilight AXIS Staff — Part 3 (Final)
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