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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animedia & Newtype)
The official announcement for Char’s Counterattack appeared in multiple September 1987 issues of anime magazines, though the extent of the coverage varied. This post covers Animedia and Newty…
A retrospective of C103, my first time at Comiket
This past December, I finally had the chance to fulfill a longtime dream and attend Comic Market, or Comiket for short, a fan convention held twice a year…
Road to Char’s Counterattack – 08/1987 (Newtype)
Welcome to the first in a new series of articles on this blog covering the months leading up to the release of the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – AEUG Campaign (Part 2, Final)
The second half of the AEUG campaign centers on the conflict with Axis and the events of Gundam ZZ. Here’s the updated map after Haman betrayed the AEUG…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – AEUG Campaign (Part 1 )
Welcome to the AEUG campaign! This time we’ll be assuming the role of Blex Forer, leader of the AEUG (Anti Earth Union Group) and playing through the events…
A Requiem for Char – Chapter 5, To Zeta Gundam (Summary)
In this chapter, Ikeda discusses recording for Zeta Gundam and Char’s Counterattack, as well as his thoughts on the Zeta: A New Translation remakes. This chapter opens with…
Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 2 (Interview with Director Tomino)
Picking up where we left off in this magazine, up next is a section titled Fly! Gundam featuring an interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino. As usual, “Q:” denotes…
Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 1 (Color Pages + Info Sections)
Monthly OUT (月刊OUT) was one of the first anime magazines, published by Minori Shobō and releasing monthly from 1977 to 1995. This series of posts will cover the…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Zeon Campaign (Part 3, Final)
Once again, part 3 involves the events of Char’s Counterattack. “The appearance of Char, who speaks of the ideals of his father Zeon Zum Deikun, has brought about…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Zeon Campaign (Part 2 )
Part 2 of the Zeon campaign kicks off with a brief cutscene. It’s pretty similar to the one that plays after the One Year War in the Federation…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Zeon Campaign (Part 1 )
Let’s begin the Zeon campaign! Like in the Federation scenario, the intro cutscene sets up the backstory. The Principality of Zeon, headquartered at Side 3, has declared war…
Char & Garma’s Fun!? Military Academy – Interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Animedia 07/2016)
The following is a translation of an interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, creator of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga and director of the OVA and TV series,…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Federation Campaign (Part 4, Final)
When we last left off, Char’s Neo Zeon had appeared out of nowhere to give us one final challenge. “The appearance of Char, who speaks of the ideals…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Federation Campaign (Part 3)
In this part, we face off against Haman’s Axis Zeon, then ally with the AEUG to take on the Titans. Haman’s Axis Zeon forces are now launching an…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Federation Campaign (Part 2)
In this part, we move on from the One Year War and face off against the Delaz Fleet and attempt to thwart Operation Stardust. **This section contains major…
Gihren’s Greed Menace of Axis V – Federation Campaign (Part 1)
Welcome to the first in a series of posts about my experience playing Gihren’s Greed. For those unfamiliar, Gihren’s Greed is a turn-based military strategy game based on…
Charma & Charmuro – A Dive into Gundam BL Doujinshi History
In this article, we’ll be taking a look at the history of Charma (Char x Garma) and Charmuro (Char x Amuro), two of the most popular and influential…
Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book – Interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
Released by MOVIC in 1988 alongside the film, the Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book is a companion resource to the film, with multiple pages of color screenshots, an interview…
Char Aznable Pia Mook – Interview with Shūichi Ikeda
The following is a translation of the interview with Shūichi Ikeda from the Char Aznable Pia Mook, published by Pia (ぴあ) in 2020. The existence of Gundam has…
You smell of water, Char… (Japanese Language Puns)
Welcome to the first in a series (maybe?) of posts discussing Japanese puns or other language notes in Gundam. None of these will be new information by any…