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RX-78F00/E Gundam
Standard version Equipped with EX-001 Glass Feather Equipment Standard version Equipped with EX-001 Glass Feather Equipment General Information Unit type: mobile suitNote: This statue will be on display…
Indeed, the “Moving Gundam:” GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA, RX-78F00 Gundam
For my recent Japan trip, the itinerary was split into two regions. First is Fukuoka, a place I never visited before and is the home of the life-sized…
RX-78F00 Gundam
General Information Unit type: mobile suitNote: This moving statue was on display at Gundam Factory Yokohama from December 2020 – April 2024. Lineart N/A
Original or Final Form? The Robot Spirits RX-78F00/E Gundam
Both Hobby and Collector Divisions of Bandai Spirits decided to reveal new and upcoming products this week. The Hobby Division revealed their Q2 2025 products, which were unfortunately…
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Final Form Full Reveal? RX-78F00/E Gundam [EX-001 Glass Feather]
Along with the major reveal of upcoming Gunpla from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Bandai Spirits also revealed tie-in kits for the Gundam Next Future Pavilion as part of…
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RX-78[G]E Gundam EX
General Information Unit type: prototype close mobile suitArmament: beam rifle x 1, beam saber x 3, shield x 1, Gatling cannon x 1Original mechanical designer: Kimitoshi Yamane Lineart…
I Really Want This Kit! Gundam Factory Yokohama 1/144 RX-78F00 HMT Gundam High Mobility Type
Shifting into Gunpla news, we’re finally getting the kit of a design that’s long speculated ever since it appeared on a poster within Gundam Factory Yokohama, the RX-78F00…
The Not-So-Future Problems of Cloud Content
Despite Google pulling the plug on Stadia, cloud gaming or gaming as a service continues to be the direction the gaming, movies, and anime (and manga for that…
RX-93ff ν Gundam
General Information Unit type: mobile suitNote: This statue has been on display at the Mitsui Shopping Center LaLaport in Fukuoka since April 2022. Lineart Rear view
RX-78-02 White Gundam
General Information Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit Lineart N/A
RX-78-01 01 Gundam
General Information Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit Lineart N/A
RX-75 Guntank (Gundam GQuuuuuuX)
General Information Unit type: prototype artillery mobile suit Lineart Rear view
RX-122 Gundam [Hazel Kelderek]
General Information Unit type: mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
RX-77-02 Guncannon (Gundam GQuuuuuuX)
General Information Unit type: prototype artillery mobile suit Lineart N/A
RX-78-la-III Lah Gundam
Completed version Prototype version Completed version Prototype version General Information Unit type: custom mobile suit model kitHead height: 18.0 metersWeight: 46.1 metric tonsArmament: vulcan gun x 2, beam…
So, what’s next?
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Flashback to 2019! THE GUNDAM BASE Tokyo, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Ver.TWC)
Following my recent trip to Japan, I have posted galleries from my visit to two life-sized Gundam statues, the RX-93ff Nu Gundam in Fukuoka and the RX-78F00 Gundam…
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RX-9/B2 Narrative Gundam B2-Packs
General Information Unit type: multipurpose mobile suitEquipment: NT-D (Newtype Destroyer) SystemArmament: 60mm vulcan gun x 2, beam saber x 2, wired shield double beam Gatling gun x 2…
RX-93-v2HWS Hi-v Gundam HWS
General Information Unit type: full armor Newtype use ultrahigh efficiency mobile suit Original mechanical designer: Kyoshi Takigawa Lineart Rear view
RX-122 Gundam [Hazel Kelderek] Full Armor
General Information Unit type: mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
(Not so) Plastic Crack: Possible HGAC Altron Gundam Color Study
Bandai Spirits just released HGAC Shenlong Gundam last week, much to mine, and every Gundam Wing completist’s, delight. Reviews suggest that it is a great kit, and I…
Gunpla 45th Anniversary Kickoff and a Surprise! Gundam Next Future Final in Tokyo
Earlier this week, Bandai Spriits made their new hobby item online announcements for Q3 of 2025, with most of them belonging to GQuuuuuuX. But the reveals aren’t stopping…
Flashback to 2015! GUNDAM FRONT TOKYO, RX-78-2 Gundam (Ver.GFT)
Since I’m already in the rabbit hole of posting photos of life-sized Gundam statues whenever I visit Japan, I might as well do the same for the OG.…
Building the Groove Back: Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam
Back in March, I made a post basically explaining why I haven’t touched a runner and built a model kit since 2020 started. Well, that changed yesterday as…
RX-78-lā-I Lah Gundam Prototype 1
General and Technical Data Model number: RX-78-lā-ICode name: Lah Gundam Prototype 1Unit type: custom mobile suit model kitInspiration: RX-78-2 Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam)Builder: Rio HojoDimensions: head height 18.0 metersWeight:…
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RX-80EXAM-3 Gundam Blue Destiny Unit 3
General Information Unit type: prototype EXAM mobile suitPilot: Yuu KajimaOriginal mechanical designer: NAOKI Lineart N/A
RX-80EXAM-2 Gundam Blue Destiny Unit 2
General Information Unit type: prototype EXAM mobile suitPilot: Nimbus SchterzenOriginal mechanical designer: NAOKI Lineart N/A
RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 [Fiver II]
General Information Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
(Not so) Plastic Crack: SYSTEM-∀99 Turn “A” Gundam – Color Study
Now that I’ve completed building the HGCC Turn “A” Gundam and am familiar with its nuances, I decided to move forward by doing a quick color study for…
That’s One Colossal Fin Funnel: GUNDAM SIDE-F, RX-93ff Nu Gundam
When I last visited Japan in 2019, there’s only one life-sized Gundam statue. In the span of four years since, they built three more. And so, it made…
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Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: Hope for The Future
I am honestly astonished to be writing this review. The best to come from the deal behind the live action Gundam film appearing on Netflix is that Sunrise…
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Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…
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Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…
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Next Dual Build: HG Gundam Schwarzette & Gundam Calibarn
That’s probably one of the lamest post titles I’ve created in a while. You can blame getting back into the groove of building Gunpla following a couple of…
Why Gundam Hathaway is the BEST Gundam Movie (So Far)
Hathaway's Flash is a pretty great movie, you should watch it. If you already did, watch it again. Bless Tomino. Praise Sunrise. Twitter: https://twitter.com/radishcubes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/radishcubes Möbius (Instrumental): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zk3a3bYZnw Translation of UC…
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Not a Fan of E-Books
I’m watching Skull Face Bookseller Honda-san / Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san on VRV / Crunchyroll. It’s a slice-of-life anime, with some comedy sprinkled in. I love bookstores, so I…
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Oh, So Trop(e)ical: The Dirty Old Man
It seems like just about every anime comedy with a romantic plot or subplot has at least one dirty old man. Well, not ALL of them. Those that…
The Apothecary Diaries – 02 – Life in the Jade Pavilion
Maomao is movin’ on up, from the modest low-ranking servant girl accommodations to the Jade Pavilion, home of the concubine Gyokuyou. Jinshi has big plans for her, but…
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Tune of the Week(ish) Gundam AGE’s Asu E
Gundam AGE remains locked in an epic struggle with Gundam Seed Destiny for the title of worst Gundam Series. A show that did attempt to do something different,…
Fans Say Farewell to Yokohama's Life-Size Moving Gundam
Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, singer T.M. Revolution, and LUNA SEA's Sugizo appeared for the spectacular send-off.
So You Want to Collect Ukiyo-e?
Ukiyo-e translates to “images of the floating world.” The Floating World refers to the pleasure districts of the Edo period. This was the world of actors, prostitutes, geisha,…
Box Art Extravaganza: RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0
Bandai Spirits normally releases the packaging design of kits days ahead of its scheduled release. But for special or very notable kits, they do so a couple of…
Plastic Crack: HG RX-78-01/02 Gundam Rollout Variants
The Master Archive books are probably one of the best world-building materials in Gundam as they really flesh out mobile suit history and development. They released one for…
Moving
We are currently in the process of moving our offices to a new location. For the next couple of months, this *might* cause some delay in ord...
Arifureta and the Not-So-Common Protagonist
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest runs as a common power-trip isekai. Hajime Nagumo and his classmates transport to a fantasy world modeled after the usual RPG tropes. Hajime doesn’t…
Turn A Gundam E-GRAPHICS Post Cards
I recently acquired a collection of Turn A Gundam post cards. This is a series of Bandai E-GRAPHICS cards released in 1999 which feature illustrations by various staff…
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RX Trainer
General Information Unit type: trainer mechaPilot(s): Noriko Takaya, Kazumi Amano, Reiko Kashiwara Lineart Head Rear view
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Gundam 0079: Not Peace, but the Sword
Before Evangelion, there was Gundam. In the 1970s and the 1980s, the memories of the Second World War were still fresh, and the Cold War turning blazing hot…
The Rise of AI: Anime in the ((not)) Far Future
"Unlocking the Power of Anime Fandoms with AI!" Join us as we explore the ways that AI is empowering anime fandoms like never before. Through sentiment analysis, natural…
A Not-so-significant Post
Then again, since when was there a rule that said posts needed to be important? Hey guys~ Still remember me? No? D;< Sorry for not updating in such…
