How did we get here? Why does the reveal of this upcoming kit come with a redemption for a certain character? What did Wufei do wrong? Well, that’s just me trying to be overly symbolic of thi…
Mar 17, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this
Time For Some Mid-Season Upgrades! Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring: HG Kenbu Zan
The last day for Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring is focused on Kyoukai Senki or AMAIM Warrior on the Battlefield, especially with its latter half making a return…
Pre-order on Day 1! Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring: RG GaoGaiGar
Bandai Spirits’ Hobby Division has started their Hobby Next Phase 2020 Spring week-long new model kit reveal extravaganza. And right off the gate, we’re treated to one heck…
Real Grade Wing Zero When? Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: RG Gundam Epyon
Bandai Spirits lowkey announced their Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring online reveals of upcoming kits. And they decided to keep things streamlined by putting everything in one day,…
Hobby Next Phase 2022 Autumn: Let’s Talk Master Grades
I don’t really talk about Master Grades on this blog since I’m more of a 1/144 person, but they did have a couple of interesting announcements for Hobby…
Bandai Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn: Entry Grade Nu Gundam
Let’s play catch up with a couple of days’ worth of announcements from Bandai Spirits’ Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn week. Kicking things off is the next Entry…
HG Aussenseiter When? Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: HG DyGenGuar
Hot off the heels from the last Super Robot Wars OG High Grade kit, the HG Huckebein Mk-II, Bandai Spirits follows it up with possible one of the…
Articulation Innovation! Bandai Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn: RG God Gundam
Bandai Spirits saved their best reveal, I guess, for last as they close the almost week-long Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn event which featured a whole bunch of…
Another Day 1 Pre-order! Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring: HG Amplified IMGN Ryujinmaru
Continuing my selective coverage for the opening day of Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring, we have yet another interesting model kit. This is obviously a spin-off of the…
Cockpits and Coffins? Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: HG “#SYNDUALITY” Kits
Around September 2022, a new multimedia science-fiction project called Project SYN was announced and it will be comprised of a game and an anime series. You can check…
This One’s Darker, Literally: Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: HG Protogouyo
A couple or so weeks back, Sunrise Beyond announced they’re doing a sequel to the 2021 mecha anime Kyoukai Senki or AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline as it…
Keep Them Coming! Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: HG Durandal Valkyrie
Continuing on this thread of reveals is what I think one of the best things to come out of the High Grade line recently. Making Macross kits more…
Not-Hobby Next Phase for Q2 2024: Non-Gunpla High Grades
I guess at some point, Bandai Spirits Hobby Division just stopped calling these new product reveals “Hobby Next Phase” events since the last couple of ones weren’t exactly…
Surprise, it’s not Premium Bandai! Hobby Next Phase 2023 Spring: HG Ryujinmaru
Continuing the train of reveals from Bandai Spirits’ Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring, is the next HG kit from the Wataru franchise, and it’s not a Premium Bandai…
Good Thing I Waited! Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring: Figure-rise Standard Ultraman Suit Tiga -Action-
It’s day two of Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring and the reveals weren’t as exciting as yesterday. So, I’ll just continue with the one remaining kit I intend…
Hobby Next Phase 2022 Autumn: New HG THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Kits
Okay, I know there were announcements for the new MG Zeta Gundam Ver.Ka. and MGSD Freedom Gundam. But High Grades are my bread and butter in this hobby,…
Get Ready to be Excited (or Disappointed): All Japan Hobby & Model Show 2022 + Hobby Next Phase 2022 Autumn
Before anything else, let’s get this thing out of the way. Thanks to the sleuths scouring for new Japanese trademark filings, we already have wind of an upcoming…
![Featured image for Everything Else is Underwhelming. Hobby Next Phase 2022 Summer: 30MM Spinatio [Knight Type]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220622/1655898176.38192.67484.jpg)
Everything Else is Underwhelming. Hobby Next Phase 2022 Summer: 30MM Spinatio [Knight Type]
Day two and pretty much the whole of Bandai Spirits’ Hobby Next Phase 2022 Summer has ended and to say that I was underwhelmed by the reveals is…
Bandai Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn: HG Chou Mashin Ryujinmaru
Bandai Spirits has completed their Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn event to varying degree of excitement with the announcements. That said, there’s one that has me curious, and…
Infinitism is Still a Thing, I Guess? Hobby Next Phase 2022 Summer: HG Mazinger Zero (Infinitism)
In case you haven’t caught wind of this, but Bandai Spirits Hobby Division is having their Hobby Next Phase 2022 Summer online reveal extravaganza from June 21-22. Yes,…
Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn: Figure-rise Standard Ultraman Suit Taro -Action-
Bandai Spitits’ Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn has started and they’re set to reveal new and upcoming kits in their various lines and licensed properties. Kicking things off…
HGAC Shenlong Gundam: Straight Build Preview
This is actually a little late but still relevant. So, the great folks over at Bandai Namco Korea released a straight build preview video of the HGAC Shenlong…
Straight Build Preview: HGAC Gundam Deathscythe
With just more than a week before its release, Bandai Spirits has released the box art for the upcoming HGAC Gundam Deathscythe kit. After skipping the previous Gundam…
Someone’s Got More Angles: HGAC Gundam Aesculapius
Earlier in 2020, Bandai Hobby started the G-Unit Re:Operation project which brought old designs from both the original Gundam Wing Dual Story: G-Unit manga, and its current continuation,…
Realization of True Transformation: HGAC Gundam L.O. Booster
Ever since Bandai Spirits started the G-Unit Re:Operation project back in 2019 as part of the Gundam Wing G-UNIT: Operation Galiarest manga launch, one of the two kits…
Vote on the Next Let’s Watch for the Spring 2022 Anime Season!
The new anime season is fast approaching, friends. You know what that means!
Bandai Screwing Us Big Time! HGAC Gundam Deathscythe Hell
This guy needs no introduction. Gundam Deathscythe Hell is one of the most popular Gundam designs, especially in the west, thanks to its aesthetic based primarily on the…
The Hygogg on the After Colony: HGAC Gundam Burnlapius
Towards the end of March, the image used to promote upcoming pre-orders for this kit leaked online. Initially, I thought it to be an April Fool’s joke since…
(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…
What I’m (Probably) Watching for Spring 2022
The spring season is almost here, and this is what I might watch.
My Most Anticipated Anime for Spring 2022
This spring anime season lineup is looking super strong this time around. Here are the anime I am most looking forward to watching.
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…
Definitely Painting Over the Greenish-Blue: Premium Bandai Exclusive HGAC Altron Gundam
Just when you thought Wufei has once again gotten the shortest stick when the G Gundam HG kits started getting released, Bandai Spirits reminded us he’s not forgotten…
2022 Wrap-Up, Award Show & Resolutions for next year!
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! It’s that time of the year when I reflect and get a little emotional over all that I’ve accomplished not…
Shows I’m Watching For Fall 2022 (Starting Next Week?)
So yeah, the next season is starting soon. That means that everyone is putting out their lists for shows they are interested in checking out. This is just…
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2023: “Gundam Build Metaverse” is basically Gundam Build All Stars
With Shizuoka Hobby Show 2023 happening this weekend, Bandai Spirits has started their reveals with upcoming Gunpla from the Gundam Build 10th Anniversary project Gundam Build Metaverse. They…
Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, Gundam Build Fighters, Gundam Build Fighters Try, Gundam Build Divers
Review: Before Next Spring (2021)
Before Next Spring 如果有一天我将会离开你 China/Hong Kong, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 107 mins. Director: Li Gen 李亘. Rating: 6/10. Well-acted, authentic portrait of Chinese expats in a Tokyo suburb is…
My Case For Spring 2022's BEST Anime
It's been a long time coming... 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ BGM: Undertale OST: 046 - Spear of Justice https://youtu.be/qrBB3_rFPjg Nichijou OST - Shinonome Kenkyuujo no Mainichi https://youtu.be/nLoy-sAF3nc Aimer「残響散歌」MUSIC VIDEO（テレビアニメ「鬼滅の刃」遊郭編オープニングテーマ） https://youtu.be/tLQLa6lM3Us 行動力!! ~ Original Soundtrack Relaxing My Dress-Up Darling…
My Dress-Up Darling, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, SPY x FAMILY, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Plans for Spring 2022 (plus some other thoughts)
The three anime per season rule can now bite the dust now that RPG Real Estate is confirmed for Spring 2022. Earlier, I said that I have a…
Vote on the Next Let’s Watch for the Spring 2023 Season
18 Anime enter, one (or maybe two) anime leave. Cast your vote for the Let’s Watch anime for the Spring 2023 season, and read my mini-breakdowns of why…
A Galaxy Next Door, alice gear aegis Expansion, Insomniacs after school, Hell’s Paradise, Otaku Elf
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: Kotobukiya Busou SHinki Arnval
Kotobukiya is currently at the fore front of “mecha musume” or “bishoujo plamo” with their Frame Arms Girl and Megami Device lines. With more manufacturers following suit, K…
It’s Like The Episode Itself Got a Redemption Arc: “Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island” (2022) Movie Review
The following may contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island. Director / Yoshikazu YasuhikoScreenplay / Toshizou NemotoProduction / SunriseRelease Date / June 2022 During the se…
On my Radar for Spring 2022: Sequels, Sequels, Sequels!
Hey guys. Winter 2022 has been a very off season, with most of what is to come being held back so a certain anime can have the limelight…
Spring 2022 Schedule
Sunday Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden Final Season - Asaki Yume no Akatsuki 19:00 TOKYO MX (04/03) Kono Healer, Mendokusai 21:00 AT-X (04/10) Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu 22:00…
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness, RPG Real Estate, The Rising of the Shield Hero, AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline
Spring 2022 Preview
Ah, spring, when the bone-chilling snow melts into refreshing puddles that feed the budding spring blooms. Similarly, our dashed hopes and exceeded expectations from winter melt into our…
Aoashi, Date A Live, Date A Live IV, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2, SPY x FAMILY
![Featured image for Taking Bandai Hobby Head-on: SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] 100 Next Evolution](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220524/1653376376.36779.65729.jpg)
Taking Bandai Hobby Head-on: SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] 100 Next Evolution
As preluded in a previous post, the SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] line is reaching its 100th release milestone and along with it are several announcements that would take…
All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2022: Let’s Talk MODEROID
One of the more active companies and product lines in recent years, or at least that’s visible to me, is Good Smile Company’s MODEROID line of plastic models.…
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New MODEROID “Brain Powerd” Kits
If you’re in the hobby of collecting and building mecha model kits, then one of the more exciting events of the year is Shizuoka Hobby Show where manufacturers…
Vote on the Next Let’s Watch for the Summer 2022 Season!
Got an upcoming seasonal you want me to watch? Now’s your chance to vote for it.
Vote on the Next Let’s Watch for the Fall 2022 Season
I think y’all know the drill by now, but just in case you don’t, here’s the very short version. Every season (mostly), I cover one or two anime…
Next ‘Gundam Build’ Series Just Got Real: “Gundam Build Real” Revealed
A ‘Gundam Build’ series premise basically involves some mechanic to make Gunpla Battle possible. ‘Fighters’ was your standard tournament format mechanic along the lines of B…