Archive for the ‘Mecha’ Category
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Via Slashfilm
Mandalay Pictures has recently acquired the theatrical rights to the live-action movie version of the high-school action comedy anime Full Metal Panic!. Full Metal Panic started off as a novel which was later adapted to manga followed by 3 anime series with the latest one released in 2005, Full ...
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
The F91. Undeniably one of the sexier designs around with its curvy thighs and a slim build ! Don't let its looks fool you though, this is one of the toughest MG that I think anyone has to deal with solely because it doesn't use any polycaps at all. That's ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
After 3 movie updates, its time for a Gundam update :D. It appears that the news of a 1/60 Perfect Grade Astray that's been floating around is finally official. It will be released sometime in March and retails for about 18,900 yen which is around RM 743 ! This kit ...
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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Via Hollywood Reporter
Twentieth Century Fox is all set to bring the live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop to the big screen with Keanu Reeves playing our coolsome hero, Spike Spiegel. Cowboy Bebop is a sci fi anime classic set in 2071 where space travel is made possible with "astral gates" ...
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
Imagi Studios whose credits include the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, the upcoming Gatchaman and Astro Boy remakes has released a teaser of the anime mecha classic Tetsujin 28 also known as Gigantor in the US on their newly launched T28 website. Imagi's Creative Director Felix Ip revealed on ...
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
From the same folks who've brought you Gode Geass direct downloads, Gundam00fan.com offers direct downloads for both the original season 1 and current running season 2 of Gundam 00. I've just got hold of the first episode myself and can't wait to get an early sneak peek of it. Hit ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Fans of old school anime would definitely remember this series back in the 80s, Gatchaman, better known as G-Force, the American version released here. Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman as it was known in Japan, is one of the more successful Hensin Super Sentai-type series that spawned many other five-hero team series ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Via Gizmodo
Naoki Maru of Kyoto, Japan may have built one of the more impressive control devices for a robot. Using what he calls a "master-slave" technology built onto a harness, the mechanism captures the movement of the pilot and transmits it to the robot via bluetooth and replicates the movement. ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Can't get enough of the Eva mania at your work place ? Impress your otaku work buddies with this pair of Evangelion inspired flash drives. On sale from 27 September, they come in 2Gb capacities and are priced at 3,980 yen each. After googling around I came across this chibi ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Hobby Chara 2008 was held over the last weekend. Here are the coverage from various different sites:
Chara Hobby Official Site (Japanese)
DannyChoo's Gundam Coverage, Mecha Coverage, Figurine Coverage (loads of mouth watering pics)
Akiba Hobby (more on figurine coverage)
Mimibokuro Diary
Hinatatiki
Mainchi News Coverage
Post Channel Blog (too bad some of the shots were blurry)
Akiba ...
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