You can find anime mascots for just about anything, from computers to entire companies. One in particular has been the darling of Japan’s plastic model community: Nipako, the personification of the plastic nippers used to separate out model pieces. But the world of weird and …Read more »
Ever wondered how many plastic Gundam models (Gunpla) exist in the world? Over 500 million, apparently. Gunpla first debuted in July 1980 with a 1:144 scale model of the original RX-78-2 Gundam. There are now over 2,000 variations, reports Mantan Web. According to Bandai Spirits, if you …Read more »
Fans of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans , the Gundam series which ran from October 2015 to March of this year, were treated to a bit of news about season two of the series at a Gundam event held yesterday in Japan. The event, part …Read more »
Fans of Gundam Build Fighters , the anime series about Gunpla, Gundam models, rejoice! Two original videos are headed your way, according to the official Build Fighters Twitter account. The first is based on the first season of the series, Gundam Build Fighters , is …Read more »
The nerd sector in Manhattan's Chinatown has seen better days. When the famous Chinatown Fair arcade shut down, the surrounding geek businesses began to wither. There's still a Gunpla place, and that little booth that's sold bootleg anime and bootleg anime accessories for decades now, …Read more »
You know we're livin' in the future when Shinto priests start "blessing the ground upon which the Mobile Suit will stand." The only thing better than that is having the actual MS stand there, which is precisely what's going down in Shizuoka on April 27, …Read more »
This definitely ranks near the top of places I'd like to visit in the not so distant future. After all, who wouldn't want to sample something called "Gun-Pla-yaki," a tasty and nerdy sounding dish modeled after the first 1/144 Gundam model kit? That is but …Read more »
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