While Mark Simmons/toysdream has told us time and time again that "only filmed works are official," what does anyone think of this:

http://pastebin.com/GUy5j6h9

That seems like a very simplistic analysis. I've never seen Dougram, but I have a friend who's working his way through it, and he's constantly complaining about how the title robot is utterly indestructible. Speaking of which, if you look at the Japanese Wikipedia, it claims that the fundamental di...

That seems like a very simplistic analysis. I've never seen Dougram, but I have a friend who's working his way through it, and he's constantly complaining about how the title robot is utterly indestructible. Speaking of which, if you look at the Japanese Wikipedia, it claims that the fundamental di...

Anybody here remember Assault Suits Valken, which got renamed Cybernator when it came out in America, and contaminated with tons of translation issues? Well, there's this guidebook I found (can't post link here since it came from g-e hentai tagged as "Non-H," so if anyone wants a link, ask...

What type of lubricants are used in mobile suits?

Okay, but do you think this , this , and this are possible? No, no and no. Anything that has external legs attached to it in any height for ground combat and does not utilize the legs of the human pilot is impractical. Legs are much more inefficient than wheels, tracks and hovers, a child on a bicy...

Henyo wrote:interesting topic. one question though: are we talking about humanoid mechas or everything in between? like spaceplanes and power armors etc? IIRC mecha in japan is covers more than the humanoid types.

Humanoid mecha. Sorry for not being specific.

Kuruni wrote:CLAMP. At least I can't find who else design those Majin.

And they also did this.

If you're referring to the Rayearth anime, that would be Masahiro Yamane.

Speaking of the Queen Gundam, where did that come from?

The problem is people put on blinders with these sort of things. The second they see anything remotely fanservicey that's all they can see to the exclusion of everything else. Heaven forbid a show have both fanservice and good plot/characters/etc. That's simply not possible! In addition to that, th...

I really hope you're not trying to make some kind of socio-political point about an entire nation based off of the fact that their cartoons tend to have robots designed by men rather than women. Not really. Just asking if there are any females who have done mechanical designs. Apologize for the lat...

Don't know whether or not I should ask this in here or in Anime and Manga, so I'll put it here. Feel free to move.

Anyways, onward to the question: Are there any women who designed mecha for various shows (aside from Kaishaku's Kannazuki no Miko), or is this proof of Japan's misogyny?

If the Doms that we know and love since 1979 are called MS-09Bs, which one was the MS-09A?

HellCat wrote:http://www.toonzone.net/2014/11/toonzon ... interview/

Was that the 20 minutes you talked about?

For those who answered Questions 1-2, thanks. New questions: 1. Where is it mentioned Allelujah was originally Chinese-Russian, but got retconned into being Kazakh? 2. Where is it mentioned the reason the KPSA bombed Ireland (thus orphaning the Dylandy twins) because of the AEU placing sanctions on ...

And anyways, the clause being about "Independence" creates a whole host of its own problems. It would grant greater justification to Zeon's actions (which is problematic and at odds with their portrayal, both within and without Unicorn itself), for one. It would also be nonsensical to inc...

Well, we use skateboards, surfboards and such where we're much taller than the height of the platform we're riding on. True that they have a stable base, but I'm willing to accept that in general the future will allow lift, hover and attitude control sufficient enough for a 75-ton MS to ride and ma...

Given the fact they ride on aircraft smaller than them (Dodais and Base Jabbers), how exactly can said aircraft's 18m passengers stay on board and not fall off?

Here's my question:

Why aren't you into investing on backstories?

That is a question I ask myself many times, and no there is no reason at all really. I asked pretty much that same question a couple years ago Thanks Gihren's Greed is a video game, so what happens in it really doesn't reflect accurately on the content of Zeta. In the example you gave, Doan rejoini...

Coming from episode 15, I've got this to ask: It's obvious Witz is the eldest child, therefore, does anyone know the order of age amongst the Sou siblings from youngest to oldest (don't mention Patell, since he's long dead)? I'm guessing the one sister, then the brother, then the twins. Thanks News...