The AT-ST has something of a vague production history. Official sources merely state that someone at ILM invented the "Chicken Walker" for the battle of Hoth and later gave it an expanded role in Return of the Jedi. Lee Seiler later sued claiming that he had invented the Proto Chicken Walk...

Nagano seems to be quite flexible career wise; According to the Anime Encyclopedia, in addition to his Mecha design and writing, he's also a Musician and Fashion Designer. So it may simply be that he has other paths to focus on than mech designs. Which is sort of a shame because his designs are actu...

I'm not as familiar with pre FG mecha shows: So Probably the All Terrain Scout Transport, which first appear during the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. It's also an early example of Mechs in a Western work. Has it ever been stated where the idea for the AT AT and "Chicken Wal...

So is there any information on what the original story plan for SEED was/how much was changed? I've heard differing stories that it might have been a updated remake of a sort, or even a sequel to the Turn A Gundam series which would(SPOILER) ultimately tie it in toward the Universal Century. You can...

The discussion about L-Gaim and Five Star Stories got me thinking; Mech anime frequently refernces older mech series, these range from obvious(ie Char Clone, Peace Princess, Teenage Pilot, etc.), to the more obscure. for example Victory Gundam and Turn A Gundam both have very different characters wi...

Watching the Reconguista in G Movie got me thinking; how exactly does energy work in the Universal Century? It's shown that the nebulous Photon Batteries provide power to the Earth in the later Reguild Century. So how do power satellites like Highland from Victory Gundam operate? Also are they the o...

I have seen the first two anime's, but I haven't played the games. The storyline is quite interesting and both series have a large cast filled with interesting and well developed characters, hopefully this season will follow in that. As to the storyline itself(SPOILERS) ; the series starts off as a ...

So what are everyone's thoughts? It seems like this series will not follow up on the characters from Total Eclipse or Schwarzesmarken, but is an adaptation of characters from the original game series. How closely have the anime followed the games so far? Will the series stream outside Japan?

So at the end of Gundam X we see that there is a tentative attempt at a peace between the SRA and the New Earth Federation. The story ends there, but it raises a question. Given the state of the earth and the low population, wouldn't it simply make sense for everyone to try living on the earth? If t...

Definitely, on present day Earth the population has grown by billions in only a few decades, so it makes sense that would continue into the Universal Century. In fact that probably adds to the issues between Earth and the Colonies; as the population in space grows it increases the amount of colonies...

I often wondered if 0083 was an attempt at doing a non-copywrite infringing version of Sentinel , as it shares some similarities, (ie More obviously Military themed, Older characters, a lot of technical detail, and several big battles around asteroid bases). I'll admit I don't really know how Copywr...

FSS really seems to be Nagano's Magnum Opus, especially if he's trying to tie older and newer works to it. It's also interesting that there seem to be L-Gaim references both to and in other Tomino works, despite Nagano being the driving force behind the project. For instance Kyao is basically recycl...

It is hard to find information on this, but it wouldn't be the first time Gundam manga was at least partially owned by somebody other than Sunrise/Bandai. In the 80s there was that whole fiasco with Model Graphix and Gundam Sentinel, resulting in limited appearances despite its popularity. Plus ther...

Especially because there was mass survivor displacement following the OYW. Many of the civilian population were stuck on ships until Axis and Sweetwater were completed. As for the Dra-C how powerful was it? It's often called a machine cobbled together from spare parts; but they managed to make a lot...

So are L-Gaim and Five Star Stories connected in any way? I’ve heard some rumors that they’re part of the same universe. The stories themselves have some themes and mech designs in common(though FSS seems to have more fantastical elements tied to the mech’s), so has Nagano ever officially commented ...

Rebuild of Evangelion Thrice upon a Time: Yumi Matsutoya "VOYAGER ~Hizuke no Nai Bohyo(which actually comes from Sayonara Jupiter 1984) Galatic Drifter Vifam: HELLO,VIFAM" by TAO.It's quite catchy and is actually sung in English. Armored Trooper Votoms: Destiny of the Flame" by Tetsur...

Plus as has been mentioned previously in this thread Gundam retcons A LOT, and pretty much have since MSV(in Non Canon Manga) and the late 80's (the first OVA 0080). As Chris has said there is a long period in time and a decent amount of geography to cover in terms of the post war years, which is no...

So I've heard that Gundam Thunderbolt is an "Alternate" Timeline set during the OYW; is this a fan theory or has it been officially stated? I've only read up to Vol.14 , and it doesn't seem like that much that happens in the story really contradicts the rest of the UC Timeline (Anymore tha...

Another reason is the fact that Macross focuses more on the civilian lives of the characters than in other series. Often we follow a protagnists civilian life only briefly before they join(or are forced to join) the military; and from then on the civilians only show up infrequently, either as specta...

Seems likely. Throughout UC Gundam we see the influence of the Jupiter Sphere in various conflicts (though not really with Zeon). As has been stated Scirocco was from Jupiter; Crossbone has some of the remnants of Crossbone Vanguard ally with the Jupiter Empire, Kagatie was from Jupiter, and there a...