Thomas Romain Draws Himself, Shoji Kawamori As Basquash Mech To celebrate the release of the Basquash! Blu-ray box, series creator, art designer, and mech concept designer Thomas Romain (Oban Star-Racers, Space Dandy) drew an illustration of himself alongside co-creator Shoji Kawamori (Vision of Es...

My question:

How was the experience of getting to work with a lot of other guest creators and notable directors (people like Goro Taniguchi, Fumihiko Takayama, Katsuhiro Otomo, etc) on Space Dandy? Did they have a lot of freedom for their episodes and other forms of contributions?

67-Year-Old Man Makes 2-Meter Gundam Hyaku Shiki For His Grandkids If you happen to pass through Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture the next time you're in Japan, you may find yourself staring at a 2-meter tall Gundam Hyaku Shiki, decorated in glossy paint and towering over the average human. Source: http:...

It should be pointed out that RightStuf actually had a distribution deal for the DVD release of Unicorn in particular, picking up where Bandai Entertainment left off, and not for the BD version. The BD release was being sold as more of an import from the beginning and wasn't technically part of thei...

I can't share your attitude towards Gargantia, unfortunately, but to give you a suggestion that's different at first glance but still close to what you're asking for...check out GunxSword. Granted, it's episodic at the start. But the pace of each individual episode isn't usually too slow and somethi...

Well, if you took bits and pieces from the existing official guides or art/fan books for Code Geass you'd get something similar on a smaller scale.

Needless to say, the property is still relatively young compared to Macross or Gundam though.

Yes, there's no second season. Only a "final chapter" special split in two. That's unfortunate. I've always liked the use of time travel in fiction, even if it does tend to get messy. They probably thought of doing more, but the sales just weren't there to support it. It does seem like the...

As far as I'm aware of things, there's been no official use of the term "R1" to date. I've never particularly liked seeing the first series called that either. For that matter, the occasional usage of "R3" for Akito the Exiled in some fan circles also kind of bugs me. I don't hav...

Gundam UC 0094: Across the Sky Manga's 'Stage:1' Ends The November issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine is publishing the final chapter of 'Stage:1' in Hiyon Katsuragi's Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0094: Across the Sky manga on Friday. The magazine also says the "next stage"...

It seems Urobuchi himself has been asked about that recently, and he answered... Apparently there was a live-streamed Gargantia event on Nicovideo today, and twitter posts quote Urobuchi Gen as saying: "Aldnoah Zero's ending isn't my fault!" "In my original outline, Inaho and the prin...

I guess that makes at least two of us who are still interested in this, balofo. :wink: Thanks for the link to the images. Speculating a little here, I wonder if the setup for the battle is going to be Suzaku and the Lancelot ambushing everyone while they're relaxing somewhere, which might help to hu...

I guess this finally answers the question for Soul Bro and those wondering about the issue. Why Bandai Namco Isn’t Localizing Gundam Vs. Games, And Why Rise of Incarnates Exists Why hasn’t Bandai Namco localized the 2-on-2 Gundam fighting games? Siliconera asked Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. produc...

VR7: Interesting observations, but I fear several of the parallels aren't that strong right now. Some are easy to question. For one thing, Chirico was definitely stoic, indeed, but even he showed more visible emotion than Inaho. Their skill sets are also very different, since Chirico was already a t...

Newspaper: Space Battleship Yamato Gets Hollywood Film The Sports Nippon newspaper is reporting on Monday that a Hollywood live-action film adaptation of the hit anime series Space Battleship Yamato has been green-lit. According to the newspaper, the film will open as soon as 2017 under the title S...

New Ghost in the Shell Film Slated for 2015 The official website for Ghost in the Shell Arise announced on Friday that a new Ghost in the Shell film is in production and is slated to open in theaters in Japan in 2015. The fourth and final part of the Ghost in the Shell Arise OVA series will open on...

I think it's a little too early to take what Sauzbaam said purely at face value.

Even if he's not outright lying, the guy might be saying half-truths just to get Slaine on his side.

Mitsuo Fukuda is back with a new series....but not as the director. Sunrise Unveils Cross Ange Original TV Anime With 1st Promo Animation studio Sunrise opened a website unveiling its new original TV anime project titled Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo (Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons) on...

Fukuda himself is working on Cross Ange. He has the always rather nebulous title of "Creative Producer" for the show, so I imagine he's already given his blessing to all that transparent SEED influence, to say the least. As for the series itself...right now, I'm largely disinterested and w...

It seems like the manga will spend time fleshing out Quess' character. That's definitely appreciated. That's not a bad idea, to say the least. I've never read the original Beltorchika's Children, but adding build-up to her eventual fate, especially this particular variation of it as opposed to what...

It's worth noting this novel is written by the man who handled a lot of the writing on Valvrave the Liberator (yes, including THAT part) and Code Geass R2. So I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it was done for shock value. I would prefer to be a little more cautious about this. True, he was s...