Neo's News - Listener Submitted News Article Thread Mark IV

[fearjunkee]

ROBOT APOCALYPSE NEWS
3D Printed exoskeleton allows paralyzed woman to walk.

[Chris]

!!ROBOT APOCALYPSE NEWS!!

German developer creates robot strippers. The lede even lays out the implications.

[m121akuma]

Hopers and Dreamers Alert

Gundam Models to be sold at 400+ Barnes and Noble locations, as well as the B&N online store.

http://comicsalliance.com/barnes-and-no ... ts-gunpla/

[Rodimus76]

***Robo Apocalypse News***
World's fastest machine vs World's best ping pong player

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/03/11/ ... bot-video/

[wielder]

Man Builds Huge Gundam to Delight Grandchild, Kid Isn't Impressed

In Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, 66 year-old Kenichi Okada began building a 2 meter tall Z Gundam statue for his grandchild. He spent eight months working on the statue, which weighs 40 kilograms.

According to Yahoo! Japan, the child didn't show much interest in the result.

Source:
http://kotaku.com/man-builds-huge-gunda ... 1540299648

[Vent Noir]

More Barnes and Noble stores nationwide to sell Gundam model kits

[Rodimus76]

***ROBO APOCALYPSE NEWS***
The new rules of robot/human society:

http://geektyrant.com/news/the-new-rule ... an-society

[Vent Noir]

!!!SIR BAY NEWS ALERT!!!

First look at the action figures of Michael Bay's TMNT

[Vent Noir]

Japan wants to solve the energy crisis with a solar power plant on the moon

Are they also planning to make a Gundam that will use energy from it as a defense against colony drops?

[bloodyknight]

New Mecha Anime News

AnimeNewsNetwork: Robot TV Anime Captain Earth's 3rd Promo Previews flumpool Song

The official website for the Captain Earth television series from anime studio BONES began streaming the third promotional video for the series on Saturday. The video features the anime's opening theme, “Believer's High” by flumpool.

Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... mpool-song

[bloodyknight]

ROBO APOCALYPSE NEWS

AnimeNewsNetwork: Hitachi Develops Transforming Robot for Fukushima Plant Work

Three years after the catastrophic tsunami and nuclear meltdown in northeast Japan, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant remains in critical condition, with the leakage of radioactive water still an ongoing issue. Investigating the plant and identifying its issues demands remote observation since it's dangerous to go near the plant. Fortunately, this being Japan, transforming robots straight out of anime are being developed to perform this crucial yet hazardous work.

Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... plant-work

[Vent Noir]

Hokkaido city uses combining robot as mascot

[Silver_August]

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... ee-179502/

First look at what we're in for with the newest Transformer cartoon.

By the time this airs all childhoods will already be extinct so we SHOULD be ok!

[Vent Noir]

Japanese government study on robot anime now available in English

[PHILLYgundamnFAN]

MICHAEL BAY NEWS ALERT!!!!!

Michael Bay "might" direct an underwater adventure movie! *I hope it's Flipper 2 with Elijah Wood hunting robot sharks while riding the films namesake

http://collider.com/michael-bay-underwa ... ure-movie/

[Vent Noir]

Transformers returns to TV with all-new series in 2015

[eanetdude]

Transformers returns to TV with all-new series in 2015

Dude, you should start reading this thread, because you've now posted at least two stories that have already been posted. (New Transformers show, and the Barnes & Noble story)

'Mechatsuku' Project Lets Fan Collaborate on Making a Mecha Anime
Soul Bro's Chance to turn his Robotech/Voltron story into an anime!

Smartphone novel production company Every Star began accepting applications on Tuesday for phase one of its anime creation contest "Bokutachi no Mitai Mecha Anime o Tsukurou Seisaku Iinkai" ('Let's make the mecha anime we want to see' production committee), or "Mechatsuku" for short. Phase one invites users to send proposals for an original, 60-minute mecha anime.

Proposals must include a title, simple outline, and straightforward descriptions of the subject matter, genre, and setting. Entries must be submitted by April 30.

Phase 2 two is currently slated for June 1-30 and will ask for character designs, mecha designs, and screenplay separately.

Entries will be chosen based on user votes, and several winning ideas will be made into two-minute short anime that will stream online. Users will then be able to vote on the short they would like to see made into a television anime. Voting will be held from November 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

Anime News Network

[Vent Noir]

Dude, you should start reading this thread, because you've now posted at least two stories that have already been posted. (New Transformers show, and the Barnes & Noble story)

Apologies, I do try to read the thread, but sometimes I miss things.

[eanetdude]

RISE! Gundam 35th Anniversary Event Unveils 3 Animation Projects

Gundam Unicorn Episode 7, theme song titled, "Star Ring Child", by Aimer. - New PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9kA4UZA5kM

Gundam Reconguista in G, directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, to air in Fall of 2014. Website now up: http://g-reco.net/ - 1st PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_kQZLb64E

It is set in "Reguild Century," the era set after the Universal Century, and it will follow the adventures of a pilot trainee named Beruri Zenamu in Capital Guard, an organization protecting a space elevator. The character designer is Kenichi Yoshida, and the mecha designer are Akira Yasuda, Ippei Gyōbu, and Kimitoshi Yamane. Yuugo Kanno is scoring the music.

Gundam the Origin to debut in Spring of 2015 as a series of four films described as a "...Char and Sayla version". Website now up: http://www.gundam-the-origin.net/ 1st PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_kQZLb64E

...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval, will tell the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068...

Tomino spoke at the event commenting on the anniversary and the three animation projects. [His comments were off the cuff and not translated live. English transcript will post soon]

A new art exhibition this Summer,

The Art of Gundam exhibition will present about 1,000 pieces of original production materials and other art from July to September in Osaka and Tokyo. Sunrise will show a new video in an immersive-type theater during the exhibition.

A teaser for the 40th anniversary in 2019, Real G Next Project, was discussed as a 1:1 scale moveable mobile suit. [more on that to come as we await English translation of press release].

Sources: Anime News Network

[eanetdude]

GARGANTIA Sequel to Be Revealed at AnimeJapan 2014
The Gargantia website lists the sequel, translated within Google Chrome, is known as "Gargantia Green Star". Outline of the sequel will be given at the Bandai Namco booth on March 22, and a stage event with more details on March 23

Source: Gargantia.JP