Category “Anime”

59 Foot Gundam Statue To Take Over Shizuoka

Wednesday, 27 January, 2010

gundam robot shizuokaTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam anime franchise, a 59 foot Gundam robot is being placed in Shizuoka city (Japan). Officials estimate nearly 1 million people will visit.

The full size will be situated next to Higashi-Shizuoka Station in Shizuoka’s Aoki ward, and should be up by July 2010.

It originally stood in Tokyo bay on the island of Odaiba last Summer, where it attracted over 4 million visitors, nearly three times the expected amount. More details about the exhibit and other related events are to be announced end of March.

Ultimately there are plans for the statue to be permanently sited next to the Bandai Hobby Center in Shizuoka, which is the factory that makesĀ  Bandai’s Gundam model kits.

Heaven and Earth Anime Follow-Up Is Go

Sunday, 10 January, 2010

Heaven and EarthThe official website for the TV anime series Dead Aggressor has confirmed that a new anime has the go ahead for the Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth follow-up. Hisashi Hirai is returning to work on the project alongside animators Xebec. Tow Ubukata will be scriptwriting.

English Cast Announced For Gundam Unicorn Anime

Friday, 25 December, 2009

The anime is an adaptation of the 10 Gundam Unicorn novels by Harutoshi Fukui. These are set in the same Universal Century timeline as Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise’s first Mobile Suit Gundam TV anime series and sequels. Released simultaneously will be the first Blu-ray Disc volume for the series on March 12 with Japanese and English dubbing. The first volume of six DVD’s will ship the same day, with Japanese dubbing and English subtitles.