Podcasts about earth federation

Last time we covered the best emblems, so now it's only fair we unveil our picks for the worst emblems in the history of Gundam!  Once again, no faction, ace pilot, or team squadron is safe from our discerning eyes.  Our list ranges from the obscure like OZ's tin man and Shagia Frost's emo horse, to the heavy hitters like AEUG's funny circles and the Earth Federation's Brazilian basketball.  What emblems are in your bottom five?  Let us know!

What's up, dudes? AA and CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night join me to dive into 1989's “Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!” It's the “Rogue One” of the One Year War, and it happens at Christmas!In the final days of the One Year War of UC 0079, a young boy named Al who idolizes war and giant mech suits befriends Zeon special ops member Bernie.  Bernie is part of a cadre of terrorists who have been sent undercover to a neutral space colony to capture the Federation's new Gundam "Alex".  When Al finds the soldier and his robot hidden in the forest, the boy quickly agrees to help this new friend, not knowing the soldier is an enemy spy. Al and Bernie become friends with Christina, unaware she's the pilot of the Earth Federation's prototype. When Bernie's mission fails, Zeon leaders plot to nuke the colony on Christmas Day. Not wishing for senseless death, Bernie tries one last ditch effort which results in a battle between his mobile suit and Christina's. Tragedy follows, and Al is scarred for life.Cool giant robot suits? Check. Espionage and black ops missions? Got ‘em. Blurred lines between good and evil? Definitely! So hop in your Gundam and fly into this episode about “Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!”Just Another Friday NightYouTube: @JAFNpodcastFB: @JAFNpodcastTwitter: @JAFNpodcastIG: @jafnpodcastCheck us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 19, Voices in the Wilderness Part 2 - Earth Federation forces arrive to try and take charge of the situation on the planet below, while tensions escalate with the arrival of a new species with a claim to the newly discovered technology.

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It's a very busy week on the podcast, as we dive deep with both the Genshin Impact 2.5 update and Part VI of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, but before all that, Jonathan talks about his misadventures buying an OLED Nintendo Switch and trying to transfer content from his old Switch – it's ludicrously difficult! – and we cover several pieces of news including the debut trailer for Amazon's Lord of the Rings series, and Nintendo shuttering the 3DS and Wii U e-shops, ushering in a new golden age of video game piracy. Then we discuss the wonderful new content from this week's excellent Genshin update, including an outstanding new story quest for Raiden Shogun and a cool set of adventures in Enkanomiya, before jumping into our latest Gundam talk. The Origin OVA comes to a spectacular end with its sixth and final installment, “Rise of the Red Comet,” in which Zeon decimates the Earth Federation at the Battle of Loum, Char Aznable becomes a legend, and General Johann Ibrahim Revil delivers a speech that will change the course of human history. Time Chart:                                                                                                     Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:06:04Jonathan's Nintendo Switch Transfer Misadventures: 0:06:04 – 0:26:48News: 0:26:48 – 1:07:45Genshin Impact 2.5 Discussion: 1:07:45 – 1:53:11Gundam Origin VI: 1:53:11 – 3:51:56 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!Subscribe to the WEEKLY SUIT GUNDAM Podcast!Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in Apple Podcasts!Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!

Gundam: The Origin comes to a spectacular end with its sixth and final installment, “Rise of the Red Comet,” in which Zeon decimates the Earth Federation at the Battle of Loum, Char Aznable becomes a legend, and General Johann Ibrahim Revil delivers a speech that will change the course of human history. It's a great episode, one part space naval epic, another part political espionage thriller, with a rousing closing act that brings us right to the doorstep of the original Mobile Suit Gundam with unforgettable aplomb. And along the way, there's plenty to discuss, debate, and gush over as we bring our journey through this outstanding OVA series to a close. Enjoy, and come back next week for one more Gundam The Origin chat, as we discuss our thoughts on the rest of the Yoshikazu Yasuhiko manga! Subscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter @JonathanLack Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter @SeantheChapman WeeklySuitGundam.Com http://weeklystuffpodcast.com

We resume our Crossbone voyage right where we left off - with the Mother Vanguard rammed inside Crux Dogatie's palace!  But the tables quickly turn on Kincade as Crux pulls a Voldemort (or did Voldemort pull a Crux?!), Zabine leads a totally unexpected mutiny with 2x4s, and Karas borrows a grappler ship from Outlaw Star.  Things go from bad to worse as we meet the sinister Death Gale Squadron and Berah's diabolical yet pint-sized cousin Sherry.  As Kincade prepares to take on Zabine, Death Gale, and the entire Earth Federation, a glimmer of hope emerges when Tobia plunders a third Crossbone Gundam out from under Sherry's nose.  Will Tobia make it in time?  The thunder of justice for all those who defy Jupiter!

We travel with the Earth Federation forces to The Gravity Front where our MS IGLOO journey reaches its conclusion.  As if Barberry's job in the anti-mobile suit tactical squad wasn't already the worst, an angel of Death straight out of Final Fantasy XLII shows up to collect his soul.  Type 61 savant Yandell gets his revenge on Zeon's White Ogre with math, but not even the man with a plan can escape Death (or RPGs).  Arleen and her squadron of headless Guntanks of the apocalypse destroy everything in their path to find their nemesis, Steamy McTraitor aka Honeypot Joe - but even there, Death awaits.  You might say Death really killed these episodes.  Anyone seen Oliver May?

Today on the Gundam Guys Gaiden, Zeon comes back swinging against the Earth Federation in this chapter of the Mobile Suit Gundam Novel! Twitter: https://twitter.com/GundamGuys Email: thegundamguys@outlook.com Artwork by Megan Porch: https://twitter.com/magpiegram Ending Theme by Gabriel Hinton: https://twitter.com/GabrielHinton

With the theft of a prototype mobile suit with the ability to launch a nuke, the Earth Federation must scramble to recover their stolen goods before catastrophe strikes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wasasum/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wasasum/support

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Show Notes When footage of the Walking Gundam went viral earlier this week, your loyal podcast hosts received a deluge of questions from friends and family about it. "Did you see this? What is this? Why did they build it? Is this one of those 'Transformers' you podcast about?" We knew what we had to do: it was our responsibility to make a public service announcement explaining Gundam and the Walking Gundam in a short, accessible mini-podcast. So, here's Mobile Suit Breakdown's first Public Service Announcement: What the Heck is a Gundam, and why did they build a giant robot? Our previously-scheduled podcasting will resume next week! And here's the full transcript: In mid-September 2020, millions of people around the world saw footage of a 25-ton giant humanoid robot called a “Gundam” moving on a scaffolding in Yokohama Japan. The footage went viral across different social networks and soon wound up on news channels from Australia to the United States. It reached well beyond the sheltered harbor of the Gundam fandom. And many of the millions of people watching that giant Gundam being put through its paces asked themselves, “What the heck is a Gundam? And why did they build a giant robot?” We’re the hosts of Mobile Suit Breakdown, a weekly podcast about Gundam where we talk through the show’s 41-year history and research the context behind it - from science and history to art, culture, and psychology. Instead of our regularly-scheduled podcast, we’re going to answer those two questions: What’s a Gundam, and why did they build one in Yokohama? And we’re going to do it in under fifteen minutes. If you’re one of Mobile Suit Breakdown’s regular listeners, then you probably already know the answers to those two questions, but maybe you can send this to your friends and family when they ask you, “Hey, did you hear about that giant transformer in Japan? They built a real Voltron! What’s up with that???” The big humanoid machine you’ve seen moving around in all those videos is called the Walking Gundam or the RX-78 F00 Gundam. It’s 18 meters or 60 feet tall and weighs something like 25 tons, and it is a life-sized, 1-to-1 model of The Gundam, a giant humanoid fighting weapon that originally appeared on Japanese television in the 1979 animated series ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’. This one has a slightly updated look for 2020, but it’s meant to evoke that same original machine. During the 1980s the animation studio responsible for Mobile Suit Gundam started making sequels about different giant robots - some of which were also called ‘Gundams’, and they’ve been making ‘Gundam’ shows, as well as every conceivable kind of spinoff and merchandise, ever since. A ‘Gundam’ is a particular kind of ‘mobile suit’, which is the name that the franchise uses for giant human-shaped fighting machines. Originally there was just one and it was called The Gundam, but the heroes of the sequels got their own Gundam-type mobile suits, so now we talk about ‘Gundams’ and the ‘Gundam franchise’. This is actually not the first life-sized ‘Gundam’ statue to be constructed and displayed in Japan! Back in 2009, as part of a celebration of the Gundam franchise’s 30th anniversary, the company that owns Gundam erected a similar 60 foot Gundam in Shiokaze park in the Odaiba part of Tokyo. The Gundam statue was originally only meant to be there for 2 months, but it was such a popular tourist attraction that they left it up until 2017 when it was replaced with a model of a different Gundam from a more recent show. But unlike this new one, the first one just stood around and looked cool, while the second one had some cosmetic external bits that could kind of slide around a bit to expose internal lighting at night. Building one that can move around almost like the machines do in the show is a tremendous engineering achievement! This new one was built both to celebrate Gundam’s 40th anniversary (in 2019) and to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics in Summer 2020. The Olympics were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but construction on the Walking Gundam continued at a facility in Yokohama called the Gundam Factory! The Gundam franchise is owned by massive toy-and-media conglomerate Bandai, and until recently it was the company’s most valuable intellectual property. It’s known all over the world, but is most popular in Japan, the rest of the South-East Asia region, and Italy. Gundam experienced a surge of popularity in the United States during the early 2000s when an English-dubbed version of a spinoff television series called Gundam Wing aired on Cartoon Network. However its popularity declined after 2005 and it has been considered a niche interest among American fans of Japanese media ever since. Besides the shows and movies, the most visible part of the Gundam franchise are the plastic scale models of the mobile suits sold by Bandai. People around the world enjoy building and customizing replicas of their favorite mobile suits in a variety of different scales like 1:100, and 1:144 and with prices that run from a few dollars into the thousands of dollars for special, limited edition kits. These models, called ‘gunpla’ which is a portmanteau combining ‘Gundam’ and ‘plastic model’, are so successful that in 2019 Bandai announced that lifetime sales for the forty year old franchise amounted to more than 500 million kits. Part of the reason Gundam fans love those life-sized replica statues in Japan SO MUCH is because building replicas of Gundams is already a huge part of being a fan of the franchise. So what’s a Gundam? At the most basic level, it’s the mascot for a hugely successful, 40-year-old science fiction franchise owned by a massive merchandising conglomerate. Then they built a life-sized one to celebrate an important anniversary for the franchise and as a publicity and marketing stunt to sell smaller replicas. There’s also a nationalism aspect because they wanted to show off Japanese engineering prowess in front of the eyes of the whole world during the Olympics. And they built it to move around like a person because that’s what it does in the show AND because they’d already built two less-complex statues and they needed to take this one to the next level. If that’s all you needed to know, then you’re good to go! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your newfound knowledge about Gundams of both the walking and the old-fashioned animated kind. The next time you hear someone say, “Wow, can you believe that Japan built a giant transformer? What a waste of money!!” you can say… ‘Well, actually…’ But if seeing that giant moving robot really caught your interest and now you’d like to know more about Gundam, what it’s about and why people love it so much, then stick around for… Mobile Suit Breakdown’s total beginner’s guide to the universes of Gundam Back in the 1970s, animated television in Japan was mostly made for young kids. Giant humanoid machines broadly called ‘mecha’ were popular with audiences at the time, and toy companies were happy to sponsor mecha tv shows because these shows were made cheaply and even a moderate hit would allow them to sell tons of toys based on the robots. But at the same time, the studios and creators making animated shows were trying to show that they could tell serious stories for more mature audiences. One of the animation studios trying to establish itself during this era was Nippon Sunrise, which we’ll just call ‘Sunrise’. Sunrise had produced a string of moderately successful giant mecha shows, but they wanted to do something new and different, with a project that would really shake up the industry. Gundam was that project. Rather than tell a heroic story about giant mecha fighting monsters or aliens, they wanted to tell a serious war story - inspired by the real history of World War II - but it would include giant robots in place of tanks or fighter planes so that the robot-toy-selling-sponsors would have some robot toys to sell. Gundam, famously, did not take off right away. But once it did, it became a phenomenon and helped to rewrite the rules of the animation industry in Japan. While Gundam was not solely responsible for the sci-fi and mecha crazes of the 80s, or for the emergence of animated TV and movies meant for mature audiences - it WAS a major turning point that proved animated TV aimed at older audiences could be commercially successful and artistically meaningful, and it inspired a host of imitators. The original Mobile Suit Gundam took place some time in the near future, at a time when around half the human population had left Earth to live in man-made space colonies orbiting our planet, and the whole species is more or less governed by the Earth Federation. Beyond Earth’s orbit there are a handful of mining colonies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter - a mining colony in orbit around Jupiter represents the furthest extent of humankind’s expansion into the solar system. Other than living in space, human life continues much the same as it does today: people still drive cars and play sports, they eat hamburgers, listen to portable music players, mess around with computers, have kids and (as would become a theme for the series) neglect them. Of course the one big technological change is the introduction of the piloted fighting robots called “mobile suits”. There’s an in-universe justification for them, but we all know that the real reason to include giant human-shaped fighting machines is because giant human-shaped fighting machines are the coolest. Mobile Suit Gundam is set during a war between the Earth Federation and a group of colonies calling itself the Principality of Zeon. Zeon claims to be fighting for the independence of the people living in space, but the Principality is ruled by tyrannical fascists in the Zabi Family. On the other side, the Earth Federation is more-or-less a democracy, but it resembles nothing so much as one of the old maritime empires like the British, French, or American empires of the 19th and 20th centuries - with all their problems. This conflict, between factions that defy easy categorization as either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ will be a running theme in Gundam, and our heroes are the unfortunates trapped in between. Up until 1993, Gundam shows and movies were all set in the original timeline, called ‘the Universal Century’, that had been established in the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Sequels explored the aftermath of that first war between the Federation and Zeon, as well as the fates of some of the individual characters. Like Star Trek in the United States, new Gundam stories often followed new characters, jumping forward years, decades, or whole generations into the imagined future of the Universal Century. But starting in 1994, animation studio Sunrise and sponsor-turned-parent-company Bandai decided to take the franchise in a new direction with a series of one-off or short-run alternate universe takes on the basic Gundam formula. So that means new mobile suits (at least one of which is always called a Gundam), space colonies, factions that are many things but certainly not ‘good’, and a younger generation struggling desperately to survive in a hostile world. You might even have heard of some of these alternate universe Gundam shows that hit it big outside Japan, like Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed, or the relatively recent Iron Blooded Orphans. So today when we talk about ‘Gundam’ we mean the whole lot of it: the original universal century stories, all the alternate universes, plus comic books, novels, audio dramas, video games, every other media format type of merchandise, and of course staggering quantities of plastic. If you’re interested in getting into Gundam, we recommend you start with the original 1979 TV series. It’s a classic for a reason! And you should accompany it with Mobile Suit Breakdown Season One, our episode-by-episode companion guide to the show (available at gundampodcast.com and on fine podcast services everywhere). If you’d rather start with a more recent show, you can check out one of the stand-alone alternate universe shows. But you will have to wait a few years before Mobile Suit Breakdown gets there… As for us, next week we’ll return to our regularly scheduled podcasting when we publish our interview with doctor of developmental psychology Bayley Garbutt about Kamille Bidan. Then on October 17th we’re back to Double Zeta - covering episode 11: Activate! Double Zeta! Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to gundampodcast@gmail.com. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. The recap music for Season 3 is New York City (instrumental) by spinningmerkaba, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. 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Nothing is fair in love and war. Char Aznable continues to play 3D chess while Zeon and the Earth Federation player checkers. The BTD Gundam crew-- Jay, Zeke, and Chris-- discuss neutrality, brain trauma, and Newtypes in the penultimate Bingecast of "Mobile Suit Gundam." Leave a comment, or email us, or reach out on Social Media:Email: binge.cast@outlook.comTwitter: @BTD_BingecastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTDBingecast/

Topic: Gundam Unicorn review This week, we discussed Gundam Unicorn, an ‘approachable’ entry in to the Gundam franchise.  Now granted, there is quite a bit of previous knowledge that would be helpful coming in to this, but it’s possible to follow along without knowing all the details.  I know because I only intended for Mom to watch a little bit of it, but instead, she watched it all.    Fan Wiki Before getting started, we wanted to talk about fan wiki’s.  Wiki themselves are large knowledge bases on a website that is user created and managed.  The largest, best known Wiki being Wikipedia.  Fan wiki’s are no different, but rather than focus on a broad topic, they often only focus on one fandom or topic at a time, covering all the details of it to the best of their ability.  Some great Fan Wiki include: Wookieepedia – Star Wars Alpha Memory – Star Trek MTG Wiki – Magic: the Gathering Marvel Wiki – Marvel Gundam Wiki - Gundam   Highly recommend visiting the Gundam Wiki, particularly the article on Gundam Unicorn to follow along with the characters as best as possible. https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Unicorn   Gundam Unicorn   Takes place in 0096 UC, 3 years after the events of the movie: Char’s Counter Attack.   Char’s Counter Attack An event where Char Aznable, AKA the Red Comet, attempted to launch a colony in to earth.  He is stopped by Arumo Ray and his Nu Gundam.     Characters Banager Links As a student of the Anaheim Engineer Academy, he is roped in to a series of events that that finds him in command of the Unicorn Gundam.  Well mannered, he cares too much about others and would prefer her never received the Gundam.  In actuality, he is the son of the Vist Foundation’s chairman, and is gifted the Gundam Unicorn as his father knew he was a good person and would use the Gundam for good reasons.   Audrey Burne (Mineva Lao Zabi) Going by Audrey Burne when first introduced to Banager Links, she is reality the granddaughter of DegwinZabi, leader of the Principality of Zeon. Born during the one year war, her entire family legacy has been killed save for her, as the lone heir to the leadership of the Principality of Zeon.  She a pacifist by nature and does not actively pursue her family’s legacy, nor that of her people, but takes action when she realizes she has the opportunity to save as many lives as possible through her actions.  She seeks to convenience the Vist Foundation in to not giving the Gundam to Neo Zeon forces.   Full Frontal A mysterious leader of the Neo Zeon Forces, he is described as the Second coming of the Red Comet.  His charming, intelligent, and highly skilled mobile suit pilot.  In reality, he is a cyber newtype, genetic clone of Char, and inherited the ‘Will’ of Char from space.  He believes his purpose is to be the leader the Neo Zeon forces need and continue on in Char’s capacity in his absence.      Newtype A type of human that have evolved in space.  The belief is that they have expanded mental awareness, allowing special abilities including: High degree of Focus, spatial awareness to a 6th sense level, communication with other Newtypes, and even communicate/direct actions of machines through Pyscho-frame material.  Newtypes are similar to Mutants in X-men, little is truly known about them, and are greatly feared by segments of the population.Newtypes and other individuals born in space are treated similar to second class citizens and can’t partake in the government.       RX-0 Gundam Unicorn The title Gundam, it is a suit that hold many different abilities and purposes.  The suit can be classified as an experimental/prototype unit, as the main core of the Gundam’s entire frame is created using Psycho-frame material, increasing reaction time of the pilot, and even making it like an extension of their own body.  The Gundam is also unique in that it hosts two different modes.  The first is a default unicorn mode, appearing as a standard GM(General Model) Mobile suit with a unicorn horn.  When in the presence of a Newtype, and later by the pilots will, the systems NT-D system kicks in.  NT-D stands for Newtype Destroyer, with the intent on the machine being used to hunt Newtypes.  When in this mode, the suit’s limiters are turned off, exposing several new thrusters and various armor pieces expand to reveal the glowing pink Psycho-frame underneath.  The main head switches faces to a more typical Gundam Face and its horn opens to reveal the typical Gundam Fins.  The other key element is that the Gundam’s Operating system contains the map/key to discovering the Laplace Box.     Laplace Box A mysterious object held in trust by the Vist Foundation.  The object has allowed the Vist Foundation to command respect, funds, and power within the Earth Federation, since revealing the object to the world would cause the Earth Federation to lose a great deal of its power.  Vist Foundation is in the process revealing the box’s contents, but is thwarted by all side by Zeon, Earth Federation, and people in the foundation.      

Topic: Gundam Franchise Tutorial So no more Star Wars, okay a little, but we promise to be Brief. Thanks to a generous Christmas present from a younger brother, we have our Next topic for this week and the next. We’re talking about one of the most popular franchise of giant robots series, We’re talking about GUNDAM. Tutorial To understand Gundam, you must know about the history of Giant/Super Robo/Robot series and Real Robot Series• Giant/Super Robo/Robot series have their giant robots in a more fantastical element, where the physics and logic are not explained and are not treated with in realistic or believable sense. It’s the argument, “Magic Happens.” Star Wars as an example.• Real Robot series, as originated by Gundam, attempts to explain/rationalize their physics and universe. Aside from a leap in technology or finding some kind of new element or power source, the series is treated as though it could happen. Star Trek as an example.   Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Also known as (Gundam 0079) During the Universal Century, Human have created colonies in space, but there is unease as spacenoids feel that the Earth Federation won’t allow equal representation, thus Spacenoid rally around the Principality of Zeon and declare their freedom from Earth Federation, starting the “One Year War”. Zeon has mobile suits, which are a ‘HUGE’ tactical advantage. Earth Federation Create the White Base and goes to pick up the new RX-78 Gundam, but Zeon is in tow and attacks the colony, killing most civilians and Federation crew. Amuro Ray becomes pilot for Gundam and the White Base launches out to defend against Zeon on their way home to Earth. Gundam = White Devil V-fin helmet Samurai look/motif Recurring themes Start in space, head to Earth, return to space to end Space Mobile Suits = 1 eye/ mono eye Earth/Federation Mobile Suits = glass visor for eyes Major Base to launch From, usually white in color Char Aznable – Villain, recurring theme of villain in Mask Initially not popular, canceled at 39 of 45 episodes. Rebroadcast as trilogy of movies in 1983   Gundam Primarily takes place in one of two different modes: Universal Century or Spin Offs. Universal Century is a primary Gundam timeline.The actions in Universal Century Show often impact later series and reference previous events in other Universal Century ShowsLong Standing War between Earth Federation and Zeon/Neo-Zeon affiliated groups Spin offs:Universal Century Zeta (1985) ZZ (1986) 0083(1991)Victory (1993) 08 MS Team (1996) Unicorn (2010) Thunderbolt (2015) The Origin (2015) Spinoffs are series that have the Gundam Name, but don’t take place in the Universal Century.These are series which pay homage to the Universal Century, but change elements, locations, time frames, and even local logics.Spinoffs allow for more unique themes and ideas, while still playing with the Gundam lineage. G Gundam (1994) – Professional fighting TournamentGundam Wing (1995)– Gundams are terrorists for the coloniesGundam X (1996) – After the end of the fightingTurn-a-Gundam (1999) – What if the bad guys won and set earth back to the 17th centuryGundam Seed (2002) – Like Universal Century, but not ColorfulGundam 00 (2007) – Set in modern world, but 100 years in the future, mixing politicsGundam Age (2011) – Set over multiple generationsGundam Iron Blooded Orphans (2015) – What if Gundams were like Knights in space  

In this episode, Weekly Suit Gundam goes beyond its original missive of reviewing the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam by jumping ahead for a deep dive with the second series in the Gundam franchise, and one of the most beloved: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, the sequel set in 0087 that sees new protagonist Kamille Bidan joining forces with the AEUG – and several familiar faces, including the mysterious, sunglass-wearing Quattro Bajeena – to fight against the fascistic takeover of the Earth Federation by the evil Titans. Now that Jonathan's binged the entire 50-episode series in just over a week, we have a lot to talk about, from how beautifully this series functions as a bold, thoughtful sequel to the original, to its blend of new and returning characters, to how impactfully its political content resonates with our current moment. It's one of the greatest anime series of all time – with as dark an ending as you're ever likely to see – and that's more than enough for a packed episode's worth of discussion. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes! Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter! Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!

In this episode, Weekly Suit Gundam goes beyond its original missive of reviewing the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam by jumping ahead for a deep dive with the second series in the Gundam franchise, and one of the most beloved: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, the sequel set in 0087 that sees new protagonist Kamille Bidan joining forces with the AEUG – and several familiar faces, including the mysterious, sunglass-wearing Quattro Bajeena – to fight against the fascistic takeover of the Earth Federation by the evil Titans. Now that Jonathan’s binged the entire 50-episode series in just over a week, we have a lot to talk about, from how beautifully this series functions as a bold, thoughtful sequel to the original, to its blend of new and returning characters, to how impactfully its political content resonates with our current moment. It’s one of the greatest anime series of all time – with as dark an ending as you’re ever likely to see – and that’s more than enough for a packed episode’s worth of discussion. Subscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast on iTunes! Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter @JonathanLack Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter @SeantheChapman www.weeklystuffpodcast.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

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Dystopian shenanigans, busted councils, and Centauri rivalries, oh my! The Babylon 5 re-watch of Season 3 continues! Shaun, Mike, and Paul tackle episodes 9 through 12. This podcast is packed with big reveals, terrifying prospects, and disturbing ideas. We tackle the collapse of Earth Federation, the echos of the Nightwatch, the development of our favorite characters, […]

Topic: Mecha Anime This week, Mom is out on Vacation, traveling the world as usual.  So we Invited my Little Brother to join us.  When asked what he wanted to learn about, Mecha Anime was what he said.  So here we go.  A primer on Mecha Anime!   Tutorial: Mecha Anime: Any anime/manga/media where robots exist within a show, and are important to the story being told. Robot = Mech/Mecha   Two Major Sub-Categories: Super/Giant Robo/Robot Real Robot   History: 70s – Rise of Super/Giant Robot Series Mecha shows easier to handle because you don’t need to draw faces.  Easier to produce in 70s.  Shows largely not about war/conflicts between humans. Mazinger Z (1972) Dr Hell and Dr. Kabuto find ancient robots buried underground. Hell decides to use the robots to control the world, while Dr. Kabuto escapes and builds Mazinger Z before being killed by “half Man, Half woman” Baron Ashura.  Robot is passed on his grandson Kouji Kabuto, who fights against Doctor Hell. Spin Offs Great Mazinger (1974) UFO Robot Grendizer (1977) Mazinkaiser (2002) Getter Robo (1974) Three jets become one Super Robo, but can reconfigure in to three different modes Daikū Maryū Gaiking (1976) Dinosaur like base ship where the head takes off and transforms in to Super Robo Gaiking   Super/Giant Robot Series Robots are unique, one of kind, un-replaceable Fantastical/Squishy in tech/creation Heroic in Nature Stories are usually involve the Robots more as a major element of the show than a tool Magical/Mystical/Extraterrestrial/Super Science in Nature Lend themselves to Monster of the Week / non-serialized Became stagnant toward end of 80s   Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Also known as (Gundam 0079) During the Universal Century, Human have created colonies in space, but there is unease as spacenoids feel that the Earth Federation won’t allow equal representation, thus Spacenoid rally around the Principality of Zeon and declare their freedom from Earth Federation, starting the “One Year War”. Zeon has mobile suits, which are a ‘HUGE’ tactical advantage. Earth Federation Create the White Base and goes to pick up the new RX-78 Gundam, but Zeon is in tow and attacks the colony, killing most civilians and Federation crew.  Amuro Ray becomes pilot for Gundam and the White Base launches out to defend against Zeon on their way home to Earth. Gundam = White Devil V-fin helmet Samurai look/motif Recurring themes Start in space, head to Earth, return to space to end Space Mobile Suits = 1 eye/ mono eye Earth/Federation Mobile Suits = glass visor for eyes Major Base to launch From, usually white in color Char Aznable – Villain, recurring theme of villain in Mask Initially not popular, canceled at 39 of 45 episodes.  Rebroadcast as trilogy of movies in 1983 Gunpla = Gundam Model Kits Spin offs: Universal Century                                            Zeta (1985)                                                         ZZ (1986)                                                              0083(1991) Victory (1993)                                                    08 MS Team (1996)                                          Unicorn (2010)                                                  Thunderbolt (2015)                                        Unique Series/Era/Centuries G Gundam (1994) Gundam Wing (1995) Gundam X (1996) Turn-a-Gundam (1999) Gundam Seed (2002) Gundam 00 (2007) Gundam Age (2011) Gundam IBO (2015)   Real Robot Series Mecha are realist/conventional in nature, albeit with unique power sources/futuristic weapons Tend to be government/organization led Possible to Replace within reason/mass produced Tools of the universe Often stories about War or major conflicts Lend themselves toward long, serialized shows Super Sentai (1975) Known in the west as Power Rangers Basically Live Action Super Robo Series    80s – Rise of Real Robots Real Robot Series become mainstream as audiences begin to get tired of Formulaic Super Robot series. Many young adults were looking for more mature/serious mecha anime, allowing for Real Robot genre to take over. The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) Many Spin Offs Armored Troopers Votoms (1983) Volton (1984) US TV show incorporating footage of Golion and Dairugger Transformers (1984) Lots of Spin Offs Bubblegum Crisis (1987) Largely Females in Exo-skeleton Suits Patlabor (1988) Mecha Cops Gunbuster (1988) From Makers of Evangelion    90 – Mecha Revolution Real Robot / Gundam make big push in 90s, but lots of mech shows still show competition.  Lots of themes / traditions come out of 90s that are still seen largely today.  Very experimental.  Brave Series (1990s) King of Braves GaoGaiGar (1997)  Tekkaman Blade (1992) In the West as Technoman  Magic Knight Rayearth (1994) Magical Girl / Super Robot Series  Evangelion (1995) Mix of Real/Super Series Largely a deconstruction of Mecha Series Lots of largely psychological topics Genre Defining!  Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)  Vision of Escaflowne (1996) Lots of Female fans Largely Fantasy  The Big O (1999)   2000s – Mecha Renaissance  With introduction Digital Art/Inking, Anime become less expensive to produce, allowing more varied series to become introduced.  Varying art styles allow more trial and expressiveness.  Great Shows, Great stories, great characters Sakura Wars (2000) VanDread (2000) RahXephon (2002) Similar to Eva in themes  Diebuster (2004) Sequel to Gunbuster  Aquarion (2005)  Eureka Seven (2005) Skateboarding/snowboarding in the Sky Mecha  Code Geass (2006) Mechs are only about 15-18 feet tall Largely move around on wheels Fun Mix of Mystical elements and Real Robot series Great cast/show One of the Greatest non-Gundam Real Robot series  Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007) From makers of Evangelion Very silly Creators would split to become Studio Trigger One of the Greatest modern Super Robot    2010 – Decline of Mecha Mecha Shows are more difficult to get going, with lots of shows almost never finding an audience.  Landscape of Anime may have changed; seasonal anime dominates, where mecha tends to like longer /epic running series.  Also, many shows about conflicts aren’t as popular because we(Sic:Japan) aren’t really seeing or being influenced by war.  Mecha using more CG(Computer Graphics) to make mecha in shows, but don’t look good in an animated/2D Landscape.  Star Driver (2010) Light Hearted, Fun Super Robot  Aldnoah.Zero (2014) Good first season, ultimately disappointing  Robot Girls Z (2014) Parody on Mazinger Z and various spinoffs  Captain Earth (2014)  Darling in the Franxx (2018) Interesting beginning, ultimately Disappointing   Review Material Gundam Unicorn 0096 (Either on Crunchyroll or Netflix) Star Driver (Crunchyroll)  

RJ Palmer joins us to talk Gundam, Detective Pikachu, and big lizards. JOIN OUR DISCORD CHAT! Broadcast on December 9th, 2018Featuring:Dave Roberts, Felipe Diaz-Vera, Tyler Moliterno, and RJ Palmer Summary:In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it

It's Romeo and Juliet, but with giant robots in the jungle! During the One Year War, the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon are fighting a brutal guerrilla war for control of the area and its resources. Zeon’s best hope for victory in the region rests with an experimental mobile armor, the Apsalus and its pilot, Aina Sahalin. Meanwhile the Earth Federal Army, which has been fighting the Zeon in the region, receive reinforcements in the form of Shiro Amada, newly named commander of the 08th Mobile Suit Team. Aina and Shiro have met each other from a mutual rescue in space, but when Shiro discovers that Aina is in fact the pilot of the Zeon mobile armor he is arrested for treason. You can also find us on; Vince (@vincekenny), Kym (@kymcattys) and Ben (@benstonick). Editing now by Josh Scalf (@jwscalf) of the podcasts Sugoi Corp! Drop us an email address with transformationsequence@gmail.com. You can listen to Transformation sequence on Stitcher, too! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/transformation-sequence

In the aftermath of Operation Stardust, the military organization known as the Titans came into power within the Earth Sphere.  Their job: to defeat Zeon remnants and maintain peace within the Earth Sphere.  However, their brutal methods and complete opposition to anyone not aligned with the Earth Federation would make them many enemies. The anti-Federations groups Karaba and AEUG stood against them and their fighting would be the start of the Gryps Conflict.

This course covers the actions of the Delaz Fleet, a Zeon remnant group, in the years immediately after the One Year War.  In particular, it focuses on Operation Stardust, a plan to strike back at the Earth Federation by dropping a colony on Earth.

With the success of Operation V, the Earth Federation was able to begin striking back against the overwhelming Zeon forces.  With new mobile suits and determination, the Earth Federation sought to throw Zeon off the Earth and take the fight back into space.

In a declaration of independence, the Republic of Zeon renamed itself the Principality of Zeon and launched a surprise attack on the Earth Federation.  Massacres and pitched battles lay ahead, as the prelude to one of the bloodiest times in the Universal Century.

With Zeon's mobile suits, they easily defeated the Earth Federation military in the early days of the One Year War.  With victory for Zeon seeming inevitable, the Earth Federation drafted a plan to rebuild their military and produce mobile suits of their own.  This plan would be known as Operation V.

It’s been a long time coming, but the hosts of the Animecast finally dive into the origins of what became one of the biggest franchises of anime history. The 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series in all of its retro glory. Does it hold up to today’s standards, what does it do right, and what may hold it back. Listen and find out! As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Rightstuf. The opening for this episode is the OP for Mobile Suit Gundam called “Fly! Gundam” by Koh Ikeda. The closing for this episode is the ED for Mobile Suit Gundam called “Forever Amuro” by Koh Ikeda