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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫). This 1997 film is a masterpiece. In the news, Donald Trump destroyed global trade, Murderbot is coming, the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga gets a deluxe edition, and Spider-Verse 3 is coming on June 4 2027. Also Rym continues to love Common Side Effects.Related LinksForum ThreadPrincess MononokeDiscord ChatPrincess MononokeBluesky PostPrincess MononokeThings of the DayRym - Why the Summit of the Great Pyramid is MissingScott - Bracket City

Rentouttavan kesän jälkeen sopii palata lauteille jättirobottien siivittämänä! Tässä jaksossa maistellaan mecha-animea laidasta laitaan – synkistä politiikkapeleistä hervottomaan hullutteluun. Tervetuloa kyytiin! PS. Nauhoitustekniikan kanssa painiminen jatkuu edelleen, mikä kuuluu ajoittain äänenlaadussa. Toivottavasti saadaan pian kalusto rullaamaan vanhaan malliin! ----- 0:00 Alkuturinat 2:42 Mecha-animet - sekalaista johdantoa 9:03 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - hutera synopsiksentapainen 13:08 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - spoilereita tästä eteenpäin 15:07 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - toimiiko sisäänkäyntinä Gundam-maailmaan? 17:09 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - hahmot ja tarinankerronta 20:46 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - mitä seuraavaksi? 22:48 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - mieleenjääneitä yksityiskohtia 27:59 Sivuraide: enkkudubit ja Ghost Stories 29:29 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - taide ja animointi YouTube: GundamInfo 33:13 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - loppupäätelmät 33:34 Brave Bang Bravern! - sarjan ja genren taustoja 37:55 Brave Bang Bravern! - spoilerivapaa pikkusynopsis 39:08 Brave Bang Bravern! - yllätyskäänne heti alkuun 40:41 Brave Bang Bravern! - kuumia tunteita ja huumoria 47:11 Brave Bang Bravern! - tarinan myöhemmästä rakenteesta ja hahmoista 53:03 Brave Bang Bravern! - parhaat vitsit 54:41 Brave Bang Bravern! - pääpahiksista ja ääninäyttelijöistä 57:39 Brave Bang Bravern! - superrobotin supermuodot 58:59 Brave Bang Bravern! - yhteenveto 59:14 Lopputurinat ----- Tavoitat Animurot-tiimin seuraavissa kanavissa: Instagramissa @animurotpodcast Sähköpostitse animurot@gmail.com

Check out Tokyo Treat for the best Japanese snacks! Use the promo code ANIMEBROTHERS to get $5 off your next snack box! https://team.tokyotreat.com/AnimeBrothers In this episode we delve into quite possibly the most popular mecha series in the world! We're talking about Mobile Suit Gundam! We review the 6 episode OVA/Movie series The Origin that covers the politcal lead up to the original Gundam series as well as the rise of The Red Comet, Char Aznable. Support The Adventure!Patreon We Have Merch Now!Don't Quote Me Apparel Join The Adventure!DiscordTwitter Instagram animexbrotherspodcast@gmail.com All The Links, On One Tree!https://linktr.ee/AnimeBrothersPodcast Intro Song: YungxHarm - No Cap Freestyle feat vacaationOutro Song: YungxHarm - Kept in the Dark Follow YungxHarm;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yungxharm/Twitter: @YungxHarmSoundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/yungxharm471 Follow vacaation;Instagram: https://instagram.com/vacaation?igshiTwitter: @vacaation_Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/vacaation86

Welcome to Anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On today's episode we will be reviewing the 2019 anime, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 3:24 - First Impressions 19:56 - Our Gundam Backgrounds 31:01 - All Things Char 1:03:25 - Production Value 1:13:54 - Final Thoughts & Ratings --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatdoyousayanime/support

After an unplanned bye week, we're back with the first episode of our 2024 readthrough! In 2021, we read through Invincible. In 2022, we read through Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Last year, we read through Deadly Class. This year, we're reading through DC Comics' Solo! Once a month, we're dedicating one of our episodes to an issue of Solo, which lasted twelve issues. First up, we're discussing issue one, which was Tim Sale's issue. Join us as we provide a general overview of Solo as a series and then discuss Tim Sale's broader work in comics. After that, we take a look at every story in Solo #1. There's also a brief but very special interview audio included in this episode: Back in 2019, Albert met Tim Sale at a convention and asked him a few questions. Timestamps: 33:25 - Albert's brief interview with Tim Sale 35:53 - Solo #1 Discussion If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats

The ACP team up with Tom Curry and look back on the last 8 years of the podcast. Books and moments are revisited, recommendations are laid down and tons of fun is had as the pod prepares for the next chunk of comic making years! Great stuff to check out this week - Tom Curry, Viz, Helen McCarthy, Leamington Comic Con, OK Comics, Mark Millar, Pat Mills, Awesome Comics, Infinite Kung Fu, Avery Hill, Follow Me In, Katriona Chapman, Breakwater, Porcelain, Snake Claws, Eternal, Outer Darkness, WIP Comics Anthology, Bette Noir, Andrew Clemson, Knave of Hearts, Sarah Webb, ACP recommends, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Jeff, Rising Sand, Dragons Claws, EJunkie Guardians of Pain, Jamie Me, B:Mecha

Last year, we did an episode on shonen manga that proved to be one of our most popular episodes, so here we are again with a roundup of the first volumes of four more prominent shonen series: One Piece, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. One Piece and Naruto are two of the biggest of all time. My Hero is one of the hottest properties of current times, and as a comics podcast that's covered a ton of superhero comics, it made sense to check this one out. Frieren is a newer fantasy series that deserves all the attention and then some. Check out what we had to say about each of the first volumes of these popular series! Timestamps for book discussions: One Piece - 18:45 Naruto - 1:02:30 My Hero Academia - 1:58:45 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - 2:32:55 Here are some related links that may be of interest. Episode 129 is the prior shonen manga episode we did: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GKngeXLo0rEIFUKOwNk9J Here's a link to a playlist of all of our manga episodes thus far: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xHx0IxWdV1iq4pVMlEzxc?si=6bbbc00de2564c26&nd=1 Last year, we did a yearlong readthrough of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Here's a playlist with all of those episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3IEJYdVyNUan4qtqiDrLgv Here's the link to The Anime Waiting Room, the other podcast that Dru is on, which he mentions in this episode: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theanimewaitingroom/ Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

The Men Who Created Gundam by Hideki Ohwada is a fictionalized version of the real story around the creation of Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1979 anime series that spawned a multi-billion dollar franchise that endures to this day. It's a gag manga that takes numerous creative liberties with real stories of the production history and key creatives (specifically, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and Kunio Okawara), and exaggerates things for comedic effect. Of course, depending on your sense of humor, your mileage may vary. There are definitely some things in this book that are a bit questionable. We thought it would be worthwhile to cover this book, seeing as how we read the entirety of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko last year. Think of this as a sort of postscript to our Origin coverage! If you want to check out our coverage of The Origin manga, we have a Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3IEJYdVyNUan4qtqiDrLgv Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

Each month in 2023, we'll be devoting one of our episodes to covering one volume of Deadly Class by Rick Remender and Wes Craig! As we begin with volume 1, we also spend a chunk of the episode discussing our familiarity with the works of the different members of the creative team, particularly Rick Remender. From there, we go into our issue commentaries. Deadly Class was collected into twelve trade paperback editions, so that's what we're reading. The corresponding issues for volume one are issues 1 through 6. We hope you join us on this readthrough! In 2021, we did a readthrough of Invincible. Last year, we read Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. For handy Spotify playlists featuring our full coverage of those series, click on our Linktree below! Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

This is it. It's the culmination of all things as we complete our yearlong readthrough and discussion of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko! In this White Base-sized episode, we not only provide our commentary of volume 12, but we also take the time to discuss the intriguing bonus features in the book. Plus, because this is the final episode of our coverage of the series, we also share some reflections on the series as a whole. At the end of the episode, we even have a few recommendations for you all. Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our new music. Check out all of his music on Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats?fbclid=P…wB8nO66vFoKtc6NAF-0c If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

Major events happen one after another in the penultimate volume of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko! It's not just plot developments that we see, but also some truly meaningful character work, including the culmination of several character arcs. There's always so much to discuss when we cover a volume of this book and, as usual, we provide our chapter-by-chapter commentary. Even as we near the climax of the series, we're blessed with some gorgeous Yas art. There are some beautiful color pages that are truly befitting of this volume's title, A Cosmic Glow. If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

We've explored books that have been adapted into movies and TV shows on a previous episode. Today, we flipped the table around and talked about novelizations of video games, movies, and TV shows. Books mentioned on this episode: God of War by Chris Roberson and Tony Parker, By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone (Murder, She Wrote) by Stephanie Kuehn, Rapture (Bioshock) by John Shirley, The Rise of Kiyoshi (Avatar, the Last Airbender) by F.C. Yee, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

The chess pieces are moving into position for the final act of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. We've also got some notable emotional beats as well as some political theater. Also of note, before we dive into the book discussion, we spend some time discussing the recent Yasuhiko-directed film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island. Finally, we apologize for the sound quality in this episode. Due to a technical issue, Albert's audio is much softer than usual. Time stamps: General nonsense, banter, and spoiler-free Cucuruz Doan's Island discussion begin at the start. 31:40 - Cucuruz Doan's Island spoilers begin 56:35 - Our book discussion and commentary for The Origin volume 10 begins. If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

Volume nine of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko features a couple of major first encounters between key characters, and at least one major revelation. Join us as we continue our monthly deep dive into this timeless mecha classic! If you have any thoughts, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We also have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

We are now on volume 8 as we continue reading through Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko this year, one volume per month. This month's installment is contains two particularly special storyarcs. One of them is an intensely personal, tragic story about the effect that war has on regular people. The other is the kind of war comic that deals with big picture, chessboard of life stuff that will affect human society moving forward. There's a lot of rich, beautiful storytelling that is rife for thought-provoking discussion, and we invite you to join us. We provide summaries and personal commentaries of each chapter in the volume. If you've got any Gundam or mecha thoughts, feel free to hit us up! And don't forget to check out our previous episodes on The Origin to get all caught up! We also have a Linktree with just about all our relevant (and some irrelevant) links: https://linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

In this month's installment of our readthrough of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, we're covering more flashback material. This volume encompasses Operation British, the Battle of Loum, and the early portion of the One Year War. It's packed with action, spectacle, and emotionally resonant human drama. Most of all, it's also a masterpiece of political theater. Join us as we provide our usual chapter-by-chapter commentary, packed with varied and sundry references and historical tidbits! Also, please note that we'll be taking a bye week next week. Albert will be at San Diego Comic-Con. Find him at the Beefypoo booth!

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin volume 5 is a significant turning point in this epic saga. This volume, titled Char & Sayla, is Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's original material; these stories were not present in the First Gundam anime. There's a lot of political intrigue at play here as we witness the formation of the Principality of Zeon as well as the backstories of Char Aznable and Sayla Mass. It's a longer podcast episode than usual because this particular chapter deserves a close examination. In addition to some general thoughts on the volume as a whole, we also provide a chapter-by-chapter commentary. If you haven't been reading along with us, or if you've never read Gundam: The Origin, try your local library or a local bookseller or comic book store. Volume 5 also contains material that was adapted into the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime OVAs (also directed by Yas himself), so if you've watched those, a lot of what we discuss here will make sense. You can even watch the anime (in its recut, television broadcast form) on Crunchyroll. In 2022, our plan is to read through the entirety of Gundam: The Origin. Once a month, we will read and discuss one volume of this manga, the same way we did a full readthrough of Invincible last year.

Finally, White Base arrives at Jaburo, but at what cost? In this episode, we continue our exploration and analysis of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. We take examine volume four chapter by chapter and discuss the craftsmanship behind the storytelling, and we also talk about the character development and various plot developments. It's another exciting installment of this saga, and in this volume we really see the pain of youth who are forced to grow up fighting a war that their forebears caused. If you've been reading along with us, or if you're just a First Gundam/Universal Century fan, we'd love to hear your thoughts on this one!

It's time for our continuing readthrough of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. In volume 3, we meet Ramba Ral, one of First Gundam's more honorable antagonists. We also get some more layered character development, a look at the rest of the Zabi family, and at least one major plot twist that recontextualizes what we've experienced so far. Yas delivers incredibly exciting and thoughtful storytelling. There's also plenty of sweet, sweet mecha action. Hang out with us as we inspect the various story elements of this masterfully crafted manga!

Given on Natsuki Kizun musiikkiteemainen poikarakkausdraamasarja, jossa kipuillaan menneisyydestä irtipäästämisen kanssa. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme Ken Akamatsun lähdöstä politiikkaan, Police in a Pod -sarjan tekijän haastattelusta sekä Sol Press -kustantamon lähestyvästä konkurssista. Lukujonossa ovat 20 vuotta alkuperäisen TV-sarjan jälkeen tehty mangaversio Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin sekä kiinalainen BL-romaani Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. --- Kommentoi | Twitter | Instagram --- - Afureko-blogi - Meidän vastauksemme Afurekon kysymyksiin - Afurekon vastaukset meidän kysymyksiimme - Thunderbolt Fantasy - Aoi Yuuki - I'm Kodama Kawashiri - Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer - Gunnm / Battle Angel Alita - Angel Sanctuary - Banana Fish - Portgas D. Acen kuolema (kuva) 11:10 – GIVEN: ESITTELY - Given - Ten Count - Therapy Game - Givenin OP - Yuri on Ice!!!, jossa poikien välinen romanssielementti hiipi sarjaan yllättäen sen sijaan että sarjaa olisi markkinoitu sillä - Sasaki & Miyano 16:43 – GIVEN: GENRE JA TEEMAT - Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year 28:16 – GIVEN: MAFUYU JA RITSUKA - Mafuyu takertuu kuolleen poikaystävänsä kitaraan ennen kuin tutustuu Ritsukaan (kuva) - Komi Can't Communicate - Mafuyu ja Yuuki (kuva) - Kohtalokas riita (kuva) - Ritsukan suhde musiikkiin (kuva) - Maison Ikkoku - Ritsuka ei halua kuulla Mafuyun lyriikoita (kuva) 43:32 – GIVEN: AKIHIKO JA HARUKI - Akihikon ja Ugetsun vaikea suhde (kuva) - Mutta rakastan musiikkia enemmän (kuva) - Akihiko mentoroi Ritsukaa (kuva) - Harukin onneton ihastus (kuva) - Haruki kokee musikaalista epävarmuutta (kuva) 51:44 – GIVEN: MAFUYUN LAPSUUDENYSTÄVÄT - Hiiragi ja Shizusumi (kuva) - Hiiragi ja Ritsuka eivät yhtään tule toimeen, mutta vähän tulevat kuitenkin (kuva) 56:13 – GIVEN: TAIDE JA KERRONTA - Visuaalista huumoria 1 ja visuaalista huumoria 2 (kuva) - Laulusi lävisti sydämeni (kuva) - Kuulemma sillä oli poikaystävä joka kuoli (kuva) - Harukin kampaus muuttuu päivittäin (kuva) - Sarjakupla-podcastin jakso 26, jossa pohdittiin musiikin kuvaamista sarjakuvassa - Musiikin soittamista ja siihen liittyvää tunnetta kuvataan voimakkaasti (kuva) 01:05:15 – GIVEN: JULKAISU - SuBLimen julkaisu 01:08:33 – GIVEN: KANNET - Kannet 01:10:00 – GIVEN: ANIME - Given-anime ja -leffa Crunchyrollissa - Mafuyun ensimmäinen laulu animessa - Anonymous Noisen / Fukumenkei Noisen lalala-laulukohtaus - Mafuyun lalala-laulukohtaus on parempi - Teheanicastin jakso 10, jossa puhuttiin Givenin alkujaksoista - Mafuyun uusi laulu leffassa 01:19:26 – GIVEN: SPOILERIOSIO - Ahdistava yhteenotto (kuva) - Hahmodesign-muutos (kuva) - Voitko päästää nyt irti? (kuva) - Halusin olla arvoisesi (kuva) 01:30:06 – GIVEN: YHTEENVETO 01:32:29 – KEN AKAMATSU SIIRTYY MANGANTEOSTA POLITIIKKAAN - Ken Akamatsu - ANN:n artikkeli Akamatsun politiikkasuunnitelmista - ANN:n artikkeli Akamatsun tuoreimman sarjan (UQ Holder) päättymisestä - Jakso 34, jossa puhuimme ajankohtaisosiossa mangan tekemisestä etätyömallilla - Vuonna 2014 Akamatsua haastateltiin CNN:n uutisvideolla siitä, miten lapsipornolainsäädännön ulottaminen piirroskuviin vaikuttaisi sellaiseenkin mangaan, jossa kuvataan teinejä kuumottavissa tilanteissa - Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist 01:40:54 – POLICE IN A PODIN TEKIJÄ ON ENTINEN POLIISI - Jakso 56, jossa ihmettelimme Police in a Pod -sarjan menestystä - ANN:n artikkeli Police in a Podin tekijä Miko Yasun poliisiurasta - Police in a Pod -anime Wakanimissa - Jakso 34, jossa puhuimme Silver Spoonista - ANN:n aloitusarvio Police in a Podista - Anime Feministin aloitusarvio Police in a Podista 01:57:01 – SOL PRESSIN LÄHESTYVÄ KONKURSSI - ANN:n uutinen siitä, että BookWalker poistaa Sol Pressin julkaisut myynnistä japanilaisten oikeuksienomistajien pyynnöstä - Manga-alan ihmiset odottavat pääsevänsä puhumaan Sol Pressin toimintatavoista 02:00:42 – HAMPAANKOLOSSA: GOODBYE, MY ROSE GARDEN - Jakso 48, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Goodbye, My Rose Garden - Anime Feminist: Daring to Speak its Name: Goodbye, My Rose Garden and the queer historical romance 02:04:36 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI - Kingdom - Berserk - Jakso 60, jossa puhuimme vuosiläpikäynnissä näistä sarjoista 02:06:39 – LUKUJONOSSA: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Crunchyrollissa - Maaretin oli vaikea saada selvää tämäntyyppisistä aukeamista (kuva) - Mangasplaining-podcastin jakso 43, jossa puhuttiin Gundam: The Originista 02:30:37 – LUKUJONOSSA: GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION - Jakso 55 ja jakso 61, joissa puhuimme MXTX:n danmei-kirjojen englantijulkaisuista - Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Seven Seasin danmei-sivulla - Xianxia-genre - The Untamed -livesarja ja -animaatio Youtubessa - Jakso 58, jossa puhuimme lukujonossa The Chronicles of Marielle Clarac -sarjasta - Mythcreants-podcastin jakso 362, jossa puhuttiin metamysteereistä 02:42:38 – LOPETUS

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!

We're continuing our readthrough of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Things get even more interesting in volume 2 as we start to see even more world building and characterization. We really get to see how Gundam is a story that's about more than giant robots fighting. The human drama is compelling, and that's what makes the story pop. Join us as we discuss and dissect the various plot developments, characters, emotional content, and subtext.

This week brought the first Nintendo Direct presentation of 2022, and if it wasn't the most earth-shattering event ever, it sure brought a lot to love for fans of obscure JRPGs and/or sports games. We discuss all the news in depth, talk a little more Genshin Impact, and even spend a good 15 minutes gushing over the recent run of classic Doctor Who Blu-ray sets, before diving into Part V of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. “Clash at Loum” delivers not only the OVA's finest episode, but one of the single most memorable and powerful installments in the 40-year history of Gundam. Dramatizing Zeon's disastrous colony drop operation, Sayla Mass making a stand at Side 5, Ramba Ral and Crowley Hamon bemoaning the loss of a world that's passed them by, and Char Aznable taking the final, ultimate step towards becoming the legendary Red Comet, this episode is absolutely overflowing with pantheon-level sequences that are among the greatest Gundam has ever given us, all combining to paint a deeply affecting portrait of a world spun entirely out of control. This is as good as it gets.Time Chart:Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:04:47Stuff: 0:04:47 – 0:33:45Nintendo Direct: 0:33:45 – 1:19:02Gundam Origin V: 1:19:02 – 3:15:44Subscribe 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! 

Eve of Destiny, Part IV of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, is a messier installment than others in this series, failing to find as clear or compelling a through-line as prior or upcoming episodes, and taking a weird jump in the middle that feels like a key piece of story is missing. That said, it's still a highly entertaining part of this terrific series, featuring the first meeting between Char and Lalah, a powerful ending scene with Amuro and Fraw Bow, and an absolutely dynamite centerpiece action sequence on the moon, where mobile suits go into combat for the first time in the history of the Universal Century. There's more than enough here to discuss and enjoy, even if it's all something of a stepping stone to some of The Origin's best material yet to come. Enjoy, and come back next week for Part V of The Origin, Clash at Loum! 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

This week saw another major acquisition in the world of gaming as Sony, makers of PlayStation, purchased Bungie – the original makers of Halo, Xbox's most iconic franchise – for a cool $3.6 billion. We discuss the implications of this deal for the future of PlayStation and Destiny, but that's not the only Halo-adjacent talk this week, as we also make fun of the awful new trailer for the Halo TV series and revisit the anemic, struggling Halo Infinite multiplayer a few months after release. Sean also review the Violet Evergarden movie now streaming on Netflix, and we gush some more over Genshin Impact before diving into our next Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin review. Part IV, Eve of Destiny, is a messier installment than others in this series, failing to find as clear or compelling a through-line as prior or upcoming episodes, even as it contains plenty of great moments including the first meeting between Char and Lalah, a powerful ending scene with Amuro and Fraw Bow, and an absolutely dynamite centerpiece action sequence on the moon. There's more than enough here to discuss and enjoy, even if it's all something of a stepping stone to some of The Origin's best material yet to come. Enjoy, and come back this Friday, February 11th, for a very special bonus episode containing our long-awaited, extremely belated, 4-hour-long review and discussion of Persona 5 Royal!Time Chart: Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:03:54 Genshin Impact: 0:03:54 – 0:14:26Sean Talks Violet Evergarden: 0:14:26 – 0:21:00Halo Infinite Multiplayer: 0:21:00 – 0:38:02News: 0:38:02 – 1:12:24Gundam Origin IV: 1:12:24 – 2:41:50Subscribe 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!

The big news in gaming this week – and probably all year, and maybe all decade – was news of Microsoft's intent to purchase Activision Blizzard King, one of the last major third party publishers standing in the West, for $69 billion, an astronomical and purely theoretical sum of money that makes us extremely depressed about the capitalist hellscape we all inhabit. After attempting to wrap our heads around that news, it's on to another adventure in the world of Gundam, as our journey through the past of the Universal Century continues with Part II of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. One of the most heart-wrenching installments in the series, Artesia's Sorrow is a fantastic hour with more than enough to make it worth the full podcast treatment, and we once again find countless things to talk about breaking it down. Enjoy! Time Chart: Intro & Stuff: 0:00:00 – 0:06:01Microsoft News: 0:06:01 – 0:38:41Gundam Origin Part II: 0:38:41 – 2:18:02Subscribe 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!

This year, we're going to be reading through the entirety of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It's twelve hardcover volumes, so we'll be reading and discussing one volume a month, just as we did for Invincible last year. In this episode, we shed some basic information and historical context about First Gundam (the original 1979 anime TV series) and the Gundam franchise as a whole, and then discuss Activation, volume one of The Origin. We encourage you to buy yourself a copy, or borrow it from the library, and join us as we embark on this journey to Jaburo. Or if you're on the fence about it, hopefully our enjoyment and enthusiasm for the series will motivate you to at least think about giving this first volume a shot! MSG: The Origin is an ideal entry point into the world of Gundam, even if you know absolutely nothing about the franchise.

For our first Gundam discussion of the New Year, we're beginning our journey through Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, the 6-part theatrical OVA created between 2015 and 2018, based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's manga of the same name. And to give this great series the royal treatment it deserves, we're covering it one episode at a time! For this week, we're discussing Part I: Blue-Eyed Casval, where we return to Universal Century 0068 in the Republic of Munzo, where a young Casval Rem Deikun and his sister Artesia see the world thrown into chaos after the death of their father, the revolutionary leader Zeon Zum Deikun. It's a great debut episode for one of the best prequel stories ever told, but if you're not into Gundam, we've also got a half-hour of Stuff at the top of the podcast, with Sean telling us all about the first Kimetsu no Yaiba game, The Hinokami Chronicles, and Jonathan telling us about his fancy new computer! Enjoy! Time Chart: Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:01:59Kimetsu no Yaiba Game: 0:01:59 – 0:15:38Jonathan's fancy new computer: 0:15:38 – 0:30:14Gundam The Origin: 0:30:14 – 2:18:44Subscribe 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! 

To kick off 2022, we're starting our journey through Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, the 6-part theatrical OVA created between 2015 and 2018, based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's manga of the same name. And to give this great series the royal treatment it deserves, we're covering it one episode at a time! For this week, we're discussing Part I: Blue-Eyed Casval, where we return to Universal Century 0068 in the Republic of Munzo, where a young Casval Rem Deikun and his sister Artesia see the world thrown into chaos after the death of their father, the revolutionary leader Zeon Zum Deikun. With the scheming Zabi family angling for power, the Deikun children are taken in by Jimba Ral and his son Ramba, and Casval's journey to become the Red Comet, Char Aznable, begins. It's a great debut episode for one of the best prequel stories ever told, and a really fun way to kick off another year of Gundam podcasts. Enjoy, and come back next week for Part II of The Origin, Artesia's Sorrow! 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

Get ready for a rollicking deep dive into the Gundam universe with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. It's often described as "Japan's answer to Star Wars," but as the Mangasplaining Gang learns this episode, it's so much more, too! Includes an interview with comic maker Emma Rios about Gundam! Don't miss the extended show notes at mangasplaining.com either!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Forty-two years ago, Mobile Suit Gundam changed everything. Catch up on the entirety of the main timeline here. Part one details the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Mobile Suit Gundam, The 08th MS Team and War in the Pocket.

Comment entrer dans la saga Mobile Suit Gundam ? Avec ses nombreuses séries, ses films et ses OAV, la franchise de science-fiction la plus prolifique du Japon depuis maintenant 40 ans impressionne par son immensité et sa popularité sans faille. Imaginée en 1979 par le génial Yoshiyuki Tomino, la série animée du studio Sunrise était innovante dans son fond et dans sa forme. Pour la première fois, le téléspectateur nippon assistait à une histoire qui se suivait d'épisode en épisode avec des cliffhangers et des personnages secondaires qui n'hésitaient pas à succomber dans des violents affrontements. Ce space opera complexe où des méchas s'affrontent dans l'espace a marqué les esprits pour ses héros et méchants inoubliables (l'antagoniste principal Char Aznable est inspiré par Charles Aznavour et Le Baron Rouge). Alors que Mobile Suit Gundam fut un échec à ses débuts sur le petit écran, la fan base de l'époque ainsi que le succès des films au cinéma propulsèrent le show de Tomino en une œuvre culte considérée maintenant comme incontournable au même niveau qu'Evangelion.   L'invité : Jonathan Cordier de Mello, alias Pink Platypus est monteur-réalisateur indépendant. En Février 2021, il sort son premier film documentaire auto-produit ,LA GENÈSE DE GUNDAM, qui revient en près de 2h00 sur les origines du genre mecha et sur la production du premier anime "Real Robot". Le documentaire : https://vimeo.com/570028706 Code intérgration : LA GENÈSE DE GUNDAM from PINK PLATYPUS on Vimeo.   Bonus :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cASNtKYu_A&ab_channel=CliqueTV  Pour commencer et commander Mobile Suit Gundam :  Le conseil de Pink Platypus : Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy - 3 films - Edition Blu-Ray  Le conseil de Lloyd Chéry : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (films I à IV) - Edition Collector Blu-Ray 

We have finally made it, the finale of The Origin but the Beginning of Mobile Suit Gundam! For this first series, we're dissecting the Origin...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin with George Loftus. This week we are covering episode 6, RISE OF THE RED COMET. Where we our Origin story ends and the new journey begins! Grab a snack, drink and get comfy, it's going to be a wild ride! Where to find George: https://twitter.com/gbloftus https://twitter.com/FrameSkipPod Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/fogibear Hop in the Discord: https://discord.gg/jWSnmj5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/support

Welcome to Operation Gundam History! Where we take you on a journey through the Universal Century of Mobile Suit Gundam! For this first series, we're dissecting the Origin...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin with George Loftus. This week we are covering episode 5, CLASH AT LOUM. Where we officially kick off the worst part of the One Year War. Grab a snack, drink and get comfy, it's going to be a wild ride! Where to find George: https://twitter.com/gbloftus https://twitter.com/FrameSkipPod Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/fogibear Hop in the Discord: https://discord.gg/jWSnmj5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/support

Welcome to Operation Gundam History! Where we take you on a journey through the Universal Century of Mobile Suit Gundam! For this first series, we're dissecting the Origin...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin with George Loftus. This week we are covering episode 4, Eve of Destiny or as I call it: CHAR'S PLAN! Grab a snack, drink and get comfy, it's going to be a wild ride! Where to find George: https://twitter.com/gbloftus https://twitter.com/FrameSkipPod Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/fogibear Hop in the Discord: https://discord.gg/jWSnmj5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/support

Welcome to Operation Gundam History! Where we take you on a journey through the Universal Century of Mobile Suit Gundam! For this first series, we're dissecting the Origin...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin with George Loftus. This week we are covering episode 3, Dawn of Rebellion or as I call it: A CHAR IS BORN! Grab a snack, drink and get comfy, it's going to be a wild ride! Where to find George: https://twitter.com/gbloftus https://twitter.com/FrameSkipPod Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/fogibear Hop in the Discord: https://discord.gg/jWSnmj5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/support

Welcome to Operation Gundam History! Where we take you on a journey through the Universal Century of Mobile Suit Gundam! For this first series, we're dissecting the Origin...Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin with George Loftus. We cover episodes 1 and 2, so if you have access to Hulu or can find the movies with alternative methods, you should watch them before listening to the podcast. In two weeks time, we'll be discussing episodes 3 and 4, and we can't wait for you to join us! Grab a snack, drink and get comfy, it's going to be a wild ride! Where to find George: https://twitter.com/gbloftus https://twitter.com/FrameSkipPod Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/fogibear Hop in the Discord: https://discord.gg/jWSnmj5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamhistory/support

Welcome everyone to Animezingly Baka, the amazingly stupid podcast all about anime, where a couple of friends talk about anime, why they love it, and why anime is anything but stupid! So put a tie on your hen, strap in, and enjoy the weird ride that is Animezingly Baka! This final episode of Animezingly Baka (at least for now) is all about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, an anime about politics, backstabbing, murder, assassinations, and a wee bit of mecha; if any of those tickle your fancy, you should let The Origin tickle the shit out of you. Anyway, something-something thank you for going on this journey with us, we are forever grateful, don't be sus, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly adios) show. Topics/Anime Discussed: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin / Dragon Ball Z / Non Non Biyori Nonstop / The Disastrous Life of Saiki K / MLB the Show 21 / And More

We conclude our review of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.  The Zabis prove they are the worst family but the best villains, Amuro and Fraw are home alone after school, and the Zaku II steals the show.  Who will survive?

We kick off our review of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by tackling the hard-hitting topics like what was that medieval knight doing at the castle?  Does General Revil run like a penguin?  Why were those Guncannons so embarrassing? 

We made a mistake. The mistake was watching this movie. To correct this error, we tried something new: it's just gonna be you, us, and a 20 minute timer to talk about THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS. And then no more. Then we talk about Easter chocolate and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, mostly. Because why not, right? Fuck it, it's the same mentality the filmmakers had. Find us on Twitter & Letterboxd: @theymadeanother / @tmao | @mrcoreyprice | @grahamthemallow Find us on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Breaker, Overcast and more as "They Made Another One?!" Reach us via email: tmaopodcast@gmail.com Music from filmmusic.io "Eighties Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On the March 24, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Ben got an unusual haircut Jacob is embracing #QuarantineBeard. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read volumes 5-8 of Fullmetal Alchemist, the first collection of The Drifting Classroom, Abara, and volume one of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Chris started re-reading The Stand. What we’ve been Watching:Peter and Chris watched Tiger King. Peter watched a bunch of screeners from a couple of upcoming Amazon series, and is still enjoying Westworld season 3. Brad watched Insert Coin, We Don’t Deserve Dogs, Critical Thinking, For Madmen Only, Once Upon a Time in Uganda, Jumanji: The Next Level,  rewatched Bedazzled. Jacob watched Mortal Engines, The Influence, The Entity, Open Grave, Holmes and Watson, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, and the season premiere of Top Chef. Ben watched Moulin Rouge! and The Day of the Locust, and rewatched The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Apartment, and The Mask of Zorro. Hoai-Tran has been watching The Outsider, rewatched The Parent Trap, His Girl Friday. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Swedish Fish jelly beans, Starburst soda pop jelly beans, Russell Stover Sours (white chocolate with fruit flavors), Green River soda, Pina Colada Fanta, found out cantaloupe and prosciutto go together well. Ben learned a trick about green onions that may be helpful during a pandemic. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob has decided to use the pandemic to finally beat The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Brad played Call of Duty: Warzone, finally got back to playing Spider-Man.   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

Tooch and Devon find themselves back to where it all began, both in narrative and according the history of this podcast! Despite the Moon Wars our heroes revisit the Universal Century and discuss in great detail the rise of the Earth Sphere's deadliest himbo Char Aznable! In this episode we cover all 6 episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN which ran from 2015 to 2018.

How hard will you press that button?PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/LFABEMAIL: askletsfightaboss@gmail.comTWITTER: https://twitter.com/LetsFightABossINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/letsfightabossQuest Log:Euphoria, It Chapter Two, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Limp BizkitStrategy Talk:Untitled Goose Game, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Blasphemous, Red Dead Online: Frontier Pursuits, Zero Time Dilemma, Street Fighter Alpha 2Quicktime Events:The Last of Us Part II comes out February 21st 2020Shenmue 3 Demo is out as an Epic Games Store exclusiveApple Arcade launched on September 19thKotaku publishes an article on video game porn parodies with underage charactersTroy Baker reveals he didn’t return for Borderlands 3 because it was a 'non-union gig'Loot Drop:Niamh:Jacob Geller on YouTube - Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House - https://youtu.be/mexs39y0ImwJohn:Nerrel on YouTube - Link's Awakening Comparison and Review - https://youtu.be/Su3bfyhA0fcBryan:wavywebsurf on YouTube - King of Fiverr: The Story of Big Man Tyrone - https://youtu.be/QQIY6gGfln4Outro Music:Twinkle Park on SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/twinklepark/lets-fight-a-boss-outro-theme

The hosts try to break free from their strings by dismantling the absurd plot machinations and undercooked characters of the clownishly rushed horror action show Karakuri Circus. After that they go back to the very beginning of the Gundam franchise and discuss how Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin expertly chronicles the rise of one of the most iconic characters from that franchise: Char Aznable.   Reviews: Karakuri Circus (1:20) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (1:18:28)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-11-06/.139081 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y94JDZ-AYGc   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

Continuing on our journey through all the interviews we took part of at Momocon 2019, here's the one with Keith Silverstein! Who is that you may ask? Well, he has done a lot! Many will know him as Torbjörn from Overwatch, or maybe Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Just all sorts of things! But he will forever hold a special place in our hearts around this parts, as Johnny Boya from mother flippin' REDLINE. 

Tangents Abound returns with a whole new attitude! Beginning an index show of one of Japan's greatest anime franchises that deals with themes of war, heroism, and 50-foot tall robots - Mobile Suit Gundam! We'll be covering the manga (comic book series) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. The Special Edition of Gundam! Wait! Come Back! It's not like that OTHER Special Edition! This improves the story the way the OTHER one mostly did! Trust me! Suit up and get ready for one of the greatest stories in science fiction. Feedback can be sent to whitebasechronicles@gmail.com and check out whitebasechronicles.blogspot.com to see images from the manga!

Tangents Abound returns with a whole new attitude! Beginning an index show of one of Japan's greatest anime franchises that deals with themes of war, heroism, and 50-foot tall robots - Mobile Suit Gundam! We'll be covering the manga (comic book series) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. The Special Edition of Gundam! Wait! Come Back! It's not like that OTHER Special Edition! This improves the story the way the OTHER one mostly did! Trust me! Suit up and get ready for one of the greatest stories in science fiction. Feedback can be sent to whitebasechronicles@gmail.com and check out whitebasechronicles.blogspot.com to see images from the manga!

Get ready to howl at the moon on tonight's episode of Pre-Flight! This week, Jason and Gill choose their favorite wolf movies and discuss Wolf's Rain. Then, find out what's happening on this Saturday's episodes of Attack on Titan, The Promised Neverland, and Sword Art Online. Plus, don't miss out on the new trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, premiering July 6th at 3a! Lastly, catch this week's newest Adult Swim Singles track by Seer.

Chris, Dean, and Ryan discuss the shows that got drafted in bracket B for the Spring 2019 anime season.Show ScoresFruits Basket: 80.0%Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: 86.7%Magmel of the Sea Blue: 0.0%Fairy Gone: 0.0%Social MediaAlt Net RadioSupport this show on PatreonJoin us on DiscordWatch the live streams on Twitch and YouTubeFollow the showFollow the networkFollow RyanSee what Ryan is watching on AniListFollow ChrisFollow Dean

Step into an enchanting new episode of Pre-Flight! This week, Jason and Gill choose their favorite "mythical place" movies and discuss The Vision of Escaflowne. Then, find out what's happening on this Saturday's episodes of Attack on Titan and The Promised Neverland. Plus, we're sharing our brand new trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, premiering July 6th at 3a! Last but not least, drop to the beats of our newest Adult Swim Singles track by IKONIKA.

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast continue their journey into the origins of Char as they review the 5th and 6th episode of the Gundam The Origin series. Does it conclude well? Listen and find out their take. As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin Chronicle Of The Loum Battlefield Collection Blu-Ray was provided to us for review by Right Stuf and Sunrise. The music for this episode is from the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin called “Hoshikuzu no Sunadokei” by Takatori Hattori featuring yu-yu.

This week, the gang continues the month of love and talks about the infamous Rom Com! First, Chris talks about the manga Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin, Christian discuss the 2 documentaries about the Fyre Festival, and Chris and Brian discuss seeing the Impractical Jokers live and the controversial Louis C.K. The main topic is the history and evolution of the Romantic Comedy. Are these films a reflection of our romantic lives, or are we projectioning our fantasies onto them?2:15 ChrisMobile Suit Gundam The Origin Manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (2002) 6:00 ChristianFyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened and Fyre Fraud10:20 BrianImpractical Jokers Live13:00Brian and ChristianLouis C.K. Live22:32Results of PollLeon: The Professional and Amélie27:30Romantic Comedy Conversation-Annie Hall (1976)When Harry Met Sally (1989)There’s Something About Marry (1998)40 Year Old Virgin (2005) / Knocked up (2007) / Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)Crazy Stupid Love (2011)The Big Sick (2017)Crazy Rich Asians (2018)Send us your feedback topopoholicscast@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PopOHolics/ Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/popoholicscast/We are now on Twitter! Follow us at https://twitter.com/PopOHolics Write a 5 star review Apple Podcast, and we will read it aloud in an upcoming episode!

**Giant Robot Punch-Up in Space** Once upon a time there was a goose that laid golden eggs …  China and the wider South-East Asian region has their own literal version of that famous goose in the form of The Monkey King, and there are numerous movies, TV shows, books, songs, comics, video games, manga and anime that have found inspiration in classic tales like Journey To The West.   Now it’s the turn of director Stephen Chow to get in on the Monkey King action with his planned animated TV series that aims to open the the character up to a global audience.  After that it’s time for the serious business of anime, so Mark girds his loins and ventures once more into his own personal giant robot hell with the first four episode movies of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Then it’s Andrew’s turn to show his mettle in the fight against evil as he tackles Season 2 Part 2 of My Hero Academia, and Producer Rob winds things up with some Aztec/Mayan/Incan-inspired fantasy action in Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers.  If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow us on Twitter @KeyframePodcast or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show. If you want to show your support then head over to [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over to [The Geek Shop](http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't watch anything we wouldn't! #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #KeyFrame #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow #Adaptations #Manga #MobileSuitGundam #TheOrigin #MyHeroAcademia #Rokka #BraveOfTheSixFlowers #Fantasy #Superheroes #KoheiHorikoshi #YoshikazuYasuhiko #LightNovels #Books #IshioYamagata

Take part A1-2 and add part D3-5, then turn the middle part top-wise?? This week, we're talking about the world of Gundam plastic models, AKA Gunpla, with special guest, Lauren Orsini—_[The Otaku Journalist](https://www.otakujournalist.com/)_ and author of _[Gunpla 101](https://www.gunpla101.com/)_! Next week: Are you hearing voices? Animal noises? The creme-de-la-creme? The feminine abyss? I'm not sure what any of that means, but we'll be hear to talk Scott Pilgrim with a special guest! ## Where can I learn more about Lauren Orsini? If you want to learn more about Lauren, you can [follow her on Twitter](https;//twitter.com/laureninspace), or read about more of her work on [The Otaku Journalist](https://www.otakujournalist.com/), _[Gunpla 101](https://www.gunpla101.com/), or the [Gunpla 101 twitter](https;//twitter.com/gunpla101)! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** While doing the research for this week's topic and unearthing the history of Gunpla, we inevitably were lead to our guests on words. From [Gunpla101.com's "the History of Gunpla"](https://www.gunpla101.com/the-history-of-gunpla/): > Mobile Suit Gundam, the first Gundam series ever, aired in 1979. > > Less than a year later, the first Gunpla kit appeared. And for the past 30 years, people of all ages have continued to enjoy this unusual hobby. > ... > - The word “Gunpla” was coined at the same time as the first kit. Like “cosplay,” it's a Japanese amalgamation of two English words—“Gundam” and “plastic,” as in “plastic model. English speakers will interchange this with “Gundam models,” but we usually say Gunpla because it's shorter. > - The first Gunpla, released in July 1980, cost just 300 yen, or about $3. Obviously, it was a kit for making the very first Mobile Suit Gundam model. > - The earliest Gunpla kits, released between 1980 and 1989, are nothing like the Gunpla we build today. Instead of snapping together, you had to glue them together with cement. Even trickier, they were all one color, and you'd need to paint them first! You'd get a rigid, hardly poseable model for your reward. Today these are called FG (First Grade) kits. > - The first High Grade was released in 1990 and cost 1000 yen, or about $10. As would become a tradition, the first model of any grade was the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Today High Grade is synonymous with “cheap and easy,” but in 1990 it was considered a more detailed, poseable grade of Gunpla. > - The first Master Grade was released in 1995 and cost 2500 yen, or about $25. It is the first time the original Mobile Suit Gundam was named correctly, as the RX-78-2. The grade was originally designed to be used for a select number of models to commemorate Gundam's 15th anniversary, but the popularity of these more accurate models is why they're still being manufactured to this day. > - The first Perfect Grade Gunpla appeared in 1998 and cost 12,000 yen or about $120. Today's Perfect Grades make this look cheap, often topping $200 or more. Perfect grades come in 1/60 scale and include so much detail that they can take weeks to build. They may even come with wiring for LEDs or other electronic features. > ... > - The first Real Grade showed up just recently, in 2010. It was designed to be a step up from High Grade in terms of realism, without being as complicated as a Master Grade. **Search Data:** Looking at some of the [Google Trends data since 2004](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F077wn1), Gunpla has gained some popularity, and is relatively stable in terms of search volume having grown by 50% since 2004. There appears to be some precipitating event around September 2013 where interest picked up quite a bit, possibly in relation to _[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_Origin)_ being released in North America? It's unclear. [// Gundam build fighters - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun

Take part A1-2 and add part D3-5, then turn the middle part top-wise?? This week, we're talking about the world of Gundam plastic models, AKA Gunpla, with special guest, Lauren Orsini—The Otaku Journalist and author of Gunpla 101! Next week: Are you hearing voices? Animal noises? The creme-de-la-creme? The feminine abyss? I'm not sure what any of that means, but we'll be hear to talk Scott Pilgrim with a special guest! Where can I learn more about Lauren Orsini? If you want to learn more about Lauren, you can follow her on Twitter, or read about more of her work on The Otaku Journalist, _Gunpla 101, or the Gunpla 101 twitter! Episode outline Fandom Facts History and Origins: While doing the research for this week's topic and unearthing the history of Gunpla, we inevitably were lead to our guests on words. From Gunpla101.com's "the History of Gunpla": > Mobile Suit Gundam, the first Gundam series ever, aired in 1979. > > Less than a year later, the first Gunpla kit appeared. And for the past 30 years, people of all ages have continued to enjoy this unusual hobby. > ... > - The word “Gunpla” was coined at the same time as the first kit. Like “cosplay,” it’s a Japanese amalgamation of two English words—“Gundam” and “plastic,” as in “plastic model. English speakers will interchange this with “Gundam models,” but we usually say Gunpla because it’s shorter. > - The first Gunpla, released in July 1980, cost just 300 yen, or about $3. Obviously, it was a kit for making the very first Mobile Suit Gundam model. > - The earliest Gunpla kits, released between 1980 and 1989, are nothing like the Gunpla we build today. Instead of snapping together, you had to glue them together with cement. Even trickier, they were all one color, and you’d need to paint them first! You’d get a rigid, hardly poseable model for your reward. Today these are called FG (First Grade) kits. > - The first High Grade was released in 1990 and cost 1000 yen, or about $10. As would become a tradition, the first model of any grade was the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Today High Grade is synonymous with “cheap and easy,” but in 1990 it was considered a more detailed, poseable grade of Gunpla. > - The first Master Grade was released in 1995 and cost 2500 yen, or about $25. It is the first time the original Mobile Suit Gundam was named correctly, as the RX-78-2. The grade was originally designed to be used for a select number of models to commemorate Gundam’s 15th anniversary, but the popularity of these more accurate models is why they’re still being manufactured to this day. > - The first Perfect Grade Gunpla appeared in 1998 and cost 12,000 yen or about $120. Today’s Perfect Grades make this look cheap, often topping $200 or more. Perfect grades come in 1/60 scale and include so much detail that they can take weeks to build. They may even come with wiring for LEDs or other electronic features. > ... > - The first Real Grade showed up just recently, in 2010. It was designed to be a step up from High Grade in terms of realism, without being as complicated as a Master Grade. Search Data: Looking at some of the Google Trends data since 2004, Gunpla has gained some popularity, and is relatively stable in terms of search volume having grown by 50% since 2004. There appears to be some precipitating event around September 2013 where interest picked up quite a bit, possibly in relation to Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin being released in North America? It's unclear. The top ten countries by search volume are: Japan (by a huge margin), Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, China, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Canada is 11th, and the United States is 13th. Size of Fandom: Based on a number of different sources: The Gunpla Subreddit has over 48 000 subscribers The Advanced Gunpla Subreddit has over 3000 subscribers "As of 2015, Bandai has sold an estimate 450 million units, with nearly 2,000 different Gundam plastic models" Wikipedia. A simple calculation of units per model gives us over 225 000 units per model (and a good rough estimate of the number of fans). It's safe to say that there are probably more than 100 000 fans. Fan Demographics: We don't have data for this week's fandom, but we do have some data of fans of Gundam from the Gunpla subreddit, which is close (it's at least the same sample population). From a survey conducted by MrUsamaKhan... Most folks got into Gundam via the Anime (79.7%), but a large percentage also got into it via Gunpla (13.5%) Gundam Wing was the first Gundam anime that most saw (42.1%) followed by Mobile Suit Gundam (14.2%), and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny (12.7%) There was also a link to Gunpla demographics in Japan which includes some age data and a comparison of 2010 to 2015 (along with when different Gundam series were released): Age: The largest group is folks ages 40-50 (30%) followed by folks ages 30-40 (22%) then folks age 20-30 (20%). It looks like, for the most part, folks are growing up with the hobby, but also, younger folks are getting into it too! From Lauren's own Gunpla 101 stats: Age: About 33% are ages 25 - 30 (the largest group) followed by folks 18-24 (Google Analytics does not report on folks younger than age 18) Gender: Fairly even, with 54% male and 46% female Fanac Fast Facts: There are over 6300 works on Archive Of Our Own in the Gundam series: Age ratings: Teen and up (1900+), General Audience (1700+), Explicit (1200+) Categories: M/M (3700+), Gen (1500+), F/M (1200+) Fandoms: Gundam Wing (5100+), Gundam 00 (400+), Gundam Seed (200+) Japanese researchers discovered in 2005 that in a study of university students, building Gunpla before doing mathematical drills produced a significant improvement in completion time. Last Episode's Famous Last Words Michael How big can the models get? G Are there enthusiasts who don't care about the series at all? T What are the forbidden techniques of Gunpla? (think about Lego) Z Gunpla is the modern day ship-in-a-bottle building. This week's spotlight Gunpla Builders World Cup > “Gunpla Builders World Cup” is the official Gunpla global tournament presented by BANDAI where modelers around the world show off their completed Gundam models. The competition determines the greatest Gunpla builder in the world and let creators fight for the title of Gunpla World Cup Champion! If you happen to be at Otakuthon next week, you can probably participate in the Canadian semi-finals portion of the GBWC! OR if you happen to be at Otakon, you can check out Lauren's panel, 39 Years of Gundam Anime, or the Art in Gundam panel. Race Against Time IV > Now in its fourth year running, the Race Against Time is an annual charity marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada by beating the SNES classic, Chrono Trigger, as many times as possible in 24 hours. This year, the event is running every week until August 11 and 12 for the main event (see website for detailed schedule). > > Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that slowly robs those afflicted of their memories, and, eventually, their very sense of being. We are racing to help preserve those memories of loved ones and for a cure to stop it once and for all! > > All donations go directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around next week's fandom, Scott Pilgrim! T How popular is Scott, as a character within the fandom? G Is the music portion of Scott Pilgrim as important to the GN fans as it is to fans of the movie? Z How divisive was the movie? Lauren What did you think of Lost at Sea?? Do you want to talk about Lost at Sea with Lauren? Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: If you want to be part of our podcast (or just want to check us out), we record our podcast LIVE on twitch.tv every Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time! For all the latest updates, check us out on Facebook or Twitter To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on Instagram For our latest convention updates, Let's Plays, and other in-real-life video, check out our YouTube channel We're also on iTunes, and Google Play, and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try nick@thenickscast.com You can check out our website; that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. Everything is thenickscast, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! What is "Fanthropological"? How did you read this far without asking this question?! Fanthropological is an anthropological (ish) podcast where we bring the fan's-eye view to you! Each week, we take a look at a different fandom, dig up interesting background, trivia, and history, and try to get to why it is that people are a fan. We also try to highlight good causes related to that fandom, and find interesting things that fans have created to share those to the world. Each episode is about an hour. Ish. Who is "The Nickscast"? We are the Nickscast! Three products of late-80s / early-90s pop culture who love exploring fandom and everything geek ... who also happen to have been best buddies since high school, and all happen to be named Nick. Yes, we are super creative (dare we say, the most creative). Ahem We are Nick Green, Nick Terwoord, and Nick Zacharewicz: We started the Nickscast as a labour of love, and as a place to entertain and to discuss our love of fans and fandom, and all that is shiny and interesting in that realm. It's what lead us to start our first podcast, our satellite podcasts, Fanthropological, and so much more. We want to help others learn more about different fandoms, and to create empathy with other fans: We dream of a world where other fans aren't "those Weird-o's", but just folks with different tastes. A world where fandom is full of discourse and analysis, and there are plenty of tools and resources to help. Fans building communities to do good in the world. Because everyone's a fan. Thanks Special thanks to Lauren Orsini for making the time to chat with us, especially as she was in the midst of a move when we had chatted with her! Credits Sources Wikipedia - Gundam Models Gunpla 101 - The History of Gunpla Wikipedia - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin r/Gunpla - [Results] The Definitive Gundam Survey 2016 - Initial Results Archive of Our Own - Gundam Series and related fandoms Prezi - Model kit building and its effect on the brain Crunchyroll - Social Media Falls In Love With "Gundam" Relationship Story Gunpla 101 - Trust You: The Making of a PG Gundam 00 Diorama Gunpla 101 - How Gunpla First Came To America Wikipedia - Impossible Bottle Instructables - Building a Ship in a Bottle YouTube - Putting a Ship Into a Bottle Marine Insight - Everything About Ship in a Bottle - The Famous Nautical Gift Folk Art in Bottles - The History of Ships in Bottles Wikipedia - Gundman Model The Gundam Wiki - Gunpla Gunpla 101 - About Us Anime Amino - Why Build GUNPLA? (An Introduction to Gundam Model Building) The Escapist - Scientist Says Building Gundam Models Makes You Smarter FROM JAPAN Blog - Why Is Gunpla So Addictive? Quora - Can You Buy Gunpla When You Become Adult in Japan. And Do "Most" People Look Down on You? r/Gunpla - Why Do You Build Gunpla? r/Gunpla - Dear r/Gunpla, Thank You r/Gunpla - Does Anybody Else NOT Watch Gundam? r/Gunpla - Thoughts on SD Gundams Shaolin Wahnam Institute Forum - Model Building, Another Form of Meditation? Music / Sound "Conjuring a New Enemy" by TeknoAXE used under CC BY 4.0 All other music and sound for this week's episode were provided by Nick Green!

We finally wrap up our viewing of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin" by watching the last third of "Eve of Destiny." We talk about the fall of Dr. Minovsky, Char's Daily Life, and BEAM WARS. Plus, is Andy a jerk? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We finish up the second OVA of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin" and discover just why Artesia might be sorrowful. Jen and Rage speculate on Casval/Artesia/Char's mutual future, and Andy tells some tangential stories. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

After visiting the original Mobile Suit Gundam and its recompilation movie, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast visit the newest retelling and prequel story in Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin. Listen in and get their opinions on the telling of Char and Sayla’s backstory and if it adds new life to the series. As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Chronicle of Char and Sayla Blu-ray was provided to us for review by Right Stuf and Sunrise. The music for this episode is from the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin called “Hoshikuzu no Sunadokei” by Takatori Hattori featuring yu-yu.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the grab bag and this time discuss some manga they have recently read. How does Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin compare to the original anime? Is the Oracle manga better or worse than the games? Are either or these good introductions to their respective series? All this and much more as we dig deep into the grab bag once again.

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are back for yet another fun filled discussional podcast. Answering the hard hitting questions like how a neko-mimi wears earphones and what sandwich to buy when your waifu are drowning. Topics this episode: Gundam Twilight AXIS, Gundam The Origin Blu-ray, The Diary of Ellen, It’d Be Good If Only Little Sister Was Here anime, New Gundam Build Fighters, New J-Novel Licenses, Your Name Subtitles, Kodansha Licenses, Amazon Strike Benefits, Shirobako, Noragami Hiatus, Keijo Manga Truth, ReLife Finale, Seven Seas Licenses, Fairy Tail Concludes, Funimation Bids, and much more! Thanks to stumpndum, WaifuForSale, Rare Kumiko, Companion Kyuubey, LMT BRK, and Star-K for the great questions featured in this episode! The intro for this episode is the OP for Natsume Yuujinchou 6 called “Floria” by Tomohisa Sako. The outro for this episode is the OP for Saga of Tanya the Evil called “JINGO JUNGLE” by MYTH and ROID.

Evan managed to convince David to watch Erased, so this episode the hosts sit down with freelance video producer Bill Zoeker (currently working at Crunchyroll) to talk about the popular anime series. Having an extra person on the show and having a series with so much to talk about resulted in us going WAY overtime, so this episode is almost two hours long! Topics include fish tails vs. fish heads on a mermaid/merman, the power of #branding in Shadow of Mordor, and whether the weird age differences in Erased are more or less OK than the one in Garden of Words. SPOILER ALERT: We spoil Erased late in the show, but we give a spoiler alert before it happens. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes Show Notes Opening Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is available from Vertical, Inc (Amazon, RightStuf). We talked about two notable creators on Gundam: Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of Gundam and director of the original series; and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, character designer of the original series and manga artist of The Origin. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac. Triton of the Sea is available from Digital Manga Publishing. Evan mentioned Osamu Tezuka’s “Star System,” an explanation of which is available on Tezuka in English. The term “gekiga” refers to an alternative style of more hardboiled and/or down-to-earth manga popularized in the wake of Tezuka’s success in the 1950s and ’60s — notable artists include Yoshihiro Tatsumi and Takao Saito. Tezuka himself sought to copy the style once it started to gain traction, though Triton doesn’t exactly fall within the artist’s series of “dark,” more adult works. Erased is streaming on Crunchyroll, FUNimation, and Daisuki. Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David Evan hosts the Crunchycast podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for Otaku USA Magazine. Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton

Tune in as darfox delves into Newtypes with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin before we embark on our final discussion of Slam Dunk!! We'll cover the final chapters along with our favorite matches and moments from this classic manga series.(covers chapters 243-276)

In this insanely Spoiler heavy episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan and Raze go over one of Anime/Manga's biggest properties as they review Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, with a little Help from Baz Besides going over the basic history of Gundam, the various incarnations of The series, and The scientific concepts of Gundam, our intrepid hosts talk about Gunpla, cosplay, Star Trek, and the eventual takeover of the world by Ed Chavez, Hope you enjoy The Greatest Tribute to Gundam Fans: The 1:1 Scale Statue of the Original Gundam Music For Episode: Intro Music -Tobe! Gundam (Fly! Gundam) by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST ), Background Music - Pathetic, But Decisive by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - From Sleep by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST ), Background Music - Affection by Koh Ikeda (Kido Senshi Gundam OST),Background Music - Gundam on the Earth by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Gallant Char by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - The Heroic Gundam by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - A Sense of Nihilism by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - The Menace of Zeon by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Affraid of Battle by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Space Colony by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Approaching Terror by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Conspiracy of The Principality of Zeon by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Anxiety by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Espionage in Enemy Territory by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), Background Music - Bitter Victory by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), rBackground Music - Prayer for Peace by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST), rPromo - Fast Karate for the Gentlemen ( www.daveandjoel.com),Ending Music - Eien Ni Amuro (Forever Amuro) by Koh Ikeda ( Kido Senshi Gundam OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Cohost's Email raze@spiraken.com Our Twitter handles @spiraken @spirakengame Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: If you don't like After War Gundam X, why do you dislike the series?

Take part A1-2 and add part D3-5, then turn the middle part top-wise?? This week, we're talking about the world of Gundam plastic models, AKA Gunpla, with special guest, Lauren Orsini—_[The Otaku Journalist](https://www.otakujournalist.com/)_ and author of _[Gunpla 101](https://www.gunpla101.com/)_! Next week: Are you hearing voices? Animal noises? The creme-de-la-creme? The feminine abyss? I'm not sure what any of that means, but we'll be hear to talk Scott Pilgrim with a special guest! ## Where can I learn more about Lauren Orsini? If you want to learn more about Lauren, you can [follow her on Twitter](https;//twitter.com/laureninspace), or read about more of her work on [The Otaku Journalist](https://www.otakujournalist.com/), _[Gunpla 101](https://www.gunpla101.com/), or the [Gunpla 101 twitter](https;//twitter.com/gunpla101)! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** While doing the research for this week's topic and unearthing the history of Gunpla, we inevitably were lead to our guests on words. From [Gunpla101.com's "the History of Gunpla"](https://www.gunpla101.com/the-history-of-gunpla/): > Mobile Suit Gundam, the first Gundam series ever, aired in 1979. > > Less than a year later, the first Gunpla kit appeared. And for the past 30 years, people of all ages have continued to enjoy this unusual hobby. > ... > - The word “Gunpla” was coined at the same time as the first kit. Like “cosplay,” it's a Japanese amalgamation of two English words—“Gundam” and “plastic,” as in “plastic model. English speakers will interchange this with “Gundam models,” but we usually say Gunpla because it's shorter. > - The first Gunpla, released in July 1980, cost just 300 yen, or about $3. Obviously, it was a kit for making the very first Mobile Suit Gundam model. > - The earliest Gunpla kits, released between 1980 and 1989, are nothing like the Gunpla we build today. Instead of snapping together, you had to glue them together with cement. Even trickier, they were all one color, and you'd need to paint them first! You'd get a rigid, hardly poseable model for your reward. Today these are called FG (First Grade) kits. > - The first High Grade was released in 1990 and cost 1000 yen, or about $10. As would become a tradition, the first model of any grade was the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Today High Grade is synonymous with “cheap and easy,” but in 1990 it was considered a more detailed, poseable grade of Gunpla. > - The first Master Grade was released in 1995 and cost 2500 yen, or about $25. It is the first time the original Mobile Suit Gundam was named correctly, as the RX-78-2. The grade was originally designed to be used for a select number of models to commemorate Gundam's 15th anniversary, but the popularity of these more accurate models is why they're still being manufactured to this day. > - The first Perfect Grade Gunpla appeared in 1998 and cost 12,000 yen or about $120. Today's Perfect Grades make this look cheap, often topping $200 or more. Perfect grades come in 1/60 scale and include so much detail that they can take weeks to build. They may even come with wiring for LEDs or other electronic features. > ... > - The first Real Grade showed up just recently, in 2010. It was designed to be a step up from High Grade in terms of realism, without being as complicated as a Master Grade. **Search Data:** Looking at some of the [Google Trends data since 2004](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F077wn1), Gunpla has gained some popularity, and is relatively stable in terms of search volume having grown by 50% since 2004. There appears to be some precipitating event around September 2013 where interest picked up quite a bit, possibly in relation to _[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_Origin)_ being released in North America? It's unclear. [// Gundam build fighters - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun