Gundams. Giant robots. War. People who have no business piloting million-dollar war machines. War. The Gundam franchise asks simple questions: what would war on an interplanetary scale look like? What happens when the giant robots replace the common soldier as instruments of destruction? Just where is the point where ultra-violence becomes overkill? The answer to all these…
The Show: Knights of Sidonia’s main claim to fame is that it is the first anime series to be broadcasted in America exclusively by Netflix. Despite what the phrase “A Netflix Original Series” may make one assume, Knights of Sidonia (Shidonia no Kishi) is based on a manga originally published in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine. The series…
“This hand of mine is burning red! It’s loud roar tells me to grasp victory!” These are the words uttered by Domon Kasshu in Mobile Fighter G Gundam again and again as he defeats his opponents in a fiery explosion, words that still bring a smile to my face. Like many young boys growing up…
The Gundam Series have long dominated and maintained its popularity in today’s popular culture since the late 1970s. Whether it is Mobile Suit Gundam or Gundam SEED, it is clear that the Gundam franchise is a landmark in the world of mecha anime and will continue to garner fans worldwide from one generation to the…
The Gundam universe has long been idolized as one of the most popular anime series that features mecha wars, where these giant robots have often been called “Mobile Suits.” That said, it came as no surprise that this series launched in 1979 as a TV Show entitled Mobile Suit Gundam. Now almost 30 years later,…
