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Mecha Fridays: The good, the bad, the ugly – Gundam 00

Mecha Fridays: The good, the bad, the ugly – Gundam 00

Today we look back at the adventure that is Mobile Suit Gundam 00. The 10th year anniversary of Seiji Mizushima's take on the Gundam franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, is well underway with a lot of great surprises to the fans, one of them being a sequel to the...

Mecha Fridays: Is it time for another Super Robot Anime?

Mecha Fridays: Is it time for another Super Robot Anime?

Wait, why are we even asking this, of course, it's always time for another Super Robot Show! The history of Super Robot shows can easily be traced back to the very birth of Anime with the genre described as one of the juggernauts of the past era, spawning iconic...

Mecha Fridays: Are Mecha shows really dying?

Mecha Fridays: Are Mecha shows really dying?

Once a juggernaut, now an obscure niche. About a week ago I watched a video from YouTuber Gigguk, who frequently loves to talk about one of the fewest things that help us get by in life, Anime, which was titled Mecha: The Rise & Fall of Giant Robots. While I was...

Mecha Fridays: This post is about Darling in the FRANXX

Mecha Fridays: This post is about Darling in the FRANXX

What? It's the best mecha anime of this season? The 2018 Winter anime season started with your usual, balanced mix of different genres and tropes from slice of life, to action, shounen, and the now must-have Isekai.  There are shows that stand out artistically, like...

Mecha Fridays: Full Metal Plamo!

Mecha Fridays: Full Metal Plamo!

So let's talk about FMP. A high school student who turned out to be the fruit of a military project, a soldier who tries awkwardly disguises as an average member of society, a cute, white-haired lady being the captain of a highly advanced Nuclear submarine and some...