Korean boy band Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK or “Tohoshinki” in Japan) unloaded a laser light SPECTACULAR during a broadcast on local television.
The Gundam VS series has been headlining Japanese arcades for almost a decade now with its fast-paced Virtual-On-style robot-on-robot gameplay.
If you thought you were going to have to wait until 2307 for Gundam 00 style space lifts, good news! You might only have to wait until 2050. That is, if a Tokyo-based company gets its way. Obayashi Corp hopes to construct an operational lift, able to whisk passengers 36,000km above Earth.
Japan is famous for its giant mecha statues. But not all Gundam are huge. At this weekend’s Wonder Festival in Chiba, a little kid showed up with his father, ready to cosplay. The kid wore a homemade Gundam costume, proving once and for all that you’re never too young to dress like a giant mecha.
On April 19, a new theme park dedicated to Mobile Suit Gundam is opening in Japan. The small theme park will offer exhibits that allow visitors to experience the famed mecha.
Holy crap! China reworked Gundam Seed, and a bunch of other things, into this mind-melting cartoon extravaganza.
Robots are badass! You know that. I know that. Everybody knows that. But in basking in their awesomeness, we’ve forgotten something important: their backsides.
March 11, 2011 was a horrible day. Japan was ravaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, resulting in destruction and death. Tokyo felt it, sure, but areas like Fukushima were hit hardest.