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[Mr Bushido]

http://reggiocomics.blogspot.com/2010/1 ... alike.html

Looks like China's fake 1/1 RX-78-2 is done and it looks like it's purpose is to "light up the Christmas night."

Also in this same blog, Tomino made a trip to Beijing University and while he was there, he made a comment saying he's not impressed with Chinese animation.

[Furious Rodimus]

Sheryl Nome Black Bunny figure:

http://tomopop.com/treasure-festa-in-ar ... 6323.phtml

[Destiny_Gundam]

Youth Ordinance Bill passes

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... nance-bill

Time to set your Doomsday clocks for April 1st!

[TakaTahuNuva]

Here's an interesting one, courtesy of the Gundam Guy Blog. Ever wanted to shop for groceries and show your appreciation for Gundam at the same time?

Well, now you can!

Mitsui Sumitomo, a Japanese Insurance Group, announced that they'll be offering a Gundam-themed Visa Card, illustrated by Gundam mecha designer Kunio Okawara.

[Some Kind of Robot]

Call me a UC elite all you want, i'll take whatever ridiculous charges just to get one of these.
Http://www.japanator.com/what-is-your-m ... 7805.phtml
(Edit: was a day late and a dollar short on that one. I guess im too drunk to find the "delete post" button. But you gotta admit that's pretty cool.)

[snoops619]

'Cause I thought my 7 other versions looked lonely:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... nd-of-june

[Destiny_Gundam]

So we're all sad people with warped DNA...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... warped-dna

... Wait, this isn't news at all!!!

[gundamtype0]

Follow up on Bushido's fake Gundam in China article.

Chinese theme park at first states that statue is not copied from Gundam but now it denies the statue's existence.

Chengdu Guosetianxiang, an amusement park in the central Chinese province of Sichuan, has denied accusations that its orange robot statue was copied from Sunrise's Gundam anime franchise. A public relations representative said, "It is not an imitation but an original [design]. It is not an copy of Gundam, but a design we came up with." However, the representative acknowledged, "Since there are reports of similarities, we are currently working on modifications." Sotsu, the primary copyright holder of Gundam, said that it is "investigating" the facts of the matter. The news source FNN is streaming a video report about the issue.

Source:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... rom-gundam

Witnesses report that the orange statue with a striking resemblance to Sunrise's Gundam robotic mecha was suddenly removed from a Chinese amusement park as of Tuesday. Park officials also denied the existence of the statue to the news agency Agence France-Presse. The Floraland (Chengdu Guosetianxiang) park's website removed the image of the statue from one of its pages. (A sample of the original image appears at right.)

Source:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... theme-park

[jabman025]

Limited Editon Chrono Gundam Unicorn and Sinanju Watchs, looks pretty damn nice actually

http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/l ... am-uc.html

[gundamtype0]

Cardboard Freedom Gundam

Source:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/12/2 ... ad-for-25/

Not quite the Freedom Gundam that Neo's looking for but looks pretty good and imposing.

[Furious Rodimus]

New SD Gundam game for DS

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... dam/708716

[Furious Rodimus]

I don't think this has been posted before, but it's Syd the Gundam Geek from HLJ.tv

http://www.hobbylink.tv/category/gunpla ... ndam12.jpg

[jabman025]

Bandai wins victory in attempt to banish the Chinese, orange gundam

http://sg.promotion.yahoo.com/entertain ... tator.html

[Mu La Flaga]

So apparently there is work on a new Voltron series coming up which I heard about only recently.

Looks like Voltron is getting a remake for the modern age.
http://www.trevordevall.com/

If you read episode 28's description they are almost done with all the voice work for the series itself.

[NastyNate]

Gundam 00 Film Sells 59,000 BDs to Top Weekly Chart

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ekly-chart

[gundamtype0]

BONES will continue the late Umanosuke Iida's new mecha anime.

The February issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Gundam Ace magazine reports that the anime studio BONES is producing a project called Towa no Kuon. The director was Umanosuke Iida (Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Hellsing), who passed away in November. Takeshi Mori (Otaku no Video, Gunsmith Cats, Vandread) is serving as the "collaborative director" in Iida's place, and Saizo Nemoto (Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho: Tou 2nd Act, Shangri-La script writer) is supervising the scripts.

Toshihiro Kawamoto (Gundam 0083, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain) is designing the characters and overseeing the animation process. Yutaka Izubuchi (Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Gundam 0080, Patlabor) is credited for the concept designs, while his frequent collaborator Shingo Takeba (Gasaraki, RahXephon, Patlabor WXIII) is also credited for "design works."

Iho Narita and Takashi Aoi are designing the background art, and Yutaka Nakamura (Escaflowne TV's opening, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa) is serving as the "special effects director." The other main staff members include Kenji Mizuhata, Tsunenori Saito, and Takeshi Yoshioka.

BONES aims to finish the first episode by next summer. While Gundam Ace has not provided specifics on the anime's story, it does present several sketches that Iida himself drew of an alternate-dimension gate and other elements.

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ector-iida

[Vent Noir]

Shoju Gatoh plans new series, Full Metal Panic short stories

[Vent Noir]

Super Robot Wars Z2 Annonunced for PSP

New Series:
Armored Trooper Votoms
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
Armored Trooper Votoms: Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Treachery
Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (1st Season)
Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen
Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Guren-hen
Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~
Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers -


Returning Series:
Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3
Muteki Kojin Daitarn 3
Muteki Robo Trider G7
Space Emperor God Sigma
Space Warrior Baldios
Rokushin Gattai God Mars
Combat Mecha Xabungle
The Super Dimension Century Orguss
Mobile Suit Z Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
After War Gundam X
Turn A Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God
Juusou Kikou Dancouga Nova
Getter Robo: Armageddon
The Big O
Overman King Gainer
Super Heavy God Gravion Zwei
Sōsei no Aquarion
Macross Frontier

EDIT: More info from the SRW board: From Famitsu, translated by Duckroll and relayed by Hinode:

- This is the part 1 of SRWZ2. The game is divided into 2 parts.
- Development started at around March 2009.
- For many of the new series including Geass, Gundam 00, and Gurren Lagann, they are 2 part stories. Hakai-hen will only cover the first half of their stories.
- That means Season1 only for Geass and Gundam 00, and up to ep15 (and the first movie) for GL.
- Gundam Wing TV and Gundam 00 will have a connected storyline in SRWZ2, the reason for this is probably because both cover essentially the same goals in different perspectives.
- Dai-Guard and Trider will also be connected because both storylines feature corporations as a story backdrop, and their business worlds will connected in SRWZ2.
- Even though this is a 2-part sequel, the Hakai-hen will still contain huge climatic original enemies of its own in the game.

EDIT 2: Pics are up on Famitsu's website

[Vent Noir]

Okay, a bit of a shameless plug here (given that I'm on the Manifest committee) but One of ANN's daily cosplays is the 00 Raiser from Manifest 2009

[Vent Noir]

Finally, a whole anthology about power armor