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- Attack on Titan
Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) [?????] - one of the most awesome anime series I've seen so far that I simply must babble about!Its a story about man eating giants who have been kept separate fr...
DannyChoo.com 21 May 2013 - Kaiyodo Office Tour
One of my agenda items during my visit to Kansai this week was to meetup with Shuichi Miyawaki [????] - the boss of Kaiyodo which is one of the longest standing hobby makers in Japan who produce the R...
DannyChoo.com 19 May 2013 - Volks
Had the pleasure of being invited by the Managing Director of Volks (pictured here to my right) to Kyoto a while ago but only just managed to make the trip this week ><Volks is one of the major ...
DannyChoo.com 19 May 2013 - News: Masou Kishin III Pride of Justice Update
4Gamer has a nice big update on Masou Kishin III, showing off the main mecha and characters. The special Valsione from the anime series, that we covered previously, also gets more eye candy too. Still...
Mecha Damashii 17 May 2013 - Toys: Metal Gear RAY Revealed
Over at Hideo Kojima’s Twitter feed, he recently posted some photos of Yoji Shinkawa posing with a large prototype of ThreeA’s new Metal Gear RAY toy. This is a follow up to the equally la...
Mecha Damashii 17 May 2013 - Kits: Shizuoka Hobby Show 2013
This year’s Shizuoka Hobby Show is under way and as always it has a huge amount of new model kits on display. With Hasegawa’s new Myzr Eta kit (shown above) from Virtual On Force being not...
Mecha Damashii 17 May 2013 - News: Gundam Breaker Beta Reaches Half Million Downloads
The beta for Gundam Breaker has passed half million downloads since its launch. That’s not at all shabby for basically a glorified demo. In addition, save data from the beta will also be carried...
Mecha Damashii 17 May 2013 - Flumpool
Spent time with the pop rock band flumpool on one of their previous tours - if you watched Season 1 of my other TV show Japan Mode then the following photos will seem familiar. Flumpool is an immensel...
DannyChoo.com 16 May 2013 - Recalibrating Expectations in Suisei no Gargantia
Suisei no Gargantia is one of the three mecha anime airing this season (four if we count a certain HD remaster). Out of them, it’s the one with the loftiest concept in the vein of Toward the Ter...
Continuing World 15 May 2013 - News: Masou Kishin III Valsione Bonus
In the upcoming Masou Kishin III players will be given a special bonus code in the initial run of the game. This will give a different version of Valsione as seen in the Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspe...
Mecha Damashii 14 May 2013 - Video: Crossbone Gundam Fanmade Animation
A YouTube user by the name of wipp er has uploaded an impressive fanmade anime intro for Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam. Written by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and drawn by Yuichi Hasegawa, the Cros...
Mecha Damashii 14 May 2013 - Akihabara Shops 7
Its that time again where we go for a photo walk around my most fave place on Earth - Akihabara ^o^ Today we visit places such as Hobby Tengoku, Sega Game center, Toranoana, Animate, Don Quijote, Melo...
DannyChoo.com 13 May 2013 - Toys: Variable Action Koubu Announced
Whilst this is not the first toy of Sakura Shinguji’s pink custom koubu from the Sakura Taisen series, this new Variable Action toy from Megahouse looks to be one of the best. Released at the en...
Mecha Damashii 13 May 2013 - News: Armored Core Verdict Day Second Livestream Announced
The second livestream for Armored Core Verdict Day will be happening on the 17th May (you’ll be able to watch it here). The main point of discussion will be about the new UNAC system, which is t...
Mecha Damashii 13 May 2013 - Amairo Clock
So you got Moekana and have pre-ordered Moekanji but you want your Japanese learning to be even more fun? I've got just the thing!I've just released Amairo Clock [?????] (Amairo*Clock) for iOS which f...
DannyChoo.com 11 May 2013 - Mitaka
Mitaka [??] - an area located in the West of Tokyo which is home to Kichijoji, the Ghibli Museum and a load of anime studios. 92% of all Japanese anime production studios are located within Tokyo and ...
DannyChoo.com 9 May 2013 - Toys: Riobot Detonator Orgun Previewed
Those wondrous people at Sentinel have previewed the upcoming Riobot Detonator Orgun toy set for release this July at 9,800 yen. This is from the anime of the same name, which was Masami Obari’s...
Mecha Damashii 9 May 2013 - News: Masou Kishin III Pride of Justice Announced
Bandai Namco have announced the third entry into the Masou Kishin series with a new promo for Pride of Justice (shown below). The game will be released on both PS3 and Vita and seems to be using the s...
Mecha Damashii 9 May 2013 - Majestic Prince, a character-driven mecha anime
One of my favorite shows of this season, as well as my favorite among the mecha shows currently airing, is Galactic Strike Force Majestic Prince. It has good action, well-designed mecha, and a fun mix...
Continuing World 6 May 2013 - Mirai Suenaga Doll
A month ago, I wrote an article on how to mass produce your own products. The post was rather popular and was picked up on many sites and social networks around the world - could have been because I p...
DannyChoo.com 5 May 2013 - Golden Week Japan
Golden Week refers to a series of public holidays on April 29 (Showa Day), May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day), May 4 (Greenery Day), and May 5 (Children's Day). Many companies close down completely to ...
DannyChoo.com 5 May 2013 - Red Bull X2010
Gran Turismo: AUTOart: Red Bull X2010...
Neotype 5 May 2013 - Lego Evangelion
Three years in the making. In scale with standard Lego mini-figs. By master brickster Moko. Full story & build history here (in Japanese)....
AltJapan 4 May 2013 - Roppongi Photowalk
Today we go on a photowalk around the Roppongi [???] area in Tokyo. Folks who have been to Roppongi will have noticed large numbers of foreigners in the area which is mainly due to the many foreign em...
DannyChoo.com 3 May 2013 - Separated at Birth?
Above, "Twintail" from Ultraman. Below, the "Slide-Rock Bolter" from Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, a 1910 guide to mysterious creatures of North America....
AltJapan 22 Apr 2013 - Bubble Ship
Oblivion: Bubble Ship...
Neotype 20 Apr 2013 - Patlabor: A Primer
Labor: a robot specifically designed for construction work. Labors allow dramatic advances in construction, but also in crime. To combat these new Labor crimes, the police created a special unit: The ...
Continuing World 14 Apr 2013 - Grendizer Go!
Incubot, proud purveyor of all that crazy stuff we wish we'd owned as kids, is proud announce the launch of the Grendizer USB figure! Yes, Grendizer: that classic Seventies Go Nagai anime show featuri...
AltJapan 16 Feb 2013 - Cyberthreat Cat
I thought that cat looked familiar. You know, the one from the case involving the demented guy threatening online to launch a killing spree at Comic Market. He was caught yesterday after cops tracked ...
AltJapan 10 Feb 2013 - Yo Nukes
Japan loves mascots. There are enough of them out there to fill a book and many, many posts on the subject. Super-cute mascots aren't intended to be childish or condescending here; Japan's animistic, ...
AltJapan 7 Feb 2013 - Kawaiisrael
From the Israel in Japan Facebook page, a contest that proves yet again that no concept can escape being made into a yuru-kyara mascot. This time, the mission is to design a supercute character to rep...
AltJapan 30 Jan 2013 - Anime I Watched in 2012 #11: Gundam AGE
Gundam AGE is a failure, in multiple ways. First, it achieved abysmal ratings, beating Gundam X’s all-time low. I think this is well within the experimental nature of the show, where Gundam trie...
Continuing World 6 Jan 2013 - Anime I Watched in 2012 #5: AKB0048
Which I pronounce as “A-K-B double-oh forty-eight”. AKB48, as I understand it, is A Big Thing. While I find myself immune to the snares of mainstream Japanese pop, they seem big enough to ...
Continuing World 30 Dec 2012 - Anime I Watched in 2012 #3: iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
Picture taken from Thaliarchus’s sizable Twitpic album. Now here’s a title worthy of sending a certain fanbase into a murderous rage. Before 2011, before a proper iDOLM@STER anime, we had ...
Continuing World 27 Dec 2012 - The Ghosts of Christmas Present
This season, why not give the gift of total frickin' terror? The Yurei Attack ebook is here, satisfying all of your portable, digital Japanese ghost-hunting needs. In fact, you can download it from th...
AltJapan 24 Dec 2012 - The Hamburger That Ends the Hatred
[This is a special guest post by ghostlightning] For the third year straight, I’ve rewatched Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket just before Christmas. I believe it’s become the ide...
Continuing World 23 Dec 2012 - Christmas on Monster Island
Updated for 2012! It's that time of year......
AltJapan 12 Dec 2012 - Kanzen Henkei
"Kanzen Henkei" means "perfectly transforming" in Japanese. It was a buzzword of the Eighties toy world. Now it's back again, because robot builder Kenji Ishida has succeeded in creating the world's f...
AltJapan 5 Dec 2012 - Yokai Attack Hong Kong!
Attention Hong Kong readers! I will be presenting about yokai in both English and Japanese (with Cantonese simultaneous intepretation) at the Japan Media Arts Festival in Hong Kong on December 8, 2012...
AltJapan 26 Nov 2012 - [Men OP Destiny] Gundam AGE OP2 (sharp#)
After the unconventional, failed gambit of Gundam AGE’s OP1, OP2 is a return to form, exhibiting a more adolescent tone while including some nifty mobile suit action. I’d rather not try to...
Continuing World 2 Oct 2012 - Obright, Oldtype
[Spoilers for Gundam AGE] Obright died, but not before treating us to an Oldtype-style beatdown where ingenuity trumps over genetic piloting talent. This I will remember. But Obright’s life is f...
Continuing World 19 Sep 2012 - A Day of Zaku ? A good hunt? Not today??
You might want to read:Optimus Prime VS Gundam – Transformers VS Mobile Suits A Day of Zaku A Day of Zaku – ep 2 – Breakfast beside the river ...
BMecha 31 Aug 2012 - The Five Star Stories Movie
I watched The Five Star Stories movie a few days ago. It was first described to me as “a work where characters are either strikingly beautiful or hideously ugly”. It took me years to see i...
Continuing World 30 Aug 2012 - Gundam Age-FX
Bandai > Gundam Age > HG Gundam Age-FX...
Neotype 8 Aug 2012 - DX SOC Mazinger Z
Bandai: DX Soul Of Chogokin: Mazinger Z...
Neotype 30 Jun 2012 - ex:ride SPride.04 : Josef
Good Smile Company: ex:ride SPride.04 : Josef + Figma #125 Fireball Charming Drossel...
Neotype 6 Jun 2012 - Transformers Fall of Cybertron: Metroplex & Dinobots VS Bruticus
Size does matters. This is not only apply to Godzilla, but also to fellow Cybertronian. The latest Transformers: Fall of Cybertron games released a new cinematic video! And YES! Not only Grimlock but...
BMecha 5 Jun 2012 - Dengeki Hobby Japan 6/12
Covers: RG 1/144 RX-178 Gundam MKII A.E.U.G. & Titans Plastic Models...
Neotype 28 Apr 2012 - Gundam UC (Unicorn) ep 5 8 Minutes Preview Video!
Kitaaaaaa! Here it comes! The 8 minutes preview video of Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) Ep 5. The dark beast, Banshee falls from the sky to rescue Unicorn Gundam. Destroyer mode on! You might want...
BMecha 27 Apr 2012 - Gundam Unicorn (UC) Episode 5 Promotion Video!
Yes episode 4 is epic, espcially for UC fans like me. After months and months of waiting, episode 5 will becoming soon on May 19 2012. As usual, the short promotion video of Gundam Unicorn Episode 5 ...
BMecha 1 Apr 2012 - Prometheus
Ridley Scott: Prometheus A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying b...
Neotype 27 Mar 2012 - FFR-41 Mave
Alter: AL-Mecha: Yukikaze: 1/100 Scale FFR-41 Mave ...
Neotype 21 Mar 2012 - Exploring Lab
Bandai: Exploring Lab: 1/10 Scale ISS Space Suit & 1/48 Scale Shinkai 6500 Plastic Models...
Neotype 3 Mar 2012 - Air Multiplier
Dyson: Air Multiplier...
Neotype 23 Feb 2012 - March 2012 ? Golden MS HGUC 1/144 Delta Gundam!
The unnamed golden warrior - Delta Gundam is joining the Bandai HGUC 1/144 gunpla series! According to the official background, Delta Gundam only appears in the design plan during Zeta Gundam era. Bu...
BMecha 21 Dec 2011 - Mobile Suit Gundam Online ? Game Play Video
Wow... Gundam Online game that support 100 players in the same battle? This is the latest 3rd person action online game - Mobile Suits Gundam Online, just announced by Bandai last week. I just found ...
BMecha 12 Dec 2011 - Grimlock VS Bruticus in Transformers Fall of Cybertron
I just finished the Transformers War for Cybertron Autobots campaign last week (call me slow poke if you like :P). Then at last I watched the proper trailer of the sequel, Transformers Fall of Cybert...
BMecha 12 Dec 2011 - SD G1 Optimus Prime Plastic Model Kit
SD Transformers Autobots plastic model kit? I found this SD G1 Optimus Prime Plastic Model prototype photos from Hong Kong Toysdaily forum. It seems to be fan made model and from oen of the forumer's...
BMecha 11 Dec 2011 - Gundam + Gundam Girl Wedding Dinner @ Taiwan
If you think Gundam Cosplay is a rare sight, this Gundam Wedding will definitely blows your mind. This newly wed couple are hardcore Gundam + Cosplay fans. For their wedding, they have chosen a theme...
BMecha 9 Dec 2011 - Official Prototype Sinanju and Gundam Delta Kai from Gundam Unicorn PS 3 Game
Just saw this official prototype Sinanju, Sinanju Stein & Gundam Delta Kai which are featured in the upcoming Gundam Unicorn PS 3 Game. The white Sinanju Stein looks are more square ish and look...
BMecha 30 Nov 2011 - Z Gundam Movies
In 2005 the 50 episode Z Gundam television series from 1985 was compiled into a movie trilogy titled Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation. I grabbed the DVD set when I saw it on Amazon.com but w...
GearsBlog 10 Dec 2010 - Scan Hobby Japan January 2011
Hobby Japan January 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/?20vhv5tr0ro2n5s...
SRW Hotnews 28 Nov 2010 - Super Robot Wars OG The Inspector stage 09
http://himado.in/31479 (RAW Stream)...
SRW Hotnews 26 Nov 2010 - New kit review: RG 1/144 MS-06S Zaku II Char Custom
http://schizophonic9.com/rg_zaku_p.html http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/51616096.html...
SRW Hotnews 26 Nov 2010 - Full scans Model Graphix January 2011
Model Graphix January 2011 (59 Mb) http://www.mediafire.com/?u9jp6vtvqzzc4ao - MG Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom – February 2011, 4,725 yen HGUC 1/144 GM Custom – january 2011, 1,365 yen -...
SRW Hotnews 26 Nov 2010 - Composite Ver. Ka. SRW OG Exbein
Composite Ver. Ka. Exbein Release date: April 2011 Price: 6,090 yen...
SRW Hotnews 25 Nov 2010 - Gundam Musou 3 PV 2nd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-668nwiIo...
SRW Hotnews 23 Nov 2010 - Upcoming next Composite Ver. Ka.
Composite Ver. Ka. SRW OG Exbein http://www.tamashii.jp/...
SRW Hotnews 22 Nov 2010 - This month?s hobby magazine
Non scale scratchbuild Soulgain MG ReZEL Commander Type - METAL BUILD 1/100 00 Gundam Seven Sword - MG Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom - HGAW 1/144 Gundam X Divider HG 1/144 Extreme Gundam - ...
SRW Hotnews 22 Nov 2010 Super Robot Wars L (Major spoilers!) OG 2nd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEDh60DEAT0 http://superrobotwar.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/srwhotnews_srwl_og2nd1.jpg http://superrobotwar.files.wordpress....
SRW Hotnews 21 Nov 2010- Super Robot Wars L was leaked
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SRW Hotnews 20 Nov 2010 - Underlying Themes in Classic Tomino Sci-Fi Anime
Every mecha fan eventually reaches a point where he (or she) contemplates Tomino’s classic sci-fi anime shows. The potent concoctions of drama and tragedy mixed with epic casts of characters and...
GearsBlog 25 Sep 2010 - The Tale of Neo Byston Well
The Tale of Neo Byston Well (1988) is a 3 episode OAV that takes place 700 years after the events of Aura Battler Dunbine (1983). This time the story takes place entirely in Byston Well as no one has ...
GearsBlog 18 Sep 2010 - Heroism in Galaxy Express 999
Now that I’ve finally completed all 113 episodes of Galaxy Express 999 (1978) I can understand creator Leiji Matsumoto’s ideal of heroism. Matsumoto anime has been entertaining audiences f...
GearsBlog 1 Jun 2010 - Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999 ran from September 1978 to April 1981 and comprises 113 episodes. It is based on Leiji Matsumoto’s manga of the same name that ran in Shonen King from January 1977 to November...
GearsBlog 31 May 2010 - Godzilla On My Mind
In what will be the last of my Godzilla posts for a while I wanted to give a review of William Tsutsui’s book Godzilla on My Mind. However, the book is too painfully bad to give a detailed rev...
GearsBlog 26 Feb 2010 - Godzilla ? Looking Back
Now that I’ve finally had the chance to watch all 28 Godzilla movies (and a few other classic Toho films) I can reflect on how the King of the Monsters and his career have effected me. Ever sinc...
GearsBlog 24 Feb 2010 - Godzilla: Final Wars
Video Daikaiju came to my rescue again and supplied a great subtitled copy of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). This is the 28th and (so far) final Godzilla movie directed by Kitamura Ryuhei. Godzilla̵...
GearsBlog 23 Feb 2010 - Ultimate Office ? Gears Style
Many anime fans have been looking at the photos of lavishly decorated rooms that are part of the Otacool book at Danny Choo’s blog. This week I’ve finally set up my ultimate home office fo...
GearsBlog 13 Feb 2010 - Godzilla 2000
After much waiting I finally received my copy of Godzilla 2000 (1999) subtitled this week. I’ve been waiting to see this movie for a long time. Although I enjoyed it, it was one of the weaker en...
GearsBlog 12 Feb 2010