April 26, 2007

Mail Time by Chris 12:40 P.M. EST
It's time for another issue of the Mailbag today. As usual, keep those questions coming in for future issues.

April 24, 2007

Kitty Kitten: Vixen or Furry? by Chris 9:29 P.M. EST
For today's update, Brian has sent in reviews for episodes 23-26 of Ideon, bringing the series to two thirds completion.

April 22, 2007

Megazone 23 Returns by Chris 6:25 P.M. EST
Today, the Megazone 23 mecha section becomes the latest to be upgraded to Burke's All the World's profile format. All profiles for all three sections have been upgraded. In addition, there's also a new section, Megazone 23 Variations and Unused Designs, with lineart courtesy of Kuruni.

April 21, 2007

The Red Planet by Chris 7:42 P.M. EST
For today's update, Scott is back with reviews for episodes 7-9 of Nadesico.

April 19, 2007

Megazone 23: The End by Chris 1:24 P.M. EST
The Megazone 23 anime section comes to a close today with my review for Megazone 23 Part III. Next up: Gasaraki.

April 18, 2007

Super Lineart Wars by Chris 8:20 P.M. EST
Today's update covers new lineart for various Super Robot Wars sections. First up, Kuruni sent in new pieces for SRW Judgment, SRW 4 and SRW F. EFF Test Pilot sent in some new Original Generation lineart, covering Grungust Type 2, Grungust Type 3 and Rapiecage, as well as new lineart for SRW Compact 3, SRW Destiny and SRW Reversal's Excellence Diver.

April 17, 2007

Attack of the Three-legged Mecha by Chris 9:45 P.M. EST
Brian returns today with reviews for episodes 18-22 of Ideon, pushing the series past the halfway mark.

April 12, 2007

Super Update Wars: The Return by Chris 11:44 P.M. EST
If the update title didn't give it away, there's more Super Robot Wars stuff in today's update. First up, Kuruni sent in some new weapon lineart for the Alteisen, Alteisen Riese, Cybuster, Grungust Type 0, Grungust Type 2 and Rapiecage. Thanks also go out to Kuruni for some of the lineart and mecha listings in our new sections, which include:

Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
Super Robot Wars Gaiden: The Lord of the Elemental
Super Robot Wars Compact 3
Super Robot Wars Destiny
Super Robot Wars Judgment
Super Robot Wars Reversal

As a quick reminder, if you're going to Fort Lauderdale's Anime Supercon, the MAHQ mecha panel is at 8:30 P.M. tomorrow night in panel room 2. Prizes will be given away.

April 10, 2007

Super Update Wars Alpha Gaiden by Chris 10:12 A.M. EST
There's some new Super Robot Wars stuff in today's update. First up is a new section for Alpha Gaiden. Outlaw sent in custom lineart for the Huckebein EX and Grungust Kai, while EFF Test Pilot sent in custom lineart for the Wildwurger, Wildfalken, Huckebein Mark II Trombe and Huckebein Mark III Trombe. There's also new lineart for the Megillot and Messer, again courtesy of EFF Test Pilot.

April 7, 2007

Beer, Sex and Robots by Chris 1:24 A.M. EST
What could possibly be part of this weird update? A review for Megazone 23 Part II. Expect a review for Part III soon to finish off this section. On an unrelated bit of trivia, it's worth noting that today marks the 28th anniversary of when the original Gundam series premiered in Japan. Thanks go to moderator Wingnut for pointing it out.

April 6, 2007

Enter the Aestivalis by Chris 4:36 P.M. EST
Although the Nadesico section just premiered earlier this week, Scott is already back with reviews for episodes 4-6. Also, there's a new mecha section for the Cybuster spinoff anime in Super Robot Wars. That section is pretty small and basic now, so anyone that has material to contribue can do so in this thread.

April 5, 2007

Update Soup by Chris 12:25 P.M. EST
There's a few random items for today's update. First up is the usual Thursday Mailbag. You know the drill where I ask for more questions, so send 'em in. Next up, there's new profiles for the Zeta Gundam manga section. After that there's new Eureka 7 lineart for the Spearhead, Nirvash typetheEND, Nirvash typeZERO Spec 2 and Mon-Soono, courtesy of Anavel. Finally, the following VOTOMS profiles are now in Burke's Armored Trooper format:

ATM-09-STTC Scopedog Turbo Custom
X-ATH-P-RSC Blood Sucker

April 4, 2007

Super Update Wars: Original Generation by Chris 8:55 P.M. EST
Yes, there's some more Super Robot Wars updates today. First up, Peter has reviews for episodes 14-17 of the recently concluded Divine Wars TV series. Next, there's a new section for Super Robot Spirits. The Divine Wars mecha section has been updated with a new profile of the DiSRX, plus screenshots for the R-Gun Rivale, Albatross, Huleh, Vayyikra, Judecca, Septuagint and Neviim. For Alpha 1, there's a new profile for the Koouki with lineart courtesy of Kuruni.

April 3, 2007

Super Update Wars by Chris 4:45 P.M. EST
Now that our Super Robot Wars section is up, it's time to start filling in those blank spaces. So we've got new lineart for the sections that launched on monday, as well as seven new sections. First, the new sections:

Super Robot Wars IV, with lineart courtesy of Kuruni and EFF Test Pilot.
Super Robot Wars EX with the same credit.
Super Robot Wars Alpha
Super Robot Wars Compact 2
Super Robot Wars Impact
Super Robot Wars F
Super Robot Wars F Final

There's also some new line for the Hagane, Shirogane, Kurogane, Bartoll, Dikastis and R-Gun Powered. Kuruni also sent in new lineart for the Ryukooh, Koryuoh, Grungust Type 2 and Grungust Type 3, while Peter sent in lineart for the Personlichkeit.

April 1, 2007

The Seven Year Curse by Chris 1:28 P.M. EST
It's hard to believe that I'm writing this post on April 1, 2007. When the Fantasy & Animation HQ opened seven years ago today, Dale and I had different goals in mind. The site would be a small-time hobby, covering some of our interests like anime, video games and fantasy novels. Obviously, a lot has changed in the seven years since then. As always, I'd like to thank all the visitors and contributors who help make MAHQ what it is. Since it's our seventh anniversary, we've got some new sections up today:

Megazone 23 anime section. Long delayed, I'm reviewing this series of OVA features. Since there's only three parts, it'll be completed soon.

Nadesico anime section. Having finished the Planetes anime and manga, Scott returns to review Nadesico, which kicks off with coverage for episodes 1-3.

Super Robot Wars mecha section. This one has been in the works for a long time, and it's probably the biggest mecha section we've launched since Gundam. Many people worked to make this section, so I'd like to extend our thanks to Peter, Kuruni, Outlaw, Orochi Kusanagi's Gate of Magus, Homeless, Wingnut, EFF Test Pilot, Bright Noa, Nightwing03, AmuroNT1 and Yuusha Tokkyu Might Gaine. This is a large project, and since there's still much to be done, expect more updates soon.

Now that I've announced what's new, here's what's on the horizon. I've been mentioning Gasaraki for awhile, so you can expect that in addition to these sections:

-Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. There will be an anime section with reviews by Rei Murasame, as well as a mecha section.

-Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu. Anime section with reviews by Ben. Also, expect the return of The Gunion soon.

-Mobile Police Patlabor. Anime section, reviewed by me.

-Super Dimension Century Orguss. Same as above.

-Round Vernian Vifam. Mecha section.

That's a pretty large slate, so expect these sections to appear across this year and in 2008. Finally, there have been announcements in the past about a complete re-design of the website that we've dubbed MAHQ 2.0. The reality of this project is that it's going to take a long time. With Dale and I working full time jobs and having other responsibilities, that's a given. However, we've come up with a placeholder in the meantime that we're calling MAHQ 1.5. This project is essentially a visual facelift for the site. All graphics and navigation will be replaced with a new design, but to the same dimensions. In other words, the site will be formatted the same way and still display at 640x480, but it will look a lot better. The design style will be similar to what we're planning for the re-design, so think of this as an extended preview. The plan is to have 1.5 premiere in a few months, with 2.0 coming next year. It'll be a long process, but it's something we definitely want to get out the door.

Finally, one more announcement. Dale and I will be hosting a mecha panel (surprise, surprise) at Fort Lauderdale's Anime Supercon, which runs from April 13-15. The MAHQ panel will run from 8:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. Friday in panel room 2. If you live in the area, stop on by and say hello.

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