June 30, 2003

Enter the Pretty Boy by Chris 11:55 P.M. EST
No, there's no pretty boys here except for Garma Zabi. Today's update again focuses on The Origin, this time on volume 5. This now completes all the volumes released so far. Also, the mecha section for The Origin has been updated up to volume five. Finally, there's some new specs for SEED's GOOhN with thanks going out to Shohei Takaya for the translation.

June 27, 2003

Even More Origin by Chris 11:23 P.M. EST
Yes, there's more Gundam: The Origin on the plate, and this time the review is for volume four. Also, there's some new custom lineart for the Zaku I courtesy of RancorClaw. Also, in a brief side note, it occurred to me that my review for SD Gundam's Counterattack happens to be my 450th Gundam review. Not too far away from 500 now...

June 25, 2003

More Origin by Chris 11:58 P.M. EST
For today's update, I've got a review for volume 3 of Gundam: The Origin.

Zeta on the Horizon by Dale 12:42 A.M. EST
Thanks to Neo-Era for finding this out. Jerry Chu recently posted on the Anime on DVD forums about the status of Zeta Gundam in English. It will not be on CN this year, but he says it has not been delayed. It will premiere at Anime Evolution this year.

June 24, 2003

The Origin and The End by Chris 1:32 P.M. EST
For today's update, I've posted a review for volume 2 of Gundam: The Origin, and more will be on the way soon. Also, Dr. Core announced yesterday that his website Newtype Asylum will be shutting down. A new website with the same name will be coming soon, but with different content. Core's fellow staff member Nightingale will be running a new site dedicated to toy reviews and news. As has happened several times in the past, I'm always sad to see established quality Gundam sites disappear from existence. It's a shame that many good sites are gone now that Gundam is finally becoming very popular in America.

June 20, 2003

School Festival by Chris 11:27 A.M. EST
For today's update, check out a review (with screenshots) for the SD Gundam's Counterattack movie. Also, Mark064 has sent in new lineart for the following: Elmeth, Braw Bro, Gray Phantom, Salamis, Magellan and Musai (both types from MSG).

June 12, 2003

Minor Tidbits by Chris 1:11 P..M. EST
There's a few items on today's update. First, there's new specs for SEED's Calamity, Forbidden and Raider Gundams, courtesy of Mark Simmons on the GML. Second, the latest issue of Toyfare magazine features some interesting news on Zeta Gundam. The issue shows off some MSiA for the series, including the Zeta Gundam, Hyaku Shiki, Gundam Mk II and an Arch Enemy version of the Mk II. The article also mentions that the series will begin airing on Cartoon Network in September. While there is no confirmation on this, I will look around and see what I can dig up. If you'd like to see scans of the toys, read this thread from MacrossWorld.

June 10, 2003

Lineart Insanity by Chris 12:33 P.M. EST
For today's second update, I've got a ton of new lineart and some new profiles, so let's get started:

-First up, Mark064 has sent in new lineart for the Gyan, Big Zam and Bigro.
-In the Katoki section, new profiles are available for the following, with pics courtesy of Psycho_Al: FAZZ, Zeta Plus A1 & C1, GM Kai, GM Quel, Dendrobium Stamen, Guncannon, Hyaku Shiki, Qubeley, Zaku II F2 and Master Gundam. In the same section, new lineart is also available for the pre-existing Gouf and Gundam Ground Type.
-There's loads of new lineart for Gundam Sentinel, again courtesy of Al. Check out the following: FAZZ, Nero, S Gundam's G-Attacker & G-Bomber, S Gundam Booster Unit, Ex-S Gundam, Z Plus A1 Amuro Ray Type (from Sentinel Variations), G-Core, Gundam Mk V, Xeku Zwei and Xeku Eins Type 3.
-Al has also sent in some pictures from various games. First up is G Generation Gather Beat, which has new pictures for: GM "Juggler", Ez8 Heavy Armed and Dom Bein Nichts. Next up is G Generation F, which features new lineart for the Phoenix Gundam and Zanspine. There's also new weapons lineart for Cross Dimension's Gundam Pixie and MS Collection's Prototype Zaku.

In another note, if you live in South Florida, this may be of interest to you. Thanks go out to my friend Jason for pointing this out:

Anime exhibit beginning with 18th century Japanese woodblocks through manga and anime. Show is called MY REALITY and is going on now through June 15th at the Norton Museum of Art 1451 S. Olive Ave. West Palm Beach. 561-832-5196 $8 for non-members, $3 for teens, kids 13 and under get in free.

Military Hardware by Chris 12:30 A.M. EST
For today's update, I've got several new profiles of real military vehicles that appear in Macross Zero, with specs courtesy of Ryukami. The new profiles include: B-2 Spirit, F117 Nighthawk, M1 Abrams, S-3 Viking and SH-60 Seahawk. I've also dug up matching new pictures of real life Kitty Hawk and Arleigh Burke class ships.

June 7, 2003

Has it been that long? by Dale 1:22 P.M. EST
It has been over two years since I last reviewed Outlaw Star, but I have returned with a review of episode 4. I have also updated minor points in the previous reviews. Chris, myself, Tanya, and our friend Steve also attended a convention last Saturday which had Teryl Rothery (Kodachi Kuno from Ranma), Michael Dorn (Worf from Star Trek), and Mira Furlan (Delenn from Babylon 5) as guests. You can find the report in the Features section. Finally, MissBunny will now be going by the name of Tanya from this point forward.

June 6, 2003

Attack of the 50 Ft. Gelgoogs by Chris 9:35 P.M. EST
For today's brief update, check out the following new lineart sent in by Mark064: Gelgoog Commander (Char colors), Gelgoog High Mobility, Gelgoog Cannon (Kurtz colors), Gelgoog Jager, Gelgoog Marine and Gelgoog Marine Commander. Also, Psycho_Al has cleaned up new lineart for the Blue Destiny Unit 2 (Nimbus colors) from the Blue Destiny game section.

June 4, 2003

Naked Singing Mystic Girls by Chris 3:14 P.M. EST
For today's update, I've got a review (with screenshots) for episode 2 of Macross Zero. Also, Mark064 has sent in new lineart for the following: Action Zaku, Rick Dom (alternate colors), Rick Dom II (0080) and Gelgoog.

June 2, 2003

The Devil and the Deep Blue SEED by Chris 1:10 A.M. EST
There's quite a few items on the plate today, so let's get started:
-First, there's reviews (with screenshots) for episodes 22-24 of Gundam SEED.
-There's new pics and profiles in the SEED-MSV section. The BuCUE Bartfelt Custom now has a pic, and there's a new profile for the Ceremonial GINN. Both pics were scanned by exZERO and cleaned up by Psycho_Al. Special thanks go out to exZERO for performing the gut-wrenching task of ripping pages out of his issue of Hobby Japan to scan the BuCUE.
-Mark064 has sent in new lineart for the following suits: Zaku II Kai, Zaku Flipper, Zaku Reconnaissance Type, R1-A, R2-P and R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Types, Psycommu Zaku and High Mobility Psycommu Zaku.

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