Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom DVD and Blu-ray versions sold around 130,000 copies in Japan. Despite declining home video sales, Seed Freedom's ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

Bandai is opening a new museum dedicated to its Mobile Suit Gundam plastic model kits on September 2, 2025 in Shizuoka, Japan. The museum will not only allow visitors to learn about everything Gunpla, ...

This particular wonder of the world was constructed by the wizards at the Gundam Factory Yokohama, an attraction based on the eternally popular Gundam franchise that dates back to the 1970s.

Story by Haruka Ishibashi In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" anime ...

Kite is a Japanese translator and avid gamer from Indonesia, Southeast Asia who learned the language mostly by playing Japanese games from the PS1 era. He primarily translates news about Japanese ...

Pre-orders for the “Moving Full Scale Gundam” will start taking reservations beginning on August 6th, with the plastic model retailing for around $25 USD to celebrate the upcoming giant recreation of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Gundam has had quite the influence on Japan over the years, with the anime franchise having ...

The publisher will formally release the puzzle set in November 2023. The bamboo craft edition will have some similarities to Gunpla model kits. The set will contain 2mm (0.08in)-thick bamboo runners ...

Japan is unique in many ways and the country’s creativity is never muted. Leaning into its signature properties, video games and anime, everyday life in Japan is somewhat influenced by these genres, ...

Gundam fans unite! The first ever store in the country for the popular anime figures from Japan just opened at the Fashion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Before I get to that though, for the connoisseurial nerds out ...