The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the premiere mecha anime brand, with the property introducing several iconic giant robots over the years. These include the RX-78-2, the Zaku II, the Wing Gundam ...
Japan's giant human-piloted, humanoid Gundam-style robots are neat and everything, but … why walk if you can roll on four wheels? That's what the Archax does, transforming between robot and vehicle ...
Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.
It has been the dream of many to be able to step into a mecha robot and take control of its huge metal frame. This week a YouTube video has been published by the Autoblog channel demonstrating just ...
Suidobashi Heavy Industry has completed a prototype for a 13-foot, 4.5-ton mech called Kuratas. The diesel-powered robot has over 30 hydraulic joints, and comes armed with 6,000 round-per-minute BB ...
One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZ0WuNvHr8&feature=player_embedded#!] The Kuratas Mecha robot is an art/aspirational nerd project by Suidobashi Heavy ...
For your viewing pleasure, see how iconic mecha and robots compare. Because sometimes, size does matter. Recently on 2ch, one net user mentioned how Gundam was “too shabby,” uploading the image below ...
In the eternal, now obscure struggle between fans of “Super Robots” and fans of “Real Robots,” Hardcore Mecha firmly lands on the side of the Real Robots. You might be confused as to what struggle I’m ...
These mecha anime with near perfect characters are perfect for sci-fi fans who think they aren't interested in giant robots.
Giant robots from outer space will be marching onto Netflix this summer, stepping onto the streaming platform's burgeoning lineup of exceptional animated fare. Netflix's upcoming 3D animated series, ...
With the first 'Super Robot Wars' game released on the Game Boy back in 1991, today marks the 35th anniversary of the series.