Anime For Dummies: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

With Gundam's 35th Anniversary under way, it's time to take a look at Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, on Anime For Dummies!

Anime Update

AFD's on break and on YouTube, Navi's headed for LI-Con and Gundam's headed for an epic 35th anniversary. This is your Anime Update!

Anime For Dummies: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

It's Not Anime! It's Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, on Anime For Dummies!

Anime News: Gundam Build Fighters to stream in North America

Source is Anime News Network

If you're a Gundam fan and you've wanted something to new to watch, well, it's your lucky... season. Gundam Build Fighters will start streaming this Monday, Ocotber 7th over on gundam.info in the United States and Canada as it airs in Japan.

If you don't know what it's about, it's set in a world where Gunpla Battles, competitions that pit Gunpla model kits against each other are popular. A boy named Sei Iori who is a good Gunpla model kit builder teams with a boy named Reiji who is an experienced Gunpla Battler and the duo look to become the world champions.

Ikaricast Week, Day 2: Top 5 Best & Worst Anime

Here's our second round fo Ikaricast episodes.

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On this week's Ikaricast the whole Ikaricast crew come together and get their otaku on and discuss their personal 5 most loved, most hated and most desired to be licensed in the west anime.

 email us what you think at theikaricast@gmail.com

 The music used in the beginning was "Intense Azuma Battle" by Rukunetsu. You like his stuff go to his soundcloud where you can download his tracks free. soundcloud.com/rukunetsu

 The track on the end is "Pegasus" by Michael Tsukerman. That was a sample you want it for yourself buy it on iTunes.

The guys have a lot of stuff they want you to check out.

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Download the episode here http://reviewtopia.net/ikari/ikaricasts4e24.mp3

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Anime For Dummies: Why Gundam Failed in America

What started out as a look at the fate of the Gundam franchise turns into one fan-boy's rant against a certain Japanese company.

Top 20 Tough Females in anime

This is Jeremias back with another countdown after such a long time. My last countdowns sure got an interesting response. Let's see what I came back with this time!

We're looking at the women in anime that can kick butt. Either by being a great leader, tactician, or just being downright strong and can physically beat their enemies if they're tough in any of those ways they're eligible for the list. Here we go!

Number 20

Masane Amaha 
Series: Witchblade

We'll kick things off with the tough bad guy beating Masane Amaha. It's surprising that she can also move as fast as she does considering how much her chest must weigh her down. But, it is anime, physics usually takes a back seat. Considering what she does with her skimpy armor I'd say she's pretty tough forgoing more protection and taking out enemies as strong as robots with just a sword. She's usually seen around the net with pictures and figures focusing on her attributes, but she really can fight too. As seen here.

Number 19

Misaki Tokura 
Series: Cardfight Vanguard 

Not all the females on this list are physically kicking butt, but it doesn't mean they don't kick any less butt, just in different ways. She basically has photographic memory, is extremely smart and has a fierce competitive spirit. One thing to note as well, is that unlike some other female allies in other anime is the fact that she does not drag the hero down and can and does win on her own. As seen here

Number 18

Saya
Series: Blood+ 

Saya, a tough sword wielding, super powered woman who isn't really human. She'd make the top list on a lot of top female characters in anime, or heck, top character countdowns period. She has a lot of great fights throughout the series and in terms of being tough, as in, being able to not only dish it out but take it, she passes the test with flying colors.




Number 17

Sailor Mars
Series: Sailor Moon

For many growing up in the 90s in the U.S Sailor Mars was probably the first or one of the first females that was tough. In the early episodes Moon and Mercury definitely knew how to fight but Mars was the one that had the personality to match a major butt kicker of evil. She has a "fiery" personality (eh? eh?) and never backs down from a fight.

  

Number 16

Emma Sheen

Series: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Emma Sheen is the no nonsense female pilot that was originally a Titans pilot then switched to the A.E.U.G she is willing to smack sense into the main character and doesn't ease her position when she stands for what she believes in.

Number 15

Shizuru

Series: Godannar

The ecchi and hot blooded mecha series Godannar has quite a few standouts in terms of tough. But for the females Shizuru is a stand out for being a strong pilot and sniper from the beginning of the series to the end.

Number 14

Yuri

Series: Dirty Pair

Yuri from Dirty Pair is one heck of a powerhouse for a human woman. Along with her partner she has a reputation for destroying a lot of property. Yuri being a highly trained "Trouble Consultant" also has a lot of know how to fight people either with her hands or with a multitude of weapons.

Number 13

Sailor Jupiter

Series: Sailor Moon

Sailor Jupiter like Sailor Mars is the kind of girl who's really aggressive but is also shown to be really physically strong as well. When fighting evil she can hold her own even without using her powers.

Number 12

Kei

Dirty Pair Flash

Kei and Yuri are both awesome and tough, but just personally, since I'm a fan of red heads and tomboys and Kei is a redheaded tomboy I had to put her slightly higher on the list. She's like Yuri in being more than capable to take out people with her hands or with weapons but she also has an added spark to her with her personality where she's more aggressive.

Number 11 

Balsa 
  
Seirei no Moribito

Balsa is a stoic woman who does what she say she does and won't run away or stop for any reason. Plus she's one heck of a martial artist and is pretty much second to none with her spear, in terms of "classic" tough Balsa can be the poster woman for it.

Number 10 

Haman Khan

Series: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam/ZZ Gundam

Haman is more cerebral than a lot of the other women in this countdown, and usually uses her charisma and leadership to get things done. But she is not squeamish and she is one heck of a mobile suit pilot as well, defeating Char in battle which is quite a feat.

Number 9 

Lina Inverse

Series: Slayers

Lina is incredibly strong she also seems to be a bit of a ditz but boy, is she strong. The beings she can call upon for power pretty much makes her able to stop just about anyone. Check her out.

Number 8

Allenby Beardsley

In a universe with extremely strong male mecha pilots that can not only fight in their robots but with their bare hands Allenby gets major points for being able to hang with them being a smaller, young girl and not only hang with them but prove that she's a powerhouse.

Number 7

Revy 

Series: Black Lagoon

Revy is one heck of a woman. She not only can kill with ease but she has no problem in doing it. She's also crazy skilled and some would say she's even more manly than a lot of male characters in anime today.

Number 6

Faye Valentine

Series: Cowboy Bebop

Faye's toughness comes from her intelligence. Being able to escape from situations by always having a plan and having the fortitude to follow through on it no matter how dangerous.

Number 5

Motoko Kusanagi

Series: Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex

Kusanagi was a major in the military and seen countless battles. In her unit of the police she currently works for, Section 9 she commands the respect of her operatives. She is no nonsense, most of the time, and her toughness can be heard in her commanding voice as well as her actions. Also, she freaking took on a mech and won.

Number 4

Shaina

Series: Saint Seiya 

The men in Saint Seiya are known for being incredibly strong but for some of them on the road to being strong, especially the new Pegasus saint Koga have her to thank for training them and making them strong. Also of note is her emotional strength since she was an antagonist to Seiya and the rest but later redeemed herself and was able to move on and be a great ally.

Number 3

Ryoko

Series: Tenchi Muyo

Ryoko is this high on the list because she isn't just strong enough to take out a mech or a gang of people, she can take down battleships with her power. She's also very mulitfaceted and in the different Tenchi series shows off other things she's able to do besides blows stuff up. But it really is what she's best at.

Number 2

Erza Scarlet

Series: Fairy Tail

Erza is pretty much the essence of the kind of girl that comes to mind when you think of tough/strong women. She's incredibly physically strong, she's not compromising and she can lead her teammates to victory. She's also a strong magician and has a MULTITUDE of ways she can fight from summoning tons of weapons to summoning so many different types of armor she makes the top fashion designers of the world blush.

Number 1

Pirotess

Series: Record Of Lodoss War

Those who have seen my countdowns before know that I like to throw a few curveballs. Here's my number one, anybody expected it? Pirotess is a dark elf with extremely good skills as a rogue. She is extremely dangerous and in the movie that takes place after Lodoss, Legend Of Crystania she even helps fight what is essentially a god. So with that all said, especially the last part that certainly makes her my number one.

Broken Infinite TV: Toon Vengeance (15th Edition)

We are back with more. More of:

Gundam Zeta
Cardfight Vanguard
Magic Knight Rayearth
Ronin Warriors
Outlaw Star
Fushigi Yugi
Blue Seed
Code Geass
Flame of Recca  & so much more.

The time for Toon Vengeance is now!

Podcasts: Morphin Bracers Episode 25

 It is the finale. The Morphin Bracers vs. Perfect Cell. Who lives? Who dies? And yeah ... there is still some news .... but join us in the finale of the Morphin Bracers/Cell Saga. Damn ... we should have had this done 10 episodes ago ...

- Seraph (Frankie Rodriguez)

Please Listen .... me and Xaos (Jeremias de Leon) put a LOT of work into this episode as it was edited by BOTH of us. Thank you

  - Seraph again.

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Super Robot Wars Celebration!!

In honor of the new Super Robot Wars coming out today, we have a special playlist of videos for you to enjoy and get yourselves hyped up for the latest installment of the SRW franchise. And all of the muisc you hear is from the legendary group JAM Project.

Gundam Week Day 7: MSIA RX-79(G) Ez-8 Gundam

The final day of Gundam Week ends with a bang, as Shiro Amada wages war with Zeon in the Ez-8 Gundam! This Gundam is from the OVA 08th MS Team, one of my favorite series of the Gundam Franchise. As for this figure it's practically 100% accurate to what its based on however it does have the common flaw of pieces easily being lost, broken or warped. Luckily for me I only have like 3 small issues with this figure after owning it for over a decade. I plan to buy kits of this if there is any and do plan to possibly cover them in future reviews.

Gundam Week Day 6: MSIA Gouf & DO-DAI YS

Ramba Ral appears in his Zaku... I mean his Gouf while riding the DO-DAI YS for Day 6. Anyways based off the Zaku II, painted blue and given thicker armor attachments. Its left hand is a lazer blaster, and right arm carrys Heat Rods Whips able to cut into a Gundam. It was seen early on as a huge threat to the Gundam and White Base, until Amuro was able to kick into his Newtype abilities. This figure however comes with a few Heat Rod coils, a Shield, and its Sword along for a spare hand to hold it. I'm glad I got it, but which I culd've gotten the Gouf Custom from the 08th MS Team a whole lot more!

Gundam Week Day 5: MSIA Char's Z'Gok

Day 6 of Gundam Week and Char has returned, spotting his Z'Gok! Char debut this custom when the White Base was stationed at Jaburo. This custom as usual was fast than the regular Z'Gok and was painted in Char Red. The figure however is amazing, even thou it looks pink-ish. But however this doesn't come with accessories except spar claws, just it doesn't change the fact it's a cool mobile suit. This crustacean-based mecha is one of the best and I plan to eventually get some high-grades of these types.

Gundam Week Day 4: MSIA Char's Zaku II

The Red Comet, Char Aznable has arrived to Gundam Week, spotting his Zaku II Custom! This MSIA has basic points of articulation, with four amazing accessories. First up, is the basic Zaku Rifle and Heat Axes used by all Zakus. Then it has the long range rifle, and average mobile suit bazooka. Even thou this figure is the basic Char Zaku II, it truely does attract alot of attention to it. It amazing shade of red always catches everyone's eye, even the likelys of the White Base!

Gundam Week Day 3: MSIA Guntank

Day 3, and we're on to one of my personal favorites the Guntank! It original was a two man operated mobile suit, that was piloted by Hayato Kobayashi and Ryu Jose. But later on after Ryu's death Hayato piloted it solo. This figure is great with one huge flaw thou however, it's treads don't move at all. Since it can't roll on its own it quite horrible indeed, such as wheelchair that still uses bicycle tires. Anyways the figure is wonderful, mostly thou as a paper weight so I guess the model kit would be better.

Gundam Week Day 2: MSIA Guncannon

Day 2 of Gundam Week, and today it's the Guncannon Mobile Suit! This was piloted by several people on White Base, mostly Kai. It the original American dub Richard Cox voice Kai, a voice sharing that of Bit Cloud from Zoids. Anyways this Mobile Suit came with a Beam Rifle and two sets of shoulder cannons. Still as of today, I enjoy this figure for what it was and what it is. For the fact it's an amazing Mobile Suit, with a firery red paint job and cannons that can blow anything that stands in its way to kingdom come.

Gundam Week Day 1: MSIA RX-78 & G-Armor

Starting off Gundam Week is the MISA RX-78 and G-Armor pack. This was released somewhere around 2002 to 2003 here in the states. It came with a better mold of the RX-78 Gundam, alogn with several better made accessories. The Beam Sabers were thicker, and the Javelin had more spikes. Along that it had the extra shield, more paint apps and a Core Fighter. The G-Armor itself too is really nice, as its treads actually work unlike earlier Gundam toys using treads. Justt like most MISA's these toys become very loose jointed and begin to fall apart on themselves. However even after all these years I still love and enjoy this representation of the RX-78 and G-Armor.

Superior Defender Gundam Force Pt. I

So that guy here on the Broken Infinite who knows nothing about Gundam told me to join him in knowing nothing about Gundam, so I will! Today, I'll be covering Superior Defender Gundam Force the series that several hate and under estimate. Just unlike all you haters from the hood, I'll be trying to actually praise it for things it did right and give it the light it deserves. Since SD Gundam Force, has almost 52 episodes and techinically two parts, I'm breaking the show in half like how showed airred for this article.

Here in America SD Gundam Force, began on Toonami only to move Miguzi where it endded after playing the first 26-episodes. Upon it's cancellation, it left the fans on a cliffhanger only to be forced to buy the remainder of the series on DVD. Our show begins in the futuristic city called Neotopia, where people and robots coexist, until the Dark-Axis arrives threatening the citizens and robots. As a result, Neotopia secret formed a defense group called Super Dimenisonal Guard and during their first battle with the Dark Axis, a boy named Shute is involved. Shute meets the SDG's operative Captain Gundam, who becomes friends with the boy and in return their friendship strenghtens his Soul Drive. Shortly after they're joined by other dimenisons' Gundams; Zero from Lacroa and Bakunetsumaru from Ark, becoming the Gundam Force. Together they battle the forces of the Dark Axis, while encountering the enemies from the other dimenisons and preventing an entire invasion of Neotopia. The end result leading to Captain Gundam battling the Commander Sazabi in a battle to the death, only to discover they're now able to save the other dimenisons!

When the show began originally on Toonami, I believed this to be crap like most still do as of today but over time it grew on me. I actually enjoyed the show for the story, plot and comedic relief thrown all in together. The graphics seemed crappy and poorly made, but over time as the series progressed several errors either began to vanish or remained pending on how visible they were. As for the plot and story, it didn't seem to truly drag, or have honestly any real filler gumming up the works. Along with the way they introduced each of the later main or supporting characters like Zero, Bakunetsumaru or the guys like Gunbike to Gundiver; each introduction had a purpose in the first half of the series. I personally do like how everyone is introduced, I really was able to connect to the involvement each had to contribute too. When people do ask why I like the series, it's because I enjoyed the designs of the SD Gundams and felt that this kiddy verison that could connect tots to the amazing genera of Mechas. I don't believe it should honestly be hated by adults, for the fact it wasn't made for adults but for a new generation rising into the community. So enjoy it for what it was trying to do, by being an homage to older fans and bring in the youth of a new generation.

Welcome to Shinjuku Station Podcasting!

'Sup, gang! My name's "Soul Bro Ryu" - co-host & producer of several different podcasts for Shinjuku Station Podcasting. I was recently invited on-board as a contributor for the "The Broken Infinite" and I wanted to introduce myself properly here at this great website.

Tamashii Nations: Robot Damashii, Gunpla and Armor Girls

So at Tamashii Features Robot Damashii fans were treated like royalty with some possible (And since it's robot damashii and not gundam models extremely likely) and extremely likely release announcements. Starting with Gundam's since it's my namesake...

We have our look at the Gundam MK.V, the Droven Wolf Silver Bullet and the Droven Wolf

I'm really liking the look of the MK.V and will likely get it since a model is more than likely never coming.

Anyway next up on the list, it's more of a foreshadowing  but it's obviously we're going to be getting a Robot Damashii of the Kshatriya from Gundam Unicorn.

I personally might get it, but I already have the HG of it so I'm not sure yet.

Next up, more love for UC fan's specially those who've been wanting more from this series sides a GFF, we have the Robot Damashii Xi Gundam rolling out

I'm without a doubt excited for this one since we haven't even gotten a model for it, and will without a doubt be getting it.

Now going into gundam models real quick, we have a strange type of gundam model shown called Chogokin Model, which seems to be an all metal RX-78 or something along those lines:

Will I get it? If it's a true model kit getting released... possibly.

Next up we're moving out of the Universal Century and into the After Colony era with some Wing Robot Damashii and an AGP. Starting with the Damashii we have the Robot Damashii of the Aeries, both the standard OZ version and Lucrezia Noin's

Never personally been a fan of the earlier Oz MS's, but I might get Noin's custom one... not sure yet.

What I am sure of is I'll be getting this:

The Armor Girl Project Wing Zero Custom. Originally I thought it was just a pallet changed version of the earlier Wing Gundam, upon further inspection there are some aesthetic changes to the girl herself so I'll without a doubt get it.

Speaking of the Wing Gundam Girl

We have better pictures of the AGP Wing Gundam Code: 淡雪 (I don't actually know the translation of the Japanese, I think it's Awayuki with mean's snowfall... but Google translate isn't 100% reliable).

Anyway Quickly moving into the realm of Video Games and non century suits... we have the Robot Damashii Extreme Gundam Type Leo

Looking Badass as allways, I'll definitely be picking this figure up since his model kit counterpart was an online exclusive.

Now for all you After War lovers out there, we have the Gundam Double X with G-Falcon attachment that was announced as well

Hot damn does that thing look BEAST!! I'll be picking this guy up since it doesn't seem bandai has any intentions of giving us a HG or even a MG of him any time soon.

And to finish up with the Gundam's, we go to the Cosmic Era with the Testament Gundam

Another Badass looking figure, I will certainly pick him up since I doubt he'll EVER get Model Kit treatment.

Oh but yeah, I said that's it for Gundam, but there is Much MUCH more, I didn't title this Mecha Madness for nothing.

Moving into the realm of Knightmares, to go along with those Lancelot's that's coming out we have the Gurren MK-II finally in robot damashii form

How I've been Pining to get a Gurren in figure form for a while that doesn't make my wallet cry and since the Inaction Off-Shoots weren't up to snuff for me, this Damashii will be a great addition when it comes out.

Moving into the realm of Boukoku no Agito, we have the RPI-11 Glosgow 

Eh it's a Glosgow, and while their designs are unique... i'll probably skip it.

Now into a realm of Code Geass most who aren't die hard fan's would not know about, coming form the Sobo no Oz manga we have the Red Gekka

To be fair, I myself don't know much about this, the forum I got the picture from misinterpreted it as the Gurren MK-I, which it is not.

Also coming from Sobo no Oz we have the Agravain:

Developed from the Gawain, this thing just looks awesome. 

Another Knightmare from Sobo no Oz, we have the brother unit of the Guren, the Byakuen:

So instead of having a Radiation Wave buster on the right arm, it has a 7-in-1 weapon unit... works for me!

And last but not least, again from Sobo no Oz... we can't ahve a Guren (Kinda) without a Lancelot, so here we have the Lancelot Grail:

So we go from a White Knight... to a Red one... I see what you did there bandai!

That's about all the Robot Damashii and mecha stuff that I could find coming out of Tamashii Nations... stay tuned for more information on these figures for their release dates and prices people!

(All pictures came from both GundamGuy.blogspot.com and FigureAdictos.net)

(Originally posted on http://www.tokuanimenews.blogspot.com/ by GundamLegacyExtreme)