While Gundam is a timeless classic, it’s not the only mecha anime with high-speed battles and complex philosophical themes.

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Gundam and its ilk worked because its mecha design sat across the super robot and real robot tendencies. It channeled elements of ...

Set in its own timeline, the series was also the first to feature a female protagonist ... with Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, the Gundam franchise has set the bar for mecha anime.

becoming the ace mecha pilot of the Zeon Army. While the original four series and first two movies took place in the same timeline, most proceeding Gundam animes have taken place in their own ...

The mecha included will be across the Gundam pantheon and not just limited to one series or timeline. The miniatures setup is similar in a reduced sense to how gunpla works, which is a nice touch ...

It’s not particularly exciting, but at least it teaches you the basics of piloting your mini mecha. If you’re a huge Gundam fan or love the idea of mechanised robot warfare (and who doesn’t ...