Humanity has advanced to the point where mechs called Titatonostriders are used for combat in warfare. In a joint training exercise, soldiers from around the world have gathered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to put their Titatonostriders to the test in combat exercises. Ao Isami from the Japanese Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith from […]
There are a lot of feelings about modern anime, but it is a medium that has never been larger and more widely available. We are also entirely spoiled by the animation techniques and technology that can be put to work in some series. However, because it has grown so grand and beautiful, it is easy
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When you think of mecha anime, you think of intense mech battles with shrapnel and rubble flying with abandon. You watch hot-blooded protagonists navigate intricate, universe-spanning political intrigues and warfare with the sheer mettle. It is all very serious. However, the mecha genre, while remembered for its most serious stories, is also a fairly weird
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After humanity has extended itself into the far reaches of space, war breaks out among the colonies. Aboard the mighty battleship Tiramisu, one genius pilot in the serenity that is his cockpit changes the tides of battle. Parodying some of the classic mecha series, Space Battleship Tiramisu is a short-episode anime series filled with hit
A story without an ending is a tragedy, and nowhere is that more apparent than with anime. You see, the truth of our favorite hobby is that it really is a business. An anime, in many cases, is created to sell more source material, figures, merchandise, or even just to build the fan base. If
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Every anime series needs a great hero, but it also requires an equally great villain. Often these are both just characters put at odds because of their history, ideology, or any otherwise opposing viewpoint. Yet, not every villain needs to be just one person, but rather it can be a whole organization of people. As
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Specialized troops armed with state-of-the-art weapons, Mithril is an organization tasked with stopping terrorism and keeping the peace on earth. However, their success hinges on the Whispered, individuals that possess remarkable knowledge of machinery and devices. Enter Sousuke Sagara who is tasked with protecting Whispered candidate, Kaname Chidori. In order to do so, he joins
In the war between the Naturals (OMNI) and the Coordinators (ZAFT), a unit of ZAFT is dispatched to hijack some newly developed mobile suits from a Natural colony on Earth. It is there that young Kira Yamato attends technical college and during the chaos of the attack, happens across the last mobile suit, Strike, that
