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Turn A Gundam

Posted on October 21, 2009 by DarkMirage

OMG it’s three dee I find it infinitely difficult to quantify Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) as a narrative. After watching it on and off over the course of a few years, I finally finished all fifty episodes this week. … Continue reading →

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Gundam 00 S2 — Episode 01

Posted on October 6, 2008 by DarkMirage

I like my female blond pilots crazy <3 Why does everyone assume that I would be blogging Gundam 00 Season 2? I never said that I would. It’s not good to be overly presumptuous. I mean, it is true that … Continue reading →

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Gundam 00

Posted on October 7, 2007 by DarkMirage

It’s the new Gundam series that’s not SEED! Gundam 00 looks like it’s missing a 7 and I still can’t figure out what it’s supposed to mean. It does look kind of weird and funny if you abbreviate the title … Continue reading →

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Japanese WikiScanner

Posted on August 30, 2007 by DarkMirage

If you’ve been keeping up with tech blogs or digg, you would have no doubt heard about WikiScanner, a project by computer hacker Virgil. Basically it’s a script that, using the freely-available copy of Wikipedia’s database that is regularly updated, … Continue reading →

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New Gundam series this October confirmed!

Posted on June 3, 2007 by DarkMirage

Gundam 00 was announced with a short promo that aired at the end of a recent episode of Towards the Terra. Set in 2307 AD, the story revolves around four Gundam pilots who look damn gay and some silly organization … Continue reading →

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The Making of Gunpla

Posted on April 9, 2007 by DarkMirage

Here’s a pretty interesting video of a Bandai plastic model design factory in Shizuoka prefecture, which by the way is just south west of Yokohama (capital of Kanagawa prefecture) and I know that because I just had a test on … Continue reading →

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New Gundam series next October!… Apparently.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by DarkMirage

Fresh from the rumour mill. According to Moon Phase Zakki sources, a new Gundam series will start airing October next year. Many valorous spies paid the ultimate sacrifice to bring us this information. Quote: ガンダム新シリーズ、来年10月放送にむけて始動！…らしい。 「天保異聞 妖奇士」の後番、来年の土6は新ガンダム。監督は水島精二氏とのこと。一応、内部リークですが、実際この通り順調に企画が進むかどうかは不明。 Translation: New Gundam … Continue reading →

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1/12 RX-78-2 Gundam Model Kit

Posted on August 3, 2006 by DarkMirage

You read that right: 1/12. Dubbed the “HYPER HYBRID MODEL 1/12 RX-78-2 GUNDAM”, this model kit (if you can call it that) will be on sale in Japan from December 16 for a reasonable price of just 350,000 yen (roughly … Continue reading →

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Japan: Day Eight – Bandai Museum

Posted on June 17, 2006 by DarkMirage

Located just outside the east exit of Matsudo Station in Chiba Prefecture on the JR Joban Line is Bandai Museum, a place where all true Gundam fans must go once in their lifetime… and not more than once.

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Wrong About Japan

Posted on November 5, 2005 by DarkMirage

I picked up Wrong About Japan (ISBN: 0571224075) by Peter Carey today. I’ve been eyeing this book for months, but somehow never managed to bring myself to buy it until today. Basically, it’s an account by a New York author … Continue reading →

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