mecha anime and manga
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Good News, This Season’s Homoerotic Mecha Anime Is For the Guys
Last year, Witch From Mercury radically improved the already pretty great world of Gundam by adding an amount of lesbianism that not even its parent company could deny. Alas, sapphics have yet to see a successor to the gay mecha throne yet, but lovers of men and giant robots may have found their own show…
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The Quick and Easy Guide to Watching Robotech
With the news that a live-action adaptation of the classic ‘80s anime series Robotech has found a (fourth) director, it might be time to go back and revisit the beloved cartoon — or check it out for the very first time. Not only does it stand the test of time, it also holds an important…
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Your Name Director Makoto Shinkai’s Early Work Will Find a Wider Western Audience
Film producer and distributor GKIDS has bulked out its already significant animated offerings with four early films by acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai has helmed award-winning films like Your Name (2016) and Weathering With You (2020), both of which firmly established him as an outstanding international name in the industry.
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$9000 Evangelion Jackets Are Some Expensive Cosplay
First shown off in March, Undercover’s new line of Evangelion-inspired outfits are now available for sale. Or should I say were available for sale, until they almost instantly sold out, leaving us to either pay apocalyptic resale prices or, more sensibly, simply look at pictures of them on the internet instead.