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Oshi color options are part of the unexpected crossover of mecha anime and intimate apparel.
Head-raising ceremony held for new/Nu Gundam, the first life-size mobile suit in west Japan.
After an 11-year-run of anime-themed food and giant robot merch, it’s last call at the Gundam Cafes.
Taste the flavours enjoyed by the characters, who’ll be serving customers in costume for a limited time!
Gundam takes a one-day break from fighting Zeon to raise sustainability awareness and save fans some cash.
West Japan gets its first 1:1-scale mobile suit with the last mecha of the anime’s original hero.
Loyal soldiers and citizens of the anime’s Principality of Zeon can stock up on supplies for any years-long fights they envision.
Yoshiyuki Tomino’s anime career stretches all the way back to writing for Astro Boy, but it might be coming to a close.
Making sure they end up in the hands of Pokémon Trainers and mobile suit fans, not resellers.
Some of the world’s greatest athletes hang a left at the life-size anime robot in their race for Olympic gold.
Mobile suits become permanent part of the town’s infrastructure, with more team-ups to come.
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