Gundam Reconguista in G will have a theatrical preview... in Japan

 Source: gundam.info
The newest entry in the popular Gundam meta series  will have a special preview this August. Showing only in 13 theaters across Japan for two weeks, this preview will show the first 3 episodes. The preview will also be internet streamed on the d Anime Store (it's in Japanese).The show will begin airing this fall in Japan on MBS.

This new entry marks the return of legendary director Yoshiyuki Tomino and it seems to take place years after "Universal Century" (the main Gundam timeline)now called "Regild Century". I'm really hyped for this project. Tomino has yet to let me down in a Gundam series (Turn A had a great story, even if the mecha design was... different). Hope this one makes it out of Japan on DVD at least.

Sony celebrates Golden Week with a PSN Sale!!!

Taken from logonoid.com

Celebrating the Japanese Holiday, Sony offers big discounts on Japanese games their consoles. Playstation Plus subscriber receive additional discount.

Gundam UC Episode 7 preview

 Watch the first 7 minutes of the latest entry in the Gundam series. Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most popular and beloved animated series in Japan. The character designs really shines, the characters look different (Bright and Kai are back!). And the mecha action is top notch. Check it out! (this is the Japanese dubbed clip, here's the English preview).

Iga Ueno Ninja Festival

In Japan, from April 5 to May 6 of 2014 a Ninja Festival is being held at Iga Ueno (part of the Mie Prefecture). In such festivities (and specially in the weekends), the people (and pets!!!) dress like ninja and walk around town in plain daylight (basically like a 80's ninja movie). But it doesn't stop there. Head to the Ninja Museum, where you can learn even more about these warrior; such as their weapons, houses, customs and code language (color coded rice grains!). There is also the Iga Ueno Castle, a magnificent fortress that holds a collection of artifacts (this castle was used by Akira Kurosawa for the movie Kagemusha). And last but not least, there's the Danjiri Museum, which holds an exhibition about the Ueno Tenjin and Oni-gyoretsu festivals. If you are in Japan or planing to go to Japan (everybody should), this is a must-see for otakus and people interested in culture.

Warning
Even though the castle and museums have English translations, most of the town people don't speak English. If you plan to go, try to learn the basics of the Japanese language. Also, getting to Iga Ueno can be really tricky, here's a link that will help you get there by train. If you plan to go to Japan, buy a Rail Pass here (it's a must).

Here's a link to the Ninja Museum website.

Until next time!!! (またね)

Getter Robo 40th Anniversary

40 years ago, the late Ken Ishigawa and Go Nagai (of Mazinger Z fame) created one of the most influential Super Robots series, Getter Robo.  It follows the adventures of Ryoma, Hayato and Musashi, the pilots of three plane-like vehicles that can combine into three different robots; as they fight evil dinosaurs, demons, shape-shifting aliens and sometimes themselves. It is one of the first (if not the first) transforming robot and appears in almost every Super Robot Wars game.