Amid the many mecha anime classics, there's more than a few of these that wouldn't be nearly as popular if released in ...

The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the premiere mecha anime brand, with the property introducing several iconic giant robots over the years. These include the RX-78-2, the Zaku II, the Wing Gundam ...

Giant robots and mecha are a staple of Japanese animation. Since the genre exploded onto the scene in the 1970s, mecha anime has continued to showcase ever more complex and imaginative robot designs.

One of the more interesting 'Mazinger'-related spin-offs is that of 'Mazinkaiser', but its origins were not from a manga or ...

In 2015, in a mostly-empty arcade in Fukuoka, I slid into the pilot seat of a Gundam. I pulled the door down, watching as it seamlessly merged with the rest of the wall and turned into a display of my ...

For quite some time, anime fans and science fiction fans alike have wondered if our technology would ever make it so that mech suits would become a real-life technology. While we might never see fully ...

Since his early 20s, Ryan has had a strong career in all things creative media, from online publications to TV organizations and beyond. He brings decades of video game knowledge and experience, ...