Discotek being a successful business while releasing almost nothing but shows I want to see is very encouraging.
Last time they came up it was because they were releasing the original 70s Mazinger Z and the original Gaiking. Since there’s no such thing as releasing too many super robot shows, now they’re going to be putting out the entirety of Diebuster or Aim for the Top 2!, the sequel to Gunbuster, according to their Facebook. Look forward to forward to the release this May.
A little bit ago back in October, there was a new set Soul of Chogokin figure set of Gurren Lagann and Gunbuster. The best thing about these is that their parts were interchangeable with each other and with some older Chogokin figures, so you’d get awesome things like this.
Looks like the concept was in good hands because this Tamashii interview with Gurren Lagann animation director and key animator Akira Amemiya and another artist/designer for Bandai whose name I can’t translate to save my life shows that they’re interested in making a new figure and maybe a show based on that idea.
It’s a pretty good poster. A lot of the interview talks about design and and drawing, how drawing Gurren Lagann after so many years feels nostalgic, designing how Mazinger parts like the Scrander would be used, even at one point talking about a Mazinger Weapon Set. It’s really cool that this is getting considered because I’ve wanted a Gurren Lagann 70s style team up movie forever.
Yes, like this, but with the above robots and made during a time when studios had money.
If it gets off the ground, you can be sure we’re going to be all over this.
If you’ve learned one thing from this little YouTube series, let it be that should never stab a super robot in the chest. It just puts you in their melee range.
Also, I wonder if this will start a fight over who did the crossed arms pose in a super robot first.
Episode 4 of Toppu o Nerae! Gunbuster.
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