Sunday, August 11, 2019

My Life In Fandom: The NHK Documentary On Mobile Suit Gundam

This came as a pleasant surprise after a week of suck and blow in the media. It's just over 45 minutes, and it is in English. Enjoy yourselves.

And it's summarized thusly:

"Mobile Suit Gundam" is a science fiction anime about a war-torn future where humanity has colonized outer space. Over the decades Gundam has become one of Japan's most iconic media franchises. But when the original series debuted in 1979, ratings were low, and it was initially deemed a flop. So how did Gundam become beloved by generations of people? What was the making of "Mobile Suit Gundam" - the beginning of this cultural phenomenon - like? We spoke with the people who were there to hear the inside story.

Interesting, no?

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