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Personal Note on GenerationMech.com

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:35:53 +0000

It’s been a long, long absence since I have written any posts on GenerationMech.com.

In fact it’s been far too long since I actually sit down, turn on my computer and open up my first new post of article of this month. Many things surely have happened around the anime community for sure whilst I’ve been gone. There’s no perfect excuse for me to justify why this is so. And I’m sorry to say that I couldn’t bring out the best in delivering all the best and exciting facts or rumors on giant robots as I said on my Facebook fan page. All the latest information of anime on mecha for all mecha fans. That’s my motto. It’s the motto I’m always driven to strive in giving people the entertainment they look for.

However, it hasn’t been like this this way…

Guess I owe myself and to everyone a simple explanation this long silence. For the past 4 weeks, I asked myself a lot serious questions where will GenerationMech.com be heading to in the future… As of late, I’ve been facing several, but exciting life challenges. For a while now, I was unemployed for 4 months. My job hunt hasn’t been anything but disappointing as jobs are harder to get in New Zealand than it was before the recession back in 2008. During my unemployed days, I did like what everybody else would do in my situation. Keep applying for jobs and hope a good one would come out on my doorstep… But with recession, it’s a different story. Finding work is certainly taking a lot longer. Heard some people were left unemployed for about 6 months. A few went out of work for a year or more. It’s one of those worse-case scenarios to be in. I tried to stay positive about all this. However, following with a string of interview disappointments, countless recruitment sign-ups, difficult employers, stiff competition, even racial discrimination, my self-esteem and confidence were ‘challenged’ on a day-to-day basis. They’re slowly and painfully been drained away… With these difficult emotions to bear, it’s normal for someone to have low enthusiasm to blog for anything.

I needed to do something for myself. I needed to get more productive in getting my career back on track.

In the end, I finally did.

With my visa approved to work in Australia, I booked my flights to Sydney and landed myself a job within a few days of arrival. I’m in my first week of living in Sydney and looks like I’m going to get myself busy trying to get settled here.

With these present challenges in place, it also forced me to ponder the future of GenerationMech.com ie where to take from here now I’m facing my new ‘life’ in Sydney. I recently turned 30 last month and now I’m looking at all the life’s serious questions I must face ie marriage, family, house, cars etc… With these things in mind, it makes me wonder where does my blogging life in anime is going to take some share of that?

With my other blogs in place, I really don’t think this is feasible.

As much as I love to write about anime and mecha for people who’s into this as much as I am, I feel I’m not ready to commit into this unless I find many people out there are sharing the same bond of interests as I do (which I couldn’t find any).

At present, I need to put my blogging on hold for a while. For how long, you may ask? Well, I’m not too sure precisely. But I know that I’m willingly to stick around for anime blogging, if you’re also keen in this as well. Are you?

Well.. whatever your thoughts are, I will make plans to return to blogging once I know where my life’s direction is taking me forth. So I’m planning to return blogging on a very casual basis and hope many mecha anime fans will still be keen on this subject. If not, then I know I’ve given myself the best of everything of what GenerationMech.com could have become.

Till then, you have a good day!

Merry Christmas From Me! :)

Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander

genmechadmin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:09:37 +0000

Opening From Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander, Mazinger Z, Getter Robot, Gundam Wing, Evangelion, Raideen.

Love the whole opening!

See the original post: Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander

Atlus USA Trailer: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Front

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:02:08 +0000

Second collection to the Super Robot War Series.

Here’s the description of the game.

Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier is a unique sci-fi/fantasy RPG that takes players across a variety of worlds, ranging from an apocalyptic wasteland covered with the hulks of downed spaceships to a fantastical place of fairy tales and dark magic. Join Haken Browning: gunslinger, professional bounty hunter, and amateur ladies’ man, along with his motley crew of robots, were-beasts, secret agents, and busty princesses as they delve deep into the mysteries of how their worlds came to be and face a threat that imperils the multiverse. Available April 2009. For more information, visit: www.atlus.com

Great game to have!

See the article here: Atlus USA Trailer: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Front

Super Robot Wars Original Generations

genmechadmin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:56:19 +0000

Super Robot Wars Original Generations promotion movie

Just thought I want to start having a collection of the Super Robot Wars Themes here. Since their titular series has been out for quite some time now.

Starting with this one. Does anybody remember well how this game was first used to play? What do you think of it back then?

See more here: Super Robot Wars Original Generations

Shizuoka: World’s Biggest Toy Haven in Japan?

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:36:12 +0000

Thanks to the recent opening of Gundam statute in Shizuoka, thousands of hobbyists fans were gathered in heart of the city to experience the great galore of plastic model kits and toys. Said to be (unofficial) new home of world’s largest hobby confab in Japan. The unveiling of the statute along with its giant production plant that makes these plastic toys gave the staff of Shizuoka Hobby Museum to praise about. So says this source.

The Shizuoka Hobby Museum was set up as part of the hobby fair to showcase the half-century history of plastic model kit production in Japan.

Its exhibits are presented in 23 segments, covering various production periods. Each one shows the plastic models that best represent the period.

Among the rarer items are a replica of a 1958 model of the U.S. submarine Nautilus, the first injection-molded plastic kit produced in Japan, and a model of the I-series submarine, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

The exhibit showcases a number of other items coveted by plastic model enthusiasts, such as the Tetsujin 28-go robot, considered a trailblazer for the numerous character models that followed, and a 1:12 scale Honda Formula One racing car, which was highly praised for its detailed perfection.

Other booths are dedicated to proud originals offered by local manufacturers.

Tamiya Inc., headquartered in Shizuoka, has put on display the Gun Blaster, which is 32 times larger than its popular Mini4WD radio-controlled car kits.

Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Co., also based in Shizuoka, is featuring its Lamborghini Countach model. The Italian sports car once fueled a wave of supercar popularity.

Hasegawa Corp., based in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, brought out the big guns with its 1:350 scale model of the Japanese battleship Nagato.

Other exhibits include the Honda Super Cub and the Subaru 360, produced by die-cast model car maker MMP Co. (EBBRO), headquartered in Shizuoka, and a replica of the five-story pagoda of the Horyuji temple produced by Woody JOE Co., a wood model maker based in Shizuoka.

Here again, the most eye-catching attractions are related to Gundam.

Using a model of a Core Fighter plane, Bandai Co., the maker of Gunpla plastic models, has reproduced the scene in the final episode of the popular “Mobile Suit Gundam” anime series where Amuro Ray, the central character, makes his escape from the falling space fortress A Baoa Qu.

The Core Fighter, as well as the giant Gundam statue that stands guard in front of Higashi-Shizuoka Station, has become a must-see for Gundam fans.

The statue, which now holds a “beam saber” in its right hand, is the full 18 meters in height as written in the series. It was built to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Bandai’s Gunpla plastic model series.

Over six weeks last summer, the behemoth attracted 4.15 million visitors to its display in Tokyo’s Odaiba district, and it wasn’t even holding the beam saber.

Moving the statue to Shizuoka, where Bandai’s factory for the Gunpla series is located, was considered a “homecoming” for Gundam.

Source: Asahi.com

The Shizuaka hobby fair will run till March next year. Admission is free, but not for the museum. It’s 600 yen for junior high school student and 200 for elementary school student.

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Video Review of Transformers: Sons of Cybertron

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:01:06 +0000

Saw this video review posted to TFormers.com and I thought I want to share this with everyone and see what are your keen thoughts on this.

It’s part of the promotional offer at the BigBadToyStore.com online, retailing for USD $54.99 including shipping fee.

Looks pretty solid here.

Source: TFormers.com

Shizuoka Gundam

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:12:53 +0000

With the recent opening of the Gundam statue in Shizuoka, back in July, I’m catching up on this to see how things went with this display.

Looking at the amazing video footage of its opening over the summer, it appears everything looks so awe-inspiring and enriching to watch.

You can see several people in the streets come and go, taking long and short glimpses of the statue, leaving them in complete awe. Boy I would do anything to have this experience to see how 1/1 scale Gundam figure really stands out in large crowd of several thousands. That would certainly make my mecha fun day! ^^

Source: CNNGO, All images are owned and copyrighted by the original owner

Robot Wrestling Federation?

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:50 +0000

Though it would interesting to watch this interesting footage of mechanical robots made by some wackiest, and cleverest robot scientists that were made in mankind history!

Since we now have plenty of World Wrestling Federation matches like WWF, how bout we have robot wrestling instead like this?

Have a look at this 5-minute clip video.

Note that as you watch this, you’ll notice some familiar character faces of these robot wrestlers.. One from the our early childhood days of great robot anime shows. A 4-foot tall red mechanical bot that has 2 red triangular horns pointing outwards. And if you’re from my generation, you won’t find it hard to recognize that it’s none other than Getter 1 from the Getter Robo TV series!

Howw incredibly awesome is that? ^^

Source: ANN.com

New Promo Video Mazinkaizer SKL

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:43:24 +0000

It’s been a few months since the new Mazinkaizer SKL OVA series was announced. And many Mazinger or old school mecha fans were surely eager to hear more of this.

And sure enough, we do. :)

Here’s its Youtube promo video of the series, by Nagai’s Dynamic Planning.

Certainly looks pretty solid from its initial impressions.

Here’s further info from the posted promo link of ComicsBlog.

In the near future on an island in the eastern sea gather all those who want to fight at all costs. Suddenly appears a dark giant, armed with sword and pistols, which stands out among all. Some people called and who called Majin Kaiser …

‘S online on the official website of the spectacular trailer for the second series Mazinkaiser SKL, and thanks to friends of the fortress Mikeros we give a brief account of the conference held at Anime Fes. “Vs” by Go Nagai and some leaders of the staff on the new production.

The event was organized by Bandai Visual, the father of Grendizer showed his original concept of Mazinkaiser SKL and explained how the idea for the new OVA was born during gestation and the airing of the recent Shin Mazinger shougeki! Z-hen with the intention of creating the most violent Mazinger ever. The project was inspired by the anime series Super Robot Wars video game, using the actors completely unprecedented: that of the new Mazinkaiser is an alternative history with no connection to the original saga Mazin, Nagai states but, as already seen in previous trailers, character traits or end up inspired by other series of the author, among them, apparently, Cutie Honey Flash.

Actas produced by the OVA series to come out next winter (almost simultaneously with the action figure Bandai) is organized by Tadashi Hayakawa (Kotetsushin Jeeg), directed by Jun Kawagoe (New Getter Robot – The Last Day eps 4 and 5, New Getter Robo, Kotetsushin Jeeg), featuring Takeshi Ito (EX-Driver the Movie, Cybuster, Kaze no Yojimbo) with the mechanical design of joint Hiroshi Ogawa (Great Dangaio) and Munetaka Abe (animator in Kotetsushin Jeeg, Transformers: Armada, Mobile Suit Gundam 00). Lantis (Noein, Mazinkaiser, Mazinger Shin shougeki! Z-hen) then produces the music.

Besides anime within the multimedia project Nagai’s Dynamic Planning and also the serialization of the manga Mazinkaiser SKL Versus Mobile, already in progress on the official website of the magazine Comic Shu 2 Gekkin of Emotion (a subsidiary of Bandai Visual), and a novel, even already this year, the magazine Dengeki Hobby ASCII Media Works.

Source: ComicsBlog

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Trider G7

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Trider G7 TV Poster

A rare super robot anime in Japan. Little info was known about the series.

This is all the info I could gather online via Wikipedia.org and MyAnimelist.net.

Trider G7, known in Japan as Invincible Robotrider G7 (無敵ロボトライダー G7 Muteki Robotoraidā G7?), was a Japanese anime television series which aired from 1980 to 1981. There were 50 episodes. It is also referred to as “Trider G7″, “Unchallengeable Trider G7″ and “Tryder G7″, “Bird Attack Tryder G7″, “Unrivaled Robot Trider G7″.

Story

The story is about a 12-year-old young boy named Watta Takeo who was forced to leave school to run his father’s inherited space transport company. Professor Navarone would build a giant robot called Trider G7 to help the company combat space pirates and the rivals. Lord Zakuron would run the evil organization and attempt to run the company and eventually the Earth.

Concept

In the show, Trider G7 is a super robot capable of forming into a phoenix like flame which cuts enemies in half. Though the robot is capable of rearranging to 4 different vehicles “T-hawk plane”, “T-Eagle plane”, “T-cosmic plane” and “T-Beagle” ground assault unit.

Does anybody out there in the anime community know anything about this anime? Have you watched? Do you like it? What was it like? Let me know. Simply click on “Contact Us” page and leave your comments there. We look forward to hearing from you!

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