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Gizmodo
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Gundam Wing' Celebrated 30 Years at Comic-Con With an Epic New Short
It's been an important year for Gundam, between the afterglow of the franchise's 45th anniversary last year, the launch of a brand new series in Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and the alignment of several key anniversaries for major entries in the franchise—including the 30th anniversary of the show that introduced Gundam to America, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Of course then, Heero and the gang weren't going to let an opportunity like San Diego Comic-Con come by without being able to celebrate 30 years of mecha goodness with western fans. Last night Bandai took to SDCC with a slew of celebrations for Wing's 30th, including new merch, a new manga to bridge the gap between previous releases, and even a theatrical re-release of the sequel movie Endless Waltz in both Japan and the U.S.. But it was all anchored around a brand new animated short, Gundam Wing: Operation 30th, a celebration of the series' legacy that was also packed with some tempting glimpses of what could be to come. Animated by Frieren: Beyond Journey's End action director Toru Iwasawa and set to the second opening theme of Gundam Wing, 'Rhythm Emotion', Operation 30th starts out as a nostalgic recreation of the opening title sequence of the anime's back half, re-introducing us to Heero, Duo, Wufei, Trowa, Quatre, and Relena, and re-acquainting us with the villainous Treize Kushreneda, Lady Une, and of course the series' Char analog, the mysterious Zechs Merquise. There's even a brief flash of Dorothy! But what's really interesting is saved for the fifteen seconds or so: for the first time, officially animated sequences recreating key moments from Frozen Teardrop, the sequel novel set decades after the events of Gundam Wing. We get to see flashbacks to Adin Lowe, the gunman who ultimately trains his young son to take on the mantle of Heero Yuy after assassinating the original colonial politician of the same name. There's also a fascinating look at Wufei's wife from the Mission Zero manga, Long Meilan, and tantalizing shots of some of the new mobile suits from Frozen Teardrop. Although the official website describes only one of them as the mysterious 'Cloaked Custom,' there are certainly parallels to prior depictions of the Snow White from Frozen Teardrop, among others like the Warlock and Prometheus. An adaptation of Frozen Teardrop is probably not on the cards beyond the tiny glimpses in this video—Gundam is preparing to move on to more anniversaries soon, like the upcoming 10th anniversary of Iron-Blooded Orphans. But it's still nice that in looking back across 30 years of Wing's influence, we got to see this tease of what could've been. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Overwatch 2' Gets Some Genuinely Great ‘Gundam Wing' Themed Skins
Mercy from 'Overwatch 2' gets the Gundam Wing Zero treatment. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gundam Wing, Overwatch 2 has released four new Legendary skins from both Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz. Specifically, the four mobile suits represented are the Gundam Wing Zero, Gundam Epyon, Gundam Deathscythe Hell and Tallgeese. These being reskins of Mercy, Ramattra, Reaper, and Soldier: 76 respectively. Unlike the Call of Duty collaboration with Gundam a while back, which pretty much had players cosplay as mobile suits, these new Overwatch 2 skins have been handled far more competently. While these are still reskins of characters, the visual styling is far more mechanically inclined, and that sells it far better. This is in no small part due to how the Overwatch series has its own anime-infused and inspired art style to begin with, so this kind of anime crossover naturally works well. I am just pleasantly surprised that these mecha actually look decent and seem to fit the game, too. Gundam Wing is also a formative anime in the West, as it was one of the first to be given a proper international release. It's not one of my favorite alternate timeline Gundam shows, as I always found it overly melodramatic, but that's just me. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder That said, I reviewed the Blu-ray box sets for both the TV series and OVA a while back. You can also still watch both Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz on Crunchyroll. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
Forbes
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Gundam Wing' Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Today
'Gundam Wing' is now thirty years old. A fan favorite outside of Japan, Gundam Wing celebrates its 30th anniversary today. Released on April 7, 1995, in Japan, Gundam Wing was another alternate-timeline Gundam show, specifically that of the After Colony timeline. It dealt with a team of Gundams piloted by teenage boys sent to Earth to free the colonies in orbit from Earth's tyrannical dominance. It was also one of the first times Gundam came Westward in a big way, as Gundam Wing was released on Cartoon Network's Toonami on March 6, 2000. While the anime itself was very popular, due to the limited availability of the tie-in model kits, the series wasn't able to build momentum. This aspect of the media mix is something that has been rectified in the decades since, and why multiple modern Gundam anime series tend to do far better in the longterm outside of Japan. The production team behind Gundam Wing was also noteworthy, with veteran mecha designer Kunio Okawara handling much of the mobile suit design, alongside Hajime Katoki and Junya Ishigaki. However, it notably featured character designs by Shuko Murase, who would later go on to direct the anime movie adaptation of Gundam Hathaway. While I personally found the original Gundam Wing series overly melodramatic, with the OVA sequel Endless Waltz having questionable mecha designs, I can see their appeal and how they managed to capture new anime fans' attention at the start of the noughties. These days you can watch Gundam Wing over on Crunchyroll, and play with the various mobile suits from the series in games like Gundam Extreme Versus Maxiboost ON. Endless Waltz was also recently featured in Super Robot Wars X. So even though Gundam Wing is now three decades, it still feels suitably current, if still a tad melodramatic. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
