A History Of Gundam, The Anime That Defined The Giant Robot Revolution io9.gizmodo.com

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 4 months ago in Anime & Manga

Almost four decades ago, Mobile Suit Gundam aired in Japan and changed the way the country looked at giant robots. Here's a brief history of how Gundam established a new genre of anime, changed the way the West consumed Japanese animation, and became a cultural touchstone for the robotics technology of the future.