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Sangjin Ryu1 & Kiyotaka Obunai2 1Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA. 2Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. Emails: sryu2 (at) unl (dot) edu; kiobunai (at) mail (dot) doshisha (dot) ac (dot) jp Download PDF Robots have been a very popular theme of Japanese animation, or…

One of the more interesting mecha anime of recent years is finally over, and Bang Bravern certainly didn’t disappoint.

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is equal parts super robot sendup, alien invasion mecha action, and intense, unhinged amounts of homoerotic innuendo.

(1) KUANG ON BABEL’S HUGO INELIGIBILITY. Rebecca F. Kuang decided that saying nothing isn’t an option. “Rebecca F. Kuang: ‘statement’" at Bluesky. (2) ANOTHER WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD. Answering some writers’ renewed cry that the Hugo Awards be taken away from the Worldcon, Cheryl Morgan has drafted a proposal. It’s explained in “Decoupling the

(1) KUANG ON BABEL’S HUGO INELIGIBILITY. Rebecca F. Kuang decided that saying nothing isn’t an option. “Rebecca F. Kuang: ‘statement’" at Bluesky. (2) ANOTHER WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD. Answering some writers’ renewed cry that the Hugo Awards be taken away from the Worldcon, Cheryl Morgan has drafted a proposal. It’s explained in “Decoupling the

The latest episode of Bang Bravern deals with the aftermath of the arrival of the aliens and that of Bravern, but also does so with a clash of sub-genres.

The final entry for the Winter 2024 Anime Preview Guide is here...and its a love letter to giant robots! What did our reviewers think of Bang Brave Bang Bravern?

Following the launch of Bang Bravern and its bait-and-switch super robot reveal, it’s clearer now that Detonator Orgun is probably a bigger influence on it than the Braves series.

The first episode of Bang Bravern aired last night in Japan, and it wasn’t what any of us expected.

Somewhat out of nowhere, we now have a new Grendizer game that is a genuine love letter to classic super robot anime.