The time has come to revisit G-Saviour - the first Gundam live action film from way back in 1999! If you don't CONSENT to this experience, now is your chance to back out! Join us as our hero Mark Curran serves up a sassy one-liner almost as often as his old pal Jack tries to murder someone; General Garneaux gets hot and heavy after green champagne; Mimi can't decide if she's a double agent or just a woman scorned; Gaia's engineers and farmers are unfairly fed to the mobile suit combat meat grind...
Nov 23, 2023•55 min•Ep. 111
You requested it - no - you demanded it! We finally sortie in Gundam Battle Operation 2! Will this be the one Gundam game to rule them all? As we fight our way through the tutorial gauntlet, the absurd matchmaking times, and the ancient UI just to play the game, we find our preferred MS on unusual sides - Isaac in the Guncannon and Brian in the Gouf Custom. What world is this? Plus, Isaac refuses to buy any custom parts and dies, and Brian buys all the custom parts, but still also dies. While it...
Nov 08, 2023•57 min•Ep. 110
It's time to empty our mailbag once more in this double-sized episode! Isaac reveals that Banagher makes him second guess Zeonism. What is worse - short series with terrible endings or long series that are terrible all the way through? Should Iron Mask be a newtype cult leader? Who cleans the toilets under Durandal's Destiny plan? Is Isaac wearing Dom underwear right now? What exactly is an ascot? And for the main event our California Isaac goes head-to-head with an Australian Isaac concerning e...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 109
We finally end the misery by flying through the rest of Mobile Suit Victory Gundam! The second half takes a dip before it tries to soar at the end as Shakti gets passed around like a football to move the plot along, Junko leaves Brian way too early, Uso bites Lupe's boob, Tassilo gets handsy with Fualla's bells, everybody in Zanscare backstabs each other, the good guys solve everything with kamikaze attacks, Katejina kills everyone you love, Cronicle bonks his head, and then everyone dies. The E...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 108
On this episode, we catch up on the latest Gundam news from the past few months: Isaac thinks the new Requiem of Vengeance might involve the White Devil himself; the Gundam SEED movie lets us know exactly what it's about - FREEDOM (but not Justice); Bandai-Namco give their interpretation of Suletta and Miorine's "marriage." Plus, Evolution evolves straight to extinction, the Johnny Ridden manga ends, and Gundam comic kickstarter begins!
Sep 06, 2023•50 min•Ep. 107
We head back to the frontlines of the One Year War to review the 2022 film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (or Amuro’s Weekend Getaway, as Isaac calls it). The film is a cinematic side story in which Gopp hires women, M’Quve should’ve lead with the napalm, Doan teaches us how to milk a goat, Bright dual wields bridge phones, and the Jaburo propnunciation debate recurs. Plus, we miss the most important plot point (but figure it out in the end), discuss the implied morbidity of a full 00...
Aug 21, 2023•58 min•Ep. 106
We conclude our review of Suletta and Miorine's journey in The Witch from Mercury! While we were rooting hard for the show, we agree the ending didn't stick the landing (missed the airport entirely, actually) as Delling sleeps through the back half, Elan Prime's pen is mightier than a space laser, Prospera is for some reason rewarded with a Quiet life and faces almost Zero consequences, and Suletta raises her Permet score above 8 (whatever that means) for the win. Plus, we pitch our sequels: Pei...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 105
We dive into the first half of the newest (and freshest!) Gundam series: The Witch from Mercury! Join us as we discuss how Lady Prospera is an enigma wrapped in a Daughtress mask, phlebotinium has a new flavor and it's called Permet, Suletta's age just doesn't add up, convertible bonds are a trap, and bigger guns = bigger fun. Plus, in a shocking development, Jeturk Heavy Machinery hits Isaac's previously undiscovered mobile suit thiccness limit and causes him to swipe left!
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 104
Gundam is a franchise that spans almost all forms of media: anime, manga, models, music, novels, video games, and much more. So have you ever wanted a subscription service that unlocks... all of it? Well at Sunset Productions, we have and on this episode we are designing our own Gundam omni-media subscription service! From anime we've never seen to manga that is just sitting on the shelf, we discuss everything the service should include. Isaac has to keep Brian from bankrupting from the service ...
Jun 13, 2023•42 min•Ep. 103
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm so we take a look at what it is and how it might impact the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. Can ChatGPT answer hard-hitting questions about Gundam? What happens when you ask ChatGPT to create a Gundam series? Join us as ChatGPT generates Mobile Suit Gundam Eclipse, Mobile Suit Gundam: Aces of the Cosmos, and Mobile Suit Gundam Legacy: A New Beginning. ZDNet: What is ChatGPT? Time: The WGA vs. AI USAToday: Godfather of AI Quits Google ChatGPT was voiced in this ...
May 27, 2023•57 min•Ep. 102
Sunset Productions welcomes the millions... and MILLIONS... of Gundam fans to ringside as the next evolution of mobile suit entertainment takes shape before your very eyes - G-Wrestler! Your hosts, GM Ross and FAZZ, take you through the action as we pitch Gundam Wrestling from training camp all the way to Wrestlemania, in a world where the Char clone is your friend, the Gundams are powered by charisma, and all the drama is backstage! Join us as we stomp a mudhole in Mr. McNamco while Tomino-san ...
May 09, 2023•45 min•Ep. 101
In our longest episode ever (because this show is so special) we tackle the first half of 1993’s Mobile Suit Victory Gundam. We discuss Tomino’s hatred of the show, rumors about his depression, how the tradition of biking was likely revived behind the scenes, Cronicle’s Wal-Mart mask, and Maria’s failed matriarchy led by a man. Plus, we rename all the characters so they have shorter, easier to pronounce names like Jack Hanna, Mr. Pibb, Zoloft, General Sugar, and Officer Phylo. P.S. I love you, J...
Apr 22, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 100
This is the episode you've been waiting for! Sunset Productions has a sit-down, tell-all interview with the creator of Gundam himself, Yoshiyuki Tomino! Tomino-san answers all of our most burning questions about Gundam, including the live-action film, space exploration, Haro, and more! Happy AFD, listeners! Haro at HLJ Haro at USA Gundam Store More Haro at HLJ This episode features sound effects from Pixabay...
Apr 01, 2023•41 min•Ep. 99
After being unsatisfied with Gundam Evolution, we design our dream Gundam video game: GUNDAMFIELD! Sunset Productions spares no expenses and has no budgets! Plus, Brian's kids do an Endless Waltz of sickness and health, a WWE tangent spurs a preview of Gundam Wrestling, we ponder what the Universal Century's currency is called, and Isaac blows our your candles.
Mar 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 98
Isaac bought himself a gaming PC for Christmas, so we take the recent Gundam hero shooter video game known as Gundam Evolution for a spin. We discuss our likes, dislikes, ways we think the game can be improved, and what units we would like to see added to the roster. Our biggest takeaway - always PTFO!
Feb 20, 2023•53 min•Ep. 97
Isaac woke up one morning and decided he'd had enough of antagonists embracing space fascism in Gundam. "There are just too many! They must be stopped!" he said. So we went to work solving Gundam's problem of space fascism overabundance by presenting some alternatives, including communists, cults (of various kinds), engineers, machines, migrators, monarchies, and a charismatic rebel. Any listeners who believe human souls are weighed down by Earth's gravity may apply for a leadership position in ...
Feb 04, 2023•53 min•Ep. 96
In our first ace pilot spotlight episode, we examine the backgrounds of two of our favorite pilots from the OYW era - Anavel Gato aka The Nightmare of Solomon and Cima Garahau aka The Mayfly of Space! Gato is so popular, his exploits at Solomon got adapted three different times, but Isaac still isn't satisfied! Gato's beam rifle was so big that Sunrise had to retcon it and give him an ugly Dom as punishment (the blue one, NOT the totally-not-a-Dom-Tropen red one). Meanwhile, Cima must have the m...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 95
What better way to celebrate Christmas than discussing one of the most heart-wrenching Gundam stories of all time? Pull up a chair to our Christmas Eve campfire and join us for our review of 1989’s masterpiece, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket! The Alex was pretty tough, but was Kris’ best weapon a Louisville Slugger? Is the Alex’s Chobham armor essentially the Universal Century’s 1-UP mushroom? Why didn’t Bernie just go to the Federation? Would you eat at Bernie’s Burgers at Gundamlan...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 94
On this episode, we examine Gundam's tropes in two ways. First, we list our top five tropes of which we've had enough! Then, Isaac plays the lightning round as Brian goes down TV Tropes' Gundam list to identify which tropes are problems and which are just fine the way they are. How many Gundamjacks is too many? What shade of gray is space fascism? Do we still believe a colony drop will really destroy the Earth? Be careful not to fall in a cockpit while listening to this episode!
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 93
Join us for the first annual Mobile Armor Awards! On tonight's episode, we hand out the most coveted award in the Gundam metaverse - The Golden Explosion - to mobile armors in the Universal Century who've demonstrated excellence (or inferiority) in the following prestigious categories: Least Memorable Best Performance Most Craptacular Most Intimidating Worst Design Best Design Let us know your picks! Plus, we discuss Rolodexes and Amazonian Tarantulas....
Nov 25, 2022•48 min•Ep. 92
We conclude our Destiny review and as expected, not even SEED mode can save this plane from crashing. The back half is full of twists that don't make sense and super weapons that fire every few episodes for good measure. Lil' Djibril is more trigger happy than ever, Shin kills Captain McSacrifice, somehow Mwu returns, the writers assassinate Lunamaria's character, Yuna's plan falls flat, Destroy triggers the inverse ninja law, and Talia becomes the worst mom ever at the last minute. Plus, we con...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 91
Trick or treat! Sunset Productions is back and giving out treats in the form of Gundam Halloween special ideas! Brian makes kids dress up and relive the One Year War in order to claim their candy - oh the horror! Isaac does his best Crypt Keeper impression to spin a terrifying yet punny anthology known as the Nightmares of Solomon! Brian finishes the trip around the block by sending us to a post-apocalyptic hellscape with Old Man Domon and The Red Comet. Plus, Brian might try to carve a Gundam j...
Oct 28, 2022•36 min•Ep. 90
We activate SEED mode once more and head back to the Cosmic Era to discuss the series everyone loves to hate - SEED Destiny! The series starts out strong with ruins of Junius 7 raining down on the Earth and Blue Cosmos exercising their quick nuclear trigger finger. However, we then nosedive into a rapid tailspin as Cagalli says yes to the dress, Jesus Yamato returns by sacrificing the entire new cast, Heine shows up just to die, Rey wastes our screen time, N-Jammer Cancellers disappear without a...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 89
We run through our thoughts on The Witch From Mercury Prologue! Are we hyped? Definitely! Does Isaac have a lot of questions? Absolutely! We consider exactly what layer kills your child, the curious case of Cardo's "death," the possibility of the L'Frith having A.I. and/or using nanotech, and whether the Development Council's evil blue room with the glass floor should be added to the Gundam Hotel. Plus, Isaac blows out your candles and does an impression of The Count from Sesame Street!...
Sep 16, 2022•37 min•Ep. 88
Our mailbag is overflowing once again, so we dive in to your comments on this double-sized episode! We run down your suggestions for the Live Action Film opening and Top Female Pilots (including a few glaring omissions...), consider Gundam Wing's place in the universe, saddle up for a showdown with a Gundam pilot version of Blondie who travels a lonely road, ponder whether Amuro and Char should settle their score with dueling Chrono Gundams, and much more! Plus, Isaac does his Duke Dermail impre...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 87
We countdown our top 5 favorite mobile suit weapons! From beam rifles to beam sabers, from heat hawks to bazookas, we're scouring all timelines for those weapons of war near and dear to our hearts. In this episode, Isaac forgets how to count and brings a list of 8, Mark Gatha shouts attacks during surgery, we decide that Bandai should do a collaboration with Nerf, and Isaac gets tripped up by fin funnel geometry. What are your top 5 MS weapons of all time? Let us know!
Aug 20, 2022•47 min•Ep. 86
Solomon, we have returned! In this double-sized episode, we conclude our review of Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory! This episode is all about the show's multitude of conspiracies and their players - Earl Grey, Coliny and his cat, Jamitov, Bask Om and his goggles, O'Sullivan, Cima - basically everybody! Plus, we ask the hard questions like, was Cima really a hero the whole time? What happened to Coliny after 0083? Why can't Nina accept her ex-boyfriend is a mass murderer? How can Kowen get revenge o...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 85
To commemorate episode 0083, we review Isaac's favorite series - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory! In this double-sized episode, we call for listener renditions of The Winner's saxophone, admire all of the Delaz Fleet's sharp dressers (here's looking at you, Cima), wonder how Lt. Burning aka Lt. Brown Leather Wallet got his tan, and agree that Monsha is human garbage. Oh and watch out for those thuggish Lunarians lurking around every corner! Commence Operation Stardust!
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 84
Information about The Witch from Mercury has finally been revealed! Cue wild and reckless speculation! In a world full of space corporations, meet protagonist Suletta Mercury (she's from Mercury). Isaac loves a good space corporation tale. Will there be Harry Potter/ Game of Thrones like houses? Will we get a tournament arc? Is Guel angry because his name is weird? What is up with the Dilanza? Is Shaddiq our Char but with poofy pants this time? We trust in Suletta to save us all
Jun 25, 2022•43 min•Ep. 83
Our suicide mission aboard the Icarus comes to an end as Tobia and the rest of the Steel 7 arrive at Jupiter to destroy the colony laser. Will Tobia's X-1 Full Cloth be enough to handle the Callistos and their Dictii? Amidst the fierce battle, we ponder if Giri's Vigna Ghina II was formerly owned by Dorel Ronah, ask why Giri hates the Callistos so much (bagels are involved), agree to disagree about space geometry, and punch a hole in Rosemary's sudden profound philosophizing. Plus, you'd better ...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 82
