Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

Stop us if you've heard this Gundam setting before: In the near future, humans have largely fled a ravaged Earth in favor of giant space colonies where they war amongst themselves using giant robots called mobile suits.  We've been there and done that several times over - in fact we are doing it right now in GQuuuuuux!  So let's think of something new: What are some fresh new settings that future Gundam series might explore instead?  We discuss a wide range of ideas including the asteroid belt, black holes, Saturn, and Proxima Centauri, among others.  Plus, we eulogize Stargate Universe, Isaac demands justice for Pluto, we discuss all the steampunk genres (who knew solarpunk is a thing?), and Isaac unleashes his inner armchair astrophysicist on black holes and entropy.  Where would you set the next Gundam series?  P.S. Gundam Trivia is confirmed for Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles, California!  Come join us on Saturday, July 5, 2025, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM, Room 402AB!  

We host an ugly pageant for mobile suits across the Gundam multiverse in order to crown the one true ugliest mobile suit of them all!  From mobile suits with proportions that give you the ick, to Zanscare Empire amphibious mobile suits that leak, we spare no strain on our eyes to bring you this list.  Plus, Isaac takes a firm stance on the color brown and identifies a new Mega Man X maverick named Karnage Kangaroo that was living in the Universal Century all along! "Nobody likes tentacles." -  American Isaac, 2025

In 2010, Sunrise graced the world with the best Gundam film ever made: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie -A Wakening of the Trailblazer-.  After five years of covering Gundam, we finally review this masterpiece to give it the credit it so rightfully deserves.  So buckle up and join us aboard the Ptolemaios for the last time as Allelujah fights Waymo; zombie Ribbons takes a WWE chair shot; Setsuna grabs the Metal Cap and joins the Borg; and the T-1000 gets renamed the Extraterrestrial Living Metal Shapshifters.  Someone should really check on the Azadistanis...  Happy AFD, listeners!

Go watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UELnf30JCoA We take the podcast on the road and head to Irvine, California to scope out the Gundam Base Mobile Tour!  Join us as we take you on a tour of the Gundam Base Mobile’s merch trailer, the giant RX-78-2, and all the accompanying displays!  During our visit, Isaac plays I Spy a mono-eye but comes up empty; we meet Tyler – the best employee the Gundam Base could have hired; we find Suletta Mercury suspiciously holding hands on multiple occasions with her definitely platonic best friend Miorine; and much more!  Even the ROBOT GANDUM makes an appearance in this episode!    

On February 28th, 2025, the latest Gundam film, GQuuuuuux -Beginning-, arrived in theaters across the USA... and you bet we were there to bask in the glow of Gundam on the silver screen!  Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the film, including is the GQuacks/GKwucks debate a potato/potahto situation?  Is the Red Gundam really a Beetleborg gone rogue?  Did the Zeknova open the newtype dimension?  Did Degwin retire to hang out with Garma at the opera house?  Who or what is the Rose of Sharon?  Are the Pomeranians too poor to even be competing in Clan Battle?  Plus, everyone must choose a side in the fast approaching robot mascot wars: Haro or Conch!

Last time we covered the best emblems, so now it's only fair we unveil our picks for the worst emblems in the history of Gundam!  Once again, no faction, ace pilot, or team squadron is safe from our discerning eyes.  Our list ranges from the obscure like OZ's tin man and Shagia Frost's emo horse, to the heavy hitters like AEUG's funny circles and the Earth Federation's Brazilian basketball.  What emblems are in your bottom five?  Let us know!

The Gundam franchise has spawned hundreds of emblems over the last ~45 years representing ace pilots, factions, team squadrons, and many other groups.  In this episode, we comb through the archives to find our favorite five emblems of all time!  From classics like the Principality of Zeon, to modern standouts like the Phantom Sweep Corps, to iconic insignias like Amuro's unicorn "A", to enigmas like the Chimera Corps, or to obscure MSV logos from the 1980s like Col. Cranberry's Dom Cold Climate Type, we leave no emblem behind.  Plus, hear Isaac's reaction as he discovers the Titans Test Team bunny emblems for the first time!

In December 2024, Sunrise announced the newest Gundam TV series coming in 2025 titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux.  Created by the minds behind hit anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL, what universal secret is GQuuuuuux hiding?  Just how many u's are in GQuuuuuux?  How do you even pronounce GQuuuuuux for that matter?  Who gave the White Base a green paint wash and go-fast stripes?   Brian fears he might be the old man yelling at clouds while Isaac demands those Zaku hips must be lying.  Will there be sparkles and Gundam guitars?  What about the Doms?  We'll find out in 2025!

Happy New Year, Gundam fans!  To ring in 2025, we run down our list of resolutions for Gundam characters, factions, and creators.  From Iria Solari to Mr. Bushido, from Setsuna F. Seiei to Meitzer Ronah, everyone is on the table.  We discuss princesses, anti-princesses, HLVs, disability insurance, home maintenance plans, persocoms, dormant mobile armors, and much more.  Plus, we dare ask the question, perhaps ZAFT just really enjoys all their coups?

The King Space Pig has arrived at Zum City with a full mailbag so we are emptying it out in time for 2025!  We start with a delicious tangent about homemade fudge, lay out our 2025 Gundam goals, and then the comments come fast and furious: Coordinators and Innovators seem a tad salty but life goes on.  What happens if Kira gets a cold?  Are civilian shields the key to destroying the RX-78-2?  Does Brian need a hot patchworker mommy?  Would Isaac rather have the HG Dendrobium or the Destroy?  What is the best punny product you created – hot pockets, My Little Ponies, cereal, or sunflower seeds?  Should Master Hand wield gunpla nippers?  What ever happened to the Blue Destiny?  And where the hell is Kamille when the Earth needed him the most?