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Hardcore Classic, Sci-fi, Mecha, Cyberpunk, Psychological, Horror, Seinen, Shojo, Romance, Ecchi Otaku

Loran X Dianna - The Most Loving & Healthy Relationship In All of UC Gundam (AMV)
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The Tragedy Of Beloved Souls Lost Through War in Gundam Unicorn (AMV)


My main anime social hub: https://anilist.co/user/RetroWaifu19/

Other sites i'm on:
https://myanimelist.net/profile/Retro_Waifu
My youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJTXf2UrPla3Zfu5Q72E2Q
My PSN: Akumetsu19
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaekurono18


Research Info & Blogs I keep track of. (I'm still adding more articles/info regularly. Compiling all this research is to help expand knowledge to others)

The 4 Most Important & Influential Anime that Shaped Otaku Culture:
https://www.cjas.org/~leng/revolution.htm

The Origin of Waifu Culture:
https://fullfrontal.moe/from-lolicon-to-moe-the-adventures-of-the-bishoujo/

Anime sales Database:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A33miTSU1NHdVO7F8kMT68wgkM6uW8YThKPEsDvLKsc/edit#gid=0

Blue Meteor SPT Layzner Retrospective: https://timeldred.com/layzner/
The Armored Trooper Votoms Hub: https://timeldred.com/votomshub/
Zambot 3 Quality Reviews: https://otakuusamagazine.com/zambot-3/
https://tsuzukusekai.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/zambot-3/

Turn A Gundam Production History Retrospective: https://tsukinomayu.com/2021/03/28/the-history-and-production-of-turn-a-gundam-part-i-victory-gundam-battling-depression/

Anne of Green Gables Retrospective:
https://animetudes.com/2022/05/08/anne-of-green-gables/
https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/244963808/

The Retrospective History of Fight! Iczer-1:
https://aaltomies.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/fight-iczer-1-celebration/
https://aaltomies.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/iczer-robo-a-visual-history/

Retrospective & History of Yoshinori Kanada (The Most Influential Japanese Animator of All Time):
https://animetudes.com/the-history-of-the-kanada-school/
https://animetudes.com/2021/03/06/the-kanada-style-in-context/

Yoshinori Kanada’'s Birth Retrospective:
https://animetudes.com/2022/07/21/birth-a-complete-chronology/

How Gundam & Evangelion Are Legacy Core Representations of Otaku Anime Fans:
https://tokion.jp/en/2021/06/09/re-examining-gundam-after-evangelion/

The Impact & Influence of Gundam Char's Counterattack on the Anime industry:
https://animetudes.com/2021/11/26/the-animation-of-chars-counterattack/
https://www.gwern.net/docs/anime/1993-anno-charscounterattackfanclubbook-khodazattranslation.pdf
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/632363691082465280/oshii-mamoru-on-cca
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/632367844400807936/oshii-mamoru-x-anno-hideaki-chars-counterattack
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om6OUCqcmT8os3RyU2SZNcVAgiJ6BtrUTdwES4OGhsY/edit
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/03/12/the-classic-anime-movie-gundam-chars-counterattack-is-30-years-old-today/?sh=701670df95a5
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2019/07/13/gundam-chars-counterattack-is-now-the-top-rated-gundam-anime-in-a-new-poll/?sh=24429c2b27ac
https://www.gundam.info/special-series/gundam-census/617.html
https://nekketsunikki.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/tomino-yoshiyuki-interview-on-ccaf91-4k-remaster-boxes/

A Short History on the impact of the Mecha Genre on the Entire Medium of Anime by Japan's agency of Cultural Affairs: (A MUST READ) Tho there's lot of missing history & context on the influence & impact on a lot of different series.
https://mediag.bunka.go.jp/projects/project/images/JapaneseAnimationGuide.pdf

Hideaki Anno's Favorite Anime & Recommendations on Classic Shows: https://web.archive.org/web/20050407200800/http://home.comcast.net/~hasshin/shimamoto.html

The "Eva is a deconstruction of mecha" myth debunked:
https://fullfrontal.moe/evangelion-you-can-not-deconstruct/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCmWFusqRk&t=962s
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2019/06/25/evangelion-is-a-great-anime-but-not-without-its-influences-and-hardly-the-first-of-its-kind/?sh=c218887a54fa
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2019/02/11/ideon-blu-ray-review-a-bleak-and-brutal-anime-classic-that-inspired-neon-genesis-evangelion/?sh=2767dfec5376
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/YoshiyukiTomino?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://wiki.evageeks.org/Tributes_to_Other_Fiction_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion
https://forum.evageeks.org/post/492098/Anno-interview-about-RahXephon/#492098
https://web.archive.org/web/20110719224836/http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/evangelion/2006-November/003855.html
https://www.cbr.com/evangelion-anime-influence-space-runaway-ideon/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-05-03/anno-itano-and-the-apocalypse-intergenerational-struggle-in-megazone-23-and-neon-genesis-evangelion/.172158
https://www.colonydrop.com/finally-conclusive-proof-that-hideaki-anno-is-a-fraud/
https://ogiuemaniax.com/2016/02/02/how-evangelion-references-ideon/
https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Genre_Deconstruction
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gundam/comments/pbh0fm/question_about_evangelion_compared_to_other_mecha/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2011-06-05
https://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/2003-rahxephoncomplete-anno-izubuchi
http://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2019/07/investigating-eva-clone-part-1-you-can.html
http://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2019/08/investigating-eva-clone-part-2-are-any.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist

RahXephon is not a rip-off of Evangelion:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2006/anime-expo/11
https://searchofno9.wordpress.com/2021/03/20/rahxephon-does-not-equal-evangelion/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RahXephon


The Creation of Gundam Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z45LzleW4sA

Actually Good & Well-informed Ani-tubers:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vYN5p8agbRCI0V3U89ajg
https://www.youtube.com/c/MercuryFalcon
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcxN_gfAE_43Wj6-UWC16bw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYmWNtV9anVVSyMw_Zd00Vg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3hvRn5xLBPe-RfiaLdd_fQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0dPzbiWHyEV9GR4p-SMsg
https://www.youtube.com/c/ToyGalaxyTV/videos
(ideon jap youtuber retrospective) - Use eng closed captions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZq97TF-S0&t=76s

Specific Info:
Greatest Tomino English Interview of All Time:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2017/03/13/yoshiyuki-tomino-on-gundam-newtypes-and-the-perilous-future-facing-humanity/?sh=6319015b4b8a
1st 5 years of the OVA market industry study:
https://fullfrontal.moe/animage-1988-11-ova/
https://www.gwern.net/docs/anime/1993-anno-charscounterattackfanclubbook-khodazattranslation.pdf
https://otakumode.com/news/52eae86f35ba15077f00022f/An-Exclusive-Interview-with-Hiroya-Oku%E2%80%9CPleasure-to-meet-you-EVENING!%E2%80%9D
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2021/08/18/interview-gantzs-hiroya-oku-discusses-the-series-current-and-future-hollywood-plans
https://otakumode.com/news/52fc71c07a9cc14b2a00046e/Interview-with-Mobile-Suit-Gundam-Thunderbolt-Author-Yasuo-Ohtagaki-1-3
http://yaraon-blog.com/archives/161064
Jap news 40th Anniversary look back on Ideon's history: https://magmix.jp/post/99817
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/YoshiyukiTomino?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://criesinnewtype.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/tomino-yoshiyuki-40-years-of-gundam/
https://wavemotioncannon.com/2016/11/08/interview-hideaki-anno-vs-yoshiyuki-tomino-animage-071994/
https://www.cbr.com/gundam-tomino-isekai-influence/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/space-runaway-ideon-turns-40-today.201186/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_People
https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/cpcr45/wt_space_runaway_ideon_the_ideon_be_invoked_the/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://animetudes.com/2021/11/26/the-animation-of-chars-counterattack/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-05-06/nhk-reveals-full-results-of-ultimate-gundam-poll/.131228
https://animetudes.com/2021/04/30/toshihiro-hirano-and-aic-studio/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://animetudes.com/2021/04/23/graviton-gainax-and-the-itano-school/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC%E5%B7%A8%E7%A5%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%87%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3?wprov=srpw1_0
https://animetudes.com/the-history-of-the-kanada-school/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://animetudes.com/2021/06/04/the-new-generation-of-the-1990s/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/oshii_on_mt.html
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/633908565395030016/tomino-yoshiyuki-hosoda-mamoru-talk-ideon
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/632365976089935873/ikuhara-kunihiko-x-anno-hideaki-chars
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/632367844400807936/oshii-mamoru-x-anno-hideaki-chars-counterattack
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/post/632363691082465280/oshii-mamoru-on-cca
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-26/mamoru-oshii-50-movies-50-years-book-to-release-in-august/.161118?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://www.animeherald.com/2021/06/16/sayla-mass-and-lynn-minmay-women-who-shaped-the-history-of-mecha/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
https://ddnavi.com/anime/interview/
https://www.gwern.net/otaku
Mamoru Hosoda on Miyazaki's Heroines:
https://news.yahoo.com/hosoda-japanese-anime-problem-women-173313789.html
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/08/12/feature-berserk-discussion-explores-kentar-miuras-roots
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/09/22/feature-part-2-of-berserk-discussion-urges-miura-to-try-a-new-story
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/06/08-1/akira-anime-film-producer-corrects-30-year-fact-on-how-much-the-groundbreaking-film-cost-to-make
https://animetudes.com/2021/05/28/the-rise-of-realism/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/10/03/how-a-blue-comet-influenced-the-last-thirty-years-of-japanese-pop-culture-and-beyond/?sh=3a9a44e445b5
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/03/survey-almost-35-years-of-japans-favorite-anime-leading-ladies
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/20/see-how-animes-most-popular-male-characters-have-evolved-over-the-last-40-years
https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/19/18683634/neon-genesis-evangelion-hideaki-anno-depression-shinji-anime-characters-movies
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2021/05/04/feature-the-fantastic-true-story-of-how-project-a-ko-was-lost-and-found
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/om4o03/mamoru_hosoda_cannes_interview_japanese_anime_has/#:~:text=InvalidChickenEater's%20profile%20Close-,Mamoru%20Hosoda%20Cannes%20Interview%3A%20%22Japanese%20anime%20has%20a%20problem%20with,in%20himself%20as%20a%20man.%22


Blogs:
https://www.zimmerit.moe/
http://www.ultimatemark.com/gundam/
https://gundampodcast.com/
https://oldtypenewtype.tumblr.com/
https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/
https://criesinnewtype.wordpress.com/
https://tominostuff.tumblr.com/
http://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/
https://animetudes.com/
https://classicanimemuseum.wordpress.com/
https://tsukinomayu.com/
https://ogiuemaniax.com/
https://animarchive.tumblr.com/
https://frogkun.com/
https://mimidoshima.wordpress.com/
https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/
https://aaltomies.wordpress.com/
https://karageko.com/
https://the-artifice.com/anime
https://thereforeitis.wordpress.com/
https://flawfinder.wordpress.com/
https://www.animefeminist.com/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/?sh=515ae4ad20fa
https://streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/
http://www.zeonic-republic.net/
https://fullfrontal.moe/
https://wavemotioncannon.com/
https://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/
https://www.animenation.net/blog/category/ask-john/
https://animanachronism.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/in-the-hands-of-a-giant-god/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/recent
https://www.animeherald.com/
https://ideaswithoutend.wordpress.com/
https://ameblo.jp/korakuone-shu/
https://burgerdiscourse.com/2020/11/16/space-runaway-ideon-kasha/http://raikourambling.blogspot.com/
http://colinkellydreams.blogspot.com/2013/08/space-runaway-ideon.html
https://mechanicalanimereviews.com/2022/03/12/mechamarch2022-more-about-tomino/
https://gundamnews.org/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om6OUCqcmT8os3RyU2SZNcVAgiJ6BtrUTdwES4OGhsY/edit
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2986855&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/content/2019/11/4/a-retrospective-on-kunihiro-ikuhara-revolution-one-kiss-at-a-time
https://predederva.wordpress.com/
https://manga.tokyo/interview/interview-with-animator-tomonori-kogawa/
https://alexswak.tumblr.com/post/651185476419633152/tomonori-kogawa-influence
https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/
https://327robots.wordpress.com/
https://www.colonydrop.com/
https://reasonstoanime.com/2019/11/11/reasons-to-watch-alderamin-on-the-sky/
http://web.archive.org/web/20020606012703/http://masterwork.animemedia.com/Evangelion/anno.html
https://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/2003-rahxephoncomplete-anno-izubuchi
https://fortressofserenity.tumblr.com/post/67259893990/database-animals
https://evaresources.wordpress.com/der-mond/
https://artistunknown.info/2021/07/03/animator-spotlight-hiroyuki-yamashita-part-1-of-5/
https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/appreciating-hiroyuki-sawano-the-hans-zimmer-the-anime-industry-2170751
https://starcrossedanime.com/invincible-superman-zambot-3-review-80100/
https://laurarolla.tumblr.com/post/124404561127/30-day-gundam-challenge-day-22-favorite-character
https://gundamexplored.tumblr.com/
https://80sanime.tumblr.com/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/10/15/from-bushido-to-beamsabers-looking-into-the-origins-of-mecha-in-japan/?sh=f23e2704812e
https://www.mechadamashii.com/
https://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=34551&utm_source=pocket_mylist
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/oshii_on_mt.html
http://colinkellydreams.blogspot.com/2013/08/space-runaway-ideon.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/08/25/aura-battler-dunbine-blu-ray-review-the-only-isekai-anime-that-really-matters/?sh=675a681a1f52
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-anime-movies/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time/
(The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time):
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-03-19/.113010
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-02/.114168
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-16/.114706
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-30/.115495