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MSB is a weekly Gundam podcast for new fans, old fans, and not yet fans. Nina (a Gundam first-timer) and Thom (a lifelong Gundam fan) analyze, review, and research all 40-years of the iconic sci-fi anime mega-franchise Mobile Suit Gundam in the order it was made. We research its influences, examine its themes, and discuss how each piece of the Gundam canon fits within the changing context in Japan and the world, from 1979 to today. Part history podcast, part discussion podcast, all Gundam po ...
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
Maximilian Roewer & Friends
Wow!! Cool Robot!!! is a podcast about Gundam! Starting with the original Mobile Suit Gundam, I (Max) will be progressing through the entire animated history of those big ol' robots and maybe even finding out a few things about myself along the way! With each series of the anime, I'll be bringing along a co-host or two for moral support. I can't take on the Principality of Zeon alone! Join me and my friends as we discuss science fiction, 18-meter-tall mobile suits, and, most importantly, why ...
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Operation V: A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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Operation V: A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming
A Gundam discussion and commentary podcast where casual fan Eric Wong and hardcore fan Phillip Fleming watch and commentate on a Gundam series episode by episode.
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The Great Gundam Project: Mobile Suit Gundam
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The Great Gundam Project: Mobile Suit Gundam
Abnormal Mapping
The Great Gundam Project has been going for years now, but people still insist on starting Gundam in places other than 0079, so we decided to make the first season free in order to encourage people to watch the hottest show of 1979! Please start with episode zero, which provides some context for the GGP project and how these episodes are in the present day.
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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9.8: Your Fave is a War Criminal (Part I)
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Show Notes People love to call Gundam characters 'war criminals,' but are they really? And if so, who and why? What war crimes did they commit? Who is history's greatest monster? This week on Mobile Suit Breakdown, Thom dusts off his legal skills and dives back into the first Gundam compilation movie with a copy of the Rome Statute of the Internati…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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9.7: Demons - Harbingers - Protectors
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Show Notes On the podcast this week, Nina was inspired to answer once and for all whether Lt. J.G. Bernard Monsha, veteran of the One Year War and future member of the Titans, is in fact a mythical bird-demon from Japanese folklore. Along the way she discovered that the answer to the question "what is a tengu?" is actually pretty complex. Join us f…
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Show Notes Show notes to come soon, thanks for your patience! Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylva…
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Show Notes Show notes to come soon, thank you for your patience. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsy…
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Show Notes On the podcast this week, Thom wants to know how we know what we know about Amuro Ray's war-time nickname. He emerges from the sticky morass of continuity with a surprising answer and a few thoughts about benefits and downsides in the Gundam franchise's approach to developing its own imaginary history. Show notes to come. Mobile Suit Bre…
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Show Notes On MSB this week, Nina returns to War in the Pocket to examine the contents of Al's back pocket as displaying in the show's 'eye-catch' sequence. In particular, she digs into the history of the swiss army knife, its origins, its rise to international popularity, and what it might have meant for an audience in 1980s Japan. Show notes to c…
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Show Notes This week Thom overcomes a cold to take his turn dusting off an old idea for a research piece, although his first pick isn't really very old at all... On MSB 9.2, Thom digs into the 架空戦記 (kakuu senki / fictional war chronicles) genre of alternate history science fiction: its characteristics, historical origins, and the many connections t…
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Show Notes No break in the MSB action this time around as we dive immediately into Season 9 with research from Nina on 'toy' guns: air guns, BB guns, and especially airsoft guns, inspired by Al's friends in War in the Pocket. How does the history of airsoft connect with the development of "real" guns both in Japan and around the world? How is airso…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.16: No Highly Esteemed Deed is Commemorated Here
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Show Notes Here we are again at the end of another season. Thank you all for joining us for the ups and downs, the highs and lows, the romance and the betrayal of Stardust Memory! This week we're closing out Season 8 with some great listener questions and a handful of our own final thoughts. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced …
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S9E13 – We Never Saw Mercury
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You would THINK that a show with "Mercury" IN THE TITLE would tell us what the HELL is going on there, RIGHT??? Anyway, see you next time, space oomfie! (Here is the tier list maker we used and here is our Official Ranking!) Watching - Nothing! Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trol…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.14: This Place is Best Shunned and Left Uninhabited
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Show Notes This week on Mobile Suit Breakdown: the climactic finale of Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory! Plus our long-promised discussion of the mobile suits, from the GP01 to the Neue Ziel, with all their flower imagery and character implications. What a ride it's been! Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the…
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And everyone lived happily ever after, amen :-) Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 23 & 24 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord Noise Space
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.13: Part of a System of Messages
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Do you think Prospera lobbied for subsidies from the Space Assembly League in order to fund her death fortress, or was that more of a Craigslist find? Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 21 & 22 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord No…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S9E10 – See my daughter. CLICK HERE
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Mom??? Are you good????? Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 19-20 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord Noise Space
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.12: The Center of Danger is Here
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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If Taylor Swift existed in the Ad Stella timeline, I think it would go a little something like... this! Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 17-18 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord Noise Space…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.11: Landscape of Thorns
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.10: The Form of the Danger is an Emanation of Energy
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.9: We Believed Ourselves to be a Powerful Culture
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.8: This Message is a Warning About Danger
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Show Notes The full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York S…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.7: The Danger Is Unleashed Only If You Substantially Disturb This Place
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.6: Nothing Valued is Here
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Show Notes This week on the podcast: Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory Episode 6: フォン・ブラウンの戦士 (Warrior of Von Braun). Thom thought he wouldn't have much to say this week. The runtime showed that to be a lie. We discuss the difference between pride and vanity, the importance of a soldier's feelings, reconstruction as a motif, who gets to decide who pilots…
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What do you mean these kids weren't taught about war profiteering at the business school designed to teach kids how to do war profiteering? Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 15-16 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord Noise Space…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.5: Sending this Message was Important to Us
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S9E7 – The Battle of Tomato Town
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Now, I say, I say, I'm just a country lawyer, but to my knowledge, I do not believe we should be putting mere toddlers inside the giant robots! Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 13-14 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs Twitter Discord Noise Space…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.4: The Danger is in a Particular Location
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.2: The Danger is to the Body and It Can Kill
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Show Notes Full show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State…
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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8.1: This Is Not a Place of Honor
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Show Notes The full show notes for this episode are available on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York …
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Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
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7.10: Artesia Rides Again!
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Show Notes For full show notes including images, please visit our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York Sta…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S8E11 – The CW Presents: Mobile Suit Gundam
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As usual, now that we've finished another series we discuss, we rank, and we answer! Tune in for our takes, and argue with me all you want: Hiram Lodge would be the best Char clone. (Here is the tier list maker we used and here is our Official Ranking!) Watching - Nothing! Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of …
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First Char has his counterattack... Now Jim! Who's next? Kevin's counterattack? Michael's counterattack? Dwight's counterattack??? Watching - Gundam Build Fighters GM's Counterattack Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs | Six Feats Under | The Sonic Shuffle | Video Games: …
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Think. Build. Fight. Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 22-25 Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs | Six Feats Under | The Sonic Shuffle | Video Games: The Movie: The Podcast | Happy Holidays, Xbox Twitter Discord Noise Space…
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You really gotta hand it to Suletta, folks. She really made a splash this week! She won't have you seeing red with her performance! It's a smash hit! Blood! Blood!!!!!! Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 10-12 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the TrollocsTwi…
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode are available on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pe…
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode are available on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pe…
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Do you think those expensive clear color P-Bandai kits have an unfair advantage in gunpla battles? Something to consider! Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 19-21 Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs | Six Feats Under | The Sonic Shuffle | Video Games: The Movie: Th…
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode are available on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pe…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S8E7 – Little Birthday Boys
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In the plastic model building system, Gundam-based offenses are considered especially heinous.In Tokyo, the dedicated individuals who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the International Gunpla Battle Official Referees. These are their stories. Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 16-18 Featuring - Max | …
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Hey y'all, I don't know if this is noteworthy but it appears that Suletta is, uh, beginning to get on that Newtype shit. Just making sure you're aware! Please understand that Suletta now has the ability to go absolute fuckoff sicko mode in combat!!! Just so you know!!!!!!!! Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 8 & 9 Featur…
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Show Notes With the plot out of the way, it's time to dig into the stories that Gundam F91 set out to tell. So this week we're focused on characters and politics. This discussion ran long, so there is no research segment this week. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of th…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S8E6 – The Really Good System
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This week... it's sports! Tune in to hear us discuss 3 sports you will know... baseball, racing, and MGS4-style single combat! Take me out to the ball game! Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 13-15 Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs | Six Feats Under | The Sonic S…
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Coming at you live from the show floor of the 43rd Annual Asticassia War Crimes Convention! A small, angry-looking high schooler has taken the stage to announce that we finally did it... We legalized Gundam! Watching - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episodes 6 & 7 Featuring - Max | Phoenix Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Sla…
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Show Notes This week on the podcast we finally start talking about the movie Gundam F91 with an episode focused entirely on the plot. There is no research in this episode. For more details about the MSB Year 4 pins and the annual contest, go to http://www.gundampodcast.com/patreon. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Len…
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Wow!! Cool Robot!!! - A Mobile Suit Gundam Podcast
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S8E5 – Tilting at Nether Gundams
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My "I am not Tatsuya Yuuki" t-shirt is bringing up a lot of questions answered by the shirt. Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 10-12 Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs | Six Feats Under | The Sonic Shuffle | Video Games: The Movie: The Podcast | Happy Holidays, X…
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Show Notes Show notes for this episode can be found on our website. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pen…
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Despite this also being a show featuring fighters from all over the real human world, I have an inkling this will be at the very least slightly less racist than G Gundam was. Time will tell! Watching - Gundam Build Fighters Episodes 7-9 Featuring - Max | Yuria | Dan Check out our other stuff! - Pod of Greed | Slappers Only | Never Mind the Trollocs…
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