Harry Nugraha is a contributor from Indonesia. He is an anime addict first and a freelance writer second. He's been writing about anime and manga since 2020, and he loves to watch an unhealthy amount ...

This autobiography has a total of eight chapters, including the unnumbered opening and closing chapters. Shuichi Ikeda wrote how landing the role of Char Aznable in Mobile Suit Gundam shaped his ...

Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Char in Gundam GQuuuuuuX pilots the RX-78-02 in a pivotal role for Zeon during the war. The series contrasts Char, a trained soldier, with Amuro Ray, ...

Thanks to the arrival of Pacific Rim Uprising this past weekend, there’s been a lot of talk about giant robots and the people who pilot them. But here’s an always welcome reminder: No mech pilot in ...

Orion’s and Gundam Cafe are collaborating with Japan Food Collection to create cocoa cigarettes with Mobile Suit Gundam’s very own Char Aznable on the package. Cocoa cigarettes are cigarette-shaped ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Anyway, Char’s reputation for improving things threefold has hit ...

The latest Mobile Suit Gundam series has just been crowned the most viral anime of the past year in an official 2025 ranking.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. In a curious move, Bandai Spirits has announced a new upcoming ...

Mobile Suit Gundam is a decades-old franchise examining the costs of war and imperialism over eons of interstellar conflict between decaying, corrupt governments. It’s also an anime show about giant ...

McDonald’s Japan is celebrating the popular Mobile Suit Gundam anime with a special “Char Aznable” menu. The special menu is comprised of a Spicy Double Cheeseburger, Red Garlic Teriyaki Burger, ...

When people think about Mobile Suit Gundam, they don’t typically think about the human characters. It’s no secret that the mobile suits and the mechas are the stars of the franchise. The average ...