On March 31, 2014, I sat down to write my first review
for what I would begin as simply the “Anime Corner”. However, when I finally decided to make a
proper blog for my collection of reviews, I renamed it “The Gundam Anime
Corner,” and ive stuck with that name ever since. Since I go by when I wrote my first review
(Eden of the East) and not the actual 2015 date when I started posting here,
that’s generally how ive judged the birthday of this little project. Though I guess I shouldn’t call it “little”
anymore lol. 5 years is a long time to
be covering all kind of Anime, live action features, conventions, cosplay,
yeesh ive written a ton now that I think about it. That said, i have so much love for this
blog. It’s been my go to place to share
my thoughts on Anime both classic and new and a place I can come to in order to
vent or get away from some very bad days.
Whether or not you’ve followed me from the beginning, are only now just
discovering my little corner of the universe, or just stopping in for a quick
peek, I just want to say Thank You to everyone, one and all. I hope that some random review, Top 5, First
Impression or even a photo of a cosplay or convention moment has made you smile
in some way. Rest assured this blog
isn’t going to halt anytime soon.
There’s a ton of Anime out there I could review…and kind of have to look
out there cause ive just about covered all the titles I have on my shelf
lol.
Speaking of, how about a sneak peak of things to come in
the first few months of Year 6 at the Gundam Anime Corner.
April
Right after my blog celebrates it’s 5th birthday, Year 6
kicks off with another celebration, the birthday of this blogs namesake. And to commemorate a monumental 40 years in
the world of Anime, im going back to the very beginning of the Gundam
franchise. Yep, starting April 1st im
heading right into MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM!!! That’s right, ill be covering all 42 episodes
of the original series, plus the three compilation films: The Movie, Soldiers of Sorrow and Encounters in Space. That’s not all though. I guess we could call April Gundam Month Mark
III cause I’m going all out again on Gundam features. Top 5 Wednesday will feature all exclusive
Gundam topics. And as a special bonus
feature, im dedicating Fridays to my own recounting of the last 40 years of
Gundam with “The History of Gundam”, a 4 part special. Oh and since Gundam 0079 is kind of on the
long side, expect series reviews to pop up twice a week: one on the normal day,
Monday, and the second on Friday.
May
As soon as Mobile Suit Gundam wraps up, the Year of the
Slayers continues. Lina Inverse, Goury
Gabbriev and their allies are back for a third round of fun with the epic third
season of Slayers, Slayers Try. The world has literally opened up for
everyones merry demon slaying, treasure hunting band of misfits. Will Try match the overwhelming success of
Slayers Next? We’ll find out in the
month of May. Oh and keep an eye out for
a review involving a certain “KING OF
THE MONSTERS” towards the end of the month too.
June
Shoutout to the Baltimore Anime Denizens, because their
amazing panel at Katsucon is what inspired me to select June’s title. Anime doesn’t always have to be about epic
fantasy or fast paced scifi (shocking I know).
Sometimes I can just be about five girls chilling out in a club room at
school who just so happen to practice rock music. Yep, im dusting off my Season 1 DVD and
covering the debut episodes of the moe J-Rock hit, K-On. Cant make any
immediate promises on when/if ill get to the shows second season since I don’t
have it. But I remember the first season
very fondly and cant wait to reunite with Yui, Ritsu, Mio, Mugi and Azuya.
July
Normally I try to do a special 4th of July review for the
holiday. I’m still doing that (I’ll keep
it a surprise) but it’ll be coming closer to the end of June instead. As per the norm, in the countdown to Otakon I
usually review a series that is far longer than my normal 13-26 titles, and
space them out in a way that the last review goes on the blog the day before
Otakon. This year, that begins right at
the start of July with another Gundam celebrating a milestone. Mobile Suit Gundam is celebrating 40 as a
whole, but it’s 20th Anniversary title is turning 20 this year. So with that in mind, this year Summer Extended
Series is Turn A Gundam. All 50 episodes plus the two compilation
films, Earth Light and Moonlight
Butterfly, will be covered (those last two are just kind of there cause I
ended up having one free day after I did my initial review outlines). After that it’s off to Otakon before I return
for the start of whatever I decide to review in August.
And there you have it, the start of Year 6 with a few
interesting titles to explore, many ive wanted to do for a long time. I hope youre all excited to follow along with
me. I’m so happy to have made it this
far with the blog and am looking forward to watching it grow more as 2019
continues.
Thanks again everyone, I’ll see you guys around over
at…the Gundam Anime Corner.
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