With the gunpla boom in decline and TV robot anime losing its luster, in 1985 Bandai began to look for new ways to embrace older fans and early otaku.
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Gainax’s Never-Completed Uru in Blue and an Interview with Hiroyuki Yamaga
During a particularly rough period for Gainax in the early ’90s, Hiroyuki Yamaga sat down to discuss his plans for a sequel to Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. Nearly 30 years later it remains unfinished.
By His Signature You’ll Know Him: Early Illustrations by Hideaki Anno
Decades of accolades for directing genre-warping projects like Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Shin Godzilla have obscured an important fact — Hideaki Anno really knew how to draw.
The Royal Space Expeditionary Force: Star Quest
Royal Space Force: Wings of Honnêamise was first shown to the world thirty years ago this month – in a form and place you wouldn’t expect.
The Concept of Honneamise and Film Production Diary
Available for purchase at theatrical showings of Royal Space Force, the movie pamphlet included details about the film’s production and a short piece by the film’s writer and director, Hiroyuki Yamaga.
The Secret History of Gainax: 1981-1992
Long before Evangelion changed everything, Gainax’s inaugural decade was filled with missteps, cancelled projects, head-scratching ventures doomed to failure, and… porn.