Mecha anime and manga
Anime and manga that feature fighting robots
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| March 2025 |
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
The Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga was announced to be on hiatus until 13 June 2025.
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| 2024 | During the Graphika Manila event, Riot Inc. presented pitch materials for a potential live-action adaptation of Daimos, confirming ongoing negotiations between GMA Network and Toei for the production. |
| December 2024 | Announcement of another spinoff manga to be serialized in Comic Newtype starting in spring 2025. |
| November 26 2024 |
Voltron
Alba Baptista, Samson Kayo, and Tharanya Tharan were announced in undisclosed roles, and filming on the movie was reported to have begun.
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| November 25 2024 |
Voltron
Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, and John Kim were cast in undisclosed roles in the Voltron film.
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| October 1 2024 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
First volume of the spinoff manga is released by Vertical in North America.
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| September 6 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Completion of international release of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture on Disney+ via Hulu and Star content hub.
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| August 2 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Final (fourth) film of the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture series is released in Japan.
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| July 5 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Third film of the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture series is released in Japan.
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| June 2024 | Following Gainax's bankruptcy and closure, Studio Khara officially gained full copyright of the Evangelion franchise. |
| June 21 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture begins international release on Disney+ via Hulu and Star content hub as a 12-episode ONA format.
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| June 7 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Second film of the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture series is released in Japan.
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| May 10 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
First film of the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture four-part animated film series is released in Japan.
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| April 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
More cast members were revealed for the film project.
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| March 2024 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Kodansha USA announces licensing of the spinoff manga for North American release.
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| March 2024 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Additional cast members for the film series were announced.
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| February 16 2024 | Azteca 7 aired the series dubbed in Spanish, becoming one of the few broadcasters worldwide to air the series. |
| January 2024 | Witch from Mercury's final Blu-ray volume is released, including an interview with series director Hiroshi Kobayashi confirming Suletta and Miorine are married in the story's final scene, reigniting the #SuleMioMarriage hashtag trend in Japan. |
| January 23 2024 | North American theatrical screening of 'The Lights in the Sky Are Stars' begins, part of the series' 15th anniversary celebration. |
| January 16 2024 | North American theatrical screening of 'Childhood's End' begins, part of the series' 15th anniversary celebration. |
| 2023 | A 1/100 scale Full Mechanics Gundam Aerial kit was released by Bandai Spirits. |
| 2023 | High Grade Gundam Calibarn became the best-selling Gunpla kit of the year. |
| 2023 | GMA Network successfully aired the live-action adaptation of Voltes V titled Voltes V: Legacy, which later received release in Japan and plans for international distribution. |
| 2023 |
Voltron
4 Hands Brewing Company launched a six-part, two-year licensed series of Voltron-themed beers, with each 'volume' a collaboration with a different craft brewery.
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| December 2023 |
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Project revealed to be a four-part film series. Kōhei Amasaki and Makoto Furukawa were cast as the main characters Rozé and Ash.
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| October 2023 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time was released on home video. |
| October 17 2023 | Home media release of the film in North America by GKIDS. |
| October 6 2023 | Film released in the United Kingdom by All The Anime. |
| August 9 2023 | Animage and Animedia magazines publish interpretations of the final scene, with voice actors Mamiko Noto and Lynn discussing Ericht's behavior as an in-law. |
| July 2023 | The anime series concluded its broadcast, completing its run that began in October 2022. |
| July 30 2023 | Kadokawa releases a statement claiming the marriage reference was a 'proofreading mistake' and 'editorial speculation', causing controversy among fans who point out the marriage was objectively confirmed in the anime's final scene. |
| July 26 2023 | Interview in Gundam Ace magazine includes Kana Ichinose's quote referencing Suletta and Miorine's marriage, with the official Gundam Twitter account also directly referring to Miorine as Suletta's wife on the day of the finale. |
| July 2 2023 | First season of the series concluded its broadcast. |
| June 26 2023 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
First part of the Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash manga series concludes.
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| May 2023 | Side-story manga titled 'Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Vanadis Memories' begins serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Gundam Ace magazine, written by Kō Yoneyama and illustrated by Chika Tōjō. |
| April 9 2023 | Second season of the series began airing. |
| March 8 2023 | Home media release of 3.0+1.11 on the film's second anniversary. |
| March 8 2023 |
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Home media release of the final film includes two new original video animations: 'Evangelion: 3.0 (-46h)' and 'Evangelion: 3.0 (-120min)'.
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| January 2023 | Ongoing light novel adaptation begins in Kadokawa Shoten's Gundam Ace magazine, written by Yūya Takashima with illustrations by Shūei Takagi. |
| January 30 2023 | English dub of the series was released via Crunchyroll, marking the first time the Gundam franchise featured Texas-based voice talent. |
| 2022 | High Grade and SDEX models of the Gundam Aerial were released by Bandai Spirits as part of the Gunpla merchandise line. |
| 2022 | Vulture listed Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury's first season as the third best anime of the year. |
| 2022 | High Grade Gundam Aerial became the best-selling Gunpla kit of the year, recording the highest initial sales among TV series lead role Gundam versions. |
| 2022 | IGN gave the first season of the series a 9/10 review, praising its drama and striking imagery. |
| 2022 |
Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam
Publication of Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Love & Piece anthology manga begins, featuring side-stories from the Crossbone Gundam universe, with the first part being a prequel about Karras, a Jupiter Empire agent.
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| 2022 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time won the Best Animation Film award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize |
| December 2022 | The film was released in theaters in North America. |
| December 6 2022 | Nationwide release of the film in the United States began. |
| November 30 2022 | Film released in the United States on IMAX in select theaters. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise), Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Voltron, Tōshō Daimos, Gurren Lagann, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time & Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.