Check out the lights and smoke effects at the end. Gotta love this. Only in Tokyo…

Softbank just introduced their latest lines of cell phones, and among the cool new models for civilians are a couple of Gundam themed cells to help celebrate the anime and pla-model favorite’s 30th anniversary. Click here for more pics and info in English from Akihabara News and here for Softbank’s official Gundam phone site.

In 2000 Fuji-Q Highland Park, home of the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Japan, opened Gundam: The Ride. This was a Star Tours type ride, but so much more, as the YouTube video shows. Unfortunately the ride closed in 2007. Why? I cannot imagine a good reason. What angers me more is I went [...]