The Knights of Sidonia is the first anime I’ve watched on Netflix. One of the reasons I wanted to watch it was to encourage Netflix to buy in more – and they did do the heavy lifting on this one. The other reason was that the Knights of Sidonia looked like an interesting but relatively […]
7 mecha designs by Blizzard’s Luke Mancini
Luke Mancini is a professional artist who works for Blizzard Entertainment. Strongly recommended is his Deviant Art portfolio and Facebook page. There’s a lot to pick from to sample Luke’s skills with Geek Native readers. Let’s start off with a gathering of mecha.
Robert Chew’s mech animal illustrations
These illustrations come with notes just as if they’re from an RPG sourcebook. What a fantastic idea too; animal-style robots/mech. The designer is a digital artist called Robert Chew who works from Santa Monica, California. It’s also worth noting that profit from the sale of these prints is donated to The International Anti-Poaching Foundation and […]
Rewriting the plot: A look at Eureka Seven AO part 2
In my review of Eureka Seven AO p1 I mentioned I hadn’t seen the first series, liked the anime but struggled to get into the characters. Part two is different for the obvious reason – I know the characters better now. It’s also different for the less obvious reason – the great big gun that […]
Sponsored Video: Titanfall’s Drop Pod One lands
Fans are calling the first DLC for Titanfall “Drop Pod One”. The new pack, officially called Titanfall: Expedition, includes three new maps and nudges the story on. The new maps are all multiplayer and called; Runoff, Swampland and War Games. Titanfall: Expedition has three new campaigns to support the mission (and new decals). The missions […]
Snake Mecha LEGO design
LEGO builder Jerac created this Ninjago styled snake mecha. There’s no doubt of the snakeyness here and that’s hard to do with blocks. At the same time the design oozes mecha with those rocket launchers on the shoulders and sinister crab-like legs.
Robots vs aliens: A review of Eureka Seven AO
I was in at the deep end for Eureka Seven AO as it’s the sequel to Eureka Seven, which I haven’t seen. The good news is that I followed Eureka Seven AO without any bother. If there’s clever overlaps, foreshadowing or flashbacks to the original then they’re sailing right on by without disrupting my AO […]
Trailer for Mobile Police Patlabor live action
This is the Japanese trailer for the live action series Patlabor. Inspired by the anime series the mobile police specialise in dealing with crimes that involve the “labor mechanics” mechs. The live action is being released in episodes to the cinema. What do you make of the clip? I don’t understand any of the Japanese […]
Dead Agressor: Exodus trailer
The trailer for Fafner in the Azure: Dead Agressor: Exodus contains some fantastic animation. The harbour scene looks incredibly well drawn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEh8X0xPEc The video also seems to focus on stern or gloomy looking people. This is actually a sci-fi anime, a mecha series, that had been planned for 2013 but now has a Q3 2014 […]
Fantastic character concept art from an abandoned game
Taipei based artist and illustrator Yu Cheng Hong shares a slew of character art for a game that that never saw the light of day. Yu Cheng notes that the work was done early in 2012 but due to funding and technical issues the project was cancelled.
