Ollie Barder

‘Robot Carnival’ Blu-Ray Review: A Deeply Evocative Visual Tone Poem One of the most ambitious anime compilation movies of the 80s was 'Robot Carnival', and this Blu-ray release captures it astonishingly well.

‘Robot Carnival’ Blu-Ray Review: A Deeply Evocative Visual Tone Poem
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‘Once Upon A Katamari’ Gets An Adorably Mad Music Video Following the news that we have an all-new 'Katamari' game on the way, it has also received a suitably bonkers music video for one of its songs.

‘Once Upon A Katamari’ Gets An Adorably Mad Music Video
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New ‘Virtua Fighter’ Looks Stunning In Latest Gameplay Trailer It took a while, but we’ve finally been shown some proper gameplay footage from the new 'Virtua Fighter', and it looks incredible.

New ‘Virtua Fighter’ Looks Stunning In Latest Gameplay Trailer
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‘Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake’ Continues To Look Really Lovely The upcoming 'Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake' still continues to impress and look lovely in its latest trailer.

‘Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake’ Continues To Look Really Lovely
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An introduction post.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.

‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ Shows Off Heavy Armor And Fusion System The upcoming 'Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion' has gotten some more trailers showing off the game’s new Heavy Armor and character Fusion System.

‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ Shows Off Heavy Armor And Fusion System
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Most Popular Gundam Design Gets The Metal Robot Damashii Toy Treatment The fan favorite RX-93 Nu Gundam from the movie 'Char’s Counterattack' will be getting a Metal Robot Damashii toy early next year.

Most Popular Gundam Design Gets The Metal Robot Damashii Toy Treatment
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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Vive La Révolution One of the most beloved 'Castlevania' games, 'Rondo of Blood', has received an amazing animated adaptation, and this Blu-ray release does not disappoint.

‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Vive La Révolution
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Wonder Festival Spotlights ‘Evangelion’ Amidst Blazing Summer Heat Following the winter edition of Wonder Festival earlier this year, the summer version focused on promoting 'Evangelion', while we all melted from the heat.

Wonder Festival Spotlights ‘Evangelion’ Amidst Blazing Summer Heat
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#WF2025S #ワンフェス2025夏

Kenichiro Tsukuda On ‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ And ‘Astro Boy’ With 'Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion' out in a few months, I was lucky enough to catch up with the game’s producer, Kenichiro Tsukuda, about what we can look forward to.

Explore the world of @marveloususa.bsky.social's #DaemonXMachina: Titanic Scion! @forbes.com's @cacophanus.bsky.social discusses mecha designs, story, & more in an interview with Kenichiro Tsukada! He says the story will "give [fans] a lot to think about." 🔗➡️ www.forbes.com/sites/ollieb... #BestOPS

‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ Review: Have A Banana The latest entry in the 'Donkey Kong' series is a banana-fuelled blast, and may be one of the best platforming games in recent years.

‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ Review: Have A Banana
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Kenichiro Tsukuda On ‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ And ‘Astro Boy’ With 'Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion' out in a few months, I was lucky enough to catch up with the game’s producer, Kenichiro Tsukuda, about what we can look forward to.

Kenichiro Tsukuda On ‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ And ‘Astro Boy’
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Hideaki Anno Joining Production I.G Is No Surprise If You Know Anime History In an interesting bit of news, Hideaki Anno will join the board of directors for Production I.G this August, but this also has some interesting history behind it.

Hideaki Anno Joining Production I.G Is No Surprise If You Know Anime History
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‘FLCL’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Surrealism With A Banging Soundtrack Back in the early 2000s, something weird happened. Gainax and Production I.G made 'FLCL'. A genuinely mad anime that is still as fresh over two decades later.

‘FLCL’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Surrealism With A Banging Soundtrack
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‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Joyous Irreverent Madness The hectic fever dream of the anime adaptation of 'Dan Da Dan' is anime at its unhinged best.

‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 1 Blu-Ray Review: Joyous Irreverent Madness
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Following its recent anniversary, I played and finished Armored Core back in 1997. Achieving 101% completion. To all the filthy casuals and newbies out there, we were all here long before you, and we know more than you, too.
#アーマードコア
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‘Front Mission 3: Remake’ Switch Review: Wanzers On A Budget Originally, the first 'Front Mission' game to come Westward, this remake of 'Front Mission 3' has a lot to live up to.

‘Front Mission 3: Remake’ Switch Review: Wanzers On A Budget
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‘The Five Star Stories’ Mecha Manga Gets English Re-Release Next Year It seems that Titan Manga and Newtype will be bringing the long-running mech manga 'The Five Star Stories' Westward at the start of next year.

‘The Five Star Stories’ Mecha Manga Gets English Re-Release Next Year
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‘Ghost In The Shell’ Anime Teaser Reveals New Logo By Hajime Sorayama The upcoming anime adaptation from Science Saru of the classic manga series 'Ghost in the Shell' by Masamune Shirow reveals a new logo by Hajime Sorayama.

‘Ghost In The Shell’ Anime Teaser Reveals New Logo By Hajime Sorayama
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Masamune Shirow Exhibition In Tokyo Is As Extensive As It Is Great The somewhat enigmatic manga creator Masamune Shirow finally has an exhibition in Tokyo commemorating his work, and it is utterly fascinating.

Masamune Shirow Exhibition In Tokyo Is As Extensive As It Is Great
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‘Mecha Break’ Is Finally Here, Get Ready For Some Epic Mecha Action It’s been a long while, but 'Mecha Break' is finally here, and it delivers. With stunning visuals and fast-paced mecha combat, it’s a blast to play.

‘Mecha Break’ Is Finally Here, Get Ready For Some Epic Mecha Action
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‘Gundam Hathaway’ Gets A 90s Anime Makeover In Fan Animation Back when the 'Hathaway’s Flash' novels were written, no one thought we’d ever see an anime. So this new fan animation pays tribute to that in a very 90s way.

‘Gundam Hathaway’ Gets A 90s Anime Makeover In Fan Animation
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‘Gundam’ Comes To ‘Call Of Duty: Mobile’ And Actually Looks Good Following the weird Gundam cosplay setup in the regular 'Call of Duty', the 'Mobile' version has seemingly gotten it right in a new update.

‘Gundam’ Comes To ‘Call Of Duty: Mobile’ And Actually Looks Good
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Isao Takahata Exhibition In Tokyo Is Both Poignant And Fascinating The legendary Isao Takahata finally has a comprehensive exhibition of his work in anime, and it is both poignant as it is fascinating.

Isao Takahata Exhibition In Tokyo Is Both Poignant And Fascinating
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Live-Action ‘Akira’ Leaves Warner Bros. After Decades In Production Hell After decades of multiple people trying to get a live-action 'Akira' off the ground, the rights have reverted back to Kodansha.

Live-Action ‘Akira’ Leaves Warner Bros. After Decades In Production Hell
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Classic Gundam’s Design Fixed In New ‘GQuuuuuuX’ Toy In the final episode of 'Gundam GQuuuuuuX', the original RX-78-2 Gundam appears, and its latest toy has a lot more to it than it first appears.

Classic Gundam’s Design Fixed In New ‘GQuuuuuuX’ Toy
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‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ Shows Off Its New Heavy Armor In a new trailer for 'Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion', we get to see a much bigger type of mecha called Heavy Armor that is similar to the Arsenals from the first game.

‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion’ Shows Off Its New Heavy Armor
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Second ‘Gundam Hathaway’ Movie Gets A New Trailer And Winter Release It’s taken a good while, but the second 'Gundam Hathaway' movie has finally received a new trailer and will be out this Winter.

Second ‘Gundam Hathaway’ Movie Gets A New Trailer And Winter Release
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‘Ultimate Dancouga’ From ‘Super Robot Wars 30’ Gets An Epic Chogokin Introduced in the DLC for 'Super Robot Wars 30', the suitably beefy Ultimate Dancouga is getting a hefty chogokin courtesy of CCS Toys this September.

‘Ultimate Dancouga’ From ‘Super Robot Wars 30’ Gets An Epic Chogokin
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‘Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Ends With Some Multiverse Magnificence The past few episodes of 'Gundam GQuuuuuuX' took us down a multiverse rabbit hole, but the finale was something special.

‘Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Ends With Some Multiverse Magnificence
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