Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

We countdown our top 5 favorite mobile suit weapons!  From beam rifles to beam sabers, from heat hawks to bazookas, we're scouring all timelines for those weapons of war near and dear to our hearts.  In this episode, Isaac forgets how to count and brings a list of 8, Mark Gatha shouts attacks during surgery, we decide that Bandai should do a collaboration with Nerf, and Isaac gets tripped up by fi...

Solomon, we have returned!  In this double-sized episode, we conclude our review of Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory! This episode is all about the show's multitude of conspiracies and their players - Earl Grey, Coliny and his cat, Jamitov, Bask Om and his goggles, O'Sullivan, Cima - basically everybody!  Plus, we ask the hard questions like, was Cima really a hero the whole time?  What happened to Co...

To commemorate episode 0083, we review Isaac's favorite series - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory!  In this double-sized episode, we call for listener renditions of The Winner's saxophone, admire all of the Delaz Fleet's sharp dressers (here's looking at you, Cima), wonder how Lt. Burning aka Lt. Brown Leather Wallet got his tan, and agree that Monsha is human garbage.  Oh and watch out fo...

Information about The Witch from Mercury has finally been revealed!  Cue wild and reckless speculation!  In a world full of space corporations, meet protagonist Suletta Mercury (she's from Mercury).  Isaac loves a good space corporation tale.  Will there be Harry Potter/ Game of Thrones like houses?  Will we get a tournament arc?  Is Guel angry because his name is weird?  What is up with the Dilan...

Our suicide mission aboard the Icarus comes to an end as Tobia and the rest of the Steel 7 arrive at Jupiter to destroy the colony laser.  Will Tobia's X-1 Full Cloth be enough to handle the Callistos and their Dictii?  Amidst the fierce battle, we ponder if Giri's Vigna Ghina II was formerly owned by Dorel Ronah, ask why Giri hates the Callistos so much (bagels are involved), agree to disagree ab...

We conclude our review of the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series with a triple-sized episode!  In the back-half, Isaac experiences a roller coaster of emotions as the Doms arrive (hooray!) but then get completely spanked (;_;), while Brian complains about the G-Fighter and modern takes on newtypes controlling time.  Plus, Sleggar slaps Mirai into loving him, the Big Zam dominates the Federation...

In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, a boy named Amuro Ray climbed into the cockpit of the RX-78-2 Gundam and changed the course of the One Year War.  For episode 0079, we return from an extended spring break to discuss the series that started it all - Mobile Suit Gundam from 1979!  In the first half of the series, we learn that Zeon women are ride or die to the very end, Garma loves himself...

The recent opening of Disney's Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel has broken new ground in interactive vacation experiences.  So naturally, Sunset Productions is here to Gundamify it.  We cordially invite you to a two-night dinner theater/LARP/adventure (buffet included!) aboard the Buch Concern's latest luxury space liner within the neutral zone of Side 6.  All ride-or-die Zeon space fascists a...

With the Icarus literally hanging in the balance, Tobia and the Steel 7 force a rematch with Shadow in the Grand Canyon - who will survive?  Volume 2 of Crossbone Gundam: Steel 7 continues to impress as we discuss Jovian tripods, Seadoos for mobile suits, the need for a Harrison series, Raspberry's OnlyFans, and the long awaited Europa and Raspberry team up.  Plus, we talk about sherbet and Isaac...

If the upcoming Gundam live-action film had an anime style opening and/or ending song, who should sing it?  We run through our wish lists which include pop queens, rock stars, rappers, and even some jazz swing!  At the end of the day, we agree to go with the Flo for the intro and smell the Sunflowers on the way out.  Which artists are on your wish lists?  Playlist of artists mentioned: https://ope...

Our UC NexT 0100 journey rolls on as we discuss the next phase of Tobia's journey in Crossbone Gundam: Steel 7!  In the first volume, a god-like colony laser emerges, Crux Dogatie flies the Epstein Express, Tobia's royal space women "problem" worsens, Kincade keeps his happy ending, and Giri joins the cast of Chopped.  Plus, it wouldn't be Crossbone Gundam without space cleavage - this time with m...

In this episode we tackle the age-old question, can Gundam work as a Western?  You're damn right, pilgrim.  You want   Gundams wearing hats?  We've got Minovsky radiation reducers.  You want Gundams righting horses?  We've got M.A.R.E.s.  You want the Western newtype?  Welcome to Whiskey Mode.  Saddle up, partners, and join us as we hit the dusty trails to gather a band of do-gooder MS pilots brav...

Despite not being our favorite series, Gundam Wing has a solid premise that deserves another look.  In this episode, we each take a shot at rewriting the series to fix our perceived flaws.  Brian focuses on spotlighting Treize, making sense out of Zechs, and creating the dastardly villain Torothy.  Isaac introduces us to the international boy band sensation known as L0 and their world tour which e...

Tobia and the Crossbone Vanguard return in Crossbone Gundam: Skull Heart!  This volume has a little bit of everything - action, adventure, comedy, fairy tales, and even horror.  Tobia rescues Twinker Bell the space princess, Seabook is on diaper duty, the Jupiter Empire comes after your mail, Amuro Ray returns as the ultimate soldier, and Harrison is attacked by a nefarious force that will drive y...

We conclude our journey through the animated After Colony timeline with a review of Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz!  One year after the TV series, some guy we’ve never heard of named Dekim Barton comes out of nowhere hell-bent on ruining Christmas with his army of bellhops, squad of boy scouts, and a legion of Diet-Coke Heavyarms.  Shockingly, the Preventers fail to prevent Barton’s machinations after...

Our annual tradition of holiday-themed Gundams continues!  In an alternate universe, General Gihren Zabi plots to ruin Christmas by making a deal with a demon so powerful even the Nazis were afraid of him.  Armed with his Gundam Sleigh-er and his herd of nine Reign-fear, Gihren and his ally from beyond the veil seek to extinguish all joy in the Earth sphere.  Humanity’s only hope rests with the pr...

Christmas 2021 is fast approaching so we are here to help you find the perfect gift for the Gundam fan in your life.  Isaac provides his rules of the road for gifting mobile suits while Brian looks at price points at sources.  We've got gunpla, streaming content, etsy creations, and more!  Happy Holidays from Colony Drop!

We conclude our review of the Gundam Wing TV series with another triple-sized episode!  Relena lets Dorothy into the Sanc Kindom despite those evil eyebrows; Romefeller sticks to its strength of holding daily meetings; Treize creates Epyon only to give it away because he wants to win by losing with Space Leos; Zechs takes control of White Fang because he looks more qualified than the guy in the ve...

Ready your nostalgia goggles! In this TRIPLE sized episode, we review the first half of New Mobile Report Gundam Wing - the series that made the USA fall in love with Gundam way back in the year 2000!  Despite an excellent premise, does the series hold up two decades later?  Maybe if you really squint through those goggles...  Out of all the off screen romances that are no doubt happening, we ship...

We discuss the Gundam Online Expo 2021 - exclusive merch, streaming content, Gunpla competitions, and more!  Tomino speaks about space colonization, Hathaway, and his health.  The Hathaway sequel gets a bright name.  Zeta Gundam arrives on streaming for the first time.  Plus, we yearn for a VR Gundam video game, Adam Savage builds the Perfect Grade RX-78-2 Unleashed, and we do terrible Jim Ross im...

We discuss the recent announcements of The Witch from Mercury, Cucuruz Doan's Island, and IBO Urðr Hunt.  Will Sunrise give us a female main character?  Did anyone see Doan's Island coming?  Will playing as Rustal Elion in Urðr Hunt be tap to win?  Plus, Isaac makes an acronym out of MERCURY and calls the IBO engineers to find those responsible for putting the Gundam Hajiroboshi in heels. 

In this TRIPLE-sized episode, we conclude our recap and review of Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam!  The series climaxes in an epic fashion as Tobia plunders Bernadette, we say farewell to the Mother Vanguard and hello to the Flints, Zabine's rage-o-meter hits critical mass during his duel with Kincade, Dogatie reveals himself to be a jerk with too many nukes, Bernadette was wrong all along, SNRI look...

The women of Gundam get the spotlight today as we countdown our top five female pilots!  Isaac chooses his best while Brian chooses his favorites.  Although the selection is a bit sparse, we find more than enough ethereal newtypes, incognito royalty, nineties bad girls, ruthless leaders, students, turncoats, and vengeful soldiers to fill out our lists.  Isaac turns out to be shockingly objective,...

We resume our Crossbone voyage right where we left off - with the Mother Vanguard rammed inside Crux Dogatie's palace!  But the tables quickly turn on Kincade as Crux pulls a Voldemort (or did Voldemort pull a Crux?!), Zabine leads a totally unexpected mutiny with 2x4s, and Karas borrows a grappler ship from Outlaw Star.  Things go from bad to worse as we meet the sinister Death Gale Squadron and...

Our mailbag runneth over once more, so we're answering as many of your comments as we can on this episode!  Is that Quess Paraya we hear on the Haunzen?  Did Hathaway help Anaheim design and test the Xi Gundam on Luna?  Are fake aliens the best aliens Gundam could have?  If Gundam did have aliens, should we send in Ripley?  Plus, it turns out Nina is right about everything, Tom Cruise pilots the t...