Four years after 2000AD annuals made their debut, Judge Dredd earned his own spot in this rarified arena. They were published every August, bearing the cover date of the year that followed, meaning the 1981 annual came out in August 1980. The lessons had been learned from the early 2000AD...

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Poster image, Kunio Okawara Takara model kit promo Armored Trooper guide, Woodo arc World guide, Kummen arc Supervising Director Ryosuke Takahashi interview ● The Fate of Robots In Votoms, our goal is to create an anime world where robots are not unique. Although I have used other robot works as...

As an audition for the series, I invented this 4-page sequence from scratch. Inked version by “J.S.” follows the penciled version. Continue to issue 1 Back to main article

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Published by Takara, this quarterly magazine was named for its dual coverage of anime and modeling. It ran for 12 issues, generating unique and imaginative content on Dougram, Votoms, Giant Gorg, and Galient. It was the birthplace of the expanded Votoms universe, fleshing out background and unseen mecha, and serving...

Chapter 1 See the original post here “Indeed, I promised to raise a child of God…” Consciousness returned…very slowly. His eyesight returned with it. A blurry, monochrome haze faded and his vision became clearer. He moved his eyes from side to side, but his neck would not budge. “What is…where...

Armored Trooper Votoms is back! A new Votoms novel series by Ryosuke Takahashi has begun! Published on Dengeki Hobby Web, August 2020. See the original post here. This year, 10 years after the OVA Armored Trooper Votoms Phantom Arc (6 episodes) was released in 2010, a new work by Ryosuke...

In terms of anime, Chirico Cuvie’s story concluded with the last episode of Phantom Arc, released in 2010. In broader terms, it was the beginning of a new story in which he agreed to become the guardian of a child born under the same mysterious circumstances as he. Eventually, thanks...

● Introducing the program after Fang of the Sun Dougram with the latest data! ● Interview with General Director Ryosuke Takahashi just before broadcast ● Hard mecha! What is an Armored Trooper? A man who knows nothing but how to live as a soldier loses his place to fight, and...

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Hardcover annuals for an ongoing series were an interesting facet of British comics, and standard practice for weeklies from IPC/Fleetway such as 2000AD. They were published in August of the year before the cover date, meaning the 1978 annual was published in August 1977, the first year of 2000AD‘s existence....

There’s no doubt that 2000AD found its footing by the time it reached prog #100, with Judge Dredd as the anchor and Strontium Dog, Ro-Busters, and Robo Hunter broadening the appeal. But it was in the second 100 progs that the weekly comic built its lasting identity, easing away from...

1. Shonen Book magazine The original manga by Tatsuo Yoshida was published in Shonen Book ahead of the TV series, running from June 1966 to May 1968. (The series made its broadcast debut in April 1967 and ended a year later.) Issues of Shonen Book are understandably rare these days,...