2000AD Progs 301-400

You know that feeling you get when your favorite band puts out an album that is somehow, impossibly, even better than the last one? That’s what the early years of 2000AD were like. The fourth set of 100 progs saw the meteoric rise of writer Alan Moore with three classic...

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Judge Dredd American edition

The entry point for me, and probably the bulk of Judge Dredd‘s American following, was this series from Eagle Comics. Named after Eagle (the premiere British comic for boys in the 50s and 60s), it was an imprint of 2000AD‘s publisher IPC. The American format was more vertical than 2000AD,...

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Mospeada video catalog

Laser Disc box set, Hero Communications See this book from cover to cover here DVD Box set, Columbia American DVD Box set, ADV Films (2003) Blu-ray box set, Universal (2017) | See the booklet from cover to cover here Back to main article

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Models by Imai

Imai was the first modelmaker to create Mospeada products in 1983/84, and they offered kits in four different scales. See a vintage Imai commercial here 1/12 Ride Armor (Stick & Ray type) Reissue box 1/12 Ride Armor (Yellow type) Reissue box 1/12 Ride Armor (Iron metallic type) 1/15 Ride Armor...

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Toys by CMs Corporation

Figure collection set Transformable Ride Armor action figures (Stick & Ray types) Riding Suit action figure set Transformable Ride Armor action figures (Dark Bartley & Dark Mospeada types) Transformable Legioss & Tread action figures Transformable Dark Legioss action figure Transformable Dark Legioss (pilotless type) action figure Back to main article

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Toys by Megahouse

1/15 Variable Action Ride Armor (Stick type) figure Black version 1/15 Variable Action Ride Armor (Ray type) figure 1/15 Variable Action Ride Armor (Yellow type) figure Black version 1/15 Black Mospeada Ride Armor figure Option parts (special order from Megahouse) Back to main article

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Models & toys by Aoshima

The Aoshima models (first released in 1997) were “legacy” reissues of the Imai kits from 1983/84. Aoshima later repackaged them with new box art and added 1/48 toys to their product line. 1/12 Ride Armor (Stick & Ray type) Revised box 1/12 Ride Armor (Yellow type) Revised box 1/15 Ride...

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Toys by Evolution

Transformable Legioss (Eta type) action figure Transformable Legioss (Iota type) action figure Transformable Legioss (Zeta type) action figure Transformable Dark Legioss action figure Back to main article

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Mospeada music catalog

The Songs: OP = In Search of a Lost Legend Composed by Yukihide Takekawa, arranged by Joe Hisaishi, vocal by Andy Koyama ED = Blue Rain, vocal by Mine Matsuki and Andy Koyama OP & ED with HD remastered animation OP full version OP video by Andy Koyama OP live...

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Toys by Riobot

1/12 transformable Ride Armor (Stick type) 1/12 transformable Ride Armor (Ray type) 1/12 transformable Ride Armor (Bartley type) | See a video review here 1/12 transformable Ride Armor (Yellow type) 1/48 transformable Legioss (Eta type) | See a video review here 1/48 transformable Legioss (Iota type) 1/48 transformable Legioss (Zeta...

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Mospeada doujinshi

Published August 14, 1988 by a fan circle named “Mechanized Unit,” this presents an apocryphal account of the technology development that took place before the anime series, leading up to the first counterattack against the Invid. Back to main article

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Models & toys by Gakken

Gakken’s products were released while the series was on the air in 1983/84 with a few models, but most of their energy was devoted to heavy transformable toys. These were released internationally under the “Henshin Robo” name with English packaging. See vintage TV commercials from Gakken here and here 1/12...

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Mospeada garage kits

1/20 Ride Armor (Stick), Brickworks 1/20 Ride Armor (Ray), Brickworks 1/10 motorcycle trunks, T-Rex Ride Armor Blowsuperior, HRG 1/48 Condor, KumoKumo Tread & Legioss, Monocraft Invid Crab type, CurioCraftUSAN Invid Eager type, CurioCraftUSAN Back to main article

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Mospeada products

Released during the tenure of the series on TV and shortly thereafter Strategy game by Tsukuda Hobby Promotional booklets; see the first one cover to cover here and here Notebook, Animetopia Notebook, Animetopia Binder, Idol Pencil case, Idol Vinyl bags Calendar cards Pencil boards Posters Back to main article

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