There was nothing I hadn't seen on display before in regards to Kotobukiya's Super Robot Wars kits, but it was cool to see them in person.
Virtual On Temjin kit available in June
Sladegelmir due in June
1/100 Wildrugger
The video is the same one as shown in the Gurren Lagann video, but the same video covers both lines.
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4 comments postedAs I have pointed out before, the proper name is Thrudgelmir. But "Wildrugger"? Again, the people who type these cards amaze me. It's supposed to be "Wildwurger".
Apparently Kotobukiyas Romanization workers care nothing for Banprestos shennanigans.
Well, I can't say I blame them after Hogwane and Shilogwane.
At this point does it even matter? You've got Japanese naming things in Germanic and Norse text and then translating them to English with all the trappings of the usual language differences.
At this point it could be called Wrrllaxxza and nobody would bat an eye.
I like the 2nd one, the more they get away from "generic Gundam/Armored Core #58" the better it looks and gives the property an identity of it's own.
I think it was in Japanamerica where the author said something like (mega-paraphrasing here) "You can spend all this money and effort working on things and marketing it to the international world but you can't spend $200 to hire an English speaking translator for a few hours to check your spelling? It sends a message of "we don't care."
I still don't know how big perfectionist Japanese companies can let things like MORVABLE FLAME go by still. They can email all their boxart and promo material to me and I'll spell check for $20 an item :)