Char Aznable Gets His Own McDonald’s Menu With McDonald’s Japan x Gundam Collaboration

 

The menu is going to be 3x Faster and Red Comet inspired at McDonald’s in Japan! 

A new collaboration between Bandai Namco and McDonald’s Japan will see Mobile Suit Gundam’s iconic Newtype ace pilot Char Aznable inspired food menus being offered at the restaurant chain in the land of the rising sun! Beginning on June 22nd and featuring the Custom Zaku-II to the Zeong, there will be a number of wrappings adorned with the images of the mobile suits Zeon’s “Red Comet” has piloted in the original Mobile Suit Gundam franchise!

Check out the commercial below!

Source: Gundam News.org

Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy movies and Char's Counterattack come to Netflix this June

 

Looks like fans of the original Universal Century timeline are going to get a treat if they are Netflix subscribers, as Gundam News reports the original Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy of movies as well as the epic Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack are going to be added to the streaming service starting June 18! The inclusion of these seminal mecha anime shows is a welcome sight -- and compliments the upcoming Legendary Pictures, Sunrise, and Netflix live-action Gundam film that will be directed by Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts!

WATCH: Mobile Suit Gundam "G40 Project" Special Movie released by Sunrise

Fans of the Mobile Suit Gundam series got a special treat from the folks at Sunrise, as a brand new "Mobile Suit Gundam" Special Movie called "G40 Project" was released over at the official Gundam Info YouTube channel! Made to coincide with last April's 40th Anniversary celebration of the long running Japanese Mecha franchise -  the short features newly animated scenes and highlights retelling the story of Amuro Ray and his fated role as the pilot of the Earth Federation's RX-78-2 Mobile Suit, showing his encounter with the forces of the Principality of Zeon and his eventual archnemesis, Char Aznable.


Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary "G40 Project" Special Movie
In the short movie, the RX-78-2 Gundam's design is based off the model design created by artist Ken Okuyama. Gundam mania is still in full swing despite almost reaching 41 years, with the return of the 18 Meter tall life-sized Gundam this October in Japan as reported by Gundam Kits Collection.