Anime A little main stream recognition...

[Kent]

Ok, I want this thread to be specifically about the growing popularity of gundam.

Maybe contributing factors in the opinions of you guys.

Maybe just places you've seen gundam you wouldnt have expected.

With that thought in mind, Ive got a question.

Did you guys happen to watch conan o'brian the other day.

Specifically the show with wesley snipes and oasis on.

Well this is why I ask, If you watch a showing of conan, you will see that before coming back to the show or leaving it for commercial breaks, it shows him or someone in a costume.

Well guess what I saw, thats right, I believe its the rx-78 gundam.

Well I guess it would more specifically be the rx-78 o'brian model.

Either way, it was o'brian in a gundam costum. A really good one too.

I thought I was mistaken but then I realized I wasnt and it was really cool.

I couldnt believe gundam was on adult late night tv.

So did you guys see that?

I love it.

Gundam is growing ever more popular and Im willing to bet the audience is getting older and older (in america).

What about you guys, what is contributing to gundams success and where are you seeing gundams that indincate its growing popularity.

Maybe even a little credit goes to the "dreaded" cartoon network.

[Sui Generis]

I think the oddest place I've seen it was in Hot Topic. I saw a Duo Maxwell costume on sale. This struck me as odd, I'm not sure why however, I just think its kinda odd.

I think unfortunatly CN has played a role in Gundams growing popularity in America. Another is just simply the fact that through CN people saw it got interested, and more websites popped up. So poor innocent people just surfing the net found a website, started reading and thought it sounded cool so they checked it out.

And I had something else I was going to say, but I forgot it...sorry.