Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

I just found these two gentlemen, maybe a week ago. I’ve been devouring their podcast catalog. Gundam is a huge and fascinating universe, with something for everyone to be found amongst the series. These guys know their stuff too, and they have quality analyses. Keep talking yall

I love Gundam but its really hard to find content about it in English. Thankfully I stumbled upon this show and it’s really refreshing to hear something about it in a way that you would also talk about it.

I like this show for a lot of reasons. First, the hosts remind me a lot of the hosts of “Fast Karate for the Gentleman” , an old podcast I used to listen to. Second, I have a feeling that I’m pretty close to in age to the hosts, and so it is perhaps no coincidence that my opinions on a lot of things Gundam align with theirs. On that note, just what ARE their opinions like? The best way I can describe it is that the hosts know a lot about Gundam, and clearly enjoy it, but they don’t take it - or themselves- TOO seriously. They can tell you how they feel without denigrating others who disagree. They can dislike something and then move on with their lives. They can find the good in something that isn’t perfect (like Gundam F91) and say as much, because they are adults who understand that things don’t have to be black/white, best/worst, worthy/unworthy. In short, it’s a healthy attitude that keeps the show informative and entertaining. It’s like hanging out with some pals. And that’s why I say Colony Drop is perfectly balanced.

Good show, but I noticed that y’all never Wing and especially 00 which is a lot of people’s favorite or at least in their top five. Have y’all seen and done a review of the series yet? Yes 00 is my favorite Gundam series, followed by Unicorn, Zeta, Victory and 0083.