{"id":7257,"date":"2012-04-12T12:53:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/wp\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2021-05-17T19:17:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:17:52","slug":"who-needs-gundam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/who-needs-gundam\/","title":{"rendered":"Who needs Gundam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/nadia-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not me. I strongly prefer pretty girls to mecha.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I scanned another batch of <strong><em>Newtype<\/em><\/strong> pages, this time from the August 1990 edition. The issue&#8217;s theme is &#8220;We want Gundam,&#8221; so here is a token page of miscellaneous Gundams:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/gundam-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, most of the magazine is devoted to other things. Some pictures bring back memories &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/vs-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; bad memories.<\/p>\n<p>Some I don&#8217;t recognize.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/unknown-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/unknown2-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Others are more familiar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/gatchaman-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dragonball-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A surprising amount of space is devoted to matters that aren&#8217;t anime-related. <strong><em>Robocop<\/em><\/strong> gets a few pictures, and there is a feature about <strong><em>The Hunt for Red October<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/submarine-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are the inevitable music features.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sherry-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/fuse-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miscellaneous scans:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/astroboy-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/moomin-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/models-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/videos-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/patlabor-N0890.jpg\" alt=\"\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the usual poster, the magazine came with a smaller magazine of manga, <strong><em>Genki<\/em><\/strong>. It featured a work by CLAMP that I don&#8217;t recognize.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/clamp-N0890.jpg\" title =\"CLAMP does Power Rangers?\"  class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not me. 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