Overview

• In an NHK interview, Tomino said he plans to draw on the Israel and Ukraine wars in future Gundam stories to question whether humanity can break cycles of conflict.
• GQuuuuuuX wrapped its first season this month, though a second season has not yet been officially confirmed.
• He criticized younger Gundam teams for lacking direct wartime experience and reducing the series to mech spectacle.
• Tomino’s survival of a WWII air raid and childhood encounter with military supply stockpiles inspired Gundam’s emphasis on civilian suffering.
• He maintains that Gundam’s core narrative lies in exposing the industrial machinery behind war and its toll on ordinary people.