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Nintendo Dream 09/2012 – Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Development Staff Interview
The following is a translation of an interview with four members of Game Freak’s staff as they discuss Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The interviewer’s question are indicated by ━━, while each of the staff members responses are color coded to match what is in the magazine. This is technically part 1. The second…
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Dedicated to “Galaxy Saga”: Staff Comment Collection
Up next in the My Conquest is the Sea of Stars TOWN MOOK is a collection of comments from various staff members, including character designer Okuda Matsuri and mechanical designer Naoyuki Katō. Originally translated and posted July 4, 2025.
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Roundtable Interview)
Released in May 1988 following the movie a few months prior, this book includes interviews, staff commentary, an encyclopedia, and much more. The following is a translation of a roundtable interview with Yoshiki Tanaka (the original author of Legend of the Galactic Heroes), director Noboru Ishiguro, screenwriter Takeshi Shudo, and producer Masatoshi Tahara. In the…
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Animage 01/1988 – TALKING UP: YOSHIYUKI TOMINO VS YOSHIKI TANAKA
The following is an interview Animage magazine held with Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshiki Tanaka to promote the upcoming movies Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack and Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars. The label “AM” denotes that one of the Animage staff is speaking. [Originally translated and posted August 28,…
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Animage 12/1979 – Yoshiyuki Tomino Answers 67 Questions
As part of a larger feature on the currently airing Mobile Suit Gundam in the December 1979 issue of Animage, Director Yoshiyuki Tomino answers 67 questions sent in by fans. Questions are numbered as they appear in the article and Director Tomino’s answers follow, with section titles in between. I’ve added a few of my…
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ホワイトベース5号 (White Base No. 5) – Ichirō Nagai Interview
Title: ホワイトベース5号 (White Base No. 5)Publication Date: January 1, 1980Circle: 機動戦士ガンダム F.C. (Mobile Suit Gundam Fan Club) Doujinshi (同人誌) are self-published works, such as manga or novels, created by fans. You may have heard the term in relation to events like Comic Market (Comiket) in Japan. This particular book, White Base No. 5, is similar…
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Animage 09/1979 – Thoughts on “Amuro and His Mother” by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
The following is a translation of an article written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, character designer and animation director of Mobile Suit Gundam. This can be found on page 22 of the September 1979 issue of Animage. As a brief translator note, while the official English title for episode 13 is “Coming Home”, I’ve used a direct…
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The Anime 11/1981 – Shūichi Ikeda Interview
As part of a larger feature on Char Aznable, The Anime magazine included a short interview with Shūichi Ikeda in their November 1981 issue. [Originally translated and posted November 17, 2025].
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Newtype 09/1985 – Saeko Shimazu interviews Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
In this short article from the September 1985 issue of Newtype magazine, Saeko Shimazu (voice of Four Murasame) asks Director Yoshiyuki Tomino a few questions about the character she plays and her role in the series as a whole. [Originally translated and posted December 19, 2024]
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4K Remaster Pamphlet: Everyone Else (Part 5)
Wrapping up the voice actor section are short comments from various other members of the cast. This is the final entry in this series (for now!). [Originally translated and posted August 11, 2025.]
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