Clockwork Machina!

During our trip, we got a chance to visit Sunrise, makers of such series as Code Geass and Gundam!

The day started out rather rainy and cold. By the time we reached our destination, the weather was drenching. Sunrise is actually located off the Seibu-Shinjuku line in Kami-Igusa which is about 20 minutes northeast of Shinjuku.. The town is littered with Gundam and Sunrise shows. It also host a animation museum that is not walking distance friendly though the studio is. Our meeting destination with our friends, the amazing director Hiroshi Nagahama and Desk Atsushi Umezaki,was in front of the train station. Immediately right when you walk out you can see anime related items plastered all over the town.

In front of the station there is RX-78 statue.

Across the street, most of the store shutters have this SD Gundam mascot on them.

A small map of the town.

Haro!

The walk to Sunrise was very short, it was about a 4 minute walk from the station. It seems the studio itself is divided into many different buildings. Each having a different project or staff member working on various different series.

The first stop was the lobby where they had various decorations and promoting new shows on the screens behind it.

I want one of these!

Lulu’s Mask

A pretty awesome RX-78 model.

After the lobby, we headed to building No. 3. No. 3, is where Gundam 00 is made. At the time, the studio had a influenza bug floating around. So even though we got a chance to go into the studio, we were quickly hustled out due to the biohazard level of the floor. After building No. 3, we headed to Building No. 7 and just hung out with Nagahama-san and Umezaki-san. The time was short for me as I had to rush over to Danny Choo’s house for a small shinenkai party for dinner.

つつ”く。。。

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