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A thread sparked by a MAGMix article, “What Happened to the Principality of Zeon After the War Ended,” has been blowing up on 5ch’s Entertainment & Sports News+ board. Posters traded notes on how Zeon, defeated by the Federation in the One Year War, kept reinventing itself afterward — surviving through the Delaz Fleet, Axis, and Neo Zeon before the Zabi bloodline finally died out with Mineva Lao Zabi. A flurry of replies worked to connect the dots between the leaders who came after Char’s Counterattack and later works like Crossbone Gundam, piecing together the “postwar history” that the mainline story never spells out.

MAGMix

10/13

What Happened to the Principality of Zeon After the War Ended

Source: magmix.jp / Read the original article here

12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 07:17

Is the old man Judau showing up the one from Crossbone Gundam?

20AnonymousOct 13, 2026 07:26

Re: #12
He first appeared in the V Gundam side story, though chronologically that's actually the last one

68AnonymousOct 13, 2026 08:14

Re: #20
So it really is all connected after all.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread ‘What Ever Happened to the “Principality of Zeon”? The Surprising Successor Nation That Rose From the Ashes of “Side 3”.’

TRILL surveyed 300 men and women nationwide, ages teens through 70s, on the “most memorable detective drama,” and the results blew up on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports News+ board. No. 1 was “Aibou,” often called “the pinnacle of detective dramas,” followed by No. 2 “Bayside Shakedown” and No. 3 “Who’s the Dangerous Cop!?” In response, the thread filled with support for Showa- and Heisei-era shows like “Deka Kizoku” (Detective Aristocrat), “Taiyo ni Hoero!” (Bark at the Sun!), “Seibu Keisatsu” (Western Police), and “Hagure Keiji Junjouha” (The Maverick Detective), with some pointing out “it’s only popular because it’s still on air” — and the fact that everyone’s picks varied wildly by generation became a big part of the debate.

TRILL, Oct. 13

Watching a detective drama, it’s often not just the twists of the case that pull you in — it’s the banter between characters and the lines that stick with you afterward. For shows that have stayed beloved over the years, those memories are often tangled up with watching as a family, or catching reruns again and again.

This time we surveyed 300 people nationwide, ages teens through 70s, on which detective drama left the biggest impression on them. The responses reveal exactly why each show has stuck in so many people’s memories. Take a look — the results might have you nodding along.

Source: trilltrill.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “No. 2 ‘Bayside Shakedown,’ No. 3 ‘Who’s the Dangerous Cop!?’ — 300 People Pick the ‘Most Memorable Detective Drama,’ with No. 1 Called ‘the Pinnacle of Detective Dramas’.”

Entrepreneur Takafumi Horie (53) argued on his X (formerly Twitter) account by October 12 that even graduates of elite universities like Tokyo Institute of Technology and Hitotsubashi University go unrecognized in his hometown of Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The 5channel thread this sparked saw users split over how a region’s unfamiliarity with certain schools shapes local families’ attitudes toward education, and over just how far a university’s name recognition really extends nationwide. Also drawing attention was Horie’s own account of why he chose the University of Tokyo — by his own admission, it was “a way to win over his ignorant parents.”

Published 10/12 (Mon) 20:22

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Entrepreneur Takafumi Horie (53) updated his official X (formerly Twitter) account by October 12, sharing his view that even prestigious universities are “unknown” in his hometown of Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Horiemon Claims Even Elite Universities Are ‘Unknown’ Back Home — Even Tokyo Tech & Hitotsubashi Have ‘Low Name Recognition’.”

A photo of a homemade lunchbox that actress Keiko Kitagawa posted on X has become a hot topic on 5ch. The selfie showed her holding a pink lunchbox packed with seasoned rice and side dishes, and it drew a wave of startled reactions: “Huh?!”, “This bento is so small it’s depressing,” and “Smaller than my 4-year-old’s.” Others pushed back, pointing out that this was likely just a “show bento” for the photo and that she probably eats more in reality — opinions were split. The thread also expanded into a broader debate about how much female celebrities eat.

“Keiko Kitagawa’s lunchbox is smaller than my 4-year-old’s” — Her homemade bento causes a stir: “Huh?!!!”, “This bento is so small it’s depressing”

Startled reactions are pouring in over actress Keiko Kitagawa’s homemade bento.

Captioned “Grateful for these days filming with such a wonderful cast and crew,” the photo she posted on X was a smiling selfie holding a cute pink lunchbox packed with side dishes and seasoned rice.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Actress Keiko Kitagawa’s homemade bento causes a stir: “Huh?!”, “This bento is so small it’s depressing”, “Keiko Kitagawa’s lunchbox is smaller than my 4-year-old’s”“.