'Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' Raises Its Flag On Adult Swim

After a long hiatus, Gundam is finally coming back to Cartoon Network as Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans will be aired on Adult Swim in the near future.

The reason why this is noteworthy is that back when Gundam Wing was aired on Cartoon Network, it did incredibly well. The viewing numbers were very solid and many thought this would be the start of the Gundam franchise’s success outside of Japan.

However, before Gundam could find its feet Wing ended and nothing really followed it up. To make matters worse, the demand for the model kits was also incredibly high but due to various production bottlenecks at the time retailers weren’t able to get enough stock.

In the time since, networks like SyFy tried running some of the newer series like Gundam 00 but they didn’t really have the same scope as Cartoon Network to reach the right kind of audience.

So to have Iron-Blooded Orphans come back to Cartoon Network via Adult Swim is fantastic news and with any luck, Bandai will be able to keep up with the subsequent model kit demand. After all, the High Resolution Model of the Gundam Barbatos is nothing short of epic (shown below).

copied from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/05/13