"International Gundam Study Group" to study Gundam academically started

Popular anime broadcast since 1979, many series being produced "Mobile Suit Gundam"Studying academically"International Gundam Study Group (tentative name)It was revealed that it will be launched.

We are considering research on a wide range of fields such as the possibility of space migration due to population increase, social psychology of new type, international diffusion spread of "Gundam" itself and economic effect.

Details are as follows.
Hiroshima Animation Biennale 2008 International Gundam Study Group (tentative name)

According to this page, in the era of immigration to the universe due to the population increase made in Japan in 1979, the robot animation depicting human innovation and human being's innovation and the human beings of the universe set in the "space century" robot animation "Mobile Suit Gundam As a motif, "International Gundam Study Group (tentative name)" to study various problems in the future city seems to be launched.

"International Gundam Study Group (tentative name)" has gained popularity over the past 20 years, from the perspectives of the "future city" presented in the "Gundam" series and various problems of the city In addition to not only being aimed at advancing research from the two aspects of the theory of cultural industry theory which is internationally appreciated, from the engineering point of view, such as Kanazawa Institute of Technology that already exists, "Gundam" is a motif and Unlike the academic societies, from the humanistic, sociological or economic point of view, it is supposed to conduct research assuming the future city.

The research theme plan is as follows.

Possibility of space century (possibility of space migration due to population increase)
The confrontation structure between the earth and the universe (Consideration from historical viewpoint on elitism)
Social psychology of space mankind (space nooid) (appearance of new type)
Consideration on earth love and hometown love (Behavioral study in a city not home)
A Study on the Zion Revolution (About the Permanence of Fascism)
Political science of Technocrat (Earth Federation)
Potential for innovation of people's consciousness on the battlefield
International diffusion trend of "Gundam" and economic effects / etc.