KFC Gundam bucket is here to celebrate 30th anniversary of franchise's breakout overseas hit

I just feel chicken emotion. Though Gundam has always been a big deal in Japan, Gundam Wing was when the franchise really found its foothold among overseas anime fans. Prior to Wing, just about every Gundam anime was a sequel or spinoff of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, meaning that to get the most out of them, you had to be familiar with the complex storyline of a 1979 TV show with a high episode count that already very much looked its age. Then along came Gundam Wing, which was a breath of fresh air with its start-from-scratch alternate timeline…