Now, in 2026, we finally have a complete English translation of "Oromay" by David DeGusta and Mesfin Felleke Yirgu, and in just a few weeks, we'll tell you all about it!

"Oromay" was an instant hit, but was quickly confiscated, and soon, Baalu Girma himself disappeared - likely abducted and killed by the Derg for his portrayal of their leadership and their failure in Eritrea.

While a compelling narrative in its own right, "Oromay" is also historically significant: Like Tsegaye, Baalu Girma was the propaganda chief for the Derg, and with the cataclysmic failure of the campaign, he similarly became disillusioned, choosing to stay in Eritrea, rather than return to Ethiopia.

To learn more about how HWBM has reinterpreted this important element of the mech genre, check out the first episode of our new podcast, Attention Elsewhere:

Though often written off or altogether ignored by fans of Gundam, newtypes are an integral part of the Universal Century (the setting of the mainline entries), and Pyramid Inu's video offers both an excellent starting place for the subject, and the groundwork for some of our discussion in Ep. 1:

That, and the OST by Alec Lambert (while perhaps a little more subtle) is just as much of an earworm: youtu.be/C7DMdRsxf_g?...

While we're both big fans of how queer identity is depicted in HWBM, we found it difficult to ignore some of the traps and pitfalls the game falls prey to when its metaphors run headfirst into reality. To hear more, check out our debut episode below: youtu.be/by72lywP-NY?...

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