Been meaning to read this since this was apparently a paper funded by the Japanese government, and also because I would say mecha anime is a big love of mine. Glad to see it's finally translated.

EDIT: Well, I read it and must say it's a great read into the history of mecha anime and its influence on anime in addition to the outside factors that influenced it. Unfortunately Chapter 3 isn't translated, and from the list of works in the list at the end it seems there is quite a good amount missing. Overall a great little read; Hope the third chapter gets translated soon.