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** And [[http://delstar.org/blackstar/panoramas/pan_0108_tamboriyon%20.jpg Sumaro]], the giant guardianof guardian of the City of the Ancients, is pretty much a crystal blue Anime/{{Raideen}}.Anime/{{Raideen}}.
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** And [[http://delstar.org/blackstar/panoramas/pan_0108_tamboriyon%20.jpg Sumaro]], the giant guardianof the City of the Ancients, is pretty much a crystal blue Anime/{{Raideen}}.

!! For the Music/DavidBowie album
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone "Don't believe for just one second I'm forgetting you"]]''.
* FridgeBrilliance:
** The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.
** While many have decried the album's [[LoudnessWar heavy dynamic range compression]], with each track having audible clipping and the whole product coming in at a dynamic range of just ''5'', it starts to seem less like incompetent mastering on the record label's part and more subtle symbolism once you realize that "[=DR5=]" is also short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_receptor_5 death receptor 5]], a surface protein that mediates apoptosis, or cell ''death''. Even more, monoclonal antibodies targeting [=DR5=] receptors are being tested as an experimental treatment for ''cancer'' patients.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me"; Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.
** More of a ''Heartwarming Aneurysm Moment'', but it fits: In the music video of Lazarus, Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a heartwarming/TearJerker song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie decided to do a follow-up to ''Blackstar'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.
* HarsherInHindsight:
** Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own.
** After the album was released, Visconti revealed that Bowie made demo recordings of five additional songs after making this album, and called Visconti a week before his death saying he wanted to make another album. ''Blackstar'' ends on a peaceful note, but the fact that Bowie obviously felt he hadn't accomplished everything he was meant to accomplish in life when he died just compounds the tragedy behind the album.
* NightmareFuel: The music videos for the album. Especially the title track's.
* TearJerker: Given the circumstances surrounding the album, most of the material can qualify as this for some people.
** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future post posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').

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** And [[http://delstar.org/blackstar/panoramas/pan_0108_tamboriyon%20.jpg Sumaro]], the giant guardianof the City of the Ancients, is pretty much a crystal blue Anime/{{Raideen}}.

!! For the Music/DavidBowie album
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone "Don't believe for just one second I'm forgetting you"]]''.
* FridgeBrilliance:
** The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.
** While many have decried the album's [[LoudnessWar heavy dynamic range compression]], with each track having audible clipping and the whole product coming in at a dynamic range of just ''5'', it starts to seem less like incompetent mastering on the record label's part and more subtle symbolism once you realize that "[=DR5=]" is also short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_receptor_5 death receptor 5]], a surface protein that mediates apoptosis, or cell ''death''. Even more, monoclonal antibodies targeting [=DR5=] receptors are being tested as an experimental treatment for ''cancer'' patients.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me"; Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.
** More of a ''Heartwarming Aneurysm Moment'', but it fits: In the music video of Lazarus, Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a heartwarming/TearJerker song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie decided to do a follow-up to ''Blackstar'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.
* HarsherInHindsight:
** Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own.
** After the album was released, Visconti revealed that Bowie made demo recordings of five additional songs after making this album, and called Visconti a week before his death saying he wanted to make another album. ''Blackstar'' ends on a peaceful note, but the fact that Bowie obviously felt he hadn't accomplished everything he was meant to accomplish in life when he died just compounds the tragedy behind the album.
* NightmareFuel: The music videos for the album. Especially the title track's.
* TearJerker: Given the circumstances surrounding the album, most of the material can qualify as this for some people.
** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future post posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone Don't believe in just one second round for getting you]]''.

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone Don't "Don't believe in for just one second round for getting you]]''.I'm forgetting you"]]''.
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment:
* FridgeBrilliance: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone Don't believe in just one second round for getting you]]''.

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment:
* FridgeBrilliance:
SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone Don't believe in just one second round for getting you]]''.you]]''.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone Don't believe in just one second round for getting you]]''.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.

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* FridgeBrilliance: FridgeBrilliance:
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The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.surprising.
** While many have decried the album's [[LoudnessWar heavy dynamic range compression]], with each track having audible clipping and the whole product coming in at a dynamic range of just ''5'', it starts to seem less like incompetent mastering on the record label's part and more subtle symbolism once you realize that "[=DR5=]" is also short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_receptor_5 death receptor 5]], a surface protein that mediates apoptosis, or cell ''death''. Even more, monoclonal antibodies targeting [=DR5=] receptors are being tested as an experimental treatment for ''cancer'' patients.
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* AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.

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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non fans'') who heard it to tears.tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future post posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.
--> ''I know something's very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''[[TitleDrop I can't give everything... away]]''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''Seeing more and feeling less''
--> ''Saying no and meaning yes''
--> ''This is all I ever meant''
--> ''That's the message that I sent''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I know something's very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''


--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
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--> ''I can't give everything...''
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.
--> ''I know something's very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''[[TitleDrop I can't give everything... away]]''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''Seeing more and feeling less''
--> ''Saying no and meaning yes''
--> ''This is all I ever meant''
--> ''That's the message that I sent''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I know something's very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''


--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.

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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.
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* NightmareFuel: The music videos for the album. Especially the title track's.
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--> ''[[TitleDrop I can't give everything...away]]'' away]]''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''Seeing more and feeling less''
--> ''Saying no and meaning yes''
--> ''This is all I ever meant''
--> ''That's the message that I sent''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

--> ''I know something's very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''


--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything...''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''
--> ''I can't give everything... away''

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--> ''I can't give everything... away''
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** And [[http://delstar.org/blackstar/panoramas/pan_0108_tamboriyon%20.jpg Sumaro]], the giant guardianof the City of the Ancients, is pretty much a crystal blue Anime/{{Raideen}}.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.
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** More of a ''Heartwarming Aneurysm Moment'', but it fits: In the music video of Lazarus, Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a heartwarming/TearJerker song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie decided to do a follow-up to ''Blackstar'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.

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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.tears.
--> ''I know something is very wrong''
--> ''The pulse returns for prodigal sons''
--> ''The blackout's hearts with flowered news''
--> ''With skull designs upon my shoes''

--> ''[[TitleDrop I can't give everything...away]]''
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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.

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** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.
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%%** ** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''.Away'''''. The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan who heard it to tears.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own.

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* TearJerker: Given the circumstances surrounding the album, most of the material can qualify as this for some people.

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* TearJerker: Given the circumstances surrounding the album, most of the material can qualify as this for some people.people.
** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''.
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** After the album was released, Visconti revealed that Bowie made demo recordings of five additional songs after making this album, and called Visconti a week before his death saying he wanted to make another album. ''Blackstar'' ends on a peaceful note, but the fact that Bowie obviously felt he hadn't accomplished everything he was meant to accomplish in life when he died just compounds the tragedy behind the album.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me", Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me", Me"; Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me", Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me", Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.Monday.
* HarsherInHindsight: Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own.
* TearJerker: Given the circumstances surrounding the album, most of the material can qualify as this for some people.
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* AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.
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* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Katana's ship may not have drawn a second look back when Blackstar first aired. But now, those same viewers may notice that her ship is almost identical to the Core Fighter from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Albeit with a different paint job.

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* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Katana's ship may not have drawn a second look back when Blackstar first aired. But now, those same viewers may notice that her ship is almost identical to the Core Fighter from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Albeit with a different paint job.job.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me", Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.
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* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Katana's ship may not have drawn a second look back when Blackstar first aired. But now, those same viewers may notice that her ship is almost identical to the Core Fighter from ''MobileSuitGundam''. Albeit with a different paint job.

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* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Katana's ship may not have drawn a second look back when Blackstar first aired. But now, those same viewers may notice that her ship is almost identical to the Core Fighter from ''MobileSuitGundam''.''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Albeit with a different paint job.
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* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Katana's ship may not have drawn a second look back when Blackstar first aired. But now, those same viewers may notice that her ship is almost identical to the Core Fighter from ''MobileSuitGundam''. Albeit with a different paint job.

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