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Nitramy Evil-Smiting Umbrella from Antipolo City, PH Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Evil-Smiting Umbrella
#76: Apr 25th 2011 at 11:02:59 AM

I'm an atypical case, I think.

I loved G-Gundam, Turn-A and X...

I probably won't like Zeta, but I enjoyed Victory greatly.

Neither goony beard-men nor rainbow-haired she-twinks will stand in the way of my dreams!
Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
Revy Gonna Give It To Ya
#77: Apr 25th 2011 at 12:12:34 PM

I like basically anything dealing with the One Year War, War In The Pocket being my favorite. Outside of that I liked Char's Counterattack though there were a lot of pacing issues. Stardust Memory is kinda meh, it has a strong beginning and a pretty strong ending but it petered out in the middle and I couldn't get attached to any of the characters as much as in previous UC series. Watching Gundam Wing for the first time at the moment, and not gonna lie, its a PREEEEETTY big step down from UC Gundam for me.

These are the words that shall come from my mouth. I shall be known for speaking them.
Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#78: Apr 25th 2011 at 1:11:26 PM

For Zeta I am not one for Angst as well. I dont know I think it's the setting and the way things moved forward it felt grand (Even though a few other Gundam series have been just as large if not larger) and like a real war. (I was not the biggest fan of the Kill Them All at the end though I always felt like Emma and the Radish should of survived. But then again Emma was marked for death with her Heel–Face Turn.) The Gundams were never Super Prototype overpowered as the enemy had stuff better than Zeta even before it showed up.

edited 25th Apr '11 1:20:01 PM by Raso

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revolution11 from A State of Confusion Since: Feb, 2011
#79: Apr 25th 2011 at 11:48:19 PM

The last Gundam show you should watch before getting burned out is 08th MS Team. It is the most realistic, doesn't overreach in its story, high production values, and has a good message. Not that other Gundam shows don't have these but angst and bad writing are the banes of this franchise.

Think Of The Ewoks.....
Driscoll Are you frustrated? from Mit meinem Kaiser! Since: Nov, 2010
Are you frustrated?
#80: Apr 28th 2011 at 11:49:04 AM

Zeta is one of my favourite Gundams and I don't even like angst most of the time.
For Zeta I am not one for Angst as well.
While Zeta is my favorite Gundam, I will definitely admit that there were many, MANY things which irked me in it. While Kamille did not bother me (throughout the series, we actually saw him mature), Jerid, Reccoa after her face heel turn, and Katz all annoyed the hell out of me. Katz was beyond the angst and stupidity I've ever seen in any main Gundam pilot in any show I've watched. It also irked me why mobile suits don't seem to have any kind of ignition key or something similar to keep Katz from stealing them like 4 or 5 times. I liked Reccoa early on in the show, but her reason for switching sides was retarded. Jerid just really didn't work well as the rival pilot of Kamille, IMO, and late in the show I thought Yazan would have worked much better in that role. The rest of the characters were well thought out and worked very well, with Scirocco, Haman, Bask, Apolly, Roberto, and Yazan being standout examples. Some of the returning cast from the first Gundam was also handled very well by by not having them overshadow the new cast.

And once again, with 08th MS Team being the only exception because it handled it alright, Gundam shows have terrible romance plots. It should have been obvious that Kamille x Four was going to be retarded.

Now, I think that the Kill em All ending was not used unjustifiably. Random characters getting killed during the ending fits with the War is Hell setting of the UC. Emma was one of my favorite characters from the show, and the way her and commander Henken's and the Radish's end was handled alright (Henken was in love, after all, so that easily explains his boneheaded move to try and protect Emma). The haphazardness of who lived and died (and got mind raped) was exactly how real wars are.

edited 28th Apr '11 11:51:27 AM by Driscoll

WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A DIALOG BOX INTERRUPT GAMEPLAY.
Firestorm Nudist Snake from Just Chillin Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Noddin' my head like yeah
Nudist Snake
#81: May 17th 2011 at 10:50:52 PM

So for the last month or so, I have been watching nothing but Gundam shows, thanks to a good friend forcing me to. Having never been that into Gundam before, I'm really enjoying it. So far I've watched...

Mobile Suit Gundam: The one that started it all. Really surprised me with how ahead of it's time it felt. Yeah the animations dated, but it has a compelling story and fleshed out characters. Plus it's interesting to see the development of archetypes and tropes that would be used in anime for decades to come.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080:War in the Pocket: My favorite so far. A personal, poignant story with believable characters and an ending that made me cry.

The08th MS Team: Loved this one too. Focusing on the ordinary grunts who fought in the OYW and having a more realistic take on mobile suit combat. The romance between Shiro and Aina was really sweet and thankfully didn't become a Romantic Plot Tumor.

Mobile Suit Gundam MSIGLOO: It provides an interesting preceptive during the OYW and I like the premise of a crew of Zeon weapons development researchers testing out different weapons. Plus the actions scenes are very well done. But it suffers from shitty CGI and a lack of engaging characters. The third OVA, Gravity Front, is slightly better, but the CGI still get's in the way. It's hard to care about your cast when they all look like lifeless dolls.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083:Stardust Memory: It drags in the middle and Koh and Nina are awful leads, but it has some interesting characters like Gato and Delaz and a strong, if very depressing, ending.

Mobile Suit Gundam:Char'sCounterattack: Thought it was a satisfying conclusion to Amuro and Char's relationship overall, though I loathe Quess and Hathaway.

Gundam F 91: Rather meh on this one. It has some nice fight scenes and the animations fucking gorgeous, but otherwise I found it pretty forgettable.

Anywho, planing on watching Wing and Victory next. I watched bits and pieces of Wing on Tonami when I was younger, think I was bored by it. So should be interesting watching the whole thing, though I admit that the clips my friend showed me, looked pretty narmy.

edited 17th May '11 10:52:42 PM by Firestorm

Arsidias Since: May, 2009
#82: May 29th 2011 at 10:49:35 PM

Just finished Seed Destiny!

All that's left is Gundam X and I'll have seen all the Gundam! Well, all the full length series.

Arsidias Since: May, 2009
#83: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:44:54 AM

I'm done.

Sweet saints in heaven, I'm done!

Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, Gundam ZZ, Victory Gundam, G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Turn A Gundam, Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, and Gundam 00.

EVERY GUNDAM TV SERIES!

Now all that is left is OV As, Evolve shorts, SD Gundam...it's basically mop-up procedures. After eleven +/- 50 episode series, the rest is child's play.

sirnoob Smárling Lendrmaðsson Since: Jan, 2011
Smárling Lendrmaðsson
#84: Jun 8th 2011 at 6:32:39 PM

But you still have to wait for all the other episodes of Unicorn.tongue

Or, just read the books.

"badass" doesn't anything in after used end fail be fine.
Otogi The House of Void/Hiphop from Around... Since: Nov, 2009
The House of Void/Hiphop
#85: Jun 8th 2011 at 6:55:56 PM

[up][up]

Care to give your views on everything? Like, what was the best and the worst in your eyes? Who had the best characters, fights, designs, ideas, etc., ?

edited 8th Jun '11 6:56:39 PM by Otogi

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#86: Jun 8th 2011 at 10:27:36 PM

Indeed, opinions would be nice. And you've still got some real gems to go OVA-wise, like War in the Pocket, the 08th Ms Team, and Unicorn.

edited 8th Jun '11 10:28:45 PM by Iaculus

What's precedent ever done for us?
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#87: Jun 8th 2011 at 10:29:15 PM

The new gundam was announced.

Gundam AGE, its like a collectible card game with kid heroes. They look like they came from that Gunpla anime.

The gundam can turn into 2 other forms. Its not a side project, its the next honest to god Gundam.

I has a sad. sad

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#88: Jun 8th 2011 at 10:48:04 PM

Hey, it might not be so bad. Remember the last time Gundam gleefully delved into cheesy shonen cliches?

What's precedent ever done for us?
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#89: Jun 8th 2011 at 10:53:51 PM

[up] The difference is that G Gundam still had seriousness, and didn't look like an obvious money tie in. Also everyone was awesome.

Silly isn't bad, but this looks less like a Gundam story and more "COLLECT EM ALL KIDS!"

Its early I admit, but I hate all the designs. The AGE Gundam is basically RX-78 with a silver rectangle on its chest.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#90: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:00:34 PM

Correction - G Gundam was an obvious money tie-in aimed at a younger audience and redeemed after the fact by surprisingly affecting writing and endearing silliness (Nether Gundam fuck yeah!). At present, we have no idea how the plot of this new series is going to pan out - we only have the concept and preview images to go on. It could suck, it could be surprisingly fun. Me, I'm reserving judgment.

edited 8th Jun '11 11:02:00 PM by Iaculus

What's precedent ever done for us?
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#91: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:04:04 PM

If G Gundam did not have the great characters and surprisingly great story then I can see your point. I did enjoy it for its campiness I admit.

Maybe I'm just picky, I hate child protagonists in Mecha.

Also G Gundam had some great designs, the serious and non serious ones.

The normal look of AGE and its expansions look ugly as sin.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#92: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:09:05 PM

Thing is, great characters and a surprisingly deep story are not things you can pick up from previews. Basically, try to put yourself in the place of a Gundam fan in the early nineties checking out the previews for the fancy new AU they're marketing the crap out of. What'd be your opinion of it with the limited info you had?

What's precedent ever done for us?
ninjaclown Since: May, 2009
#93: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:12:18 PM

You know what Gundam AGE looks like?

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#94: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:14:45 PM

Just found an article with pictures.

To be honest, the idea of having a Legacy Character protagonist in order to cover a century-long war is quite intriguing, and opens up a remarkable number of storytelling possibilities.

What's precedent ever done for us?
ninjaclown Since: May, 2009
#95: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:18:11 PM

Different battle modes, hmm? Reminds me of Striker packs.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#96: Jun 8th 2011 at 11:20:16 PM

I'm aware, I am simply going by what I see.

Kid heroes always set off warning bells for me but it could still be well written.

And I think G Gundam had better character and mecha designs.

The AGE is just....so generic.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#97: Jun 9th 2011 at 12:19:47 AM

Well, Victory Gundam had a kid hero...

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#98: Jun 9th 2011 at 10:07:20 AM

If it's gonna be like Victory, this kid is gonna be in for one hell of a ride.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#99: Jun 9th 2011 at 10:15:37 AM

Let's hope so.

Although I doubt it, seems the zeitgeist has moved away from that kind of thing a when it comes to mecha shows.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#100: Jun 9th 2011 at 11:24:36 AM

I doubt Modern Sunrise is as well...hateful as Tomino at his worst.


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