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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#276: Aug 3rd 2010 at 7:51:54 PM

@Nitramy: There was a Turn A movie? (checks) Huh, I guess there was. Yes, I'm sure that's what they're doing; they've never imported any compilation movie but for the original series.

@Nikkolas: No, there are seven Gundam universes which are distinguished by the Alternate Calendar they use. I'll just list the ones with animated works that there are English dubs for:

Assumably the next series will be set in After Century.

@Nyktös: It works if you just take Turn A itself to have Broad Strokes of every other series applied to it's past.0t

edited 3rd Aug '10 8:00:21 PM by thatother1dude

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#277: Aug 3rd 2010 at 8:07:34 PM

@Nitramy: There was a Turn A movie? (checks) Huh, I guess there was. Yes, I'm sure that's what they're doing; they've never imported any compilation movie but for the original series.
And Zeta, SEED, SEED Destiny, and The 08th MS Team...

However, the series are also out for all of those, so I don't think there's any need to worry in this case.

I guess it is.
Balesirion Since: Jan, 2001
#278: Aug 4th 2010 at 12:39:44 PM

@thatother1dude: Actually they have released or will release soon the Zeta compilation movies, but those are a special case considering how much later after the series they were made, and the changes made in them. I agree that the Turn-A movies are unlikely, since they're pretty much superfluous. (It doesn't help that there were only two, so the story got cut down even more than normal for a compilation movie).

Yeah, actually trying to fit the preceding Gundam timelines into Turn A doesn't really work that well when you get down to the details of it, I suppose it works best as the far future of UC, but even then it's shaky.

lockonlockon Game Master from In a dream Since: Jan, 2001
Game Master
#279: Aug 4th 2010 at 8:12:45 PM

Any Gunpla builders in here?

I'm just curious as I've got a major Backlog of Gundam Models.

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Durazno Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#280: Aug 4th 2010 at 8:15:19 PM

After War: Nothing

Eerie...

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#281: Aug 5th 2010 at 12:19:20 PM

I've got a few perfect grades sitting at home.

Fight smart, not fair.
Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#282: Aug 5th 2010 at 12:28:19 PM

^^Gundam X (which was the only After War series) was cut short due to poor ratings. Bandai probably didn't see the point in bringing it over here.

Sad, too, because I've heard good things about it.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#283: Aug 5th 2010 at 12:32:33 PM

Well, they licenced Turn A Gundam eleven years after it aired, so it's not like there's no hope.

edited 5th Aug '10 12:32:48 PM by Nyktos

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#284: Aug 5th 2010 at 10:23:42 PM

So, Unicorn second ep. Spoilers if you haven't seen the end of the first one.

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Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#285: Aug 5th 2010 at 10:38:59 PM

I cannot wait to see the Kshatriya versus Unicorn Gundam.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#286: Aug 6th 2010 at 3:46:04 PM

No shit. Hopefully, we're going to see the Palm Tree Of Doom (TM) bust out all those beam cannons it's packing.

What's precedent ever done for us?
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#287: Aug 6th 2010 at 10:05:46 PM

I know it's a little late to be posting this, but...

Rereading some of the earlier stuff, I guess I overreacted when I said I wouldn't be posting anymore. I guess it's just that I've seen too many discussions on this site (and others) get ugly once people start criticising the various shows. The whole "last post" thing was a little melodramatic and I'm sorry. I guess my problem is that I'd rather talk about why I liked a show than why I didn't like another one, so the minute someone started saying they didn't like Destiny I went "oh no, ugliness coming" and pulled out. It didn't actually get that nasty, so I shouldn't have freaked. Maybe I will stick around.

Responding to Nikkolas: obviously I'd recommend watching Destiny, but I seem to be in the minority (that is, the group that loved it). I've met lots of people though, who well they weren't huge fans of the show, still seem to think there was some stuff in it worth seeing. Take what you will from that.

edited 6th Aug '10 10:10:23 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#288: Aug 22nd 2010 at 10:00:00 AM

I'm going to start Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO soon.

I guess it is.
Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#289: Aug 22nd 2010 at 2:58:14 PM

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War episode 1: Seeing Gundam in CGI is really weird. It actually looks pretty good, though. I kinda wanted to see CGI!Char, but I'm not surprised that they didn't show him. He still managed to be pretty badass in his brief appearance, even though you never saw his face or heard his voice. A bit of Fridge Logic presents itself, though: this is the first use by Zeon of mobile suits. Why does he already have an Ace Custom?

edited 22nd Aug '10 2:58:43 PM by Nyktos

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Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#290: Aug 22nd 2010 at 5:28:06 PM

Episode 2: Jeez, everything in this series is named after something from Norse Mythology. Way to be subtle with the Nazi comparisons.

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Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#291: Aug 22nd 2010 at 6:05:41 PM

Episode 3: All in all, that was a pretty good series. I have Apocalypse 0079 downloaded as well, so I'll watch that sometime.

I guess it is.
Balesirion Since: Jan, 2001
#292: Aug 22nd 2010 at 8:17:33 PM

^^^It's not an Ace Custom, just a custom paint job on a commander unit.

And yeah, MS IGLOO goes really far with the Nazi comparisons. Some viewers have commented that the series actually feels like Nazi propaganda at some points. Apocalypse 0079 goes on to introduce an obvious SS officer stand-in.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#293: Aug 25th 2010 at 9:58:36 AM

I watched the first episode of Apocalypse 0079 yesterday. It pretty much seems like more of the same, although I'm getting a bit tired of how formulaic the episodes are.

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Androidraptor Since: Jan, 2001
#294: Aug 25th 2010 at 12:48:00 PM

So am I the only Gundam fan in existence who likes Quess Paraya (but wanted to choke Chan), doesn't think 08th is the best series ever, doesn't like Char Aznable (and thinks he's an infinitely bigger douche-canoe than Ghinius Sakhalin ever was, who I actually found to be the most interesting and sympathetic character in 08th), watches 0083 solely for Cima, thinks Norris Packard is kinda' bland (and would be the most forgettable character in 08th without the Gouf Custom), loves the Zabis *because* they're so screwed-up, doesn't think Shiro and Aina would live happily ever after and that Aina isn't a pure, faultless little victim of her brother's existence (that they're both victims of their situation and if Ghinius's madness can be blamed on anyone, it's her), hasn't finished Zeta (though I need to), has never liked Wing despite liking slash, and likes UC for the characters instead of mechs?

Yeah, 'sup Gundam thread.

Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#295: Aug 25th 2010 at 2:10:27 PM

Well, 0080 was my personal favorite gundam, I liked Char because he was a massive asshole, I've only made it halfway through Zeta, haven't really watched Wing, and I like UC because of the story and the portrayals of war as being fought primarily be relatively decent people on both sides who just have opposing ideologies, even if the higher ups are real assholes. I like that it doesn't paint war as being fought between the 'good guys who you should love and root for because they're so good' and the 'bad guys who all sodomize kittens and who you should boo at or you're a bad person'.

Really, it pulls off the anti-war message very well, especially considering that it had to do so while also advertising the mechs out the wazoo. It even had small but effective touches like showing the Zeon pilots in the cockpits as they died while doing things like crying for mothers rather than saying crap like 'THIS CANNOT BEEEEE!'

edited 25th Aug '10 2:17:37 PM by Miijhal

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#296: Aug 28th 2010 at 12:49:37 PM

Episode 2: For a moment I thought that we'd finally get an MS IGLOO episode where the test pilot doesn't die. But of course the Diabolus ex Machina comes at the last minutes. What a shock.

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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#297: Aug 29th 2010 at 10:06:20 PM

Responding to Androidraptor

I didn't hate Wing. In fact I rather enjoyed it, but in the way that I enjoy a summer action movie: lots of stuff blowing up, and some decent Badassery. I actually gave up on following the plot, because there didn't really seem to be one.

Haven't really watched much of stuff from before Wing, but from what I've seen of Char, I don't get what the big deal is. I mean, sure he's a cool bad guy. But not the god a lot of fans seem to make him out to be. Maybe I need to watch more than just a few episodes.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#298: Aug 30th 2010 at 1:24:37 PM

Personally, in 0079 I just found Char to be a fairly badass villain. I liked him, but he was hardly the only badass villain in the series. It was his Zeta incarnation that got him onto my favourite anime characters list (and I haven't seen Char's Counterattack yet).

edited 30th Aug '10 1:26:08 PM by Nyktos

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#299: Aug 30th 2010 at 6:58:14 PM

Years ago, I got the first coupla DV Ds of the original MSG, but dropped off watching it after that and never finished it. Is the series worth watching in its entirety, or can I get the movies and be satisfied with them?

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#300: Aug 30th 2010 at 7:35:31 PM

Really they don't cut out anything worthwhile.

The movies abridge some things but really outside of a few missing minor characters and one that they eliminated all of his earlier appearances but still appears late in the movies.

They also make things alot better in a ton of areas eliminate some of 'super robot' elements left in the series, massively improve the ending, get rid of tons of Off-Model scenes, and make a change to one of the suits that bugged the hell out of me in the anime.

I view the movies better in general.

edited 30th Aug '10 7:35:53 PM by Raso

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