NecrosaroIII
Banned
Tons of high pedigree vets working on this. Can't believe Anno is going to write a Gundam series. Debuts in January
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Gundam GQuuuuuuuuX announced. Collaboration between Studio Khara and Sunrise. Hideaki Anno is writing.
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Tons of high pedigree vets working on this. Can't believe Anno is going to write a Gundam series. Debuts in January
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Shoot - this should be in General Discussion, not gaming
Reizo Ryuu
Member
I thought OP was typing on a broken keyboard for a second.
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Allegedly we should hear something before 2028
saintjules
Member
NecrosaroIII
Banned
lol irony. Gundam Wing is about as mediocre middle of the road as you can get for the franchise.
manfestival
Member
I was actually disappointed that this wasnt a game. Anyways, I mean this looks okay I guess. I suppose I just want more from gundam. Even something generic that isnt trying to have some modern writing where everything is deep or good guy is bad and bad guy is good outside of the the normal implications between zeon/federation
I dont understamd bandai,they have shitload of old Gundam that they can remake in modern graphic and yet they keep choosing to make all this weird things just for the sake of wanting to find "new audience"
And then they can spend shitload of animatuon budget to make this sort of animation inside their Gundam Mobile game
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
This actually looks amazing.
The art direction is solid and a step up in the series. The lighting, the way the scenes are framed and layered, this is a level of detail most of the series doesn't seem to have. The animation looks very solid as well and I'm not surprised the director of FLCL is involved as I felt that with the animation.
The art direction is solid and a step up in the series. The lighting, the way the scenes are framed and layered, this is a level of detail most of the series doesn't seem to have. The animation looks very solid as well and I'm not surprised the director of FLCL is involved as I felt that with the animation.
Jinxed
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Gundam requiem for vengeance was decent. Me and my son binged it in one weekend
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Furball
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now they just sell waifu instead of gundam
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Cooouuuuuuuuul story bro
IAmRei
Member
Even if it's anno, i wont see it. I once avid gundam fans, so deep, i can menrion thousand mobile suits since 0079 msv.
I never liked gundam tv series anymore since 00 ended, and gundam yuri whatsoever, nailed the coffin for me. Ugh maybe im just too old. The gundam is ugly, its not like real robot anymore, and looks super robot, ugh ..
I never liked gundam tv series anymore since 00 ended, and gundam yuri whatsoever, nailed the coffin for me. Ugh maybe im just too old. The gundam is ugly, its not like real robot anymore, and looks super robot, ugh ..
mayham2199
Member
My thoughts as well. Couldn't believe how bad witch of mercury was.
yet_another_alt
Member
If I pull that V-fin off, will you die?
It would be extremely painful.
You're big guy.
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Truth, this is a legendary team working on this and seems like a fresh take on Gundam.
I too thought this was related to a game lol
lolz, we are all trying to figure out why this is here and not in a different section, as this has nothing to do with games.
Nice but where's the game?
killatopak
Member
Excited!
Those are some big names in there.
Those are some big names in there.
yet_another_alt
Member
I think it looks good. Doesn't look like a Gundam but the design/detail is very reminiscent of the Metal Build Evangelions which is quite impressive since that's an HG.Look at this garbage. It's so busy and the colors are heinous.
RSLAEV
Member
Also Gundam Thunderbolt came out around the same time as IBO and that was good (although I'm not sure I caught all of the episodes)
But yeah this is a definite skip from me-just like the Witch from Mercury.
killatopak
Member
It actually reminds me of Eureka Seven and not Eva despite the mech designer doing Eva.
Pejo
Member
I'll admit, I'm not a big Gundam fan, but this seems like Gundam in name only. I'd imagine purists are pretty upset over this, especially after all the Witch from Mercury drama.
Having Anno involved practically guarantees a decent plot, but the art style and characters are pretty awful, in my opinion.
Having Anno involved practically guarantees a decent plot, but the art style and characters are pretty awful, in my opinion.
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Apparently it's an alternative take on UC, if Char had been successful in stealing the Gundam in the OYW.
Jinxed
Member
saintjules
Member
Subjective.
BlackTron
Gold Member
When Gundam Wing is the nostalgic good one...
Same timeline Sonic Adventure ended up the good Sonic.
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Probably, but if it weren't for the fact it was the first Gundam series to air here, I don't think it'd be remembered as fondly.
Porcile
Member
Saw the movie at the cinema (in Japanese in Japan.) It's pretty cool. Overall I like the style and writing A LOT more than Witch from Mercury which I could barely sit through. Had a grin on the face during the opening because it really leans really hard into the OG series (beyond my expectations) which is still my favourite Gundam series. I don't think it will be top tier Tomino-level Gundam but should be entertaining. Enjoy!
Jinxed
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It's coming out in february in America, can't wait for it.
Paltheos
Member
That's a little hopeful for me. Also do not like Witch of Mercury but do like the OG but... have not been on-board with Tomino's stuff after that, generally (i.e. Zeta sucks). Thunderbolt S1 is peak Gundam to me.
I have faith in Anno, generally, so I have hopes we'll get something good this time instead of the weak, safe play for the franchise that Witch was, but Witch was also successful so hopefully Bandai and/or Sunrise don't mess with the dish too much.
tkscz
Member
I don't think Gundam would've caught on in America without Wing. Wing is the perfect introduction to Gundam as it's not as heavy into it's theming as others and puts more focus on the characters. Helps people figure out if they want more or not.
And the Gundam franchise has released much more mundane series than Wing.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Like?
WING is complete garbage. It has the "cool" factor but the writing is embarrassing. I remember watching it when Zechs Marquis is fighting and his mask cracks and he says "Treize... When my mask breaks... We can no longer be friends." Thinking it would handle it as a gradual process to represent the cracks in their friendship forming and take a few episodes or more to hit. But no, right there, right then does his mask just break and I was stunned at how dumb it was.
First episode is out on Prime.
It's...something. Very saccharine. Action sequences are chaotic and sometimes incoherent. Typical Gundam themes are present but thrown into something that feels more like ADHD Diebuster.
Gonna stick around for a while and see how it develops.
It's...something. Very saccharine. Action sequences are chaotic and sometimes incoherent. Typical Gundam themes are present but thrown into something that feels more like ADHD Diebuster.
Gonna stick around for a while and see how it develops.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Will 100% watch.
I love the choice of art direction they are going with as this looks like one of the most detailed Gundam show's they've ever done.
Jinxed
Member
Did you catch the movie? The first episode makes more sense after the whole alternate 0079 story imo. It's really weird how it starts out.
Absolutely not, for us that saw the movie, we havent seen anything new this week.
Nope, didn't catch the movie. I'll stick with it.
Paltheos
Member
On the fence over the first ep. I liked the character design in motion more, I liked the environmental detail (particularly the city), I liked Tomoyo Kurosawa as the lead. The animation for Amante's dash to the gundam was also smooth.
A lot of the rest I could leave. The in-your-face yuri song as the two female main characters meet at the shrine was not in sync with the show (and I just watched the conclusion to Mob Psycho 100 which handled its final insert song so much better so I have a fresh point of comparison). I'm a little nervous about any femmance being some weird directive from Bamco that'll just be weak yuri bait like Witch, but maybe this will just be a Lycoris Recoil-like buddy femmance (I can hope!) or it'll be yuri actually done, and well.
Some lines like 'those buildings belong to refugees anyway' are a bit on the nose - I think we could gather the MPs don't care about the people living there already from the shots of them moving around the ground, smashing it without a care ("One of the gundams landed in the shantytown, captain" before the smoke screen went off would have been a cleaner line, if you wanted to remind the audience of what Nyaan had already told us).
Biggest hope for the next episodes is that we don't spend tons of time at Amante's school. Please let the school just be a footnote.
Main gundam is still butt ugly.
All that said, I'm still giving it a chance.
A lot of the rest I could leave. The in-your-face yuri song as the two female main characters meet at the shrine was not in sync with the show (and I just watched the conclusion to Mob Psycho 100 which handled its final insert song so much better so I have a fresh point of comparison). I'm a little nervous about any femmance being some weird directive from Bamco that'll just be weak yuri bait like Witch, but maybe this will just be a Lycoris Recoil-like buddy femmance (I can hope!) or it'll be yuri actually done, and well.
Some lines like 'those buildings belong to refugees anyway' are a bit on the nose - I think we could gather the MPs don't care about the people living there already from the shots of them moving around the ground, smashing it without a care ("One of the gundams landed in the shantytown, captain" before the smoke screen went off would have been a cleaner line, if you wanted to remind the audience of what Nyaan had already told us).
Biggest hope for the next episodes is that we don't spend tons of time at Amante's school. Please let the school just be a footnote.
Main gundam is still butt ugly.
All that said, I'm still giving it a chance.
