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The Gundam |OT2| Another 5 years of Gunpla, Origins, and GUNDAMUUUU!

Wow! that place looks awesome. i don't see any Metal Build section... (i'm sure they're around)



My Zeta impressions so far:

i'm up to episode 13 now... i gotta say, i agree with whoever posted that Seed Destiny is a total rip off Zeta bc as i'm watching Zeta i kept saying to myself: wow, i've seen this in Destiny. and Zeta is so much older. if i would've seen Zeta first, i would've had more distaste for Seed Destiny than i already have now.

anyways, i'm digging Zeta, the shock kill have dropped off a bit.
The art style reminds me of SDF-1 Macross. donno... maybe Kamille looks too much like Max Jenius and Fa looks a bit like Lynn Minmay, (maybe it's the black hair and red outfit) i like the art style.

the plot jumps a bit in places. like why did the AEUG acting captain just leave for the moon once Bright shows up. just felt so random...

one last comment, there's a lot of slapping going on =)
Dude I warned you there was slapping, like lots of it. Even Bright couldn't escape that shit. I'm quite sure I'm the one that said Seed Destiny is a Zeta rip off, it really becomes apparent when you meet Four Murasame.
I swear someone (Kamille) gets slapped at least once in every episode. It is pretty great.
If Shinn got the beatings that Kamille got then just maybe Shinn would've learned something.
 

TheFlow

Banned
Went to buy my first SD Gundam today (I made ~6 HG/MG, but never the small ones) and I got this one:

Also, a few pictures if anyone's interested how a Gundam floor in a big Japanese store is like (I think I posted some pictures in the past, not sure).
These photos are from Yamada Denki in Ikebukuro:

If I lived next to one of these...I would be broke
 

CBTech

Member
Dude I warned you there was slapping, like lots of it. Even Bright couldn't escape that shit. I'm quite sure I'm the one that said Seed Destiny is a Zeta rip off, it really becomes apparent when you meet Four Murasame.

If Shinn got the beatings that Kamille got then just maybe Shinn would've learned something.

Destiny is Zeta like Seed is Mobile Suit Gundam.
 
I swear someone (Kamille) gets slapped at least once in every episode. It is pretty great.
i just finished 13 and onto 14, even Quattro get a haymaker to the face. lol

I had been up to episode 30 or so on my Zeta re-watch, but after just finishing the MSG TV BDs and the Z story arc in Battle Universe I really feel like starting over from episode 1 again. I'd like to get through Z again before the ZZ BDs drop later this year.
i'll watch ZZ next to see what the fuss is about. but Zeta is pretty great so far.

Dude I warned you there was slapping, like lots of it. Even Bright couldn't escape that shit. I'm quite sure I'm the one that said Seed Destiny is a Zeta rip off, it really becomes apparent when you meet Four Murasame.
If Shinn got the beatings that Kamille got then just maybe Shinn would've learned something.
oh yeah, i think you said it about Destiny, four Murasame? sounds like i'll be doing more comparisons to Destiny =)

Destiny is Zeta like Seed is Mobile Suit Gundam.
Yeah really they pull so many plot points out of both, but Seed Destiny is more of a Zeta rip off than Seed is a rip off from MSG in my opinion.
i heard from someone that Destiny stops ripping of Zeta around episode 22 when they go back into space then Destiny starts ripping of SEED.
 
i just finished 13 and onto 14, even Quattro get a haymaker to the face. lol


i'll watch ZZ next to see what the fuss is about. but Zeta is pretty great so far.


oh yeah, i think you said it about Destiny, four Murasame? sounds like i'll be doing more comparisons to Destiny =)



i heard from someone that Destiny stops ripping of Zeta around episode 22 when they go back into space then Destiny starts ripping of SEED.
Isn't the whole Stella stupidity after ep 22 though?
 
Good damn. Evolve is getting released stateside?

Is.... Is Gundam officially back in the west?

The Origin manga has been selling well, stores are actually stocking Gunpla (Well, Barnes and Noble), Rightstuf releasing both old and new series...I'd say we're starting to get there.

This news about Evolve definitely raises my hopes that we'll get C.E.73 STARGAZER over here finally.
 
The Origin manga has been selling well, stores are actually stocking Gunpla (Well, Barnes and Noble), Rightstuf releasing both old and new series...I'd say we're starting to get there.

This news about Evolve definitely raises my hopes that we'll get C.E.73 STARGAZER over here finally.

i want rightstuf to release 0083 blu ray that just came out in jyp
 
i want rightstuf to release 0083 blu ray that just came out in jyp

If it just came out in Japan there's a low probability we'll get BDs of it. Case in point - Turn A Gundam, we just got the DVDs, though the BDs came out months(?) beforehand in Japan. We got BDs of 0079 and Zeta because they've been out for a while.

Something about fears of reverse importing since our anime prices are cheaper than Japan, I believe. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
 
If it just came out in Japan there's a low probability we'll get BDs of it. Case in point - Turn A Gundam, we just got the DVDs, though the BDs came out months(?) beforehand in Japan. We got BDs of 0079 and Zeta because they've been out for a while.

Something about fears of reverse importing since our anime prices are cheaper than Japan, I believe. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

hmmm, i guess for now, i'll have to settle for the dvd set already i own..
 

Shun

Member
The biggest difference between Kamille and Shinn is that one is a disgustingly obsessive siscon and the other isn't. One gets off without any repercussions, the other ends up in a coma and paraplegic

That also separates the relationship that Kamille/Four/Fa share and Shinn/Stella/Luna/Mayu.

Luna and Mayu share the same voice actress and Stella is less independent than Four. Shinn taste is completely dictated by his obsess over his dead sister...

Like siscon chara can be funny, Shinn is just the disgusting kind post tragedy kind.

Also Kamille designed Zeta and was a cool Newtype. Shinn didn't design shit and it was given to him.
 
Also, fair warning, if you see any news about a "Gundam Unicorn TV Remaster Edition", it's only a rumor. Nothing more. Wanted to head that off at the pass.

Though if they do it like Break Blade I'd be alright with it.
 
The zeta is the second best looking Gundam
My man, bro fist. What's the first best?
The biggest difference between Kamille and Shinn is that one is a disgustingly obsessive siscon and the other isn't. One gets off without any repercussions, the other ends up in a coma and paraplegic

That also separates the relationship that Kamille/Four/Fa share and Shinn/Stella/Luna/Mayu.

Luna and Mayu share the same voice actress and Stella is less independent than Four. Shinn taste is completely dictated by his obsess over his dead sister...

Like siscon chara can be funny, Shinn is just the disgusting kind post tragedy kind.

Also Kamille designed Zeta and was a cool Newtype. Shinn didn't design shit and it was given to him.
Also Kamille didn't take forever to learn from everything. He was more or less decent by the time the middle portion ended. His time with Four actually had a positive effect on him cause I think it opened him up emotionally where as Shinn's time with Stella just seemed to emotionally cripple him. Luna and Fa are just two different people. Fa was clingy yes but she seemed independent. Luna was outwardly strong but by the end just seemed weak so Shinn had a replacement weak girl to protect.
 

Beth Cyra

Member
Got our next line up of Exstandard SDs

Destiny
Tri Burning
Sinanju
Deathsycthe Hell EW
Barbatos

Surprised we are getting D Hell and Tri Burning before God or Build Strike
 
Break blade getting a anime!!? I loved that manga but stopped reading because it took forever to update

Getting? It's had one for years now.


Something about fears of reverse importing since our anime prices are cheaper than Japan, I believe. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. Back during the DVD heyday this wasn't an issue since NA was region 1 and Japan region 2. We now share the same Blu-Ray region with Japan, so some license holders are paranoid about reverse importation.
 

Shun

Member
Getting? It's had one for years now.

SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. Back during the DVD heyday this wasn't an issue since NA was region 1 and Japan region 2. We now share the same Blu-Ray region with Japan, so some license holders are paranoid about reverse importation.

Gundam UC and G Reco BD Box Sets were ~40,000円 total together. Yeah....

They came with nice boxes and art at least!
 

Beth Cyra

Member
Holy shit.....does Freedom 2.0 have switch hands?

I know they used them on RM but to actually use them on something listed as 2.0? I mean maybe I'm wrong but the fist grip looks like it has zero gap.
 
The biggest difference between Kamille and Shinn is that one is a disgustingly obsessive siscon and the other isn't. One gets off without any repercussions, the other ends up in a coma and paraplegic

That also separates the relationship that Kamille/Four/Fa share and Shinn/Stella/Luna/Mayu.

Luna and Mayu share the same voice actress and Stella is less independent than Four. Shinn taste is completely dictated by his obsess over his dead sister...

Like siscon chara can be funny, Shinn is just the disgusting kind post tragedy kind.

Also Kamille designed Zeta and was a cool Newtype. Shinn didn't design shit and it was given to him.

that's a pretty in depth analysis =)

My man, bro fist. What's the first best?

Also Kamille didn't take forever to learn from everything. He was more or less decent by the time the middle portion ended. His time with Four actually had a positive effect on him cause I think it opened him up emotionally where as Shinn's time with Stella just seemed to emotionally cripple him. Luna and Fa are just two different people. Fa was clingy yes but she seemed independent. Luna was outwardly strong but by the end just seemed weak so Shinn had a replacement weak girl to protect.

i'm up to episode 20:
Four seems more independent than Stella, also Kamille seemed to learn everything at the speed of light like F91's condensed season in a movie and in Crossbone.

once i saw Four, i felt Destiny was paying tribute to Four...man, that girl blond chick w/ amuro was cool and composed in the beginning... now she's like Flay. i wanted Bright's wife to slap her w/ the daily double slap fest going on=\
 
that's a pretty in depth analysis =)



i'm up to episode 20:
Four seems more independent than Stella, also Kamille seemed to learn everything at the speed of light like F91's condensed season in a movie and in Crossbone.

once i saw Four, i felt Destiny was paying tribute to Four...man, that girl blond chick w/ amuro was cool and composed in the beginning... now she's like Flay. i wanted Bright's wife to slap her w/ the daily double slap fest going on=\
Beltorchika when she appears...damn...that woman is clingy. Kamille learns fast cause Kamille isn't dumb at all. Stella's got nothing on Four. Four's one of my UC waifu's for a reason. That woman is committed to her man, Stella was just fucking crazy. Stella could've been a tribute to Four if she was actually a competent character, but she's not, she's just some ran over dog that Shinn found on the street that he took in.
 

Paltheos

Member
Holy shit.....does Freedom 2.0 have switch hands?

I know they used them on RM but to actually use them on something listed as 2.0? I mean maybe I'm wrong but the fist grip looks like it has zero gap.

I hope not. I was grumbling to myself yesterday that with all the other changes they're pulling on its design, if Bandai doesn't give fully articulated fingers I'll be really disappointed.

I don't think I've mentioned it yet, but the change that bothers me the second most (#1 being everything done to the rifle), is the Strike Freedom-ized v-fin. I might swap it with my old Freedom's if I can't easily fix it.
 

Beth Cyra

Member
I hope not. I was grumbling to myself yesterday that with all the other changes they're pulling on its design, if Bandai doesn't give fully articulated fingers I'll be really disappointed.

I don't think I've mentioned it yet, but the change that bothers me the second most (#1 being everything done to the rifle), is the Strike Freedom-ized v-fin. I might swap it with my old Freedom's if I can't easily fix it.
Plus Freedom is the size of 78-2 and will sell gang busters.

So neither sales or size can be a legit case.

Ive combed every single Freedom 2.0 pic not once have I seen an open hand or any pose not closed fist or weapon gripped.....

I really hope Im wrong.
 
Plus Freedom is the size of 78-2 and will sell gang busters.

So neither sales or size can be a legit case.

Ive combed every single Freedom 2.0 pic not once have I seen an open hand or any pose not closed fist or weapon gripped.....

I really hope Im wrong.

Swappable hands are fine with me. I personally hate the articulated fingers. I have terrible luck with them breaking at some point. ESPECIALLY the RG ones.
 
i'm still going to wait till reviews of the new freedom 2.0 but looks good so far...

Beltorchika when she appears...damn...that woman is clingy. Kamille learns fast cause Kamille isn't dumb at all. Stella's got nothing on Four. Four's one of my UC waifu's for a reason. That woman is committed to her man, Stella was just fucking crazy. Stella could've been a tribute to Four if she was actually a competent character, but she's not, she's just some ran over dog that Shinn found on the street that he took in.

i didn't like stella at all. maybe it's my ears, but i don't like certain people screaming. maybe it's the voice acting or character personality... it's gets really annoying. just a bad combo of her screaming and shinn's crying. i thought Emma put it great, that she didn't want to further kamille's mother complex when she was talking to capt bright. thankfully kamille's crying on Four lap was really short. definitely liked Four better. had it gone longer, i would've hated her.

i just finished episode 30:
i'm really starting to like the Jerid fellow, he's growing on me. don't know why but seems like even when he was being used and screwed over, he took it like a champ =)

alright going to grab lunch... be back later
 

Paltheos

Member
Swappable hands are fine with me. I personally hate the articulated fingers. I have terrible luck with them breaking at some point. ESPECIALLY the RG ones.

Full disclosure: I have an ulterior motive. I haven't built a MG with fully articulated hands yet and want this opportunity to do it.

I've seen a number of people complain about breaking RG hands but several RGs later this has been an issue for me once and that was only when I also happened to spray them with a lacquer.
 
i didn't like stella at all. maybe it's my ears, but i don't like certain people screaming. maybe it's the voice acting or character personality... it's gets really annoying. just a bad combo of her screaming and shinn's crying. i thought Emma put it great, that she didn't want to further kamille's mother complex when she was talking to capt bright. thankfully kamille's crying on Four lap was really short. definitely liked Four better. had it gone longer, i would've hated her.

i just finished episode 30:
i'm really starting to like the Jerid fellow, he's growing on me. don't know why but seems like even when he was being used and screwed over, he took it like a champ =)

alright going to grab lunch... be back later
Zeta's characters are lot better than what people give them credit for. Jerid's made to look like an asshole for field goal kicking Kamille in the forehead, but they take the time to actually show the guy grow up along with Kamille, it's just that he doesn't have the same amount of potential that Kamille does. You see Jerid grow close to people and suffer and get fucked with just like with Kamille. If you're in the Titans it's about living just long enough to see the people ahead of you die so you can get that promotion...you'll see. Emma was smart as fuck. I think she had the bulk of the cast figured out pretty well. She wasn't a stranger to what people on that ship thought and she knew how Kamille felt and why he felt it. Eventually they get along pretty well actually.
 
one more thing:

watching episode 31 Half Moon Love:
once i saw the suits carrying sarah to von braun.... cyclonus and the sweeps
i thought i was watching Transformers g1 season 3... lol
 
one more thing:

watching episode 31 Half Moon Love:
once i saw the suits carrying sarah to von braun.... cyclonus and the sweeps
i thought i was watching Transformers g1 season 3... lol
Zeta is all about the transforming mecha. Some people like it others don't. I love it though and it figures that you with your Macross love would love it too. You see the cheese wheel of doom yet? Though I'm sure you did.
 
My man, bro fist. What's the first best?

Keep in mind, I'm not a big fan of "Gundam" fan in general. I much prefer grunt suits. But that said, I am a sucker for the Nu. Not the Hi-Nu though.

Those are about as ornate as I like. I am not a fan of stuff like wings and crazy backpacks, other than simple wings like the Zetas.

And yeah, Zeta has a pretty rad cast IMHO.
 
Keep in mind, I'm not a big fan of "Gundam" fan in general. I much prefer grunt suits. But that said, I am a sucker for the Nu. Not the Hi-Nu though.

Those are about as ornate as I like. I am not a fan of stuff like wings and crazy backpacks, other than simple wings like the Zetas.

And yeah, Zeta has a pretty rad cast IMHO.
Nu and Zeta are my favorite UC protag suits.
 

Beth Cyra

Member
I love ZZ the most from UC.

Second is a tie between Banshee Final Battle and Nu Ver Ka.

I loved Nu for years but regular Nu is just to plain after the Ver Ka.
 

Beth Cyra

Member
Ver Ka transforms and has a psychoframe, regular doesn't.

Ver Ka is better in a lot of aspects.
This.

Overall look and feel is better imo. Katoki stylings and flair.

It is a great design thay fits the canon of Unicorn and the color scheme with its slight changes mixed with green Psyco Frame just make it amazing.
 
alright, finished munchin and got up to episode 38...

ep. 35-36 doing the F91 fastforward thing.

one minute Four is taking off in the psycho gundam at the end of 35. beginning of episode 36: kamille is chillin in her room
what?

anyways, taking a break and going back to watch some macross
 
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