Megalosaro
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I couldn't finish that video. My ears. My god damn EARS
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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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I couldn't finish that video. My ears. My god damn EARS
sixteen-bit
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lmao
Always wondered, WTF was the reason for Une shooting him after throwing him out of the plane?
I actually prefer the dub of Wing to the original VA's. It's pretty much the only anime I've ever felt that way about (besides Sailor Moon.) I guess it could also be just growing up with both of those two and my first experience with them being dubbed, but going back and watching them with the original voice actors just sounds so strange to me.
WrenchNinja
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I really like Duo's voice in the dub. Pretty sure its the guy who voiced Dinobot in Beast Wars.
Thanks for the info guys.
I loved Seed and went straight into Destiny...only to find Shinn and Stella. I didn't think I could hate a character so utterly as I did those two.
Went into 00 hoping it'd raise the bar but after a promising start it fell flat. Had to struggle to see it through the end. I'm amazed they managed to up the WTF factor to 11 with the Trailblazer OVA (Gundam EX VS made me watch that one).
I loved Seed and went straight into Destiny...only to find Shinn and Stella. I didn't think I could hate a character so utterly as I did those two.
Went into 00 hoping it'd raise the bar but after a promising start it fell flat. Had to struggle to see it through the end. I'm amazed they managed to up the WTF factor to 11 with the Trailblazer OVA (Gundam EX VS made me watch that one).
It gets better. Once the story switches to focus on Athran, Kira, and Lacus again it's much more enjoyable. Besides, the captain on Shinn's ship, and most of the other crew aboard it, have great personalities.
Agreed. It did get better. It wasn't a pain to go through, like 00 was. It's just that I can only take so many
"Mamoru"
Is her english VA as annoying as the Japanese one?Anyway, I'm quite happy I get to
shoot the hell out of both during the mission that reenacts her death
Megalosaro
Banned
I dunno, but I thought it was one of the best things in the show
ambientmystic
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That term/concept is so prevalent in Japanese anime these days, especially in the feel good, shounen types. Really, really abused in dialogue ad nauseam. That and "nakama". I swear if I hear another protagonist mention that word again, I'd go crazy.
I guess I need to watch more seinen types.
I love that he has no down volume. It's all either shout or scream.
Cuz it was awesome.
Some redundancy planning never hurt. And besides, there's a chance he could be the next Vesna Vulović.
"WHAT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE MOOOOBLIE SUUUUUIIIIITTTS?!
"YOU'RE ABUSING THE MILITARY'S VALUABLE COMBAT RESOOOURRRCCCESSS!"
Oh man, this guy.
Megalosaro
Banned
That promo is better than the actual show.
Their First Gundam promo was great too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c30IcxtrnU
Razgriz-Specter
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Yes he did.
Megalosaro
Banned
Looks like they added Space Battles today to Mobile Suit Gundam Online. I haven't had a chance to check them out yet.
HammerOfThor
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Oh, the good ol' days when Bandai wasn't scared to use God, heaven, hell, etc.
sixteen-bit
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Hmm, It was still censored for TV though. The afternoon airings had Duo calling himself "The Great Destroyer" instead of the "The God of Death" etc.
And let's not forget "Burning" Gundam.
Megalosaro
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Deathscythe Hell was just called Deathscythe on the non-midnight airings as well.
Burning Gundam is still a cool name for a Gundam, it's just that it isn't as cool as the God Gundam, and it leaves kids wondering why the show was called G Gundam when none of the Gundams names begin with G. And pitting the Burning Gundam against the Dark Gundam isn't as awesome as making the God Gundam fight the Devil Gundam.
sixteen-bit
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It's called G Gundam because you're a total G if you like it.
SousedLouse
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Tokyopop really dropped the ball by renaming G-UNIT, then. Side story manga, that's what was hot in the streets in 2003.
The G Gundam dub goes to great lengths to avoid characters stating outright that someone has died, even when it's obvious onscreen. They're described as being "gone" or some other euphemism - like they're off on vacation or something. Whatever it took to get the shows on afternoon TV, I suppose.
It always bugged me that the God Gundam was the odd-man out of the Japanese mobile fighter naming scheme. Burning Gundam/Finger at least fits the pattern established with Shining Gundam/Finger and Rising Gundam/Arrow.
Droog
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They started last week to coincide with Golden Week. It was only 6 vs 6 then, not sure if they've been added to the regular 50 vs 50 battles yet.
I won myself a Zaku F2 in the EX Gashapon collections during the Golden Week celebrations I'm happy to say! Not much chance to pilot it this week yet.
Etrian Oddity
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strangedopamine
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Just want to leave this song from Gundam Victory here.
Iwasaki Motoyashi - Ikutsumono ai wo kasanete
It really hits you after all the horrific events that happened in the series.
Iwasaki Motoyashi - Ikutsumono ai wo kasanete
It really hits you after all the horrific events that happened in the series.
ambientmystic
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For a really depressing and horrifying series, Victory has some of the most deceptively cheery and upbeat OPs ever. "Stand up to the Victory" in particular, had me almost convinced that the show was gonna be in the tone of the 1st half of ZZ Gundam, until I started watching the show itself.
Such a mismatch of decent OP songs to the overall tone of the series.
MSG (Tobe! Gundam) got it right, so did Z (Toki wo Koete was rather sombre) and ZZ (Anime Ja Nai was perfect for the lighthearted 1st half of the series, and the more serious second half was matched to Silent Voice.)
Megalosaro
Banned
I think people overblow how dark Victory is. Yeah, the death count is high, but tone wise its very dreamlike. There is a ton of ZZ-esque slapstick in it
Lostconfused
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Yeah and it's entirely out of place in Victory
Brief instances of this silliness don't change the actual tone of the show.
which is
Wait, God Gundam does God Finger does it not? How is out of place compared to Shinning or Rising?
In fact the only that is out of place is Master Gundam and his Darkness Finger which is in both JPN and English. Honestly though, Darkness Finger fit the look of the move and really well with how Master Asia had fallen, so to let him have it be called Master Finger or something would have been terrible.
Etrian Oddity
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I still think the most brilliant thing Bandai did for Zeta was changing the opening music to that thundering orchestral piece in the dub. Simply superb for how epic the series was (I am a notorious hater of '80s Jpop, despite how much I enjoy late '90s or '00s Jpop).
"God" is a noun, not a gerund.
Megalosaro
Banned
Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete is a master piece of a song. The first OP is whatever though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8F4cUNHqUU
Christina Mackenzie
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I thought the reason Bandai never included the original Zeta OPs was due to licensing.
Holy crap. Just realized that she also sang "Eternal Wind" for F91.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyrlSp4fV6E
Holy crap. Just realized that she also sang "Eternal Wind" for F91.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyrlSp4fV6E
Megalosaro
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Yep, Eternal Wind is great too. i love the scene it plays in F91 when Cecily's grandfather enters the colony for the first time. One of the best directed scenes in the franchise IMHO
Megalosaro
Banned
Yep. i would have loved at the very least a trilogy of F91 movies. There was still more story to tell there. It's a shame the rest of the conflict with the Cosmos Babylonia conflict was handwaved in Crossbones.
I like the idea of F91, can't say I like the final product though. However that doesn't change the fact that Seabook is awesome and the second best UC Lead outside of Judau.
God tier for sure
Gundam X OPs are also amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JQ2qD4t620
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S52QQiBGNUI
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
Christina Mackenzie
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F91 would have benefited greatly if it was an OVA or a TV series like it was originally planned. I felt there were too many characters and not enough screen time for a lot of them.
Annamarie Bourget intrigued me as a character. All I can recall is that she defected from the Crossbone Vanguard but got shot down on her first mission. Don't remember if her reasons for defecting were ever explained.
Annamarie Bourget intrigued me as a character. All I can recall is that she defected from the Crossbone Vanguard but got shot down on her first mission. Don't remember if her reasons for defecting were ever explained.
ambientmystic
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Yep. They got most of the others in, except for Zeta.
I have to agree with the opinion that the dubbed OP which features the orchestral instrumentation for Zeta is better than the original version, at least for the 1st OP. The song matches the OP really, really well.
I have both the dubbed version and the super expensive Japanese only blurays (mah god is the picture quality uber alles in this one), and I sometimes watch the dubbed OP for the heck of it.
Without a doubt. DREAMS and RESOLUTION by ROMANTIC MODE are amongst the top tier OPs for the Gundam franchise imo. Too bad they got coupled with an ultimately mediocre series like X.
Your certianly not alone, I see X get love for it's OP's all the time. I don't know, I just really dislike them for some reason.
Christina Mackenzie
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Never watched X or G but I enjoy the OP music from both. Love the tunes and "Trust You Forever" is a favorite of mine. It feels uplifting.
The first time I heard the original MSG OP, I actually cringed. Not because it was bad but I suppose it's nothing like the OPs from the newer series. It's like from a totally different era.
The first time I heard the original MSG OP, I actually cringed. Not because it was bad but I suppose it's nothing like the OPs from the newer series. It's like from a totally different era.
Megalosaro
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If I recall, she didn't like all the special treatment Cecily was getting.
But...
I like pretty much every Gundam OP from the beginning up until Turn A. I passionately hate Seed's OPs. 00's are better, but not my cup of tea ultimately. I AM rather fond of Age's first three OPs. The show is poorly constructed, but it had some good theme music. Especially the third one
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