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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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BattleMonkey
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Wonder if everyone I knew at Bandai Ent was let go cause the consensus back in the day was older Gundam was good and dead in the US. Perhaps Sunrise realized it was never going to get licensed by anyone else and is letting the stuff be brought over cheap now.
donkey show
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ZETA ZAKU IS BEST ZAKU!Kagari said:
ZZ was good for half of the series. I could definitely do without those Moon Moon episodes. =/
donkey show
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No doubt. Those episodes made me want to gouge my eyes out. How far are you in ZZ?Kagari said:
donkey show
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Still early! It gets muuuuuuuuuch better very soon.Kagari said:
I always thought it was hilarious how Fa's piloting skill dramatically falls off in the start of ZZ. I mean she was decent enough to survive Zeta in a fucking Methuss and then she can't even figure out how to make the damn Zeta walk properly. :lol :lol :lol
Augemitbutter
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Kagari said:
no quality, no buy
BattleMonkey
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ZZ gundam despite the shitty episodes, the 2nd half was pretty awesome.
Pretty much my thinking. Some really dumb decisions at Bandai Ent or they are getting the show for dirt cheap and it's going to be a quick and dirty release. I worked with Bandai Ent game division for a while and knew some of the folks working in the entertainment division, and Gundam was a giant loss for them outside of the newer releases. Stuff like Turn A was never expected to come over along with any more old series after the Zeta and 0079 debacles. Even quick sub only releases were considered not worth it cause of Sunrise demands on the license making it next to impossible to make any money.
My thinking is that with the way the market has been going that the Japanese are easing off and making it easier if not cheaper to bring things over. Turn A is probably seen as something that will be so different from normal Gundam that it might attract different viewers than normal.
It's cool it's coming over though, can't wait to get the discs, just doesn't seem logical for the company to do it..... oh well good for us either way.
Himuro said:
Pretty much my thinking. Some really dumb decisions at Bandai Ent or they are getting the show for dirt cheap and it's going to be a quick and dirty release. I worked with Bandai Ent game division for a while and knew some of the folks working in the entertainment division, and Gundam was a giant loss for them outside of the newer releases. Stuff like Turn A was never expected to come over along with any more old series after the Zeta and 0079 debacles. Even quick sub only releases were considered not worth it cause of Sunrise demands on the license making it next to impossible to make any money.
My thinking is that with the way the market has been going that the Japanese are easing off and making it easier if not cheaper to bring things over. Turn A is probably seen as something that will be so different from normal Gundam that it might attract different viewers than normal.
It's cool it's coming over though, can't wait to get the discs, just doesn't seem logical for the company to do it..... oh well good for us either way.
donkey show
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My tribute to one of the greatest Gundam characters ever.
LOOK, THE EAST IS BURNING RED! ;_;
LOOK, THE EAST IS BURNING RED! ;_;
I still have man tears for Kyoji's and Master Asia's death every time I watch it.
donkey show
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I rewatch G Gundam basically every month. :lol For as wacky as it is, it had good character development.Kagari said:
The mini-montage of Domon and Master as Master Gundam was going down in flames was perfect. ;_;
donkey show
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No doubt. I'd argue it's my favorite Gundam series (with X and Zeta taking a close second). It started my Gunpla craze back in the 90s and I even had the junky SNES fighting game. It was a great mix of Super Robot and Gundam and definitely rocked on the emotion part.Kagari said:
donkey show said:
I still think G Gundam is one of the best written Gundam series, especially in terms of plot development. There was never any sense that they were making things up as they went along, all the major revelations were seeded early on. Hell, the final arc of
Devil Gundam taking over the Neo-Japan colony
And outside of
0080
(MAJOR SPOILERS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-6-jgOSGPw
donkey show
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Blader5489 said:
Hamburger Helper!
seipherzero
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donkey show said:
I'm glad I'm not alone!
His confession of love to Rain gets me teary too :x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi9f_IbAvIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi9f_IbAvIQ
I always thought everyone hated G! It's def my top Alternative universe series.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-23/g-gundam-spawns-new-manga-with-original-anime-staff
How did I miss this :OOOOOOOOOOOO
Or Char's Counter Attack and Gundam F91 :/
Damn you Bandai. MY MONEY, I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.
How did I miss this :OOOOOOOOOOOO
Snaku said:
Or Char's Counter Attack and Gundam F91 :/
Damn you Bandai. MY MONEY, I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.
BattleMonkey
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Kagari said:
Neither movie sold all that well in the US, I doubt they would want to waste time putting on Blu which would sell worse.
The Japanese blu rays of both also have english on them already.
BattleMonkey
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Lafiel said:Yeah all this praise for G is making me want to check out G gundam. I assume most of the people that hate on G gundam are the "GUNDAM IS SERIOUS BUSINESS" group, which doesn't apply to me thankfully.
Well lot of people hate on the more silly Gundam stuff like Wing or Seed which get away from the more "realistic" UC universe, so it's natural some are going to absolutely hate G Gundam.
G Gundam was fun as all hell, but I never really considered it an actual Gundam show myself.
BattleMonkey
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B.K. said:
I think it has both subs and dub, but not sure. Might just have the dub. You can find it on most import sites but it's like 60 bucks a disc
donkey show
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YO Blader5489, I'm really happy for you, and ima let you finish, but Master Asia and Domon had the most epic scene in Gundam of ALL TIME!! Of ALL TIME!Blader5489 said:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-dPupSnaF0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68U_94ynX94
the JP version is much better in the emotion aspect though
Just the build up to the whole moment since early in the series, the buildup, the resolution... and the fact that the last part of the scene is also an homage to one of the most epic scenes in Hokuto no Ken...
THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!
THE WINDS OF THE KING!!!
ZENSHIN!!!
KEIRETSU!!
TEMPA KYOURAN!!!
LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!!
*man tears flowing*
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BattleMonkey
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Heh, always pisses people off. Outside of name and the gundam head, the show really has zero relation to Gundam. Even most AU's have many homages, similarities, rip offs, etc, etc. I don't think it's a bad show at all, it was excellent really, I just always never felt like it was really a Gundam show though... I dunno.
BattleMonkey said:
I think it's just japanese.
http://www.asianblurayguide.com/detail/59/mobile_suit_gundam_chars_counterattack_anime_japan/
not sure if that is accurate though. Only thing I could find through google
donkey show
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:lol It's all good and completely understandable due to the Super Robot theme and offshoot feel of the show, but it definitely carried A LOT of the usual Gundam tropes:BattleMonkey said:
- space colonies
- the protagonist Gundams rocked the original Blue/Red/White color scheme
- protagonist gets a mid-series upgrade
- has funnels/bits
- protagonist was essentially forced into piloting the Gundam
- had mono-eye mobile suits in the form of the Devil Army
- even had GM looking mofos in the Neo-Japan army
- had the masked rival in Schwarz Bruder (which is the most hilarious attempt at a German name due to the story and obvious outcome)
- Domon is mad wangst at times, but for more valid reasons than most other Gundam protagonists
On a random note, a bunch of old school Gundams showed up for the final battle...
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/4720/special+guest+in+G+gundam.html
Wing Gundam and Crossbone Gundam also made their first animated appearance during that episode. :lol
Saying G Gundam isn't a Gundam show is like saying Super Mario RPG isn't a Mario game.
Most definitely, but when they happen... lol Wong.Kagari said:
Saw Unicorn first ep awhile ago. I sorta liked it, I mean it had good animation but the story felt rushed especially with the whole "suprise I'm your father" thing and the "omg I've suddenly fallen in love with you thus I shall follow you and want to protect you where ever you go" thing. Good thing the girl rejected him and told him to buzz off seriously the kid was a bit out there.
BattleMonkey
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Lafiel said:
What a tweest
CosmicGroinPull
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MG ReZel ! Sweet! How did I miss this news?? Sorry HG Rezel, I'm not painting you afterall...
Guys who built the MG Unicorn, I have a question - would it be possible to superglue all the transformation joints and make it permanently in destroy mode?
Sorry HG Rezel, I'm not painting you afterall...Guys who built the MG Unicorn, I have a question - would it be possible to superglue all the transformation joints and make it permanently in destroy mode?
Mr. Pointy
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Dammit, I have a REZel Commander, I didn't want to have to buy another one. Meh, I probably will.CosmicGroinPull said:
Also, MG Musha Gundam Mk. II Tokugawa Ieyasu Ver.
Also, Endless Waltz is being done in manga form. I'm guessing they're gonna try and open up the ending more so Frozen Teardrop doesn't look like a completely unnecessary idea.
CosmicGroinPull
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I have a ReZel commander too, but I can't resist the bigger scale . It would be easier for my big clumsy hands to work with too.
. It would be easier for my big clumsy hands to work with too.distantmantra
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BattleMonkey said:
Both are Japanese only, no English audio or subtitle.s
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