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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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Blader5489 said:
When Patlabor did action, it was fantastic. Calling it not exciting is ridiculous. It was more of a comedy of course and not full of action, but it didn't make the actual action in it suck.
donkey show
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1stStrike said:
BattleMonkey
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donkey show said:
While it was good, theres always been gundam fans who also act like it's not a "real" gundam show.
Leunam said:Jesus, Gundam Unicorn is fucking expensive on Amazon.
Was expensive, and got more so after each disc going OOP so quick. The print runs for Unicorn seem to be pretty tiny.
distantmantra
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BattleMonkey said:
http://store.bandai-ent.com/category_s/121.htm
Bandai still has the first three volumes in stock.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-22/gundam-the-origin-manga-to-launch-anime-project
Gundam The Origin Manga to Launch Anime Project
Gundam The Origin Manga to Launch Anime Project
Mr. Pointy
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There we go, we have a Gundam for the kids, two Gundams for the UC master race and nothing for the fujoshi.
Everybody wins.
Everybody wins.
Mr. Pointy
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duckroll said:
But seriously, the best Gundam thing in a very long time is an adaptation of a novel.
And I've not really watched the original series, so this is probably the best way to introduce it to me - I don't think I could get into a 70's cartoon.
Mr. Pointy said:
Unicorn is only the best Gundam thing in a very long time because.... Gundam has been in such a state of shit for a very long time. And yes, I think that it will be great for people who cannot get into the 70s style animation. I just don't think it's any reason for long time fans to celebrate. It's just Sunrise continuing to be modern Sunrise.
distantmantra
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I really like The Origin manga, so I'm interested.
donkey show
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BUT WHO WILL VOICE BRIGHT? =(
Lostconfused
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Hah, the only remake that matters is the movies from the 80s.
From what I know of it, there's more to Origin than just what was in the original series; it shows a lot of stuff from before the series starts (like the Battle of Loum, Zabi/Zeon political intrigue, Char's backstory, etc.).
Now that I think about it, I wonder if they're doing this to (potential Unicorn spoiler?)
It's not a 1:1 remake. Origin is a streamlined version of the series, with some things changed here and there, and peripheral characters and events more fleshed out.
Now that I think about it, I wonder if they're doing this to (potential Unicorn spoiler?)
introduce people to the real Char Aznable here, so they can reveal him as Full Frontal's true identity? When it sounded like they were going to change who FF is for the anime, I instantly thought of the real Char from Origin.
zmoney said:
It's not a 1:1 remake. Origin is a streamlined version of the series, with some things changed here and there, and peripheral characters and events more fleshed out.
distantmantra
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Bebpo said:
I've always been curious if they'd tone down all the wacky/silly shit in Crossbone if it were to be animated.
sixteen-bit
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Well, this washes away the shit taste left by AGE.
distantmantra
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Blader5489 said:
Exactly. I think people forget about all that when they go begging for a Crossbone anime.
donkey show
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But I loved the wackiness.distantmantra said:
duckroll said:
The script lays on the exposition a little heavy a couple times, and Banagher is kind of underdeveloped as a protagonist so far, but by and large the story and characters run circles around Tomino's writing* and 0083. The UC world is such a rich setting and for once it's great to see a Gundam series actually take advantage of that, and integrate that mythology into the actual story, instead of using it as a thin backdrop for the same cut-and-paste teenage melodrama.
*excluding 0079 and possibly Turn A (which I have yet to finish)
I'm not going to take the bait and just recap everything that's happened in the first 3 eps. I was just saying that Unicorn's characters are more interesting and far less idiotic to watch than the dipshits that populate a lot of Tomino's works; they actually contribute to moving the plot forward rather than constantly derailing it.
Of course, if you found the likes of Katz or Jerid or Four or Reccoa or Scirroco or the idiot kids from ZZ or the idiot Zeons from ZZ or Katejina or Nina or Kou or the evil-just-for-the-sake-of-being-evil Titans/Zanscares from Zeta/Victory or motherfucking Hathaway and Quess to be rich, compelling, well-written characters, and superior to Unicorn's...then more power to you.
Of course, if you found the likes of Katz or Jerid or Four or Reccoa or Scirroco or the idiot kids from ZZ or the idiot Zeons from ZZ or Katejina or Nina or Kou or the evil-just-for-the-sake-of-being-evil Titans/Zanscares from Zeta/Victory or motherfucking Hathaway and Quess to be rich, compelling, well-written characters, and superior to Unicorn's...then more power to you.
You're a silly plot device.duckroll said:Yawn. There are no characters in Unicorn, only silly plot devices.
Either way, I'm really enjoying Unicorn for what it is, and am really happy to hear that UC is getting another run on TV* through the Origin adaption. I was...perturbed, to say the least, when I heard about AGE, but it seems that Sunrise haven't totally abandoned their fanbase just yet.
And, as has already been said: nothing for the damnable fujoshi. Good. Pandering to them and their equally pathetic male counterparts (is there even a word for them?) did nothing but damage the franchise, and it appears that Sunrise finally understands this. In that light, I don't even mind if they want to turn the semi-annual AU Gundam into a new Yuusha brand for the kids. Remember - the likes of GaoGaiGar and ExKaiser were Yuusha series, too!
*This is assuming that the Origin adaption will be a TV series (the opportunity to re-introduce the international market to UC, no matter how slim, must be tempting, and I can't see that happening with an OVA series. A movie series, maybe, but that would need a wide theatrical release), and even if it's not, it'll be on my TV anyway, so the point still stands!
EDIT: Just watched the AGE trailer from a couple of pages back, and I can only say "...eh". That didn't impress me at all. In fact, I think I would have preferred a Yuusha Gundam series over this, and that's saying something.
Just the picture of the pre-teen pilot in his powder-blue normal suit almost makes me want to puke. He looks so...ungainly.
And that is definitely the 00 mecha designer's work. I see elements of both the Gadessa/Garozzo (the arms and legs of the blue one) and Reborns Gundam (the V-fin), as well as Exia (the anorexic waste). It's 00 copy-pasta, not a single original thing about it.
Yup, this series looks like a big, fat...
And that is definitely the 00 mecha designer's work. I see elements of both the Gadessa/Garozzo (the arms and legs of the blue one) and Reborns Gundam (the V-fin), as well as Exia (the anorexic waste). It's 00 copy-pasta, not a single original thing about it.
Yup, this series looks like a big, fat...
Dambrosi said:Just the picture of the pre-teen pilot in his powder-blue normal suit almost makes me want to puke. He looks so...ungainly.
And that is definitely the 00 mecha designer's work. I see elements of both the Gadessa/Garozzo (the arms and legs of the blue one) and Reborns Gundam (the V-fin), as well as Exia (the anorexic waste). It's 00 copy-pasta, not a single original thing about it.
Yup, this series looks like a big, fat...
It looks like the GN-X inspired the enemy grunt designs as well. The resemblance is certainly there.
BudokaiMR2
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so I finally watched zeta in it's entirety. Now I just have to watch zz and I have probably watch every major gundam series there is.
Zeta was fun I guess but I don't really see where all the love comes from. I really started to get tired of the characters towards the end. The writing and characters just seemed really spotty. Reccoas switch to the titans especially really made no sense to me.
Zeta was fun I guess but I don't really see where all the love comes from. I really started to get tired of the characters towards the end. The writing and characters just seemed really spotty. Reccoas switch to the titans especially really made no sense to me.
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