Oh my God.
This is your first time watching SEED? Enjoy the ride
I'm not sure what you don't get about Coordinators' discrimination though.
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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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Oh my God.
This is your first time watching SEED? Enjoy the ride
I'm not sure what you don't get about Coordinators' discrimination though.
Urban Scholar
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Anyone read chapter 1 of the Gundam Thunderbolt manga? I like it.
I was at the Shizuoka Hobby Show yesterday. It was pretty packed compared to last year. Though last year was only two months after the earthquake hit up north so maybe that had something to do with it.
I was surprised at the amount of attention Danball Senki was getting at the Bandai booth. Though they had some interactive Danball Senki game going on so that probably had something to do with it. Was all kids there. Didn't know it was popular really. Most of the Danball Senki kits I see on the store shelves seem to just be collecting dust like the AGE kits.
Speaking of AGE, at the show Bandai kinda had the AGE stuff all to one side and the traditional UC stuff on the other side. There was a line just to walk by and take pics of the new UC stuff (new Buster model and what not) but the AGE side was pretty empty with only one or two having a look. Wanted to get a pic of the difference but it was just two crowded.
I was surprised at the amount of attention Danball Senki was getting at the Bandai booth. Though they had some interactive Danball Senki game going on so that probably had something to do with it. Was all kids there. Didn't know it was popular really. Most of the Danball Senki kits I see on the store shelves seem to just be collecting dust like the AGE kits.
Speaking of AGE, at the show Bandai kinda had the AGE stuff all to one side and the traditional UC stuff on the other side. There was a line just to walk by and take pics of the new UC stuff (new Buster model and what not) but the AGE side was pretty empty with only one or two having a look. Wanted to get a pic of the difference but it was just two crowded.
Well from the sounds of it, it seems like not only is Promethus on the Cover of book 6 but they are going to be releasing full line art of it next month.
I got to say, if it is indeed true that the War Head is a nuke like some speculate then I really have to say it was the one thing that HA Kai did NOT need given all the missles he already had.
When he full bursts it was already a Macross Missle massacre, they didn't need to add Nuclear missle on top of it.
I got to say, if it is indeed true that the War Head is a nuke like some speculate then I really have to say it was the one thing that HA Kai did NOT need given all the missles he already had.
When he full bursts it was already a Macross Missle massacre, they didn't need to add Nuclear missle on top of it.
Unicorn 5 was pretty enjoyable, though it couldn't top the fan service explosion of the Episode 4 battle for me.
Poor Riddhe. Got played so hard.
The purple suit that Full Frontal's sidekick (Angelo?) was piloting at the end was pretty dang awesome. Is there a reason he seemed to be avoiding hitting cockpits?
And green space magic!
The purple suit that Full Frontal's sidekick (Angelo?) was piloting at the end was pretty dang awesome. Is there a reason he seemed to be avoiding hitting cockpits?
And green space magic!
Etrian Oddity
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God, what a cliffhanger. But fuck me to tears, this is easily my favorite Gundam property ever. So fucking good...I think the last time an anime got me this excited and in love with it was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Ridiculous music + fanservice + great animation = happy oddity.
Yea no shit. :l
ColossalLazy
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Watched Gundam Unicorn 5 today
So good. The music is top notch and the animation is great.
One more year to wait ;_;
Are the original Gundam and Zeta Gundam movies cover whats important or should I watch the anime series to know everything?
So good. The music is top notch and the animation is great.
The whole rescue operation was exciting, I loled when Watts was kicked from the Base Jabber
I thought Marida would die this episode but I am glad she survived
Riddhe will die since he lost his good luck charm, and blaming the Gundam for losing a girl what a loser
One more year to wait ;_;
Are the original Gundam and Zeta Gundam movies cover whats important or should I watch the anime series to know everything?
Watched Gundam Unicorn 5 today
So good. The music is top notch and the animation is great.
The whole rescue operation was exciting, I loled when Watts was kicked from the Base Jabber
I thought Marida would die this episode but I am glad she survived
Riddhe will die since he lost his good luck charm, and blaming the Gundam for losing a girl what a loser
One more year to wait ;_;
Are the original Gundam and Zeta Gundam movies cover whats important or should I watch the anime series to know everything?
The MSG movies are good. The Zeta movies move too quickly for newcomers, so you should probably opt for the series instead.
ColossalLazy
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Thanks. I heard the movies are available for free in youtube, is that true?
Femmeworth
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It looks like they took them down, sorry.
ColossalLazy
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Prometheus is a Gundam that was developed and built by Q and T in Frozen Teardrop and is the successor to the Heavyarms line of Gundam's. At Shizuoka it was revealed that Prometheous would be on the cover of Frozen Teardrop volume six, but we couldn't see much because of it's pose and the fact it's only 80% complete.
However the preview for next months line art is now online and while we can't see everything we can now say that it most certainly isn't just a recolor of HA Kai in either body or weapons. The Wolfwood and Nuke comment comes from it's giant Cross shaped Gatling gun and it's armaments listing Warhead and the fact it was the single Gundam that was targeted by a specific event lends to this theory.
donkey show
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Gundam Wing Frozen Teardrop and the Heavyarms look alike on the cover of the novel.
Do you have a link? Or is this a illegal scan type thing?
Ah found it.
Wing is a odd duck (well more so then normal talk about Wing) in that Bandai even now is very unclear on what is "real". Even this year we got the Wing Mech Revised and yet it doesn't feature any of the revised suits from the new manga, or even some suits from other Manga off shoots but it does have G Unit.
As it stands I don't think Bandai has ever created a Gundam Wing MSV section despite them having more then enough to work with, and it really leaves a question as to what is part of Wing and what "isn't" apart of Wing.
Seraphim, Deathscythe Hell Guilty, Deathscythe Guilty Custom, Derringer Arms and even Aquarious all Gundam's but because of Bandai's weird stance are all in constant limbo wether or not they actually "exist".
So while I never heard of Prometheus Gundam before this particular version it's certainly not out of the realm of believablity that Bandai created one but has decided to reuse the name for another suit.
It was this thing:
It was also called Burnlapius. The new one looks much better.
Anyways, with this new resurgence in Wing related stuff, maybe they'll have an actual MSV section created.
Possible but I find that unlikely.
It's not like they haven't rebrought up Wing multiple times since even Endless Waltz was created. They even had a light novel spin off with Duo what 6 years ago I believe?
Bandai's weird on and off again with Wing has be awkward for years now and each new piece of matieral splinters the time line and story more and more and Bandai never is willing to really nail down how they want everything to be presented.
I do think that if they really let GoL run it's full length which I was suppose to be not only up through EW but FT as well then I do think they would finally say this is what is cannon and everything else are just what if's. Thing is that is YEARS away given they are like 8 or 9 episodes into the Anime. This doesn't even factor in the idea that they actually make use of G-Unit, Tiel's Impulse, Battle Field, Blind Target.
Got to say, I like the new Pro more.
SonicX_Zero
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GS HD 23
This episode and a later one as well reminded me so much on why I liked the Athrun x Cagalli pairing and wonder how fucked up things turned out in GSD. ='(
This episode and a later one as well reminded me so much on why I liked the Athrun x Cagalli pairing and wonder how fucked up things turned out in GSD. ='(
Mr. Pointy
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I'm looking forward to seeing the Prometheus Gundam. That 90's MS aesthetic of Wing + Katoki = awesome, IMHO.
HammerOfThor
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FINALLY watched Unicorn ep 1 on PSN.
It was soo good! I cant' believe I waited this long. If the only the BDs didn't cost an arm and a leg.
Is it me, or is PSN missing episode 3?(or was it 4?).
It was soo good! I cant' believe I waited this long. If the only the BDs didn't cost an arm and a leg.
Is it me, or is PSN missing episode 3?(or was it 4?).
To me it's just Katoki in general, even more so after all the awesome work he did on Unicorn.
Yeah it's missing 3 for some reason (at least at first glance). Dunno why.
ColossalLazy
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Watched the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy.
It was tough watching the animation being used to today level of animation.
Amuro was a good lead his emo levels were low but when he was being whiny there was Bright (he is awesome) to set him straight.
Battles were good until Amuro got Newtype hax and nothing seemed to stop him.
But the best character was Char, what an awesome bastard,
, also it helps that he has solid reasons to do it.
A good to watch, now to watch Zeta.
It was tough watching the animation being used to today level of animation.
Amuro was a good lead his emo levels were low but when he was being whiny there was Bright (he is awesome) to set him straight.
Battles were good until Amuro got Newtype hax and nothing seemed to stop him.
But the best character was Char, what an awesome bastard,
betraying Garma coldly and killing Kycilla with a bazooka while surviving the blast
The Newtipe magic in Lalah death was really trippy. Loved that the final battle was a swordfight in zero g.
Kinda neat seeing baby Mineva. I can see she inherited her father guts.
A good to watch, now to watch Zeta.
Sooooo. Supposedly (if you have a better source I'll take it), AGE ratings finally reached lower-than-X levels. Pretty sad for a series supposed to catch a whole new generation.
I'm still watching, but it's seriously lacking in almost every department. Mecha design globally sucks, the tone is all over the place (it really seems that they don't know what they are aiming at anymore) and the main story has back arching over and over due to the three generation thing, while this very element prevents long-term development from characters (except Flit, I guess).
On a more personal note, I was really disappointed to see the second gen end only a few episodes after it became really good. It felt terribly forced and I really couldn't get in the third gen until now.
Redeeming factors would be music (kinda) and battle choreography, which is often awesome.
Anyone still watching?
I'm still watching, but it's seriously lacking in almost every department. Mecha design globally sucks, the tone is all over the place (it really seems that they don't know what they are aiming at anymore) and the main story has back arching over and over due to the three generation thing, while this very element prevents long-term development from characters (except Flit, I guess).
On a more personal note, I was really disappointed to see the second gen end only a few episodes after it became really good. It felt terribly forced and I really couldn't get in the third gen until now.
Redeeming factors would be music (kinda) and battle choreography, which is often awesome.
Anyone still watching?
BattleMonkey
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And X got it's really bad ratings because it was moved to an awful time slot. AGE is doing bad in a decent time slot
Dedication Through Light
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I must be in the tiny minority then for AGE to have caught me into the Gundam franchise as my first Gundam. I really like it. After checking SEED HD and 00, only thing AGE is lacking are the mobile suit designs (though AGE-2 Normal was the best one) but everything else is good.
Second gen should have lasted longer, Asemu was really good and really needed more time. Asemu Zehearto was more compelling than Flit Desil, and even more
having Asemu as a non x-rounder and actually competent at fighting was astounding
My favorite age song (first volume had so many good songs)
Urban Scholar
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No offense to any Age fans but the bolded is no joke. Glad that we won't be getting watered down Gundam like that when it's done.
ColossalLazy
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Gundam Zeta 1-12
Kamille is a total angry idiot lol but I have to praise his guts. Cant wait to Bright correct him.
The Titans in one episode made me hate them more than anything else
Liking it so far but didnt understand why the Zeta Gundam doesnt have a re-entry system like the original.
Also is the Hyaku Shiki a predecessor of the Delta Plus?
Kamille is a total angry idiot lol but I have to praise his guts. Cant wait to Bright correct him.
The Titans in one episode made me hate them more than anything else
you dont beat Bright like that and blasting a nuke in the Amazon rain forest for gods sake.
Liking it so far but didnt understand why the Zeta Gundam doesnt have a re-entry system like the original.
Also is the Hyaku Shiki a predecessor of the Delta Plus?
Yep, possibly biggest disaster ever in Gundam. AGE is the new G Saviour. Hopefully it will be discarded and forgotten in the same way. Like how Bandai removed AGE from the cover of SD G Generations 3D.
Hino can be proud. Even Destiny couldn't reach this level!
X was doing badly before that, that's why it was moved to a different time slot.
Don't know why anyone cares about ratings or Gunpla sales though; unless you have have some investment in Bandai or Sunrise, what does it matter how financially successful the show is? SEED and Destiny were two of the biggest things ever (and continue to be), and they're some of the worst pieces of shit to come out of anime.
Because Gunpla is a good way to see how strongly Bandai/Sunrise will push the media in off shoots and the like plus Gunpla is a large part of the Gundam Fandom.
There is a good reason why Gundam SEED is getting a 10 year push now, and why Gundam X still doesn't have a Single Master Grade.
These shows are really toy commecrials first more then anything else. Same goes for every Transformers show in existence.
Yep. Hyaku Shiki was supposed to be a transformable suit known as Delta Gundam.
SEED is good. You're just being bitter because you hate it
Even Destiny, which was total shit, was at least entertaining in a lolololol trainwreck way like Code Geass. AGE doesn't even have that.
Droog
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Sorry to nitpick here but you haven't SEEN the Zeta Gundam yet. You're currently watching the Gundam Mk. II.
I always presumed it probably could do an atmospheric re-entry like the original but why risk it when you can use a ballute and know you'll get to Earth safely?
Femmeworth
Banned
I think he was messing around.
Most people are aware that SEED Destiny performed extremely well and that the haters are a loud minority.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Going from some proper and occasional anecdotal evidence, SEED and Destiny had awful gunpla sales through most of the range when the show was first out. Though Kira's suits, I think, are some of the best selling kits of all time, so it balanced out. I imagine the new suits sell well.
00 gunpla sales were huge for an AU.
AGE gunpla is apparently selling decently, though not what Bandai hoped. This might be part of why AGE won't get straight-up axed. X had the worst gunpla sales of all time from what I've heard.
HammerOfThor
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WOW.
SEED and Destiny are came out before 2005?
It really doesn't seem like it was THAT long ago lol
SEED and Destiny are came out before 2005?
It really doesn't seem like it was THAT long ago lol
SEED is good. You're just being bitter because you hate it
I hate it precisely because it's not good.
The only good things about SEED were Mu and some of the music, and Destiny did a nice job of shitting all over the former.
TruePrime said:
No, I know why ratings and sales numbers are important to the company. What I'm wondering is why anyone else cares.
Turn A and G are two of my favorite Gundam shows; neither series performed well. Some people like Victory, some like X; neither of those shows were successful either. So what does it matter how well AGE is doing if people like it?
Those haters include the show's own staff. :lol
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