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[ckohler]

That general reminds me too much of Guld from Macross Plus. Same voice actor too.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

the strict anti-war stance of some Gundam shows has always struck me as odd for a franchise that heavily glamorizes its weapons of war/destruction/death/whatever

 

[Schadenfreude]

HYPER MEGA SUPER ULTRA AMAZING PARTICLE GUN

Super rare awesome chocolatey fudge coated mega super particle gun.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

GAH

that was a woman on the left?!

That design makes her look like a man

You may recognize her

Spoiler

if you finish ZZ.

 

[Zonic]

It's not a good sign that this show makes me feel tired.....& I work the night shift, so I normally stay up until 7 a.m.

At least GitS has self-contained stories for the most part & is a bit easier to understand at times

 

[Htown]

Okay.

I just can't care about this show anymore.

It's whatever.

Maybe I'll come back after I've watched the other Gundam shows but... it's just nonsense to me right now.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

the strict anti-war stance of some Gundam shows has always struck me as odd for a franchise that heavily glamorizes its weapons of war/destruction/death/whatever

It's what I found weird about War in the Pocket. Like, I think it's the best work of the UC, but at the same time it's also a massive indictment of the entire Franchise.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

That general reminds me too much of Guld from Macross Plus. Same voice actor too.

I wonder if that was why he got his part in Unicorn in the first place?

 

[BatDan]

the strict anti-war stance of some Gundam shows has always struck me as odd for a franchise that heavily glamorizes its weapons of war/destruction/death/whatever

Tomino: War is hell even in the future
Bandai: TOYS TOYS TOYS BUY OUR TOYS!

 

[Dr. Chaotix]

the strict anti-war stance of some Gundam shows has always struck me as odd for a franchise that heavily glamorizes its weapons of war/destruction/death/whatever

At this point I'm kind of only watching it because you cover it on the podcast.

 

[Shard]

Now I want to get stir-fry.

 

[Zonic]

pickin' up that girl like she's a fish

also who are these people

 

[bigkrev]

That's child abuse

 

[YoodiHoshi]

Was that commercial break quicker than usual or was it just me

 

[cntr]

II know the Gundam X protagonist was really good. He was chill and basically had no angst or philosophical bullshit.

unfortunately, Japan didn't agree, and got X cancelled in favor of SEED. So Gundam protagonists ended up being based on Kira Yamato, including Bananager here.

Mikazuki was the first protagonist to actually break the trend, and that saved IBO from being truly awful

 

[Dr. Chaotix]

The choice to make this kid an ugly fucker was the correct one.

 

[MetatronM]

Classic Gundam. Political dinner conversation with little kids.

 

[Grexeno]

"Is war ever justified? Also I'll probably kill at least one person in this room before the series is over."

 

[Man God]

Banger loves Nazis.

 

[Shard]

War, war never changes.

 

[RampagingSoul]

There's a character named "Fraw Bow".

That's the worst.

Well... that's some name, alright...

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

My appetite is ruined.

 

[Zonic]

"spacenoid"

was that explained & I just forgot/zoned out, or....

 

[Doctor Decimate]

unless this show is about Banagher realizing he's full of shit then fuck Banagher

 

[Schadenfreude]

War, huh, yeah! What is it good for?

 

[SparksterMeta0]

...Nice talk.
Who wants dessert?

 

[Crocodile]

I mean feeling hesitation or remorse over killing is a standard, common and real life human emotion but anime so rarely executes it well or in a way that makes me like the character. This is no exception.

 

[Dr. Chaotix]

My favorite Gundam protagonist is Dr. Eggman because he pilots his Gundams specifically because he loves war. He'd proudly sell them toys for ya.

 

[Regiruler]

Now we're NGE

 

[BatDan]

Symbolism?

 

[Shard]

Hello random neon cross.

 

[Grexeno]

I WONDER IF SOMEONE IN THIS SHOW IS A CHRIST FIGURE

 

[SigmasonicX]

"spacenoid"

was that explained & I just forgot/zoned out, or....

Just a general term for people that live in space.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

"spacenoid"

was that explained & I just forgot/zoned out, or....

IIRC, it's a distinction Zeon ended up creating for their war for Independence.

 

[Zonic]

oh hey, christian symbolism to make it seem like it has deeper meaning but was most likely inserted because it'd look cooler.

....like in Evangelion.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

I mean feeling hesitation or remorse over killing is a standard, common and real life human emotion but anime so rarely executes it well or in a way that makes me like the character. This is no exception.

Kinda in the same boat. In some cases it makes the protag look hypocritical.

 

[HStallion]

"spacenoid"

was that explained & I just forgot/zoned out, or....

in space

 

[cntr]

"earthnoid" and "spacenoid" are the Gundam terms for earthlings and spacers. it probably sounds better in Japanese.

the strict anti-war stance of some Gundam shows has always struck me as odd for a franchise that heavily glamorizes its weapons of war/destruction/death/whatever

Ironically as a consequence of this, G Gundam has the most coherent and consistent political stance of any Gundam show

 

[Moaradin]

I think I'm just coming to the realization that Gundam politics are just super boring in general. And I'm not inherently against anime politics. Legend of the Galactic Heroes has way more politics than this and it's one of my favorite shows ever. It's just way more interesting.

 

[Htown]

you know I am so fuckin sick of this show's philosophical speeches

 

[Regiruler]

WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE WORDS

STOP

NGE ALREADY MADE THIS MISTAKE FOR YOU

 

[BatDan]

"earthnoid" and "spacenoid" are the Gundam terms for earthlings and spacers. it probably sounds better in Japanese.
Ironically as a consequence of this, G Gundam has the most coherent and consistent political stance of any Gundam show

Just like every character name.
Stupid in English, cool in Japanese.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Starting to really like Banagher dub, hes really doing a great job with all my fav emotional turmoil Banagher moments.

And Marida is doing great this episode so far. Its one of my fav ones.

 

[Shard]

You know, Gundam Unicorn is about as fun as sitting through a church sermon.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

I mean feeling hesitation or remorse over killing is a standard, common and real life human emotion but anime so rarely executes it well or in a way that makes me like the character. This is no exception.

I feel like Trigun handles the debate pretty well.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

I think I'm just coming to the realization that Gundam politics are just super boring in general. And I'm not inherently against anime politics. Legend of the Galactic Heroes has way more politics than this and it's one of my favorite shows ever. It's just way more interesting.

it just seems like there's little of actual substance here tbh

 

[Grexeno]

Hey wait where'd this come from.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

I think I'm just coming to the realization that Gundam politics are just super boring in general. And I'm not inherently against anime politics. Legend of the Galactic Heroes has way more politics than this and it's one of my favorite shows ever. It's just way more interesting.

In general, politics in anime vary widely from being intriguing or just utter nonsense. I'm sure this is the former for longtime UC fans but it feels like the latter for me.

 

[Ashby]

I think I'm just coming to the realization that Gundam politics are just super boring in general. And I'm not inherently against anime politics. Legend of the Galactic Heroes has way more politics than this and it's one of my favorite shows ever. It's just way more interesting.

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

 

[cntr]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes has actual space politics, like Babylon 5 or Deep Space 9. Gundam has anime politics.