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Toonami |Sep14| This is our Final Dandy, baby
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Gundam Wing and G Gundam seem to be the most widely seen. G Gundam you have to embrace the CHEESE though, the dramatics aren't fully meant to be taken seriously.
Gundam Wing soured me a little on a rewatch but I definitely would say I liked it.
Gundam 00 is the only other one I've seen.
The first half of season 1 of showed some potential. The second half....was okay at times with some stupid junk.
Season 2 was pretty awful all around.
The movie is probably the worst I've seen.
Gundam Wing soured me a little on a rewatch but I definitely would say I liked it.
Gundam 00 is the only other one I've seen.
The first half of season 1 of showed some potential. The second half....was okay at times with some stupid junk.
Season 2 was pretty awful all around.
The movie is probably the worst I've seen.
AdventureMike
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Personally, I would start right at the beginning with Mobile Suit Gundam. However, it can be a little stale, especially being the first one and from the 70s. However, if you can look past that and enjoy it for what it is, it is a nice entry. There are terrific collections of the manga being put out right now in hardcover editions if that is more your speed.
After that, I would either watch ZZ if you want to continue the story or perhaps one of the other stories. Many of the entries such as Gundam 0080, 0083 and 8th MS team take place in the Universal Century timeline, continuing the story of the conflict between Zeon and the Earth Federation after the original series. Each has their own quirks and take on different facets of the story. For example, the original series can make it seem like the principality of Zeon is the villains of the story at first glance, while you can watch something like Gundam 0080 which shows the other side of the story from the perspective of a colony that is one of the ones striving for independence.
If you want a good standalone story, Gundam Wing is ALWAYS a solid choice. G Gundam is a good choice as well if you want a completely over-the-top experience.
I'll also throw in a comment for watching OG Gundam as well. It's the best series out there, but it's a pretty solid Gundam series. You can skip Zeta unless you like the idea of transforming Macross Gundams and want to see some characters from OG Gundam.
The only ones I would say to avoid would be:
Gundam 00 Season 2 - Went balls insane in all of the wrong ways
Gundam SEED Destiny - Sequal to a series that didn't need it with a protag even worse than Kira and people who come back out of fucking no where.
Gundam AGE - Neat idea horribly executed and lacks any real political motivations.
I still want to watch Unicorn but I haven't gotten around to it.
Edit: Wing is probably the best Stand Alone.
The only ones I would say to avoid would be:
Gundam 00 Season 2 - Went balls insane in all of the wrong ways
Gundam SEED Destiny - Sequal to a series that didn't need it with a protag even worse than Kira and people who come back out of fucking no where.
Gundam AGE - Neat idea horribly executed and lacks any real political motivations.
I still want to watch Unicorn but I haven't gotten around to it.
Edit: Wing is probably the best Stand Alone.
Unicorn is really good.
Toonami should bring back Heat Guy J and Outlaw Star, but pay to have them remastered:
I'd like to see Outlaw Star Remaster. It's been ages since I've seen that show. Far too long. Only ever saw the first few episodes of Heat Guy and don't remember how I even felt about it. Maybe at most "meh".
UltraGunner
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Focusing too much on custom models and constantly bringing new ones in just so they could sell toys always brought me out of the later Gundam's. Pf course the whole series was founded on the excuse for Merchandising so I guess the writing makes it seem worse than it is.
UltraGunner
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Didn't Heat Guy J bankrupt its localizer?
Pioneer/Geneon? Not that I'm aware of, no.
Gucci Messiah
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Never heard of Heat Guy J
UltraGunner
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Well I know that it was a huge money sink for them, so it couldn't have helped their situation.
Imperial Bishop
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It seems like Heat Guy J didn't leave a lasting impact. I know one guy that was really interested in the show when it was localized, but even then he didn't talk all that much about it other than "You totally got to see this" or w/e.
Sounds like I didn't really miss out.
Not really sure what Toonami should bring back.
Sounds like I didn't really miss out.
Not really sure what Toonami should bring back.
Gucci Messiah
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Wow, I had no clue MTV used to air anime. Closest thing I can think of was that crappy CG Spiderman from the early 00's.
It also aired Æon Flux, which, technically, isn't anime, but it was heavily inspired by it.
If your gonna diss MTV Spider Man, we are probably going to need to fight
I remember this and the handful of off-beat shows MTV used to play in between blocks of videos in the 90s. I think that may have aired after 2001 I had no clue about since it was around the time they started transitioning from Music TV to whatever garbage they air now.
I also blame MTV for starting the filth that is currently known as Reality TV, even though it was easy to get invested in Road Rules during one of their weekend marathons.
Coming to Toonami: Outlaw Star Uncut. See the episode that was deemed too hot for Cartoon Network!
The Blu-ray is Japanese only, so I'll have to wait for a sub group. I hope someone good picks it up.
Oh man, I hope we get a Toonami airing. Come on demarco you showed us a bunch of crap already, its time to reward us.
King Star King marathon incoming
I missed out on Outlaw Star airing on Toonami/CN but I saw the series on DVD when my friend let me borrow it when I flew out to Arizona in high school. I think I saw it because of the fact I heard it was on CN at one point, but I can't remember if I learned about it being on Toonami before or after seeing it on DVD.
mightynine
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Pretty sure Funi rescued Outlaw Star, just hasn't announced any plans for it yet.
Yeah, Funimation got the rights for it last year. I also remember them advertising the DVD for it when they did the April Fools airing Toonami & showing the final episode (though this was before Funi got the series). Would be cool to see it return as a 3 AM-ish show.
THEN SURPRISE WE GET ANGEL LINKS, THE SPIN-OFF, INSTEAD.
I would be so fucking happy.
BassForever
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Never saw heat guy j either
Man missed so much in this thread due to smash 4 coming out, still salty over the final roster but I'm sure I'll enjoy it once its out :/
Man missed so much in this thread due to smash 4 coming out, still salty over the final roster but I'm sure I'll enjoy it once its out :/
Is Baccano *that* good?
I made it through 4 episodes and got busy but that shit is such a mind fuck I would LOVE for it to be here on the block so I have other people to talk to for each episode.
Too many moving parts.
Oh yes, it is, see this is what I am talking about, people need to be introduced to the modern classics.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=893300
Rock the Ace Attorney!
Rock the Ace Attorney!
Schadenfreude
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Oh yeah. I saw that article earlier and I thought he kinda looked like someone I recognized.
it's aight. i like DRRR way more.
Rock needs a spinoff game where hes an Ace Attorney. Now.
*hasnt seen DRRR*
It's really great. Has one of the best dubs too.
Doctor Decimate
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speaking of which, does anyone have a screenshot of what the final roster even looks like?
Don't worry, I haven't seen either. I assume DRRR is the one I should watch first when I get the time.
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