[Yellow Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

But what's specifically Japanese about Gundam? That's what I don't understand. There'd be very little complaints about casting because the characters, both racially and nationally, match more of an American demographic. And the setting, they go all around the world, which other American films have done, and that doesn't alienate audiences. The military outfits are kind of tacky as they were designed in the 70's, but I am sure a modern update won't make them look too bad.

They can still easily cut out characters, dumb down the story, or horribly redesign the suits. But with Bandai breathing down any movie studio's necks, I'm sure the mobile suit designs will be as close as possible while still having that "Hollywood" look.

Because and I'll be blunt here Westerners don't give a shit about Gundam or most Japanese anime.

the only people who will are the fans and they'll hate the movie the instant they even hint at changing something.

And when Hollywood's homogenized it to the point where it'll even have a shot at catching the casual audience it'll be rightly seen as a generic cash in attempt on the Transformers craze.

It's a no-win situation


And haha at implying Bandai would care Hasbro sure as hell didn't.