[Yellow Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

We watched the next 8 episodes to G and this show is really frustrating me. I just don't understand this tournament at all. What is the point of having these Gundams fight over and over and over again if they are all just going to end up being in a giant battle royale anyway? Hell, the Zeus Gundam has had its head destroyed three times now. Where is the threat of defeat if none of these matches actually matter?

My other issue is that this has gotten quite repetitive. I was honestly getting bored except for the episodes where Sai Caishi and George fought Domon. Also, the identity of Schwartz Brooder was so obvious from the moment he appeared on screen. Despite the negatives, the show is... and I can't believe I am saying this, but it is better than Gundam Wing. Domon and Rain have had far more development than any of the characters did in Wing, and I've still got 9 episodes left.



Yes, she played both the Titans and AEUG and she got power hungry, so she got cocky. She still has done far more than any other Gundam villain ever. She is the Kefka of Gundam. As for the colony drop, it is special though because you never actually saw one dropped on a city before. You only heard about one being dropped, but they never showed the true terror of it happening until ZZ.

No idea what you mean by mama's boy though. I don't remember anyone being a mama's boy. I also never got the impression she was in love with Judau, just mesmerized by how strong his New Type abilities were in the same manner that Palpatine was obsessed with Anakin. Even if it were the case, at least she was only 20. Japan has done A LOT worse and between 30 year old men and 12 year old girls.

spoilers for G-Gundam: Wong's making up new rules to test Domon because Master Asia wants him to pilot the Devil Gundam.

A single villain maybe although personally I think Ribbons outdid her by manipulating the entire world and Celestial Being behind the scenes for a decade and the Zanscare Empire in the UC timeline decimated the Federation and almost conquered Earth.

Glemy.

[Powerman293]

Has Vertical said anything on doing more Gundam related stuff? I think they've said the Origin was a success, but nothing's really come out of them since Volume 12 of Origin. Maybe a convention soon?

[Dr Kain]

So we just finished G Gundam and I've got some mixed feelings on things and enjoyed others.

Positives:

Domon and Rain's relationship
George, Sai Saici, Chibody, and Argo
Gundam designs
Unique concept that was a nice break from the norm
Decent soundtrack
Great ending

Negatives:

Very repetitive
Final Round rules make no sense
Lackluster true villain
Animation can be quite lacking in areas
No backstory on the Shuffle Alliance whatsoever. Who are they? What do they do? When were they created? Why do they exist? What is the role of each member? Like what differentiates the categories? Is Joker better than an Ace? Why is the Queen a male character? Why couldn't they spend 2 episodes less in the Final Round to develop this?
Very little in the way of plot

Overall, I enjoyed the series, but this is a show that seems to better be left doing in chunks instead of watching hours upon hours of episodes in one sitting. It just gets too repetitious at times and none of the rules make a lick of sense. Nevertheless, like I said above, it was a unique concept and I'm glad that Sunrise tried to do something new even if it failed in some areas. There were some good matches here and the main characters were quite likable. I actually didn't see the truth with Rain's father happening, so that was a nice little twist. It isn't going to be anywhere near my favorite Gundam series, but it is a good one.

BTW, I do want to say that while the dub was good despite the annoying name changes (and some of them do not make any sense like why Lumber Gundam was changed to Grizzly Gundam, especially when they didn't change the subtitles to them), I do wish they had given the characters accents to match their countries. Like the British dude. Speaking of which, I'm confused on one thing. When he appeared in the Final Round they were talking as if he had died, but he didn't die unless it happened off screen. Was it meant to be metaphorically speaking?

[Powerman293]

Unicorn Re:0096 Episode 3

Can't find any differences in this episode. Except the redrawn hand again, of course. And they combined OVA episode 1 and 2's footage.

Lol at Micott looking like she doesn't give a shit when they're watching the Unicorn fight.

[Dr Kain]

We watched 0080 this morning and I have to say that this was actually quite enjoyable. I saw it for the first time in Jan of 2000 and thought it was absolutely boring, so I have never watched it since. One of my friends owns it on DVD so I borrowed it from him and I am quite glad I did as it was a well written little story with a different perspective on the war, and one that was done intelligently. It isn't going to enter my top five favorite series, but it will be one I will now be buying on BD whenever Rightstuf gets around to it. I'm glad I gave it a second viewing, especially after so long, because it was worth it. It was also nice to see a Gundam OVA not feel like it was being dragged out unnecessarily.

[Powerman293]

I found a big list of links to where fan translated Gundam manga is available.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...4TXV--Acs/edit

[Kiryu]

The new HG Force Impulse looks so good.

[Den-O]

Oh hell yes. Right Stuf just put up pre-orders for their import of the Gundam Thunderbolt Blu-Ray set! This is fantastic news. Such a good show. When generic junk like Iron Blood is on I can always rest easy knowing a good OVA series is still getting to shine too. Already got my order in on this one.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Oh hell yes. Right Stuf just put up pre-orders for their import of the Gundam Thunderbolt Blu-Ray set! This is fantastic news. Such a good show. When generic junk like Iron Blood is on I can always rest easy knowing a good OVA series is still getting to shine too. Already got my order in on this one.

1. What is Thunderbolt?
2. I thought IBO was supposed to be amazing?

[Talisman]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

When he appeared in the Final Round they were talking as if he had died, but he didn't die unless it happened off screen. Was it meant to be metaphorically speaking?

Gentle Chapman (John Bull (Royal)/Grand Gundam's pilot) died early on in the series after his match with Domon in Neo England, of heart failure from overdosing on stimulants. So yeah, he was actually dead by the time of the tournament.