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06-16-2016, 01:57 PM | #6741 |
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Wow, just wow. I'm impressed. That was like the best way you could end Gundam Age. Never saw that type of ending coming. Not all at. No seriously, that was an awesome ending. Can't you tell excited I am? Because I'm very excited that I am now done with this giant **** turd of a series.
I just... I just can't fathom what the hell was happening in the writers room when they made these last batch of episodes. Were they even trying? Did they just stop caring? Of course, I guess that would require them caring in the first place. Zeheart completely writes off who he has been for the last several episodes just because and then he is killed of just so easily. There wasn't any sort of satisfaction in his death at all. Of course, it didn't matter because our heroes then have to deal with some random evil clone that just comes out of nowhere and we are supposed to care, why? BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!! Shido comes back and can now fuse with machines and fuses with the clone's mobile suit to create the... weakest, most unfulfilling final boss mobile suit ever. The thing was so weak it was destroyed off-screen. Speaking of the Shido, why are we just hearing about the EXA-DB now? Shouldn't this have been something that was talked about back in like episode 10? It's only like the most important device to ever exist according to Zeheart and Asemu. This really felt tacked on as if they wanted to capture something of Unicorn in their show since they were ripping off every Gundam series in existence at the time. Oh, and Flit, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! The dude had a stick shoved up his ass for 40 years and in the last second he just decides to put his hate aside? That makes no sense and doesn't even fit with the way he was written at all. Then again, it's not like the writers need a reason to alter someone's personality since they did a complete 180 on Asemu during the show just because they had nothing better for him to do. And that ending, what the hell was that? It felt like the epilogues were tacked on at the last moment just to give the show some sort of closure. Overall, Gundam Age is by far the worst Gundam series ever spawned. In fact, it is Gundam in name only as it is a travesty of the entire franchise. Add on top it being one of the worst anime series I have ever had to sit through, and I've sat through some mighty deep shit (Weib Kreuz and Kimera, for example). There were some good ideas thrown in here with the different generations, but the writers had no idea how to execute it. The pacing was all over the place and was ultimately a mess. This is a show that Sunrise should have commmited to being a 100-150 episode series so we could have had 40-50 episodes spent on each generation with proper development and pacing. As is, there was not a single character that was likable, no one was worth even wanting to try and like, the female characters are the worst this franchise has ever had, and the plot, if you can call it that, is so cliche and boring. The Vagan were generic villains that suddenly the writers tried to make human in the last bit of the show and they failed miserably because everything was on a Saturday morning cartoon level. Or, they should have just kept Flit the main character from start to finish and just had him age as the show progressed without having a conveniently placed baby maker in the way. It doesn't help that this show also features the worst character designs of any Gundam series. Maybe they should have let a real animation studio handle this show instead of the childish nonsense that is brough to us by the people behind video games such as Youkai Watch and Professor Layton. Level 5, stick to video games because you don't know jack about anime. In the end, it doesn't matter, this mockery of a Gundam series is one I will never waste my time on again and Rightstuf shoudn't even waste the time or money to bring this one out to the US unless they are looking to take a major loss. Good riddance Gundam Age!! May you rot in hell!! |
06-20-2016, 08:51 PM | #6742 |
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So I watched the first disc to Gundam X today. The show has already had a better story arc in just five episodes than Age had in its entire run. So far I'm enjoying it, but I hate Garrod's voice. He is so damn annoying and does not sound likea 15 year old. I do hope Tiffa gains a personality though because so far she is more robotic than R Dorothy Wainright. Those two aside, I really do like the crew of the Freedom, especially the captain dude.
Animation is all right though, but I think that has to do with the DVD. I don't know what went wrong during the transferring process, but the DVDs came out in the last month and look like they came out at the same time as Wing. There are areas where the picture is very dark and faded looking. It's kind of ugly. The music isn't anything to write home about either. Nevertheless, these five episodes flew by really quickly and I look forward to see where this show goes. |
06-21-2016, 11:37 PM | #6743 |
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06-23-2016, 12:11 AM | #6744 |
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We watched the second disc to X tonight and they were an okay set of episodes. The new girl villain isn't really anything special and Garrod is starting to get on my nerves. He is like they took the worst aspects of Amuro and cranked up them to 10. On the other hand, the two mercs are starting to grow on me. At the same time though, the Frost Brothers kind of suck as far as villains go. I hope we get a real villain throughout the show. I really dig the new mobile suit with the Funnels that showed up at the end of the tenth episode that is piloted by that girl (well, I think they called the pilot a he, but the character looks and sounds like a girl). I'm interested in seeing more, but honestly, I can see why this show struggled in ratings, especially with having three Gundam series prior to it. It is better than Wing though, so I will give it that. Oh, and I forgot to mention this the other day, but this series has by far the worst ending Gundam song ever.
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06-23-2016, 04:04 AM | #6745 |
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More BF kits:
Another Bearguy a 00 Quanta variant A new BWS pack for the Lightning Gundam Judging by the colors I'm guessing that Quanta is Shia's and this pretty much confirms Yuma's re-using the Lightning. |
06-23-2016, 10:06 AM | #6746 |
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The new Lightning pack reminds me a lot of the AGE 2 Double Blade:
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06-24-2016, 01:06 AM | #6747 |
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We watched the third disc tonight to X and those were all a bunch of really well done episodes. The first four were a little slow moving, but well done. I liked the return of a Cyber Newtype and how this little arc played out. Plus, Garrod actually stopped being a whiny bitch for a change, which was nice. The last episode on the disc is probably my favorite so far of the show because it developed the other two Gundam pilots. Not only that, but that episode had way more character development in its 22 minute run time than any character in both Age and Wing had in their entirety. :haha:
On the other hand, man, the animation in this show is so lazy and lacking. Everything looks so damn flat with very little in the way of detail. EDIT: Watched the fourth disc today and these episodes were decent. Not as good as the ones on the last disc, but serviceable. It's nice that Tiffa might actually get a personality from this point forward becasue so far she has been the worst charcter in the entire show. The episodes with the dolphins were weird, really weird. All I kept waiting to see was some huge dolphin revolt. The next two with the Newtype girl were enjoyable though. I keep forgetting to mention this but there is one aspect of the show I really do not like and that is the Master of Exposition. Does he really need to tell us every little detail that is happening on screen at all times? I don't mind exposition, but only when it makes sense. This is overkill. Last edited by Dr Kain; 06-24-2016 at 07:27 PM.. |
06-25-2016, 11:23 AM | #6748 |
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Lightning Gundam BWS mk3: 00Qan[T] kai: Beargguy P: Gyancelot: ZZII: |
06-25-2016, 12:51 PM | #6749 |
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I require the Gyancelot so very much.
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06-25-2016, 02:03 PM | #6750 |
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What's with the really anime-looking Zeta Gundam?
Anyway, we watched disc 5 of X this morning and this was full of another really good batch of episodes. We got some really great development between Ennil and Toniya, which makes me sad they can't be bothered to develop Tiffa or the lady in the business suit in this manner. Episode 20 is right up there with episode 15 of the series. The remainder of the disc was enjoyable but it seems like we just got an upgrade for the X and now we have the Double X already? Garrod has grown up quite a bit, which is nice to see. Oh, but the blatant exposition continues to be annoying and pointless. Anyway, only 15 episode to go!! |
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