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I like writing reviews that are unnecessarily long. Feedback on all reviews is always welcomed, especially if you think I've been unfair. Further editorials and related musings, as well as reviews for live-action adaptations, American comics, and comic adaptations can be found on my blog OPINION PRONE.
I've not had the time to write as many reviews lately, though I'll usually have per-episode commentary on Twitter about whatever I'm watching. Still think about reviewing stuff a lot though, so I'm sure I'll get back to it eventually...
A casual mecha fan, eh? You might try your hand at Martian Successor Nadesico then. The show pays homage to the old super robot shows, but it does it in a rather interesting and unique way. I think you might find it interesting, if you haven't already seen it.
Well, if you were to pick up Macross, it wouldn't be as bad as the UC Gundam series. There aren't as many Macross series vs. UC GUndam. More or less, each series in Macross just go further and further down the same timeline. UC Gundam just has too many spin-offs to even want to bother.
Yeah, like you said, there is too much to watch haha.
Yeah Ive read your reviews, I'm watching Gundam 00 first tho, it only has 50 episodes compard to the 100 of Seed. Exams are approaching so I cannot watch too many episodes. :)
That's how all the UC series are. They make subtle jabs/references of other works. It's rewarding for the fans, but for someone new to it, he might be put off by it. I definitely see your contention there. I guess all you can do is just start from square one--the movie trilogy. Lot of time I invested walking the long road of the UC Gundam universe. There's so many spin-offs I haven't seen. Though, I don't plan on seeing any of them any time soon because I'm kind of tired of the UC shit.
Makes me wonder if Gundam AGE has been getting a lot of its bad rep from the UC fans lmao? From what I hear, it's mostly people being inpatient with it. I kinda see where they're coming from because Zeta was like that for me early on.
If I were to recommend a classic mecha anime, it would be the original Macross. I personally like the franchise better than Gundam. Or, if you're going for the more realstic mecha show, I would say watch Armored Trooper Votoms.
I guess I could be recommending crap left and right. Dunno you looking for anything in particular in a mecha anime or just an anime in general?
Yeah, I'll be honest with you, I found the UC series like Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam hard to pay attention to because of the pacing. I sometimes felt the pacing was slow...not sure why. Too much talking maybe? Well, even so, the talking and politics were crucial for shows like Zeta and the original Mobile suit Gundam.
I honestly couldn't finish one particular UC series. It was Mobile Suit Victory Gundam. I got to like episode 40 something out of 50 and dropped the son of b*itch. I was basically forcing myself to watch it. One of the anime series that I felt that I had to give up on. Friggin Garbage...I honestly don't know what Yoshiyuki Tomino was thinking on this one.
I got two friends on here that particularly fond of the UC timeline especially of Zeta Gundam. I kinda shocked them when I said I liked ZZ Gundam better than Zeta. For most UC fans it's the other way around.
Overall the UC timeline isn't bad and shows like Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam are not a waste of time to watch, if you have the time. If you ever feel like picking up the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, you should probably watch the 3 compilation movies rather than the series itself since it includes new animation and gets the job done either way. If you prefer another gateway into the UC universe, you might try your luck with Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. It's rather recent and it might spark your interest in the UC universe.
I feel like what you said may be correct. We SEED fans may gravitate towards the AU timelines. That being the case, you might want to check out After War Gundam X or Turn A Gundam.
Ye, I wanted to murder Yuki myself when I watched the first half LOL.
The manga is alright but there are actually a few things missing that the anime had including Uryu's mini filler arc I think around episode 9. That part was pretty enjoyable for me as I liked that badass cosplay style of hers.
Oh the manga also contains NSWF material lol like the Happy End...and stuff.
Ye, I get what you're saying now. I did enjoy the OVA somewhat although still have mixed feelings about it. I might have to re-watch it again to recall it a bit better. I might read some of your other reviews soon, some of they looks interesting, especially the Lovely Complex one ;)
I saw your review on Gundam SEED. One of the few people I've seen that understands the appeal of this Gundam universe vs. the rest.
"I'm sure more than a few people were confused, and subsequently put off, by the political madness that ravaged the plots of the original Mobile Suit Gundam..."
That's pretty spot-on considering I've seen most of the Gundam in the Universal Century Timeline besides the spin-offs and whatnot. I also felt that a Coordinator would be more plausible than a Newtype imho.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of all the Gundam series, but SEED was my gateway series to the Gundam universe. Surprisingly it was not Wing that did that for me...
Anyways, it's nice to see another person that thinks highly of the Cosmic Era timeline.
