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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I'm speechless... I freakin loved this first episode, I can't explain it, but the atmosphere and overall feeling is what made this episode amazing (oh and the fact that the child characters are interesting and not annoying, which is in the least... super rare) |
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| Decent first episode, although the kid's face kind of annoys me for some reason. |
| It's kind of cool to see the war from a civilian's point of view, a child at that. Great animation for such an old series and I especially liked the music. |
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I think it's safe to say that the moment that Zaku flew above that kid, it was love at first sight. |
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DonKangolJones said: I thought that too :DI think it's safe to say that the moment that Zaku flew above that kid, it was love at first sight. I'm loving this already. Alfred and his cute way of interest is soo much like a 10 year old boy's attitude. This is such an amazing concept by the creators~ |
sayamiMar 8, 2011 9:06 AM
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Veethorn said: (oh and the fact that the child characters are interesting and not annoying, which is in the least... super rare) Agreed. Here's a little squirt I can tolerate! |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| I have only seen the Original and Seed (dropped Destiny), but I can still safely say this is the best Gundam show by a significant amount. The art, groundbreaking animation, music, atmosphere, and likability of characters in the first and episode and the rest is impressive. Its worth watching Gundam just for this show. Also great Japanese voice casts, some of my favorites from their other shows, although Tenshinhan and Picollo's voice actors from the Original Mobile Suit Gundam was a real treat. |
| I really really enjoyed this. I'm refraining from reading the synopsis to all the Gundam stuff i'm watching so I didn't know this was going to be focused on an elementary school kid. Also hold up one freaking minute. The little boy was voiced by this fabulous man? OMG... He was like 13 at the time. A-fucking-plus right there! |
| I love the atmosphere of this one. This time, it's focused on civilian (and a kid one at that!) of Side 6, the neutral colony. I also love that some kind of portrait (?) photo slideshow of the ED. |
| It's almost scarily eye-opening after watching all those Zetas and ZZ's, how it looks from a single civilian's eye when Kamille or Amuro flies to a colony, bringing destruction with them. And this first episode succeeded in that even surprisingly well. I felt like I was watching Miyazaki's Grave of the Fireflies for a moment there. Definitely looking forward to more! |
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| That was fucking fantastic. I just love the feeling and visuals of the early 90s anime (though this is from 1989 apparently). The animation is extremely good and the beginning was seriously intense. I loved how the Mobile Suits use machine guns. That was incredible. It seems I'm getting into a seriously good and underrated series here, let's hope everything stays as good. |
| Huh, I found this first episode just okay. The kids' reactions to the MS fighting was pretty passive and one kid even mentioned that the main kid was going to miss class... Them being passive is okay, but it's a bit unbelievable that they could still think that class would meet when mobile suits are attacking in the city. The Zaku flying overhead and the ending was totally love at first sight for that little kid. |
| That was a amazing first episode, the opening battle was really well done, seeing how ordinary people live in the colonies was pretty neat too. Anyone get the feeling that bit with Al destroying the town in the video game is foreshadowing what's actually going to happen. |
Bubcus93 said: Anyone get the feeling that bit with Al destroying the town in the video game is foreshadowing what's actually going to happen. Not so sure about it being a foreshadowing of Al straight up destroying the colony but it's probably letting us know that he'll soon enough get a taste of what it actually means to do IRL what he did in his little game. Anyway, it was a fine first episode : the passiveness of the kids kinda bothered me too, even though the fact that they're completely oblivious to the horrors of the war might explain it to a certain extent, but other than that really nothing bad to say. Also the kid's face as he watched the Zaku flying away totally won me over. I'm hooked and really looking forward to the next episodes. |
SapewlothDec 16, 2015 4:10 PM
| Proud founder of The Official Anti-Ging Freecss Fan Club Join now! Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
| Finally got my ass off and began watching the side stories after finishing ZZ and Char's Counterattack last Feb. Starting with War in the Pocket. It's good episode, i love how it focuses more on the side of the war like Zaku which normally get's destroyed in Zeta and ZZ so easily. I knew Chris is voiced by Hayashibara, Megumi. She really sounds young here. And lol why is that there's a freaking battle going on and the kids are being allowed to wander around like that? No ones panicking or putting everyone in shelter or so. Like the music, very 80s like, lol the Video Games are still light gun retro games despite the technology of having a colony on space :P Good stuff!! Hope to see more of the other side for sure ^^ |
| Pretty damn good first episode,it's not convoluted and sets everything up perfectly.Really good as an introduction. I gotta say though,the anime has aged pretty well in my opinion. Bubcus93 said: Anyone get the feeling that bit with Al destroying the town in the video game is foreshadowing what's actually going to happen. Yes thought exactly the same. |
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| Holy crap that was good. I saw a bunch a kids and was worried. They don't seem to be annoying me though. The music rocks too. |
| A good start. Veethorn said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I'm speechless... I freakin loved this first episode, I can't explain it, but the atmosphere and overall feeling is what made this episode amazing (oh and the fact that the child characters are interesting and not annoying, which is in the least... super rare) I agree about the characters, except for the girl in his class. She is an annoying brat. And a smartass and tattletale to boot. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
| Love at first sight... not between the boy and the machine but me and this anime.: Character-designs from Mikimoto, 80s-90s music and style, a great and exciting intro (the Zeon mission), an attractive change in the point-of-view it takes. And Hayashibara Megumi (I am a lot more attached to voices from this period and Hayashibara is a very good trade for Furuya) It was nice for a first OAV to take the time to show the everyday life of spacenoids (this won't probably happen again, since it has only 6 episodes). The children reaction was exactly what I would have figured out based on their age, the fact their colony never took a part in the conflict, etc... The Zeon child soldier is nothing bad since it takes place shortly after the end of the war, when both sides had to face men shortage. I am even more interested: I loved those war movies where a lost soldier is found by someone of the opposite camp who then elaborate upon that. (there is often a child who will "like" the soldier in those stories) 4/5 |
Rei_IIIMar 27, 2016 6:58 AM
It actually happens during the war. edit: oh you've already seen the next episode, never mind then |
| Pretty lovely start of this series, I do like the focus shift and do wonder what will happen next! But one thing is sure, I like where this is going. |
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| Besides the terrible subtitles(Which is obviously not the anime' fault) This was a very nice start in my opinion, hoping to see more good things from this! |
| Andy got headshot. She snitched on him. lol In the nuts. Al bumps into a girl. Her name is Chris. Oh shit. Al's topless already. The kid moves fast. Hai. Hai. Al peeking. Dat explosion. Zeon is attacking. Of course Al runs after it. Now he has a gun pointed at him. Good start. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| This looks great so far. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Coming here after the original movie trilogy, great 1st episode. Glad to see kids who are not annoying, and I enjoy the dynamics between them. Chris is also cool, I love how casual and carefree her relationship with Al seems to be. Also interesting how even during the fight scenes there's no serious music. Is it to point out that kids don't yet take the horrors of war seriously? P.S. Note how many famous people worked on this. Junichi Satou, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Takeshi Honda... Great P.P.S. I also loved the eyecatches P.P.P.S. Why do civilians still use paper letters in the world of Gundam? |
St0rmbladeApr 3, 2020 4:49 PM
| wow......i'm speechless graphics can really in a 10yrs span the aesthetic was quit cool the ost was fitting and brought up a nice atmosphere this is all seems interesting....... |
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The thing is you're comparing a long TV series with a short OAV series. OAVs were "deluxe" productions usually. Also, this has to do with the differences between the chara-designers style too I think (and thanks to the money/time, you get more faithful in-episode renditions of the original charadesign). October 6, 2020 hikky_misaki said: Do you monitor this forum site? What do you mean? |
Rei_IIIOct 6, 2020 2:24 AM
Rei_III said: The thing is you're comparing a long TV series with a short OAV series. OAVs were "deluxe" productions usually. Also, this has to do with the differences between the chara-designers style too I think (and thanks to the money/time, you get more faithful in-episode renditions of the original charadesign). 0h i see, and yeah i guess i was comparing the 2 btw do u monitor this forum site |
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| This is the first time I'm dipping my toes in a non-Tomino Gundam series. Very promising start. The animation is gorgeous, the OST is excellent so far, and the action, while limited in this first episode, is great. Overall I get the feeling this one's gonna tug on my heartstrings. It's awesome seeing the Zaku in action in gorgeous, big budget 80s animation. |
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| honestly it didn't excite me all that much, i guess it's only the first episode |
| ''Touch the darkness inside me'' |
| Bröther! Am i tripping ballz? A kid that's not annoying? In Gundam?? o__O' |
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| This is the kind of gundam I love! Looking forward to this! |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
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