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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- It's a PINK Zaku and a PINK flight suit! xD Another slapping scene! Will there be one every episode? xD Moving on to more serious (or not) business, how the hell does a simple fragmentation grenade blow through space station hull plating? And how can Char avoid 10 or so people shooting at him? He's either god modding or everyone's accuracy sucks big time! |
| You know I think the Gundam is broken, Slander hit Amuro about 10-20 times and did nothing, Amuro gets one hit in and Slander is dead, he never stood a chance. I do like how the kids pretty much got control of the ship, it was actually kind of realistic. |
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| I like Char. He's one hell of a bullet dodger. |
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| So this is the very first actual gundam battle against mobile suits. Char's Red Comet is pretty agile and fast and can dodge. Amaro has the fighting ability to probably take down char, but he lacks the overall experience. Anyways a good episode. I am really starting to like Gundam. |
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| Char was just badass again, seems like that blond girl has some relations to him. As soon as Amuro get's a bit of experience piloting Gundam, Char won't stand a chance against him with his Red Comet.~ |
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| This episode was great! Char really seems like an interesting character and generally the story and characters have me kinda hooked already. Really starting to like this :) |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Kai you smug bastard. ♥ |
Arcanus said: It's a PINK Zaku and a PINK flight suit! xD Another slapping scene! Will there be one every episode? xD It is, and I certainly hope so 8D |
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| Well at least the hype behind Char isn't a letdown from CnC... |
| "Misete moraoka, renpougun no mobile suitsi no chikara wo yarou." WHOA. |
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| Haha great ep again, Char is a legend ^^ |
Nixarg said: My only complain was how the hell did Char kick that gun out of that girl's hand? He wasn't even close to her iirc XD Because he's fucking Char. He's just that bad ass. Anyway, yeah, good episode. For some reason I'm liking Amuro more this time. No idea why. |
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sayami said: Char was just badass again, seems like that blond girl has some relations to him. As soon as Amuro get's a bit of experience piloting Gundam, Char won't stand a chance against him with his Red Comet.~ Unless Char upgrades too, which I'm sure he will as the series goes on. insan3soldiern said: Nixarg said: My only complain was how the hell did Char kick that gun out of that girl's hand? He wasn't even close to her iirc XD Because he's fucking Char. He's just that bad ass. It looked like he did some kind of Mr. Fantastic/Luffy feat of stretching there. |
| That's the LEGENDARY CHAR! |
| Char seems to be pretty badass. Dodging bullets and kicking guns out of girl's hand while being 10m apart! Looks like Amuro can't shoot humans, but Zakus are free game. That is actually pretty realistic. |
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| How the fuck Slender was alive after his Zaku exploded with him inside it last episode is beyond me. I'm guessing next episode he'll appear again, even though he got killed twice already, lol. |
| Lol! Char kicked the gun from so damn far away and dodged all those shots like a pro. Then he's all: "Wait. [Amuro] won't be able to aim at us" as a shot flies like 1 cm past his head ahaha. I'm like uhhh are you sure about that...? I can see why people like him, it's only the 2nd episode and he's already making me crack up. |
| Slapping people seems to be as normal here as it was on Zeta. I like that. Char dodges bullets like a boss too. |
GodotCoffee said: insan3soldiern said: Nixarg said: My only complain was how the hell did Char kick that gun out of that girl's hand? He wasn't even close to her iirc XD Because he's fucking Char. He's just that bad ass. It looked like he did some kind of Mr. Fantastic/Luffy feat of stretching there. This. I swear I saw his feet stretch abnormally. |
| Well here starts my Gundam adventure. Looking nice so far, animation is much more easy to eyes than in Macross. That OP tho. |
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| Amazing episode :) If there's only one thing that didn't make any sense is when Sayla saw Char and escaped. How the hell did Frau made it on deck when we didn't saw her board with the Gundam O__O And lol that kick!! It does look weird when he kicks at her gun maybe 15 meters away XD Char is such a boss, infiltrating the based expecting gun fire and still manages to out manuever them on foot. He's even smart and says not to move when the escape White 7 since Humans are a very small target in space. The battle was ace. Char must be pissed that for being a legend, he was force to retreat in battle. Now that i've seen the opening. I can definitely see how Gundam Seed has taken a few notes for this. Especially how Kira got his Gundam and piloted it the first time. Can't wait for the next episode!!!! |
| I don't think it's so much that Char's dodging the bullets (outside of his Zaku) as it is that the fighters have A-Team shooting skills. I have no explanation for that insane kick, though. xD I think the point that Gundam is a supremely superior technological advancement in mobile suits is being driven home well. The way Char reacted to it, it almost seems like a WMD. Just think of how many Zakus a Gundam could take down if the hit rate was high. The incorporation of teens into a war plot was handled naturally, which I like. |
| I really like Char |
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| So this is the (in)famous Char Aznable huh? I can see how he became such a popular character. |
| Their accuracy is hilarious xD. Char seems pretty cool so far. Green hair guy complaining at Amuro when he has only quickly glanced at the manual i think he is expecting to much from him xD. |
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| Man, I'm loving this. They really don't make anime like this nowadays. |
| The atmosphere during the narration was engaging, the character of Amuro does not behave badly is this is commendable and makes you long for the good old days, the reactions of the other characters are not bad, the same battles, the picture quality is stunning after restoration. Red comet kitaaa !!! |
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| Just started watching this out of friend's recommendation. I like Char. It's nice to see the main character's struggle to grasp the basic piloting. I'm starting to be curious about the blonde girl. Might be my next favourite female character. Anyway, Char seems like a reasonable, calm antagonist. That's cool. |
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| Char is quite the badass. Bright is quite the dick. |
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| @Wolfwood37 You will eventually appreciate Bright. Let him some time, he is only 19 in MSG and is catapulted to a bigger position than he should occupy. |
Rei366 said: @Wolfwood37 You will eventually appreciate Bright. Let him some time, he is only 19 in MSG and is catapulted to a bigger position than he should occupy. Oh I know Bright is awesome, but in the context of just this episode he comes across as quite the dick. |
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| That was quite the rocky introduction between Amuro and Bright. Amuro Ray Kill Count: 1 Zaku this episode 3 kills total |
| Pretty solid second episode as well, a good combination between story development and action I must say! |
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| @greensuede He didn't embark on the White Base but did escape, not without damages. |
| @LuckyHarm It's not surprising, knowing those characters had been pretty persistent in japanese characters polls during the 80s (and even beyond, though less high). (I lost the page with the rankings through years but there is that too: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=158388/ ). They even received a movie to seal the most famous rivalry in japanese animation. Not even talking about all the Char's merchandising (bank cards, car, etc). And welcome to the UC timeline, I guess (based on your text in the previous thread). edit: though, it's strange to find another person who appreciates the hero. I often read things like whiny etc like several of his spiritual successors (Ikari Shinji). |
| Awesome episode, that moment when Amuro hit Slander almost made me fall off my chair. Eat that, sucker! |
| I didn't get hooked much so far. I will give it a 3 to 5 eps more and if i still fill this way i'd give op on it. But i hope it proves my expectations in the future. |
| Episode one wasn't bad, but I enjoyed this one a lot more,hope it keeps going like this. |
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| We got more intense action in this episode. Char is extremely experienced, and his Zaku is very impressive. Thankfully, Amuro managed to handle himself well enough to get through that encounter, and will hopefully improve with experience. |
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| The Federation people on White Base really pulled together after many of the military personnel died or were injured. |
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LeafJonin said: Edrenalin said: I didn't get hooked much so far. I will give it a 3 to 5 eps more and if i still fill this way i'd give op on it. But i hope it proves my expectations in the future. It's only 40 some-odd episodes; I feel like you just gotta muscle through it and give an honest try to old school animation. We've been spoiled with all the pretty colours of the digital age I already gave up xD the story was progresing to slow for me. |
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