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megaload said: @AllStarNemesis 0068-0079 - The Origin - Like I said, unnecessary. Maybe but its is fun and deepens the knowledge about zeonisme and other UC lore. The biggest problem with The Origin is that the was the anime unfolds, it assumes the viewer has already watched MSG. And that the viewer will get and appreciate all the references, subplots that unfold in MSG and cameo appearances of major and minor players in MSG. It's a prequel that's for people who are already fans of the show. Not a modern day retelling of the original show, like the manga is. megaload said: 0079 - Thunderbolt (2015) - Ongoing, but really nothing special. It is really beautiful and in the same time brutal. Great action and mecha porn, countless UC references. Some info about the Zeon remnants you can't get from War in the Pocket or Stardust Memory. Eh, it's ok. The manga is the same way. Getting cute with the continuity of what the Feddies and Zeeks did after the war, and what level of technology the Zeon had for their psycommu research (the Psycho Zaku). When the Zeong (the omnidirectional mobile suit Char used at A Baoa Qu) was the first and only newtype/psycommu machine the Zeon had built. Both Kycilia and Degwin said Gihren didn't believe in the potential of newtypes, so he never allocated serious resources to building weapons around them. megaload said: 0151 - Victory Gundam (1993) It is lame and messy bit is kind of recommendable for watching before Gundam: G no Reconguista. Is Reconguista even worth watching? I direct people to Turn A and Gundam X, over Victory and Reconguista. megaload said: Also I like Gundam ZZ because it is moronic fun and also concludes the story about Haman Karn's rebel from Zeta. Double Zeta I do tell people to give at least one watch through. It's a 46 iode detour from more interesting thngs in the UC, but the Earth Arc (African Zeon, Blue Team, Leina's Blood, Dublin Colony Drop) are all fantastic and what the show should've been like from the start. |
| Having come from Unicorn, I can't say I'm a fan of the cgi. That alongside all the slapstick humour threw me off; it didn't feel like a typical Gundam movie. Looking forward to the time skip, did not expect this to be how Char's life began. |
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Prim3 said: Having come from Unicorn, I can't say I'm a fan of the cgi. That alongside all the slapstick humour threw me off; it didn't feel like a typical Gundam movie. Looking forward to the time skip, did not expect this to be how Char's life began. Much of the backstory for The Origin comes from the author. He used notes and outlines from MSG, that were ambiguous and decided to fill in the blanks with his own creation. Hence the overabundance of Char wank. With the Origin, the line between genuine story telling and high priced fanfiction, begins to blur. Just compare and contrast these two scenes. Kycilia and Char in the Origin (2015)  Kycilia and Char in MSG (1979)  As you watch the Origin, you learn the Zabi's had it out for Char/Casval since Zeon Deikun's death. In MSG, Kycilia (2nd only to Gihren) reveals she knew Char was Casval all along and didn't care. He worked under her and she put energy and resources towards his Newtype potential. Genuine story telling or High priced fanfiction? You decide. |
| I watched episode 1/6 edited for the TV broadcast and it might be different from that you watched on the Net. Instead of having no battle scene at the beginning, it had a cool opening (song). |
| Dat destruction. Dem bodies flying. What in the CGI! Char. A little boy in his bed. Go to sleep? Nani? Dat cat. WTF! Dat light. Artesia. Heart attack? Dat scream. Mr. Ral. Ramba Ral. Casval. Dat slap. Dozle survives this. *ding* Lucifer. Dat kiss... on the lips. Hello Hamon. Kycilia wants to see Casval. Dem cuffs. Casval Rem Deikun orders you! Take off these cuffs! Casval is 11. She was a nightclub singer. She couldn't give him children? Hamon playing a prank. Count to 100. Hamon came for them. Dat Hamon booty. Dem nuts. Oh snap! Kycilia oppai. Dem nipples. Gundam going back to its roots. Yes! Nice body. WTF! Light-kun. Casval will take them all out. Casval is the captain now. Yamete oniichan! They jumped, lol at Lucifer. Space. The sun. The moon. Earth. Good start. So happy to see nipples in Gundam again. Disappointed it was Kycilia's. |
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Stevewonder07 said: I kinda confused why deikun wanted to declare Independence in the first place. I was a bit disappointed in how little Zeon Deikun actually figured here. I would have really liked an extra 15 minutes or so to get a better feel for the man and his politics. Considering how important his legacy is, I don't think it would have been too much to squeeze in here |
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| i regret not watching this earlier, but god damn this is good. The CGI is done especially well and used right. i dont know why but It really hit me in the feels, when char & Sayla left their home to go to earth |
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| This is not my first contact with Gundam series, I have seen both IBO S1 and S2, and a bit of Turn a Gundam, yet I m really surprised. It is starting extremely well, I don't want to make many assumptions yet since we are only on the beginning but only praise here. Seems like Sunrise treated its all-time famous with some extra care on these OVAs, cant wait to see the next ones, will take it easy and see here and there though, don't want to binge-watch this, would be a waste. Storm_blessed said: i regret not watching this earlier, but god damn this is good. The CGI is done especially well and used right. i don't know why but It really hit me in the feels when char & Sayla left their home to go to earth If you liked the CG here, you will also enjoy it on stuff like Yamato 2199 for sure. |
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| Pretty decent so far. I think there was a lot more comedy and facial expression than in other gundam titles. Also just like before the fanservice was needless. |
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| Wow, that.........was amazing i really dd not expect the story to start from there, a lot of my questions where really answered here. i already liked Ramba Ral And Hamon but after this i just really loved them. ( really love Hamon's character design) Guess now i can really understand Char's motivation. this episode has a nice atmosphere that really absorbs u into the world and covers on a lot of themes. i guess Char will be the main focus I must say the ending scene accompanied with the ed song was just really nice. well i guess this will be interesting............. |
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| It's been a while since I last watched a Gundam anime, but this looks pretty good. For the record, I've seen: - Mobile Suit Gundam - Zeta - ZZ - Char's Counterattack - War in The Pocket - Stardust Memory This appears to be an appropriate "next entry" for me in the Gundam franchise. I can't wait to see the next episode. |
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| Had high expectations from this despite it beeing from the UC line which so far has been mainly garbage. While it had a strong start, comedy ruins it overall and the animation while not bad is not exactly gundam quality. Its the anime equivalent of theatrical overacting. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would describe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| This is my second Gundam series. I just completed it and now I am rewatching with my wife. My first introduction to Gundam was Gundam 00 season 1, which I really enjoyed. Since then, I have only seen 3-5 episodes of the original Gundam series, 2 episodes of the unicorn OVA, and bits and pieces of other Gundam series. I was not really a fan of Iron Blooded Orphans, but I think I would be willing to give it another try. This OVA was done really well, and I really enjoyed this first episode. Like some of you here I wish they would have shown more of Zeon's politics before killing him off but it's not that big of a deal and I am sure I can learn more later through watching the original MSG. I kind of wish the Federation had a central figure because as an entity they are pretty shitty and there is nowhere to direct my distain for them. The Zabi's are detestable, but I find myself siding with the Spacenoids in this conflict. |
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Did anyone find it stupid that they were able to take Casval and Artesia out of the tower in the Guntank but not their mother ? I know she was supposed to be guarded very strictly, but the children were LITERALLY with her and Hamon didn't face much difficulty in getting them out of there. So she obviously could've done that for their mother too. Good 1st ep, but this particular part I felt was very stupid.
| @soul_reaper_x I actually feel like the entire escape scene was probably the worst part of this episode. If you are trying to "sneak" the kids out and escape, I would think you would want to be a little more nonchalant about it. Also, Hamon and Ral just standing around at the port after the good were delivered was also really telling of their role in the escape. It just felt a bit phoned in and really well thought out. They put the kids in a lot of danger during the escape in multiple ways. |
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