Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Episode 3 Discussion

Rei366 said:
@Stark700 I resumed the differences in my above post. I can add that there was a slight joke during the diplome ceremony: while Dozle was saying his speech, some students let a "Pick it up" come out to embarass the Federation Forces representant. Other than that, I didn't find anything (I checked the book to be sure)

Rei366 said:


@ListAandM They actually choosed to reduce Casval's implication in the One Year War start in this animated adaptation. Yasuhiko had made his role a lot bigger in his manga, I think.

ListAandM said:
so whole UC war was caused by 1 man called Casval i have no coment

-Where'd you get this data? (the meteroid course)
- I gained access to the monitoring station, the Fed one.

Rei366 said:
@Zetatrain I see. That's why I didn't write it as the truth but as an interpretation.
It is never stated but:
(warning: english translation)
After all, the next event is him using the resulting riot as an excuse to make the spark that is likely to accelerate the war start process. (I saw that as a way to approach more easily the Zabi as the soldier he was becoming while undermining their power)

Rei366 said:
The OAV was as good as always BUT there were so many 3D CGI elements. I can understand the vehicles moves are easier in this form, but rooms, landscapes in CGI weren't pretty. The worst was all the instances where people were CGI (not background characters, but ones on the foreground) like Garma and his audience toward the end, or the flying cadets, etc.

Rei366 said:
@ScienceGirl

In another situation, Garma "would have been a good friend". (0079)

Kotori_Sonoda said:
Great episode!
Never trust Casval, he killed two friends in the course of this 1 hour ova..

SleepingBear79 said:
So far this is my favorite of the Origin OVA. Char being a bit of a sociopath is no surprise. That's how he was in 0079. His ultimate goal is revenge and anyone who might interfere has to be dealt with. And you know he does have some regrets about the things he does and therefore does what he does in Zeta. I won't spoil it. It all fits well.The only real stretch for me so far is the Casval twin, real Char....but ultimately I'm a fanboy and love everything about it.

zurgboy00 said:


I'd be very much disappointed If they were to make him like Rau Le Creuset. LOL

Rei366 said:
@zurgboy00 @SleepingBear79 What is the problem with this Char double?

SleepingBear79 said:


Well, to be fair, there's nothing wrong with Le Creuset. I'm just part of an older generation that fell in love with First Gundam before Seed came to be. I've watched Seed and it certainly has it's moments but it's merely a case of me being in love with First Gundam and "nothing ever living up to the original." No offense meant to those that appreciate Seed more than myself. If you're a gundam fan then I consider us friends. :)

Unless you were talking about the Casval look-a-like "Real Char." I just find it hard to believe that Casval just happened to run into someone that looks exactly like him minus the eyes. But I've convinced myself that this was Casval's destiny and it had to happen that way. It helps me sleep at night.

Rei366 said:
@SleepingBear79 I was wondering what were le Creuset bad caracteristics who better not taint Casval. ^^
Because I don't really know this character. I tried to watch the show back when it was all the trend but stopped around the middle because:
1) it was too annoying (no interest in the teens) or painful to watch/hear
2) I wanted to watch the main Gundam UC segment since I was 10 and the more I was reading about Seed while watching it, the more I felt like I was actually spoiling my future enjoyment of the original. So I dropped it and waited for 10 years more before reading The Origin. (total wait time ~ 17years)
Please consider us instead 79 friends. :)

@zurgboy00 I meant Le Creuset. What means make Casval like him? (I don't know this Le Creuset)
But about Char Aznable (the character created by Yasuhiko for The Origin), he was only a tool for the story and to depict Casval as being able to kill anyone he can be friendly for real with if it serves his goals. He is done. Point.
He was just a lame excuse for Casval change of name and semi-disappearance on the Zabis radar. It can seem a pretty bad writing but it is later better supported (later means in the manga "present" part toward the end of the 0079 story). That does not mean the idea is good (at least, Dumas novel had a logical look-a-like). I just accepted it (like the sleeping bear said above).

RayAdha said:
So there is a reason why he keeps wearing visor, but it seems his eye abnormality is cured during Char's Counterattack.

eXtacy67 said:
People saying Char is solely responsible for the war is a little bit silly. Tensions between Spacenoids and Earth Federation were already high and the first major event was the Federation vessel refusing right of way to Spacenoid vessel resulting in a catastrophe. Then peaceful rioters, wanting independence, being shot by the federation. Char simply added gasoline to the fire.

I am absolutely loving this series. So far its been perfect for me.

DAISUKI said:
To celebrate the streaming start of Vol. 4, streaming of Vol.1 to 3 will be available worldwide for free starting November 18, 12:00pm (JST) until December 17, 11:59 (JST), except in Japan and China.

Rei366 said:
Interesting to see the author decided to add some original content and demonstrate Casval's trickery with all the Fernandez plot (this mini story around Char Aznable's old classmate from Texas wasn't in the manga)
The OAV was as good as always BUT there were so many 3D CGI elements. I can understand the vehicles moves are easier in this form, but rooms, landscapes in CGI weren't pretty. The worst was all the instances where people were CGI (not background characters, but ones on the foreground) like Garma and his audience toward the end, or the flying cadets, etc.

3.5/5

@ListAandM They actually choosed to reduce Casval's implication in the One Year War start in this animated adaptation. Yasuhiko had made his role a lot bigger in his manga, I think.

Amuro doesn't appear much in the adapted chapters who are focused on Char and the Zabi's preparation, just a bit more in the last chapters from the "past story" who have been confirmed as the next adapted ones. And if they want, there are also some special chapters about Amuro (at school, before the Gundam incident).

I sure wish the next wave of OAVs will be successful enough to guarantee more OAVs adapting the 0079 retelling volumes. (I know it is wishful thinking)