Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX

[Big s]

I’d be more interested if it was an actual full length movie, rather than upcoming episodes for the series. Like if it was the new Hathaway movie, I’d be there

[davidwhangchoi]

I heard some positive impressions for those who went to see the movie in theaters, only one negative impression so far but even he said it drew him in to wanting to watch the series and was commenting on the movie itself.

 

[lechuck]

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will be streaming on Amazon Prime – starts globally 8 April!

https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2025/03/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-premieres.html

[Hikuro]

now is this the so called movie, or is this an actual series? Cause I've gotten massively confused. 

[Big s]

8 hours ago, Hikuro said:

now is this the so called movie, or is this an actual series? Cause I've gotten massively confused. 

Series, the just put the first few episodes together as a movie.

[lechuck]

10 hours ago, Hikuro said:

now is this the so called movie, or is this an actual series? Cause I've gotten massively confused. 

https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2025/03/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-beginning_7.html

[Big s]

12 hours ago, lechuck said:

https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2025/03/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-beginning_7.html

Honestly, I didn’t think Amazon was gonna be the one to get it. I thought maybe Crunchy Roll or whatever it is now, or Netflix or maybe Hulu.

[electric indigo]

Yamashita's Zaku – 🤔

 

[Big s]

Just watched the first episode on amazon.  While I’m still not a fan of the designs, I actually enjoyed the first one. It’s fun, and a lot going on visually. The character animation is pretty good, while some of the cg stuff in the backgrounds can be a little too cg, it’s not bad with the mobile suit movements. And when things do get a bit cheap, they pull off visual tricks to make it look as though there’s more going on. I watched it in English and the dub doesn’t seem bad either.

I think the only complaint I have is that the music sucks mostly. The theatrical stuff sounds alright, but the songs are garbage. It’s almost as bad as thunderbolt’s soundtrack, but not quite there yet.

Anyway, it was only the first episode, so there’s plenty of time for the show to turn to trash, but I’m remaining hopeful and I’ll probably rewatch this episode again later cause it was actually enjoyable 

[Seto Kaiba]

On 3/9/2025 at 7:14 PM, electric indigo said:

Yamashita's Zaku – 🤔

 

When I saw this just now, the most horrid thought entered my mind and I figure "Why should I suffer alone? Share the wealth."

This goofily-proportioned take on the Zaku should be the MS-06PM Zaku II PM... for "Pixar Mom".  It's built like the mom from The Incredibles.  

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

23 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

When I saw this just now, the most horrid thought entered my mind and I figure "Why should I suffer alone? Share the wealth."

This goofily-proportioned take on the Zaku should be the MS-06PM Zaku II PM... for "Pixar Mom".  It's built like the mom from The Incredibles.  

I share your opinion.  Yamashita's works are cool, but his stylings don't mix with what I find appealing about Zakus.

[electric indigo]

Getter GQuuuuuuX

 

[pengbuzz]

On 4/9/2025 at 2:17 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

When I saw this just now, the most horrid thought entered my mind and I figure "Why should I suffer alone? Share the wealth."

This goofily-proportioned take on the Zaku should be the MS-06PM Zaku II PM... for "Pixar Mom".  It's built like the mom from The Incredibles.  

Elastigirl?

[davidwhangchoi]

So, who's in the red Gundam?

[Sanity is Optional]

31 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

So, who's in the red Gundam?

Char clone in a mask? Just like the last few times?

[Big s]

4 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

So, who's in the red Gundam?

Probably that other kid from the previews that had the little square robot 

[Graham]

I found the first episode enjoyable and will probably carry on watching.

But I don't see myself ever buying any of the toys or models from this show. I personally find the MS designs extremely unattractive.

[Big s]

4 hours ago, Graham said:

I found the first episode enjoyable and will probably carry on watching.

But I don't see myself ever buying any of the toys or models from this show. I personally find the MS designs extremely unattractive.

That’s where I’m at. Not a fan of the designs, but enjoyed the first episode. Not planning on buying any kits, but will check out more episodes as they come out hoping it will stay fun.

[Bolt]

Watched it last night and was surprisingly entertained by the first episode. Watched these weird mecha designs animated is way better than looking at the static models. Especially the Zaku's. I'll continue to watch. 

[F-ZeroOne]

I'm still undecided on the mecha designs too, but am willing to give them a chance - I remember the Flat from "Turn-A Gundam" which makes a lot more sense once you actually see it in action - but enjoyed the first episode and would like to see where its going. Even if my brain kind of exploded in the first thirty seconds after a certain very famous... er... object appeared on screen...

[davidwhangchoi]

1 hour ago, F-ZeroOne said:

 Even if my brain kind of exploded in the first thirty seconds after a certain very famous... er... object appeared on screen...

which object is that?

[grogall]

We just watched the new GQuuuuuuX series ourself! The art style isn't all that bad, the Mechs need a little to get used too... But not as bad as I thought!

Any Figures announced yet? or just Gunpla models?

[Big s]

42 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

which object is that?

Probably the white base, sorry I guess it’s green base now in this version of events

[Tking22]

Yeah easy pass on models and Robot Spirits figures, but I love the overall premise, and episode 1 was great so I'm certainly looking forward to more. 

[F-ZeroOne]

17 hours ago, Big s said:

Probably the white base, sorry I guess it’s green base now in this version of events

I was trying to avoid a spoiler but yes... quite how they got it out of Brights hands without him slapping the boarding force out of existence is going to have to be one of many questions they'll need to answer... 😄(I am aware that that there was more than one of the same class of ship... )

[davidwhangchoi]

21 hours ago, Big s said:

Probably the white base, sorry I guess it’s green base now in this version of events

3 hours ago, F-ZeroOne said:

I was trying to avoid a spoiler but yes... quite how they got it out of Brights hands without him slapping the boarding force out of existence is going to have to be one of many questions they'll need to answer... 😄(I am aware that that there was more than one of the same class of ship... )

where is amuro?

On 4/10/2025 at 8:04 PM, Sanity is Optional said:

Char clone in a mask? Just like the last few times?

Char is best.

[Big s]

2 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

where is amuro?

Amuro never got the gundam from my understanding here, although they do all seem to use his father’s circuit board as a key for the mobile suits. My guess is that since the gundam was taken, then a hole was never blown into the colony, so it didn’t need evacuation. Episode 2 looks like it will probably show a bit of what happened 

[Seto Kaiba]

On 4/11/2025 at 5:10 PM, Big s said:

Probably the white base, sorry I guess it’s green base now in this version of events

The Sodon.

Spoiler

Originally the Pegasus, this alternate history's version of the White Base (which was named Pegasus in Tomino's novel).

This whole for-want-of-a-nail alternate history scenario came about because Char led the assault on Side 7 personally and captured the Pegasus before it could flee.  It was rechristened Sodon when it was repaired and put into service as a Zeon navy warship.

 

4 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

where is amuro?

Either deceased or basking in a life of irrelevancy, since he never got into the Gundam in this timeline.

[Big s]

41 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Either deceased or basking in a life of irrelevancy, since he never got into the Gundam in this timeline.

I got a weird feeling that he just took a simple job designing toys like haro since there seem to be a few people with little toy robots and our main character seems to have adopted a haro with a beanie.

[Seto Kaiba]

12 minutes ago, Big s said:

I got a weird feeling that he just took a simple job designing toys like haro since there seem to be a few people with little toy robots and our main character seems to have adopted a haro with a beanie.

TBH, that doesn't necessarily imply anything about Amuro's fate or future in this timeline.

A lot of Gundam fans tend to forget that the Haro in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series was not something Amuro created.  It was a commercially available kit robot sold by a company called SUN.  Frau Bow's Haro was a standard Haro kit that Amuro bought, built, modified into a "pet" robot, and gifted to Frau Bow to cheer her up after her dog died.  It wasn't until Amuro and White Base gained fame in the wake of the One Year War that SUN sought out Amuro and acquired the specs of his improvements to the Haro.

Since the One Year War played out differently, it's likely that consignment of 4,800 Haros that was mostly lost in the war in the main timeline wasn't... and the kit robot enjoyed a wider user base.

[Big s]

5 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

TBH, that doesn't necessarily imply anything about Amuro's fate or future in this timeline.

A lot of Gundam fans tend to forget that the Haro in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series was not something Amuro created.  It was a commercially available kit robot sold by a company called SUN.  Frau Bow's Haro was a standard Haro kit that Amuro bought, built, modified into a "pet" robot, and gifted to Frau Bow to cheer her up after her dog died.  It wasn't until Amuro and White Base gained fame in the wake of the One Year War that SUN sought out Amuro and acquired the specs of his improvements to the Haro.

Since the One Year War played out differently, it's likely that consignment of 4,800 Haros that was mostly lost in the war in the main timeline wasn't... and the kit robot enjoyed a wider user base.

I think the new haro seems to be more pet like and could have been one that that company hire Amuro to upgrade. He loved to tinker and if he didn’t get a mobile suit and didn’t die, then toy manufacturing or programming could be his new career