Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru Witch from Mercury

[mikeszekely]

The Gundam Blu-ray is pricey, but not as bad as I expected. I expect I'll bite. Kinda wish they'd just double the price and crammed the whole series into one box, though.

[areaseven]

[Hikuro]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 along with Turn A Movies are up on Rightstuf

Mobile Suit Gundam Part 1 (Blu-ray)

Mobile Suit Gundam Part 1 (DVD)

Turn A Gundam Movies (DVD)

Finally! That's what I've been waiting for a proper translation of the stupid Turn A movies.

[areaseven]

A new poll revealed the top 10 Gundam waifu characters.

1. Rain Mikamura, age 20 (Mobile Fighter G Gundam)
2. Emma Sheen, age 24 (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
3. Sumeragi Lee Noriega, age 26 (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
4. Matilda Ajan, age 24 (Mobile Suit Gundam)
5. Emary Ounce, age 22 (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)
6. Mirai Yashima, age 18 (Mobile Suit Gundam)
7. Fa Yuiry, age 17 (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
8. Roux Louka, age 17 (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)
9. Raraiya Akuparl, age unknown (Gundam G no Reconguista)
10. Marida Cruz, age 18 (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn)

No Christina, Chan, or Murrue on the list? How shocking.

Also the 10 worst female characters, and neither Nina Purpleton nor Flay Allster are on it.

1. Lily Borjarno, age 16 (∀ Gundam)
2. Katejina Loos, age 17 (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam)
3. Martha Vist Carbine, age 55 (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn)
4. Haman Karn, between age 17-20 (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)
5. Relena Darlian, between age 15-17 (New Mobile Report Gundam Wing)
6. Fuala Griffon, age 22 (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam)
7. Kycilia Zabi, between age 24-30 (Mobile Suit Gundam)
8. Merrybell Gadget, age unknown (∀ Gundam)
9. Quess Paraya, age 13 (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)
10. Sochie Heim, age 15 (∀ Gundam)

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[anime52k8]

Quest paraya a is the worst character ever, period. Rain is still the hotness though so at least they got that right.

[mikeszekely]

Lose Emary and Raraiya, replace with Rinko Iori and Lunamaria Hawke.

Aside from Flay not being on it, and Quess not ranking higher, second list is pretty good. I kinda sorta like Haman, though.

[Marzan]

Haman in a worst character poll?? She's friggin' awesome and has that cool voice by Yoshiko Sakakibara. Unless of course they're only referring to her part in ZZ as opposed to Zeta.

[areaseven]

Who would you put in your Top 10 Gundam Waifu and Top 10 Worst Gundam Female Characters list?

[mikeszekely]

Maybe not in the exact order, but...

Who would you put in your Top 10 Gundam Waifu

1. Minerva Hawke

2. Rinko Iori

3. Mileina Vashti

4. Emma Sheen

5. Rain Mikamura

6. Manny Ambassada

7. Christina Sierra

8. Roux Rouka

9. Sayla Mass

10. Mineva Lao Zabi

and Top 10 Worst Gundam Female Characters list?

1. Quess Paraya

2. Flay Allster

3. Relena Darlian Peacecraft

4. Lacus Clyne

5. Stella Loussier

6. Elpeo Ple

7. Chara Soon

8. Kycilia Zabi

9. Nena Trinity

10. Natarle Badgiruel

...I could keep going. The various Gundam series are chock full of crappy female characters. And I don't mean that as in "bad waifu material," I mean that as whiny, weak, conniving, fickle, weak-willed plot devices that are often victims or spend the majority of the series pining after the protagonist.

[areaseven]

This turns out to be one of the most difficult choices in life, but here's my list.

Top 10 Gundam Waifu

1. Leesa Kujo/Sumeragi Lee Noriega (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)

2. Rinko Iori (Gundam Build Fighters)

3. Emma Sheen (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)

4. Christina Mackenzie (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket)

5. Mirai Kamiki (Gundam Build Fighters Try)

6. Chan Agi (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)

7. Aina Sahalin (Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team)

8. Cima Garahau (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)

9. Sayla Mass (Mobile Suit Gundam)

10. Haman Karn (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam / Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)

Honorable Mentions:

11. Murrue Ramius (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)

12. Fumina Hoshino (Gundam Build Fighters Try)

13. China Kousaka (Gundam Build Fighters)

14. Mineva Lao Zabi/Audrey Burne (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn)

15. Kati Mannequin (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)

10 Worst Gundam Female Characters

1. Relena Darlian (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)

2. Quess Paraya (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)

3. Nena Trinity (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)

4. Flay Allster (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)

5. Dorothy Catalonia (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)

6. Lacus Clyne (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)

7. Cagalli Yula Athha (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)

8. Mariemaia Barton-Khushrenada (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz)

9. Nina Purpleton (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)

10. Katejina Loos (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam)

EDIT: Forgot all about that cheap knockoff of Mineva Lao Zabi.

Edited August 20, 2015 by areaseven

[Gubaba]

I wonder why Lily got top spot of worst? I thought she was pretty great. Smart, capable, fashionable, and with a wicked sense of humor. What's not to like?

[F-ZeroOne]

Sochie is one of my favourite characters!

[areaseven]

[F-ZeroOne]

So... Mobile Suit Gundam Shirtless then?

Edited August 22, 2015 by F-ZeroOne

[Primus1X]

Had to double check when I read that Biscuit will have the voice of Mr. Odin the Orange.

If Harmony Gold got Gundam in the 80s.

[chyll2]

now, what other two mecha show would they need to finish the story?

(I laughed like a crazy guy after watching it)

[SchizophrenicMC]

I'm still not all there on the story and designs, but that music- is that Sawano?

[joppewo]

I'm still not all there on the story and designs, but that music- is that Sawano?

The music is by Yokoyama Masaru

[SchizophrenicMC]

There's a very Hiroyuki Sawano quality to it, but fair enough. I don't think there's ever been a Gundam series without good music.

[dizman]

"So have you found a reason to fight yet.....buddy?"

[SchizophrenicMC]

"So have you found a reason to fight yet.....buddy?"

[Primus1X]

Started re watching Unicorn today. This time, subbed.

[areaseven]

"The miracle is repeating itself... and nothing will change. Look, Banagher!"

Edited January 20, 2016 by areaseven

[Gubaba]

That more than anything else convinced me that Unicorn was trying to position itself as the "grand finale" to the main Universal Century story that started in First Gundam...

[mikeszekely]

That more than anything else convinced me that Unicorn was trying to position itself as the "grand finale" to the main Universal Century story that started in First Gundam...

Yeah, until the next one. I mean, the grand finale was supposed to be CCA... they even killed Amuro and Char! But the conflict between the Federation and Zeon remains extremely popular with fans in a way that, say, the League Militaire vs Zanscare or some other Earth-based faction vs some other colony-based faction never seems to be. So in a few years, after a few flashy shows that rehash the same old themes and don't really bring anything new besides more model kits we'll probably get an OVA set in UC 0105 about some other Zeon remnant's plan to strike a blow for Spacenoids against a lazy and corrupt Federation.

[Sandman]

Yeah it's too bad they closed the door on that conflict with F91 and further UC shows. The Zeon./federation conflict is one of my favorite things about Gundam.

[areaseven]

For the most part, F91 is probably the most forgettable storyline in the animated UC timeline. The erratic pacing and medium-grade animation are evidence that it was originally planned to be a TV series. Also, while other Gundam pilots have their own personalities, Seabook has zero. He's just there as the Gundam pilot. And the English dub doesn't make matters any better, as he's the same voice as Shiro in 08th MS Team. Oh yeah, did they change the sound effects?

[Vifam7]

Gundam F91 is one of my favorites. While I'll agree that Seabook's character is under-developed, at least he's not whiny and annoying. He's a generally likeable character IMO.

I disagree that the animation is medium quality. IMHO, it sports fabulous high quality old school animation. Just look at the amount of detail they put in, how well things are painted, and how things are actually moving in each scene.

It's a shame that it was only a movie. I think the story could've been made into a fantastic 13 episode OAV series.

[areaseven]

Gundam F91 is one of my favorites. While I'll agree that Seabook's character is under-developed, at least he's not whiny and annoying. He's a generally likeable character IMO.

I disagree that the animation is medium quality. IMHO, it sports fabulous high quality old school animation. Just look at the amount of detail they put in, how well things are painted, and how things are actually moving in each scene.

It's a shame that it was only a movie. I think the story could've been made into a fantastic 13 episode OAV series.

Compared to CCA, the animation quality of F91 is not up there. The amount of detail fluctuates throughout the film. Just look at how often the "F" and "91" markings on the F91's shoulders disappear and reappear between scenes.

[Gubaba]

I think most of the unused (and some of the used) ideas in F91 became Victory.

[Keith]

F91 Looks amazing on Blu-Ray, and we at somepoint need a Crossbone OVA.

[Hikuro]

Actually I think the f91 animation is higher quality than CCA.

Story was lacking along with pacing and development. But this is a guilty pleasure movie I like to watch

[mikeszekely]

I think that F91 is a slog to sit through, especially the first half. The film's saving grace may be that the Gundam F91 is a pretty slick design, much better than Victory or V2.

But heck yes do we need an animated Crossbone. Heck, I'd like to see a full 50-episode run, split into two seasons ala 00. Do Crossbone for the first season, and Steel 7 for season 2.

[dizman]

But heck yes do we need an animated Crossbone. Heck, I'd like to see a full 50-episode run, split into two seasons ala 00. Do Crossbone for the first season, and Steel 7 for season 2.

This please, though I think steel 7 is a bit too short for a 25 ep run. Maybe give 35 eps to the main story and some of the side stories, then finish up the last 15 with steel 7.

[Beltane70]

I'm still holding onto the hope that someday, Gaia Gear will be animated.