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INTEREST: Toshio Okada Rips Apart Gundam Reconguista

Character design looks like E7 because the character designer is the same in both shows. Ever wondered why some many animes have the same looking characters ? It's nothing new. On the other hand E7 doesn't have the esthetic appeal of the 80s and neither does Gundam Reconguista. Shiny colors and easy going characters doesn't an 80s anime make.

lol we're printing blatant hate articles now and trying to direct opinion in a certain direction. Keep on keeping on with that rather obvious bias ANN. You're no different from the general blogosphere.

My favorite Gundam series to date is Gundam 00.

Veniamin wrote:

"I can't figure out what's going on" Isn't that the entire point of Gundam?

Not really, that is just a later Tomino thing. Most of the series set things up pretty quickly.

Rufifox wrote:

while the anime looks cool, very 80's

The issue I have with the throwback to old school animation is that while it may look kinda like old school animation, it doesn't look like old school gundam. Kind of defeats any benefit of making it look old school.

I would say Gundam UC is actually a better throwback to how gundam use to look than this is even though it is new and shiny because the designs are in line with something you could see in old school gundam. But when I look at this, I just see low quality frames and not 'oh hey its old school gundam'.

I like Gundam a lot but I hate Tomino. Everything he "directs" is usually shit, stupid, and incoherent. It's pretty nice seeing someone tear into him. I still remember zeta gundam. Characters falling in love every other scene, a story that made little sense and had no setup(I don't care if it's a sequel)....utter nonsense. I'm positive the clowns who praise Tomino, do it out of nostalgia and have no idea what good writing is.

Probably best to keep in mind that the show is part of Gundam's 35th anniversary celebration, so most of what you said is more befitting than not. Also, the only AU series that Tomino did was Turn A.

Tomino getting Tomino'd is a really weird sense of irony

One other thing I like about G-Reco, as others have mentioned, is that it doesn't follow the usual Gundam path. There have been good series in the last 15 years, but too often have they travelled down the same path as others have. I'm glad to see recent entries break away from formula, but still not losing sight of what makes the franchise great or what it is, as seen with Unicorn, GBF, and (so far) G-Reco. Gundam has been long overdue for some fresh air…

It's a combination of everything great about Tomino in one work. It has a well-built world, is thoughtful and intricate, and has a compelling narrative.

Tomino got owned by Okada, and just goes to show how downhill the Gundam franchise has become. I'm glad I dropped this trainwreck because now even the experts in the industry don't like it.

As the saying goes "Those that don't do, teach." but in this case "Those who don't do, criticize."