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NEWS: Gundam NT Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, November 30 Opening

Meh, it's more very pretty animation and epic music in the service of an concept I can only feel aggressive apathy towards. The UC Gundam timeline just doesn't need any more series set in it (Except for maybe Crossbone but that will most likely never happen now.) It's gotten stale in its never-ending Zeon conflicts which Unicorn promised to end once and for all and honestly what is the point anymore besides selling new model kits and pandering to the old-school Gundam fans? We already know how it ends with F91 and Victory and then with G-Reco and Turn A thousands of years later. All this really is in the end is well produced filler.

I liked Gundam as a kid, but now that I'm an adult and know a lot about politics, I'm in love with Gundam. I think that's the thing about the Universal Century storyline, it's not as action-packed as other stories and it can be pretty politically dense. I happen to love that however, because they do an amazing job of making this crazy sci-fi setting so realistic with its human stories and grounded politics. Gundam Unicorn also gave us a whopper of a twist at the end which I could actually see happening in the world of Gundam's politics. It's just so biting and clever, but most of all, it's a hard-hitting study of humanity's faults and triumphs.

I liked Gundam as a kid, but now that I'm an adult and know a lot about politics, I'm in love with Gundam. I think that's the thing about the Universal Century storyline, it's not as action-packed as other stories and it can be pretty politically dense. I happen to love that however, because they do an amazing job of making this crazy sci-fi setting so realistic with its human stories and grounded politics. Gundam Unicorn also gave us a whopper of a twist at the end which I could actually see happening in the world of Gundam's politics. It's just so biting and clever, but most of all, it's a hard-hitting study of humanity's faults and triumphs.

Meh, it's more very pretty animation and epic music in the service of an concept I can only feel aggressive apathy towards. The UC Gundam timeline just doesn't need any more series set in it (Except for maybe Crossbone but that will most likely never happen now.) It's gotten stale in its never-ending Zeon conflicts which Unicorn promised to end once and for all and honestly what is the point anymore besides selling new model kits and pandering to the old-school Gundam fans? We already know how it ends with F91 and Victory and then with G-Reco and Turn A thousands of years later. All this really is in the end is well produced filler.

Should I watch Unicorn, then, before this comes out? I never got around to it before.

rahzel rose wrote:

Should I watch Unicorn, then, before this comes out? I never got around to it before.

Ehhhhhhh maybe... Unicorn has amazing mech porn but a really dumb story and main character, with one of the dumbest ending around. But one of the long running joke about unicorn is that it's completely irrelevant outside of it's own story, with none of the story that happen after it ever mentioning it. At the same time this one seems to be more of a direct sequel so it might actually be important (but again, the story is order stupider than anything you can imagine, so the less you know the better).

Anyway, all I care is I might get a MG Gustav Carl, that enough justify this show existence.

Anyway, all I care is I might get a MG Gustav Carl, that enough justify this show existence.

Should I watch Unicorn, then, before this comes out? I never got around to it before.

rahzel rose wrote:

Should I watch Unicorn, then, before this comes out? I never got around to it before.

Since this deals with the aftermath of Unicorn, I personally think you should. But Unicorn's story might be hard to get into if you're unfamiliar with the nuances of the Universal Century timeline. (Thus, the reaction of the people above.)

BlueAlf wrote:

rahzel rose wrote: Should I watch Unicorn, then, before this comes out? I never got around to it before. Since this deals with the aftermath of Unicorn, I personally think you should. But Unicorn's story might be hard to get into if you're unfamiliar with the nuances of the Universal Century timeline. (Thus, the reaction of the people above.)

I’ve seen Wing, SEED/Destiny/Stargazer, OO (mostly), IBO (mostly) and a smattering of 08th MS Team, so I’m not sure where that would leave me in relation to the UC stuf. Eventually I want to watch all the gundams, but I’ve got huge backlog to get through first.