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AsherFischell



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 2:34 pm Reply with quote
Y'know what would've been an awesome celebration of Gundam's 35th anniversary? An Origin tv series. But noooooo, they're gonna make episodic movies covering select segments instead. I blame Yoshiyuki Tomino. Although, in all fairness, the cereal I ate this morning was a little less fresh than I wanted it and I blamed Yoshiyuki Tomino for that too.
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the-antihero



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:00 pm Reply with quote
Happy 35 Gundam. I hope you stick around for another 35+ years. I got nearly all Gundam series, movies, and OVAs on DVD and Blu-ray.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:29 pm Reply with quote
Happy 35th anniversary Gundam!!! Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:55 pm Reply with quote
AsherFischell wrote:
Y'know what would've been an awesome celebration of Gundam's 35th anniversary? An Origin tv series. But noooooo, they're gonna make episodic movies covering select segments instead. I blame Yoshiyuki Tomino. Although, in all fairness, the cereal I ate this morning was a little less fresh than I wanted it and I blamed Yoshiyuki Tomino for that too.


Why would we need an Origin TV show? We already have the original Gundam TV series and movies.

Anyways, happy birthday to Gundam.
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AsherFischell



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:27 pm Reply with quote
Vaisaga wrote:
Why would we need an Origin TV show? We already have the original Gundam TV series and movies.

Anyways, happy birthday to Gundam.


Because it's a 35 year-old anime. I love the original series, I really do, but it looks awful with tons of off-model drawings and recycled animation. I'd love to see a re-telling of it as a modern anime.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:48 pm Reply with quote
Happy Birthday and thanks for all the memories, I wouldn't still be an import gamer today without Gundam.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:07 pm Reply with quote
Wow 35 years now if I can only get all 35 years worth of gundam in one easy box set
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The original 1979 anime series was one of the most ground breaking and influential anime shows of all time, it inspired a new genre of realistic, mature, story driven mecha shows, it showed that mecha shows can be more than just campy monster of the week shows for kids.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:37 pm Reply with quote
AsherFischell wrote:
Vaisaga wrote:
Why would we need an Origin TV show? We already have the original Gundam TV series and movies.

Anyways, happy birthday to Gundam.


Because it's a 35 year-old anime. I love the original series, I really do, but it looks awful with tons of off-model drawings and recycled animation. I'd love to see a re-telling of it as a modern anime.


Irrelevant; as long as the story hold up, why should production values matter? Besides, the OYW era is already saturated with events that are far more deserving of animation, rather than reanimating the same story over and over and over again.

Beside, they did try to modernize it; it was called Gundam Seed Cool
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Kaioshin_Sama



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:08 pm Reply with quote
35 years and still going strong and true. Wish I could say the same for the Western fandom.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:27 pm Reply with quote
WeirDiE_InC wrote:
AsherFischell wrote:
Vaisaga wrote:
Why would we need an Origin TV show? We already have the original Gundam TV series and movies.

Anyways, happy birthday to Gundam.


Because it's a 35 year-old anime. I love the original series, I really do, but it looks awful with tons of off-model drawings and recycled animation. I'd love to see a re-telling of it as a modern anime.


Irrelevant; as long as the story hold up, why should production values matter? Besides, the OYW era is already saturated with events that are far more deserving of animation, rather than reanimating the same story over and over and over again.

Beside, they did try to modernize it; it was called Gundam Seed Cool


Yes, but as more Gundam series got more exposure through dubs and the internet, SEED lost its popularity with time because of unfair comparisons between each series by Gundam's bitchy fanbase.
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WeirDiE_InC



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:06 pm Reply with quote
TopGunman wrote:
Yes, but as more Gundam series got more exposure through dubs and the internet, SEED lost its popularity with time because of unfair comparisons between each series by Gundam's bitchy fanbase.


Sorry, I was joking.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:14 am Reply with quote
WeirDiE_InC wrote:
TopGunman wrote:
Yes, but as more Gundam series got more exposure through dubs and the internet, SEED lost its popularity with time because of unfair comparisons between each series by Gundam's bitchy fanbase.


Sorry, I was joking.


My point still stands.
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AsherFischell



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:43 am Reply with quote
WeirDiE_InC wrote:
Irrelevant; as long as the story hold up, why should production values matter? Besides, the OYW era is already saturated with events that are far more deserving of animation, rather than reanimating the same story over and over and over again.


Because it's a show about giant robots and I'd rather the giant robots not look terrible?

TopGunman wrote:

Yes, but as more Gundam series got more exposure through dubs and the internet, SEED lost its popularity with time because of unfair comparisons between each series by Gundam's bitchy fanbase.


Gundam's fanbase is indeed extremely bitchy, but in its defense, Gundam Seed is terrible. By "unfair comparisons" are you referencing the horrible characters, awful plot, hideous Hisashi Hirai character designs, crappy animation or rehashed ideas?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:47 am Reply with quote
AsherFischell wrote:

Gundam's fanbase is indeed extremely bitchy, but in its defense, Gundam Seed is terrible. By "unfair comparisons" are you referencing the horrible characters, awful plot, hideous Hisashi Hirai character designs, crappy animation or rehashed ideas?


...but the music was good (including composers Yuki Kajiura and Toshihiko Sahashi), with at least 2 songs that have remained popular:

Anna ni Issho datta no ni (あんなに一緒だったのに) / See-Saw (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ED)

Akatsuki no Kuruma / FictionJunction (Gundam Seed IN)
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