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Gundam is saved, forever and ever,
Amen.Filed under: Anime, Mecha Tagged: gundam, gundam 0080, gundam build fighters
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[Men OP Destiny] The 08th MS Team (Arashi no naka de kagayaite)
OPs for OVAs tend to be different from OPs for TV shows. Unlike TV OPs, which are primarily concerned with catching a channel surfer’s attention, OVA OPs can afford to be more experimental or less...
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12 Days of Meditations #10: Tackling shows with difficult continuity
Some anime are harder to tackle than others. It’s not because they’re niche or complex or even plain old, but because of length and the lack of an obvious starting point. I can divide them into the...
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12 Days of Meditations #3: Why bother with trying to know creators and studios?
When I was starting to get into anime seriously, I encountered people who would discuss creators and studios. This was a big quantum leap for me, having framed anime in terms of “good” or “not good”...
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12 Days of Meditations #2: Why Can’t Most People Stand Old Anime?
One of the most challenging things I must handle as an anime fan is when people ask me to recommend them anime. I take recommendations seriously, because I want others to enjoy what they watch–if they...
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[Men OP Destiny] Gundam AGE OP3 (REAL)
Another Men OP Destiny post! To tell you the truth, I got into a funk from writing these, because I was unsatisfied with how Gundam AGE ended. ‘Course there’s nothing preventing me from writing about...
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Gundam Build Fighters: Reminding me why Gundam fans suck
No screencaps because I streamed the first episode legally! Hurrah, GundamInfo channel! So, Gundam Build Fighters. After the failure of Gundam AGE, Bandai is sticking to its strengths, which is in the...
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Anime I Watched in 2012 #11: Gundam AGE
Gundam AGE is a failure, in multiple ways. First, it achieved abysmal ratings, beating Gundam X’s all-time low. I think this is well within the experimental nature of the show, where Gundam tried to...
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The Hamburger That Ends the Hatred
[This is a special guest post by ghostlightning] For the third year straight, I’ve rewatched Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket just before Christmas. I believe it’s become the ideal anime...
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[Men OP Destiny] Gundam AGE OP2 (sharp#)
After the unconventional, failed gambit of Gundam AGE’s OP1, OP2 is a return to form, exhibiting a more adolescent tone while including some nifty mobile suit action. I’d rather not try to divine...
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Obright, Oldtype
[Spoilers for Gundam AGE] Obright died, but not before treating us to an Oldtype-style beatdown where ingenuity trumps over genetic piloting talent. This I will remember. But Obright’s life is far...
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[Men OP Destiny] Gundam AGE OP1 (Asu e)
Welcome to Men OP Destiny! This is a post series about the Gundam OP. Why? Gundam shows tend to be long, and OPs tend to be the face of a show. And because of the nature of its thirty year-old...
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You’re a Gundam, too, Hyaku Shiki!
The Hyaku Shiki had always been a odd fixture in UC Gundam: it was a high-performance mobile suit given to Char Aznable, a legend in his own right, and it resembled the Gundam in many ways. However,...
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Gundam AGE’s 3rd Arc is About Flit Asuno (Again, But I’m Not Complaining!)
The 3rd arc of Gundam AGE started this week. It was surreal seeing Flit turn from iron-hearted commander to a good-natured grandfather. The goggles are a great touch, furthering the enigmatic image...
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The Wing Zero EP is a glorious work for Gundam fandom
A couple of weeks ago, I got wind of a Gundam Wing rap album by Richie Branson, which turned out to be a hilarious bag. My prior experience in nerdcore rap was that Firefly rap album, which was...
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Embracing the Possibilities of Cockpit View in Mecha Anime
There’s a very short scene in Gundam AGE, one which lasted only a couple of seconds, which prompted me to ask an important question: Why don’t more mecha anime show fight scenes in cockpit view? The...
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12 Moments of 2011 #1: Conversational Meta
This post is part of the 12 Days series. The Universal Century is not too long as opposed to other fictional timelines, but its 150 years have been fraught with the major war or two, and a dozen...
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