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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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I liked how they addressed the whole Newtype thing,
It reminded me of Gundam X and its explanation for Newtypes.
and how the word "newtype" lost all meaning as an evolutionary step and had just become synonymous with being a good pilot because those were the only Newtypes that people ever saw. It's a nice foreshadowing of how Newtypes were just considered legends during the F91/Victory era.
It reminded me of Gundam X and its explanation for Newtypes.
The first episode of Unicorn is going to be showing at the Viz Cinema theater in San Francisco from March 19 to March 25.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-24/gundam-uc-u.s-theatrical-premiere-in-san-francisco
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-24/gundam-uc-u.s-theatrical-premiere-in-san-francisco
Favorite Gundam has always been Deathscythe Hell. Custom a close second, but I love me that double bladed scythe. Doesn't hurt that my fave pilot is Duo maxwell either.
With all that said, my fave gundam I've seen so far is Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories, although I haven't seen Zeta, half of OGGundam, ZZ, Victory, turn a, or gundam X. So I'm pretty damn far behind.
With all that said, my fave gundam I've seen so far is Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories, although I haven't seen Zeta, half of OGGundam, ZZ, Victory, turn a, or gundam X. So I'm pretty damn far behind.
ZeroCypher
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Looking forward to the release of the OST. Enjoyed the soundtrack during the episode.
sixteen-bit
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So hyped for the Unicorn Blu Ray release.
Do you think they'll release all six parts together then it's finished?
Do you think they'll release all six parts together then it's finished?
BattleMonkey
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B.K. said:
The novels themselves are very small, lot of Japanese novels are not your normal Western style huge 400+ page books.
_dementia said:
Actually I would be surprised if they actually release all 6 parts in the west. With how long this series is going to take to come out completely and with the doomed to fail price/release model, I wouldn't be surprised if Bandai Visual decides to drop the whole worldwide release idea before it finishes.
donkey show
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Oh man what a tease at the end of episode 1. Seriously that was pure awesome! C'mon and hurry up bluray!!!
I'm gonna go play GvG Next Plus to get my Unicorn fix now. :lol
I'm gonna go play GvG Next Plus to get my Unicorn fix now. :lol
distantmantra
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B.K. said:
V Gundam jumps way past F-91, it's not related. Tomino wrote a couple novels that flesh out the planned F91 TV storyline, and the Crossbone Gundam manga is a sequel set 10 years later.
Wow. Unicorn's first episode was actually pretty good. It sucks that this series will bring Macross Zero flashbacks of waiting over half a year for each episode, but for quality like this, it'll be worth it. Additionally, the dialogue for the 00 movie sounds absolutely ridiculous.
But in the meantime, I should probably rewatch Zeta Gundam while it's on ANN. Has any one here on GAF seen the Zeta movies before? I really haven't heard too many impressions of the movies.
A Nena Clone? Ribbons returning? Fuck this.
But in the meantime, I should probably rewatch Zeta Gundam while it's on ANN. Has any one here on GAF seen the Zeta movies before? I really haven't heard too many impressions of the movies.
BattleMonkey
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Zeta movies are garbage. If you can find a collection of just the new animated footage, then watch that. They are horribly paced, badly edited, and lot of stupid changes.
Augemitbutter
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is the japanese blu-ray region locked?
BattleMonkey
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B.K. said:
This is covered in Crossbone Gundam manga series. They pretty much explain what the whole Crossbone Vangaurd thing was about, some hints about Iron Mask and his crazyness. It takes place 10 years later but it does feature the main characters and discusses what went down with them.
If you can't find the series since it's not been released outside Japan:
After the death of Iron Mask and the revelation of his "bug" project, the crossbone vanguard's ideas of invasion and conquest were put on hold. Cecily Fairchild assumes her place in stead of her father and takes charge, and disbands the Vanguard and turns it into a self defense for at best for the home colony. During investigations of Iron Masks activities and such they find out about the Jupiter Empire. The Jupiter Empire based on Jupiter (duh) has been secretly promoting conflict in the Earth sphere since Zeta Gundam, and Iron Mask was being supplied and supposedly enhanced by them. They wished to weaken the Federation through conflicts to make way for their own conquest that they have been plotting for many years, and developing tons of weapons far away from Earth's view on Jupiter.
Jupiter Empire had built up a sizable force and created many weapons of mass destruction and was ready to unleash them at any moment. To avoid triggering conflict with the Jupiter Empire, Cecily Fairchild, Seabook, and others loyal to her faked their deaths in a public ceremony. With them assumed dead, they formed a new Crossbone Vanguard group under the guise of pirates (hence the pirate theme of the series). Basically the series goes over their guerrilla style war against the Jupiter Empire and introduces some new young characters (newtypes of course) who take over as the main protagonists.
Jupiter Empire had built up a sizable force and created many weapons of mass destruction and was ready to unleash them at any moment. To avoid triggering conflict with the Jupiter Empire, Cecily Fairchild, Seabook, and others loyal to her faked their deaths in a public ceremony. With them assumed dead, they formed a new Crossbone Vanguard group under the guise of pirates (hence the pirate theme of the series). Basically the series goes over their guerrilla style war against the Jupiter Empire and introduces some new young characters (newtypes of course) who take over as the main protagonists.
Zoramon089
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Jexhius said:
Well being based off of an actual Tomino novel might have something to do with it...
Rahxephon91
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I'm pretty sure Tomino has nothing to with either the novel or the anime.Zoramon089 said:
Seed was ok.
Stahsky
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Nah, I thought this one was pretty good. A few silly moments, but all anime has these at some point. Not looking for perfection or anything. I just hope the main kid doesn't get super emo or anything. I can take a bit of it, but too much really drains the fun out of it.
Major Williams
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I am building the MG Sinanju right now.... it is challenging to assemble.
I hand-painted the crest and gold decals on as opposed to using the stickers, and I am 1.5 weeks into making it. Anyone have any tips on making the sinanju?
So far it is a slick looking model, but the paint makes the joints very stiff.
I hand-painted the crest and gold decals on as opposed to using the stickers, and I am 1.5 weeks into making it. Anyone have any tips on making the sinanju?
So far it is a slick looking model, but the paint makes the joints very stiff.
distantmantra
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S. L. said:
That was the intent, seeing how it's a
cover for Mineva Leo Zabi.
Deadly said:
Yes, it finished last Spring/Summer. I have the Gundam ACE with the final chapter in it, but I can't remember what month it's from.
donkey show
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Speaking of Unicorn, I ordered two of these bad boys.
Love how it has a third transformation, the Unicorn Beast mode. :lol
Love how it has a third transformation, the Unicorn Beast mode. :lol
donkey show
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Hlj.com. It's currently on backorder though so I don't know how long you'd have to wait. I checked other sites and some local spots in Los Angeles, but no luck.Zaptruder said:
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