“Char has a nice ass”-Gundam creator
It’s the original MSG novel by Tomino himself (i think). It expands on some stuff and has a different ending apparently
For me, so far it's Char's iconic red Zaku and gelgoog for me. I think it is simple yet frightening and cool like a futuristic cyclops warrior, and i love the double sided beamsaber. My favorite anime mechs are still from Gurren lagann and Code geass but i definitely think Gundam will catch up as I see more of the series. And of things i've yet to see, the death-scythe mech from wing seems like it will be especially awesome.
Ok thanks. I haven’t gotten to Chars counter attack yet so I don’t think I’ll watch it with him. Maybe Gundam Origin would work?
My Dad is coming over for the weekend and I think he might like the series. I'm still watching Zeta Gundam and reading the 0079 novel but if Hathaway works as a stand alone series, I would love to watch it with him.
Does anyone know if it is understandable for newcomers? Or do you need to be familiar with UC to watch it.
Thanks for the helpful information. I’ll give zz a try once I’m finished zeta
I’m still working my way through the ovas. war in the pocket/8th ms team were 10/10 for me. I haven’t started zeta gundam (which I heard is the best), but I want to know in advance if I zz is going to be worth watching. It has the lowest Myanimelist score by far. So is it actually bad or just controversial and still worth trying?
I wasn't expecting the ending to be so sad. The music was phenomenal and I like how Char and Amuro had a down to earth sword fight to settle things. I'm very excited to watch the sequels now.
Regarding Lalah's final words, can someone help me out with what they mean? Is it that people are literally becoming newtypes. ("like us") or is it about understanding/empathy. Also "time". I know that Lalah talks about how all beautiful things must die. Maybe it's recognition/acceptance of that fact. Or hope for a better future. Anyways I wonder if I'm missing the meaning?
The quote:
Lalah: People are changing, they're becoming like us.
Amuro: Yeah... you're right about that Lalah.
Lalah: Oh, Amuro, do you honestly believe that?
Amuro: Of course you and I are able to understand each other. Perhaps one day, people will even control time.
Lalah: Oh, Amuro. I can see time itself...
@Whammo1 I’ll give it a try for sure.
I’m new to the franchise was recommended to start from the beginning. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the anime was in terms of both writing and animation for such an old series.
The story was never slow or boring which I had expected it to be at times. Instead, it was highly focused on the characters and their relationships while finding times to introduce meaningful world building. The moral ambiguity of the world is very intriguing and I’m not yet sure with which side, if any, justice lies. While the exact reason for conflict is still unclear to me, the overall nature and consequences of of the war are still understandable.
I thought the characters would be cheesy and generic. But Amuro reminded me less of the one dimensional, friendship driven Pegasus Seiya and more of the angsty and realistic teenager like Shinji Ikari. I didn’t really expect it to be that mature but Amuro is actually much more flawed than the average anime protagonist which also makes him way more interesting. Being too cowardly to fight then mercilessly killing people and dehumanizing the enemy, I’m really interested in where his character will go, whether he’ll go the pacifist route or continue giving in to hatred. Char as expected of his slick design and role as the main rival/antagonist is intriguing and mysterious as well.
The animation was actually really good and full of sakuya moments. I couldn’t get through a single episode of Saint Seiya which entirely still frames with zero actual animation outside of the opening. The only problem was the flashing white lights during some scenes which seemed annoying and unnecessary.
(Sorry for shitting on Saint seiya, I ended up reading the manga and it was solid, I was just using it as a point of comparison)
tldr: it was really good and I’m glad I started it.
Ok thanks! I look forward to starting it
Ok thanks for the help everyone. One more question, if I start with the original (as I am thinking of doing) should I watch the compilation movies or the tv series and/or does it matter?
I don't really care about the optimal viewing order, but I'm just wondering where I can start so the anime series makes sense, because Gundam looks like a cool/interesting series to watch.