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Jul 24, 2018 13:27
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Guy Goodbody posted:wheres the fricken episode?!?! RillAkBea posted:[...] Episode got too interesting and they have to add more people praising the MC.
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Jul 24, 2018 15:27
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What was broadcast instead in Japan was a 'special' where some celebrities visited the Gundam Base and made Gunpla. Then there was a short montage of all the fights so far.
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Jul 24, 2018 15:49
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RillAkBea posted:What was broadcast instead in Japan was a 'special' where some celebrities visited the Gundam Base and made Gunpla. Then there was a short montage of all the fights so far. And why are you not telling us which Gunpla they made?  The details are important, you know! edit: Oh my god, Bandai are insane and I love it.  .quote:The Gundam Base Tokyo promotes the Gundam Build Divers Festival for the first time to showcase new GunPla releases and announcements. Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Jul 24, 2018 |
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Jul 24, 2018 15:52
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Neddy Seagoon posted:And why are you not telling us which Gunpla they made? It looked like they were gonna build Gogg, Acguy and Dom because that's what the celebrities most resembled, but instead they made kits from Build Divers for obvious reasons. Dom made AGE II Magnum, Gogg made Seravee Sheherazade and Acguy made Momokapool but they had her switch the arms for Grimoire Red Beret's so they could show off the ~customization~ aspect. They also had them play around with Gundam markers, the results were predictably awful. They did also show off that 3D scanning thing but it's fairly underwhelming at the current stage. It's pretty much just a standard 3D scanning setup with a minigame based on preset movement parameters, as no matter what you scan they all act basically the same. Nothing an engineering student couldn't whip up in their spare time.
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Jul 25, 2018 04:28
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RillAkBea posted:They did also show off that 3D scanning thing but it's fairly underwhelming at the current stage. It's pretty much just a standard 3D scanning setup with a minigame based on preset movement parameters, as no matter what you scan they all act basically the same. Nothing an engineering student couldn't whip up in their spare time. Proof-of-concept with the company that own the property, at a major event, tends to go a lot further long-term than "check out this neat thing I did once" with a random student though.
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Jul 25, 2018 04:34
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Proof-of-concept with the company that own the property, at a major event, tends to go a lot further long-term than "check out this neat thing I did once" with a random student though. They got one year to make the Gundam walk, let's see them do that before we get excited for them making Build Fighters real.
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Jul 25, 2018 04:36
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Guy Goodbody posted:They got one year to make the Gundam walk, let's see them do that before we get excited for them making Build Fighters real. I'd honestly put more stock in object-recognition cameras (a tech that already works) than a working Gundam tbh.
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Jul 25, 2018 04:39
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That's a good sound to kick off an episode
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Jul 31, 2018 16:04
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So Sara is a Gunpla?
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Jul 31, 2018 16:12
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For someone whose only real personality so far is being a walking Gundam wiki. It sure is strange to see him talk about personal growth and strength, then pick up a Jegan. Also that bird is a flying mullet.
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Jul 31, 2018 16:13
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This second cour's been far better than the first, and what the show should've been like from the start. I really appreciated fiery fungoes and the return of Gunpla Baseball too . Give us the Baseball 0 Gundam, Bandai! Or at least the cap as an HGBC thing!Guy Goodbody posted:So Sara is a Gunpla? My take was the mission just gives you something to do if you don't have a Gunpla of your own and you're tagging along with a friend. Or even deliberately trying it sans-Gunpla. The mission erroring out trying to mirror Sarah was still far more interesting than just Break Decal effects too.
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Jul 31, 2018 16:45
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That was a pretty good episode. I've always suspected it but it turns out this show really is better without Riku in it. And incidentally Sara is a much more likeable character when she actually does things. It's just a shame it took 17 episodes to get this far, and with less than 10 episodes left I'm increasingly doubtful that we'll ever get to see the kickass 10v10 battles the Prologue specifically promised. I mean really, what happened to all that, we've still only seen two and a half regular force battles. As a whole, I hate this show so very much. #tsukasadidnothingwrong
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Jul 31, 2018 18:41
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I really enjoyed the "WTF" shared side glances when Yuki was talking about wanting to be more like Riku.
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Jul 31, 2018 20:32
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SpikeMcclane posted:I really enjoyed the "WTF" shared side glances when Yuki was talking about wanting to be more like Riku.  hnngh gotta make sure the audience knows how great Riku is huhhh Tubby unicorn fuckboy is still a fuckboy and Yuki can join him. I halfway expect his Jegan will disassemble itself to become addon parts for Riku's mech next episode so he can go full Fumina (never go full Fumina).
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Aug 1, 2018 04:36
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Midjack posted:
Even Fumina stepped back from full Fumina. But then, it's easier to do that if you have something resembling characterization before you're shoved into the cheering section. Yuki does not have that advantage. (Trivia note: Fumina was the only character from Try to make the top 100 Gundam character poll, falling somewhere between Sei and Reiji. )
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Aug 1, 2018 05:19
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chiasaur11 posted:(Trivia note: Fumina was the only character from Try to make the top 100 Gundam character poll, falling somewhere between Sei and Reiji. ) Let's not pretend that it was because of her characterization on the show.
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Aug 1, 2018 05:38
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Potsticker posted:Let's not pretend that it was because of her characterization on the show. I considered suggesting there were two obvious reasons, but I thought this thread had too much class for that kind of line. I mean, I don't know why I thought that, but here we are.
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Aug 1, 2018 05:51
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From a character standpoint, Fumina being the one super into Gundam and dragging Sekai into it so much so that he became a fan as well (from as far as we can tell he at least watched enough to sing "Anime ja nai" in the car) was really cool. Gyanko as well seemed to be really into at the very least Gunpla and not just the products focused at the female audience like Bearguys and such. (Is there any gender focus on SD stuff in terms of marketing?)
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Aug 1, 2018 06:28
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You could even argue that her gunpla evolves with a character arc. A decent one even. Which is more than anyone has in the rest of Try or Build. Also wanna know where those three placed on the top 100 list. Cause I'm thinking Sei and Reji are less than five apart, but Reji probably placed decently high. Yet I don't expect fumina to make it past 90. It's a real thought puzzle.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:08
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Sazabi posted:You could even argue that her gunpla evolves with a character arc. A decent one even. Which is more than anyone has in the rest of Try or Build. Not when she starts with a competently-built machine, well-balanced for close and long range combat, and regresses to spare parts for Sekai.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:11
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Sazabi posted:You could even argue that her gunpla evolves with a character arc. A decent one even. Which is more than anyone has in the rest of Try or Build. Sei at 70, Fumina at 72 (Dozle is right between them, for a scaling reference), and Reiji's at 78. As for their shows, Build Fighters is between X and F91 in the popularity rankings, which isn't at the top, but it clearly has some fans. Meanwhile, Try is less popular than SD Gundam Force.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:15
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Sazabi posted:You could even argue that her gunpla evolves with a character arc. A decent one even. Which is more than anyone has in the rest of Try or Build. Reiji was #78, Fumina #72 and Sei #70. https://www.nhk.or.jp/anime/gundam/ranking/ e;fb 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:18
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Lurking Haro posted:Reiji was #78, Fumina #72 and Sei #70. SEED is at #3 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:21
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Char at #1 Amuro at #2 Orga at #3!? I would not have guessed anyone from IBO anywhere near that high.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:24
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Potsticker posted:SEED is at #3 Gundam SEED was the entrypoint into the franchise for a lot of people, it's largely harmless and has some good mech designs. Destiny is where it all goes to poo poo. chiasaur11 posted:As for their shows, Build Fighters is between X and F91 in the popularity rankings, which isn't at the top, but it clearly has some fans. Meanwhile, Try is less popular than SD Gundam Force. Goddamn. I was half-wondering if that'd be one of those liked-in-Japan-reviled-elsewhere things, but nope it seems they hated it too. Good. .
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Aug 1, 2018 09:25
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Well that's certainly a list with surprising results. Sleggar and Mu being next to each other is nice to see. AGE being on the list and even ahead of other shows is not.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:32
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I just find it odd because I feel like at least the circles I run into SEED is pretty universally reviled as a show. As a result I haven't watched it myself, but maybe it's just Destiny that soured people as you say? At least with something like 00 I know while I didn't like it I see a lot of fans. This is super fun to look through and is full of surprises all over the place. IBO at #6, G @8 and W @9. Also near the bottom of the list along with Try is G-Reco which kind of surprises me since while I had complaints I thought it had it's fans (and like you mentioned with SEED, I feel like regardless of show quality had some great designs, even if the gunpla kits themselves were not always of great quality), and AGE. Thunderbolt is down there too which I'm currently watching and so far it's been pretty good, but it is a very heavy show and hard to watch more than one episode at a time.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:35
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Potsticker posted:Char at #1 IBO did pretty well, but Orga only got so high because a certain scene of his became a massively popular meme in Japan. As for show versus character voting, it's relevant how people voted. You were allowed multiple character votes, but one for a show. So if your favorite was Char, but you thought Sochie had a great arc, you could vote for them both, boosting supporting characters. Meanwhile, your show had to be your number one pick, so something short like Thunderbolt had worse odds. (You can also click on the names of the top ten shows to get demographic breakdowns. A lot of women voted for IBO, for example, second only to Wing.) chiasaur11 fucked around with this message at 09:45 on Aug 1, 2018 |
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Aug 1, 2018 09:41
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chiasaur11 posted:IBO did pretty well, but Orga only got so high because a certain scene of his became a massively popular meme in Japan. Meme's don't always translate to actual popularity though. In this case it seems splitting up the various versions of Char and Amuro by series Orga himself got enough votes to be #1. chiasaur11 posted:
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Aug 1, 2018 09:45
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chiasaur11 posted:IBO did pretty well, but Orga only got so high because a certain scene of his became a massively popular meme in Japan. Which scene?
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Aug 1, 2018 09:46
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Which scene? Massive spoilers for IBO season 2: 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:47
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Potsticker posted:I just find it odd because I feel like at least the circles I run into SEED is pretty universally reviled as a show. As a result I haven't watched it myself, but maybe it's just Destiny that soured people as you say? At least with something like 00 I know while I didn't like it I see a lot of fans. This is super fun to look through and is full of surprises all over the place. IBO at #6, G @8 and W @9. Think of SEED as to Japan, what Wing was to the west. An introduction to many fans who for one reason or another didn't watch any prior series. So a not good but not awful show with recycled animation, poorly written characters, and awkward handling of war. Grts remembered fondly thanks to it's good points like great mechanical designs, liked side characters, and nice homages to the UC timeline.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:47
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chiasaur11 posted:(You can also click on the names of the top ten shows to get demographic breakdowns. A lot of women voted for IBO, for example, second only to Wing.) They also voted SEED pretty highly as well. Maybe I should watch SEED?
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Aug 1, 2018 09:52
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Potsticker posted:Meme's don't always translate to actual popularity though. In this case it seems splitting up the various versions of Char and Amuro by series Orga himself got enough votes to be #1. True enough, but it was definitely a factor. They also announced a few of the top vote getters at the halfway point, which further helped Orga. It meant anyone who wanted an IBO character in the top spots had a name to rally around.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:53
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chiasaur11 posted:They also announced a few of the top vote getters at the halfway point, Okay, now doing that is just asking for meme/popularity votes to pile up.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:54
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Not when she starts with a competently-built machine, well-balanced for close and long range combat, and regresses to spare parts for Sekai. That's the arc though. She starts off with a well-balanced machine that can do a bunch of stuff because she's fighting alone. Then she gets teammmates and is so happy she just focuses on keeping them and making them better, so she switches to a self-sacrificing pure support Gunpla. Eventually she realizes that she shouldn't do that and makes a new Gunpla. It still explodes into parts like the previous one, but instead of making her teammates stronger they make make her stronger. That is a full character arc. That's a story told in Gunpla. It's the most well-constructed part of Try. The real problem is that her arc in Gunpla isn't reflected at all outside of Gunpla.
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Aug 1, 2018 12:30
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Potsticker posted:Massive spoilers for IBO season 2: I can see the resemblance. 
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Aug 2, 2018 07:23
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According to a tv poll I just read, this is the lowest viewed gundam show ever made. How is that possible, considering the original series got cancelled due to exactly the same reason. Also please, bandai executive board committee, "standard shonen protagonist who-always-wins" means there're no stakes, which means I don't care and neither do the little kids audience you were supposed to be targetting.
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Aug 5, 2018 09:47
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Ka0 posted:According to a tv poll I just read, this is the lowest viewed gundam show ever made. How is that possible, considering the original series got cancelled due to exactly the same reason. because when MSG aired there were three TV channels and two video games and no internet. Now there's lots of TV channels and tons of video games and the internet and cell phones, everybody's fighting for much smaller pieces of the pie
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Aug 5, 2018 12:34
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