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 Gundam is a long-running mecha multimedia franchise produced by Sunrise. Gundam products range from books to manga to games, and of course, anime. This thread is intended as a general discussion thread of all things Gundam except for the toys/models which have their own thread (link below). The original Gundam was quite groundbreaking for its time, and its influence can still be seen in mecha, or even anime in general, today. Gundam can at first seem quite intimidating to newcomers because of its age and simply how much of it there is, so below here is a chronological list of each Gundam animated feature and a few recommendations for beginners. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979, 43 episodes, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf, compilation movie DVDs by Rightstuf, Blurays in April) Mobile Suit Z Gundam (1985, 50 episodes, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf, movie trilogy DVD by Rightstuf) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986, 47 episodes, UC available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf) Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1987, movie, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989, 6 episodes, UC, available on DVD by Rightstuf) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories (1991, 13 episodes, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf in April) Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991, movie, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf) Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993, 51 episodes, UC, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf) Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994, 49 episodes, FC) Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995, 49 episodes, AC) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996, 12 episodes, UC) After War Gundam X (1996, 39 episodes, AW, available on DVD by Rightstuf) Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997, 4 episodes, AC) ∀ Gundam (1999, 50 episodes, CC,, available on DVD and Bluray by Rightstuf) Gundam Evolve (2001, 15 episodes, various) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002, 50 episodes, CE) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004, 3 episodes, UC) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004, 50 episodes, CE) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006, 3 episodes, UC) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006, 3 episodes, CE) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007, 50 episodes, AD) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front (2009, 3 episodes, UC) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010, 7 episodes, UC, available on DVD by Rightstuf and bluray by Bandai Visual/RightStuf) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010, Movie, AD) Mobile Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010, 3 episodes, AD*) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011, 49 episodes, AG) Gundam Build Fighters (2013, 25 episodes, AD*, available on the Bandai Youtube channel and available on DVD and maybe bluray by Rightstuf in 2016) Gundam Reconguista in G (2014, 26 episodes, RC, available on Hulu, available on DVD and bluray by Rightstuf in the U.S. and by Anime Lab in the U.K.) Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014, 25 episodes, AD*, available on the Bandai Youtube channel and available on DVD and maybe bluray by Rightstuf in 2016) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015, ongoing, UC, Available on bluray by Rightstuf in the U.S. and Anime Limited in the U.K.) Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015, ongoing, PD, available on Hulu and dub coming 2016)  The Gundam franchise is divided into several alternate universes, originally created to appeal to a new audience which hadn’t necessarily seen any previous Gundam show. The two letter signifier by their names indicate which universe they belong to. Generally speaking each universe is independent from all of the other ones, so you can watch Gundam Wing without having seen G Gundam, while you might miss something if you watch SEED Destiny without having seen SEED first. The * indicates that those shows have no relation to 00, even though they share the AD signifier. If you’re a complete newbie to Gundam consider starting with 1) War in The Pocket, which while being set in the UC requires no outside information, is quite short and is generally considered very good. 2) ∀ Gundam, which is generally considered the best full length Gundam show. Or 3) Iron-Blooded Orphans, which has recently started, had a promising start, and you can watch with other goons. It has its own thread (link below). If you want to get into UC It's generally recommended to start with the Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movies. The original series has very dated animation which some find off-putting, which the movies largely fix. If you don't care about space opera, but do like robot action and/or toys and models Build Fighters has none of the drama of normal gundam showss and instead indulges in the fun of models and robots punching each other. Links: RX-78-2 Gundam Thread RX-178 Gundam Thread MK II MSZ-006 Gundam Thread Zeta Gundam!!!! Gunpla/Plamo Thread Mk.IV: My other thread is a web shop exclusive Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans - WAITING FOR ERECTION The New General Mecha thread Droyer fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jan 8, 2017 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqs1JLDbp4 Hi! I'm the guy that made the new gundam thread. I want this thread to have a more relaxed feel than the earlier ones. The time of Zorak is behind us, and we must all move on. Of course effortposts are welcome and appreciated, but more short and casual posts are fine too. The last thread had a problem with the same arguments being repeated over and over. I don't want to stifle anyone's posting, but I will also not hesitate to time the thread out if I think it's necessary. Regarding spoilers, spoiler tags won't be necessary, but if you know someone's currently watching something please be considerate. Also, I said this at the end of the last thread, but if anyone has a list of which gundam shows/movies are legally available outside of Japan I'll gladly add that to the OP. Droyer fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Oct 12, 2015 |
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Oct 12, 2015 01:38
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everythingWasBees posted:Should probably add a "If you're in it just for the robots or toys toys" reccomendation for build fighters. done
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Oct 12, 2015 01:52
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please timg this. This is not the chat thread.
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Oct 12, 2015 01:53
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Swagger Dagger posted:Reconguista in G and Iron-Blooded Orphans are on Hulu, the two Build Fighters shows are on Bandai's Youtube Channel. Thank you, added
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Oct 12, 2015 01:58
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ImpAtom posted:I will say that I don't really agree with Turn-A as a 'beginner" Gundam. It's a good show but it's kind of rooted in thoughts about the series. I partially agree, but many have told me it was their first and they enjoyed it.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:00
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everythingWasBees posted:We need more tanks in Gundam. Good news: IBO
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Oct 12, 2015 02:02
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Erg posted:I watched like 4 scattered episodes of G Gundam as a child and forgot about it until recently, and that's all my Gundam experience. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a robot show though. Yeah those exist, they're called sd gundam. I didn't include them in the op because 1) i know very little about them and 2) they're kind of their own separate thing. Feel free to talk about them though!
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Oct 12, 2015 02:07
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Motto posted:Knowing the history of the series helps, but you don't need to be a Gundam buff to enjoy Turn A. I think it's really silly when some people recommend watching every pre-1999 Gundam before Turn A when the links amount to a few visual cameos and playing some random clips from previous shows during the broadcast from the Winter Palace. In fairness, it has a larger thematic meaning. The dark history functions on both a commentary on the nature of war and a metacommentary on the gundam franchise in itself, and you won't get the second thing if you haven't seen enough gundam. With that said though, that's hardly necessary to enjoy the show.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:10
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I added a rule about spoilers in the second post.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:12
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littleorv posted:I have never watched a Gundam but I might one day. I think you should! It's good fun, most of the time.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:22
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This is a bit outside the scope of the gundam thread, but I'd just like to mention that everyone who enjoyed g gundam should definitely check out the other stuff by the same director. Giant Robo especially. As a matter of fact i'm gonna add a link to the general mecha thread to the op.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:31
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Pureauthor posted:I guess 2 cour Gundam shows will be the norm going forward? I wonder if thia means we'll end up will more Gundam shows coming out overall. I doubt we'll ever have as many as there were in the mid 90's.
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Oct 12, 2015 02:57
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Namtab posted:people should watch the movies of original gundam instead I already said this though?
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Oct 12, 2015 03:08
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Namtab posted:Turn a is better, imo, once you have a bit of gundam under your belt Droyer posted:I partially agree, but many have told me it was their first and they enjoyed it.
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Oct 12, 2015 03:09
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OZC posted:Do you want stuff that was at one point available and is out of print and only available via 3rd party sales or just the stuff that you can currently buy that is in print? I've got a list of both depending on what you want. Just in print is plenty I think
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Oct 12, 2015 03:21
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Namtab posted:I want the OP to include official Droyer reviews for every gundam People asked for a neutral op, so that's what i gave them.
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Oct 12, 2015 03:21
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Namtab posted:Do it in the second post or right now after this post. I need to know how many Droyers out of 10 gundam evolve gets seeing as I've never heard of it Evolve are short mini episodes centered around a single robot. They're mostly fun, but don't add much overall to the greater gundam experience. Of note though is the (non-canon) one about the nu gundam that gave Quess and Hathaway a happy ending. Overall, fun but nothing amazing. 7 droyers out of ten
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Oct 12, 2015 03:26
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Lemon Curdistan posted:They're good, but you need to be able to stomach terrible late 70s animation. This is true. I'll see what I can do.
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Oct 12, 2015 03:27
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Namtab posted:What's everyone's fave gundam (show) and gundam (big robot) Turn a and V2.
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Oct 12, 2015 03:31
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Added another image to the op. Rejoice, Lemon
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Oct 12, 2015 03:38
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I find turn a's tone and message really resonates with me, and i think the story is top notch. I like the V2 because depending on how you outfit it it can be sleek and simple like a sports car, or huge and greebly like a fortress.
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Oct 12, 2015 03:44
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OZC posted:OK, that's easy then. You've got... Added, thanks!
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Oct 12, 2015 03:53
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chumbler posted:The only really mediocre mobile suit in Wing is Sandrock. Everything else is great. I think the pre-EW Altron is real ugly
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Oct 12, 2015 03:58
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Lemon Curdistan posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqs1JLDbp4 Nah, the op is the requisite super serious post. I'll put it in the second post though
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Oct 12, 2015 04:07
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boom boom boom posted:I agree. Maybe something like this? Please never do this again tia
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Oct 12, 2015 04:20
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I'm not saying you can't post hot babes, if it's appropriate to the conversation. But don't put 2 dozen images in the same post, and don't make two dozen posts that are nothing but that in a row either.
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Oct 12, 2015 04:40
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The chat thread already exists. We don't need 2 of them
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Oct 12, 2015 05:13
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Switching tracks a bit, what's everyone's favorite Gundam music? It might be a bit cliché, but i really like the second turn a ed, Tsuki no Mayu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NkIJyRylw
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Oct 12, 2015 05:20
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Razzled posted:So dudes who watched all of G-Reco, I liked it well enough for the first 4 episodes but there was so much other good poo poo on easier to get sources (CR and Funi for me) that it fell off my radar. Worth going back to watch in full? Also is there anywhere legit to watch them? G-reco is contrroversial. I greatly enjoyed it and I know many others who did, but I also know a lot of people hated it. One thing you should know is that it expects you to pay close attention, so if you don't you'll probably have a bad time. It's available on Hulu
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Oct 12, 2015 21:42
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Namtab posted:Is that really controversial or would a better term be divisive I think i get the message across either way. Divisive might have been better, but I didn't think of it at the time.
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Oct 12, 2015 22:17
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Logicblade posted:I think it's about time... I stood up to the Victory. A thing you should know is ep1 is actually chronologically ep4, which is why Shakti ends the episode by going "how did we end up like this?".
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Oct 13, 2015 14:26
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Logicblade posted:Yeah I've been progressing through it, on episode 3 now. Silly me thinking the Woowig slaughter was just gonna be offscreen. I'm in for a long ride, aren't I? In a lighter note, the Shokew is really cool! I mean there's no way it would actually work, but a helicopter rotor arm is really cool. Yeah, Zanscare mechs can be kind of hit or miss, but I really like them overall.
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Oct 13, 2015 14:30
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Logicblade posted:Shakti is kind of disappointing. "Oh no war is coming, maybe if I hide and pretend like it isn't happening I'll be fine." Also I don't think Bespa has heard of these things called war crimes... A thing to keep in mind before you judge Shakti: She's 11
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Oct 13, 2015 16:05
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Logicblade posted:I want to see how messed up this gets. You're in for a treat oh boy oh man
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Oct 13, 2015 16:32
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I like the G-armor. It's dumb and silly, but a lot of stuff in the original was and a lot of gundam things still are.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:28
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Logicblade posted:So... when they do they keep the Victory fully formed out of the gate? I mean I get that transforming mechs are cool, but it's just not practical to have a bunch of bottom fighters get destroyed every time you try to dock mid fight. I suppose at least they have the presence of mind to have spares. I might be misremembering, but I thought the idea was they don't have a truck large enough to transport it fully formed and having a giant robot just walking around is bad if you're trying to keep a low profile.
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Oct 13, 2015 20:33
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The Muffinlord posted:So what's the cutest mobile suit? I mean, you could go with Bearguy but I think that's too obvious. It might be the Acguy, though. Tha kapool is pretty fuckin cute
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Oct 13, 2015 20:41
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Logicblade posted:So I just finished episode six... what just happened? Like seriously, what the gently caress? Welcome to the Victory Gundam experience
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Oct 13, 2015 21:07
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I like Victory, but it definitely has problems, especially in regards to women.
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Oct 13, 2015 22:09
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