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Echo|Fox (echofox@wingzero.net)
Fri, 24 Nov 2000 01:37:46 -0700
Woo.
I've now seen 4 episodes of G Gundam and I like it more and more every
episode I see.
I think the reason it succeeds is that it doesn't take itself seriously.
Everyone involved, from the writers to the mechanical designers clearly
realized how utterly preposterous the concept of giant robots fighting one
on one for rulership of the known galaxy was and really ran with it. The
characters are all genuinely likeable so far (Wing got that wrong, since
overall I didn't care for them, while X and Turn A more or less succeeded),
and Raine is certainly number 3 on the Hot Female Gundam character list
(behind only Four and Ayna). Despite of (or perhaps because of) the
stereotyping of the characters, you end up with some fresh characters.
Through the first four eps we've only seen hints of the real meat of the
story (That's what I find cool ... I haven't even hit the real story yet,
which by all reports is quite good, and i'm enjoying it already), but a few
tidbits have been dropped. The rules of the Gundam fight have beem laid out,
and we're slowly being introduced to the recurring characters, along with a
little interaction between Domon and Raine.
The mechanical designs, while highly stylized, look a lot better in motion
than the do on paper (even the more ... odd ... designs). Again, once you
realize its not to be taken too seriously it becomes a lot more enjoyable
and the far out designs make perfect sense.
A few other things of note were the appearance of bits (non-newtype powered,
of course), and the surprisingly number of bits that Wing borrows from G.
I'd almost say as much is borrowed from G as from UC, in Wing. ... and
George from Neo-France has hair that would make even Trowa jealous :P I can
guaratee he's going to be a hit with the ladies once its released over here.
Same for Domon. He does the brooding loner shtick much better than Heero.
G Gundam is almost certain to do well in North America when its released,
but its good that Bandai is going back to UC to start things off. The
average TV watcher has a somewhat distorted view of Gundam as a whole
because of Wing (the whole superrobot thing), and G would only make things
worse at this point. Once a firm UC foundation is laid though, and people
have a basic for comparison, I think they'll enjoy it even more.
So, in the words of pretty much every Gundam fighter ... G Gundam ... ready
..... GO!
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