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Rodrick Su (rsu@tigana.com)
Fri, 24 Nov 2000 02:18:06 -0800
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@ml.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@ml.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Echo|Fox
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 12:38 AM
> To: gundam@aeug.org
> Subject: [gundam] G Gundam ... ready, GO!
>
>
> 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!
Well, you are still in the character introduction phase. Some of the more
fun characters will come later, such as the current Gundam Fight Champion
Master Asia of Neo Hong Kong, and the mysterious fighter Schwarz Brueder of
Neo Germany. And you've got to see some of the Gundam's design. They
knew the concept was ridiculous, and basically they have free reign on the
design, and went wild on it.
[ Rodrick Su [ ]
[ rsu@tigana.com [ Life is a work in progress ]
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