yazi88 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:14 am Rustal, ruthless but practical...
Pretty much my initial thoughts. So, this is similar to a Durandel wins ending. Huh. In an odd, way, I don't mind the ending. It came off surprisingly satisfying, despite misgivings I had in the past. Definitely better than AGE or Destiny, so it doesn't fall below the Gundam Bar. However, the series as a whole is another story. I will now forget about it entirely.
As for this episode: the highlights were relatively few. First off, Barbatos really is just a Hashmal-lite. That's cool in my book. Second, the brush cutters! Ahahahahaha! Yes! That was the meaning for their existence! Too bad I now feel kind of bad for Iok Kujan.
Sayonara, Tekketsu no Orphens.
So. Where from here? Perhaps a fresh writer for Gundam. Someone other than Marie Okada and her team, thanks and no thanks. A fresh series after this, that's what I want, one with a LOT of beam energy. Beams. Everywhere. With shimmery Hashmal noises. And upbeat characters. Heh. I think I'll go rewatch Build Fighters until then...
That said, I wonder if anyone's managed to bribe Urobuchi into doing a Gundam show. With how he handled Gargantia and Madoka Magika, surely he could provide a top quality Gundam series. Well, that's speculation, I'll say no more.
Now, one last question. How was IBO received overall in Japan and, more importantly, how well did those plastic gold makers sell?
They don't know the power of a balanced vision.