Forgot where I have read it, but the Middle East has been unstable since the Oil embrago and Solar Wars that no country last for a long time. The landscape is always changing; countries dissolve or gets taken in by neighbour country.

Try that scene in Celestial Being with Descartes and Kati.

Apparently guidebooks claim that Veda was slowly turning against Ribbons when it became aware Setsuna had awoken as an Innovator From what I remember, they said it was doing that from the start. That is kind of Regene's point through the first 9 episodes of Season 2. Veda is hiding so much info fro...

Momento Mori is a nice enough plot device at first. Anyway, I think Wang Lu Mei and Louise Hallevy are funding A-LAWS...but as you say, couldn't the Innovators get the money elsewhere? They killed off the observers, which funds the organization, so they have to get money elsewhere. EDIT: Getting mo...

^You don't need the novel for that. They showed that in the Season 1 episodes (Episode 19 and 22 from top of my mind, even earlier). It's just that people think that Setsuna wanting to bei an actual robot is funnier. ______________ I disagree that Setsuna is more robotic than Heero or sound like one...

^It is literally stated in the novel Shirin would have been an effective Azadistan politician and leader, but she wouldn't be because she's a woman (Well Season 1 at least). There's no #2 or #3 princesses because it would undermine the purpose of putting royal princess in the first place, which is t...

balofo wrote:Is this Gundam?

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Looks like a transforming Mecha. Looks good.

One of the most awesome ideas in S2, the occupation of the elevator and the coup, was a prime example of this critical flaw, because it would have been far more compelling if we had a better idea of what the world was like after the formation of the Federation, and how that related to the goals of ...

I have only heard two dubs from Bang Zoom, but they were really bad.

^I don't think any those reasons are big issues. I doubt the current free streams would stop (besides, most of the series uploaded on youtube are private anyways, or region locked). I have no problems with Funimation. "Eh" about Sentai, I have never bought any of their products.

He already did. He did not believe that following the process would have solved the problems considering there were traitors within the Federation. He pirated Federation vessels that had ties to Vagans. He provided Diva with the knowledge of EXA-DB that he was also searching for, and that both Fede...

Well, really, Asemu's a pathetic father. He left his family to become a pirate. He has not given any explanation to this point about his decision to leave. It's only right he begged Flit to become Kio's father again.

I will concede that Kamille is a really good character, writing-wise, but I think I find him one of the most utterly unlikable protagonists in just about anything. Seriously. Can't stand the kid. I know characters don't have to be likable to be well-written, but still. In my case, I have soft spot ...

Setsuna F. Seiei. He's a good guy, but his good nature was often used by the likes of Ali Al-Saachez and Ribbons Almark. His upbringing brought him to believe that everything can only be resolved by fighting, but eventually learned and understand the consequence of this on those people around him. H...

Look at their eyes. Kihel has the light reflecting on her eyes, while Diana doesn't.

(My previous post got deleted for some reason.)

From what i remember, the difference is the eyes. Kihel has some light reflecting on her eyes while Diana doesn't.

Right -- the underlying assumption there being that misunderstanding is the only real source of conflict. This is a position that every other Gundam series rejects entirely. You mean the last message? I dunno what you mean about underlying assumption, but there is nothing in the actual message that...

tl;dr, when communication can end conflicts, that's great -- and certainly preferable to fighting. But when communication can't end conflicts by itself, then fighting is both necessary and justified. That's always been Gundam's main message, and that's what Trailblazer throws out the window by acti...

To be honest, i think Trowa's reason is as valid as the rest and sometimes people do not really need that complex or deep a reason/motivation for them to do things. Trowa is just a person that has grown so used to the battlefield that he feel a bit weird or uncomfortable with a peaceful life. I don...

It's in the preview of the new episode. It's not a new wear.