I actually am in the exact same boat as Quiddity (it's a small boat, did you see me over here? ;) ). I finished up season one of 00 last week and I'm about five eps into season two. I've never watched SEED but I am very familiar with the characters and mecha thanks to SRW. I don't really like the me...

Yeah, I really don't think I'll be watching Igloo. When I get through ZZ, the docket will be CCA, then probably Unicorn. I'm actually also watching 00 for the first time as I'm watching ZZ (I'm a few eps into the second season of 00). I met one of those old-guard types last year who sung high the pr...

zerogradius, I agree with your points re: sexism, although I wouldn't discount the Beargguy III simply for being adorable. My wife and I loved both GBF shows (well before any cute mecha showed up), and Beargguy was a perfect gateway into gunpla - we built that kit as well as the Petitgguys together....

Yeah, for as much as I came off not liking Kamille much, I wouldn't say that he killed without justification. He really did believe that he was fighting against an immoral enemy, and I don't think he was wrong at that. I want to add how much I like the mech design in Zeta. I like it a lot. Those 80s...

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Capsule: ANIMATION : B CHARACTERS : C+ MECH DESIGN : A PLOT : B+ OVERALL: B Favorite mecha: Hyaku-Shiki like WOW, Methuss, Pscyo Gundam, Super Gundam, Hambrabi, Nemo Favorite character(s): Quattro, Bright, Haman, Scirroco, Fa, Yazan Review: Holy balls, did it really take me ...

There's a gag manga called Gundam-san, written and drawn by Tony Takezaki. In it he introduces a new Zeon "mobile suit", the Saku (that thing you see there), as well as the SM (which looks like a GM rendered as a box). The little things even showed up as joke characters in a couple of gam...

Strike Zero wrote:@yazi88: You know, that thought just so happened to occur to me this very morning.

As long as they somehow manage to recreate this scene, it will be perfect.

At the risk of going OT...can someone tell me the story behind this glorious thing?

- Haven't seen much chatter here about Fellini's sweet motorcycle (Gunbike?) for his Wing. Fitting since he's always seen riding around on a scooter. Does it replace bird mode, I wonder? Well, Wing Fenice can't use Bird Mode anyway due to its design, so in a sense the Meteor Hopper does indeed repl...

The previous two eps have both been utter joys. We were laughing throughout almost the entire Meat Bun episode, and both me and my wife were anxious to see what new tricks Sei had to show with his Star Build Strike. Given how awesome the Plavsky Gate was, I'm glad the following episode pointed out t...

Thoughts on the latest episodes: Ep. 8: My knowledge of G-Savior is very weak so I actually didn't even recognize the suit when it came out. But I'd been waiting for some G Gundam stuff to show up so I was very happy to see the Devil Gundam. Earlier I surmised that the ole Devil might be used as a &...

Thanks! I'm almost tempted to buy more G-Armor sets so I can have the components displayed in their different configurations at the same time.

But I've got a lot of other stuff I want to do before I get to that point.

I've caught the Gunpla bug hard since I picked up an MG Shining Gundam at Dragon*Con this year, and I wanted to share some of the progress I've made in building since then. A bit of background on my gunpla experience: I did some plastic model building as a kid, mostly with Star Wars kits and a few a...

As soon as those mafia guys showed up, I said, "somehow this can be settled through gunpla battle." I almost thought I was going to be proven wrong when Reiji came out with his fists in the air. But I knew that Apasalus III had to show up somewhere, and it seems a fitting choice for a guy ...

I think there's some worth to watching G-Saviour once you've gone through the UC stuff. It's really your best chance to judge if it works or not. Personally I think it's acceptable as a low budget sci-fi movie but sadly dissapointing as a UC Gundam one. G-Saviour is the SyFY Gundam movie. :twisted:...

I only have one comment on this particular talking point: the clover toys weren't ugly, just misunderstood

Brief update: I've slowed down on my UC watching, partially because Zeta isn't thrilling me and partially because I tend to watch episodes while I'm doing gunpla stuff and I've finished all the gunpla I had lying around. But I'm up to episode 17 and I think the Psyco Gundam is about to show up, and ...

In the post-credits model ads, I noticed that both the Build Booster and the Amazing Booster have been shown, but a white cutout of 3 boosters seems to be slated for the series. Wondering if any have been spotted yet or if we're going to be seeing completely unique boosters (perhaps a close-combat ...

Been a while since I commented, so here are some stray thoughts on the last three episodes: Ep. 4: Loved the commentary on otaku/idol culture but I was sorta disappointed that it came at the expense of a potential female character; however, I could actually see Kirara redeeming herself in the future...

Amion wrote:royal ball

Clearly, Reiji does not need any other type of Ball.

This is a good thread M-308 Gunner! For me, MSG and its OYW setting are the bread and butter of UC. Once UC gets away from that, it seems to have problems of balancing characters and story in a consistent and/or compelling way, IMO. While not my favorite series by any means, MSG itself is a classic...