The Official Gundam Build Fighters Anime Thread Mark II

[Zeonista]

The match and announcers felt to me like the staff had watched WWE shows for reference.

Exactly!! In heroic combat the correct amount of enthusiasm must be expressed for the combatants! PGA-style commentary is definitely unsuited for it. Of course to have the proper level of American coverage we need the Madden-style recap with X & O markers to observe the tactics of the players.

Just think. There's an in-universe Mecha Talk where we all second guess each other over where the license is going!

Fantasy league NFL and baseball are so yesterday's amusements. Fantasy league GBF is the wave of the future!

[Arbiter GUNDAM]

CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE BULL IS COOKING?!

[Wingnut]

Once again what happens when a superior pilot takes on a lesser one in an inferior mobile suit. I love the Jegan.

For you G-Savior fans.

An interesting theory as to why China's Beargguy has the III in the name other then for the Mr. Beargguy joke.

It will be done when it's done, Reiji. Though, I'm not sure this one's really for combat...

Spoiler

She really IS a gunpla!

And a few pan caps.

X Maou chillin', and Aila in normal civilian clothes and that pilot suit ensemble with odd helmet.

[Zeonista]

For you G-Savior fans.

Truth in a very Gundam way!

Though, I'm not sure this one's really for combat...[/url]

Spoiler

She really IS a gunpla!

Spoiler

Sei: See, Inchou is definitely detailed!!
Reiji: Amazing....
China: Must restrain fist of death....

that pilot suit ensemble with odd helmet.

It's Aina-sama the Masked Marvel! Bet you all thought we'd never be able to link GBF and Sekai de Ichiban in this thread, right?

[Amion]

For you G-Savior fans.

Too awesome I forgot my words there for a minute.

[Destiny_Gundam]

An interesting theory as to why China's Beargguy has the III in the name other then for the Mr. Beargguy joke.

I thought that was obvious...

[PowerdGNFlag]

An interesting theory as to why China's Beargguy has the III in the name other then for the Mr. Beargguy joke.

I thought that was obvious...

I think it became complicated when the Gunpla of the "Beargguy II" was released simply as "Beargguy".

[BrentD15]

For you G-Savior fans.

It is purely awesome.

[HellCat]

I hope the adverts have fun when the MG BF line starts.

"Eh? MY Build Strike is now a Master Grade?! *gets starry eyed* Look at that surface detailing! That inner frame! The original markings!"
"Oi, Sei. This thing is pretty big...am I gonna be allowed to fight in this?"

[Kuruni]

Though, I'm not sure this one's really for combat...

Someone comment on this image "If Setsuna exist in this verse, he will be Sei's close friend."

[GX9900-Gundam-X]

How bout that there G-Saviour who knows maybe if I hope enough the Gunpla Gods will grant us a G3-Saviour!

[kayone73]

As someone who does have a raging hatred of Nils after all of one episode, what I find astounding is that Nils should be the high point of GBF's deconstructive tendencies: He's a living, breathing Gary Stu who they've been hyping in the opening credits, and they even dressed him up like a samurai! And pitted him against an over-muscled oaf with ridiculous hair who had his own WWF intro! It's obvious who the (Japanese) audience is supposed to be rooting for, so in the show which relishes in demolishing the Gundam franchise's preconceptions in...the obvious person won. Wait, what?

Nils needed to win by the skin of his teeth, if he was to win at all. (Preferably, his face would've been caved in.) No matter how awesome a Jegan destroying a Devil Gundam is, you can't save an episode from such a major case of missing the point.

Taking this show waaaay too seriously, relax a bit on the overanalysis and just enjoy. The points that annoyed don't really merit any sort of rage

[kayone73]

Was anyone else bothered by how the American announcers were portrayed? I mean, American announcers don't sound like that! I just couldn't get over how odd it was.

Nope not at all, it's a Japanese cartoon doing American WWE stereotypes, no worse than an American show doing stupid Asian stereotypes

[latenlazy]

Was anyone else bothered by how the American announcers were portrayed? I mean, American announcers don't sound like that! I just couldn't get over how odd it was.

Nope not at all, it's a Japanese cartoon doing American WWE stereotypes, no worse than an American show doing stupid Asian stereotypes

Just for the record, REALLY dislike the latter

[HellCat]

Was anyone else bothered by how the American announcers were portrayed? I mean, American announcers don't sound like that! I just couldn't get over how odd it was.

Nope not at all, it's a Japanese cartoon doing American WWE stereotypes, no worse than an American show doing stupid Asian stereotypes

Just for the record, REALLY dislike the latter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4RhCy126RA

[Zeonista]

Was anyone else bothered by how the American announcers were portrayed? I mean, American announcers don't sound like that! I just couldn't get over how odd it was.

Nope not at all, it's a Japanese cartoon doing American WWE stereotypes, no worse than an American show doing stupid Asian stereotypes

Just for the record, REALLY dislike the latter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4RhCy126RA[/quote]
It's Mickey Rooney! (old movie joke) Seriously now guys, if you are gonna run out and get offended every time a show goes for lowbrow humor, you are gonna miss out on the real fun. As someone whose family tree extends into the Appalachians, I should be offended by just about everything Hollywood has put out since The Beverly Hillbillies, at least. But I am still here, and remarkably unoffended, so that's it. So let's get back to the anime and save the outrage for something trul deserving it, right?

[Furious Rodimus]

I would have lolled if the American announcers had referenced UFC's "He's hurt badly!" and "It's all over!" calls.

Overall though I really enjoyed the expanded focus of this episode because it got me wondering about potential future match-ups. It was cool to see them talking about the evolution of the hobby as part of it because that references a lot of real-world sports. Take a look at UFC 1 and compare the athletes and talent to UFC 167 and you'd be hard pressed to see them as the same sport.

If Build Fighters is successful and they continue to work with this idea that could be a major theme as the game develops from where it is now.

[Strike Zero]

Switching topic a little bit, the Albigorbine has me wondering if we're going to see any other classic Sunrise shows being referenced.

Wouldn't be too farfetched either. I could see some guy walking up with a kit of the Ideon all like, "Yeah, I'd like to enter this heavily-modded GM kit into the tournament, if you would be so kind."

[Wingnut]

Or more likely, someone modding a HGUC GM to look and function like Ideon as much as possible.

[latenlazy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4RhCy126RA
It's Mickey Rooney! (old movie joke) Seriously now guys, if you are gonna run out and get offended every time a show goes for lowbrow humor, you are gonna miss out on the real fun. As someone whose family tree extends into the Appalachians, I should be offended by just about everything Hollywood has put out since The Beverly Hillbillies, at least. But I am still here, and remarkably unoffended, so that's it. So let's get back to the anime and save the outrage for something trul deserving it, right?

.___. Like I said earlier, I wasn't offended...Just had a hard time selling that bit to myself because I'm so used to actual American sports announcers...