Anime Watching Club: Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 (ep 1-6)

[Momogari]

Ep 2

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I really like all the amateurs having to pilot the warship. It really feels like a scrappy survivor story

I'm enjoying this more than I thought I would.

[Endynyp]

Also it doesn't help that Robotech is basically an entirely different show. I think it cuts up three different anime near the end of it, so it's NOT the original SDF Macross.

I loved Robotech, granted, the last time I watched it I was in Kindergarten, but still.

[Expendable]

I found Mobile Suit Gundam 00 on Hulu and watched the first episode Celestial Being. Doesn't look at all like an 1970's anime.

[Momogari]

I found Mobile Suit Gundam 00 on Hulu and watched the first episode Celestial Being. Doesn't look at all like an 1970's anime.

lol, no, it wouldn't. It's definitely post-90's style. Not knowing the year I will guess based on the style...2006. Let's see how I did. Ha, Gundam 00 was 2007. Hit her on the bow

Gundam 00 is one of my favorite gundams though

I think I still need to see ep 3 of Gundam 0079. Has anyone finished all three yet?

[lolin]

Technically I've finished the series but it's been 10+ years so

[Momogari]

Hmm, they voted on whether to attack

[Endynyp]

Very democratic

[Momogari]

Yeah, and then the younger officer shook hands with Kai instead of saluting. It's emphasizing that the crew is basically all civilian.

Well then Amuro soluted the officer dude. While glaring. Hm.

[Nishizono Shinji]

Just finished episode 3. This is actually great considering the time it was made.

[unoduetre]

I'm watching ep. 1

[unoduetre]

I've finished ep. 3

[unoduetre]

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It's interesting how much Char is surprised by the combat ability of Gundam and its technological superiority and that he cannot defeat it despite him being much more experienced. It's a very rare element in stories. Most works rather try to show that the most important element is the human element. But this show tells us that in this case human element is not so important. I like it. So even if one is a great hero or an experienced soldier, one cannot defeat Gundam!!!

[unoduetre]

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Oh, Wikipedia says this: "The series is famous for revolutionizing the giant robot genre due to the handling of mobile suits as weapons of war as well as the portrayal of their pilots as ordinary soldiers, as opposed to the previous style of portraying hero pilots and their giant super hero robots."

[Nishizono Shinji]

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This show kinda has a Battstar Galactica with Mechs kinda feel to me

[Momogari]

Are we ready to do 4-6 or what?