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| The legend begins! I'll state again the point being echoed in this thread that I can't believe it has taken me this long to watch Gundam. Great first episode. There were some cheesy/funny as hell things, like when those guys in/near the car got blown the fuck up and the "Gundam Manual" just flies, unscatched, towards Amuro. I fucking KNEW it would be a plot device before I found it was anything more than debris. Oh, and when Amuro slapped Fraw Bow was great too. Jose07 said: Does anyone know where I can watch this? I cannot find it. I would prefer it to be English sub please I'll message you. |
| Been wanting to watch Gundam (UC ones specifically) for the longest of time and finally got to! Could make a long post about my thoughts on this episode but TripleSRank's post basically covered everything I wanted to say. As many people have already stated before the OP/ED were indeed cheesy as hell. And just to state and once again repeating what TripleSRank said it's interesting how little the "flaws" in this episode bothered me (it makes me all the more excited to see Zeta which I hear improves on the flaws of the original). |
| Yay! How nice to be able to review a gem many years ago, the beginning reminds me of other series of the brand, such as SEED, who took the same cue. Surely the thing that everyone will remember the series, is the iconic scene of raising the Gundam. The scene of Amuro reading the manual of Gundam, is the only part that I was not very convinced, the script had better tell that part of the episode. |
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| Rewatching one of the greats, and I'm surprised how well it holds up. This was a solid episode with good word creating and exciting combat. Amuro Ray Kill Count: 2 Zaku's this episode 2 kills total |
| Definitely an interesting start.... excited to see more! |
| Hard to believe how old this is. Can't believe that I haven't watched the original until now, oh well time to sit back and enjoy. |
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| Pretty solid start of this series I must say, the classic sci-fi anime touch is really perfect! As well as that classic OP/ED! Looking forward to see what this franchise will has to offer! |
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| Honestly I felt like this was a really impressive first episode. |
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galimx said: The bitch slaps are real, lol. They were so real the girl was unable to comprehend how to run, or even walk properly. And when she slipped from the cliff, it was amazing. |
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| I'm such a huge Gundam fan and the fact I have not completed this series is a sin. When the show premiered in 2001 on the Toonami block, the show stopped airing due to 9/11. Then tried to watch it on DVD a couple years back, but it was so edited that I could not enjoy it. Anyway, great first episode and it's nice to see it with "older" eyes. Char was as awesome as I remember him.. and I think Amuro did indirectly kill his dad! Yikes. Looking forward to plow through this series. |
blessofcurse said: Seriously. That space colony didn't have a guard or something? So any tresspasser can enter easily. They easily wiped out with only two robots. They didn't even fight back. Lel This is the only thing that bugged me in this episode; I think it can be partially explained with the introduced in episode 4, althought this still doesn't explain why their security level was so low, especially if you consider the importance of the prototypes built inside. |
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| Decent start. I'm really interested in Aznable. Since he was voiced by Ikeda Shuuichi he has alreeady gained bonus points. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| @FMmatron Welcome to 0079 ! I hope it will catch your interest enough to check the third "compilation" movie (who is actually almost entirely re-made unlike the previous ones who recycle a lot and change only a few illogical points in the story) AND the manga The Origin, who is the closest to perfect refined version of the series and movies. Where did you hear Ikeda prior to Gundam? (I love his voice, as much as Furuya's) |
Rei_IIIMar 14, 2018 2:14 PM
| @Rei366 It's getting better and better, I have high hopes that this won't be my last contact with Gundam,tho I was especially interested in War in the Pocket. I also know him as Shanks from One Piece and Akai from Detective Conan. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I wasn't certain whether or not I'd be into this, but that was definitely an impressive first episode. I can't wait to see what happens next. |
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| Amuro! Amuro! Amuro! |
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| Surprisingly good first episode, also weird having the pv before the ed, wonder when that changed? Amuro already being impressive, wonder how he will do when the enemies get stronger suits |
| Objectivity? In my anime scoring? Of course not... |
| Really good. Not what I was expecting. I figured it would be more like Mazinger Z where there's just a new villain every episode and not continuity. I like that this looks like it will have a serialized storyline. 4/5 |
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| Rewatched this episode after completing The Origin. While I found it pretty good before, now I could appreciate it better and actually understand what's going on. Also, Amuro doesn't seem as annoying anymore, he still got lucky with typical MC power, but the impression is smoother now that I'm not thrown randomly into action as a viewer. Well, I kinda understand why the story was supposed to be started here, it's probably wrong that I'm already rooting for Char more than the MC. But oh well, the universe seems very interesting so far and I'm definitely hooked already. The animation is so cute and the music is beyond nostalgic, this is so charming and enjoyable in its own way. |
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| Ahh, the nostalgia... Back when everything was hand drawn |
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laah-mirch said: Where can I find this anime subbed? I sent you a message :) |
laah-mirch said: Where can I find this anime subbed? Bandai is currently broadcasting for free the trilogy compilation that made Gundam famous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYunkmTxzH4&list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx97xa4PuilJTJ3sgh3SnryT It includes several languages as subtitles. |
| Well, it was a curious start. Amuro learning to pilot the Gundam a bit after reading the classified manual for a few seconds was quite funny lmao. Did he just killed his dad by accidentally launching him into space? lol. So far, the animation of a series from 40 years ago is not so bad except for a few rare moments. They told me to watch this first and not Origin but I can understand the context of the war thanks to Origin, regardless if 30% of it is fanservice for older Gundam fans (at least its not the Monogatari case). Anyway, the episode was ok, I hope to see how the series develops as it has many episodes. PD: The Hatte incident from the Origin OVA is briefly shown at the beginning of the episode. Nice. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| What an amazing opening to this show. I've played so many of the Gundam games and seen the movies, so I'm very familiar with the story. This was really well directed though with a slow burn of the fear of being a wartime civilian until Amuro pilots the Gundam without knowing enough. |
| I was thoroughly gripped through this episode. Something that was immediately sold was the sense of scale. The war between Zeon and the Earth Federation, a fight between fellow humans, has resulted in half of the population wiped out. We see groups of civilians slaughtered, buildings destroyed, the colony falling apart all because these 3 mech suits started to fire. The amount of destruction and human devastation on both sides, Fraw Bow losing her family, or one of the Zeon scouts fighting Amuro in a rage for killing their ally. Further, Amuro feels just fallible enough to make me hang onto.his moves. He has a sense of courage and duty to get moving, but the death around him impacts him. Stifling his tears to get Fraw away, or his shaking when approached by the Zaku. It made Amuro feel like he could be a man of action but it would never be easy for him. He can shut up and move but it catches up to him. And with that out of the way, the scene, Amuro versus the Zaku suits, felt great! The reversal of the situation where the rash Zeon scout pushed forward only to see the Federation's mobile suit's power as it tore off its mouthpiece and Amuro turned to the offensive. It felt like every move was crucial, for the pilots, and the civilians and that feeling of weight makes me eager to see further combat encounters. Going to watch more later today for sure! |
| This is an amazing first episode. I've heard all those stories about how this may not have flopped but wasn't that much of a hit on the original run, I can't imagine how this didn't reach instant sucess from the audience, but well the rest is history. A based introduction as a whole. |
| Is long overdue that I should start watching this classic, time to rectify. |
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| I watched this series before, but I feel like I didn't quite focus on it enough. I kinda just watched it for the sake of completion. Definitely want to be more open minded about the show this time. First episode was pretty well paced and went right into the action. Of course a bit tropey considering how the protagonist just randomly jumps into the Gundam and saves the day but I'm fine with it. I like how the show really portrays war in a negative way. Seeing Fraw's family just die from one second to the other is pretty shocking. |
| I remember watching this anime as a little boy, but hardly remember anything. It’s time to watch it again with different eyes! |
| Imagine casually killing your father in the very first episode of kids anime |
| I hate everyone equally |
| I've heard a lot about this show being "dated," but the hand drawn animation is beautiful. I think I'm more interested in the world building than I am with Amuro. |
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| Have really been meaning to watch this and get into it I was just never a huge mecha fan. Amuro reading the manual while there are explosions everywhere is silly. However, the world building and action really hooked me. I can tell this will have a pretty great story. Epic. |
| for something that was done 40 years ago, it is pretty good. sasuga gundam the irony lol  I like these still shots. i think berserk had em too. Nowadays not much of these  but the mid show theme and ed are too corny as hell  this scene damn. good coloring  due to amuro attack, lot of his own men were thrown outta the airlock tho. i want to see consequences for those, but admirable that amuro doesnt act recklessly and the consequences of war is shown as directly as possible, esp with poor amuro's love interest. and we have char. the enemy should have just stuck to recon though. honestly military insubordination is not something u do lightly. u can get killed for disobeyin orders. space city fights with mecha. atleast it is somehow established amuro has a background in workin with robotics or something similar. i am just testin the waters at this point. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| It's a very unique experience compared to 21st century anime. The tinny sound effects, the lackluster music and the voice actors screaming into 70s microphones... But it somehow kinda works? I'm enjoying it anyway. |
| the sound effects, the music, this really felt so old NGL im mostly here due to Char but gotta admit that Amuros pimp hand is strong |
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| good for a first episode. |
| ''Touch the darkness inside me'' |
| to see the most recent Gundam as my first and now to go back and see where it all started is just amazing man just awesome love it |
| First time ever watching any gundam. Never mind the original. Gundam rising. They command slander. Even kids his age are fighting as gorillas. Their V projects. Clearly inspiration of mecha. He witnesses. He studies instead of evacuating. Families dead. He is inspired. He decides to go to war. While standing he begs it to get up. It has shoulder lightsabers. 4 not bad for 79. |
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