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Oct 28, 2009 6:34 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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"Prelude ZZ"
The recap of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

Nov 28, 2009 1:25 PM
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The opening's lyrics are quite amusing
Nov 28, 2009 1:27 PM
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hirahira said:
The opening's lyrics are quite amusing


Because ZZ isn't anime! I don't even understand why it's in the DB.
Aug 5, 2010 2:04 PM
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Horrible first episode. I'm too discouraged to watch second episode this night.
Sep 15, 2010 9:01 AM
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This wasn't really a first episode, it'll be the next one which'll start the series. This was good the refresh the previous happenings and the mobile suit types.
I'm really curious how will be the story and the implementation compared the the previous Gundam series~
Dec 6, 2010 3:23 PM
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Hmm, strange that they started with this "prelude," and I honestly have no idea what this anime is going to be. I see two possibilities, either it will be great or godawful. They've obliterated all possibility of being merely okay :)
“Money can't buy dere”
Feb 1, 2011 8:58 AM
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I kinda liked it... Because it had lots of Char! Pity other than the OP he's not in it at all.

I also spotted some 0079 footage that I never saw in the series. Char in his uniform with no head gear with Lalah sitting down. Is it perhaps from the compilation movies?
May 2, 2011 2:10 PM
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Are all you kids ready for the GUNDAM QUIZ? Hosted by our very own CHAR!!!

I'm just going to pretend I didn't see this one.
Jun 12, 2011 6:50 PM
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WHO'S THAT GUNDAM?
da na nun
IT'S THE MK II!!
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Jul 17, 2011 8:31 PM

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Good god, I hope they didn't go and remove a giant cast just to create another giant cast to be removed...

Hilarious Char gundam quiz was hilarious...
Oct 15, 2011 3:31 PM

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lol wtf did I just watch?
Dec 29, 2011 9:08 AM

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Imagining Char reading off that mobile suit quiz was hilarious and made watching this 'episode' totally worth it.
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That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain."
Jun 8, 2012 11:53 PM

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I...Er....
.......What did I just watch?

ZZ Gundam?
I love you.
Apr 26, 2013 1:43 AM

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What.

Well nice recap? -_-

Anime ja nai~ oh god.
May 21, 2013 3:33 PM

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Anime ja nai.....? If they are planning on keeping this opening, I wonder if it will actually grow on me at some point. This anime sort of scares me. It's Gundam. It can't be really horrible, can it?

Seabury said:
Hmm, strange that they started with this "prelude," and I honestly have no idea what this anime is going to be. I see two possibilities, either it will be great or godawful. They've obliterated all possibility of being merely okay :)


It's true. Some things are so epic they require a recap at the beginning, buuuuut....

I'm concerned. .__. What even was that quiz show-thing? The Char montage was legit, though.
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Aug 15, 2013 9:26 AM

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Recaps I hate them. xD
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
Aug 28, 2013 8:16 AM
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They killed off most of the main cast and made the protagonist lose his mind, but now we'll have a great fun time with Judau's Wacky Adventures, Uncle Char's Great Gundam Quiz and ANIME JA NAI! If they keep this level of trash through the series, I will love it!
Jan 6, 2014 8:49 AM

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Recap of 0079 and Zeta and preview of ZZ's first episode. Ok..
I don't like that opening very much, but it is catchy (like some kind of disease that is).
Feb 10, 2014 3:19 PM
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Wait...what? I'm so confused.
Why is Char giving us a quiz?
He promised we would go to Jupiter if I mail in the answers.


I understand that not everyone can be fashionable like Char but the new kid looks soooo 80s.
Feeling bad for Bright because he's going to have to deal with another brat AGAIN.


Anime Ja Nai! Such a wonderful feeling! It really is real! jflas;djfkl;asjfa;lfja;
I can't stop laughing.

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If they keep this level of trash through the series, I will love it!

The sad thing about this is that I totally agree. The OP alone is already A+ material.
Mar 11, 2014 1:52 PM

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ANIME JA NAI ANIME JA NAI ANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAIANIMEJANAI

Seriously I'm acting so tsundere towards Gundam as a whole. Just a while ago I thought Zeta sucked donkey balls, now I actually upped its score to 8 and came for more of the same.
Mar 11, 2014 2:45 PM

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Seriously I'm acting so tsundere towards Gundam as a whole. Just a while ago I thought Zeta sucked donkey balls, now I actually upped its score to 8 and came for more of the same.
Is this the power of a Newtype?!
Mar 12, 2014 1:09 AM

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Ckan said:
cupc said:
Seriously I'm acting so tsundere towards Gundam as a whole. Just a while ago I thought Zeta sucked donkey balls, now I actually upped its score to 8 and came for more of the same.
Is this the power of a Newtype?!


Maybe I should go get myself checked, who knows if I can use funnels and shit
Apr 8, 2014 11:12 PM

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This first episode looks and is terrible. But... at least they gave us some background info.

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The OP alone is already A+ material.


This. Best song from Gundam yet.
Dec 22, 2014 5:46 AM

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OK that was uh interesting, I really don't know what to think

I kind of liked the recap because Zeta felt pretty disconnected with 79 most of the time, You know Char and Amuro not trying to murder each other when they first reunited, the mobile suit designs seemed barely connected with the OYW mechs.

That Char quiz thing though that really through me off.

And I have no idea why they did that whole montage with Judah and co when the next episode seems to show the exact same footage.
Jan 15, 2015 6:28 PM

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Finally after 6 months since i last watched Zeta Gundam. It's time for ZZ :)

The recap was awesome, showing bits from 079 and Zeta. Though i'm kinda spoiled since while i'm watching this on BD. They didn't remastered it and instead left it as is.

So seeing BD to this was kinda hard to get used to, but the other episodes will be in BD so it will be fine ^^

Nice pop quizzes every now and then! Hyaku Shiki is number 1 Mobile Suit, but i have to agree Zeta Gundam is just too good :P

Let's see how this Judau kid will fare well compared to Kamille and Amuro :)

Can't wait for the next episode!

Anime Ja Nai!!!
Apr 29, 2015 12:24 PM

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What did I just watch?

There is recap and then Char doing MS Quiz? Then some trailer for real first episode with main charcater talking over it. And some horrible 80s 3D-effects. This can only be so bad it is good.
May 11, 2016 12:04 AM

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My reaction during the "first" episode: is this really the first one?

This opening? O_o "This is not an anime!" ?! It should better be one, I want something rewarding after I went through Zeta.
The "sciences" moments were good, but the pirated video I watched had some stupid blur effect and strange colour tones and the footage from Zeta and 0079 was disgusting (Amuro's hairs were almost red).
A scene directly following Zeta's ending? Great, Fa and Bright are still present. And it's a good news if Camille can be examined, not sure if a doctor can heal mind damages resulting from a ESPer attack and war trauma.
Char hosting a quizz? ... Char's voice on a game was strange enough to make it funny.
And then... a long recap/preview of the actual first episode?! I should have stopped right then, this part was simply an horrible spoiler.

0/5 despite the funny/good parts because I was cheated into knowing the beginning of ZZ without watching it.

From now on, I will always advise others to skip it or watch the eps2 first.

@St0rmblade It had been broadcasted for a year at that point and was about to do it for another. It was probably made for the new audience that would watch it on the new school year' beginning.
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May 11, 2016 3:04 PM

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Can't really call this a 1st episode. At least I got to see some Char badassery :D
May 13, 2016 11:52 AM

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@Always-Hungry It's surely better than watch him open his mouth toward the sky to silently roar/call Judau before each episode. (this opening must be hypnotic, I can't skip it)
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I guess this is for the Gundam first timers. I imagine they could have made this into a special rather than a first episode.
Jul 18, 2016 9:46 AM
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It's Gundam:the Wikipedia entry with fun quizzes and a fast forwarded version of the next episode added as a bonus!

Honestly it felt longer than it was, but I've taken a break since watching Zeta so the recap was useful and I rather like that there's a bizarre goofiness to it that you wouldn't get away with now. Can you even imagine the entitled fan rage we'd get if a new show started with a recap episode these days?

Overall 3/5 because it served its function and had silliness, but no higher because boring and recap.
Dec 2, 2016 7:17 PM

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What the hell was the point of that?
Mar 5, 2017 7:53 AM

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Well that was quite the recap episode of the previous two series... not much of a first episode indeed but at least the opening was pretty fun :p

Let's see how long this series will take until I've finnished it :p
May 4, 2017 3:33 AM

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Are all you kids ready for the GUNDAM QUIZ? Hosted by our very own CHAR!!!

I'm just going to pretend I didn't see this one.
Oh my god this. What was that? Even the video quality was garbage, and I was running a 720p BD rip.

Removed the original poster's quote link as a courtesy. What is forgotten shall stay forgotten!
Dec 23, 2017 7:41 PM

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What exactly was so bad about this episode? It was a recap of Mobile Suit 0079 and Zeta.. it was a refresher. It reminded me of how great the original was and how Zeta could be so frustrating to watch, but had a lot of great moments.

The negativity about this first episode has me thinking that people heard this show sucks and are not forming their own opinions.
Feb 8, 2018 7:01 PM

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Nice Recap but it has some spoilers in it... (keeping the trend of spoilers from Gundam Z previews) I hope ZZ doesn’t keep doing that...

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Good god, I hope they didn't go and remove a giant cast just to create another giant cast to be removed...
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Mar 28, 2018 1:48 PM
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What the fuck is this fever dream?
Apr 21, 2018 3:47 AM
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Just abysmal. Watching ZZ immediately after Zeta was clearly a bad idea - it makes zz look so, so much worse. This first episode 'recap' dragged on forever, and the weird effects felt more show-offy than anything else. I don't have high hopes for this series.
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oipurca said:
They killed off most of the main cast and made the protagonist lose his mind, but now we'll have a great fun time with Judau's Wacky Adventures, Uncle Char's Great Gundam Quiz and ANIME JA NAI!! If they keep this level of trash through the series, I will love it!! (added emphasis mine)

My thoughts EXACTLY - keeping my fingers crossed...
Aug 27, 2018 7:34 PM

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This first episode seems to recap the events of the original Gundam and Zeta.

The next episode should be the real beginning.

Apr 2, 2019 10:24 AM

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And then... a long recap/preview of the actual first episode?! I should have stopped right then, this part was simply an horrible spoiler.


Thankfully I noticed that relatively early xD

The rest of the episode was pretty helpful, tho, but also more or less wtf face inducing.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


May 30, 2019 10:16 PM

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0079 and Zeta were good, but this isn't a good start for the series. Opening lyrics are strange "Anime Ja Nai" wtf! Plus the video quality was awful, hopefully that's specific to this episode
Objectivity? In my anime scoring? Of course not...
Oct 9, 2019 9:11 AM

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you gotta be kidding me that the first ep was a fucking recap of the other series leading up to this and then introducing the cast of this series... tf?

not to mention going into this is about to be really weird sense i watched the ending of the zeta movies where the the ending is completely different and much better and pretty much makes it as if the MC never went crazy like he did in the 50ep version

but nonetheless ima watch this and see where things goes also good to see Fa is back my fave from Zeta
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Jun 26, 2020 1:54 AM

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Recap? Was ZZ supposed to be viewed as a standalone series or what? No other excuse for that.

And what's with all this weird CGI xD Also the OP was the silliest I've seen in Gundam. And judging by the preview, everything that looked like new footage will be repeated in ep. 2 again? Eh.
Damn somebody should've told me not to watch this "first episode" haha.
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Aug 29, 2020 11:47 PM

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Ok this was a hilarious first episode. Love that anime janai opening.
Nov 29, 2020 6:10 AM

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What in the fuck was this? Also they prove once again that they didn't give a damn about spoilers or leads back in the day, just why would you show me Kamille's catatonic state beforehand? And holy shit that creepy look and smile he gives almost made me jump from my seat, but this was shown before the real episode, so now I won't get the same reaction. Please stop spoiling shit Sunrise.
Mar 7, 2021 5:41 AM

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I finished Zeta a few days ago. The recap was fine but the prologue for the next episode was too long. That moment when an anime refuses to being called an anime lol.
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Anime ja nai! Anime ja nai!

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Sep 2, 2023 2:13 AM

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i hope this is better than that trash of zeta gundam
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