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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Well, I liked most of the action and this seems to take a serious tone with the Gundam franchise. I also like most of the mecha design so far with the OST that has a similar feel as the PV. Some of the major characters were introduced including Aina  What I'm wondering though is how many episodes this will get. So far, it has a lot of potential imo and the action is great with the choreography. I'm definitely looking forward to more. |
Stark700Oct 4, 2015 4:45 AM
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| Oh man I don't even care about how impractical the waist of the Barbatos is anymore after seeing it pop out of the ground and nail that asshat. Great OST. RAISE YOUR FLAG |
| Raise your flag~ I knew the OP song will be great since I've heard the full version already but seeing it with the OP sequence is really nice. Looks promising so far, at least compared to the 2 previous Gundam TV series. Watched the YT version with sub and there's no OP sequence with this one. This episode had all that I've want from a Gundam series so far. That music and Barbatos entrance at the end though. With that Atra girl narrating the preview, I hope she'll be fine throughout the series. Really hope this will have 50-episode total, split-cour like 00 or not. |
EasyGo-erOct 4, 2015 6:13 AM
| Is this worth checking out if the only things that i have seen from gundam are: Unicorn episode 1&2 00 episode 1 |
| That opening theme. |
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| Great action from the first episode! Definitely a good start. |
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!" |
| That is indeed a badass way to Enter on the battlefield :) |
| Can't really tell much from the first episode, no clue how it will turn out but overall pretty nice, has potential. The pace was definitely too fast for my tastes though. The ost :oo |
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| Very promising start. The non- CGI are mecha are well animated, good production values and ost. A lot of the episode was used on creating the setting and backstory, but that is par for the course for Gundam were geopolitics are complex. Looking forward to more of this series. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Wow, that was fucking awesome. The show exceeded my expectations set by the PV about a million fold. The setup was nothing new but strongly executed, the characters instantly likable, animation quite gorgeous for a TV series and the OST awesome. And dat opening song is so good. Also couldn't spot like any CGI which is lovely |
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| SO MUCH HYPE AT THE END. Like everyone else in this thread has already said, the OST is killing it. So epic. Like all mecha pilot episodes, it was hard to get a grasp on what all is going on. The politics are still well beyond the realm of understanding, and overall it was just kind of confusing. Standard fair for both Gundam and mecha as a whole, so I didn't expect anything less. There wasn't really much to pull out of this episode, but there's a lot of potential. The setting looks sweet, the animation is crisp and vibrant, and I can see this developing into something immense. I am really, really looking forward to this. |
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| WOW, I did not expect this to be so good. |
| Hyped for ep 2!!! Mikazuki gives me a bit of Heero Yuy feel and that girl Relena. Biscuit and Orga are good characters for now. But that Barbatos scene, savage!!! |
Nice first episode. I like all the characters introduced, especially our short MC. Great soundtrack during that fight scene. That Gundam looked really cool in the end.  Right way to protest if you want the government to pay attention.  |
SchwingBonerOct 4, 2015 5:54 AM
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| Raise your flag!!! Can't wait for episode 2. It's on October 11th right? |
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| Checked this out of curiosity. So far an OKAY start but knowing Mari Okada we will soon have a trainwreck full of fake edge and incest. Can't wait. If it goes that down we might have another Gundam Seed in so-bad-its-funny kind of way. Might stick for few more episodes just to wait for when Okada twist happens. |
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| Wow much better than I thought possible. Off to a great start. That animation was gorgeous. This definitely looks like a return to form for the Gundam series. |
| I knew that this would be good, and it didn't disappoint! :D Totally gave off a Unicorn vibe here and there, especially dat music, OMG. |
| that was a good start, really exciting and i love the princess, looking forward to more + this is the first gundam series i'll be watching |
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Farabeuf said: I am so glad the mecha are not 3DCG.Very promising start. The non- CGI are mecha are well animated, good production values and ost. A lot of the episode was used on creating the setting and backstory, but that is par for the course for Gundam were geopolitics are complex. Looking forward to more of this series. |
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| Fantastic first episode. The Characters have a lot of potential (Especially the "evil" ones). Also, NO CGI-MECHA! Finally! The story seems nice as well. My first Gundam series. Are all Gundam series like that? Interesting characters and great production value. |
VonSchillerOct 7, 2015 2:12 PM
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| woAAAAAAA LOTS OF ACTION AND SHIRTLESS GUYS THIS IS MY FAV FOR NOW XD I like Orga .hahahha  ee i was watching before mobile suit gundam 00 and the gundam of this episode is similar to Exia...the head is similar |
Sunakko-ch4nOct 4, 2015 6:31 AM
VonSchiller said: Fantastic first episode. The Characters have a lot of potential (Especially the "evil" ones). Also, NO CGI-MECHA! Finally! The story seems nice as well and the story too. My first Gundam series. Are all Gundam series like that? Interesting characters and great production value. I can't guarantee than all gundans will suit your taste since the recent ones before this have some critics, but if you liked the first episode of this one you will sure like of Gundan 00 and Gundan Seed, they are the best ones to majority of fans( the latter is a little old/style and some replayed frames, but if you can overcome that is great). And they all are indeed like that |
VonSchiller said: Fantastic first episode. The Characters have a lot of potential (Especially the "evil" ones). Also, NO CGI-MECHA! Finally! The story seems nice as well and the story too. My first Gundam series. Are all Gundam series like that? Interesting characters and great production value. Yes. beyond the last few targeted at kids and pure crap like Seed, most of Gundam is more about exploration of nature of war with no "good" or "bad" side(the only truly evil people are the ones who are insane). The last "good" one was Gundam00 which was set in setting and timeline "closest" to our real world and dealt with themes like terrorism, oil crisis, etc. Other notable ones would be Wing, the original timeline ones( the recap movies of first series > Zeta > ZZ > CCA > unicorn and then most of sidestories like utterly fantastic and most realistic 8th MS Team) and TurnA(advised to be watched after original timeline) The ones to be skipped would be GundamSeed/SeedDestiny, Gundam Age, and most of build fighters crap. |
AhenshihaelOct 4, 2015 6:55 AM
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| Can't say I'm impressed but could've been worse |
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| Thumbs up for interesting new mech designs. Relatively normal, but nice build up in first episode. Let's see what the rest will bring :) |
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| A lot of great setup and world building that didn't feel weighted or boring. So far, this is probably the best premiere episode of the season, barring sequels. It's basically Aldnoah/Zero done right. 4/5 |
| Well, that was great. The atmosphere kinda reminds me of 08TH, in a good way. Though, i kinda dislike the character design. And i also like that, MC isn't whiny (yet, at least) like in most previous show. Im in for more. kinda off topic but. Frrrosty said: A lot of great setup and world building that didn't feel weighted or boring. So far, this is probably the best premiere episode of the season, barring sequels. It's basically Aldnoah/Zero done right. 4/5 Well, i liked aldnoah more or less, but isn't it the other way around. I mean, Aldnoah was like gundam in a worse coat. |
VargrOct 4, 2015 7:20 AM
| Oh wow that was awesome!! and that ending song |
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| Great first episode I am watching this just for the man-service |
Annuvin said: Non-CGI mecha. I'm lovin' it. definitely the strong point VonSchiller said: Fantastic first episode. The Characters have a lot of potential (Especially the "evil" ones). Also, NO CGI-MECHA! Finally! The story seems nice as well and the story too. My first Gundam series. Are all Gundam series like that? Interesting characters and great production value. not all gundam series are like this (mostly because different staff and key animator) watch 00 and Gundam Wing (SEED not recommended!) at least for now. |
Vargr said: Well, i liked aldnoah more or less, but isn't it the other way around. I mean, Aldnoah was like gundam in a worse coat. Yes, you're right. What I meant was that A/Z was poorly written since the first episode, whereas this was decent. You can compare them because they share similarities in the character and setting department. This MC is at least hinted to be more complex than a one-trick pony like Inaho was. Hell, even the princess, Aina, I would argue, seems more interesting than the princess (I forget her name) in A/Z. Though, I suppose it's both the character and mecha designs in this series that slant my opinion in this case. |
FrrrostyOct 4, 2015 7:41 AM
| The real true Gundam is finally back and nice and gritty as well (with kids getting killed and child soldiers) and while the artstyle isn't very fitting for it, it does the job. It could end up like a cross between Victory and a much better A/Z. |
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| Finally a Gundam worthy to watch since Gundam 00 and Gundam 08th MS, I hope they don't mess with this in the next episodes. |
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| F*** YES!! I've been waiting for this kind of Gundam since 4ever! I miss them so much. Likable characters. Not a kid as the MC (short but not a kid). And awesome Mech and character designs with awesome animation fighting. Mika and Orga are really cool. Aina seems to be ur usual naive princess but that's just another part of Gundam I like lol :P Now we're talking. Hope this'll be a 50 ep series. |
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CookingPriest said: and most of build fighters crap. Build Fighter is awesome (not Try). The fact that it's a kid's show doesn't mean that it's bad. Build fighter is has awesome action, really likable characters, and doesn't contain the melodrama bullshit. BTW, great first episode. Cool BGM and animation. Definitely waiting for more |
| My thoughts about the pilot episode: Okay, The plot and story was very interesting. The animation was really good. The ED (or OP) song and OST was good too. It's just that it had no animation. I will definitely watch this when most of the episodes was like this! |
| Haters always gonna hate. |
Barion-Zara said: Hope this'll be a 50 ep series. The pacing was too fast for it have so many episodes. |
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robis798 said: Barion-Zara said: Hope this'll be a 50 ep series. The pacing was too fast for it have so many episodes. It will at least have 25. No Gundam has had less. |
| I like the mecha designs. This could be a good series. The MC is pretty cool too. |
| It's time you look inward and begin asking yourself the big question, "Who are you, and what do you want?" - Uncle Iroh |
| I really like the characters and the episode was good too. Hopefully expectations will be met. |
eXtacy67 said: robis798 said: The pacing was too fast for it have so many episodes. It will at least have 25. No Gundam has had less. At least 25 definitely. However, I'm having some doubts about 50 because of the time slot. Nanatsu no Taizai (2016) is likely going to take the time slot at a season sometimes next year. |
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