What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
67.6%
163
4Liked it!
24.1%
58
3It was OK
5.0%
12
2Disliked it
1.2%
3
1Hated it
2.1%
5
Average 4.5
241 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Found this on youtube today. Apparently 18 minutes and starts out with some classic music along with the introduction of the Federation forces. There's some decent action already and it introduced the main characters. Emotional wise, I think Io Fleming and Claudia has a tense relationship. Pretty interesting stuff so far. The strategy archives also sets up for some potential upcoming battles in the next few episodes. Definitely looking forward to those. |
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| Very nice episode. Liked the way they introduced the main characters. Just a little bit disappointed with the length of this series, but still better than nothing. |
| Have to say I loved the art and music they chose to go with. Pretty good episode imo introduced to the characters and plot. Sad about the episode length though and we have to wait till February for the next episode it seems. |
| damn thats a nice first episode, this Darryl vs Io will be great, so Io has a Gundam for now, i wonder if Darryl will have a Gundam of his own too |
| it got me thinking a while ago, if Darryl will not have a Gundam of his own he will just compensate on his talent as a NewType |
| Can anyone tell me how many chapters does episode 1 adapts? |
| I loved everything about this.....10/10 |
| WOW, amazing episode! Tokoya said: I loved everything about this.....9/10 |
XenocrisiDec 22, 2015 8:49 AM
| The main character is fantastic wow. Art and music are great. Only thing I'm disappointed in is that the show is only 4 episodes. |
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| loved the episode all in all, just was disappointed with the length of it. |
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| I... LOVED this episode. It dealt with space trash... it had dynamic flawed characters. IT HAD A FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE OF GETTING MURDERED BY A GUNDAM. The detail, the intrigue, the suspense! So good! |
| How do people get to 2000 hours when I'm already this bored? |
| Io is a prick, cockier than Agar, and a daredevil, how many pilots in this entire universe try to invade a cockpit and kill the pilot in which all units had beam cannons. That Full Armor Gundam looks ridiculous and faster than it should really be. |
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| The hype is building! Much better than I thought it was going to be! |
| Whoa he shot the pilot 0____0 |
JordanTrevino said: Have to say I loved the art and music they chose to go with. Pretty good episode imo introduced to the characters and plot. Sad about the episode length though and we have to wait till February for the next episode it seems. Was really good |
| pretty good |
| Why the heck can we not add this to our lists yet? I just watched the first episode, and it was friggin' beautiful! |
HESTIA   APPROVES |
| Loved the Episode , that Io guy sure is cool , it looks and sounds great but too bad it was only 18min long it doesn't matter that much but i'm a bit disappointed since Episode 2 is only coming on February 2016 |
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| Beautiful. Puts shit like build fighters, age and iron blooded orphans to shame. |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
| Seriously Sunrise need to make more of this. |
| You will soon learn that a heart that choose to exist, even in a life filled with pain, will one day allow us to meet again. With the world's blessings, we will meet again and again, forever returning to the homeworld we've yet to see. Many, many times.  |
| Wonderful, this and Origin are the kind of Gundam I'm always looking forward to. |
| (|__/) Never give up, aim for the top! (='.'=) Top wo nerae! o(")(") Anime music: http://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=777199 |
| I really liked it! The art and the music was very good! Looking forward for next 3 episodes! |
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| Very good beginning, I really like Io so far, feels refreshing to have a protagonist like him. But like everyone said already it sucks that it was only 16mins +2min credits, hoping the next eps are atleast longer than that. |
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| let'sssssss goooooooo |
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| whoaa.. i dont know if gundam can be this amazing... 5/5 |
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| Great episode, really hope they keep it up on next 3 episodes. Loved the music and art! And boy that facial expression when they see the Gundam. |
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| Holy hell, JAZZ WARRIOR. 10/10 SO BEAUTIFUL |
| That was fucking amazing. |
| Pure brilliance. I hope they will continue the adaptation as a TV series, after these 4 episodes. |
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| Whoever's interested, I'd recommend getting the [Notshit] release on Nyaatorrents. It's a huge improvement over Gundam.info's Youtube release (and Horriblesubs' rip of it) in both video quality and subtitle appearance/timing. The [Notshit] refers to the fact that, unlike the Youtube release, it isn't shit. Why the hell couldn't they just put Thunderbolt on Daisuki...? Edit: Forgot to mention that [Notshit]'s release actually has the preview for episode 2 after the credits, instead of a Gunpla ad. (wtf, Gundam.info?) |
RengifuDec 25, 2015 5:12 AM
| Wow, great first ep. I particularly like the first-person shot of the Zaku pilot as he watches the Gundam attack him. |
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!" |
KKRais said: Whoever's interested, I'd recommend getting the [Notshit] release on Nyaatorrents. It's a huge improvement over Gundam.info's Youtube release (and Horriblesubs' rip of it) in both video quality and subtitle appearance/timing. The [Notshit] refers to the fact that, unlike the Youtube release, it isn't shit. Why the hell couldn't they just put Thunderbolt on Daisuki...? Edit: Forgot to mention that [Notshit]'s release actually has the preview for episode 2 after the credits, instead of a Gunpla ad. (wtf, Gundam.info?) This wasn't up until recently. Although, I thought this anime was going to have 4k available (and the first one to ever do so), so why's it only go up to 720? Kinda annoying. |
| A Gundam show without retarded children piloting? Gunna fail. |
| fantastic character design. awesome animation. success! |
| nice one! haven't seen a gundam quality this good! 5/5! |
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Fantastic start. Love the art style and I'm digging the soundtracks. It's also refreshing to watch a Gundam series with mature protagonists.  Io Fleming seems like an asshole. Already my favorite character of the show.  |
SchwingBonerDec 25, 2015 11:56 AM
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| Io's quite the MC. Pretty savage. And the Gundam's pretty cool |
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| That was amazing, artstyle and music was great, that fps scene with the Zaku was especially cool kind of makes me want a first person Gundam game (well one set in space anyway.) Thanks Sunrise for this glorious Christmas present. |
| Wow! This was great! I already have a strong interest in Io Flemming and Daryl Lorenz. Loved the character design and animation as well. |
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| Awesome visuals and bad ass MC only disappointment is it's only 4 episode. |
| good ol' UC OVAs never disappoint. |
| Pretty good MC, promising start with QUALITY animation. Lots of emotion with the captain and Io. but... Why didn't the snipers just kill Io when he took over? |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
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