whats the best gundam series?

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Postby littlegrannyfatpants » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:29 pm

its a tough choice b/w g gundam and gundam wing for me
for the fighting and stuff g gundan b/c each gundam has techniques unique to them and not just beam weapons(although tose r really cool)
but i like gundam wing b/c of the story line and the gundams look so much cooler.
Anyways, what do y'all think the best series is?
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Postby jonmartensen » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:36 pm

I personally liked Gundam Wing the best, and since this is about Gundam series' I'd like to say Gundam X sucks :P
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Postby RichLather » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:45 pm

Gundam 0083 was pretty good... and I'm really getting into The 08th MS Team.

But for sheer 1337ness I have to say Char's Counterattack.

The Gundam F91 film was good only because a civilian got killed by an oildrum-sized shell casing from a mobile suit's rifle. :twisted:
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Postby littlegrannyfatpants » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:54 pm

i liked 08th ms team too. it was great even though it was too short. i think they could have made it longer, oh well.
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Postby My_Nemesis » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:04 pm

I like Gundam Wing and 08th MS Team. How many Gundam series are there though? I know there is quite a few.
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Postby RichLather » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:14 pm

    Mobile Suit Gundam
    Z Gundam
    ZZ Gundam
    Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
    Gundam Wing
    G Gundam
    Turn-A Gundam
    Gundam X
    The 08th MS Team


Plus the movies based on the original series, Char's Counterattack, Gundam F91, the live-action G-Saviour and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz.

And this doesn't include SD Gundam, novels, radio dramas, storylines based around model kit variants or manga. Whew. I miss any?
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Postby MAS PRODUCTIONS » Thu Dec 12, 2002 10:24 pm

Gundam - Gundam was a good starter series although the redundant amount of drama got annoying.

Gundam Zeta - This series has a good mix of drama and action. It also is the series where Amaro and Char join forces against the Titans

Gundam: Char's Counter Attack - This movie was not only bad but confusing, I never did get what happened in the end.

Gundam 08th MS Team - I really have nothing negative to say about this series but I have nothing really good to say either. It was a good pass of time

Gundam: Wan in the Pocket - I hate this series, not only is it short but it had such a weak story line.

Gundam Wing - Not only the longest series but one of the best on most memorable. I loved the fact that the pilots were rebels and didn't really represent anyone but themselves.

Gundam 83 Stardust Memory - This series had great potential but I was somewhat let down. The story was decent but over dramatized at parts. The thing I hated most about this series was Ko's childish behavior.

Turn a Gundam - This is probably the most original of all the gundam series. The Gundam design was inefficient in the fact that the cockpit was open to attack. Also the fact that Earth is much different from the usual futurastic setting.

G Gundam - I really dont like this Gundam series, it strays to far away from the original formula of war time action. I loved the fact that they used a whole new control system but they went to far with it. Some of the moves the pull of are either just too stupid or impossible.

Gundam X - This series is just wierd. They use the most powerful Gundam in this series but the story is lacking. And is it just me or is the main pilot look just like Duo from Gundam Wing.

So in summary . . . Gundam Zeta, most definitly Gundam Z.
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Postby UncleMilo » Thu Dec 12, 2002 11:04 pm

I have not seen a lot of Gundam

However: Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is such a great title... Gundam or otherwise. It is so moving and covers themes that are universal. In the review I wrote for Anime Tourist, I likened it to "Hope and Glory" as well as "Empire of the Sun"...

Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories was also very impressive... nice complex interactions and complicated plot points. Just a very captivating series.

So... those are the toppers on my list.

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Postby littlegrannyfatpants » Thu Dec 12, 2002 11:39 pm

i think that g gundam is the blacksheep of the gundam family
and i must admit that there are some rather sill, pointless, and stupid things in there but its a great show. plus its the only gundam series in which the pilots and in turn the gundams themselves can transform and become stronger like gundams going super saiyan.
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Postby RedFusionX » Sat Dec 14, 2002 9:38 am

I have seen all the series except for the new Gundam Seed

My favorite will have to be Turn A Gundam, mainly because I like the story, and the fact that Yoko Kanno does most of the Soundtrack :wink:
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Postby Heero_Yuy84 » Sat Dec 14, 2002 3:35 pm

MSG - Pretty good series, good story (albeit the televised version lags occasionaly, that's one of the perks of the movie trilogy), my only grievance is with the dated soundtrack (some parts are good, but watching Amuro and Char duel to music that sounds like Scooy-Doo is just...gah!)

0080 - This is definitely one of my favorites, while there aren't many mecha designs, the story manages to get by just fine without them.

0083 - Kind of a draw on this one...the soundtrack, mecha, and action scenes were good, although honestly the story and much of the cast seemed to be severely lacking (the story had promise in the beginning, but around the time that Burning died things just dissolved into an action-fest)

08th MS Team - Not bad, not bad at all, outside of a few minor personal irks, a moderately well done series

Zeta - Right now this stands as my personal fave from what I've gotten to see, interesting cast, the story has proven compelling, and some of the mecha are pretty good (although some of them just look like crap)

ZZ - Have yet to see

Char's Counterattack - Another definite favorite, while a bit rushed, an all-together great way to close of the AmurovsChar rivalry and the FederationvsZeon war

F-91 - Ok, although rushed considerably (makes sense considering the production staff were originally working under the impression this would be a series...when that didn't work out they re-edited to a movie length) only other grievance is the Crossbone Vanguard's resemblance to the Empire from Star Wars (was wondering how soon till Korozo would choke one of his lackeys to death)

V - Have yet to see, been meaning to

G Gundam - Underrated, while it's certainly not the best series, it definitely doesn't deserve the demonization it gets from some fans. Definitely one of the most inventive Gundam series.

Gundam Wing - In three words, Universal Century lite...the resemblances make the story quite irritating since it's been told before, and the cast, which could have been fleshed out that much more, were instead used as eye-candy. Overall: Not horrendous, but nothing special.

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Makes some improvements, the Gundams this time can actually take damage, and there's actually attempts to give the characters depth. Not bad, definitely better than it's original series.

Gundam X - Only seen the first 8 so far, but it's showing promise to be a good series.

Turn-A - Have yet to see

Gundam SEED - Kind of early to make a determination, but still off to an OK start, decent mecha, great soundtrack. I only have two grievances
The Pink Haro - OK, the MSG retelling I can deal with, the Char double, ok...the Haro is just...why?!
Also, someone REALLY needs to have a word with the character designers for this one...not really a good sign when two of the male ZAFT pilots wind up looking more effeminate than the one femal pilot (who when she first appeared looked like a guy)

Just my $0.02

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Postby RichLather » Sat Dec 14, 2002 3:47 pm

Ack! How could I forget V Gundam, especially when I have the toy beam rifle?
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Postby Trunks_Blade » Wed Dec 18, 2002 6:56 am

I'll have to say Gundam Wing, especially the movie Endless Waltz. I guess because it was the first series i saw (okay its the only series i've seen, but i do plan to watch the others...some day :roll: ) and the Gundams do look pretty good :D
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Postby SSJVegita0609 » Wed Dec 18, 2002 8:09 am

Wing, no question. Unlike most people, I hated 8th MS team. It was too rushed, they were in love in THE FIRST DAMN EPISODE! It was like he saw her and was like "*Gasp* She's a woman, therefore, I must not kill her, but LOVE her instead!"
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Postby the Black Monarch » Wed Dec 18, 2002 9:24 pm

That's still better than no emotion at all.

I've seen very little of the Gundam universe(s), but the only one that I considered good was 8th MS Team. The only one that I considered genuinely bad was G-Gundam, it was like Pokemon with mobile suits.
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