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Why do people hate SEED designs for having backpacks, but love it when UC, Thunderbolt and G-reco do it?
I'm not trying to start shit, I enjoy designs from all of these shows and if you don't that's fine with me, I'm just genuinely interested to hear the reasons for these opinions.
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SEED's backpacks serve very little to no actual function aside from just being wings and glowing. As ridiculous as it is, even the Full Armour Unicorn's backpack is at least useful.
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>>14981840
Its not really it's backpack, its more like attachments at least for Full Armor Unicorn. Everything in that image comes off over the course of the battle.
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Because full armor guns everywhere is actually cool as fuck, for Thunderbolt and Unicorn.
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new to /m/ genre [watched only Eva, Gundam 00, ibo, code geass]
what are good shows to get into the genre
also new to tokuastsu
what are good entry points to kamen rider or sentai?
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0079 and Zeta for mecha.
Kuuga for KR.
Gekiranger for Sentai.
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>>14981638
My shortlist of recommended shows/movies:
-Big O
-Escaflowne
-Escaflowne GOG movie
-Mobile Suit Gundam a.k.a. 0079 (original TV show or movie compilation)
-SDF Macross
-Macross DYRL movie
-Macross Plus
-Evangelion (and End of Evangelion movie)
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>>14981638
I don't know what your tastes are; mecha is extremely varied. Chances are you'll like most mecha if you liked those, but I don't know that you did, so all I can do is throw things out there.
>Gunbuster (Space Opera/Drama)
My number one pick for people getting into mecha. A true classic made with passion, emotion oozing out of every scene, awesome character and mecha design, also only six episodes long. Directed by the same man who did Eva, and in my opinion far superior to Eva.
>Full Metal Panic (Romantic comedy/Drama)
Not the best show out there, but easily one of the most accessible. Very palatable to the modern anime watcher, especially one who spent a large amount of time on /a/. Received an animated sequel in Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, which I legitimately believe is one of the best /m/ works ever made. Also receiving more animated sequels next year, so watching this will help you get current.
>Armor Hunter Mellowlink (Revenge Drama)
A spin-off of the popular Armored Trooper VOTOMS, but you don't need to have watched VOTOMS to understand this. This short OVA is basically a showcase of some of the most creative fight scenes mecha has to offer on account of it being about a 100% ordinary infantrymen fighting giant robots on foot. No supersoldier genes, no superpowers, just a big gun, a quick mind and a lot of luck. I prefer it to VOTOMS for that alone, even though VOTOMS has much more of a story. Still, it's 12 episodes vs. 50 episodes or VOTOMS, so watching this first might be a good way to ease yourself into the setting to see if you want to watch more. The main series VOTOMS is pretty high tier too if you do feel like starting there, though
>Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Martial arts/Action)
One of many works by Yasuhiro Imagawa and easily his most accessible. Chock full of passionate speeches, over the top attacks, and unfortunately, stock footage. But it's still a fun story and a great way to get used to the more ridiculous side of mecha
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What is my purpose
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>>14981320
You pass memes
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>>14981320
to eventually be a throw back joke for the most /r/eddit show in existence
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>>14981320
Shitpost
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With out any faction wanking or bias, which Mobile Suit/Armor was objectively the best to come out of production from the Universal Century?
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Whichever one had the highest performance.
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>>14981281
This is an impossible question to answer as arguably it will eventually lead into timeline fuckery because nobody will agree on whether Turn A, G-Reco, etc are the real "end" of the UC timeline. And it needs to have pilots taken into account for Newtype-specific powers, which will bring bitchfits for that. Your thread is doomed prematurely by the mere basis of your question.
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>>14981288
Actually no, because those aren't production models.
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WAKE UP! THE VILLAIN! Moeagare!
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>>14981194
Dokugandar hands down.
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>>14981194
Starfish Hitler
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Is Genesis Climber Mospeada the closest mecha has to offer as an art? The avant garde styling of Amano's characters and Aramaki's machines seems to be something that the mechanical designers and character designers of today seem to avoid entirely.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a case of it being something of a pinnacle in both Japanese art and Japanese story telling. The themes of post-humanism as well as strength through vanity seem so common and reoccurrent that I can't help but see it as a, not only a classic piece of mecha history, but as a piece of art to the world.
Why is it that NOTHING has come close to matching the quality of Mospeada's art and story telling? Is the mediocrity of today's Japanese artist because of their blatant lack of skill, or is Tomita just among the greatest storytellers of the world?
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>>14981190
It came closer to art when Macek de-weebed it.
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>>14981190
What's with the shitty Halo ripoff armor?
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>>14981346
You take that back.
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Is Go Nagai the closest mecha has to offer as an art? The avant garde styling of Nagai's characters and machines seems to be something that the mechanical designers and character designers of today seem to avoid entirely.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a case of it being something of a pinnacle in both Japanese art and Japanese story telling. The themes of post-humanism as well as strength through vanity seem so common and reoccurrent that I can't help but see it as a, not only a classic piece of mecha history, but as a piece of art to the world.
Why is it that NOTHING has come close to matching the quality of Nagai's art and story telling? Is the mediocrity of today's Japanese artist because of their blatant lack of skill, or is Nagai just among the greatest storytellers of the world?
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I like this thread unironically
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>>14981185
Nagai's greatest contribution to the world is Devilman. Everything else he has done is more or less forgettable.
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>>14981219
Hi Anime Suki!
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Is Super Beast Machine God Dancouga the closest mecha has to offer as an art? The avant garde styling of Obari's characters and machines seems to be something that the mechanical designers and character designers of today seem to avoid entirely.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a case of it being something of a pinnacle in both Japanese art and Japanese story telling. The themes of post-humanism as well as strength through vanity seem so common and reoccurrent that I can't help but see it as a, not only a classic piece of mecha history, but as a piece of art to the world.
Why is it that NOTHING has come close to matching the quality of Dancouga's art and story telling? Is the mediocrity of today's Japanese artist because of their blatant lack of skill, or is Fujikawa just among the greatest storytellers of the world?
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>>14981170
>worst Braves series
ugh
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>>14981175
Going through my first Gundam marathon, watched the 0079 TV series and LOVED it, took a long enough break before starting Zeta that I wanted to watch the 0079 recap movies before I start.
How do people prefer this? Why is this recommended, and why is this what made Gundam catch on?
It's so fast paced you can't even breathe, the characters (especially Zeon) lose almost all of their growth or depth, Amuro's growth is sped up so much it's pointless.
The original series had an occasional slow episode, but each and every episode played an important part in worldbuilding and character growth.
I just found myself cringing the whole time at all of the lost story, are the other two recap films better? Has there ever been an instance where a recap film is better than the series?
Please no spoilers for other Gundam series.
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>>14981114
People generally really like the third recap film.
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>>14981370
Is there some new content?
Also i've heard that the film trilogy is the canon version, doesn't matter to me that much but is that true as well?
Should I go production order or chronological order if I want the best out of UC?
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>>14981384
Production.
Yes, third film's lotsa new footage. I dunno shit about "canon".
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Episode 34 - New Thread (ver. 4.0)
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Couldn't wait for the last Iron Menstruation thread to hit page 2, could ya?
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>>14981104
uwaaaaaa~ uwaaaaaa~
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>>14981113
He's right though, wait until it goes under a page or two before spamming new topics
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I want get into Crossbone Gundam but foudn 4 different manga.
Are they all in the same universe? should I read them in a certain order?
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These are them.
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kidou-Senshi-Crossbone-Gundam-Skullheart
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kidou-Senshi-Crossbone-Gundam-Ghost
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kidou-Senshi-Crossbone-Gundam-Koutetsu-no-7-Nin
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kidou-Senshi-Crossbone-Gundam
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>>14981071
Start with Crossbone Gundam. It leads on from F91 and stars Seabook and Cecily. After that is Crossbone: Skullheart, which is a collection of short stories about various adventures the Crossbone Vanguard has after the first war ended. Next is Crossbone: Steel Seven, which is more serious than Skullheart. After that is Crossbone: Ghost, which hasn't been fully translated since Zeonic is a hack and dropped it. There's also Crossbone: Dust, which comes after Ghost, but nobody's translated that and probably won't anytime soon.
Have fun.
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>>14981093
Super appreciated anon, thanks a ton.
I can tell this is gonna be a fun read.
Is Giant Robo the closest mecha has to offer as an art? The avant garde styling of Yokoyama's characters and machines seems to be something that the mechanical designers and character designers of today seem to avoid entirely.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a case of it being something of a pinnacle in both Japanese art and Japanese story telling. The themes of post-humanism as well as strength through vanity seem so common and reoccurrent that I can't help but see it as a, not only a classic piece of mecha history, but as a piece of art to the world.
Why is it that NOTHING has come close to matching the quality of Giant Robo's art and story telling? Is the mediocrity of today's Japanese artist because of their blatant lack of skill, or is Imagawa just among the greatest storytellers of the world?
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>>14980999
Are we really going to make this a thing?
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Chinese people flying around is not art
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>>14980999
No one really denies that Giant Robo has some beautiful animation (on account of having a massive budget) and design work (although none of the characters were original). Most will say it has a downright incredible score as well.
Beyond that, it's just a kung fu movie with robots and a touch of retro science.
If you define "art" as something that defies convention, mecha in general has very little of that to offer and the only standout example I can think of is Five Star Stories. And I say this as someone who is very lukewarm on Five Star Stories.
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Merry Christmas /m/, post your holiday cheer!
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Other than that one episode of Big O with the Christmas Tree MotW, what are some mecha Christmas specials?
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>>14981120
Exkaiser, Might Gaine, Combattler V, Mazinger Z, Grendizer, Skyrider (Kamen Rider), GoGo-V, Ultraman Max, andAmerican Dad
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I'M SPACE WOMAN
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>>14980808
Purple. Or red.
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Crazy things what never be series
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FUCK PACHINKO MACHINE
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>>14980684
If there wasn't a pachinko thing, there would be nothing. I have no idea why people get so fucking pissed off of them, they're not replacing anything. There wouldn't be a new series, or new game, or new anything, it's not a case of "we can make a completely new entry into the series, or a gambling machine." nor is it a case of "if we make a gambling machine, we can make nothing else for this series." it's a case of "we make this gambling machine. Maybe we make something else with the IP, maybe not."
Also you wouldn't give a single shit about them existing if you actually lived in japan and could play them.
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>>14980684
Which Sentai is this?