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Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis
You know, you're right, but not in the way most would expect.
Gundam SEED takes its source text from the original Gundam, while Gundam 00 takes its source text from Gundam Wing. Also, these 4 series encompasses what anyone but the more hardcore mecha/gundam fans would know about Gundam, and since 00 and SEED are remakes, of course they are similar to their source texts. Thus, it logically follows that to many people, "All Gundam share a certain bit of similarity".
But if you read/watch the other not-so-very-famous story arcs, you'll find that that statement there no longer holds too much water.
And what's more, his social skills with almost everyone in the series averages from "just enough to talk" to "outright terrible" anyway, so there's no way he's gay  |
Well, is there actually any real evidence 00 is based on Wing? I mean, the similarities are huge, but I haven't seen anyone post actual interviews or anything regarding the topic.
As for similarities across series, almost all Gundams have the theme of "the impact of war on kids", the presence of tragic love on the battlefield, and the loss of comrades.
Those are very sweeping themes and different series convey it differently, but so far, 00 hasn't exactly been trailblazing here (not that it's a bad thing). Wing did have a lot of similarities to the UC series though... a united Earth government, for one thing, not to mention the theme of independence in space, colony drops, etc.