Gundam AGE General Discussion Thread

[GN0010 Nosferatu]

Originally Posted by Terronium-12

Well this is worrying.

Perhaps it's going up at 4:30? Was it ever officially confirmed that it would be streamed live?

From my understanding, the episode would be streamed hours later.

But in the anime/manga thread at 4chan, there is an AGE thread. Few screen shots there.

[duotiga]

seems like they will be streaming at 18:00 local time

[SonicSP]

Originally Posted by GN0010 Nosferatu

From my understanding, the episode would be streamed hours later.

But in the anime/manga thread at 4chan, there is an AGE thread. Few screen shots there.

Do we know how many hours later? I was kinda hoping to get some sleep.

Originally Posted by duotiga

seems like they will be streaming at 18:00 local time

Japan time? I guess that's around 43 minutes away.

[.:Jason:.]

Well if it's 18:00 local time then it's not for another 40 minutes.

[duotiga]

the free streaming is for a mth though.....so 4 wks of epsiodes to watch

[Terronium-12]

Wonder what the price or prices will be to continue watching streams.

[Jeffry2009]

Originally Posted by bio9205

The episode should be found here once it's available.

I'll try to get some work done before the hour is up, will be too busy (hopefully) nerdgasming after.

Originally Posted by SonicSP

The stream does have subtitle options for several languages, English included.



I still afraid on the actual location on where its gonna be streamed. Seems like a bit confusing and I still can't find the streaming window.

Yeah, but sometimes can be laggy especially for slow internet connections. Urgh... the insanity goes again on me...

[wm4]

So I had watched it, Episode 1.

I had really *under-estimated* the amount of the ripoffs from other shows.
Nearly every characters were based on some ones in previous shows.

Spoiler for 1:

For example, Lagun is a copy of older Amuro (CCA) or Mu (Seed.)
The sequence where the present Flit leave his room - had anyone watched the beginning of Gundam 0079 ?
Not mention that Flit's room is mostly the same as Amuro's.
They couldn't even made the opening more original than an exact copy of Gundam Seed. You may not have watched
the original Gundam, but I guessed you do Seed.

The episode, in general, has nothing really new -

Spoiler for 2:

the enemy units, UE, invaded the space colony, and then Flit,
considering the UE some aliens, engaged it with Gundam
(Well, I could predict that he will be shown very upset when he knows the UE's are manned in later episodes.
Nadesico and Eureka 7 had it before, now it is Gundam's turn....)
Let's see how others began. Z Gundam - AEUG invaded and an angry Camille chose the side with them.
F91 - the crews were fleeing after Crossbone Vanguard took control. Gundam Wing - terrorist attacks, Heero banged himself.
Turn A - the golem beams out, everyone became silent and clueless.

Level 5 was not really thoughtful in this show, unlike Sunrise (they should be credited for their preparations
of the Gundam shows).
What AGE just did was copying 0079; it doesn't even start well at all.

I think it is fair considering the show was made for a new audience. But the audience today are not the ones 35 years ago
- there are significant difference. AGE still uses the same old story, so I really doubt if many people will be sold.

So far I would still respect it as a Gundam even with the ripoffs.
But it makes me not accepting it as Gundam in my whole heart when

Spoiler for 3:

nothing conventionally
(missiles, beam guns, explosions) could damage the UE's.
While MS's in Gundam Wing and Seed are pretty though, they still have a limit. It is not what Gundam should mean
when the UE's/Gundam are pretty much invulnerable.

[SonicSP]

I wonder whether somebody will even sub AGE....?

[Rising Dragon]

One subbing group formed just for this show, and have already made the first release--they're using the official subs from the simulcast for the moment, but they've cleaned it all up.

[RES-01 Perses Gundam]

Originally Posted by wm4

Pretty much rubbish talk. See above.[/SPOILER]

Pardon me for calling your talk rubbish, but I have compelling reasons to do so.

-If you have a Gundam series set after so many previous Gundam series, it is bound to share some similarities. I don't understand why so many Gundam fans are either calling AGE a rip-off, or not following Gundam tradition. What do you expect the producers to do? Striking a balance is hard enough, and they have to suffer these injustice.

-It also depends on how good the producers can combine past Gundam themes with newer ideas. It's only 1 episode by the way, please please please give this series some breathing space to develop a distinct identity of its own rather than sniping it off and calling it a rip-off.

[wm4]

Originally Posted by RES-01 Perses Gundam

-...... I don't understand why so many Gundam fans are either calling AGE a rip-off, or not following Gundam tradition. What do you expect the producers to do?

When you mentioned ".... so many Gundam fans are either ....", I think you had already answered yourself.

For your question with the producers, I assumed that they are paid to work. If their goal is to get new audience,
who are assumed no access to Gundam 0079 before, ripoffs and brainless stuffs will be valid options. Just that it did not assume
that they pretended as they didn't do so.

Actually I don't think the producers doing well. As I mentioned before, we already have Zeta Gundam, Gundam Wing,
Turn-A Gundam, Gundam Seed and Gundam 00, but none of them do the traditional things in that obvious manner.

I think the Gundams should, at least, provide some thoughts and theories. Gundam AGE doesn't have them.

-.... please please please give this series some breathing space to develop a distinct identity of its own rather than sniping it off and calling it a rip-off.

I can't see how I can reply this.

The bottom line, which you and I may seemly agree, is that the beginning is very important. A show must at least do something
for people to keep on. It is complicated, but people had already done that before. Shows like C³ -CubexCursedxCurious-,
Mawaru-Penguindrum, Hana Saku Iroha had already shows great drama skills.

[LordEmbok]

Correction - Gundam AGE's only released episode out of 50-52 total episodes doesn't have them.

[Deacon Blues]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

One subbing group formed just for this show, and have already made the first release--they're using the official subs from the simulcast for the moment, but they've cleaned it all up.

No, more like injected things into the subs that weren't there in the beginning. They're claiming to "clean up" the subs when... there is nothing wrong with them in the first place. :/

[PzIVf3]

Well i can see the performance of the Dodds rifle from Op. Its appear the beam creates a rotation drill to increase penetration of the thick armor. Whats this Giga Drill?

[SonicSP]

Age 1 looks awesome on that card.

[Araxiel]

Originally Posted by PzIVf3

Well i can see the performance of the Dodds rifle from Op. Its appear the beam creates a rotation drill to increase penetration of the thick armor. Whats this Giga Drill?

So, that's how they're bypassing the beamproofness of the Gafran? Not a bad idea, as we all know, giant robots are vastly improved with drills and spinning. Hopefully this trick will be back-ported onto the Genoace's beam guns as well so they're not totally useless.

[bio9205]

Originally Posted by Araxiel

So, that's how they're bypassing the beamproofness of the Gafran? Not a bad idea, as we all know, giant robots are vastly improved with drills and spinning. Hopefully this trick will be back-ported onto the Genoace's beam guns as well so they're not totally useless.

Yeah, the Genoace really seem to be the definition of cannon fodder right now.

[wm4]

I got this image from a web site:

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It is nothing too surprising for me when Level 5 makes the series.

It makes all types of toys for all ages, and aids their products with animes and comics.
The anime of Little Box Fighter is pretty good. For Gundam AGE, you'll see.
Note that it will make a AGE PSP game, so you don't need to go to Japan. :-)

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by PzIVf3

Well i can see the performance of the Dodds rifle from Op. Its appear the beam creates a rotation drill to increase penetration of the thick armor. Whats this Giga Drill?

Rotating beams aren't exactly new to Gundam (See Mwu get hit by a Lohengrin beam that spins in SEED), or to mecha in general. It's just the effect they want to portray for the beam to make it look more 'dynamic' and hence powerful instead of just being a static beam.