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You know, one of the reasons there was so much trepidation for AGE was because initially, people thought it was a card-game style show like Yugioh due to the character design and information trolls. Even once the true premise was revealed though, the character design plus the series' eventual execution was what turned people away from it.
Build Fighters though unabashedly makes its premise very, very clear from the very beginning: it's all about virtual Gunpla fighting. And, it already has a conceptual prototype in the form of Gunpla Builders, which did see moderate success previously. Another thing: Gunpla is so inextricably linked to the Gundam franchise since its inception that even non-modeller Gundam fans know about it, and many of the fans are Gunpla collectors, whether they've bought only one, or a hundred. Hence, the premise is much easier to swallow despite it being the kind of "kiddy" stuff that people thought AGE initially would be. Personally, I'm stoked. I think they should've designed a totally new Gundam as a lead ala the Beginning Gundam, but it's premise is pretty much that of Gunpla Builders, which I really liked. If you want to compare it to yet another show I liked, I'd call this Angelic Layer 3.0 (2.0 was Busou Shinki ), but with Gundams instead of doll-sized gynoids. For those wanting a more "serious" Gundam, there's still Gundam Unicorn's final episode, and the upcoming Gundam: The Origin. Quote:
I do have a feeling though that, as much as I hate to admit it, that Build Fighters is something akin to "filler", a concept that Sunrise/Bandai is pushing out to get a Gundam series this year, while at the same time putting most of their creative effort into Gundam: The Origin, which will be the Gundam series they'll expect to get back at the young adult and nostalgic adult crowd later.
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2013-07-03, 03:53 | Link #22 |
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This could run for a long time, just look @ the yugioh episode count for zexal or whatever the new series is for one, Vanguard which is currently in its 3rd season already has it's 4th and 5th seasons confirmed.
I wouldn't really consider it the successor to AGE, it's an entirely different beast. If we're lucky we could have Origin, this and another Gundam TV series airing at the same time in some point in the future. |
2013-07-03, 03:56 | Link #23 | |
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2013-07-03, 04:03 | Link #24 |
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I’m expecting this new series to be silly but fun. I could do with 50 thinly-plotted episodes (or more) where various kitbash mechas from all Gundam universes fighting each other or fighting together with all their signature arsenal. Kinda like an animated Gundam-version of SRW/SRT .
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2013-07-03, 04:05 | Link #25 | |
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I am hoping to see Beginning Gundam in Build Fighters though despite my opinion of it, I mean we already have Bearguy there.
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2013-07-03, 04:09 | Link #26 | ||
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This structure also avoids stuff like "Wing Zero vs SF/00" debates/fanwars since anything can be passed off as "The kid built the kit bad" or "the kid sucked at piloting" etc etc. Quote:
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2013-07-03, 04:12 | Link #27 |
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Considered I'm interested. I liked Gunpla Builder, so I'm looking forward to see what we will have here.
Regarding Beginning Gundam, I didn't know it's that unpopular. When I saw it appeared in the last GGeneration, people were screaming at how awesome it is, so I thought it's well liked around the net, honestly. Personally, it's a change that piqued my interest, so I don't mind.
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2013-07-03, 04:13 | Link #28 | |
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On a tangent, at least one of the characters, Kousaka China, has been getting fanart quite fast only a day after release. I can understand why: for some reason, she triggers my "LIKE" sensors almost immediately, something I don't think has happened for me in regards to a Gundam character before:
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2013-07-03, 04:23 | Link #29 |
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If there is anything I'm wishing for, that would be Bandai is secretly build the arcade game just like what we saw in the show.
Also, it's a chance to see old stuffs in modern animation. What is there to complain?
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2013-07-03, 04:31 | Link #30 |
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Also a chance for obscure designs to get animated either for the first time, or again after years. I mean, the EINRAD?!?! Seeing that animated here almost blew my mind, and made me wish there was an actual kit of that
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2013-07-03, 07:27 | Link #35 | |
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The "spinning purple blades" is called beam rotor IIRC. It uses the beam rotor as a flying tool to hover like helicopters (beside relying on its thrusters).
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2013-07-03, 09:08 | Link #36 | |
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I do hope we see more custom suits as the show progresses, perhaps from more recent shows like 00 that the audience who aren't old school fans can relate to. |
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2013-07-03, 09:43 | Link #37 | ||
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This series is a clear cop-out by Bandai to me…they had two experimental series in a row, one good, one terrible…So there not even taking any chances, just letting the audience see Gundams from various series fight one another…It’s as smart as it is lazy, meanwhile Valvrave is the best Gundam show NOT to come out in 15 years, so I get what they’re doing and I’ll watch because no matter how much $hit they churn out Bandai wins… I mean I thought about it, if they made a new updated animation with all the toys I had as a kid (He-man, Dr. Doom, Thundercats,etc.) and put them in one world to fight one another or go on adventures, I’d watch that $hit no doubt, so I get the appeal of this… Guess I’ll have to sacrifice yet another chicken in the pentagon to black magic my way into getting that serious yet stylish S. Watanabe Gundam show set to jazz… *walks away like Charlie Brown*
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2013-07-03, 12:14 | Link #40 |
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Well i guess this is the first gundam series i'll actually say pass to... dissapointed to say the least...
PS: i saw someone comparing this to G-Gundam to me they seem nothing a like. G Gundam had its cheesiness but it still offered an interesting plot/story there was something on the line, this however doesn't its like gundam goes yugioh or bakugan....
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