Will there ever be another UC Gundam series?

[aeolian]

Another UC in 2006......Maybe 30 years after V?

I don't think they will make another OVA/series about side stories or sequels like Crossbone, as they are not so popular that everyone wanted to see a series about F91's sequel. I sure do hope they make some OVAs from Crossbone and Sentinel, but the chance is slim.

[ironbomb]

Uc = old rite?


and wuts the new things called?

I only watech gundam seed/destiny
ANd saw the GUndam Wing video.
I seen some eps of gundam wing but never the whole series.

I liked em but from the sounds of some ppl, they dont >.<..... is the older series really tat much better?

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by srb

I did read an obscure bit that something UC was planned for 2006, but that may just have been speculation.

Isn't Tomino too old to actually create another show. I find that unlikely, besides as I said besides OYW related UC Gundams all UC after 0083 did poorly. Furthermore why bother ruining V's epilogue, its good enough to end UC Gundam with.

[brightman]

Originally Posted by srb

I did read an obscure bit that something UC was planned for 2006, but that may just have been speculation.

That was mentioned by someone from Bandai on a BBS or website somewhere... It was specifically said to be a "series" though it could be an OVA or a TV or anything else.

The Chief Gundam Officer of Bandai also expressed interest in making a Gundam series targeting at the American audience (probably because SEED was a flop in the US), though that could mean anything.

Originally Posted by Blaat

Isn't Tomino too old to actually create another show. I find that unlikely, besides as I said besides OYW related UC Gundams all UC after 0083 did poorly. Furthermore why bother ruining V's epilogue, its good enough to end UC Gundam with.

Eh? Tomino's 63. He's still quite functional and he's working on the Zeta movies right now and wishes to do more in the future. So not really...

Though Tomino seems more interested in creating new and original shows rather than to go back to UC once again (see his most recent shows like Turn A Gundam and Overman King Gainer). He hates V Gundam with a passion so I don't think he'll be doing a show that takes place after it either.

[[UKE]Auel]

Originally Posted by Esper 28

Auel: I agree I'd prefer any SEED over 08th MS Team but definitely not Zeta. Don't take this the wrong way, but have you seen Zeta? It's like, the epitome of Gundam, y'know. It's really rare, even among big AU fans, to find someone who's a Gundam fan that doesn't love Zeta. So, you're definitely an oddity, lol.

And yes. G-Saviour does not exist...period.

Like Brightman said, it is possible for someone to not praise Zeta as the god of all Gundam series'. I'm sorry, but to me it just seemed to be a tad over-rated.

[Esper 28]

Never said it was the "god of all Gundam series". I said it was odd for someone to put Zeta so low on the list of series they like.

Personally, Gundam 0080 is my favorite Gundam series so that tells you where I'm coming from and what type of Gundam series I prefer.

But either way, I never said it was the "god of all Gundam series" nor did I even suggest that it was. I merely said that I was surprised to see someone rank it so low. Please don't twist my words, I don't appreciate it.

[srb]

I would like to see how Yutaka Izubuchi would handle a Gundam show if Tomino doesn't want to do it. I've heard he is pretty tired with Gundam but he did want to do SEED, and he's assisting with the production on Destiny isn't he?

Originally Posted by ironbomb

Uc = old rite?


and wuts the new things called?

I only watech gundam seed/destiny
ANd saw the GUndam Wing video.
I seen some eps of gundam wing but never the whole series.

I liked em but from the sounds of some ppl, they dont >.<..... is the older series really tat much better?

The Universal Century is the timeline in which the older series take place. The one used in SEED is called the Cosmic Era, as they say in the beginning of a lot of episodes.

A lot of people dislike SEED because a lot of its plot and other things are taken straight from the older series and they think it's a cheap ripoff that can't stand on its own two feet. I sort of like it, it has its faults (especially with the pacing, which Destiny seems to have worked out) but it's not my favourite. I think of it more as a homage and re-introduction of the themes used in the older series to be presented to a new audience - it may be the fact that I was never subjected to the older shows back in the day that I feel this way. I started with Endless Waltz and some Wing since I had heard it was a good super robot show where the super robots didn't look quite as corny as many of the old do. However, it bored me, a lot. It lacked any of the speed and flair of the old shows and the characters were flat-out uninteresting.

That's pretty much why a lot of people dislike Wing - the stupid characters. I wrote a text about how dumb the characters in Wing were in Swedish a while ago but I don't remember it and I can't find it.

The thing that most people dislike about Wing though is that you have these invincible death-machines that are walking around and that there is no logic at all in the show - when Duo or Heero are in Leo's they turn from coffins to decent war machines - even though their tactics rarely exceed the ones used by the ordinary Leo pilots.

To me, Wing is the black sheep of Gundam (G-Saviour isn't Gundam since it's never mentioned) but it does make a rather good comedy show.

[Komataguri]

Personally, I think the reason Gundam SEED is a flop in the US is the bad dub and the editing.

Cause, I love the Cosmic Era, Second only to the Universal Century.

[srb]

Originally Posted by Komataguri

Personally, I think the reason Gundam SEED is a flop in the US is the bad dub and the editing.

Cause, I love the Cosmic Era, Second only to the Universal Century.

Yep, and the timeslot together with the editing. I mean, first it was on at 22:30 right? Why did they need to edit out blood and turn an ordinary gun into a frickin' space gun and turn machine guns into some sort of lasers? The time-slot is NOT for 7-year olds (that was the rating they edited it down to, right?) and the editing is definitely not for the 13-17 crowd that could check it out.

[Komataguri]

Originally Posted by srb

Yep, and the timeslot together with the editing. I mean, first it was on at 22:30 right? Why did they need to edit out blood and turn an ordinary gun into a frickin' space gun and turn machine guns into some sort of lasers? The time-slot is NOT for 7-year olds (that was the rating they edited it down to, right?) and the editing is definitely not for the 13-17 crowd that could check it out.

This is true.

However, people do weird things...Just look at Once Piece [ Its not one piece anymore, It was once one piece, hence I call it ONce Piece ]

It was made for more mature audiences. However, what did translators do? Did they play it for its market?

No, they turned Sake into orange juice, made guns into bizzare hammer things, and god only knows what else and made ti for babies.

[[UKE]Auel]

Originally Posted by Esper 28

Never said it was the "god of all Gundam series". I said it was odd for someone to put Zeta so low on the list of series they like.

Personally, Gundam 0080 is my favorite Gundam series so that tells you where I'm coming from and what type of Gundam series I prefer.

But either way, I never said it was the "god of all Gundam series" nor did I even suggest that it was. I merely said that I was surprised to see someone rank it so low. Please don't twist my words, I don't appreciate it.

That wasn't directed toward you, sorry if you misunderstood. I just meant normally when I say that, all the hardcore UC fans piss themselves because Zeta is god's gift to man in their eyes.

[brightman]

Originally Posted by srb

Yep, and the timeslot together with the editing. I mean, first it was on at 22:30 right? Why did they need to edit out blood and turn an ordinary gun into a frickin' space gun and turn machine guns into some sort of lasers? The time-slot is NOT for 7-year olds (that was the rating they edited it down to, right?) and the editing is definitely not for the 13-17 crowd that could check it out.

Well the problem is that Cartoon Network wants a show aimed at the 6-12 crowd, and Gundam Seed didn't work well with that. So it was stuck in between and didn't do well with anyone. Not to mention the fact that the toys don't seem to be selling either.

[Pepperidge]

That's because the toys can't be FOUND.

[[UKE]Auel]

Originally Posted by Pepperidge

That's because the toys can't be FOUND.

Yeah really. Like a month after SEED began to air, Target department stores began to clearance out all of their Gundam stuff (including SEED) which was good news if you were looking for a Freedom model, but bad news if you were looking for one now. A very stupid move on Target's behalf I think. Now I have to rely on Wal-Mart, which was horrible and unreliable with figures to begin with.

[Triple zZz]

I think no one mentioned it..
But there is a new UC series/OVA out there..
It's called "MsigLoo"..
It's a 3D/CG one like FF movie..

[[UKE]Auel]

Originally Posted by Triple zZz

I think no one mentioned it..
But there is a new UC series/OVA out there..
It's called "MsigLoo"..
It's a 3D/CG one like FF movie..

It has been mentioned already, and it's called "MS IGLOO", not "MsigLoo".

[method]

Originally Posted by srb

Yep, and the timeslot together with the editing. I mean, first it was on at 22:30 right? Why did they need to edit out blood and turn an ordinary gun into a frickin' space gun and turn machine guns into some sort of lasers? The time-slot is NOT for 7-year olds (that was the rating they edited it down to, right?) and the editing is definitely not for the 13-17 crowd that could check it out.

Why did they edit out the blood? Simple Toonami, no matter what the press release said about the target audience changing, still has to be editted to Tv-7FV. The reason that Seed didn't perform as well as predicted is that the toonami audience found it boring. The editing only pissed off the hardcore fans who had seen it fansubbed. Most of the toonami audience would not even notice. Oh yeah One Piece was not a mature show.

[[UKE]Auel]

Originally Posted by method

Oh yeah One Piece was not a mature show.

One Piece seems to be aimed at 13 year old boys. It's alot of slapstick, and then it gets serious. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of One Piece. Though I have not yet been "privilaged" enough to watch the dub.

[Silver_Scorcher]

While it was said during SEED's initial run that there would be a UC series for 2005 or 2006, I wouldn't go with that. That rumor went flying about the same time they said SEED 2 was going to come out right after SEED finished. Obviously Destiny came out a year after SEED finished. There must be thousands upon thousands of UC Gundam enthusiasts in Japan bawling and whining for a UC Gundam, and they'll probably get there wish some time in the future. But weather they like it or not, the CE series of SEED is here to stay for a long time, and if there should be a third SEED series in the neer future, that'll push back plans of another UC Gundam series/OVA even further back. Personally, I really don't care where the next Gundam series will take place, as long as I get Gundam in some form, I'm happy.

[[UKE]Auel]

I'm pretty burnt out on UC, and I don't feel like watching anymore side stories like 08th MS Team. I don't see how much more they could do, and anything taking place after V isn't really appealing. Though then again, I wouldn't mind seeing a follow up to ZZ, involving ZZ's cast. I want to see what happened to Judau after ZZ but before

Spoiler:

the V Gundam Side-Story