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Old 2011-02-17, 05:37   Link #181
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Compared to what? It beats Mazinger's story but is it better than 00 or 8th MS?
im comparing it to Endless Waltz as Gundam Wing the series has more comprehensive story, its standalone
but ill still like Endless Waltz more as i like good quality animation

but for your comparison i already forgot about Mazinger i think i just saw GranDizer back in the 90's when it was shown in TV and im a kid at that time and cannot comprehend good, but ye gundam wing is better than 00 that is my opinion, and i dropped 8th MS Team after seeing 3 episodes it bores me
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Old 2011-05-05, 17:43   Link #182
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The reason why everyone likes Gundam Wing..?

Yaoi.

For some bizarre reason that I will probably never understand, Gundam Wing, a show about war and politics, managed to inspire hundreds of thousands of yaoi fics. Heck, GW yaoi stuff once was so popular that people wrote it without having seen the friggin' show.


And then, there are the fans. Personally, I like GW because it's different, unique. It has badass characters, cool plot, awesome designs and even more awesome music. What makes it special to me though is its enormous subtlety and how it handles its female characters.
Seriously, I can't think of another shounen series in which both male and female characters are equally as badass. There's always going to be some ditz or damsel in distress somewhere. In Wing there is no such person. Even if Relena never pilots a MS or dunno, steals an ambulance by bursting through the car's window and knocking out the driver in one go, she is no less awesome than Heero. He even says so himself. And don't get me started on people like Dorothy, Sally or Noin.

Now that I mention Dorothy, I'd also like to note GW's humor. Seriously, forked eyebrows? Treize already had me snort but when I first saw Dorothy I was rolling on the floor. xD
Yet, despite looking utterly ridiculous they both manage to pull off 'classy badass' extraordinarily well. The reason no one in the series ever addresses those hilarious eyebrows is because they know those two can rip their head off with their pinky. All in a very elegant manner.
Or Heero. The idiot is on a secret mission, meaning he ought to lay low but what does he do? Go and rip up the most popular girl's invitation in front of everyone and give a new meaning to the phrase 'shove it' to a classmate by sticking a broken saber right into his face. In front of everyone. And then he has the nerve to tell Duo he's drawing too much attention. Dude!

Duo puts it best; it's always the quiet guys who do things the flashiest way. One has to love Heero's and Trowa's attitude though. Attention whores lol.

Digressing... But that's the subtlety I like so much. While other people may hate it, I like the fact that I have to dig around in Wing to see things. Wing is well thought-out and it shows. One-dimensional characters my foot. There are hints everywhere. Take Wu Fei for example; he comes off as a complete jerk in the series but grab a copy of Episode Zero and suddenly he's very sympathetic. Or sit down and understand the plot and you'll realize why Heero tells Relena she is more amazing than him. And while we're at it, the way romantic relationships are handled is actually very refreshing. Personally, I perceive Heero's and Relena's parting scene on Libra to be far more powerful than any other 'couple scene' I have seen in other Gundam series so far.
I dunno, I guess I'm just fond of things not being shoved in my face.

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Old 2011-05-08, 18:46   Link #183
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When i first watched it i thought the gundams were awesome , till Tallgeese appeared , but I didn't like Wing as much as the Original Gundam when it was broadcast on cartoon net work coincidentally when i first saw Zechs Merquise I thought Char (But this was a year before Mobile Suit Gundam aired) i used to call Zechs sometimes That Char Guy (and this was before i learned about Char Aznables great existence)
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Old 2011-05-08, 19:40   Link #184
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Gundam wing is a awful anime with 2-d characters,overpowered mobile suits,AWFUL plot and bad animation.
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Old 2011-05-09, 09:22   Link #185
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Gundam wing is a awful anime with 2-d characters,overpowered mobile suits,AWFUL plot and bad animation.
Well, that's your opinion.

I'm not too surprised by your comment, which came from someone who's pro-UC.
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Old 2011-05-09, 14:46   Link #186
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I tried to watch Wing, but I really didn't like it, I'm not UC elitist, but I really don't like the character designs and their clothes, nor do I like the Gundam/MS designs (Aside from the Epyon). The story seems alright, but I didn't really connect to the characters much and it didn't feel as 'real' to me as UC and 00, even Seed (Though I've not finished that either).

I guess it's because it was aired on US channels, and it probably got most of the current fans into Gundam.
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Old 2011-05-10, 14:54   Link #187
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Well, that's your opinion.

I'm not too surprised by your comment, which came from someone who's pro-UC.
Not liking GW shouldn't have anything to do with liking MSG. They're two different series. Judging one based on the other is silly.

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Gundam wing is a awful anime with 2-d characters,overpowered mobile suits,AWFUL plot and bad animation.
Opinions differ. I will agree that the Gundam pilots may appear flat if one has only seen the series. A huge chunk of characterization is indeed hidden in Episode Zero. And of course they're 2-D, they're drawn, after all.
As for the MS, or rather Gundams, being overpowered, does it not make sense? If you're trying to take down an entire military organization with only five suits, or better say one suit (because each pilot initially wasn't aware there were others), of course you will make sure that it has the capability to fight numerous battles without having to be repaired all the time. How stupid would that be otherwise? Besides, it's not like they didn't get their butts kicked.
The plot is a matter of preference. Either you like it or not. I find it to be intriguing because it's not the 'overpowered Gundams' that drive it forward but the less flashy yet still as awesome folks that fight in the political arena. And as far as the animation goes, personally, I think the remastered version is pretty neat.

I tip my hat to JC... who voiced an honest opinion and legitimate reasons. Connecting to the characters is hard if you don't go looking for it and realism is gone out the window the very first episode. Heero's ambulance hijack does make for a good laugh though.
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Old 2011-05-10, 15:00   Link #188
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Not liking GW shouldn't have anything to do with liking MSG. They're two different series. Judging one based on the other is silly.
Don't try to argue with Amuro, as soon as you state you like another series, he will pretty much shut you down with some random, pointless pro-UC crap.

Talking to him is like pissing on a pile of shit, it serves no point except adding to the general mess of things.

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Old 2011-05-10, 16:58   Link #189
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Opinions differ. I will agree that the Gundam pilots may appear flat if one has only seen the series. A huge chunk of characterization is indeed hidden in Episode Zero. And of course they're 2-D, they're drawn, after all.
As for the MS, or rather Gundams, being overpowered, does it not make sense? If you're trying to take down an entire military organization with only five suits, or better say one suit (because each pilot initially wasn't aware there were others), of course you will make sure that it has the capability to fight numerous battles without having to be repaired all the time. How stupid would that be otherwise? Besides, it's not like they didn't get their butts kicked.
The plot is a matter of preference. Either you like it or not. I find it to be intriguing because it's not the 'overpowered Gundams' that drive it forward but the less flashy yet still as awesome folks that fight in the political arena. And as far as the animation goes, personally, I think the remastered version is pretty neat.
Great point.

I've frequently seen critics bash the political aspects of the series but like you said, it's what truly drove much of the series and the creators handled it well in my opinion.
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Old 2011-05-10, 17:08   Link #190
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Great point.

I've frequently seen critics bash the political aspects of the series but like you said, it's what truly drove much of the series and the creators handled it well in my opinion.
I have to admit tho, once I saw feathers, I felt a little let-down... it just seem out of place.

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Old 2011-05-10, 17:31   Link #191
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I have to admit tho, once I saw feathers, I felt a little let-down... it just seem out of place.

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The feathers were for artistic effect. What was completely ridiculous though was Wing Zero flapping its wings to fly forward. The suit would've moved anywhere but forward.
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Old 2011-05-10, 17:36   Link #192
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The feathers were for artistic effect.
Yeah, thus out of place. Of all the seriousness in Wing, I suddenly get... feathers and worse... flappin' wings!

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I may be contradicting

I still think the cannon fodder & Uncommon suits is slightly more logical than the Gundams themselves, but eh that explained why i like Tallgeese, better
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Old 2011-05-10, 18:03   Link #194
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Yeah, thus out of place. Of all the seriousness in Wing, I suddenly get... feathers and worse... flappin' wings!

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Well, HeavyArms had a clown's mask and Sandrock a cloak, for whatever reason. And let's not forget Miss forked eyebrows with her golden truck. Oh and that shrimp of a wannabe dictator.
Now that I think about it, those guys must've had a heck of a time poking fun at the series. GW's serious nature just makes it all the funnier. I mean, c'mon, who can take being ruled by a prime-schooler seriously?

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I still think the cannon fodder & Uncommon suits is slightly more logical than the Gundams themselves, but eh that explained why i like Tallgeese, better
I'm sorry, I don't understand your point. Which ones do you mean with 'uncommon suits'? And why would they make more sense than the Gundams?
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I still think the cannon fodder & Uncommon suits is slightly more logical than the Gundams themselves, but eh that explained why i like Tallgeese, better
I agree. The Grunt suits in WING were superb, and definitely ones I am very proud to collect. Fodders as they were, they were designed to look as if they serve some practical purpose, and not just there to make Gundams shine.

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Well, HeavyArms had a clown's mask and Sandrock a cloak, for whatever reason. And let's not forget Miss forked eyebrows with her golden truck. Oh and that shrimp of a wannabe dictator.
Now that I think about it, those guys must've had a heck of a time poking fun at the series. GW's serious nature just makes it all the funnier. I mean, c'mon, who can take being ruled by a prime-schooler seriously?
Those moments pretty much ruined the overall serious atmosphere of WING, but I suppose it could be worse, for example, having a giant teddy-bear taking out entire city blocks worth of...

Oh wait...

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I'm sorry, I don't understand your point. Which ones do you mean with 'uncommon suits'? And why would they make more sense than the Gundams?
Tall Geese, for example, is an uncommon suit. Just as the SAZABI from UC is uncommon. They do not follow the standard Gundam outline.

That, and they don't have stupid accessories, like a cloak or mask.

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Old 2011-05-10, 18:41   Link #196
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Well, HeavyArms had a clown's mask and Sandrock a cloak, for whatever reason. And let's not forget Miss forked eyebrows with her golden truck. Oh and that shrimp of a wannabe dictator.
Now that I think about it, those guys must've had a heck of a time poking fun at the series. GW's serious nature just makes it all the funnier. I mean, c'mon, who can take being ruled by a prime-schooler seriously?
As outlandish as they seemed, I actually liked the mask for Heavyarms and Sandrock's cloak.

Dorothy's trucks on standby in EW was just ridiculously stupid. I can't defend the that all.

Mariemaia was merely a figurehead and we've seen examples of those in real-world history. Even Romefeller attempted to use Relena as a figurehead but didn't anticipate her having such a major influence.

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I agree. The Grunt suits in WING were superb, and definitely ones I am very proud to collect. Fodders as they were, they were designed to look as if they serve some practical purpose, and not just there to make Gundams shine.
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I couldn't agree more.
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The mask is a reference to his time spent in the circus.

Natch.
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The mask is a reference to his time spent in the circus.

Natch.
That's pretty obvious.
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That's pretty obvious.
It was in response to the comments on it being "out of place" and "whatever reason". All in all, even if it doesn't serve any practical purpose, it still has symbolic value.

Natch.
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It was in response to the comments on it being "out of place" and "whatever reason". All in all, even if it doesn't serve any practical purpose, it still has symbolic value.

Natch.
Ah, you're right.
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