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On one hand that's good news for me, because I honestly enjoy the hilarity Sumizawa comes up for the Peacecraft sisters. On the other hand, I have to keep myself from groaning that Sumizawa wrecks the story's flow yet again by cramming flashback chapters where they don't belong. That reminds me, why is Heero Yuy being executed anyway? Or rather, what did he do this time? On a side note, Eric Shergold is grossing me out. Not only is the guy old enough to be Sabrina's father, he had the hots for her when she wasn't even an adult yet. That's a huge no-no in my book. >_> I don't remember, was Sabrina legal when they married? Quote:
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I'm afraid you'll have to wade through this thread, or at least through Deacon's posts, if you want to read those snippets. By the way, I've started rewatching Wing (can't believe it's been at least a year since I last saw it) and I have to say, I severely dislike Heero in the first five episodes. He's like his loathsome GW manga counterpart. In EW the creators go on and on about how he doesn't want to kill more people, what with the flashback of the little girl and the stuff he says to Wu Fei (and then there's also the whole Noventa debacle), yet in the first episode of the series he has no qualms whatsoever blasting a civilian shuttle out of his way. Like, for no reason, other than to avoid hitting the brakes. Never mind the psychotic laughter that never made any sense to me, when he fries someone. I dunno, it feels as though the creators were still developing his character in the beginning and somewhere after episode 5 they decided to drop the craziness (which is the best thing they could have done, quite frankly). After all, it never resurfaces; even when under Epyon's influence, Heero doesn't act that crazy. I'm kinda surprised the fandumb managed to completely ignore initial Heero being, while badass, a looney jerk, instead declaring its undying hatred for a fictional character (who's actually one of the nicest characters in the show), just because the creators gave her a pink limo and were stoned when they made her yell from that cliff... EDIT: I forgot, chapter 19 (rhapsody III) of FT is available in Chinese. Anyone unable to speak the language can give it a go with Google. Last edited by IkuzeMinna; 2013-01-09 at 15:30. Reason: link added |
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2013-01-09, 17:07 | Link #5142 | |
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Heero at the start is when he is at his best because that is when he is the most unique. The fact is at the start he really is a damn lunatic and the sets him apart from every other Gundam lead. It gave us a glimpse of what it would be like to have a Gundam show with someone truly sadistic actually being trained and having the power of one of these types of machines. Not only that but it fit his back story of someone who was trained in every way to be a solider but not a leader or even a nice human being. I do agree that the Wing Fan base choose weirdly to hate a character who wanted to help bring people together, but the single worst thing to happen Wing was instead of make the show bleak and allowing a character to be insane and dark is one of the biggest missed chances in Gundam. I'm just glad that things like SRW have kept Crazy! Heero alive, and that the insane laughter actually became one of his trademarks that the still use even in the latest games. |
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2013-01-09, 19:31 | Link #5143 |
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Hmm, I've never thought of it that way. Can't say whether I'd like it or not, because it would deviate greatly from what GW currently is if the creators really made Heero as insane and sadistic... The whole show would need to be a lot darker, to not make him stick out like a sore thumb. Otherwise I can't see it working.
But yeah, it'd be interesting to see. Definitely a better idea than crossing Gundam with Bakugan. Though I wonder if that wouldn't breach Neon Genesis territory..? Eh, as long as they'd stick with it, it'd be fine. As things are right now, I get annoyed at crazy!Heero because it's inconsistent with his later character. Either go for full-on madness or keep him "bleak" as you put it. Not both (though I do like bleak!Heero). |
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2013-01-12, 07:17 | Link #5146 | |
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It's only after a few encounters with Relena that he starts to regain his humanity.
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2013-01-14, 22:01 | Link #5148 |
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Ah! The pictures are too small so I cannot make out the kanji! Can You please readjust the images size to make them bigger, or provide me with another link that has the full image size? Then I could help out with the translations
I'm new to this thread so can you guys fill me in.... is there ONE place online where I can read the entire FT manga ( from the 1st volume to the current issue ) in Japanese? |
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I have scans of the prologue (maybe chapter 1), but i'm not sure where to go to find all of FT. I wounded how far into reading it you'll get before wanting to fling your computer against a wall..?
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2013-01-16, 13:28 | Link #5150 |
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the links are here i don't know how to make then bigger.....
http://www.oocities.org/sailorspazz/gundam/d-ew1.jpg http://www.oocities.org/sailorspazz/gundam/d-ew2.jpg http://www.oocities.org/sailorspazz/gundam/d-ew3.jpg |
2013-01-16, 17:35 | Link #5151 | |
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So there's something I should mention, which I don't think was ever addressed in the novelization of Endless Waltz (I think). I'm specifically referring to the end of the Gundam Wing novelization (which inadvertently Tokita must have followed for his Wing manga adaptation). Basically it's as follows:
- Relena receives a letter from a certain someone. - She reads it, pales then starts running. - Letter basically states that the Gundam pilots know nothing but how to fight and can't adapt to the new world and that the only way they can continue living is through battle. The red planet awaits them and that 'he' plans to lose himself in this new fight, a fight that isn't to kill but to stay alive. - Relena sees the five boarding the shuttle, she yells out to deliver it in person and swears Heero mutters 'wait for me'. Quote:
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2013-01-17, 17:34 | Link #5158 | |
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Granted things like Tempest Lance and the armor effects didn't, but we did get the TV added Shield and Knife for Heavyarms so anything could happen at this point. This does however make Promethus' reveal stand out even more. Had they gone iwithe Heavyarms or Kai they could have had 4 of the 5 lines repped on the cover in their Endless Waltz forms but for some reason skipped Heavyarms Kai and went straight for Pro. |
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2013-01-20, 17:47 | Link #5159 |
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Yeah, The GW manga(s)are completely different from the anime. I was shocked to see how much the actual story portrayed in the anime was changed. Reading the manga helped clarify a couple of scenes in GW and helped me understand the characters better.
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2013-01-23, 11:39 | Link #5160 |
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Wait, they spared Wing instead of just dropping it completely?
Always loved the Original Wing, it was a real shame it was regulated to fodder once Mobile Dolls started becoming the rising stars. It makes sense that the armaments were less than stellar on all of the Gundams BUT the Altron. They were being sent for destruction, Altron is the only one that has no excuse for losing weaponry. Though they never explained how Heavy Arms Kai EW ended up with a ton more dakka dakka compared to everyone else and its old version. |
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