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As for the ratings it seems that SEED´s 15 minutes of fame is about to end but still I think the team behind SEED should be proud that their show(s) and characters lasted in the absolute top for so long. And still is lasting in high positions in a few of the polls. I´d say that this is something that makes me 100% certain that this isn´t the last we´ve seen of SEED. A well made movie/OVA/full lengt Gundam SEED show could very well become a real cash cow for the milkers.
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2008-07-03, 15:29 | Link #682 |
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Of course not. The question is, can there exist Gundam Seed without the original cast. Aside from the OVAs, every UC series after Char's Counterattack has not fared that well. Bandai foresaw this, which is partially why Stargazer was given a trial experiment through sunrise's online distribution network. And they know there's problems, mainly that if Kira and Lacus aren't present, the show won't be fare quite as well. If Char is the spitting image of the Universal Century, and Kira is his counterpart, this will prove to be a very large problem if sunrise hopes to continue doing stories within the CE universe.
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2008-07-03, 16:33 | Link #683 | |
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UC's popularity was mostly thematic and settings based, and later UC shows like F91 and Victory didn't retain the OYW popularity most likely because their very different style and technology made things too different from classic OYW. The thing about CE, though, is its extremely large female fanbase, which is more concerned for the characters than the setting or the mecha. This different fanbase means that one cannot do with CE what Sunrise did with UC, which is to use a new cast of character for every show. They tried that with Destiny in the beginning and it didn't work, and they were forced to bring Kira back to a prominent role. So indeed, any CE show without Kira and the rest of the Big Four will probably be doomed to failure.
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2008-07-26, 16:33 | Link #685 |
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August 2008 rankings from monthly Gundam Ace, NewType, Animedia and Animage. Enjoy!
August 2008 Gundam Ace Monthly Ranking - Top 30 Male Characters: No. 1 = Char Aznable (15,136 votes) - MSG/The Origin/Zeta No. 2 = Kira Yamato (14,061 votes) - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 3 = Amuro Ray (12,155 votes) - MSG/The Origin/Zeta No. 4 = Lockon Stratos (8,229 votes) - MS Gundam 00 No. 5 = Setsuna F Seiei (3,285 votes) - MS Gundam 00 No. 6 = Anavel Gato (4,365 votes) - 0083 No. 7 = Graham Aker (3,341 votes) - MS Gundam 00 No. 8 = Athrun Zala (1,679 votes) - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 9 = Kamille Bidan (876 votes) - Zeta Gundam No. 10 = Shiro Amada (585 votes) - 08th MS Team No. 11 = Quattro Bageena - Zeta Gundam No. 12 = Ramba Ral - MSG/The Origin No. 13 = Allelujah Haptism - MS Gundam 00 No. 14 = Tieria Erde - MS Gundam 00 No. 15 = Garrod Ran - Gundam X No. 16 = Shinn Asuka - SEED DESTINY No. 17 = Garma Zabi - Original Gundam No. 18 = Domon Kashu - Gundam G No. 19 = Barnarge Lynx - Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn No. 20 = Kai Shiden - Original Gundam No. 21 = Uso Evin - Mobile Suit Victory Gundam No. 22 = Patrick Colasour - Gundam 00 No. 23 = Giren Zabi - Original Gundam No. 24 = Johnny Ridden - Mobile Suit Variation MSV No. 25 = Yzak Joule - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 26 = Sleggar Law - Original Gundam No. 27 = Ali Al-Saachez - Gundam 00 No. 28 = Heero Yuy - Gundam Wing No. 29 = Lt. Ken Bederstadt (Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles PS2 game) No. 30 = Seabook Arno - Mobile Suit Gundam F91 August 2008 Gundam Ace Monthly Ranking - Top 30 Female Characters: No. 1 = Lacus Clyne (13,873 votes) - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 2 = Sayla Mass (13,552 votes) - MSG/The Origin No. 3 = Haman Karn (7,849 votes) - Zeta Gundam No. 4 = Nena Trinity (5,904 votes) - Gundam 00 No. 5 = Sumeragi Lee Noriega (3,579 votes) - Gundam 00 No. 6 = Aina Sahalin (2,837 votes) - 08th MS Team No. 7 = Lunamaria Hawke (1,638 votes) - SEED DESTINY No. 8 = Lala Sune (1,345 votes) - Original Gundam No. 9 = Emma Sheen (989 votes) - Zeta Gundam No. 10 = Cagalli Yula Athha (482 votes) - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 11 = Tifa Adiel - Gundam X No. 12 = Soma Peiris - Gundam 00 No. 13 = Feldt Grace - Gundam 00 No. 14 = Marina Ismail - Gundam 00 No. 15 = Meyrin Hawke - SEED DESTINY No. 16 = Four Murasame - Zeta Gundam No. 17 = Cima Garahau - Gundam 0083 No. 18 = Elpeo Puru - Gundam ZZ No. 19 = Stellar Loussier - SEED DESTINY No. 20 = Frau Bow - Oringal Gundam No. 21 = Dianna Soreil - Turn A Gundam No. 22 = Crowley Hamon - Original Gundam No. 23 = Murrue Ramius - Gundam Seed/Destiny No. 24 = Christina MacKenzie - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket No. 25 = Machilda Ajan - Original Gundam No. 26 = Puru Two - Gundam ZZ No. 27 = Christina Sierra - Gundam 00 No. 28 = Katejina Loos - Victory Gundam No. 29 = Louise Halevy - Gundam 00 No. 30 = Wang Liu-Mei - Gundam 00 August 2008 Gundam Ace Monthly Ranking - Top 30 Mobile Suit: No. 1 = Strike Freedom Gundam (13,489 votes) - SEED DESTINY No. 2 = Gundam Exia (13,342 votes) - Gundam 00 No. 3 = Zaku II (9,784 votes) - Original Gundam No. 4 = Zeta Gundam (7,488 votes) - Zeta Gundam No. 5 = Sazabi (5,474 votes) - Gundam Char's Counter Attack No. 6 = Original Gundam (1,976 votes) - Original Gundam No. 7 = Hyaku Shiki (1,487 votes) - Zeta Gundam No. 8 = Nu Gundam (812 votes) - Gundam Char's Counter Attack No. 9 = Gundam Kyrios (743 votes) - Gundam 00 No. 10 = Gundam Dynames (563 votes) - Gundam 00 No. 11 = Qubeley - Gundam Zeta No. 12 = High Nu Gundam - Gundam Char's Counter Attack No. 13 = Acguy - Original Gundam No. 14 = Unicorn Gundam - Gundam UC No. 15 = Akatsuki - SEED DESTINY No. 16 = Dom - Gundam Original No. 17 = Gouf Custom - Gundam MS8th Team No. 18 = Infinite Justice Gundam - Gundam Seed Destiny No. 19 = Gundam Nadleeh - Gundam 00 No. 20 = Freedom Gundam - Gundam Seed No. 21 = Gundam F91 - Gundam F91 No. 22 = Char's Zaku Custom - Orginal Gundam No. 23 = Gouf - Gundam Original No. 24 = Kämpfer - Gundam 0080 - War in the Pocket No. 25 = Gundam MK-II - Gundam Zeta No. 26 = Z'Gock - Original Gundam No. 27 = Gyan - Original Gundam No. 28 = Wing Gundam Zero - Gundam Wing No. 29 = Gundam Virtue - Gundam 00 No. 30 = Over Flag - Gundam 00 August 2008 NewType Monthly Ranking - Male Anime Character - The best 10 in popularity (人気ベスト10): No. 1 = Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 2 = Kyon (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) No. 3 = Alto Saotome (Marcross Frontier) No. 4 = Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 5 = Tieria Erde (MS Gundam 00) No. 6 = Lockon Stratos (MS Gundam 00) No. 7 = Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed series) No. 8 = Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) No. 9 = Gino Weinberg (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 10 = Jeremiah Gottwald (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) August 2008 Newtype Monthly Ranking - Female Anime Character - The best 10 in popularity (人気ベスト10): No. 1 = C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 2 = Suzumiya Haruhi (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) No. 3 = Karen Kouzuki "Kallen Stadtfeld" ( Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 4 = Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier) No. 5 = Izumi Konata (Lucky Star) No. 6 = Yuki Nagao (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) No. 7 = Ranka Lee (Macross Fronter) No. 8 = Lacus Clyne (Gundam Seed Series) No. 9 = Lala Satalin Deviluke (To Love-Ru) No. 10 = Yuko Ichihara (xxxHOLiC - Kei) June 2008 NewType Monthly Ranking - Best 20 Anime: No. 1 = Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 No. 2 = Macross Frontier No. 3 = The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya No. 4 = Gundam 00 No. 5 = Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion No. 6 = Lucky Star No. 7 = Soul Eater No. 8 = Gintama No. 9 = DCII SS ~Da Capo II Second Season~ No. 10 = Junjou Romantica No. 11 = Clannad No. 12 = xxxHOLiC: Kei No. 13 = To Love-Ru No. 14 = Kyouran Kazoku Nikki No. 15 = Kamen no Maid Guy (Masked Maid Guy) No. 16 = Gundam Seed No. 17 = Kure-nai No. 18 = Vampire Knight No. 19 = Nabari no Ou (Ruler of Nabari) No. 20 = Neon Genesis Evangelion August 2008 Animedia Monthly Character Ranking: No. 1 = Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 2 = Kyoya Hibari (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!) No. 3 = Tieria Erde (MS Gundam 00) No. 4 = C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 5 = Izumi Konata (Lucky Star) No. 6 = Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) No. 7 = Lockon Stratos (MS Gundam 00) No. 8 = Sougo Okita (Gintama) No. 9 = Mukuro Rokudo (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!) No. 10 = Setsuna F Seiei (MS Gundam 00) No. 11 = Allelujah Haptism (MS Gundam 00) No. 12 = Kanda Yuu (D. Gray-man) No. 13 = Lavi (D. Gray-man) No. 14 = Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed Destiny) No. 15 = Toushiro Hitsugaya (Bleach) No. 16 = Lacus Clyne (Gundam Seed Destiny) No. 17 = Karen Kouzuki "Kallen Stadtfeld" (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 18 = Death the Kid (Soul Eater) No. 19 = Allen Walker (D. Gray-man) tied with Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 21 = Shana (Shakugan no Shana II) No. 22 = Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate the Combat Butler!) No. 23 = Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) No. 24 = Hijikata Toushirou (Gintama) No. 25 = Kagura (Gintama) Four gained No. 26: - Gino Weinberg (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) - Maka Alarn (Soul Eater) - Miharu Rokujou (Nabari no Ou) - Rolo Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) No. 30 = Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed Series) August 2008 Animage Monthly Character Best Ranking: No. 1 = Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series) No. 2 = Kira Yamata (Gundam Seed series) No. 3 = C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series) No. 4 = Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) No. 5 = Karen Kouzuki "Kallen Stadtfeld" (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series) No. 6 = Shana (Shakugan no Shana) No. 7 = Tieria Erde (MS Gundam 00) No. 8 = Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed) No. 9 = Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series) No. 10 = Alto Saotome (Marcross Frontier) No. 11 = Ranka Lee (Macross Frontier) No. 12 = Allelujah Haptism (MS Gundam 00) No. 13 = Kyoya Hibari (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!) No. 14 = Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (Zero no Tsukaima) No. 15 = Lockon Stratos (MS Gundam 00) No. 16 = Izumi Konata (Lucky Star) No. 17 = Kanda Yuu (D. Gray-man) No. 18 = Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan) No. 19 = Cagalli Yula Atha (Gundam Seed) tied with Hijikata Toushirou (Gintama) No. 21 = Toushiro Hitsugaya (Bleach) No. 22 = Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier) No. 23 = Setsuna F Seiei (MS Gundam 00) No. 24 = Gino Weinberg (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) tied with Lala Satalin Deviluke (Love-ru) No. 26 = Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) tied with Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) No. 28 = Death the Kid (Soul Eater) No. 29 = Kotaro Katsura (Gintama) No. 30 = Miharu Rokujou (Nabari no Ou) |
2008-08-07, 02:06 | Link #687 | |
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Also, the 56th Gundam National Census for the following question: "Summer swimming suits! In Gundam Seed or Gundam Seed Destiny, which female character will you like to see in swimming suit?" The last time I checked this polling progress, Cagalli had been ahead of all female characters (including Lacus). I think the final result will be announced next week. I'll update this post once I see the result. Last edited by boredandsleepy; 2008-08-07 at 03:43. |
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2008-08-10, 07:47 | Link #689 |
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I can't believe he did NOT even make it into one of the positions.
EDIT: No wait, he did! But Position number 20+ is an insult to him!! He was the first one to critically injure a Meister! (By sheer luck that is, if the GN-Arms came earlier, he won't be in the polls...)
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「Q.夏といえば水着!ガンダムSEED/SEED DESTINYで水着姿を見てみたかった女性キャラは?」はカガリが1位!【2008年7月28日~200 8年8月3日】 As with my projection, Cagalli IS THE WINNER in the 56th Gundam National Census voting held between 7/28/2008 and 8/3/2008. Voting result announced by Gundam.info on 8/11/2008 today: Cagalli = 28.62% Lacus = 26.33% Murrue = 14.40% Lunamaria = 13.77% Meyrin = 5.69% Stellar = 4.91% Fllay = 2.46% Miriallia = 2.13% Natarlie = 1.69% There are total 9,907 votes. Sources: http://www.gundam.info/topic/1759 http://www.gundam.info/content/229 Last edited by boredandsleepy; 2008-08-11 at 19:31. |
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2008-08-12, 02:01 | Link #693 | |
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But seriously, she can be pretty for an anime character. |
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2008-08-12, 03:15 | Link #694 | |
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And its kinda hard for an anime girl NOT to be pretty.
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2008-08-12, 13:17 | Link #698 | |
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There are many other un-attractive anime girls. They have a bunch in Naruto, and the original Gundam. |
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In fact, you made my point by citing the exact productions that fared well and not well. Quote:
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2008-08-12, 19:59 | Link #700 | |
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My point was that UC's popularity was thematic/settings-based , while Seed's was character-based, and the popularity of the OVAs is evidence for that. That is why IMO you can't really compare the two and that is why while they can continue pumping out OVAs for UC with just the OYW setting, they have to include Kira/Lacus if they want to make any profit off any future Seed works, OVA or not.
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