Gundam ??!

bladechild · newbie! Joined: May 23, 2004 Posts: 9

Hi peeps!

I searched on the web for Gundam TV series. I noticed there where a lot different ones, Gundam ZZ, Gundem Seed, G Gundam etcetera (http://www.animenfo.com/search.php).

If al these are related somehow, does anyone happen to know the correct orther to watch them. Because I don't want to watch a later published series which I can't hardly understand 'cause I did not see it's predecessor Razz

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Thnx for reading - and pls help me out here Crying or Very sad

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ddogt432 · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 5:06 pm Post subject:

as far as my minimal gundam knowledge goes, each series is seperate from all others. they take place in one of two settings, and the plot is usually about earth vs space colonies
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darkhunger · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Gundam ??!

ddogt432 · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:43 pm Post subject:

yea, what he said ^^;; Laughing

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Reeder5002 · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject:

i was always too confused to get into the gundum thing also. Nows that it spelled out to me i guess ill go download it all ttyl like it 6 months.

bladechild · newbie! Joined: May 23, 2004 Posts: 9

[quote="darkhunger"]

haroT3k · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:24 am Post subject:

watch only uc gundam where the original (yes i say original cuz many of the later gundams *cough*seed*cough* were ripped from them) and they are actaully pretty decent to follow.

but dispite that the gundam series is just a compilation of random events that just happen one after another and i didnt really like it at all

however i would recommand peeps to watch mobiile suit gundam 8th ms team. this one was done rather differently from the others and MUCH MUCH better.

i only watch gundam series for their cool flying robot designs, story-wise...meh
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Kaiser · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:27 am Post subject:

We have a music video of the 8th MS team in the direct downloads section called Shellshock. Its quite well done and from what I can see the 8th MS team looks awesome... better than any other gundam... including seed.
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darkhunger · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject:

08th MS Team is good, but not that great... Great OVA-budget animation (sporting character designs by the guy who did Cowboy Bebop), and a easy to follow story, but other than that its characters are nowhere nearly as complex and original as the Tomino-directed ones, nor is the story nearly as epic. It's like your typical anime for the average fan, unlike the other UC Gundam, which are full of drama, complex characterization, philosophical themes, epic storytelling and a whole lot of nice twists and irony... Tomino's Gundam aren't easy to understand but they are definitely classics, something that 08th MS Team isn't. Plus its not like 08th MS's animation are the best in Gundam either... If anything 0083 Stardust Memory feature much better action sequences and designs that really take advantage of the animation budget.

If I have to recommend an OVA though its definitely 0080: War in the Pocket, which is a touching story about a brat who gets affected and changed by befriending those involved in a war.

And don't believe the bit about AUs "ripping off" of UC... Since they are all part of the same Gundam franchise, it's pretty idiotic to call this "ripping off". The AUs like Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed provide an alternate interpretation by different creators of the same war theme. So while on paper they might deal with the same thing, the execution is 100% different.

Kxtreme · Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:34 am Post subject:

Well if you wanna know the right order to watch them in go to the gundam officail web site.. it tells you all..
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Top Animes Ever Seen....
1. Gundam Seed
2. Naruto
3. Yukikaze
4. Hellsing
5. Berserk
6. Gundam Wing
7. Full Metal Panic 2nd season
8. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
List will grow when I remeber the other animes I've seen

darkhunger · Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject:

monster321 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jun 22, 2004 Posts: 57

so is there any new gundam being produced

Nemesary · newbie! Joined: Dec 05, 2004 Posts: 48

I like Gondam series. BTW what does gundam mean.

Enemy · newbie! Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 1

From what I have seen the only place to find out what Gundam actually means or even has a meaning is in either the Gundam Wing series or the Gundam Seed versions.

In the Gundam Wing OVA the Gundams are called Gundams because of what their made out of. Gundanium Alloy or however it is spelled... If you have seen the first few episodes it mentions something of the gundam operation, (my memory is drawing a blank on this...) it's name has something to do with it too I believe.

If you go by the Gundam Seed definition of it then you will find that Gundam stands for Generation Unrestricted Network Drive Assault Module. But there are two versions of Gundam in the Seed series. The Freedom Gundam uses a very similar name but the only difference is the 'N' instead of Network it stands for Nuclear meaning its a nuclear powered gundam. I believe those are the meanings of Gundam if there are others or edits about these just post them I guess.

san_adam · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 50

Wow, I love gundam before, now I love it even more. It's true though that I watch gundam mainly because of its cool robot design, it's so futuristic and you just gotta love it man Razz