How can Gundam's popularity be revived in the West now?
It really can't.
CN dropped the ball hard during the boom years and the novelty of Gundam has faded pretty hard since. Even if Wang were brought back for whatever reason, new viewers probably wouldn't be interested.
Then there's fucking Bandai which closed up shop here because we wouldn't pay overpriced JP prices for shit or buy a gorillion copies of Crossfire. Think Discotek can afford to license BD versions of Gundam series? Fuck no. Bandai could've given us some already though if they hadn't taken their ball and left.
>>12468072
Gundam kiddie shows on kids' channels. I'm not even joking.
>>12468072
Show 00 Gundam on an endless loop until people like it. It is basically the only Gundam series remaining that has any kind of mainstream appeal. I would like to believe that if Turn-A was dubbed it could find an audience, but that doesn't seem realistic given its lack of "badass" action.
Can we talk about transformative designs in Gundam?
Because they're all awful. Why can't Gundam do transformatives well?
Some of them are good. Like Zeta and all of its direct descendants, Messala, Asshimar...
There's obviously a lot more bad ones than good like holy shit the fucking Epyon. I'm guessing it has a lot to do with the fact that making toys and models transform wasn't easy for the toy companies to do with Gundam designs. Zeta didn't get a properly proportioned fully transforming model or toy until years after Zeta aired.
>Muh Gun-Nose
>>12472383
Zeta, Taurus, and the Wing gundams were good, (But not Epyon)
Alright /m/, this isn't an "Opening/Ending" thread but,
which OP/ED has the best Phrase/line that you absolutely must sing?
examples include;
YOU GET TO BURNING
JUST WILD BEAT COMMUNICATION!
toki wo koe sono namae wo mune ni kizamou JUST FOREVER!!!
>>12465791
JIBUUUUN WOOOOOOOO
>>12465791
FRY DA SKY!
GENKAI NANTE NAI
So I just go this in from Rightstuf today. Expensive, but my love of UC Gundam knows little bounds.
Anyone interested in pics of the extras and mech files?
>>12467208
Unbox that shit man
Fresh outta the box. About the size of a vinyl record.
>>12467208
Show us that gud shit, mane
http://dimensionalarea.net/infrapink/[IP-RAW]SDGCB.htm
For those who may be interested, Infrapink finished reuploading their RAWs of classic SD Gundam not too long ago. Unfortunately, the Wacky Races episode of Mk-IV is not included in the box set due to copyright issues. The best version currently in circulation is on Laserdisc. If I may make a vain request to anybody reading this that is capable of obtaining the ISO and encoding it (RX, Clutchins, Bunny Hat... OZC? Anybody!), please, PLEASE do so. Otherwise, we'll be forced to use those shitty VHS hardsubs for...
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>>12464443
Holy shit. SD is the last VHS/Laserdisc Gundam we were dealing with. This is fantastic. To bad the originals were hardsubbed, otherwise even shitty muxing skills could get this going.
Can we have a thread about shields? What's your favorite?
Only good shield is no shield.
How does the shield end up on the back during transformation?
From Entermix Tomino interview:
1. I saw some criticism such as "Lack of explanation. Die, bald head." on 2ch. Considering those opinions, I'm doing re-work for better quality in BD/DVD. The show has fast tempo, so dubbing's balance or accuracy directly impacts the fun of show.
2. I'm aware that the amount of information wasn't digested enough. To be honest, I wanted to make this as a 4 cour, 1 year show. If I did, I could show detailed settings such as Photon Battery factory and faction relationships between insiders. But because...
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OVAs are still a possibility...
Is this show worth a watch? Most of the complaints on /m/ are similar to the aspects I disliked about Zeta.
>>12469491
did you actually believe those /m/orons
Tanks thread. Post tanks, talk about tanks.
Give tanks a chance, they're mecha too.
Are hovertanks fine too. Finished reading Tank Lords a short while ago and inspired by that rediscovered Battlezone.
>>12467159
I'm relatively new to mecha and I'm look for some good real robot series to watch. Not really interested in super robot stuff, so the more "realistic" the better.
Real robots are almost nonexistent.
I think the term you are looking for is Heroic and Military
Well then you are pretty much shit out of luck.
The whole fucking concept of mechas is unrealistic and silly and nips can accept this fact so there aren't too many shows that tries to be realistic. I guess Ghost in the Shell and MADOX-01 are closest to what you are looking for.
In this thread, tonnage counts.
Go big or go home.
>>12466464
Doesn't get much more castle-y than a 40k Titan
Post silver /m/ things
What went wrong?
Absolutely nothing.
Next question.
>>12460345
Mostly just a lack of exposition made it hard to keep track of why something is important or character motivations.
>>12460345
Is the OST out yet?
Old Thread >>12457159
>List of subbed series:
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http://tokusubs.wikia.com/wiki/Tokusubs_Wiki
>Download Links
http://pastebin.com/F8NYXDVP (embed)
>ETC Links
http://pastebin.com/iPmYuRa4 (embed)
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http://tokusatsunetwork.com
>IRC
#krg @ rizon
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she did nothing wrong
Which subs for Hibiki would be the best to go with? I really want to get into that series
>>12462214
She kills her own kind, god damn.
Does anyone have large scans of these model background sheets? Looking for as many as possible.
I'm not looking for ones that are already edited (the mecha) as the lineart is far too altered.
Thanks all who can help!
I would scan some myself from the MG Nemo, Zeta, Rick Dias, Nu Ver Ka, but my scanner doesn't want to connect to my computer anymore
fucking Kodak
Does anyone else find the failure to scale tanks in Gundam shows kinda hilarious? One scene they are up to a Zaku's shins,another scene they are this size.
And Magella-cannon Zakus seem to imply that this size is the canon size despite other more consistently animated Gundam shows having them much smaller.
You read Sousei yet? Being an animator for the original Gundam was hell, OP.
>>12459713
I actually have not read it, do you have a link?
Scale inconsistencies on the Magella cannon versus actual Magellas get bad in 08th MS team especially. Where the Magellas are consistently sized but small and the cannons are huge when held by a Zaku.
Scale is a bitch, although I think the Magella tank actually was intended to be that large. The Zaku Tank is supposed to be a Zaku's upper body on the lower hull of a Magella tank of course, and then there is the gun size comparison.