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Anonymous01/17/26, 17:54No.23713546
>first show
>also by far the best show
why is this so common with mecha franchises
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Anon01/17/26, 18:11No.23713562
>best show
>shit pacing
>villain of the week to push toys
>overuse of stock animation
>shitty characters introduced and immediately dropped without satisfying arcs
yeah bro, it was so good it almost got canceled
the best gundam show is 80, followed by z then 83
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Anon01/17/26, 20:50No.23713779
Except its sequels had better plots, characters, animation, mechanical designs and were better overall.
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Anon01/17/26, 21:33No.23713834
Zeta > 0079
Grendizer > Mazinger Z
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Anon01/18/26, 00:37No.23714086
Not only is this not true, I actually can't think of a single franchise where this applies except Code Geass
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Anon01/18/26, 20:54No.23715556
You faggots are just mad because he is right. 0079 had more fluid animation in fight sequences and also more complex and dynamic choreography in said fight sequences, the show just has a more out-dated artstyle compared to Zeta. Specifically the first Amuro fight against Ramba Ral, and basically every fight sequence after Amuro realises he is a newtype, these sequences are all much better animated than anything in Zeta. Zeta is actually very poorly animated for an 80s anime, Ideon, Xabungle, Dunbine, and L-Gaim have much better animation and that's not including other non-Tomino stuff. Layzner for example has OVA quality animation in the second half which completely shits on Zeta. In comparison, having watched a lot of 70s anime, 0079 is maybe slightly better than average but still has better animation than Zeta, which looked bad even for its time.
>inb4 ZZfag
ZZ has slightly better animation but still has dogshit choreography, I am not going to defend ZZ.
>inb4 the off-model shots of the rx-78
Zeta has off-model shots that are just as bad, nor is that a serious critique of the animation. Most of those off-model shots are in-between frames that the eye would hardly notice anyway as they just convey motion in a more fluid way.
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Anon01/19/26, 04:20No.23716244
Cause sequels and AU's are headcanons and fan-fiction. 0079 is the only actual "canon" in Gundam.
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Anon01/19/26, 16:50No.23716803
Gundam is the Star Wars of Japan.
I think Tomino and everyone involved had something to prove and they got the right team together to prove it, ala George Lucas. Absolute “lightning in a bottle” scenario that won’t ever happen again.Gundam 0079 is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s a space opera and military drama that took itself and its story seriously without many corporate restraints other than “sell hero toys”. Its overall message of universal consciousness and empathy is easily digestible and presented cleverly. It’s beyond even the medium it’s presented in (a cartoon). It has clear cut heroes and villains but also makes them nuanced without being preachy.
The machines silhouettes stick in the mind.
It’s a 70s version of an ideal future brought to the brink by the same revolutions that cause wars today.I think it was the exact right time of release to have the best possible influences.
Star Wars and Star Trek were in their absolute prime and Tomino wanted the “super robot” to mature. He borrowed bits and pieces from western and eastern science fiction, exactly as George Lucas did at a similar time.Everything after 0079 becomes derivative to a fault and/or corporatized, the same fate as Star Wars and Star Trek.Gundam 0079 was financed on the basis it would sell toys, but that wasn’t the prime motivation for why it was handled with tender love and care. It was pure autism and experimentation.I personally don’t believe anything will capture the same visual and narrative spectacle of the original Gundam series in the “real robot” genre. It really is the “Star Wars Original Trilogy” of Japan.That’s why it’s the best. Everything else within the franchise trying to extrapolate upon it well can be seen as a bonus. Everything else is strictly a toy commercial.For people who genuinely think Zeta is better…. It isn’t.
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Anon01/19/26, 16:55No.23716806
I'm on episode 24 right now.
Became kind of a slog after Garma died .
Also, I think M'Quve's name is probably supposed to be translated as "McVeigh".
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Anon01/19/26, 18:52No.23716916
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>poor development
>poor character design
>poor pacing
>poor mecha
You're not a serious person and I'm only replying to prevent some noob from seeing it and thinking it's a valid opinion.
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Anon01/19/26, 19:32No.23716981
0079 has legendary animation and you can find countless animators mentioning how it influenced them. You won't find a single person say this about Zeta. Zeta was never good. Deal with it, Zetafags.
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Anon01/21/26, 16:10No.23719108
CCA is bad, Tomino didn't know how to write a movie.
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Anon01/24/26, 18:26No.23723016
It's not though, not even top ten, you're thinking of Kamen Rider.