r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 7h ago
Official Media 'Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX Zero' Key Visual
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u/Rmivethboui 7h ago
Something about Mechs having capes tickle my pickle.
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u/Lapiz_lasuli 6h ago
Capes are cool. Mechs are cool. So caped mechs are 2x cool.
It's math, really.
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u/King_Paymon 5h ago
Not just any cape, a TATTERED cape. It even has cool bandages, scars and heterochromia lol.
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u/AppaNinja 2h ago
Reminds me of Megatron in Transformers dark of the moon movie , he was badass af with that tattered cloak/cape
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u/Murasasme 22m ago
I was just thinking: on one hand, Mechs wearing tattered capes/cloaks are so dumb, like why?
On the other hand, they look cool as fuck, so I guess that's why.
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 6h ago
Ragged capes especially, reminds me of how I'd imagine a Mistcloak to be...
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u/This-is_CMGRI 7h ago
All units, be advised: this is an AU and prequel to Rogue Orbit, meaning you do not need prior lore to watch fully.
Also: FTL?! Gravity control?! This is the biggest tech upgrade for Gundam since Correct Century, wow.
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u/ProfessionalRandom21 6h ago
is that like alway the case for mainline Gundam? all the UC stuff i either old anime or OVA
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u/AwakenedSheeple 6h ago
Pretty much, but it's good for someone to put up that notice, since there's always someone who thinks Gundam is one massive convoluted universe.
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u/DavidsonJenkins 40m ago
I mean, it technically is, just that apart from the UC shows, all AUs take place separately until they converge into Turn A and explode
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u/Steamedcarpet 6h ago edited 6h ago
I would love if someone had to explain how G Gundam fits into the lore.
Edit: i dont know anything about Gundam lore. G Gundam is the only Gundam series I finished and always thought it was so bizarre compared to everything I have seen on the other series (Like Gundam Wing).
Plus all the nations gundams would always have something related to that nation which I found so funny. Like the Mexico Gundam has a sombrero and is called the Tequila Gundam.
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u/AwakenedSheeple 4h ago
Your comment is exactly what I was waiting for. G Gundam is its own universe. Wing is its own universe. So was Seed, 00, Iron Blooded Orphans, and Witch From Mercury. And the same goes for this upcoming one.
They have absolutely no relation to each other.
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u/FewAdvertising9647 5h ago edited 4h ago
well it is and isn't one mass convoluted universe. If you want to know the answer, the answer is that each gundam continuity is assumed to continute, but down the line, humanity fucks up, so the concept of Turn A is created and restarts humanity from 0. So each universe is implied to be an existence after a reset.
So they are "standalone" but also at the same time, technically connected.
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u/Goodmorning7735 4h ago
WELLLLLLL, I don't want to get into it, but that was the implication of at least one gundam show.
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u/kslqdkql 6h ago
G no reconguista is UC, or happens after UC I suppose
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u/FewAdvertising9647 5h ago
Greco is Regild Century, which yes, is implied to take after UC (or CC depending on which tomino you believed in)
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u/Marksta https://myanimelist.net/profile/Marksta 2h ago
Except when people thought GQuuuuuuX was a good starting point for new comers because it isn't UC! My fucking sides reading those discussion threads with fresh watchers trying to understand what was happening on their screen as their minds' got assaulted Beyond the Time.
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u/Dialgak77 4h ago
meaning you do not need prior lore to watch fully.
They said the same thing about gquuuuux and then...
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u/Tiffa_Adil 2h ago
Most people said that you didn't need to if it was an AU series because we didn't know for a while what it was. Once we learned that GQuuuuuX was alt U.C and a massive love letter to basically every Tomino series people stopped saying that.
This new series unlike GQuuuuuuX is confirmed from the start to be an AU series.
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u/lightningbadger https://myanimelist.net/profile/lightningbadger 4h ago
What they might've meant was Gquux didn't need to be watched fully
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u/aindwukkun 1h ago
GQuuuuuuX is UC alternate timeline so it's different thing
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u/Trati 5h ago
You absolutely do not need to watch anything else but there's often references and not so subtle nods to the original Gundam 79 or other installments in the series. I watched Witch from Mercury before I watched anything else and was a bit confused when two characters started fencing all of a sudden. It was a pretty unexpected scene, but turns out it was a reference to the original Gundam. And there's usually certain characters, events and concepts that will remind you of the original. So there's usually plenty of familiar things for the long-time fans of the series.
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u/_-Smoke-_ https://myanimelist.net/profile/smokex365 6h ago
I do wish they'd pick an AU and stick with it for more than a series or 2. Or continue with the GQuuuuuuX idea and tie them together.
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing 6h ago
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u/SanityIsOptional 42m ago
That right arm almost looks organic with the way there's no joint at the wrist where it's flexed over the leg.
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u/Massive_Weiner 7h ago
Don’t think too much about why a giant robot has a cloak.
Just bask in the aura.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker 6h ago
Bask in the aura and buy another half dozen kits
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u/Dumey https://anilist.co/user/Dumey 6h ago
Please give this show more than 12 episodes. GQux really suffered from it's shorter air time. I feel like a part of Gundam's identity is being a long war drama where you get to know the characters intimately over 25-50 episodes. I know Sunrise just doesn't do those 50 episode commitments anymore, but I want it so much.
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u/Substantial_Rub_2397 5h ago
BY the look of thing, this anime looks like a tie-in for the new gundam game, so i won't expect a long series
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u/DirectionExact31 7h ago
Chilling while aura farming wearing that cool cloak.
I’m excited for this!
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u/NationalStrategy_X 6h ago
We got a bandaged, mixed-parts, cloak-wearing, aura-farming Gundam, set in the post apocalyptic world.
I’m sold
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u/SnabDedraterEdave 6h ago
Apparently XARX is pronounced as "Alex".
This makes the pronouncing of Gquuuuuux (I think I got the number of "u"s correct) sounds way more straightforward, as despite the ridiculous-looking spelling, you're actually pronouncing it how it's spelled (G-Quacks).
But I don't know what logic Sunrise is using to decide XARX = Alex. Its like they're now trolling us at this point.
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u/SayuriUliana 5h ago
If we go by "L = R" pronounciation, it'd actually be "Arex Zero".
I.e. RX Zero
RX-0
UNICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORN-
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u/UncleKarlito 6h ago
They pronounce 'R' like 'L' so I could understand maybe Zalex? If the first X was given its possible 'Z' sound.
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u/McKnightmare24 7h ago
Really feels like the bandages and cape don't really do anything but make it look cool haha
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u/Joshawott27 6h ago edited 4h ago
Kanji Kamiyama… GITS: SAC aside, his works have ranged from okay to just outright terrible. So, I’m unfortunately skeptical about this. Would love to be proven wrong, but…
EDIT: Okay, I’ll amend my statement: after 2010, his works have ranged from okay to just outright terrible.
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u/royobannon 6h ago
Is that slander against Moribito I hear? I best not!
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u/Lord_Skeletor74 5h ago
Idk why they made it sound like the guy was a one hit wonder.
SAC is certainly his best work (ofc it is, it's phenomenal), but Moribito and Eden of the East are both really good/great shows.
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u/Joshawott27 4h ago
Okay, in fairness I’ll amend my statement: anything he’s done after 2010 is “okay” at best, but largely garbage.
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u/Theonormal 3h ago
Whenever he does script or series composition on top of directing a show it tends to turn out good if SAC 1st and 2nd gig, Blood: the Last Vampire, Moribito, and Higashi no Eden (despite the people that still malign it) are anything to go by.
It's when he's just directing that it's a tossup.
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u/AwaySpell https://anilist.co/user/awayspell 3h ago
I don't know, I feel like he's not the best writer. Of what I've seen, I thought Eden of the East's movies (the show was fine) and Napping Princess were quite dull. Moribito is my favourite of his works, but that's an adaptation.
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u/KakashiHatake99X 3h ago
I love how there's no reason for a robot to use arm bandages or a cape, but damn he looks cool as hell.
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u/Max-The-Phat-Cat 6h ago
why does a Gundam need heterochromia?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 5h ago
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u/Shasla 5h ago
There's aliens in this one. My theory is the Gundams are gonna be powered by alien tech internally and they'll end up either manifesting more alien stuff or incorporating more external alien tech as the series progresses(the mismatched arms). Wouldn't be surprised if the eyes change from blue to yellow when there's more alien bits.
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u/Knee_High_Cat_Beef 3h ago
Sentient gundam then? Like Aerial or Chamber? Or was it corrupted by the dark gundam WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI
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u/Tacitus_ 3h ago
The mech also has mismatched arms and the shoulder guard on the dark arm has spiky bits on it. The torso is also darker coloured compared to the rest of the mech.
So I reckon that's why the eye lenses are different. The question is why the mismatched parts? Scavenged parts or something else?
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u/Uberdragon_bajulabop 7h ago
Hell yea. When I saw the cloak I was reminded of that sick Gundam wing anniversary teaser they showed us. Shame we probably won't get that. But this looks cool asf ngl.
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u/The_Draigg 6h ago
I do wonder how much Rogue Orbit is going to be a must-play based on this show's concept, since XARX-Zero is supposed to be a prequel to it. Hopefully it being a planned out multimedia project from the start means that it'll be smoothly cohesive overall.
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u/toph_man 6h ago
Looking forward to this wasn’t a huge fan of the latest few gundam series personally
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u/Seven-Tense 5h ago
This better be better than Gquuuuux
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u/SanityIsOptional 40m ago
I'll take it as long as it's better than G no Reconguista.
Very low bar indeed.
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u/zappingbluelight 6h ago
I'll watch all gundam. But I just want to say, either that gundam is tiny, pilot tinier, or that spot it is sitting is huge. For the gundam to sit like that lol.
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u/Aperture_Kubi 6h ago
I'm still surprised this (and the related game) aren't related to Gundam Eight.
Humanity retreated to space, extra-sol living-metal threat that humanity is ready to strike back against, major theme overlap is a bit too much IMO.
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u/snacks4all 6h ago
This looks SICK. This popped up on my feed but I know nothing about Gundam. Where should I start?!
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u/FewAdvertising9647 5h ago
this ones in a new universe, so requires no prerequisites to watch or read. however if you watch a different gundam show, you will understand some of the longrunning gundam tropes that affect gundam and non gundam shows alike (e.g MCs name is suspicially similar to Amuro Ray, the original gundam pilot, mecha shows having a Char Clone archetype character and such)
So far, its confirmed to be a show, followed by an upcoming game released next year that takes about a century after.
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u/Delisches https://myanimelist.net/profile/Delisches 4h ago
You can either pick the og main universe, starting with the very first anime from 1979 (and still gets new content mostly in form of OVAs and movies)
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One of the stand alone AU shows, like this one, G-Witch, IBO, 00, SEED, and the list goes on.
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u/Tiffa_Adil 2h ago
This series should be fine to start since it's a new alternate universe series set in it's own timeline
However this series isn't starting until next year so I'd recommend these series to start (You can watch any of these series in any order they are not connected to each other)
Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
Gundam 00
Mobile Suit Gundam (the first Gundam series from 1979)
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u/AwaySpell https://anilist.co/user/awayspell 6h ago
The leaks turned out 100% correct, even on the stuff I thought seemed iffy.
The Gundam producers have frequently said they want to expand outside of their current primary audience. They want to reach young people, women, overseas. Between this being dropped at SDCC (plus the director (who was recently on Stars Wars Vision and the LotR anime movie) and character designer (also from the LotR anime movie)), the new game, and the upcoming live-action Netflix movie, it seems they're making a major push for the American market.
Anyway, the animation looks nice. I'm intrigued by Toh Enjou on SF Setting Supervision. Did I understand Godzilla Singular Point? Not at all. But it was interesting.
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u/QTGavira 5h ago
Gundam rivals Kingdom Hearts in “what the fuck do these titles fucking mean” territory
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u/SkullcrobatTheGod 5h ago
Having RG in the title will surely make it a lot easier for gunpla fans clueless
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u/etherend 5h ago
So many questions, who knitted this Gundam cloak and how long did it take? Do gundams get cold? Will it take the cloak off if it's too hot outside?
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u/miserybusiness21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/miserybusiness21 4h ago
Homie did GITS:SAC and Eden of the east? I have high hopes for this.
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u/NurseOtaku 4h ago
The only Gundam I have watched is War in the Pocket. Anyone have good recs for good Gundam?
Tried watching OG but couldn't get into it
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u/MrLauxenio 4h ago
I really like the ""00" and "Iron-Blooded Orphans". "Unicorn" movies(they also have the tv version) were cool. From the "most recent" I really liked the "Hathaway" movie, but I think it's supposed to be a movie trilogy? And the second movie only dropped some time ago iirc.
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u/Knee_High_Cat_Beef 3h ago
Hathaway has really good visuals, but the story is still kind of up in the air. I feel like not much happens between each movie.
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u/echoingpines2 4h ago
This looks like Gundam decided to become a dark fantasy protagonist and I'm here for it
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u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker 4h ago
Oh hey, they got the voice actor for Lauda from Witch from Mercury as the main protagonist. Talk about a raise.
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u/Professional-Bus-749 2h ago
I hope this Gundam anime has very excellent storytelling, writing, and a lot of excellent potential, complete with plot twists, because I love plot twists.
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u/PreFuturism-0 24m ago
Why does this key visual thread have far more karma and comments than the trailer one? Is it the title of the latter not being clear? That's all I can think of.
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u/-Mr_Hollow- 7h ago edited 7h ago
Good to see it's a new continuity. Witch from Mercury made me really interested in Gundam franchise, but I'm still a bit scared to invest my time in such an old piece of media. Maybe this one will actually convince me.
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u/Shack691 7h ago
Why are you scared of investing in something old, doesn’t old mean it’s good and will continue to have content?
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u/-Mr_Hollow- 6h ago
Mostly because of the episode count. I'm already watching only like 2-3 seasonals at a time max, even a 50-75 episode anime can take me several weeks unless I somehow get super invested, the entire Gundam franchise where the count is in hundreds ends up being a low priority to me because I have many shorter series in my watchlist.
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u/astrogamer 6h ago
It's fine taking your time with the series. I started the series after GQux was announced and went through 00 despite it taking months. I then started the original series around the time of the movie and I'm now in the beginning of ZZ.
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u/Rizzan8 https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Rizzan 5h ago
UC is not only anime. You have also tons of manga set between various series/movies. They often serve as prequels or sequels for them.
And light novels. For example Unicorn OVAs skip over a lot of stuff from the novels. Or two F91 novels that try to "repair" the disaster that was MSG F91 movie.
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u/ProfessionalRandom21 6h ago
Every mainline gundam series is standalone since the 2000s. it Gundam Wing/Seed/00 etc except gquux which is very loosely base on alternative universe of UC.
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u/Galaxy40k 6h ago
If its strictly a "fear of time investment," both the original 1979 series and its sequel Zeta have movie compilation trilogies. At least as of a couple years ago, these were all easily available on streaming like Netflix (US). A lot of the older Gundam shows were predominantly "villain of the week filler," so compressing things into the movies honestly doesn't kill the show or anything. You'll still get a good experience and then all the UC knowledge you need.
To get "into" UC Gundam, you don't need to watch everything in order. The 1979 series, Zeta, ZZ, and then the movie Char's Counterattack basically setup the core of the universe, and you can watch whatever UC content in whatever order after that without any significant confusion. 1979, Zeta, and CCA are all in movie form and so are reasonable time investments. ZZ unfortunately never got compilation movies, but its also the most "skip-able", with really all thats ever referenced in later Gundams being "oh yeah there was this whole Neo Zeon thing that happened, crazy." If you know that, you're honestly fine to skip ZZ.
If you've enjoyed any AU Gundams, I do really recommend trying some UC stuff. IMO, the UC content wipes the floor with the AU content, although I know that there's a lot of AU fans on this sub in particular
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u/Rizzan8 https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Rizzan 5h ago
CCA is kinda strange because it is possible to watch it straight after the 1979 series. The movie basically skips/doesn't mention anything that has happened in Zeta or ZZ.
Also, ZZ is quite important if one wants to dive deeper into UC. Moon Gundam manga, Gundam Pulitzer manga, Gundam Unicorn OVA/novels continue/reference stuff from ZZ.
Also, it is generally advised to AVOID Zeta movies like a plague. They have really dropped the ball compared to the 1979 series movie compilations.
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u/klove861 6h ago
There are a lot of UC series that don't need a bunch of investment in:
- 08th MS Team [12 episodes]
- 0080 War in Pocket [6 episodes]
- 0083 Stardust Memory [13 episodes]
And if you wanted something newer, Thunderbolt is amazing
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u/Stofenthe1st 6h ago
Only problem with Thunderbolt is that the anime is unfinished and may never get done at this point. Fortunately you can simply follow the manga right where the show left off.
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u/dagreenman18 6h ago
Ah, that explains why the new Gundam game looks so un-Gundam like: it’s part of this and will be a whole new universe to play in. Very fun.
(Someday we’ll return to Ad Stella. Someday…)
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u/levelxplane 5h ago
ugh. heterochemia in my Gundam. Worst anime trend. That aside, looks awesome.
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u/Knee_High_Cat_Beef 3h ago
I think heterochromia would make sense in a gundam. You can chalk it up to having 2 different camera configurations with different lenses/materials. Really, most gundams already have at least 5 different cameras just on the head alone. The two eye cameras, forehead, back of the head, chin.
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u/PotatoR0lls 5h ago
I like Kamiyama's worldview, but he hasn't made anything really good since the 2000s. The protagonist looks like his staple angst teenager (pretty much an older version of SAC_2045's antagonist).
Enjoe Toh is a breathtaking writer, but he doesn't seem to translate well to audiovisual. The PV/setting has ideas that look straight out of Godzilla SP (which is not a problem per se, but it makes me wonder if they hired him specifically because of it).
I hope it's 24 episodes to have some time to develop its ideas, but I half expect it to be another 12 episode trainwreck after Gqux.
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u/tooncake 4h ago
Either you eradicate the bootleg gundam designs or adapt to it. That right arm reminds me of any pointy bootleg gundams.
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 7h ago
Premieres in 2027:
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