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WisteriaHysteria

WisteriaHysteria

New Gundam Show's is getting a domestic, theatrical release on Feb 28th.

For those who are unfamiliar with this trend, lots of anime producers these days have been editing the first several episodes of any given show into a film format and then selling tickets to them in advance of the show's broadcast debut. The cynical side of me calls this double-dipping, but it's a fun, fan-focused way of building up hype for something. I might go see this.

For people unware, this is the new Gundam show being done by Studio Khara -- Hideaki Anno's studio who made the Evangelion Rebuild films and is heir to the Gainax legacy. I didn't realize until now that Youji Enokido was doing Series Composition (basically head writer). You might recognize that name as one of the main writers for Sailor Moon, FLCL, RahXephon, and did Series Composition for Utena, Ouran Host Club, Redline, Star Driver, and Bungo Stray Dogs. That's a good get!
 
Kirin

Kirin

Summon for hire
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Man, there have been a lot of goofy titles for Gundam shows over the years but that…. Is really something.
 
WisteriaHysteria

WisteriaHysteria

Kirin said:
Man, there have been a lot of goofy titles for Gundam shows over the years but that…. Is really something.
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Reminder that this is being made by the studio whose most recent output was a movie whose subtitle consisted only of a symbol used in sheet music to signify the end of a piece of music.

Its Japanese pronunciation isn’t so confusing. At least to pronounce. It’s essentially said as “G-Quarks”.
 
Kirin

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
Looking again, I just caught that their Clan name (I guess?) is "Pomeranians". Excellent.
 
WisteriaHysteria

WisteriaHysteria

IMPORTANT NEWS!!!

The entirety of the Macross Franchise, post-DYRL, is up on streaming on HULU right NOW. Go watch it!!!

Macross: Flashback 2012 (Recap/Coda to the original series)
Macross II: Lovers Again (Alternate universe sequel)
Macross Plus
Macross Plus: Movie Edition
Macross 7
Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! (Short film taking place between Episodes 38-40 of the TV series)
Macross Dynamite 7 (OVA sequel)
Macross Zero
Macross Frontier
Macross Frontier: ~The False Songstress~ (1st Movie)
Macross Frontier: ~The Wings of Farewell~ (2nd Movie)
Macross FB7: Listen to My Song! (M7 recap/Bluray advertisement)
Macross Frontier: Labyrinth of Time (Short film sequel to 2nd Movie)
Macross Delta
Macross Delta: Passionate Walkure (1st Movie/Series recap)
Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! (Sequel to 1st Movie/Series)

Edit: This is for the US. Those who live in better places, I believe there's a pretty good chance this stuff is all up on Disney+ instead
Edit2: Looks like this is all on Disney+ in the US as well. Wowzers!
 
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SpoonyBard

SpoonyBard

Threat Rhyme
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I did see some Macross titles advertised on D+ in Canada, I didn't check to see how many but I wouldn't be surprised if it matched that list.
 
MarcAlan

MarcAlan

For those of us who are Macross newbies, where's a good place to start? That list looks almost as intimidating as Gundam or One Piece.
 
WisteriaHysteria

WisteriaHysteria

It looks intimidating, but it really isn't that bad! That list only contains three TV shows; none of which goes on longer than 50 episodes. Everything else is either recap movies, short OVA mini-series, or short films.

The ideal place to start is with the original show (titled: "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" (1982)), which ironically enough is not really available for streaming as readily due to rights management. I think it might be available on Disney+ in some regions, but in the US, you're either going to have to pirate it, or find some novel way of watching it like archive.org - which has a lot of options that I haven't personally vetted but looks promising if you're pirating-adverse.

In lieu of a 36 episode commitment, the recap/reinvention movie of the original series (titled: "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?" (1984)) will give you the jist of the story (also on archive.org).

But this is a modern media franchise designed by corporate interests, so they'll naturally want everything to be as accessible as possible to newcomers in order to maximize their investments. So almost any show/ova series will be self-contained and provide enough backstory through the course of the plot for it to be an ok jumping on point. Personally, I think "Macross Plus" (4 episodes or 1 movie; the first true sequel to the original series) or "Macross Frontier" (26 episodes) are probably going to be the most easily accessible entry points, but there's decent arguments for others.
 
Kirin

Kirin

Summon for hire
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WisteriaHysteria said:
Edit2: Looks like this is all on Disney+ in the US as well. Wowzers!
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!!! Holy crap. My lazy, fell off the fan subs bandwagon half a decade ago, self has been waiting for this! Now I just have to find time to watch some stuff…

MarcAlan said:
For those of us who are Macross newbies, where's a good place to start? That list looks almost as intimidating as Gundam or One Piece.
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Unfortunately the real *starting* point for the whole universe is either the original series or DYRL for a pretty and compressed version, both of which are still in Harmony Gold rights hell. But that said, all the other major sequel eras holds up just fine as stories on their own, with their own all-new (or nearly all) casts and so on.

Oh hey, I see Wist is posting and he probably has more to say anyway. ;)
 
Baudshaw

Baudshaw

Unfortunate doesn't begin to describe...
(he/him)
In any case, I’ve finished Season 1 of Doctor Stone, and it’s easily Death Note tier- aka, one of the few anime I’d consider on par, if not better, than all the other shows.

The premise is outstanding, the plot is paced extremely well, and all the characters are utilized to their fullest potential to make an exhilarating experience. It ends on a slight cliffhanger, and I can’t wait to see how this goes down.

In the later parts of the season, Hyoga practically becomes the main villain while Tsukasa is basically in the background. I love Hyoga (especially since he’s voiced by the same guy who plays Saiki in English), but Tsukasa’s a much more interesting character imo. It’s honestly a bit shocking when I learned that Ian Sinclair voiced him.

The only saddish part is that Taiju and Yuzuriha are constantly sidelined. We basically never see them in s1, let’s hope there’s more in s2.
 
q 3

q 3

here to eat fish and erase the universe
(they/them)
I am completely in love with Zenshu for all the ways it is a modern and even more progressive reimagining of the classic isekai stories. You know, the ones that weren't brutish power fantasies for small minded people, but rather journeys of personal growth and discovery and needing to learn and using what you learn to make your world a better place. And it's just an all around fantastic original anime by the director of Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun and Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, and the writer of the Dungeon Meshi adaptation (plus several great but extremely underappreciated originals) - speaking of which, two women in the top spots! It's great!
 
WisteriaHysteria

WisteriaHysteria

I just got back from watching Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuX -Beginning-. Ask me about anything.

I don't know if this show is for everyone, but holy cow is it for me. I'm prone to hyperbole, but this has a solid chance of being the best Gundam thing from this century. For me at least. At least in the afterglow, it lowkey feels kinda magical that we got a Gundam show made by the Eva crew.
 
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