Not the best Gundam show

ashecatlin

Granted I've only seen 3 and read the Thunderbolt manga, for the most part they're a depiction of the art of war as well as being drenched with politics, with this you don't really get that.

Instead you follow a bunch of loud mouth kids, as they take on anyone who gets in there way. Even gangster's, at that point I was hoping they're have their comeuppance but it just made things worse. The main problem I have with the series is how stupid it is, you can't go from being a slave to having your own spaceship and escorting a princess, logically it just doesn't work.

Let talk about the princess quickly so she's from wealth obvious, he wants mars to have independence so she decides to team up with slaves. I kind of get but at the same time she think that she's had it rough like them, no just not. As for everyone else the Gundam pilot doesn't have a personality but everyone looks up to him for some reason. The actual main guy in this is Orca, he's so cock sure of himself, doesn't matter how many people die he just wants to achieve his ever changing goal. The rest of the guys in this are basically the same, mindless sheep that just follow orders. I did kind of like the new group in the second season, they had a bit of flavor to them as well as the main villain through the series, shame the disguise where blatant and obvious, they tried it twice and both times it was as clear as down who they were.

Now lets talk about the fights, they were most good but had some hiccups. Like the end of season one they had to throw in a big battle but the outcome is so clear it sucks all the tension out of the scene, actually the same can be said about the finally. It was laid out differently but you could tell how it was going to end, I think the most interesting fights were all by the secondary characters. My personal favorite only actually got about 2 or 3 episodes, I think is where one of the problems lie, all the interesting characters are all back up.

All in all I did enjoy watching the show, quality wise it just doesn't hold up to the other Gundam. I even think Unicorn looked a lot better, which is weird being it made 5 years before. Gundam's main selling point is it's depiction of war and the politics, as that doesn't really happen in this I felt a little disappointed. Quality wise I would say this was on par with Neon Genesis Evangelion, though both have there ups and downs, they're worth a watch and can be quite fun.

score 6/10

ashecatlin 17 April 2020

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