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@giancarlom.

Жыл бұрын

Gundam Wing Remake is gonna be like, GundamMyth: Wing Gundam - Kiara Takanashi Deathscythe Gundam - Calliope Mori HeavyArms Gundam - Ina'nis Ninomae Sandrock Gundam - Amelia Watson Shenlong Gundam - Gawr Gura 👍👍👍👍👍

@ailediablo79

9 ай бұрын

Arabic Dub changed some micro stuff and it made it way better. Also let me point that the Gundams at the beginning where designed OP enough for the shaw setting. However, imagine they got designed each as OP as possible with technology they have access too at full display from beginning perhaps more OP than later upgrade ? By the last 20 ep the Gundams are very much more than capable together to destroy any military given a base to supply them. It is not plot armor but lecturely plot armor plus they are a very powerful mobile suites unites amongst an already overpowered concept of independent mobile suites. They just lacked proper planning and they over written orginal plan very quickly plus lacked condirention. If they wirked together from the beginning properly and give more time and invested more into mobile suites design and systems the earth forces is the one that stands no chance. However about the show ideas, justice is the most important thing. Justice includes freedom and other things but they share an equal place as amongst the primary elements of justice. For example, Peace is another element: to fulfill justice but you need both but however justice is more important. Because one without the other is tyrany especially peace without justice is a bigger tyrany than justice without peace as that includes oppression. So peace is not a gole or a solution but a by product overtime. Also don't forget there is people that wants something and evil that u have to stop and fight too. Peace has many forms and layers. The best and most important peace is the peace of mind and soul of so called inner-peace. That is very achievable and not linked with outside peace. Wanting just peace is a surrender and weakness plus immoral, because you accepted injustice. A real example is Isreal and Plastain. Peace is only achievable until gov of Israel becomes religious like an actual kingdom of God like David and Solomon time accepting Islam and Christianity too killing Zionism replaced by Orthodox Jews and racists present where gov is a chancle of Noocracy elected presidents leaders (USA and CIA gets out and defeated) or goes back to Islam and Arabs, especially within a greater Muslim power like First Caliphate or Saladin times. Anything else is injustice. (Not to mention Israel gov has not been serious at peace and they are controlled by USA. Also lets say a Plastain gov gets formed: Israel gov and cia will just fake a 911 or Main USA and Spain bs like event or any other excuse go to war with Plastain and takeover)

@xaagripha7326

7 ай бұрын

you're deeply preceptive in you're analyst, and I think you explained this to its core and amazing to explain some so enigmatic in its time. flawed or not though this is a very strange thing for its time because its ambiguous in its stance. I almost suspect it itself is a counter form of American brainwashing it introduces ideas in vague ideas and then shows action scenes to lead into emotional consequences. I know it left me questioning things going on around me as a kid and it reflected a kind of political backdrop where you would have to watch out for radicalized groups. its only become more true in a sense to. but I say this in jest of course. but gundam wing is disturbing and thats what's fascinating about it.

Gundam Wing was insane show for me to watch because of its antiwar message and the aftermath of 9/11. Joining the marines 4 years later and being in iraq a few times, the show would be in the back of my mind during that time. Re-watching it after my time in and 3 tours to iraq made me appreciate it even more.

@NerdTalkDan

7 ай бұрын

Firstly, thank you for your service Marine. I shall send you a box of crayons to honor you 😂. The show itself is a weird mix of deep and shallow. I can appreciate the ambition but sometimes it looked like they were just doing everything under the sun instead of letting things breath a bit. If I can ask, as a veteran what particular parts of the show really resonate with you? And what did you come to appreciate post that experience? Hope you don’t mind me picking your brain as I’m writing my next video which deals with military literature and would love to hear from you about how media impacts your view of service.

@Tyrarl

13 күн бұрын

Thank you for your service. Just curious since you mention 9/11 and Iraq, did you ever end up watching Gundam 00? That show was specifically written with a "post-9/11 world" in mind.

@antimony003

9 күн бұрын

You do realize you participated in an illegal war, yes? Do not romanticize what you and your colleagues did because you enjoyed an anime you clearly didn't understand, 20 years ago.

@Tyrarl

9 күн бұрын

@@antimony003 Blaming soldiers for fighting in a war, in a comment chain on a Gundam video, is peak irony.

Gundam Wing deserves a full-fledged remake treatment in the form of an EW re-adaptation, where the characters, themes and story is placed significantly above the mecha action.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Hey 三 Gundam! Thanks for commenting! The closest we got was Glory of Losers which, full transparency, I haven’t read. But apparently that’s something it tried to do. It consolidated everything from the expanded lore into the main GW story and tried to clean it up a bit. The problem is just…how you create a story which properly addresses the themes of war? How do you solve the paradox of needing to fight in order to protect pacifism?

@mpo48

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan gundam 00 tackled the using war to create peace theme much better considering how that series ended

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@mpo48 yeah but 0080 wasn’t about how to create a peaceful world imo. It was more the tragedies of war by showing it in this micro scale. I think the above commenter was discussing specifically a wing remake.

@mpo48

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan im talking about gundam 00 here not 0080

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@mpo48 oops I must’ve misread! Gotta stop replying to comments right after I wake up 😬! Thanks for the reply!

Watching Wing in Toonami was one of the coolest things that happened as a kid, I was so into it I dressed like Heero all summer vacations haha

Gundam Wing was the show that truly introduced me to the sci-fi genre when I was a kid. It still has me in a chokehold to this very day. Also, the Wing Gundam Zero EW (aka. Wing Zero Custom) will always be the most iconic mobile suit in the Gundam franchise, with it’s beautiful angel wings. I mean hell, I still have the RG 1/144 scale kit.

@NerdTalkDan

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story! It was a huge part of the childhoods of so many of us. The RG kits have been great. I have the MG, but I’ll probably build the RG one soon.

@celestialspartan1176

9 ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan definitely and you’re welcome! I once collected the kits so that I could have proper references for my Gundam art. What version of the MG do u have? The old MG from 2004 or the newer Ver. Ka with the transformation gimmick?

@NerdTalkDan

9 ай бұрын

@@celestialspartan1176 The OG MG Zero Custom. It’s an interesting kit, but has a lot of issues that hopefully got fixed in the updated version. I’m eyeing the RG Wing Ver. Ka but there a few other kits I’ve been meaning to pick up first.

@celestialspartan1176

8 ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDanthat’s good man! Pick up the RG Wing Zero and Epyon! I highly recommend them.

@claudijatzandrapova3347

13 күн бұрын

@@celestialspartan1176I have HG Gundam Deathscythe-H and MG Gundam Epyon EW in my cabinet as they are my two fave suits with Epyon my overall fave Gundam Mobile Suit of any series

It is fascinating how Gundam veered off into very different directions regarding both child soldiers and asymmetric warriors post 9/11. Regarding child soldiers, compare and contrast Wing with Iron Blooded Orphans. Regarding asymmetric warfare, the comparison between Wing and 00 is also pretty stark.

@MarvinT0606

2 ай бұрын

IBO institutionalized child-soldiers and made it worse with literal slaves added to the mix. The five Gundam pilots in Wing were the only ones prominently shown, and they were trained like special ops operatives. As to asymmetric warfare, 00 isn't exactly analogous to Wing: they engaged in armed interventions without directly provoking the 3 power blocs to declare war-- they just ended up being the targets of a worldwide manhunt. Gundam Wing on the other hand clearly establishes that the five Gundams were designed as a consequence of the Earth Sphere government's tyranny, and the colonies had every intention of going to war had Operation Meteor went ahead as planned.

As someone who got into gundam only a few years ago, Wing had quickly blitzed it's way into my top five favorite gundam shows; With the Tallgeese and Heavyarms as my favorites from the series.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Tallgeese is just gorgeous. If you get a chance, check out the artwork for Heavyarms ver. Ka.

@sawyeratkinson

Жыл бұрын

Really didn't say death scythe...outrageous

@shogun1x

14 күн бұрын

Heavyarms is by far my favorite Gundam design. No silly gimmicks, just gatling gun and endless missiles to murder up the enemy. I just ordered a Heavyarms master grade model kit a couple days ago.

So many KZreadrs these days are doing perfectly well researched and thought-out video essays, but their overall linguistic and grammar skills still leave much to be desired. I appreciate your professionalism Nerd Talk, and will be instant subbing after I finish this comment. Then still have half the video to watch. Good stuff.

@davidma6616

Ай бұрын

3.3K subs? This quality of content deserves MUCH more.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I spend a lot of time writing these scripts out in the hopes that they sound coherent, so to hear that the writing quality struck you as well done put a smile on my face. If you enjoyed the writing here, please check out some of my other videos which, hopefully, live up to your expectations! Have a great day and I hope to see you around the channel again soon!

Gundam Wing and Toonami with DBZ had the corner on lock! Watched the series 5 times over and didn’t bat an eye!

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

For real. Don’t forget Tenchi and all the other goodness that was on Tokoyami at the time. It was like a golden age to be a kid lol

One theme it touches on but I wish it fleshed out more was the use of unmanned mobile dolls. With the rise of drone warfare, it would've be an interesting way to explore the concept and its inherent dangers

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

I think it did the best it could with a pretty novel idea. It was around 1995 so I’m not sure how developed actual drone tech was let alone whether it was being used militarily to the extent we use it now.

@DSan-kl2yc

Жыл бұрын

I think it went pretty hard on it. Not sure what much more it could do from a Wing lens, within the universe and themes it had. Touches on, it was a corner stone of the second half and why war itself had to end. I'd say it was a pretty major part of the sort of point of no return the show emphasized.

@ericj6636

11 ай бұрын

I think it needs a remake and a facelift. Do Glory of the Losers, but with an FF7 remake level re-do. It's time. Ace Combat 7 is the only other media I've found that really goes hard on the drone/uacv (unmanned aerial combat vehicle) theme and explores it in the context of war and politics

@snarf0596

7 ай бұрын

Dude I remember I left the marines in 2009 then I think in 2010 we start to do heavy drone strikes. I would think of the speech Treize made when first introduced to the dones in the series....

Even though i disagree with the "last impression" part, i appreciate that i finally found someone talking in deep about the series and it's themes, unlike any other reviewer that sounds pretty much like this: "oh, repetitive animation, dumb ideas about war and peace and unlikable characters, boooo". See you next time and thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you right back! Even though we disagree a bit, I hope you enjoyed it and it gave you something to think about during your next rewatch! I hope you’ll stop by the channel again. Have a great day!

@androyus

Жыл бұрын

Just because a reviewer has generally negative view on Wing, doesn't mean their reviews are shallow or wrong. Here's an example where two grown-up scholars deeply discussed Gundam Wing free of nostalgia, bias or agenda in a podcast: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mo2iq8WMetLafqg.html

@medranodiego8641

10 ай бұрын

@@androyus True but i'm not obliged to take you seriously if you say what everyone is saying while you refuse to elaborate, you know, like a REVIEW should be.

@androyus

10 ай бұрын

@@medranodiego8641 The elaboration is right there in the video that I linked in my previous comment 🤷

I rewatch the entire thing almost twice a year sad in a way but goddamn is the story still so fun to watch

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by David! That’s awesome that you rewatch it so much and still enjoy it. Why do you like this particular Gundam series so much?

@kaiser1963

Жыл бұрын

Endless waltz is a great Christmas

Walker, the Ares pilot. captured the theme of the show best honestly. There's also the Leo captain in episode 14. It's a shame the series didn't have more characters like them to help get the point across.

This is probably the best analysis for Gundam Wing I've seen if this series was to ever get a remake it should include each of the pilots back stories in the manga adaptation that would've help flesh them out more

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Wing Zero! It means a lot coming from a clear fan of the show. I don’t think we’ll ever get a remake, but you’re right that Glory of Losers would be a good template to base a remake around now that the GW lore has kind of solidified into its final form. What made you a GW fan?

@wingzero-0014

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Gundam Wing for I'm pretty certain for most in the early 2000's Toonami was the revolutionary starting point into the franchise(in the western side of the world) one of the earlier shows I've watched, just like u like it because of how awesome it is, but re checking it out as an older version of me objectively it's not the best out there in comparison to the other franchise but not the worst neither still feeling Rhythm Emotions:)

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@wingzero-0014 I feel ya buddy. Thanks for sharing your story with us!

@wingzero-0014

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Sure, like to see something from the Universal Century timeline it has some popular shows like Zeta:)

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@wingzero-0014 I’m gonna review Zeta at some point, but the next Gundam related video I do is more likely 0080 or EW. But that won’t be for awhile since I have other video ideas to go through first. But I hope you’ll stay tuned to this channel for more content you might find interesting!

For my part, everything surrounding the ZERO System showed the brainwashing side of warfare (especially since both guerrillas like the Gundam 5 and the conventional soldier Zechs were equally affected by it) while also keeping to Wing's idea that violence is a part of humanity that predates politics. I especially liked the parts where Quarte becomes uber extremist to support his cause--even at the expense of the people he took it up for--and how Heero's first run with ZERO had him realize how much harm the Gundam Scientists did to him and, presumably, the other 5. I'm also under the impression that Zechs and Treize cooked up their Final War together (albeit, without talking to each other), meaning Zechs never actually believed in Colony Supremacy and only wanted to crash Libra into Earth to terrify everyone from the mere idea of war for the rest of history, not abandon Earth. Seems like what he and Treize were talking about the entire time, why Zechs never really seemed on the same page as White Fang and how he helped stop the colony crash when it became apparent that everyone got the message that war sucks. Did I misread all of that? I will agree that 3 people surviving the epicenter of explosions is ridiculous, though. I also thought Duo's friend looked WAY too similar to Noin. I literal thought Duo's Friend was Noin once or twice.

Big agree on the mech design in wing, especially the grunt suits. The ares, mercurius and veyeate, all the tallgeese suits, and all the EW gundams are some of my favorite designs in gundam as a whole

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

A fellow man of culture!

@juice6521

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, Wing definitely has the best Mech designs in my opinion, arguably some of the best music too...too bad everything else is kinda medicore, at least compared to the rest of the series.

@HardtoJedi

10 ай бұрын

Sorry guys but Titans had best grunts

@juice6521

10 ай бұрын

@@HardtoJedi Baund Doc will never stop being the ugliest mobile suit.

@celestialspartan1176

10 ай бұрын

I can’t argue with that! I always liked the Taurus and Serpent suits.

If they edit Gundam Wing into monochromatic colours it would go well with older audience, less distraction from the toy-ish colours and leave more room to focus on the politics. I really liked your analysis, I've watched GW when young and discounted it for the repeative and inplausible fight scene and plot armors. But it will be refreshing indeed to watch it again with a political lense. As hasty as it ends up being, it's a good entry point.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Hey MZM M! Thanks so much for your comment. Yeah there were a lot of ways they could’ve tightened up the series, but it is what we got and I think it can be appreciated as a fun entry point to anime for so many of us. I don’t regret it having been such an important part of my formative years. I still love Gundam to this day because of it. I hope you’ll stop by again!

This was an excellent Retrospective, loved it. I never realised how stereotypical G Gundam was until those four side by side Gundams you showed. I know I’m a bit late to the party, but Gundam Wing is really awesome and this video did it justice.

This was a fantastic breakdown of Wing. Loved using Wing's episode intros as your chapter breaks.

@NerdTalkDan

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words Shimazusama! You’re one of the few people who picked up on what I was trying to do with those chapter breaks so well done! If you’re a kid of the 90s and 2000s I have a few other videos similar to this which might take you back to those days. Have a great day!

@Shimazusama

11 ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Yeah your video on Trust and Betrayal sent me here lol my favorite anime movie

I love Wing; it was the seventh or eighth grade for me among some other greats like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Dragon Ball Z, Final Fantasy IX, Zelda Majora’s Mask, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, and Dark Cloud.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and commenting Felldoh! It was a real magical time. We were getting an influx of such cool content from Japan. Raise a glass to Toonami and Adult Swim for the memories! If you enjoyed Bebop, I have a video covering it which you might enjoy!

@felldoh9271

Жыл бұрын

Yes let’s raise a glass indeed, and I will take my happy ass over to your Bebop video 👊🏻

This is truly well done. So much so that I shared it on the Gundam Explained Discord channel. Thank you for making this video. You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Keep up the great work. 👍🏾

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and support Lucas. It means so much to me to hear Gundam fans enjoyed this video. In the words of Heero Yuy, Mission: Complete!

@LucLightWolf121

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan You're welcome. I can't wait for you to get into and finish Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans. It and Gundam 00 are spiritual successors to Gundam Wing that approach the plight of child soldiers or former child soldiers from different yet similar angles.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@LucLightWolf121 yeah 00 will be a trip. I watched it when it was airing and loved it. I’ll get there eventually, but I hope you’ll give my non Gundam related work a chance! But if you could pick the next Gundam series you’d like to see me cover, any requests?

@LucLightWolf121

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Will do. As far as requests goes: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory or Mobile Suit Gundam F91 would be interesting to talk about. You would definitely see the nuances within both stories. Fun fact about F91 is that it was meant to be a anime television series before that series was scrapped in favor of a compilation film. That's why the film is so disjointed. And Stardust Memory is essentially Gundam doing Top Gun in the Universal Century.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@LucLightWolf121 it’s been a hot minute since I watched 0083. I’m a big fan of the mech designs in that OVA. I’m leaning more towards 0080 as the next Gundam I cover hopefully within the next year or so. It’s just such a beautiful story.

This may be the best video on Gundam Wing yet.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words man! If you know any other Gundam Wing fans, you know what to show’em lol. Since you liked this video, I have others you might enjoy so I hope you’ll check them out. Have a great day!

Honestly after watching the show as a kid in 2000 and seeing other Gundam shows and other tv shows... watching it again as an adult... I actually like it better. The one message I got out of the show that made it different than other Gundam shows... the other shows I've seen you have a naive, innocent pilot who has friends and loses them and realizes war is terrible. Gundam Wing skips that and gives you characters who already know war is terrible, who have already done horrible things, who have already lost people. There doesn't need to be a lot of character deaths to show the audience 'war is bad' when the lead character is clearly someone utterly broken by war and what he's done to the point he tries to kill himself 4 times in the first few episodes just so his miserable life as a soldier can finally end. Heero starts the show LOOKING TO DIE. Looking for any excuse to kill himself. And by the end of the show when he's shooting down Libra, he's not using that as an excuse to die, he's not dying to right his past sins, he's not committed to saving everyone even if it kills him... he's saying he'll survive, he'll keep living, he'll keep living life after this. That to me was the real message. You can lose everything, you can do horrible things, you can lose your childhood, lose your innocence, lose your soul... you can want to die because living is so miserable... and you can then find people, a cause, friends, someone special... who make you want to keep living. Honestly I feel killing off any more characters than they did would cheapen it. All the pilots know loss already, all the soldiers know loss already. The civillians were shown loss through the show already. It was a lesson they already knew and understood.

@ronaldvalerio

6 ай бұрын

Same here. Killing characters seems to be a go to tool for most writers kinda cliche to me now

@Aidan_Au

Ай бұрын

On that note of him taking down Libra at the end, the original Japanese dialogue is, "I will NOT die", instead of the English dub, "I will survive". So he clearly doesn't wanna die

This is an exceptional commentary on Gundam and on warfare. If I had my way, the section about “The Nobility of Sacrifice” would be played at every war college the world over. A great work was done here.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! It’s always nice to hear back from viewers who found something which spoke to them in my video. If you have any connections as West Point or Annapolis, feel free to send my video to them to watch in class lol. Have a great day!

That thumbnail 🔥😭

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Wow this is a deep video. I feel this is a masters thesis on Gundam in video form. Really good stuff, you brought me back almost 25 years

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it! If I can help reconnect a viewer with a piece of their childhood then I’d say mission accomplished lol. If you enjoyed this video, I have similar ones which cover this era of anime history, so I hope you’ll check them out!

As a kid, i loved Gundam wing, the action music all stellar. As an adult who served in the military i cant help but resonate more with the u.c. timeline. Especially 08th ms team. I tried rewatching wing for nostalgia, and man it literally feels like the ideals and beliefes of modern politicians. War bad, peace good. If everyone throws down their weapons there will never be war😊😊.

love the fair critque of a childhood show, well done!

Thanks giving full info about Gundam Wing. When i was a Kid I'm very Fan on this TV Series 😊

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

I’m hope if brought back some good memories! Have an awesome day!

@jonathanm.cadungog2533

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan True you brought Happy Memories on your Content. And very satisfied about you Content. Thank you again ☺

just Communication has been one of my favorite songs for so long.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

It slaps. Can’t forget Rhythm Emotion or White Reflection though

Gundam Wing Blow my mind as a kid.. It's Serious Cute and Brutal.. Netflix doing live Action Gundam? But not Wing? That would be silly.. Western Audience still loved Gundam wing.. The Pilots the Mecha The Music are So Dope!

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It’s got a great sense of style that’s for sure!

@WhoThePukkIsThis

6 ай бұрын

They should not do a live action of any Gundam shows it would be trash as fuck same as power rangers DBZ street fighter mortal kombat sonic Mario and all the rest... Keep it in animation format and redrop the whole series

Interestingly the points I latch onto I have seen no one analyze or discuss so might make a podcast about this show. 1. Autonomous weapons 2. Military industrial complex 3. Pacifism and self-defense 4. Idealism and philosophy 5. How rich nobles continue to rule the world 6. Characters who are defined by their emotions. 7. Melodrama 8. Showing war from the perspective of terrorist/guerrillas.

At this point Heero might just be immortal. Have you counted the times his accidents would have killed a lesser man? FOUR or maybe even five times in the first three episodes. Episode one: He falls from space Dead on impact. Even sexy Sechs said so. Also Episode one: Suicide by suit bomb (Ever noticed how often he tries to blow up his suit and just fails?) Episode two: Several gunshot wounds to his extremities. None hit any vital organs but there were several of them. Plus it was a hectic situation making his heart beat and him lose a fatal amount of blood fast. Also Episode two: He decided to drown for a bit. Episode three: Jumped out of the side of a building. Which was situated on top of a cliff. Screw gundamium. They should coat the Gundams in whatever his plotarmor is made of! Sometimes he clearly died and then an episode or two later it's just "Well he got better." Floating face down in the water in Episode 2? That was a floating corpse. Or when he blew up his Gundam. The core is near the cockpit. That explosion means certain death. Then he fell like 10 meters. But unlike his jump out of a building he did not somehow catch himself. He did break his fall though. With his face. On the ground. The blank stare with the empty eyes. That was a dead body. I mean Trowa even left him in Heavy Arms' Hand, which was towed to a truck instead of placing him in the drivers cabin. Who would do that do a still living, but mortally wounded person? In my opinion he's the most ridiculously overpowered character in Anime history. I know there's always Saitama and Goku and whoever else. But Those are superhuman figures in fantasy worlds. Gundam aims to be very realistic. (Blisfully ignoring the glory that is G-Gundam here for the sake of argument) Even the space colonies are based on real ideas. And in a setting like that i know of no other situation where people just walk off deaths. It became a running gag among friends who know G Wing. If some character is hyped as the best and strongest ever we top it off with "he probably also punched Heero in the face."

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

For real! I mean he should’ve been dead pretty much episode 2 from drowning. I had a joke in one of my first drafts where I pointed out how Duo and Relena left him face down in the ocean for a REALLY long time for dramatic effect. That’s where my line “it takes itself seriously and perhaps too seriously” came from.

As a kid, my favorite part was watching Wing Zero and Epyon beat the tar out of each other. As an adult, the bit that really sticks with me is how Trieze beat an army of drones singlehandedly by talking the guy at the control panel into pulling a gun on his CO.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Wing had a lot of these little moments which were amazing. Plot twists or just overly dramatic gestures. Tearing up Relena’s invitation is hilarious, but also kind of one of those memorable moments that lives in the hearts of Gundam fans

Chapter4 is why I loved GW (and where the online moniker I've used for over 20 years came from). It was refreshing, and is still somewhat rare decades later, to see media with such a blatant anti-war stance NOT take the angle of denigrating soldiers while also not pushing the then-emergent attitude that computers and autonomous weapons would defend us without needing to put men and women in harm's way. While some of Treize's speeches were grandiose and overly flowered, they very eloquently made the case that by removing the risk of loss in a war, you make it easier to sell and more likely to occur- which, counter-intuitively, puts more lives at risk, as the weapons become deadlier and more widespread as the 'risk' is lessened. He at first seems to be trying to glorify soldiers, but when you really listen to what he's saying, and especially on a rewatch after knowing the full arc of the plotline, you eventually realize that he knows removing the 'personal face' of war, by removing the soldiers, actually puts everyone at risk, as it's the soldiers' humanity, compassion, and ability to make decisions based on morality that actually keep people safe, while simultaneously realizing that if war is reduced to computers vs. computers, then people don't fear it as much since it's not their loved ones going off to do the fighting- and only by making people realize how much they stand to lose can you truly prevent wars. not through fear and 'strength', but by appealing to humanity and morality. I doubt it will ever actually work, but it's the most noble and realistic form of Pacifism I've ever seen espoused in mass media.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for your write up and analysis! It’s always good to hear what other fans have to say. GW was certainly ambitious in the topics it wanted to discuss.

Those chapter intros are chef’s kiss

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

If you like those, check out the chapter intros for my Bebop video! Editing the chapter intros are some of my favorite parts of the editing process! Thanks for stopping by if you enjoyed this video, I have others which might strike your fancy.

Gundam Wing really does capture a generation of new Gundam Fans ever since 2000. It’s just a solid good start for those who want to see the first English Dub in the Gundam series. Even there are fanfics involving Gundam as well. Even a continuing story of Heero Yuy ending up in the Cosmic Era or the Wing Boys get backup from a certain Assault Carrier and it’s five Gundam pilots.

This is the best video I've seen on Gundam Wing. Subbed

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words and support. If you know any other Gundam fans, you know where to send’em!

Gundam Wing had an outstanding orchestral soundtrack, and cool mobile suit designs. it was my gateway to Gundam I've been enjoying ever since!

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Aesthetically GW is just a very solidly put together show. I love the music and animation and glad others feel the same! Have a great day!

the music they used to preview the next episode was also pretty fire

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Most of the BGM of this series is pretty amazing!

When this first came to Toonami, I was too young to appreciate it beyond "Man that robot looks cool!" When I rewatched it later the themes sunk in more. I get what you mean about it only being pseudo philosophical but still one of my favorites from the Gundam franchise.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s a fun show and I think one which has the a grudging respect in the Gundam community if only for the badass suits it made!

When I see the mobile doll heads, Ive always been reminded of those little bitty portable TV's, they were like 3 in and black and white, had a small metal antenna, got like 2 channels lol My dad did security on the weekends and had one to take with him

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

I always wanted one of those as a kid! TV on the go? It seemed like magic

@Amknownas_743great_explainer

5 күн бұрын

Ikr, so did I! So small, it was utter wizardy! Phew... TV's and various screens really have come a LONG ASS WAY lol

Gundam Wing holds a close place in my heart.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

I’m glad to hear it! Did you grow up in the Toonami and AS era as well?

Would love to see a video on G Gundam as it was the show that got myself into Gundam in the early 00’s still watching and building model kits with my kids to this day

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

That’s in the queue for sure! Until it’s made, I have some other videos covering anime from this era which might hold you over! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

I loved this show. Also, the action figures were incredibly high quality. They felt expensive and were well-detailed.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

The merch that we got because of this show was wild. The model kids and action figures were amazing. Which ones did you have?

@KR-si3dx

6 күн бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan of the figures I believe I had Sandrock (which was my favorite for reasons I can’t explain), Heavy Arms, and the version of Shenlong from Endless Waltz that I think may have had a different name. My brother had EW Deathscythe and Epyon. Of the models we had Vayeate, Mercurius, and Tallgeese. I think I may have also had the Tallgeese III action figure.

thank you for allowing me to reminisce 🙂‍↔️ born in ‘87 i was a prime fan of this series in the exact moment of history you mention. i remember the release on toonami and all the prior animes along with it.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

I’m glad I could help you reconnect with such an awesome part of our childhoods! It was a really amazing time to be a kid. If you like this era, I have a few other videos which may pique your interest! Hope you’ll check them out. Have a great day!

What episode of GW is the music in 21:26-22:37 from?

Gundam Wing is still one of my favorites next to Turn A best era of gundam imo.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s the same way for a lot of people! Were you one of the kids who caught it during the first airing in 2000?

@RezaQin

10 ай бұрын

Zeta and Turn A are the best.

This was a truly magnificent breakdown. To me, it is the best video about Gundam Wing. You feel the heart and soul put into the video. Bravo. 🫶

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Trooper. It was a work for fans by a fan so hearing good things from you guys has been great! If you enjoyed it, don’t forget to check out my other videos on this era of Cartoon Network history!

Thanks for making this video... Great analysis BTW...

Hearing you talk about how Gundam Wing only succeeded in airing on TV because 9/11 hadn't happened yet reminded me of how it took forever to get the last 5 episodes of the original Gundam to air because of 9/11.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

I remember that! I was so confused why the stopped so close to the end.

@KigaiOkasu

6 күн бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Yep. And if memory serves right, Gundam didn’t see another TV broadcast until G Gundam which was perhaps the only show at the time that had nothing to do with war.

Wing was the first Gundam series I watched, it good me hooked

@NerdTalkDan

9 ай бұрын

I think it was for a lot of us and man what a good choice it was. The mercy alone blew my mind lol

Respectfully, while Wing is a bit sloppy here and there i resonate with it far more than most of the other series i have seen. Each one felt missing in something i was satisfied with Wing. I could watch any other series and feel put off but always return to Wing entertained. I honestly cant explain it and i dont think its the nostalgia.

Excellent work on this one my man. Thanks for your efforts!

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it

Great Intro!

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly! It was fun to try and recreate such an iconic intro sequence.

My daughter's name is Reylena, also she's not my daughter,but I love her like she's mine

Why'd you have to put the puppy shot in? Gets me every time.

@NerdTalkDan

9 ай бұрын

Mission Accomplished 😆

Th reason I fell in love with Wing was the seriousness of it all. So much praise to Toonami for introducing this to us back in the day. This and when they aired 08th MS Team.

1:36 Sunrise did Samurai Champloo? I thought that it was made by Manglobe? 5:15 They're not ethnic stereotypes, they're ethnic celebrations. As an American, I 100% support Chibodee Crocket's depiction.

Very deep so this in middle school going to high school since I was trying to find the fist serous first to last but no luck I saw this and follow most of the part thank you to finish the puzzel for me great review as all ways.

@NerdTalkDan

10 ай бұрын

Thanks always for your continued support macewbee!

Yeah man keep this up and you'll go far on YT. Just found your channel and you sir earned a sub!

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Hey Corry! Thanks for stopping by and the kind words. I’m happy to have you in this growing community!

This franchise has always been a top notch series for a mature minded person who understands how the world works. Gundam Wing deserves another movie after Endless Waltz. One of the best or the best series next to Iron Blooded Orphans.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. The Gundam franchise is amazing for being willing to tackle tough subjects and aiming that discussing at younger audiences. I hope you have a great day!

@barstowwalker1598

5 күн бұрын

Thanks, Anytime

we really need this show to adapt the Glory of losers manga. just to see the katoki style gundams animated would be heaven

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

That would be the dream. Imagine a full series with EW quality animation?

@ZeroOmega-vg8nq

6 күн бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan no idea why they havent when ive heard witch was a big bomb

Doesn’t Endless Waltz answer your question about the whole pacifism thing? Also, I recommend actually reading GOTL, a much better telling of the AC timeline

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

I’d have to take a rewatch. But the video was strictly about the series proper!

Its quite amazing that a gundam series that would criticize Drone Warfare 30 years before it would come to the forefront.

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

Sci-fi has always had a way of peering into the future and trying to make us think about the ethical dilemmas on the horizon!

I agree with a lot of what you said, and I disagree with a lot. 😅 I love Gundam Wing, and at this point it's hard to know what I've re watched more between Gundam Wing and Gundam 00. That said, Gundam Wing is a camp soap opera and I think it deserves more respect than it gets as I think it's "takes itself way too seriously" reputation fits perfectly for the Gundam Fandom, we take Gundam way too seriously and at the end of the day it's just a toy commercial. 🤷 I think Gundam Wing honestly was just trying to be a darker series without the baggage that comes with making good on that. It was still a kid's show, and at the time UC Gundam had gotten too dark for it's own good. (Looking at you Victory Gundam 👀). But I hear you. Last thing, Zechs. He's not all over the place. He's the prince of a kingdom that was built on pacifism. And he betrayed his lineage to restore his family's kingdom. Then tries to make amends for his actions. Realizing he has failed and only knows how to kill, he is literally lost, without purpose because he wants peace, but only knows how to kill. Enter Epyon and White Fang. Not knowing how to help stopping wars to live up to his family name he asks the Zero System in Epyon. A suit designed for zero sum war, leads Zechs to the illogical conclusion that as someone who only knows how to kill, the best way to stop wars is to kill so many people that the world loses interest in fighting all together. Basically the same plot in Watchmen. He's only a char clone in looks, yes he follows a similar arc, but he's not a true char clone. Imo, char is fractured between Trieze and Zechs in Gundam Wing.

I’ve always been a bit standoffish to the genre of Mecha. The large scale battles with robots turned me off for some reason. I do enjoy the themes youve touched on in the video though. But thanks to Code Geass and Gurren Lagann I do feel as though it’s probably not as bad as I imagine it to be. I should def give at least Wing a shot~ Great video as always Dan

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya Blink. It’s not the genre for everyone, but there’s a lot of variety in the mecha genre so you’ll definitely find something interesting if you look. That said, I don’t recommend Wing as an entry point for you. I think you might enjoy some of the other series before this one. 0080 is a great start and short! Thanks again for lending your voice to this project. You’re one of my defacto people to call when I need a VA!

Great review and thanks for the cool intro of two - mix of the OST and I am still shocked that is a duo I was thinking it was like a 4 or 5 peace band 😅

@NerdTalkDan

11 ай бұрын

Haha Two Mix is a JPop legend for sure.

You know what ruined Wing to me? Heero not threatening Relena with death threats enough.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think we should’ve had scenes every episode where Heero randomly calls Relena and goes “just a reminder, I’ll “destroy” you”. Or writing a menacing e-mail to her. Just for his own amusement.

@Discotechque

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan I mean...Relena looks like she gets off of Heero giving her death threats. 😅

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

@@Discotechque I wanted to discuss their relationship more. They’re both such weird characters I think because the show runners were trying to create a drama. So Relena’s talking to Heero when he’s not there is one of those quirks. And their weird infatuation with each other is also bizarre. And yet…it somehow worked?

@atomicave3100

9 ай бұрын

I always took his threat or that quote as if her just getting involved with him she would end up dead by his hands or another?

I really enjoyed your video! I use to watch Gundam Wing in high school on Tunami.

To think, death keeps war itself restrained. That it cannot become more of a monster than it is.

one of the things that have come to mind about this show recently was reason the soldiers were always taken out so easily is because they dont have any true combat experience i mean before the gundams show up who were they fighting?

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

That’s a good thought! UESA essentially had the monopoly on mobile suits so they would usually be fighting against more traditional munitions and armor such as tanks. So fighting another mobile suit outside rare cases may have been something most MS pilots never experienced. Then they have to adapt not only to MS v MS combat, but against these monster machines made of near indestructible metal? It don’t envy them lol.

Great video! more Gundam series please.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

Hey RedTeam! Thanks so much for commenting. There’s more Gundam in the queue so stay tuned. Since you requested it specifically, I’ll let you in on the next Gundam video (although not the next video to be made) Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket is probably the next Gundam work!

Great video man love your work 🤞🏼💯

@NerdTalkDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m glad you enjoyed my video. I have some other videos in this style which you might enjoy, so feel free to check them out!

@Gokugrams_

Ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan shit man I already watched almost all your videos 😂 the kenshin one like 6 times that right that is what I call a master piece

@Gokugrams_

Ай бұрын

Drop one for bleach please 🙏🏼😭😭

Will always be might Favorite Gundam, and favorite Anime, just a classic in my heart. G gundam, Ruroni Kenshin, YuYu Hakusu, Outlaw Staw, Cowboy bebop, samurai Champloo Love em all Gundam Wing is at the top

It changed my life

Funny that it aired later in America than it did in the Netherlands.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Really? Was it years earlier or just months?

id love to see what gundam wing could be if they where given time to make a full show out of it some thing like 3 season long and really leaned into the things that made wing so good

Last Impression lol. I see what you did there. Great retrospective on the show.

Wow, great review!

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. If you wanna see more videos in this style, I have a few which you might enjoy. Check ‘em out!

A very well-done video analysis.

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It came from the heart and I’m always so happy when you guys stop in to comment and say hi!

I’m going to rewatch Gundam wing after I finish Samurai champloo. I did the same G Gundam some years back. I loved Domon and his Shining burning finger lol, but I know Hero was real a badass.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Heero was an OG anime badass for sure. Just your run of the mill…child…super soldier lol. But we gotta hand it to Domon for ending up in one of the healthiest and loving relationships in all of Gundam. And that’s badass too

There's not enough love for Epyon. It's so beautiful. 😢😢😢

That was a great review!

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping by and your kind words. It was made by a fan for other fans. I hope it gave you something to chew on over your next rewatch of the series.

Great video

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! If you liked it, I have similar videos which you might be interested in checking out! Have a great day.

Im on my rewatched of gundam wing after two decades of its initial broadcast. I remeber cool robot fights. As an adult im seeing the small human moments that eyaxh character shows.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

It’s always fun to revisit the stuff you loved as a kid with the experience of age. It makes life a little more fun to pick up on stuff and see how our own perspectives have changed!

-Space colonies and starship tech -nobles still travel by horse God I love this AU so much

@NerdTalkDan

2 ай бұрын

So what you’re saying is, G Gundam with its horse piloted mobile suit is the superior gundam? 🎠

@MarvinT0606

2 ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan oh absolutely! It had the best and worst mobile suit designs in any AU, bar-none. I still lament that we're never gonna get serious model kits of Tequila Gundam and that fish thing from Neo Norway 🤣

@NerdTalkDan

2 ай бұрын

@@MarvinT0606 Screw that! Windmill Gundam superiority!

I wish they make the anime based on Glory of Losers

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

That would be something! Get on it Sunrise!

I remember this one and Toonami.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

What an time to be a kid! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

I have yet to watch gundam wing ! I have watched many other gundam series and plan on getting to gundam wing ! I am currently watching 8th MS team and gundam the witch of mercury ! When I’m done with those I will push on to gundam wing ! I know it’s a favorite among many fans , so I guess I will see for myself soon. !

@NerdTalkDan

6 ай бұрын

08th MS Team is such a good show. Hope you’ll stop by again after you get to Wing and tell us what you thought! Have a great day!

what episode is in 42:27. Thank you in advance.

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

If you’re talking about Heero and Sylvia Noventa standing in front of a grave, I believe it’s from episode 14: The Order to Destroy 01!

@johndanniellelugue1480

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan Thanks a lot bro. Gundam wing is actually my no 1. gundam series and I also like you're vid. about it.

That narration reminded me Campbell Lane. Was that intentional? If so I like it.

@NerdTalkDan

2 ай бұрын

Yup! It’s a beat for beat riff off the original to set the mood. There are a few other hidden things too! Hope you enjoyed watching and thanks for stopping by

In a combat soldier.. I understand the title.. it’s cool..

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like it, sir! Hope the rest of the video impressed you as much lol

On the discussion of plot armor, it always struck me as odd when Tuberoff decided to capture Wufei and Shenlong, then literally an episode later he chastises one of the scientists for keeping the Gundam it around. Then 1 episode later, he questions to Lady Une why they’re still keeping the captured Gundam pilots alive(and later in the episode he tries to kill them). Like they totally changed his character for 1 scene just to keep Wufei alive. 😂 Still love Gundam Wing though!

@NerdTalkDan

5 ай бұрын

All very good questions which I can answer with …hey look over there Trowa is still alive!

I love Gundam Wing. I wish they would continue the series after endless waltz.

Arabic Dub changed some micro stuff and it made it way better. Also let me point that the Gundams at the beginning where designed OP enough for the shaw setting. However, imagine they got designed each as OP as possible with technology they have access too at full display from beginning perhaps more OP than later upgrade ? By the last 20 ep the Gundams are very much more than capable together to destroy any military given a base to supply them. It is not plot armor but lecturely plot armor plus they are a very powerful mobile suites unites amongst an already overpowered concept of independent mobile suites. They just lacked proper planning and they over written orginal plan very quickly plus lacked condirention. If they wirked together from the beginning properly and give more time and invested more into mobile suites design and systems the earth forces is the one that stands no chance. However about the show ideas, justice is the most important thing. Justice includes freedom and other things but they share an equal place as amongst the primary elements of justice. For example, Peace is another element: to fulfill justice but you need both but however justice is more important. Because one without the other is tyrany especially peace without justice is a bigger tyrany than justice without peace as that includes oppression. So peace is not a gole or a solution but a by product overtime. Also don't forget there is people that wants something and evil that u have to stop and fight too. Peace has many forms and layers. The best and most important peace is the peace of mind and soul of so called inner-peace. That is very achievable and not linked with outside peace. Wanting just peace is a surrender and weakness plus immoral, because you accepted injustice. A real example is Isreal and Plastain. Peace is only achievable until gov of Israel becomes religious like an actual kingdom of God like David and Solomon time accepting Islam and Christianity too killing Zionism replaced by Orthodox Jews and racists present where gov is a chancle of Noocracy elected president leaders (USA and CIA gets out and defeated) or goes back to Islam and Arabs, especially within a greater Muslim power like First Caliphate or Saladin times. Anything else is injustice. (Not to mention Israel gov has not been serious at peace and they are controlled by USA. Also lets say a Plastain gov gets formed: Israel gov and cia will just fake a 911 or Main USA and Spain bs like event or any other excuse go to war with Plastain and takeover)

You actually know how to say "anime" correctly :O

@NerdTalkDan

11 ай бұрын

Hey Dakota thanks for stopping by and commenting. It’s actually an interesting issue you brought up since there’s not necessarily a right a wrong way to say a word that has become a common part of the western lexicon like anime, especially since the word anime itself is a shortened loan word from English. I say it like I do because I live in Japan and prefer to say it the way it is said when speaking Japanese! I hope you enjoyed the video and have yourself a great day!

@PartofHistory214

11 ай бұрын

@@NerdTalkDan I'm studying Japanese and learned the correct punctuation, and I was like, "Oh, crap, that makes sense." People in America will be happy to correct you on pronouncing "Manga" correctly, though lol. There's "samurai," too. After centuries of the west mispronouncing a word, at what point is it a correct way to say it, I wonder XD. I remember Like a Dragon Isshin had an American guy in 1800s Japan, and I loved how he mispronounced everything. His subtitles were awesome. "The way of the Sammerai."

@NerdTalkDan

11 ай бұрын

@@PartofHistory214 That’s awesome to hear! It’s a challenging but really nice sounding language. Making these videos is interesting because I have to code switch between Japanese and English sometimes and my pronunciation gets all messed up (reference my Kenshin video where my pronunciation of “samurai” changes between the way an English speaker says it and a Japanese person says it) because when you’re in that groove one language or the other it’s difficult to switch out mid sentence lol. It’s always a question too on whether to go with what has become the accepted pronunciations of Japanese words when speaking English for long standing loan words like “karate” or “karaoke”. I usually default to the Japanese pronunciation but would never say”カラテ Kid” for example. So it’s always a funny little balancing act. Anyway, I rambled a bit. Good luck in your Japanese studies and feel free to stop by the channel again to talk and update me on how it’s going!

I came to this game fleeing from Hearthstone this year. Talk about bad timing. I loved the shift away from monetization built on the card purchases themselves, and felt it was a great step into modernizing digital card games. Shame I came to it so late. I'm hoping the grace period gives enough incentive and time to reconsider their decision. I feel LoR could be getting some influx soon now that Hearthstone has been so slow to address botting and also cutting several game modes. I know lots of companies synchronize their layoffs to soften PR damage, but this would be the time if any to see some resurgence from the struggles of some other card games. Snap is definitely becoming a strong competitor, but again it has some problematic monetization, and I wish so badly that people could see the value of a game that tries so hard to break bad monetization that plagues similar games.

Gundam Wing never resonated with me very much at the time. Mostly because a few years earlier they had already released Robotech the Macross Saga on Toonami, which I watched all the way through, missed only a few episodes of it. But it was genuinely vastly superior to Gundam Wing, and despite being the Harmony Gold Robotech version of SDF Macross it wasn't honestly that bad. It changes a few things here and there, and adds a few clips from another anime because they merged a few anime to make a longer series, but the core of Macross and what made SDF Macross great was still there. Aside with character name changes, and totally new audio/music, and lets be blunt I prefer Robotech's audio/music over the original SDF Macross, and I know some may find that a sin. I'm not the only one either, there is another youtuber who watched both versions of SDF Macross blind, and actually liked the Robotech version more as well despite watching both series almost back to back. Supposedly the original SDF Macross first. However SDF Macross is often considered one of the best Mech anime TV series of all time, right up there with Zeta Gundam. So Gundam Wing had some pretty big competition in my brain. I didn't really get into Gundam as a result until Gundam 08th MS Team released on the Midnight Run, and later Toonami prime along side the original Mobile Suit Gundam. I actually enjoyed both 08th MS Team and MSG quite a lot up until Toonami pulled MSG and 08th MS Team right after September 11th 2001. Fun noticing how G Gundam would be the next Gundam anime on Toonami and I'm confident it was chosen because it wasn't based around war. Everything else would be released on Toonmai's Midnight Run or later AS. It wouldn't be until Gundam Seed did a Gundam anime hit Toonami's prime time hours but only on weekends and only HEAVILY censored. If you're new to Toonami, the Gundams Seed censorship on Toonami was a meme before memes were a thing, worth looking up actually. I eventually bought the Gundam Wing Boxset on DVD years after the fact, and personally enjoyed it so little that I ended up trading it in for some cash at a used game store. It's the only piece of Gundam media that I didn't keep, I personally don't regret selling it either. I mean I don't hate it, but like say Gundam Wing, or Gundam X, Gundam AGE, I just don't like it enough to keep it on a shelf. Too average of an anime to be "Gundam" in my opinion.

@NerdTalkDan

6 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. Of course, we all have tastes and preferences and memories and shows which stick with us. But, we can appreciate even the shows that weren’t our favorite for being interesting works as well! Have a great day and I hope to hear from ya again soon!

I love Gundam Wing but I'm not going to ignore its problems there were too many balance of power ships for the sake of shaking the status quo so they're never felt like there was a primary villain not having the primary faction that is the enemy made the show feel like it lacked Focus oz Roma Feller Foundation the trays faction White Fang it just tried to do too much for its own good

@NerdTalkDan

Жыл бұрын

100% agree. I think they tried to tell a good and exciting story, but everything feels so rushed. I have nostalgic love for it, but it’s very flawed.

@medranodiego8641

10 ай бұрын

And that's fine, most of us watched it when we were kids but that doesn't mean we have to praise it for that or ignore it's problems. Wing is a good show, not the best among the other Gundam shows but good regardless of that. It's finale feels rushed and many factions appear and disappear very quickly like the Treize faction but i think of Endless Waltz as the real conclusion to the story, even when there is the Frozen Teardrop manga (not good at all in my opinion).