Audience reviews
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Caeruleus_CCXVI
4.25/10 ~ The worst Gundam Series (so far). Yikes
If you enjoy Gundam as a franchise and not just 1 random series you will probably like this, but for me I really really did not like this, but Gundam as overall franchise is very hit or miss and I do not like most of the fan favorites. Anyone that LOVE this one is probably just coping on Nostalgia because they randomly grew up with this and never went back. For me this Show is somehow worse then After War X, 00 and Wing which sit at the bottom of the Gundam Barrel for having shit charecters, bad writing, overly convoluted plots, etc.
AGE has one of the coolest concepts of what would a family line of Gundam pilots look like as the AGE through the series, how they would grow as people and with the tech around them. Its actually a really ne…
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I just want to say that this is one Gundam series by far that I will never ever forget as long as I live. The beautiful story, the unfortunate sadness from certain characters that lost their lives during the struggle between the federation and the vagun during the seventy year long conflict, but three parts that I will say that absolutely amazed me were the age system, which is basically a self learning computer, that constantly made up grades to gundam pilot at the time's gundam. It took into account for every battle situation that was at hand as that was brilliant. The second part that amazed me was the fact that three generations of pilots ended up being in all one anime, you see the cover of the anime shows three boys, which at first my initial thought, was they were probably close fri…
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This is my first ever review so bear with me.
Gundam AGE is one of the coolest ideas for a Gundam series ever. It has Three generations spilt into a 49 episode series. Each generation has its own protagonist and new characters. I was really intrigued by this premise and I wanted to know why this is one of the black sheeps of the Gundam series. Anyways lets start the review.
Story:4
This story had so much potential. The premise is so good. The execution however is not that great. Generation 1 is fine enough even though it wastes time with a pointless arc. It should've been just 10 episodes so more time could have been given to the second generation. The second generation was probaly the best even though it suffers from the problem of not having enough time to properly expand its story. T…
Read at the sourceLloyd_Bannings
Let me preface this by saying I'm using the system accurately here. When I say 6/10 I mean it was an okay show, but nothing too special. I still personally think it merits watching, and honestly I'd give it a much higher score overall if not for the ending bar, but we'll get there later.
Story: 7/10: Nothing too terribly special for the most part it's a typical Gundam story except the bad guys are aliens. I will say that the Flit/AGE 1 arc starts off pretty bad. The first 2-3 episodes were pretty good, then it drops off until the last couple episodes IMO. AGE 2 actually had a pretty engaging plot IMO, and is by the far the best arc o the show. AGE 3 had some potential story wise, but is largely brought down by it's protagonist. AGE-FX was pretty unmemorable story-wise. The ending drags d…
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[2nd Edit] MS Gundam AGE is a mixed bag that you should see if you like the Gundam franchise. It does some things that no other Gundam did so far (I know, I`ve watched them all), so it has some extremely original content. It is interesting in its own way, with a particular charm of its own. More bellow.
Story: You probably guessed by looking at its promotional poster that Gundam AGE is a shonen Gundam. Thus, beware for classical Japanese teen drama, classical "moral questions" that are always the same and, of course, some of the "killing is wrong, we all should live in harmony" stuff. Hence, the overall political plot is lame. HOWEVER, the storytelling aspects are where Gundam AGE shines the best. It shines on the aspect that no other Gundam did in one series so far: you will follow the c…
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Another alternate continuity title within the Gundam franchise, Gundam AGE focuses on a century-long war that the Earth Federation has with a mysterious enemy that takes place through the span of three generations in its focus on three members of the Asuno family that engage the enemy threat in their Gundam mecha. As more about the true nature of this unknown enemy comes to light and each Asuno member bares witness to the hardships of this war, each one develops a differing mentality with how to handle the unknown enemy threat and this drives their developments for later episodes of the series.
Gundam AGE is a bit tricky to properly judge since each generation arc within the series has it varying levels of quality in terms of plot. The Flit arc is the most watered down of the arcs as it t…
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*Due to the nature of the plot of this show, this review contains slight spoilers*
There's much to say about Gundam AGE--from the time it was first unveiled, the fanbase went crazy in anger thinking it was going to be some childish take on the franchise, things like how the Gundam wasn't even going to be piloted but controlled from afar by the AGE device, that they were going to remove any grimdark from the show, and so on. In any case, AGE is a significant departure in look from the grittyness of the previous Gundam, Gundam 00--00 had darker, mature-ish character and mecha designs, and AGE has a look more associated with children's anime (no surprise then that this show's writer and character designer also worked on projects like Inazuma Eleven). Despite all this, the show isn't really "…
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Gundam Age is an attempt to attract a new, younger audience by re-packaging the core Gundam lore that has been established over the years into story arcs that follows three generations of Gundam pilots. While the premise is cool, the majority of its flaws comes from having to tell all three arcs within a 49-episode constraint.
Because there are so many characters in so little time, they are given few opportunities to develop. When a loved one is killed by malice and drives the hero to be consumed by revenge, it's very hard to fully buy into such extreme motivations even in the face of overwhelming commons sense without willfully suspend one's own disbelief. Side characters come and go seemingly for the sole purpose of reproducing, and antagonists exist as plot devices to force dramatic si…
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This review will contain very little spoilers, only spoilers involved will remark on character lineage [Father-Son-Grandfather] and Character names.
The people who say that Gundam Age is for children, actually--I wonder if they even watched the show. Gundam Age is a tribute to the Universal Centry's triple threat Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam with Gundam AGE-1 we see the similarities between RX-78-2; with later advancements we see similarities between the gundams. There are some who say that AGE ripped off of SEED but when they say that they don't seem to have seen 00 Gundam, nor have they seen Zeta Gundam or ZZ Gundam. Because the forms of the mechs were more characteristic of Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam than of 00 (despite the UE's forms).
Overall, this is a great Slice-…
Read at the sourceCruzader93
Latest TV Series of the Gundam Franchise (2011-12)
Advance Generation
Review from my POV (w/personal biases after watching whole run)
Lite Spoiler Warning
Pros:
+ The concept of a "50 episode run, going thru 3 generations of a central conflict with protagonists that relate to each other" sounds pretty FN dope and it works....... some of the time. (like a compact 0079, Zeta, ZZ run)
+ The Viewer should should like they were given positive dividends when continuing from Gen 1 thru Gen 2
EX: Gen 1 Flit was aiight, BUT Gen 2 Flit was pretty Badass. He develops a cold hatred towards the enemy after what we've seen him go thru in Gen 1. and that's cool
+ The 2nd Generation as a whole was really enjoyable to watch
+ AGE-1 Spallow
Cons:
- Antagonist has no face in the 1st Gen
- Little to no crea…
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This is my first review for an anime, though this is not my first Gundam series and it will not be my last. Hopefully some will find this useful.
I've been an avid watcher of both mecha animes and the Gundam series itself. I was initially discouraged, from both word of mouth and initial reviews, to do my best and avoid this series entirely. Eventually, I decided to see for myself just how this new series stacks up to the competition.
No synopsis, lets go right in to the nitty-gritty.
Story: 6
The story and idea itself isn't bad. Rather it was quite novel idea that Bandai came up with. A Gundam series spanning three generations. Sounds great on paper, but somewhere along the way things just went awry.
Lets start with the first thing: UE or the Vagan. The premise of Flit and co. fighti…
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Gundam AGE is arguably the most hated anime in recent memory. Sadly most of the reasons aren't valid. Some say its too childish (Yet watch shows with children in them, even the gundams with children piloting), some say it's art is disgusting (Yet watched Higuarashi), and some haven't taken the time to even watch it. Here's an unbiased and unwarranted hate-free review:
Story -
The story is very unique, as it spans 3 generations of characters in the same family, a first for a Gundam series, and rarely done in ANY anime. This brings a certain level of connection to a war, and extra connection to characters. However, there isn't simply enough time to flesh out each individual story arc; without each other to lean on, they would be virtually unwatchable. A 3 Season series would probably have…
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All the rumours you've heard about AGE in its early days:
- Aliens
- Pokemon style evolution
- Baby show
this anime took a massive dump on them and the only ones who believe them are losers who were quick to judge it and haven't gone beyond the first 2 or 3 episodes. The last few episode takes a 'Zeta-ish' turn so to speak where it gets dark and occasionally violent and a handful of characters die.
Gundam AGE does nothing out of the ordinary for Gundam. It may not be a dense political drama like Wing, Turn A and 00, but it's a fun action anime like the SEED series and that's why it's a winner.
The story as everyone knows is a 3-generation story that takes place within the 100 year time span. Each generation arc has its own protagonist with his son picking up where the former left off.…
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Since completing the series, I feel I should update this review.
Well, this will be my first ever review for a series.. reasons for me actually taking the time to write one, is because I believe this is a very underrated series as it's part of the Gundam franchise.. I'll break it down.
Story: 10
The story progress was brilliance at it's best. The show progresses throughout 100 years, and moves through three generations.. I felt this was a very interesting concept that could be explored in other Gundam series in the future. There was a lot of accusations towards this series about being a children's version of a Gundam series.. This is inaccurate, as throughout the entire series it is very serious in the way it approaches the dialogue and story..
Art: 10
Why? because it was different…
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Another Gundam series to add to my collection : )
Story
Gundam AGE is similar to the UC series if anyone has seen it. AGE 1- The Asuno family is famous for its Gundam. Flit's mother is killed during an attack on a colony. The one's responsible are the UE (GAFRANs) an alien race. He vows to build a Gundam that will save everyone. ( Savior Gundam) In A.G. 114, Flit completes the Gundam AGE and counterattacks against GAFRANs. One day, the UE once again attacks his new home and he must pilot the Gundam he built to defeat the UE. Now he goes to war with the UE. One of the many perks of this series is that Filt's Gundam can get new upgrades from the AGE's System--- Which collects battle data of the enemy and builds new weapons/parts that add to the his Gundam. Whether it be power or speed.
AG…
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