Audience reviews
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Noahboy
There's good in Mobile Fighter G Gundam, but it's drowned in a sea of copy-paste filler, which is a shame considering the potential this has.
I feel like there's two sides to G Gundam, the A-plot focusing on the devil Gundam and the B-plot with the Gundam fight. These sides do cross over, but mostly stay separate. The reason I divided this series in two is because the A-plot is way more interesting than the B-plot. However, for the vast majority of the runtime, the B-plot is the main focus and it's awful. This series mostly sticks to self-contained episodes, meaning almost every episode has its own mini-arc started and finished. This can work well but, Mobile Fighter G Gundam insists on copy-pasting the same one-episode arc for pretty much every B-plot episode. It's a plague on this serie…
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I had a lot of fun watching this show, from start to finish.
I admit that I’m a bit biased, because I love G Gundam on concept alone, so the only way I’d hate it is if the execution was completely botched. Before watching the show, I knew of the Gundam featured in the show and I was absolutely enthralled by the outlandish designs. There’s a windmill Gundam, a mermaid Gundam, a Sailor Moon-esque Gundam, and even a Gundam made out of a Gundam face. I actually owned a Gunpla of the Sailor Moon-esque Gunda, the Nobel Gundam, well before I started watching the show.
As the designs can tell you, this is very much a Super Robot Show, with super modes, shouting your attacks, plot twist upon plot twist, everything. If you’re interested in Gundam solely for the gritty, realistic war stories, then…
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G Gundam is the first main title to take place out of the universal century, and probably the title that diverged from what the essence of gundam was about. It removes several aspects of what made gundam into the genre of real robots, while at the same time putting aspects of the super robot genre. In essence it tries to be a hybrid of the too while also incorporating aspects of martial arts anime and live action movies. It’s through this blend that G gundam has also been able to garner this aura of campiness. While camp is fine, i firmly believe that there should be more to it than that, and G gundam does it to a sub-par level.
G gundam follows Domon Cashew as he, based on the premise, is selected by his country to join the Gundam fight. As an alternative to actual wars whoever wins the…
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Despite being a part of the Gundam family, this anime is unjustly compared to all the other Gundam series that have come before and after it. While most other Gundam series focus on the hardships of war and have political subtext and so on, this anime took the direction of being an action-packed tournament-style battle anime, and that's not a bad thing as long as you aren't expecting the same kind of story and development of other Gundam series. If this anime has to be compared to any other mecha anime at all, let it be considered the predecessor to Gurren Lagann mixed with Kill La Kill.
Story: The story essentially doesn't matter, the only purpose it serves is to give our main character Domon a reason to travel and fight. The fights are all that matter and not a single episode fails to…
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The oddball of the Gundam Franchise.
G Gundam is probably the most child friendly Gundam Series there is.
As a kid I alway's felt I watched these shows in the wrong order. because I saw Gundam Wing when I was 14 and G Gundam a few years later.
While it tries to give us a serious story like most Gundam series It's sometimes hard to keep that serious tone. This is because each country has their Gundams Gimmicked towards somethings that (usually) relates to their country. This causes them to range from serious, creative, to silly and absolutely bizarre designs.
G Gundam sadly did seem to suffer from a bit of a tight budget, the Mid 90's wasn't a good spot for anime, and it shows, the pacing in certain scene's feel weird, color scheme's are fairly akward, repeative super-move animations ea…
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It's not impossible for me to like an anime based on it campiness. It just...happens so rarely. My idea of camp consists of 80s/90s action films, 70s-80s porno films, 80s horror films, the new Godzilla movie, Dredd, the first 2/3 of Umineko, the 90s Zorro film, etc. etc. And you know what they all have in common? They're not f*cking Sunrise mecha!
Seriously, I never got the appeal of these things. Sure Geass was entertaining back when it was fresh and you were new to anime, but not only has it gotten more dated and boring than Independence Day overtime (and by the way, why are we getting a sequel to that shit?), but these attempts to copy its formula along with just being Gundam in general are horrible. Sunrise's attempts at camp more often than not come off like they're trying way too ha…
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The Gundum franchise has long been hailed for it's depiction of war, the human condition and of course awesome mecha fights. Although the quality of titles vary from one to another when viewed in accession, the core themes regarding war was still always factored in. So when a title like Fighter G Gundam comes along and breaks this commonality it's quite easy to see where the harsh criticism of it comes from. Being the 1st title in the Gundam franchise to really dabble in unfamiliar territory, what we get is a balls to the wall battle shounen that left out the essentials but only retained the Gundam name.
But simply being different isn't enough to be good and that doesn't change the fact that the end result is nothing short of a nonsensical battle shounen that thinks an excessive amount of…
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Overview:
Other than SD Gundam (may it burn in the fires of hell) Mobile Suit Fighter G Gundam is the black sheep of the Gundam family. It has no complicated politics or commentary on the futility of war or the psychological damage that a soldier endures. Instead we get ethnic stereotypes, over the top fights, and absolute grade A cheese! If you are in a light and playful mood and want to watch something delightfully idiotic, here is G Gundam!
Plot 5/10
The plot takes place in the future of course, but this future is not a part of the main Gundam series canon and exists in its own universe. War has been abolished and which country gets to rule the world is decided every few years with a giant robot fighting competition. This plot was actually stolen shamelessly from an 80s B movie calle…
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OK. Now this is just my opinion but I have come across others with the same opinion. If you have been recommended a multitude of Gundam series, watch this one last. I do say that for good reason. Every time I've seen reviews of Gundam series I have seen people writing that they have seen Mobile Fighter G Gundam first and the other series they have seen don't compare. this is not to say that they aren't great but if you watch this first, there will be a feeling that something is missing in all the others. It's not that I'm biased but i have seen many reviews like the one I'm writing, if you see this first the others will have a feeling that something's missing. It's just that simple lol
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What happens when you make giant robots fighting each other 10 times manlier? The result is called G Gundam. Now if you don't know about the Gundam series it's basically about people who fight in large robots called Gundams and each one is unique in each series. Yet G Gundam, set in an alternative universe from the main series of shows, still manages to deliver. The story, at times, can be very predictable yet enjoyable because of the nature of the show. The pacing never felt rushed or slow because of how unique the episodes are from each other. Now the art style is your basic 90's anime. You have characters with huge eyes, characters that are drawn strange, and characters with some downright bizarre designs. Yet I couldn't help being impressed with how well the designs fitted each charact…
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g gundam has made me ask myself such questions as "who are these 4 new characters who have been introduced out of nowhere only to die 5 minutes later?" and "is that a horse controlling a gundam?"
g gundam has been a constant reminder of my own shortcomings as a human being. as i stare into the screen, g gundam stares back. 49 episodes i watched in a tiny window without sound or subtitles to gather clips of mechs doing whatever, and maybe some of anime girls opening / closing their eyes. i have seen things no one should see. there is literally an episode where one of the characters fights a gundam piloted by a clown, and said character fears clowns because his parents were kidnapped by clown with guns. there is literally a mummy gundam that the MC fights.
g gundam and I grew to…
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G Gundam is by far the most experimental of the main Gundam shows to have been created. Many fans from the West first encountered G Gundam when they were kids watching Toonami, so this show has a strong nostalgia factor for many who have seen it. However after recently re-watching this show, I can confirm that it still contains the same charm and energy I remembered as a kid and it is still one of the most enjoyable anime I have ever watched. It contains some amazing fights, and also has some amazing intentional and unintentional humor.
G Gundam is set many years into the future where much of humanity has gone into space to live on colonies. Achieving the ability to live in space did not bring humanity together, but only serve to drive it further apart. Countries such as Japan, the United…
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Now I'm just gonna come out and say it, this is the only Gundam show that I could get into and to this day is the only one of the Gundam franchise that I'm into. I tried watching the other Gundam's but just for some reason couldn't get into them. I don't know if it was the story, the characters, or what. I do know one thing though that one of things that I couldn't get into with them was the way they pilot the Gundam's like some type of original aircraft. I mean, these were warrior machines for crying out loud. Shouldn't you be piloting them like a warrior or something.
Well G Gundam made my fact a reality. In G Gundam, the way that the pilots, pilot the Gundam's is just badass. They control them in an artifical intelligence way and not the same old way they were. The fact that the pilot…
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This is the worst ever robot and the main character is a DEMON CASHU! I am really serious that they call him this all throughout the show and it gets really annoying but that doesnt stop there. Most of this show is making no sense or just being silly, like trying to copy bleach but with robots and humans living together.
The Story is a bunch of humans fight in this robots which controls the movements of the robots outside and they are commanded to by there nation. Its so stupid why would nations fight robots like a sport, we dont decide issues with soccer. They also have some stupid machines called dark gundams and god gundams and its so stupid. Its like a story for kids, they even call the main character a cashu.
The Art is old and nothing new. The robots usually look real stupid and on…
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G Gundam is an anime that is stylistically very different from most of the other Gundam timelines, disregarding a lot of the more serious and realistic aspects of the metaseries. At first, the mesh of Gundam with martial arts and silly-looking robots might be off-putting to hardcore Gundam fans, but once you embrace the show for what it's trying to be, it turns out to be pretty good.
When you think Gundam, you probably think about war and a serious space opera with minimal wackiness and very little in the way of anime-style expressions. G Gundam, for better and for worse, does a complete 180 degree turn on all the Gundam series that preceded it, and many that came afterwards. You'll find a lot of overused anime tropes here, from people yelling out the name of their signature attack (SHINI…
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What do you get when you cross a classic Hong Kong style martial arts movie with the Gundam Franchise? Mobile Fighter G Gundam - a very unique Gundam series which for many reasons I'm really glad I watched.
The setting is in the future where each country vies for the right to rule space by participating in a "Winner Take All" Gundam Fight on earth every 4 years. It started out slow (6 rating) but the pace picked up throughout and the last 10 episodes flew by. Although parts of the series are predictable, there are plenty of plot twists to keep us entertained, Cliches and all it was still very entertaining.
These are my top 10 reasons why G Gundam is worth watching:-
*01* The hero has limitless potential. So, the "young fighter in training" sequence is mandatory. There is always a wise M…
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All of the Gundam fight episodes are superb, I have no negative comments about this anime series, it really satisfy my heart whenever I watch this anime, this series is also very heart warming anime, you will fall in Love, you will appreciate the true meaning of Friendship, and your heart leap in happiness, this series has lots of good lessons, THIS IS ONE OF THE ANIME/GUNDAM SERIES LEGEND, I EXTREMELY recommend this to all Anime lovers and Gundam series lover. I will never forget this anime, this is ONE of the best anime forever!!This is really worth watching, even how many times you watch it ;)
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The story itself is simple and fun, and minimally engaging. I like how it has unpredictable elements in it and you don’t really expect certain things to happen. The premises within the Future Century universe where games, politics, and wars is handeled through the Gundam Fight is quite an interesting concept in my personal opinion, because I frankly think that’s how things should be. We wouldn’t have war, and it’d be pretty entertaining. But sadly, the people on earth will be collateral damage as a result.
The presentation of the culturally diverse cast is of course where the Ring ni Kakero influences come into play. Certain portions of the characters are stereotyped or portrayed in what Americans would find not politically correct. I mean, the Russian is a prisone…
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G Gundam, one of my favorite Gundam Alternate Universe series. Unfortunately, this series does not get the love it deserves as compared to the newer ones. Although it is named G Gundam, it is in no way a Gundam at all. (Excluding the designs and premise >_>)
Gundams get into one-on-one brawls in the tournament called the Gundam Fight and beat their respective opponents one by one until they win the tournament. The fights are very super-robot-esque, with lots of hot-blooded shouting and super moves, including finishers such as SHINING FINGER! They even come with their own cheesy incantations to be recited before execution.
Story
The show basically starts of as a monster-of-the-week, with one enemy being introduced every episode. However, near the middle of the series, the show uses the d…
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Well, it's been a while since I wrote another review, and yes it's a Gundam review. I'm the person who has pretty much watched them all (not all but hey, I know all the ones that came out in the USofA). Okay what you have here in front of you was the first of its kind in Gundam History. While after the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counter attack, a few people in BANDAI came up with a new concept, fuse Martial Arts with Gundam, and hence for became Mobile Fighter G Gundam. No one thought that this would work but it did. Though many fans of the seires were kinda annoyed that the constant Custom Gundam were over used, it created an new basis for many of the new Gundam series. Many of you know them as the pretty boys of Gundam Wing and the overly issued Childrern of Gundam Seed. The co…
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