![]() Wing Gundam Zero (Endless Waltz version) |
"Gundam" carries as much weight in Japan as the words "Star Wars" does in the US. The US is just now seeing the tip of the iceberg that is Gundam. In fact the Gundam Wing series that has done so well here in the US is not only a very recent Gundam story it is also set in an alternete timeline. Yes that’s right Cartoon network and Sunrise productions chose to introduce Gundam to the US by giving us the equivalent of their "elseworlds" or "Batman Beyond". Why? Because it was easier. Gundam Wing as a series does not depend on the long history of Gundam to be understood, and it contains some of the Gundam Universes most superhero like robots.
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Let me start out by saying that Gundam is nothing like any of the "anime" cartoons that we had as kids. Not like voltron, transformers, G-force not like any the US has seen before. The good guys aren't always good, The Bad guys aren't always bad, they inhabit a world were politics, espionage and propaganda are tools of war.
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![]() Gundam RX-78-2 |
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![]() Wing Gundam Zero (Endless Waltz) |