Rise Mobile Fighter G Gundam Review This keyboard of mine glows with an awesome power its burning keys tell me to write you Lets get things started Anilist review all set ready go 420https://i.yt.com/vi/sQbMROLIUUY/hqdefault.jpg As you can probably tell I had a lot of fun watching this show from start to finish. There were certainly some rocky moments but overall Im confident in saying Mobile Fighter G Gundamwith its characters so hammy a pig will get jealous ridiculous suits and 90s shonen goodnessis one of my favorite Gundam shows that Ive seen thus far. Mobile Suit G Gundam follows Domon Kasshu the Japanese representative of the Gundam Fight a worldwide tournament hosted every four years where every country on the planet sends a Gundam to fight with the winners country being declared ruler of the Earth until the next Gundam Fight. This tournament was devised as a way to stop the increasingly powerful colonies from going to war with one another. A side effect of the Gundam Fights on Earth is that the planet is becoming increasingly ravaged. While Domon and his partner Rain Mikamura climb the ranks of the tournament Domon is on the hunt for any leads on a mysterious man In terms of the Gundam series as a whole G Gundam is notable for being the first Alternate Universe Gundam series prior to this everything was part of the gargantuan Universal Century that the original Mobile Suit Gundam and its various sequels belong to. Seeing as Victory Gundam was sort of a protoAU Im guessing the producers felt it was alright to go crazy because as the first AU this is arguably the least Gundamlike Gundam show youll ever watch not that Im complaining. As far as I know G Gundam while not hated is often ignored in Japan. G Gundam along with Wing was one of the first Gundam series we got in the States so its a fan favorite here. Apparently the tournament angle was demanded by Sunrise to increase declining Gunpla sales. Ironically G Gundam has very few Gunpla. And thats a good segue into my feelings toward the show going in. I admit that Im a bit biased because I love G Gundam on concept alone so the only way Id 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. Theres a windmill Gundam a mermaid Gundam a Sailor Moonesque Gundam and even a Gundam made out of a Gundam face. I actually owned a Gunpla of the Sailor Moonesque 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 youre interested in Gundam solely for the gritty realistic war stories then its best to sit this one out. If you love action anime and also love giant robots then man have I got the anime for you. The quotes at the beginning of the review are a variation of quotes said in the show quotes said so often that I basically had them memorized. But amazingly they never got old. A large part of the shows high score for me is the Shounen Hype Syndrome striking again. Even if there was a low spot G Gundam would be sure to get my blood pumping again and all would be forgiven. Watch some Japanese dude screaming his lungs off 520https://blackjackjohnny.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/maxresdefault.jpg?w=1108h=737crop=1 see him make some giantass robots fingers glow so he can blow up some other robots head 520https://i.yt.com/vi/u9rkC8BPQV0/hqdefault.jpg all while this is playing https://www..com/watch?v=Dplt8IydbQ and tell me your heart didnt start racing. Which isnt to say the show is perfect. As good as that sequence is action in and of itself can wear itself thin very fast. The dynamic story is why Attack on Titan is so great to me. Admittedly G Gundam is one of the shows with a slow start. The first episode is good enough its a fine introduction to the world of G Gundam but the episodes after it quickly lose steam. One of the biggest criticisms is that G Gundam is a monsteroftheweek anime. The biggest problem with this format is that its easy for things to get monotonous and stale quickly. Honestly around episode 4 the monsteroftheweek format started to show and it got tiring. Luckily the story really breaks out around episode 10 and its all uphill from there. While the second half of the series does begin to dip back to the monsteroftheweek format at times but the story surrounding these episodes is so interesting that I didnt notice as much as I did the early episodes. The dub is a bit hammy but given the tone of the show I find it actually adds to it. Tone might not be the right word. Character performances are hammy suit designs are outlandish and the powers the mecha display are arguably the strongest weve seen in the entire Gundam series. The show however takes itself completely seriously. And you know what I love it. Unlike Build Divers there are actual honest to god stakes in this show. Im actually engaged in the characters and their struggles. Just because you have a Gundam show thats not real robot you can still tell a gripping story and G Gundam shows this. G Gundam features a multinational cast as colorful as the robots they pilot. All the main characters are interesting and comical. Master Asia and Domon are great for their energy as well as hamminess. I liked seeing Domon progress as a character from a man with a perpetual frown to someone who genuinely smiled and saw joy in fighting alongside friends. The breakout character in my opinion is Rain. I was impressed by how independent she was as well as how divorced she was from tropes other female characters from 90s shonen anime might have been prey to. She was smart could fend for herself and was nononsense. I rolled my eyes when she ended up being jealous but overall Rain Mikamura was Aokay in my book. However another criticism of the show is that it plays into stereotypes. This is true unfortunately. This much can see seen in the Gundam that fighters pilot. Exhibit A: Neo Kenyas Gundam Zebra 220https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/5/59/GF13020NKZebraGundamFront.png/revision/latest?cb=20120818151129 Exhibit B: Neo Indias Cobra Gundam 220https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/8/82/GF13030NINCobraGundamFront.png/revision/latest?cb=20120908193724 Exhibit C: Neo Indias Cobra Gundams pilot Chandra Sijema 220https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/a/a0/Avatar1316552915.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120807130703 The main characters Gundam are mostly exempt from this or at the very least their features arent exaggerated. I still think the American Gundam Baxters design with its football helmet and boxing gloves is stupid but maybe thats just because Im American myself. Naturally God Gundam looks extremely normal as far as Gundams go. But goddamn if it isnt cool as a cucumber. G Gundam has 49 episodes it could be concluded at around episode 43 but it keeps going. Normally Id dock a show points for this but the final arc of the show was amazing and kept me on the edge of my seat. When G Gundam gets going it just cant be stopped. There were a few dumb decisions made by characters but I didnt mind too much. G Gundam is a very unorthodox Gundam show and thats alright. It challenges what can be a Gundam show and I was glad it was made because sometimes you just need to see a giant robot do kungfu moves. If you love action shows and/or you think giant robots are cool get off this site and start watching G Gundam. 9/10 A LOOK THE EAST IS BURNING RED