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Nice video and here are a "few" criticisms. I always took the stealth F-16 doing the bombing as an attempt by the rogue faction within the military, or more precisely, within the JASDF to use it for, well.... *stealth* purposes. I'm guessing the radars(under control of the non-conspirators) would have painted the normal F-16J but the stealth variant would escape this, so the rogue faction used the stealth F-16s but of course it didn't have visual stealth so the cameras caught it. (Edit:it also gave Arakawa an excuse to introduce himself to our protagonists and try to gain Gotoh and Nagumo's confidence by providing them with classified info) Also, I believe the intercept scene was anticlimactic because Tsuge/rogue-faction never actually wanted to truly hurt the JSDF, only to "wake Japan up". As for why they didn't manually look into the radar or suspected the rogue airforce base. Arakawa mentions the BADGE system, which is the JASDF direction center that handles all the ELINT, SIGINT and radar architecture, and as Arakawa said, it was compromised. So, I'm guessing, simply looking at singular radar tracks wouldn't have worked. As for "why not check the rogue airbase", probably because they didn't even suspect them/were too incompetent and bureaucratized to do anything about a "coup" attempt, or rather that's the message of the movie; that the political+police structure is so bureaucratized that it would be helpless against a modern coup attempt. As for Japanese peace not being at anyone else's expense. Since Japan is a part of the NATO+ coalition and is deeply entrenched with the American economy, there are some debates within both Japan and other American allies that, American geopolitical interests and its actions both overt and covert are done to propagate American hegemony, so something, say like the Iraq war, though most would consider US the primary participant in said war/s, a more critical view can be also levied. We can make the argument that American allies also INDIRECTLY benefit from unjust wars, and any treaty or commercial interest in a "subdued" region can also be availed of by said allies and they're indirectly benefitting from this kind of global system in which America is using/threatening force and/or coercion. Since you're German, I think you would know of this weird dynamic with the US. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Japan and Germany were both raked in Western media and blamed for not sending troops and more help during the Iraq war, a war that some Americans and non Americans now believe was not really stellar or "justified". And just an FYI, Japan is no stranger to coups, infact there have been a few coup attempts in post war Japan as well. I know, saying "get therapy" seems like a logical response but Japan has a unique culture and the only phrase I could find to describe the Japanese need to fix a calcified system with force and/or violence was "passage a l'acte". I think that's what Tsuge represents, the need for some Japanese to escape a "global world order" that is not "just".

Goodness, you had me at the 2142 walkers lol that's a niche old one now isn't it.

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I will say that when it comes down to video game only yes, but when it comes to esports I would say kings avatar is a good contender

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mecha are not meant the represent actual warfare they are a visual allegory for warfare. nobody thinks gundams are realistic, what matters is that they are TREATED as if they are just another part of life in their own series, hence the real robot genre

a reason why mechs have limbs in space is for extra mobility through the use of AMBAC which is when the limbs are swung in certain directions creating force to push the frame and adjust its trajectory without using propellant which makes it an efficient means of movement, its not just for striking poses, also if you want a good example of a properly adapted mecha concept I highly recommend Titanfall as a reference because then you will realize that tanks with ostrich legs simply aren't enough in a futuristic battle on any terrain, especially after war

"The design process is never explained in detail" Factually incorrect, there are countless early artworks from the original incarnation of "Freedom Fighter Gunboy" and how the design evolved into the titular Gundam The colors of the Gundam are so because it makes it look like a toy, they are bright and eye-catching, not because of the USAF logo the EVA one is definitely a stretch, the Evangelions and the show itself have more inspiration from Tokusatsu shows and particularly Ultraman than anything else Also sharp angular designs in mecha were around since before 1995 with Evangelion, I get that was the BIG one for the west and most people who don't do their research will attribute anything Mecha related past '95 to Eva, but that's just wrong

The thinner the mech the less plastic you have to use when producing a possible model kit figure that is my personal theory😊 Honestly i love big mecha figures. Other than that a great video keep up the great work👍 And greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱

Thank you for the Fantastic video. 👓

been telling the distinction of plane types and tank types to gundam twitter for years now and it always results in flame wars

I like to think that real robots are big, slow, heavy, armored and have larger proportions while super robots are have more human proportions or what ever the artist wants

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prob one of the most diverging mecha design to come out are the kyokai senki ones. Instead of direct military inspiration they are more influenced by modern industrial/ "consumer?" robotics like Boston Dynamics etc even being completely driven by electric actuator and motors

That's an angle I haven't seen discussed much, some good thoughts here. The only point I'd add is that a lot of the designs also come down to utilitarianism of what was possible to animate at the time; you see a lot more complex and angular designs, evocative of the 90s and 2000s in manga and novels from before, and I suspect the change from round to angular at least on the limbs in no small part also came from the fact that it was now feasible (or perhaps mostly just desirable to look better than the last show) at all to actually animate those shapes without spending massive amounts of cash and manpower; another definitive inspiration are the costumes from live action Tokusatsu media, but I do not know the history of the genre well enough to make any claims on how it corellates with the evolution of the shapes

IMHO one design inspiration for the Evangelion mechs was H.R. Giger's Xenomorphs, which is why the Evas aren't just spindly but downright creepy.

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eva pioneered nothing, it's just the first mecha fanfic to be founded by an animation studio, it even has the self insert part. the genre was more than mature way back when Hideaki anno was still running from school to see Space Runaway Ideon. Mamoru nagano was the man who created the whole idea of mechs having skeletons, an Inner frame back in 1983, when every other mech was a bunch of springs and lines on the inside, the evas are a mix between Mamoru Nagano designs mixed with the organic designs of the mechs in Aura Battler Dunbine, even the eva looks like a modernized Dunbine, esharing the overall shape of the head and color scheme. but each designer has its inspirations and style, Shigeto koyama was the guy who designed the mechs in Diebuster, Captain Earth, Star driver, heroman, Darling in the franxx and even designed baymax, his designs follow the same style, and that applies to the rest of designers, it really just depends on who's the designer and what they've been asked to design

I thought: "hmmm, that accent sounds very german..." And the Die Sending mit der Maus theme was playing, so I do not even have to ask anymore. Anyway Gundam Aerial has thick thighs that save lives.

Really like your videos. Also remember Eva's are bio mechanical with runner 'track and field' athlete frame designs which influences it's movement style depiction. Also check out witch from mercury first episode's delanza(sp?) Where those Mecha have lower foot thrusters for gliding addressing the weight issue. Also it does a solid job of putting the scale into focus of them walking by people on foot and how heavy they are walking. Gundam hathaway has the mid city fight scene from the fleeing people's perspective with Mecha landing on building crushing them with their just it resting weight and the battles incidental ground level destruction.

big feet and legs, designers trying to appease the "realistic" hard ballers ranting about the square cubed law small feet and thin legs, artists and designers getting fed up an and going their own way.

This is really cool and for 3:21 i can kinda see it with the front skirt armor and the air intakes (i think) being as thin as the jets ones

Pretty sure Eva's design inspiration came from Ultraman more so than military vehicles.

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I agree with you

The thin legs is a return to crab, Eighty Six is proof.

Veritech from Robotech (Or valkrie from Macross) are the best mecha in my opinion it's literally a plane with legs and a gun.

Yo a lot of the older gundam shows have a lot of what ur looking for like 08th ms team might be the best example but most of uc slows the action down to let you really feel how heavy a mobile suit really is but there are some exceptions like thunderbolt and the more modern uc series

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A lot of modern mech design I would say is taking more design cues from Boston Dynamics. That how we are starting to see the trends for thinner legs or absence of feet.

I would go one further and say that anime making sexual versions of machines that were built solely for the purpose of taking peoples lives is kind of sick when you really think about it. Fetishizing instruments of death. Fun video. Also I’d rather have 5 Tiger I tanks than 100 t34-85s. Obviously I’d invest more in ammo for killing them all and spare parts for when the transmissions break.

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