A guy in a catsuit and his naked mechanic save the world using the power of love to shoot a heart shaped hole in a zombie robot by summoning a roided out manifestation of the Burger King before riding off on a robot horse piloted by a real horse. *the hypest sentence in human history*
@@tenkuken7168 the problem with build fighters is that it IS too much of a commercial and is far too common with anime tropes. They are unrealistic and lame. G gundam was at least entertaining and something different for a superrobot.
@@CaptainRufus I blame the japanese for not liking good shows. GR Robo imagawa failed due to poor ratings in japan and only thanks to foeirgn countries helped fund his ending and he will never do a second season of it according to an interview. . In my view, thee Japanese deserve to get bad shows. Now all I know imagawa did a moe anime script and that is it. At least we got hathaway flash and Getter robo arc. Also a gundam seed destiny sequal.
"Gundam article treaty Article 1, A unit whose head has been destroyed IS DISQUALIFIED" I got Domon to lvl 50 in gundam dynasty worriors 2 as a kid because he was my favorite pilot and the burning gundam IS the coolest gundam
Imagine being in the writers' room at Sunrise. imagine being in a point in history where no one had ever made a non-UC Gundam before, and then Imagawa comes in and flips the table with all your previous ideas on it.
no idea what you're talking about - the show is very beloved in the majority of communities. It's more uncommon to come across somebody who doesn't like this show
@@rrrrr0_ It’s absolutely beloved in the Gundam and mecha communities, but outside of it, a LOT of anime fans really seem to see it only for its ridiculousness and camp. I had a friend who would not shut up quoting lines to be silly while having near-zero appreciation for its heart.
KYOUJI!!!! My Mom became a fan of G Gundam back when it aired on toonami because she wanted to know who Kyouji was and why Domon shouted his name constantly.
A note on the designs for the Mobile Fighters, when the director was presented with initial designs for Shining Gundam he died a little on the inside seeing how the mecha designers were dragged to make heavily gimmick-ed, nationality-based mobile suits. Yes, Imagawa wasn't originally on board with the idea, it was all Bandai's idea who took over around midway the production of Victory Gundam. The fun part of the story, is that instead of doing it reluctantly, Imagawa and his crew, already bitter about Bandai screwing over their old friend and Tomino with Victory (he ended up with a serious case of depression), decided to one-up Bandai with the ridiculous and nigh-impossible designs for the time, case in point: Master Gundam was given the wing-cape and unusual design to screw with the engineers at Bandai, this line of thinking was carried over to EVERY GODDAMN DESIGN in the show (Ashura and Skull Gundam were made by audience members, so that was a bonus). One big "FUCK YOU BANDAI, try to make gunpla kits out of this" for their corpo greed and stupidity This is also one big driving motivator for Imagawa to make the show to his liking and make "the best Gundam show he could make" with the asinine ideas that Bandai pushed to him, and it is kinda why G Gundam is the hyper-adrenaline super robo ride that it is, and it is also one of the many reasons why I love it, its mere existence is a big middle finger to Bandai and a case of making the best outcome out of the worst set-up possible. It is a work of both love and spite and the results are glorious
Literally reminds me of Batman Beyond. Warner Bros wanted a teenage Batman in high school right after the 90s Animated Series was wrapping up. So the creative team decided "Alright lets see how we can loophole this!"
Bandai really needs to start making MG G Gundam kits again. Those ancient kits are just screaming for a potential upgrade to do what they were truly designed for.
My sister surprised me once by buying a deluxe G Gundam box set a while back, and among the bonus goodies it included was a shot glass with the Tequila Gundam printed on it. That alone summarizes why I continue to adore this show: It knows it's crazy, and it turns that into a feature, not a bug.
The Shining Finger Theme is like the John Williams Superman Theme. It perfectly captures the essence of the entire series, fear, tragedy, resolve, and sheer badassery into less than 2 minutes.
G Gundam is the perfect example of how execution and meaning at heart matters more than a franchise's cliché and core concepts. When you screw with the core component of a series for the sake of screwing with it and 'being different' you more often than not get a failure. G Gundam, however, took one of the worst possible concepts one could apply to Gundam up to that point and executed this utterly ridiculous concept with such earnest passion that it completely overcome what a dumb show unlike everything else in the franchise it is conceptually.
@@SakurakoLover Eh, preference of taste. I like this but then again. I like all gundam series except for seed. Edit: Story wise I mean, the mech designs is one of its few saving graces.
I think what makes G Gundam so good is it doesn't try to be super deep or critical, and instead of toning down G Gundam just goes as crazy and as insane as possible to the point you can't help but going alomg with the ride even if it's objectively completely dumb Aka, entirely going with one's heart and feelings to make things as awesome looking as possible
and tbh, G Gundam is still a gundam at core , as in focus on how communication (and propaganda) or the lack of it can lead to war and somehow when ppl will to understand enough other can lead to peace(the ending of Char's counterattack, Gundam 00). In the end, Doman save the world not just by punching, but makes friends and comades and confessing his love, something that he can never do in the start of the show. (and the awesome golden fist ofc). so you can say the staff of G Gundam actually understand gundam more than the one in IBO
Finally! People need to understand this show is batshit insane but yet smart and I LOVE IT. People have called this Gundam mixed with Dragon Ball and they're not wrong but if you sit there and tell me hearing the theme for both the Shining Finger and Burning Finger doesn't get you hyped as fuck, you're lying. The final battle between Domon and Master Asia is just a masterpiece.
The themes are great but I prefer the actual battle music. Also the extra mile they put to have the songs in cantonese is just great. Listening to the cantonese versions just makes me want to watch/re-watch more kungfu movies from the 70s and 80s.
Watching this on toonami after school was the highlight of my young life. And i still appreciate it now after graduating and getting a job. All because of it's full-heartedness... and the soundtrack... and the violence. I'm still a kid at heart I think.
Dare. Dare with all of your heart. Dare with both middle fingers raised high to that asshole that took a steaming dump on you and your friends all for the sake of a quick buck and because the ycould. Dare.... to be Stupid.
Literally every other Gundam fan: "Oh hey remember that retarded Gundam fighting series? What was that called again?" Me and Boofire: "Oh you mean Dragon Ball Gundam? AKA, G-Gundam AKA The fucking best Gundam spinoff series EVER?"
What makes me mad about newer fans none of them actually understand or appreciate the references, the "Super Mode" was a reference to Saint Saiya not Dragonball which it predates.
@@TheFlameHaze1 Yea, I know Saint Seiya luckily and G Gundam really put a good tribute for Shounen series mainly Saint Seiya(i mean that Golden Alliance scenes are literally Gold Saints) and the antagonist with the power of god and anime just like how Hades and Poseidon and other Seiya villains did since they're Greek Gods(and much stronger than DBZ villains). G Gundam also has Hong Kong Kung Fu movies vibes as well since Imagawa is huge fan of Jackie Chan movies and G is huge love letter for those who loves Mazinger and Getter Robo (both would later get directed by Imagawa via Armageddon and Shin Mazinger).
@@TheFlameHaze1 I mean, Super Saiyan debuted in 1991, 3 years before this show aired and took Japan by storm. I’m sure Saint Seiya played a role too, but it’s kinda hard to take away DBZ’s wider influence. Although DBZ was definitely at least partly inspired by Seiya too, so 🤷🏼♂️
Finally someone is talking about G Gundam and it's you! It was my introduction to the series but everyone who talks about Gundam just kind of pretends it never happened
I can see why. Most see this show as completely different beast and some consider it bad for that reasons. And I can't understand who could say such a cough-cough*seedfans*cough-cough. Sorry. But on more serious note, I kinda get the idea that G feels a bit too different. Personally I still think it's an amazing show, definitely worth watching. Way more worth than series such as Wing, Seed Destiny or G-reco. It's not my personal favorite (that would be Turn-A), but I still would recommend it to people as something so crazy and good you have to watch it. And I love craziness. Often taking this craziness seriously and rolling with it with sincerity can create some of the most awesome things in the world. This is why, btw, I love such crazy stuff as Yakuza or Nier - because they take insanity maybe not too seriously, but with a heart and roll with it.
@@mokokoco4720 to be fair, Seed has some significant issues. Although at least first half was really good. My personal issue lies more with Seed Destiny though. G Gundam tho... I mean, I'm not memenig "This is the best plan ever" for no reason, eh?
Hyper Mode (aka the golden form, not super mode that only shining gundam has) is actually explicitly based on the Gold Cloths from Saint Seiya according to the director, not DBZ.
Rain is the true best girl in the series- Rain is the girl we all want and are best to be with long term Allenby..? is the girl we can all relate too and wanna fuck in the short term. STRAIGHT UP
To mecha fans it has ALOT of recognition. If you're familiar with Super Robot shows alot of people I know in various places, myself included, absolutely love Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Its my absolute favourite AU Gundam series and God Gundam is my overall favourite Gundam.
I love G Gundam, watching the show on Toonami is what got me interested in Gundam in the first place. Watch the show just for Master Asia alone. He's worth it.
G Gundam should be watched with wuxia movies in mind. The plot is pure Wuxia, with the hero going on a revenge quest, a terrifyingly strong shifu who becomes an antagonist, and lots of martial arts, only with giant robots tossed in the mix. It's glorious.
oh it definitly is. DB was also like that while being a parody of those stories... like G-Gundam is partway xD And then DBZ happened and threw that outof the window :(
G Gundam needs more model kits. I adore these suits and I need more MGs besides the Shining, God, Master, and Spiegel. Give me MGs for the rest of the Shuffle Alliance.
Fun Fact about Neo Holland's windmill gundam. Prior to this series Holland had done at best 66th place in the Gundam Fights. The current pilot of Windmill Gundam had his Gundam hide in a field for the 11 month preliminaries AS A WINDMILL so nobody knew where he was to challenge. When Windmill Gundam showed up at the finals it lost every fight it was in but still placed 12th. A person who literally never once used their gundam until the finals, and spent all his time fucking around placed better than Gundam Pilots who have trained their entire lives for it. XD
Me and a friend marathoned the series last year in the pandemic when our country was under strict quarantine. Fully expecting to laugh at how ridiculous the concept was for a Gundam, probably drink a lot while at it, we were caught in the hype very quickly. Stuff that we wanted to make fun of at the beginning, we ended up liking more than we should, to the point we did the whole "Answer me Domon" thing. My friend and I are 31 right now. This show made me feel like a kid.
I am tired of people telling me I don't really like G gundam. I will be upfront, I dont just like G Gundam...I love it! I am not ashamed of it either, G was hyped. Sailor scout gundam btw, enough said. And if they told me i was getting a remake with better animation... well bandai can have my money.
I experienced this at 16 years old with my now passed away best friend David in August 2002..what a summer....thank you Toonami and great video!!!!💯👏🏿 Shining Finger!!!!!!!
You should honestly get the Blu-ray box set by Rightstuf. They've beautifully restored the footage and cleaned it up wonderfully. i highly recommend it
@@fighterjetsensei As I'm in the UK we've been getting our own unique Gundam releases but I still want to get the US release for G Gundam, that collector's box and the extras definitely look worth it! ^_^
@@Evilriku13 I've got a feeling it still will, Anime Limited over here are just very slow with Gundam releases. I mean they've only just announced Gundam Seed Destiny's release on blu-ray and we've not had a Gundam release from them for at least half a year so....yeah they're just abit slow unfortunately. Personally I can play import blu-rays so if I want I can get the US versions but I will still support the UK releases. I still haven't gotten the US G Gundam set but I will probably still pick it up!
For being a really goofy Gundam series it still holds up some of the main tenets of what makes Gundam series great and I still have those topics like about peace and War
Best of all is how G Gundam celebrates world culture. War destroys cultures and enforces new ones. The Gundam Fight keeps these unique national identities alive even this far into the future.
This series was awesome. A lot of soul in it. It even has parallelisms to a post-apocalyptic world like that of armored core where the Earth has been ravaged by battles with the only recourse is to have worldwide skirmishes to settle scores between the remaining world powers.
You should play Super Robot Wars. G Gundam gets A LOT of love and the units and pilots are some of the most broken in the series despite fighting mecha several times larger.
G-Gundam aka that one Gundam series when you ask people "Do you watch Gundam?" and they say "Yeah. I watched G-Gundam, Gundam Wing, and (possibly) 08th MS Team." and the previous person sighs out of disappointment.
I think anyone that dismisses G for the super robot aspect either didn't watch G, or watched it and had a completely superficial understanding of the show and saw nothing beyond its Super Robot trappings because there has been no Gundam before or since (except maybe Build Fighters) that is like it. It's extremely well-written under the surface with a fully realized world and every major character has understandable, realistic goals and personalities. It took the monster of the week format, something that often is derided for its episodic nature, and used it entirely to the show's benefit. It helped G immensely during the first half as it allowed you to see how each earth nation is handling the state the planet is in, the governments of those nations, the personality and ideology of that country's Gundam Fighter, and finally Domon's fight against them. Even Master Asia has a completely believable motivation behind his actions and it's understandable how he became the antagonist. I would recommend looking up and reading the G-Files, the interviews/mini Q&As the director had for every episode where he goes into detail little tidbits about why the episode was the way it was. The show was very well-planned out. And it all happened because the director Imagawa was put in charge of the show and said "nah I'm gonna do whatever the fuck I want" and the writers all agreed with him, instead of being beholden to Sunrise and Bandai's demands. Which is the opposite of what they thought he'd do because they put him in that position specifically because they thought he'd be a yes-man that'd make the show they wanted. The only thing he kept was the Gundam Fight concept.
I’ll just parrot everyone else’s opinion: just give us brand new G Gundam model kits with articulation on par with that recent Beyond Global RX-78 kit. For me, I just wanna create some really good stop motion fights with them.
It was also pretty sad seeing Shining Gundam go down. Unlike many Gundam shows Domon was definitely linked to Shining, a true team. Seeing Rain inherit Rising Gundam was a great closure to Shining Gundams arc.
G back then is a breath of fresh air after all the preceding series that has warfare as its main theme and to is day is still the manliest and most hot blooded of them all I'm happy it's one of the shows that completed my elementary after-school afternoons
Its not like its hard to find out either. I'm still kinda annoyed that Super Robot Wars T went with the western names for God Gundam and Devil Gundam but I'm guessing it was more for the trademark issues and such rather than preference. At least we can still enjoy the gloriousness of Tomokazu Seki in the dialogue and he still says God Finger so its a trade off.
@@frankjaeger2565 Its the same for other subtitles in other releases of the series. Perhaps it was a preference issue or perhaps because T's roster was chosen more with an international audience in mind, perhaps they went with those names for familiarity. As much as I wish they were called God Gundam and Devil Gundam, at least we still have the Japanese audio so its a trade off like I said.
Fun Fact : In Original/Japanese dub, Master Asia and The Announcer have the same seiyuu, which also voiced the Bartender Grandpa in the Uzaki-san anime. He even made a G Gundam reference in one of the episode 😂🤣😂🤣
Mobile Fighter G Gundam is without a doubt my absolute favourite Gundam series. Tomokazu Seki as Domon is legendary and God Gundam is my absolute favourite Gundam. Alot of people seem to misunderstand G Gundam mostly because many of them aren't familiar with Super Robot shows and many of its nuances. Yes they can be crazy, over the top and ridiculous but they have just as much clever writing, thought provoking dialogue and moving scenes as any Real Robot show, sometimes even moreso in some cases. Mobile Fighter G Gundam is one such case and I absolutely love it.
G Gundam is a true classic. It remains my absolute favorite Gundam show not only cause it’s not the typical Gundam show we expect, but because it takes everything I love from the mecha genre and respects it in a way I adore.
"Schwarz Bruder" oO Schwarz, while being a legitimate German last name also means black. And Bruder is literally the German word for brother. So this guy is basically called "Black Brother", or "Brother Black" depending on which is his first name. This show is weird right down to character names. ^^
fun fact if you a fight you know that you are at your most dangerous when calm focused and in a state of flow. there's some real science in the psychology behind the super mode.
I've watched a lot of the other Gundam videos on this channel, and I've noticed something. G Gundam (maybe unintentionally) side-steps one of the biggest problems with the franchise. The franchise has always been anti-war, but the robot fights are cool; it's what draws people in. G Gundam doesn't have a real war, and its emphasis on Martial Arts offers an idea the franchise has always lacked. Fighting isn't inherently bad. Violence and destruction are bad, but the martial Arts are about personal growth, and that growth can even lead one to helping others grow as well. Just a thought.
To put it more succinctly, super mode powers with intense emotion. Much like how alike was able to achieve the legendary super saiyan mode through the rage of the loss of akrillin and then later refine it through not just emotion, but more mental clarity, Domon does the same with the super mode by not allowing his anger to fuel his actions and allow mental clarity to lead his actions.
Thank you for reviewing G-Gundam because its the most underrated series in the Gundam franchise. G-Gundam is also one of my favorite shows and I keep coming back to it time after time. Right now I'm re watching the sub version of G-Gundam after listening to the English dub so many times. "Shining Finger!!!!"
Ah, G-Gundam. I had nearly forgotten about you! I enjoy discussion videos like this one (you sir, have earned a subscriber) as they bring a fresh perspective to a Gundam series that I often overlook for having silly mech designs/premise. I might give it an honest watch right after I finish up with Zeta Gundam. :)
This is a great video, thanks for it. I've had a theory for a bit now now that G Gundam and Re:Rise are each the other's closest relative in the franchise, and this is definitely one of the things I'll review when I get around to writing that essay on reddit about it.
Just finished it up after GundamInfo added it to their lineup. (That makes my complete repertoire to be 00, IBO, Seed, Unicorn, the 0079 summary movies, G, and the Build entries. I completely dropped Destiny and Wing after about 30% and 15% completion respectively.) G was a series I knew more by reputation than anything. I've always heard it described as mouth-breathingly stupid, but still fun. Honestly, it's not _stupid_ at all. Based on the discourse surrounding it, you'd think that it's all goofy pseudo-martial-arts superpower shenanigans as far as the eye can see, and while that certainly _is_ a significant component of G, that only makes it weird, a subjective measure, whereas stupid is objectively quantifiable. If you want a _stupid_ series, look to Seed, with its paint-by-numbers beat-for-beat I-can't-believe-it's-not-remake copycat of the UC without things like substance or meaning or any character behaving logically. G Gundam succeeds by doing basically the exact opposite: actually having plenty of substance of its own, completely disregarding any baggage of what Gundam as a franchise is _supposed_ to be, and _that's_ why I love it. After just a single watch, I know all the Shuffle Alliance members' full names, and I'm _terrible_ at names. I don't think I could accurately give you a _count_ of how many doofus friends Kira Yamato had, let alone name them. (There's Sai, Flay, and then I lose interest. Just like the writers. Ba-dum-tish.) Your example of the Tequila Gundam episode was like many episodes of the series. In particular, I think of the Lumber Gundam episode and the past between Argo and Andrew Graham. Or the episode where we learn how Chibodee met his cheerleaders. Or Master Asia and Domon escaping from a Gundam head through the ruins of Hong Kong. Or Sai Saichi falling in love with the little sister of the Mermaid Gundam pilot. Or Domon vs Sai Saichi in the finals. Or... I could go on. Seriously, every time I thought an episode might suck, it surprised me with how much effort it put into giving the characters a soul. It is the first of the Suit entries (as opposed to the Build entries) to not lose me at any point. IBO lost me when the Dainsleif missed. 00 lost me at Season 2. Seed lost me when Lacus showed up, and then proceeded to lose me more constantly. Unicorn maintained my respect throughout, though not a moment passed where I didn't want to drop-kick Banagher. Not so with G. [Potential spoilers below...] Probably what wound up hooking me the most in the series, as with most things, was the main antagonist: the Devil Gundam. I don't think there's any point in the series where you get an unobscured good look at what exactly the Devil Gundam even is (though I _still_ want a kit... yes, of the whole thing...), and it morphs its forms all the time, like a mecha shoggoth. But what it looks like doesn't matter. It's kinda' like Sauron, in that its presence can be felt all over the plot whether or not it actually appears in flesh (or metal, as it were). The DG cells are like its corrupting touch, and those who give themselves over to it for the promise of power are truly foes to be feared in their own right. It took two Shuffle Alliance members scrapping their suits and nearly dying in the process to take down _one_ of the Devil Gundam's own berserker patsies. Twice! This ain't no Seal of Orichalchos situation where the bad guy side has an evil berserker powerup that only seems to result in protagonist-related defeat (looking at you, break decals... now that I think of it, both Divers and Re-Rise make a _lot_ of G Gundam references, both big and small). The Devil Gundam even has its own Saruman in the form of Master Asia, an exceptionally powerful but more in-scale character who sides with the big evil due to genuine ideological agreement. In fact, anyone can fall under the Devil Gundam's sway, and for nearly any reason, but it seems to be based on a degree of (potentially subconscious) choice. There is an implication that the _real_ event that caused the Devil Gundam to go nuts was Kyoji's immediate feelings of losing his mother to a corrupt, power-hungry admiral's schemes. Ulube's manifestation of the Devil Gundam took his might-makes-right worldview and became massive and unstoppable. And in the end, Rain's manifestation of the Devil Gundam was meant to close herself off from Domon and drive him away. The Devil Gundam capitalized on a weakness in each of their spirits. This is why just about all of Domon's development centers around his journey to inner peace. This is why Master Asia was never corrupted by DG cells. And this is why it totally makes sense for the overpowered extinction machine to be destroyed by the power of love. I don't think the Devil Gundam winds up quite as _deep_ as IBO's Hashmal (still my favorite antagonist in the franchise), but it came closer than anything I've seen.
G Gundam and the original Gundam were my first Gundam series. G Gundam is really great but I only wish it was a little shorter; most of the fights were boring as Domon could just easily win but overall I had such a good time. Its really nice to see a video about G Gundam that isn't just 'WOW ISN'T IT SO CRAZY AND WEIRD WOOWWWW'.
Epic Video! So awesome to see G Gundam getting the recognition and coverage it deserves! Extremely well said Boofire. This show is a gem and once you really understand what it is doing, and the new life it breathed into the franchise post Victory Gundam; well it becomes one you can really appreciate. Awesome video! Thank you for covering one of the best Gundam series that never gets talked about. Go shout out some Super Robot Hype in the snow, Boo!
I knew of G Gundam, but I never had plans of watching it outside of a possible complete runthrough. This video, though, made me realise I actually need to. And soon. thanks, Boo
G Gundam is the best Gundam series you can't change my mind. And I've been watching alot of Gundam and this one is by far the best one I love how they had to be in control of there Gundams in order for it to move. It was brilliant I would love to see more Gundam series like G Gundam love this show.
This video reminded me this series exists, and to try it out again. I haven’t tried watching it since I was younger and harshly judged literally anything I didn’t understand and did not immediately pique my interest. I love checking out the oldies I could never get into back then, and seeing for myself everything I missed out on.
"I'll defeat you with the power of Love, and this Gundam I found!"
Pretty sure that's a plot within the Gundam series, or just TTGL
@@mmyr8ado.360
"Maybe the real treasure was THIS GUNDAM I found!"
all Jedi/Sith are immediately defeated
well close enough to the power of love he is the king of hearts
Nothing is bigger than Love ....except for this gundam. Because f u and everything around you
A guy in a catsuit and his naked mechanic save the world using the power of love to shoot a heart shaped hole in a zombie robot by summoning a roided out manifestation of the Burger King before riding off on a robot horse piloted by a real horse. *the hypest sentence in human history*
I’m dyin 🤣🤣💀💀💀💀
....Accurate......
I lost it at the roided out burger King
Wait, it's not what... oh wait, yes, that's exactly what has happened
Beat worst most awesome anime
Domon: "A kid in a Gundam is nothing but trouble!"
(Domon must be aware of the other Gundam Timelines)
Much less the new one.
Not to mention Domon's english voice actor was one of the best I've ever heard. He halfway carried the series for me.
he struck that golden spot when it comes to hot head characters, we was hype but never annoying
Too bad he retired.
@@Cartoonguy133 he's a Dentist now, people were making jokes
"This drill of mine is burning red!"
He was a wonder bug!
@@devildavin I imagine him doing that latex suit sequence of G Gundam with his gloves
With how depressing the franchise had become at the time, the franchise needed this series
gundam re rise is pretty good show but yeah it needs more non uc and not toy commercial tho re rise is a non uc dressed as a toy commercial
I felt that gundam wing was a bit too much at times but it was still good but THIS SERIES HERE IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE
@@tenkuken7168 the problem with build fighters is that it IS too much of a commercial and is far too common with anime tropes. They are unrealistic and lame.
G gundam was at least entertaining and something different for a superrobot.
And even better Imagawa doing this show lead to Escaflowne being what it was. We got 2 great shows.
@@CaptainRufus I blame the japanese for not liking good shows. GR Robo imagawa failed due to poor ratings in japan and only thanks to foeirgn countries helped fund his ending and he will never do a second season of it according to an interview.
. In my view, thee Japanese deserve to get bad shows. Now all I know imagawa did a moe anime script and that is it.
At least we got hathaway flash and Getter robo arc. Also a gundam seed destiny sequal.
"Gundam article treaty Article 1, A unit whose head has been destroyed IS DISQUALIFIED"
I got Domon to lvl 50 in gundam dynasty worriors 2 as a kid because he was my favorite pilot and the burning gundam IS the coolest gundam
Same
Also in warrior 3 domon was my first to max
How many times did Article 1 get ignored in this show again?
A lot
God Gundam.
Imagine being in the writers' room at Sunrise. imagine being in a point in history where no one had ever made a non-UC Gundam before, and then Imagawa comes in and flips the table with all your previous ideas on it.
it's about time someone didn't disregard this series just because of the wacky suit designs. it really is deeper than some people make it out to be
no idea what you're talking about - the show is very beloved in the majority of communities. It's more uncommon to come across somebody who doesn't like this show
It is corny, but come on the windmill beats a ball.
Army of death machines are TERRIFYING. is like Borg mobile suits!
@@rrrrr0_ It's more G Gundam is usually seen as Dragon Ball but with Mobile Suits instead of ki. Most people don't look much deeper than that.
@@rrrrr0_ It’s absolutely beloved in the Gundam and mecha communities, but outside of it, a LOT of anime fans really seem to see it only for its ridiculousness and camp. I had a friend who would not shut up quoting lines to be silly while having near-zero appreciation for its heart.
KYOUJI!!!! My Mom became a fan of G Gundam back when it aired on toonami because she wanted to know who Kyouji was and why Domon shouted his name constantly.
your mom has good taste.
I feel REALLY old now.
@@wesmeyer1888 I was just a kid when that came on but damn so do i
I love this so much
Your mother drew power from the dark gundam, WITH THE HELP OF KYOUJI!!!!
A note on the designs for the Mobile Fighters, when the director was presented with initial designs for Shining Gundam he died a little on the inside seeing how the mecha designers were dragged to make heavily gimmick-ed, nationality-based mobile suits. Yes, Imagawa wasn't originally on board with the idea, it was all Bandai's idea who took over around midway the production of Victory Gundam. The fun part of the story, is that instead of doing it reluctantly, Imagawa and his crew, already bitter about Bandai screwing over their old friend and Tomino with Victory (he ended up with a serious case of depression), decided to one-up Bandai with the ridiculous and nigh-impossible designs for the time, case in point: Master Gundam was given the wing-cape and unusual design to screw with the engineers at Bandai, this line of thinking was carried over to EVERY GODDAMN DESIGN in the show (Ashura and Skull Gundam were made by audience members, so that was a bonus). One big "FUCK YOU BANDAI, try to make gunpla kits out of this" for their corpo greed and stupidity
This is also one big driving motivator for Imagawa to make the show to his liking and make "the best Gundam show he could make" with the asinine ideas that Bandai pushed to him, and it is kinda why G Gundam is the hyper-adrenaline super robo ride that it is, and it is also one of the many reasons why I love it, its mere existence is a big middle finger to Bandai and a case of making the best outcome out of the worst set-up possible. It is a work of both love and spite and the results are glorious
It's a perfect example of artists saying "Oh, your giving me garbage? Watch us spin this into gold, because we are that damn good."
The only downside I see of them doing this was we have yet to see the Tequila Gundam HG or MG :(
Literally reminds me of Batman Beyond. Warner Bros wanted a teenage Batman in high school right after the 90s Animated Series was wrapping up. So the creative team decided "Alright lets see how we can loophole this!"
Ehhh it's too long
Knowing this makes everything about G Gundam EVEN BETTER.
Bandai really needs to start making MG G Gundam kits again. Those ancient kits are just screaming for a potential upgrade to do what they were truly designed for.
GIVE ME SOME GREAT ARTICULATION!!
I'm sure they will release 2.0's. Just depends on how much the HiRes God Gundam sell
Would love to see a 1/100 MG Noble Gundam!!
I'd love to see an upgraded Spiegal/Shadow Gundam
Yeah! Especially windmill Gundam
My sister surprised me once by buying a deluxe G Gundam box set a while back, and among the bonus goodies it included was a shot glass with the Tequila Gundam printed on it. That alone summarizes why I continue to adore this show: It knows it's crazy, and it turns that into a feature, not a bug.
must've been the rite stuff excusive, the artbook was great and yeah the tequila gundam shot glass is hilariously self aware.
@@ConStormENT Damnit now I want a tequila Gundam shot glass.
@@ZeroX7649 lol . it doesn't look like rite stuff sells it anymore but i'm sure someone has it.
Not a bug, a wonder bug!
TAKE THIS; MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW
Best one liner since "Omae wa mou shindeiru".
SHINING FINGER SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOO
GOOO
GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Best girl Allenby"... I see you have good tastes~
Finally someone other than me believes that she was best girl
@@darkrebellion9218 I had a Nobel in SDGO and had it coloured pink. I loved that Nobel!
@@Squiggles01 awesome!!
Apparentely, the writer of the manga adaptation thought so too. To the point where he portrayed Rain as a bitch.
RG Nobel Gundam when
The Shining Finger Theme is like the John Williams Superman Theme. It perfectly captures the essence of the entire series, fear, tragedy, resolve, and sheer badassery into less than 2 minutes.
The Erupting Burning Finger theme is also super good. I can decide which is better.
I am not one to listen to media soundtracks but the Shining Finger theme is one of the few exceptions.
Hey, you know what's crazy? Superman theme with G Gundam.
@@sayansaha155 Is that a real thing? Can I see that somewhere?
@@jamesadamsfl no i was just proposing an idea. But I want to make it
G Gundam is the perfect example of how execution and meaning at heart matters more than a franchise's cliché and core concepts. When you screw with the core component of a series for the sake of screwing with it and 'being different' you more often than not get a failure. G Gundam, however, took one of the worst possible concepts one could apply to Gundam up to that point and executed this utterly ridiculous concept with such earnest passion that it completely overcome what a dumb show unlike everything else in the franchise it is conceptually.
It's also much better than IBO where it starts to shit itself once Mari Okada simped Gali-Gali
@@SakurakoLover Eh, preference of taste. I like this but then again. I like all gundam series except for seed.
Edit: Story wise I mean, the mech designs is one of its few saving graces.
@@ParagonGoetia I can respect that. IBO at least has better mech designs and the Graze units are eyegasm and hot
I think what makes G Gundam so good is it doesn't try to be super deep or critical, and instead of toning down G Gundam just goes as crazy and as insane as possible to the point you can't help but going alomg with the ride even if it's objectively completely dumb
Aka, entirely going with one's heart and feelings to make things as awesome looking as possible
and tbh, G Gundam is still a gundam at core , as in focus on how communication (and propaganda) or the lack of it can lead to war and somehow when ppl will to understand enough other can lead to peace(the ending of Char's counterattack, Gundam 00). In the end, Doman save the world not just by punching, but makes friends and comades and confessing his love, something that he can never do in the start of the show. (and the awesome golden fist ofc).
so you can say the staff of G Gundam actually understand gundam more than the one in IBO
Finally! People need to understand this show is batshit insane but yet smart and I LOVE IT.
People have called this Gundam mixed with Dragon Ball and they're not wrong but if you sit there and tell me hearing the theme for both the Shining Finger and Burning Finger doesn't get you hyped as fuck, you're lying.
The final battle between Domon and Master Asia is just a masterpiece.
The themes are great but I prefer the actual battle music. Also the extra mile they put to have the songs in cantonese is just great. Listening to the cantonese versions just makes me want to watch/re-watch more kungfu movies from the 70s and 80s.
Its a Wuxia style story, a world of martial arts, Dragon Ball is too, and G Gundam carries the spirit of growth deep and true
They even got Ginyu Force in G Gundam
@@nicodalusong149 what do you mean actual battle music?
@@pforgottonsoul The fight themes. There are three main ones that play during fights.
Watching this on toonami after school was the highlight of my young life. And i still appreciate it now after graduating and getting a job. All because of it's full-heartedness... and the soundtrack... and the violence. I'm still a kid at heart I think.
Toonami in 2002, that was a great year.
We need another G-Gundam.
Not necessarily another G-Gundam anime literally.
Just a gundam show that's not afraid to get respectively stupid.
Dare.
Dare with all of your heart.
Dare with both middle fingers raised high to that asshole that took a steaming dump on you and your friends all for the sake of a quick buck and because the ycould.
Dare.... to be Stupid.
"A Program about love, honor, sacrifice, revenge, and a whole lot of destruction!"
You got a gundum that rides a horse gundum that is piloted by a horse...i dont see how anyone could dislike it.
That will never not fck wit me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
this hand of mine glow with an awesome power
Its burning grip tells me to defeat you!
Take this, my love, my anger, and all of my sorrow!
SHINING FINGER SWORD!
Chibodee Crockett should have been a Playable character in Gundam Extreme VS Maxiboost on
they added him to Ex Vs 2
Literally every other Gundam fan:
"Oh hey remember that retarded Gundam fighting series? What was that called again?"
Me and Boofire: "Oh you mean Dragon Ball Gundam? AKA, G-Gundam AKA The fucking best Gundam spinoff series EVER?"
What makes me mad about newer fans none of them actually understand or appreciate the references, the "Super Mode" was a reference to Saint Saiya not Dragonball which it predates.
@@TheFlameHaze1 Yea, I know Saint Seiya luckily and G Gundam really put a good tribute for Shounen series mainly Saint Seiya(i mean that Golden Alliance scenes are literally Gold Saints) and the antagonist with the power of god and anime just like how Hades and Poseidon and other Seiya villains did since they're Greek Gods(and much stronger than DBZ villains). G Gundam also has Hong Kong Kung Fu movies vibes as well since Imagawa is huge fan of Jackie Chan movies and G is huge love letter for those who loves Mazinger and Getter Robo (both would later get directed by Imagawa via Armageddon and Shin Mazinger).
@@TheFlameHaze1 I mean, Super Saiyan debuted in 1991, 3 years before this show aired and took Japan by storm. I’m sure Saint Seiya played a role too, but it’s kinda hard to take away DBZ’s wider influence. Although DBZ was definitely at least partly inspired by Seiya too, so 🤷🏼♂️
@@camgoodkicks 1986 is when Saint Seiya debuted.
@@TheFlameHaze1 It's a Chicken before the egg kinda argument. I have not seen Saint Seiya. But I'll definitely add it to my list.
Finally someone is talking about G Gundam and it's you! It was my introduction to the series but everyone who talks about Gundam just kind of pretends it never happened
I can see why. Most see this show as completely different beast and some consider it bad for that reasons. And I can't understand who could say such a cough-cough*seedfans*cough-cough. Sorry. But on more serious note, I kinda get the idea that G feels a bit too different. Personally I still think it's an amazing show, definitely worth watching. Way more worth than series such as Wing, Seed Destiny or G-reco. It's not my personal favorite (that would be Turn-A), but I still would recommend it to people as something so crazy and good you have to watch it. And I love craziness. Often taking this craziness seriously and rolling with it with sincerity can create some of the most awesome things in the world.
This is why, btw, I love such crazy stuff as Yakuza or Nier - because they take insanity maybe not too seriously, but with a heart and roll with it.
i will be honest of the gundam fans i met most like G Gundam. But the people that dont like it hate it or pretend it isnt real
It’s the true Gundam fans hidden gem. It’s crazy that these so called “Gundam fans” put this show and Seed down. Smh
@@mokokoco4720 to be fair, Seed has some significant issues. Although at least first half was really good.
My personal issue lies more with Seed Destiny though.
G Gundam tho... I mean, I'm not memenig "This is the best plan ever" for no reason, eh?
Clearly, they don't know what it's like to be FLYING IN THE SKY
G Gundam is the Baki of Gundam. It's utterly absurd, but it's so sincere with it's absurdity you can't help but get attached and buy into it.
just that Baki's artstyle is VERY hard to like for most people.
It's funny how the silliest series is one of the few to actually have an adult as the MC.
Hyper Mode (aka the golden form, not super mode that only shining gundam has) is actually explicitly based on the Gold Cloths from Saint Seiya according to the director, not DBZ.
Sees that Boo enjoyed the shit out of G *likes*. Sees that he is an Allenby man *favs*
Rain is the true best girl in the series- Rain is the girl we all want and are best to be with long term
Allenby..? is the girl we can all relate too and wanna fuck in the short term. STRAIGHT UP
@@Matanumi
You’re projecting.
G gundam really needs more recognition
To mecha fans it has ALOT of recognition. If you're familiar with Super Robot shows alot of people I know in various places, myself included, absolutely love Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Its my absolute favourite AU Gundam series and God Gundam is my overall favourite Gundam.
Animes : Here's Seed, IBO, 00, UC, Etc.
Me : Okay, Nice.
Games : God Gundam.
Me : tHiS hANd oF mINe-
IS BURNING RED
ITS LOUD ROAR TELLS ME TO GRASP VICTORY!!!!
ERUPTING BURNING FINGEEEEER!!!
This video could only be made better WITH THE HELP OF KYOOOOOOOJIIIIII!!!!!!
I love G Gundam, watching the show on Toonami is what got me interested in Gundam in the first place. Watch the show just for Master Asia alone. He's worth it.
Z is pronounced TZ in German, so there is in fact a T-sound in "Schwarz."
G Gundam should be watched with wuxia movies in mind. The plot is pure Wuxia, with the hero going on a revenge quest, a terrifyingly strong shifu who becomes an antagonist, and lots of martial arts, only with giant robots tossed in the mix. It's glorious.
oh it definitly is. DB was also like that while being a parody of those stories... like G-Gundam is partway xD
And then DBZ happened and threw that outof the window :(
G Gundam needs more model kits. I adore these suits and I need more MGs besides the Shining, God, Master, and Spiegel. Give me MGs for the rest of the Shuffle Alliance.
Give us an MG windmill
Perfect Grade Dark (Devil) Gundam would be a beast of a kit in both price and just size
@@26th_Primarch now imagine a PG Neo Zeong
@@V2ULTRAKill I've seen that model. It's big.
@@26th_Primarch thats the HG
Now imagine it in PG size
Yeah
Itd be nuts
Fun Fact about Neo Holland's windmill gundam. Prior to this series Holland had done at best 66th place in the Gundam Fights. The current pilot of Windmill Gundam had his Gundam hide in a field for the 11 month preliminaries AS A WINDMILL so nobody knew where he was to challenge. When Windmill Gundam showed up at the finals it lost every fight it was in but still placed 12th.
A person who literally never once used their gundam until the finals, and spent all his time fucking around placed better than Gundam Pilots who have trained their entire lives for it. XD
Me and a friend marathoned the series last year in the pandemic when our country was under strict quarantine. Fully expecting to laugh at how ridiculous the concept was for a Gundam, probably drink a lot while at it, we were caught in the hype very quickly. Stuff that we wanted to make fun of at the beginning, we ended up liking more than we should, to the point we did the whole "Answer me Domon" thing.
My friend and I are 31 right now. This show made me feel like a kid.
You still sound like a kid
I am tired of people telling me I don't really like G gundam. I will be upfront, I dont just like G Gundam...I love it! I am not ashamed of it either, G was hyped. Sailor scout gundam btw, enough said. And if they told me i was getting a remake with better animation... well bandai can have my money.
Build divers has a fight with a burning Gundam .
If they approached mark gatha to reprise his role it would be perfect.
Hopeful they weren’t Wing fans
I experienced this at 16 years old with my now passed away best friend David in August 2002..what a summer....thank you Toonami and great video!!!!💯👏🏿 Shining Finger!!!!!!!
"The opening episodes are so clever. They introduce the world and the characters."
idk chief that sounds pretty normal
This show not getting remade is one of the few injustices from Bandai I take personally lol
It doesn't need a remake.
You should honestly get the Blu-ray box set by Rightstuf. They've beautifully restored the footage and cleaned it up wonderfully. i highly recommend it
@@fighterjetsensei As I'm in the UK we've been getting our own unique Gundam releases but I still want to get the US release for G Gundam, that collector's box and the extras definitely look worth it! ^_^
@@GinraiPrime666 I still wonder why G Gundam never came to europe..
@@Evilriku13 I've got a feeling it still will, Anime Limited over here are just very slow with Gundam releases. I mean they've only just announced Gundam Seed Destiny's release on blu-ray and we've not had a Gundam release from them for at least half a year so....yeah they're just abit slow unfortunately. Personally I can play import blu-rays so if I want I can get the US versions but I will still support the UK releases. I still haven't gotten the US G Gundam set but I will probably still pick it up!
G Gundam is the show that made me fall in love with mecha in the first place. Without this show I probably wouldn't like the genre.
G Gundam cranks everything up to eleven, which is why it's so much fun to watch.
For being a really goofy Gundam series it still holds up some of the main tenets of what makes Gundam series great and I still have those topics like about peace and War
Best of all is how G Gundam celebrates world culture. War destroys cultures and enforces new ones. The Gundam Fight keeps these unique national identities alive even this far into the future.
This series was awesome. A lot of soul in it. It even has parallelisms to a post-apocalyptic world like that of armored core where the Earth has been ravaged by battles with the only recourse is to have worldwide skirmishes to settle scores between the remaining world powers.
My all time favorite anime. If the burning finger theme doesn't get your heart pumping, nothing will
You should play Super Robot Wars.
G Gundam gets A LOT of love and the units and pilots are some of the most broken in the series despite fighting mecha several times larger.
G-Gundam aka that one Gundam series when you ask people "Do you watch Gundam?" and they say "Yeah. I watched G-Gundam, Gundam Wing, and (possibly) 08th MS Team." and the previous person sighs out of disappointment.
I think anyone that dismisses G for the super robot aspect either didn't watch G, or watched it and had a completely superficial understanding of the show and saw nothing beyond its Super Robot trappings because there has been no Gundam before or since (except maybe Build Fighters) that is like it. It's extremely well-written under the surface with a fully realized world and every major character has understandable, realistic goals and personalities. It took the monster of the week format, something that often is derided for its episodic nature, and used it entirely to the show's benefit. It helped G immensely during the first half as it allowed you to see how each earth nation is handling the state the planet is in, the governments of those nations, the personality and ideology of that country's Gundam Fighter, and finally Domon's fight against them. Even Master Asia has a completely believable motivation behind his actions and it's understandable how he became the antagonist. I would recommend looking up and reading the G-Files, the interviews/mini Q&As the director had for every episode where he goes into detail little tidbits about why the episode was the way it was. The show was very well-planned out.
And it all happened because the director Imagawa was put in charge of the show and said "nah I'm gonna do whatever the fuck I want" and the writers all agreed with him, instead of being beholden to Sunrise and Bandai's demands. Which is the opposite of what they thought he'd do because they put him in that position specifically because they thought he'd be a yes-man that'd make the show they wanted. The only thing he kept was the Gundam Fight concept.
I’ll just parrot everyone else’s opinion: just give us brand new G Gundam model kits with articulation on par with that recent Beyond Global RX-78 kit. For me, I just wanna create some really good stop motion fights with them.
It was also pretty sad seeing Shining Gundam go down. Unlike many Gundam shows Domon was definitely linked to Shining, a true team. Seeing Rain inherit Rising Gundam was a great closure to Shining Gundams arc.
G back then is a breath of fresh air after all the preceding series that has warfare as its main theme
and to is day is still the manliest and most hot blooded of them all
I'm happy it's one of the shows that completed my elementary after-school afternoons
"Burning Gundam" and "Dark Gundam"? Somebody didn't check the uncensored names.
Its not like its hard to find out either. I'm still kinda annoyed that Super Robot Wars T went with the western names for God Gundam and Devil Gundam but I'm guessing it was more for the trademark issues and such rather than preference. At least we can still enjoy the gloriousness of Tomokazu Seki in the dialogue and he still says God Finger so its a trade off.
@@GinraiPrime666 Crunchyroll used the original names in their subs for the series, so I don't think there should be legal issues about them
@@frankjaeger2565 Its the same for other subtitles in other releases of the series. Perhaps it was a preference issue or perhaps because T's roster was chosen more with an international audience in mind, perhaps they went with those names for familiarity. As much as I wish they were called God Gundam and Devil Gundam, at least we still have the Japanese audio so its a trade off like I said.
"Let's get things started! Gundam fight all set! Ready!? Go!!"
Absolutely love this series 💯
A moment of silence for our fallen brother that tried School of Toho Fuhai chant on Nakiri Ayame on her live stream yesterday.
sauce
Everyone else: Dough-moan
Boofire: Dough-mon
Gotta catch em' all, Domon I choose you!
In almost Gundam game Burning Gundam ranges from absurdly powerful to absolutely broken.
Fuckin love it.
Fun Fact : In Original/Japanese dub, Master Asia and The Announcer have the same seiyuu, which also voiced the Bartender Grandpa in the Uzaki-san anime. He even made a G Gundam reference in one of the episode 😂🤣😂🤣
Rain is best girl. How dare you, sir! Loved the video, Boo.
Rain is the true best girl. the long term lover
Allenby is the girl you relate to in a whole other way and probably want a short term youknowwhat
honestly i've never cared that i knew a character would win a fight, it's fun to see HOW they win the fight.
The School of the Undefeated of the East!
The winds of Kings!
Zenshi!
Keiretsu!
Tempa Kyouran!
LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!
funny how i like the tournament series in both Gundam(G Gundam) and Zoids(New Century) over the others in both series
Mobile Fighter G Gundam is without a doubt my absolute favourite Gundam series. Tomokazu Seki as Domon is legendary and God Gundam is my absolute favourite Gundam.
Alot of people seem to misunderstand G Gundam mostly because many of them aren't familiar with Super Robot shows and many of its nuances. Yes they can be crazy, over the top and ridiculous but they have just as much clever writing, thought provoking dialogue and moving scenes as any Real Robot show, sometimes even moreso in some cases. Mobile Fighter G Gundam is one such case and I absolutely love it.
The School of the Undefeated of the East!
You can tell that this video was made really well…
WITH THE HELP OF KYOJIIIIII!!!!
G Gundam is a true classic. It remains my absolute favorite Gundam show not only cause it’s not the typical Gundam show we expect, but because it takes everything I love from the mecha genre and respects it in a way I adore.
Top 5 Gundam Series. I always thought it was "Doh-moan" not "doughmon" lol
Finished rewatching the show right around when this video was posted. Thank you so much for this.
"Schwarz Bruder" oO
Schwarz, while being a legitimate German last name also means black.
And Bruder is literally the German word for brother.
So this guy is basically called "Black Brother", or "Brother Black" depending on which is his first name.
This show is weird right down to character names. ^^
Subtly is NOT what G Gundam is about. (generally.)
It's also pronounced with an English T
fun fact if you a fight you know that you are at your most dangerous when calm focused and in a state of flow. there's some real science in the psychology behind the super mode.
we need a petition to tell Bandai to make a Perfect Grade Tequila Gundam kit........
Or at least a hg or master
I've watched a lot of the other Gundam videos on this channel, and I've noticed something. G Gundam (maybe unintentionally) side-steps one of the biggest problems with the franchise. The franchise has always been anti-war, but the robot fights are cool; it's what draws people in. G Gundam doesn't have a real war, and its emphasis on Martial Arts offers an idea the franchise has always lacked. Fighting isn't inherently bad. Violence and destruction are bad, but the martial Arts are about personal growth, and that growth can even lead one to helping others grow as well. Just a thought.
Thank you for describing this series in the words I lack. The feelings and emotions I get when watching this series is always great.
Thank you for the thumbnail, sums this series up perfectly
Dude, just started rewatching this!
That first sentence perfectly explains G Gundam and why it’s so lovable.
What sold me was the shows name on the beam katana. That and Domon’s mantra using shining sword, shining finger and burning finger.
Really well written, well edited, well spoken, good music etc. Well done.
Domon catches a bunch of bullets in the first episode and they never bring that up or do it again, I love it.
Look closely when he exits God Gundam in the last episode to give his big confession. He blocks multiple beam attacks with his bare hands.
man i love your videos and g gundam when i watched it back in the original toonami run. the opening statement did not disappoint
To put it more succinctly, super mode powers with intense emotion. Much like how alike was able to achieve the legendary super saiyan mode through the rage of the loss of akrillin and then later refine it through not just emotion, but more mental clarity, Domon does the same with the super mode by not allowing his anger to fuel his actions and allow mental clarity to lead his actions.
What, no mention of the romance? The power of love was ultimately the final lesson!
Yes! This this this! G Gundam is totally inline with the franchise as a whole, it's just totally fucking bonkers about it.
I love G-Gundam; thank you for doing a video on it.
Thank you for reviewing G-Gundam because its the most underrated series in the Gundam franchise. G-Gundam is also one of my favorite shows and I keep coming back to it time after time. Right now I'm re watching the sub version of G-Gundam after listening to the English dub so many times. "Shining Finger!!!!"
Been watching this series for 20 years. One of my all time favourites.
Ah, G-Gundam. I had nearly forgotten about you!
I enjoy discussion videos like this one (you sir, have earned a subscriber) as they bring a fresh perspective to a Gundam series that I often overlook for having silly mech designs/premise. I might give it an honest watch right after I finish up with Zeta Gundam. :)
Shining Gundam is still one of the best suits in the series
If you can't enjoy G Gundam I genuinely feel bad for you.
How does it feel to live without joy?
I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DRINK TEA
Take that 90s Japanese Gundam fans
This is a great video, thanks for it. I've had a theory for a bit now now that G Gundam and Re:Rise are each the other's closest relative in the franchise, and this is definitely one of the things I'll review when I get around to writing that essay on reddit about it.
Just finished it up after GundamInfo added it to their lineup. (That makes my complete repertoire to be 00, IBO, Seed, Unicorn, the 0079 summary movies, G, and the Build entries. I completely dropped Destiny and Wing after about 30% and 15% completion respectively.)
G was a series I knew more by reputation than anything. I've always heard it described as mouth-breathingly stupid, but still fun. Honestly, it's not _stupid_ at all. Based on the discourse surrounding it, you'd think that it's all goofy pseudo-martial-arts superpower shenanigans as far as the eye can see, and while that certainly _is_ a significant component of G, that only makes it weird, a subjective measure, whereas stupid is objectively quantifiable. If you want a _stupid_ series, look to Seed, with its paint-by-numbers beat-for-beat I-can't-believe-it's-not-remake copycat of the UC without things like substance or meaning or any character behaving logically. G Gundam succeeds by doing basically the exact opposite: actually having plenty of substance of its own, completely disregarding any baggage of what Gundam as a franchise is _supposed_ to be, and _that's_ why I love it. After just a single watch, I know all the Shuffle Alliance members' full names, and I'm _terrible_ at names. I don't think I could accurately give you a _count_ of how many doofus friends Kira Yamato had, let alone name them. (There's Sai, Flay, and then I lose interest. Just like the writers. Ba-dum-tish.)
Your example of the Tequila Gundam episode was like many episodes of the series. In particular, I think of the Lumber Gundam episode and the past between Argo and Andrew Graham. Or the episode where we learn how Chibodee met his cheerleaders. Or Master Asia and Domon escaping from a Gundam head through the ruins of Hong Kong. Or Sai Saichi falling in love with the little sister of the Mermaid Gundam pilot. Or Domon vs Sai Saichi in the finals. Or... I could go on. Seriously, every time I thought an episode might suck, it surprised me with how much effort it put into giving the characters a soul. It is the first of the Suit entries (as opposed to the Build entries) to not lose me at any point. IBO lost me when the Dainsleif missed. 00 lost me at Season 2. Seed lost me when Lacus showed up, and then proceeded to lose me more constantly. Unicorn maintained my respect throughout, though not a moment passed where I didn't want to drop-kick Banagher. Not so with G.
[Potential spoilers below...]
Probably what wound up hooking me the most in the series, as with most things, was the main antagonist: the Devil Gundam. I don't think there's any point in the series where you get an unobscured good look at what exactly the Devil Gundam even is (though I _still_ want a kit... yes, of the whole thing...), and it morphs its forms all the time, like a mecha shoggoth. But what it looks like doesn't matter. It's kinda' like Sauron, in that its presence can be felt all over the plot whether or not it actually appears in flesh (or metal, as it were). The DG cells are like its corrupting touch, and those who give themselves over to it for the promise of power are truly foes to be feared in their own right. It took two Shuffle Alliance members scrapping their suits and nearly dying in the process to take down _one_ of the Devil Gundam's own berserker patsies. Twice! This ain't no Seal of Orichalchos situation where the bad guy side has an evil berserker powerup that only seems to result in protagonist-related defeat (looking at you, break decals... now that I think of it, both Divers and Re-Rise make a _lot_ of G Gundam references, both big and small). The Devil Gundam even has its own Saruman in the form of Master Asia, an exceptionally powerful but more in-scale character who sides with the big evil due to genuine ideological agreement.
In fact, anyone can fall under the Devil Gundam's sway, and for nearly any reason, but it seems to be based on a degree of (potentially subconscious) choice. There is an implication that the _real_ event that caused the Devil Gundam to go nuts was Kyoji's immediate feelings of losing his mother to a corrupt, power-hungry admiral's schemes. Ulube's manifestation of the Devil Gundam took his might-makes-right worldview and became massive and unstoppable. And in the end, Rain's manifestation of the Devil Gundam was meant to close herself off from Domon and drive him away. The Devil Gundam capitalized on a weakness in each of their spirits. This is why just about all of Domon's development centers around his journey to inner peace. This is why Master Asia was never corrupted by DG cells. And this is why it totally makes sense for the overpowered extinction machine to be destroyed by the power of love. I don't think the Devil Gundam winds up quite as _deep_ as IBO's Hashmal (still my favorite antagonist in the franchise), but it came closer than anything I've seen.
G Gundam and the original Gundam were my first Gundam series. G Gundam is really great but I only wish it was a little shorter; most of the fights were boring as Domon could just easily win but overall I had such a good time.
Its really nice to see a video about G Gundam that isn't just 'WOW ISN'T IT SO CRAZY AND WEIRD WOOWWWW'.
Epic Video! So awesome to see G Gundam getting the recognition and coverage it deserves! Extremely well said Boofire. This show is a gem and once you really understand what it is doing, and the new life it breathed into the franchise post Victory Gundam; well it becomes one you can really appreciate. Awesome video! Thank you for covering one of the best Gundam series that never gets talked about. Go shout out some Super Robot Hype in the snow, Boo!
My first Gundam series I ever watched, still a Gundam fan to this day cuz of this 💜
I knew of G Gundam, but I never had plans of watching it outside of a possible complete runthrough.
This video, though, made me realise I actually need to. And soon.
thanks, Boo
Nice to see this in my sub feed
9:52 That may have either been an unintentional or brilliantly subtle reflection of their respective cultural backgrounds.
G Gundam is the best Gundam series you can't change my mind. And I've been watching alot of Gundam and this one is by far the best one I love how they had to be in control of there Gundams in order for it to move. It was brilliant I would love to see more Gundam series like G Gundam love this show.
This video reminded me this series exists, and to try it out again. I haven’t tried watching it since I was younger and harshly judged literally anything I didn’t understand and did not immediately pique my interest.
I love checking out the oldies I could never get into back then, and seeing for myself everything I missed out on.