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 Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:07 pm
GreenInkling I'd be so happy if they did. But you know, we in the States are starting to have more say in what goes on in Japan. It was the fandom in the U.S. that spurned the creators of Big O to continue the series. Has anyone else heard about that? I heard a bit about it. I loved the first thirteen episodes on Toonami, and though I haven't seen the rest it's towards the top of my "to buy" list. So far not much else of the sort has happened, though Wing would certainly be deserving of a similar phenomon, especially given that it's already part of a massive franchise.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:25 am
yo! aona! how do you hook up with posting a pic on a profile for an rp?
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:50 pm
Aona GreenInkling I'd be so happy if they did. But you know, we in the States are starting to have more say in what goes on in Japan. It was the fandom in the U.S. that spurned the creators of Big O to continue the series. Has anyone else heard about that? I heard a bit about it. I loved the first thirteen episodes on Toonami, and though I haven't seen the rest it's towards the top of my "to buy" list. So far not much else of the sort has happened, though Wing would certainly be deserving of a similar phenomon, especially given that it's already part of a massive franchise. Lady the gundam franchise is dead here in America. Being so I don't think that even the mighty U.C. universe can make gundam return to the glorly and media attention it had in the mid 90's. neutral *goes off to repaint a Leo on MS Paint*
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:39 pm
One of the reasons Wing may not be as popular in Japan, according to a friend of mine, is that supposedly when they were making Wing, the creators didn't have as much funding or they ran out of funding when they were animating the series. According to my friend, they wanted to make the series more comprehensive, but because they ran out of money, the end of series was more rushed than they wanted it. Supposedly the information from Episode Zero was going to be included in the series. If you want her source, I'll contact her.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:26 pm
Sometimes I wonder, how would Wing be different if Wufei hadn't been the pilot of Nataku and it had been Meiran instead...
*shrugs*Just a random thought.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:59 pm
hazel_secrets Sometimes I wonder, how would Wing be different if Wufei hadn't been the pilot of Nataku and it had been Meiran instead... *shrugs*Just a random thought. *considers that thought* That would be so different. Definently different dymanics between the pilots.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:35 pm
x_El_Chingon_x Aona GreenInkling I'd be so happy if they did. But you know, we in the States are starting to have more say in what goes on in Japan. It was the fandom in the U.S. that spurned the creators of Big O to continue the series. Has anyone else heard about that? I heard a bit about it. I loved the first thirteen episodes on Toonami, and though I haven't seen the rest it's towards the top of my "to buy" list. So far not much else of the sort has happened, though Wing would certainly be deserving of a similar phenomon, especially given that it's already part of a massive franchise. Lady the gundam franchise is dead here in America. Being so I don't think that even the mighty U.C. universe can make gundam return to the glorly and media attention it had in the mid 90's. neutral *goes off to repaint a Leo on MS Paint* The franchise is dead in America because Bandai tried treating America just like Japan. Instead of getting exclusive products or things geared towards the shows that did better in the US (Wing and G), we got lots of second-hand UC merchandise that nobody really wanted. But Bandai doesn't care, since 90% of the Gundam market is in Japan. They can afford to give the finger to other nations, since their marketting tactics work perfectly well in Japan.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:54 am
[Quatre_R_Winner] hazel_secrets Sometimes I wonder, how would Wing be different if Wufei hadn't been the pilot of Nataku and it had been Meiran instead... *shrugs*Just a random thought. *considers that thought* That would be so different. Definently different dymanics between the pilots. It would be interesting to see the different dynamics between the pilots if Wufei hadn't been there. Yay for me and my random ideas.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:11 am
Preventer Void Ethnically, Trowa is always referred to as Latin American. However, the Endless Waltz novel says that he was born while his parents were on tour with their circus in eastern Europe. What that makes him is up to you, but the official media goes with Latin American. Does that mean he can shake his bon-bon? *blinks, looks a few Trowa butt shots* Does he even HAVE a bon-bon? He's a stringbean!
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:22 am
Heero- Japanese
He's the main character... of course he's Japanese. wink
Duo- American
I'm gonna go with Irish, or maybe Italian, American here... maybe a crossover... he's very New York/Long Island. Seeing as how I live there, I see a lot of similarities between him and the people here... especially Irish and Italian.
Trowa and Catherine- Latin
I haven't seen anything with 'Latin American'. And I still don't think Trowa even HAS a bon-bon to shake. wink
Quatre- Arabian
I don't know what his parents are other than it's mentioned he's Berber... which Berbers are known to come out looking like near-albinos at times.
Wufei- Chinese
I think that one's the only obvious one.
Zechs and Relena- European
And I think that's all they give on them... The styling of the Sanc Kingdom, including the environment (mountains, lake, etc), definitely has a European feel to it. The buildings and the culture, too. As far as it being in Scandanavia, I thought I saw a map of it once that showed it being closer to Eastern Europe... like somewhere in Poland. *shrugs*
Treize- Aryan
I think the estate he was in during his 'house arrest' was in Luxembourg.
Hilde- German
That's official, and her name is definitely German as well. Hilde is a short form of Hildegard, which is German.
Dorothy- part-Aryan, at least
While nothing official that I know of is out there on her, she's related to Treize through her grandfather, Duke Dermail. Treize is Aryan, so therefore, Dorothy is at least part Aryan, officially. Besides, she looks more Aryan than Treize does... except for those devil horn eyebrows. eek
Sally- Chinese
She's listed as Chinese... and her last name, Po, suggests that may be the case... but I have no idea as far as her looks. eek I think Sally's another anomaly like Heero.
Noin- Italian
Again, listed as Italian... and it works. She's very mediteranean looking. I know a lot of Italians that have dark hair and light skin. Though, I think her eyes are lighter... like a bluish color... Which doesn't make complete sense... but, then she could be yet another anomaly.
Une- German
Well, she certainly has the German sense of militarism in her attitude during 'Colonel' moments.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:23 am
Preventer Void I think Scott McNeil tried to give Duo a bit of a Gool Ol' Boy tone in his performance. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not sure. A lot of people think he sounded Californian in the dub... you know... surfer dude style. I dunno... I didn't hear it, but that could be because I have an uncle that grew up here in New York and moved the California, so I'm used to a more generic sounding California accent.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:28 am
Preventer Void Besides, it's got a whole lot of original mobile suits, so they could pump out lots of model kits. After all, who wouldn't want a 1/100 Seraph Gundam with individually-movable feathers, a display base, and a 1/20 figure of Relena in the Gundam Team's black pilotsuit? I don't think Relena would be a pilot... Dorothy, yes... Relena, no. I could see Dorothy using her experience with the MD Zero to maybe talk someone into teaching her... and then also offer her services as a info whore (pardon the word). After all, she gathers intel like a sponge. As for a Seraph Gundam... there was one... in Tiel's Impulse.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:32 am
Kalaeris I agree...
I haven't gotten the chance to see UC yet, but AC seems so short in comparison... I think that with AC stressing that war, peace and evolution are in a circle, if they came out with a second people would expect more and more, and sooner or later the quality would degrade. I mean, if SEED Destiny didn't exemplify that enough, I don't know what will. Though I hope that that was just that particular team's problem...
And yes, Wing isn't as popular in Japan, so it's less likely they'd expand on it. The Gundams in SEED left a lot to be desired. Reviews in the series said the designers were running out of ideas and that it looked like they were using generic lineart compiled from previous Gundams spliced together in kitbashes to make new ones. Even if I had been able to see all of it, the episodes I did see really left me disappointed.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:40 am
[Quatre_R_Winner] hazel_secrets Sometimes I wonder, how would Wing be different if Wufei hadn't been the pilot of Nataku and it had been Meiran instead... *shrugs*Just a random thought. *considers that thought* That would be so different. Definently different dymanics between the pilots. Absolutely different! However, I think that was part of Meiran's appeal... she made Wufei what he was. Even if she had been the pilot, there would have been certain similarities. Her sense of justice was instilled in Wufei upon her death. He didn't believe in it until he fought alongside her against OZ. However, the idea of one of them being a girl would change the dynamics in that sense. Not to mention the amount of fanfiction that would pour out of that one. eek
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Preventer Void Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:13 pm
Sailor Gundam 06 Preventer Void Besides, it's got a whole lot of original mobile suits, so they could pump out lots of model kits. After all, who wouldn't want a 1/100 Seraph Gundam with individually-movable feathers, a display base, and a 1/20 figure of Relena in the Gundam Team's black pilotsuit? I don't think Relena would be a pilot... Dorothy, yes... Relena, no. I could see Dorothy using her experience with the MD Zero to maybe talk someone into teaching her... and then also offer her services as a info whore (pardon the word). After all, she gathers intel like a sponge. As for a Seraph Gundam... there was one... in Tiel's Impulse. Hey, it IS my story. And I'm an acknowledged Relena fanboy, so... :B And Seraph =/= Wing Seraphim. Seraph is more like a close combat-oriented Wing Zero Custom.
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