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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:15 pm
Machines. Robots. Whether science-fiction or science-fact, the two equally co-exist in today's culture. In today's life.
Over 20 years ago, a Japanese anime creator by the name of Tomino Yoshiyuki, watched the premier of Star Wars in a Tokyo theater in 1978. This would forever change the course of Japanese history.
Nearly a year later, he created what was soon to be a phenomenon throughout Japan. He created what all would know as "Gundam".
Kidou Senshi Gandamu (Translated as "Mobile Suit Gundam") wasn't a success at first, being canceled midway through it's season. However, Tomino and others convinced the company to conclude the show with 43 episodes total. It laid unnoticed until a new model making company, called "Bandai" bought the rites to Gundam and reaired it on television, also making a new line of model kits.
Through this sucess, the series became a nataionwide phenomenon that forever changed anime, mecha, and the nation itself.
Throughout time, the original, first Gundam has changed, spawning countless spinoffs and redesigns. Here... we shall show, that a machine can truely evolve... As Bandai had forseen....
-Tansho S.E.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:17 pm
The first: RX-78 Gundam  Drawn by Kunio Okawara, this is the very first incaration of the Gundam. The very first version. Indeed... the "mother of all mobile suits". While not having many "special" appearences, it was indeed new for it's time. It was the first "real-robot", requiring a pilot, and ended up being mass-produced (in the scaled down GM models). It is indeed a legend in itself. -Tansho S.E.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:20 pm
The Remix: RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. Ka  Redesigned by reknowned artist Hajime Katoki, this more "modern" version was created in the mid 80s, around the time of Zeta Gundam. Many of the design concepts went on into Katoki's other works, such as Gundam 0080, 0083, and various GundaPla (Gundam Plastic) model kits. -Tansho S.E.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:22 pm
The Origin: RX-78-2 Gundam  In the late 90s, Yoshiyuki Tomino decided to rejoin artist Kunio Okawara to retell the story of the first Gundam. Called "Gundam: The Origin", the comic style manga sold well and featured many redisigns of classic mobile suits. The Gundam was remade into a more modern "war machine" than that of the original series. It wouldn't be the first, nor the last remake of this classic legend... -Tansho S.E.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:27 pm
The Evolved: RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. "Evolve"  In the new millenium, Bandai released a series of animated shorts set through the Gundam Multiverse and featuring design "updates" of classic models. The most noted design, was Kunio Okawara's redesign of the original Gundam. Nicknamed the "Version Evolve" it featured many radical rediesgns, many based off of Kunio's other works, Gundam SEED and Gundam OO. THis new design marks the latest, but certianly not the last, evolution of a legend. -Tansho S.E.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:46 am
Wow...0.o I think I just learned something..hee hee hee ^.^ I should tell Xeku about this...
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RMS-141--XekuEins--Type-3 Crew
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:21 am
Thank you very much, Zetao! This is definately a great topic. I must say, the last pic Gundam Evolve Version is the model conversion kit I have back home. Awesome thread Tansho!
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:21 pm
Historical and interesting. Very nice Tansho. mrgreen
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:10 pm
Hee hee hee. He actually came!...well wait..I never did ask if xeku was a boy/girls..so maybe its "she came"..anywho you have three whole fans now Tansho. ^.^ even if I do only understand it all because of the pictures.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:10 pm
Glad you all like it. I was very happy to post this. mrgreen
And Zetao, Xexu is a guy, it's on his profile. biggrin
-Tansho S.E.
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Antari-Kudo1218 Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:25 pm
heh heh heh.
and i love gundam. i only saw the ones with Heavy Arms and Death Scythe, though my favorite will always be Nataku (sp?) when it all first came out on Toonami.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:36 am
Have you noticed the feet all pretty much stay the same?
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:53 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:38 am
Woo hoo go blue feet! >.< Alex was it? YUS it was I remembered a name!
Alex's feet rock. xp
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:31 pm
Yes... the sexy RX-78NT1 Gundam G-4 "Alex"... along with it's pilot, Christina Mackenzie biggrin  -Tansho S.E.
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