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ChrisIII · 06-26-2009, 07:20 AM

Mobile Suit Gundam has gone through quite a few incarnations, but interestingly a good chunk of them have been retellings of the original story.

There's the original TV series, but there's also the three movies that retcon certain elements of the TV series, such as which mecha were used in space (Instead of the Guntank being used in space it's replaced by a second Guncannon) and the survival of certain characters. There's also Tomino's novels which also retcon the characters. Then there's Kondo's manga, which featured a darker version of the series with redesigned mecha, Gundam The Origin which was an updated version of the story, and "For the Barrel", a new novel version of the story which I believe was serialized in Newtype.

So which interpetation do you prefer?

bushboy · 06-26-2009, 07:36 AM

I love it all, but I really enjoyed the novels more.

Hiromi · 06-27-2009, 06:29 PM

Never read it, but the movie was miles away better than the series just cause it cut out all the excess badie of the week mobile suit, unneccasary model advertisements(coughGArmorcough), throwaway episodes, etc.

NeoStar9X · 07-01-2009, 06:33 AM

The movies are the better watch. Still believe should have and wish they had shown them on Cartoon Network instead of the series. The animation is better. Changes were made in regards to certain machines. For example the White Base ends up with two Gun Cannons toward the end where in the series they only had the one. Some "monster of the week" type enemies are left out in the movie. The pacing for them are better then the series. The TV series tends to drag at points.

BigBoss · 07-02-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by NeoStar9X

The movies are the better watch. Still believe should have and wish they had shown them on Cartoon Network instead of the series. The animation is better. Changes were made in regards to certain machines. For example the White Base ends up with two Gun Cannons toward the end where in the series they only had the one. Some "monster of the week" type enemies are left out in the movie. The pacing for them are better then the series. The TV series tends to drag at points.

Can you get the movie trilogys in english?

ChrisIII · 07-02-2009, 06:45 AM

The movies are available in sub-only format (Interestingly, the TV series is in dub format only, I think because the original Japanese audio of the TV series degraded). There was a dub of the Gundam movies on VHS, but it was one of the worst dubs ever if I recall, so they just released the subs for the DVDs.

View Poll Results: Favorite original Gundam incarnation
Mobile Suit Gundam, the TV series	2	28.57%
Mobile Suit Gundam, The movie trilogy	4	57.14%
Tomino's novels	1	14.29%
Kondo's manga	0	0%
Gundam: The Origin	0	0%
For The Barrel	0	0%
Others (Such as reanimated segments for video games)	0	0%
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06-26-2009, 07:20 AM	#1
ChrisIII Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,525	Best version of the original Mobile Suit Gundam? Mobile Suit Gundam has gone through quite a few incarnations, but interestingly a good chunk of them have been retellings of the original story. There's the original TV series, but there's also the three movies that retcon certain elements of the TV series, such as which mecha were used in space (Instead of the Guntank being used in space it's replaced by a second Guncannon) and the survival of certain characters. There's also Tomino's novels which also retcon the characters. Then there's Kondo's manga, which featured a darker version of the series with redesigned mecha, Gundam The Origin which was an updated version of the story, and "For the Barrel", a new novel version of the story which I believe was serialized in Newtype. So which interpetation do you prefer?

06-26-2009, 07:36 AM	#2
bushboy Something Wicked Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore Posts: 6,128	I love it all, but I really enjoyed the novels more. __________________ pending update Thunder god of Rumbles Miburohunter on Mortal Kombat

06-27-2009, 06:29 PM	#3
Hiromi Devil in a labcoat Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 7,719	Never read it, but the movie was miles away better than the series just cause it cut out all the excess badie of the week mobile suit, unneccasary model advertisements(coughGArmorcough), throwaway episodes, etc. __________________ "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die." -Mel Brooks

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07-01-2009, 06:33 AM	#4
NeoStar9X Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 384	The movies are the better watch. Still believe should have and wish they had shown them on Cartoon Network instead of the series. The animation is better. Changes were made in regards to certain machines. For example the White Base ends up with two Gun Cannons toward the end where in the series they only had the one. Some "monster of the week" type enemies are left out in the movie. The pacing for them are better then the series. The TV series tends to drag at points.

07-02-2009, 06:45 AM	#6
ChrisIII Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,525	The movies are available in sub-only format (Interestingly, the TV series is in dub format only, I think because the original Japanese audio of the TV series degraded). There was a dub of the Gundam movies on VHS, but it was one of the worst dubs ever if I recall, so they just released the subs for the DVDs.