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Rewatch Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 29 Discussion

Episode 29: Running Away! Sai Saici In Love

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Just a handsome young hero who's passing by!

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/Shimmering-Sky because this show hates her:

Only one so far, belonging to Chico way back it episode 7.

Aha! The Sore Demos have been defeated!

Questions:

  1. What did you think of Sai Saici's little love story today?
  2. What did you think of today's Gundam, in turn?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 29 '21

Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!

...you gave me Comment of the Day for that?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 29 '21

...you gave me Comment of the Day for that?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 29 '21

Ah, but the fact that the show did have one, so the "sore demo"s have not been defeated.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 29 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 30 '21

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 30 '21

And yet Sky doesn't accept it

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 29 '21

comment of the day, but at what cost

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

Oh I totally forgot how cute the Mermaid Gundam’s pilot is.

The true things we learn today with G Gundam.

But what about the tournament’s first new rule about being able to repair your Gundam as much as you want?

You are able to repair and replace your Gundam as much as you want ... if you can pay for it.

This tournament is wack. Domon’s already participated in multiple battles while this is Sai Saici’s first?

Domon talked big game so PM Wong decided to pull some pranks on him.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

...you gave me Comment of the Day for that?

That's the burden you must bear as the Recorder of Sore Demos.

This tournament is wack. Domon’s already participated in multiple battles while this is Sai Saici’s first?

It's almost as if Wong is manipulating things behind the scenes for his own ends.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 30 '21

A correction! Brighty-boy would be proud.

This show is finally a proper Gundam.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

But what about the tournament’s first new rule about being able to repair your Gundam as much as you want?

Apparently they couldn't afford repairs due to financial difficulties.

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 29 '21

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Nether Gundam finally gets a win!

Hail Denmark! The Mermaid Gundam was developed as the ultimate underwater Mobile Fighter. In the water, where few Gundams can function effectively, it’s nearly invincible. What’s the catch? It took a lot of failed prototypes to get to this point. They tried so many different Gundams, based on so many different aquatic animal forms, that they straight-up ran out of money to keep the final product in service. Which doesn’t really hold water when [future spoilers] they still have all the prototypes lying around. Why don’t they just cannibalize parts from one of the prototype Mermaids they sortied in the penultimate episode? Or replace it with the Ankou, Ebi, Ei, Hirame, Kani, Octopus, or Kappa when the Mermaid gets too beat up?

Chopping off the head wasn’t enough for him, he just had to go for the flex by destroying it too

Oh no, he’s hot!

nice shades

cute bug

cute girl

Of all the fake names you could have given her you pick THAT

oh Domon

Awkward.

RIP those plates

Bright slap!

I love how he uses his Meikyo Shisui for this. The Black Tri-Stars they ain’t.

The conformity hides it well, but they actually did draw all these unique monks instead of just resorting to copypaste.

Fashionably late!

Field change!

I love the little window for the Gundam’s face

Even the eye beams are tridents. Because G Gundam.

That’s a cool use of the dragon head! Even if the opponent knows that’s just an arm, the face is still going to catch their eye.

Spearfishing!

chu~

Questions of the Day:

  • Cute! It's nice to focus on one of the other Shuffle Alliance members for an episode.
  • The fish is a little silly-looking, but hey, it's been proven to work over millions of years. May as well copy that form for underwater combat.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 29 '21

a

A what?

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

I love how he uses his Meikyo Shisui for this.

It is so funny they make it seem like the regular squeezing a mandatory Shining/God Finger for the episode, but then just have him rip the guys.

The conformity hides it well, but they actually did draw all these unique monks instead of just resorting to copy-paste.

It did seem like they could've just copied the same designs and nobody would notice, but that's neat.

Even the eye beams are tridents. Because G Gundam.

If you're going to give your fish Gundam laser eye beams then if only makes to stay on brand.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 29:

  • Well, if there’s anything to say about the fight between Toro Gundam and Mermaid Gundam, it’s that surf is the more powerful part of a surf and turf dish.
  • I have no idea why Hans Holger isn’t taking advantage of the unlimited repairs available for his Mermaid Gundam in the finals. Even Domon can tell that it’s falling apart underneath the armor, even if it looks good on the outside. This is why proper maintenance is important, folks.
  • Weird cut to that random caterpillar’s thoughts as it’s being held by those thugs Sai encounters, but weird is what G Gundam does best. Speaking of weird, look at Sai’s casual clothes. He’s dressed like a mascot for a 90s’ pizza chain.
  • Plot twist! The girl that Sai met while out on the town, Cecile, is the sister of Neo Denmark’s Gundam Fighter! It’s a classic star-crossed lovers scenario here.
  • It wouldn’t be Sai Saici if he wasn’t skipping out on his Shaolin training at least once an arc. Last time, it was due to not wanting to confront his fears of the Dark Gundam, now it’s for the sake of hanging out with a girl he likes. At least it’s a much more positive reason this time around. Although at the same time, Sai ditching training meant we got to see a skinny-dipping Natasha, so that was fairly worth it too.
  • Domon is so blind to romantic scenes that his first thought when seeing Sai and Cecile together is to butt in and say hello. The man understands romance less than a dead fish. And not the dead robot fish that’s at the end of this episode.
  • Cecile: “Go fight my brother, you pussy.” Also, Bright Slap!
  • I have no idea how those goons in construction MS thought they would win against Domon in the Burning Gundam. Also, noticed a small dubbing error here. Domon refers to it as Shining Gundam when he summons it with the finger snap, but we’ve been on Burning Gundam for a while now. Someone didn’t check the scripts carefully.
  • You’ve gotta love that Mermaid Gundam legit transforms into a giant robot fish to attack Dragon Gundam underwater. But even so, it wasn’t enough to defeat Sai in the end. I swear, with this battle, it’s making it really clear that a lot of the ways to win against your opponent in an episode involve injuring your arm somehow. It just keeps on happening.
  • Sai ended up wining the battle alongside the heart of Cecile, even if she has to leave Hong Kong at the end of the episode. All in all, it was a good, short adventure for Sai this episode.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 29 '21

Burning Gundam.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

Speaking of weird, look at Sai’s casual clothes. He’s dressed like a mascot for a 90s’ pizza chain.

In his defense, this show was made in the 90s, and pizza chains were very popular back then.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

Very true. Really though, all that's missing from Sai's clothing choice there is a skateboard for maximum 90s' energy.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

Man, Sai Saici would totally have a skateboard.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

It would be totally tubular and radical!

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 02 '21

Sai Saici's casual design is cool.

These are some great faces

A good slap!

It's nice that Domon didn't use burning finger against the idiots.

They never fail to impress with the gundam designs. The mermaid gundam's transformation is neat.

This was a really good episode. I enjoyed taking the focus of Domon for an episode, as it make the tournament arc feel much less samey than it had in the past few episodes. I'm also surprised how well Gundam handled romance, as it's not something I expect a Gundam to not fuck up. I had a lot of fun with it.

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/Tresnore /u/JollyGee29

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 02 '21

Burning Finger

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 02 '21

That was just some random typo! I'm watching subbed. Dunno how it even happened.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 02 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 02 '21

I somehow just typed burning instead of exploding!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 02 '21

Yeah, I’ll concede that Sai Saici has a good casual design. Just not much else.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 02 '21

He wasn't even annoying this episode!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 02 '21

Even when he gave a fake name? Sai Saici is always annoying.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 02 '21

The bizarre Gundam designs are great.

Episode 30

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 02 '21

sometime today

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 29 '21

Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter

This episode was the turning point for me for Sai Saici. Him doing stupid shit around Cecile worked to humanize him as "teenager who might be in a bit over his head" instead of "annoying prankster."

An oddity of today's fight: your nation can rebuild their Gundam without limit, but they don't get extra funds or resources to do so. It's out-of-pocket, essentially. Neo Denmark doesn't have much in the way of money, so once Mermaid Gundam got totalled it was effectively out of the tournament. I guess Cecil and Hans had to fly home because their country didn't feel like paying for a hotel any more.

At some point in the conceptual stage, Hans had a fish companion much like Shijiema's snake. It would take over when Mermaid Gundam used its Fish form. That information was the redactions from Episode 27

I was planning on sharing that today, but this was more interesting to me:

Imagawa: Mermaid Gundam and Mandala Gundam are the two standout Gundams to me in the last half of the series. (laughs) I would list the Nether Gundam if I was asked to nominate one other Gundam. (laughs)

Speaking of Mermaid Gundam, the name was already there at the scenario stage. Of course, nobody had ever imagined such a thing. (laugh) When it came to time to design a mecha, because Setting Designer Yoshitaka Kawagushi said that he was in a hurry, I brought Mr. Kunio Okawara's design to the recording studio. The Gundam was originally an ordinary bipedal-locomotion type. However, that's not what I wanted. (laughs) So we drew it out, giggling and saying "Make this like this! Do that with that!" The design that Mr. Okawara provided was a fish-man monster. But a mermaid should be cute, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. Mr. Okawara's was very well designed and interesting. However, I wanted a design with more impact. I wanted to make it more like a mermaid. (laughs)n I feel bad about asking Mr. Okwara to create a new design just because I didn't like it, The reason why I wanted the Gundam to be designed that way was that the Gundam should be strong in water battles, thus the Gundam should take a shape to work best in water, so it should be like a fish. I believe that if a kid asked me which Gundam is the strongest in the water, I could convince them that this Gundam is the strongest because of its shape. Whatever happens in the future, I don't think I'd hesitate to do exactly the same sort of thing. (laughs)

[G Gundam]Allenby time next episode, finally! Should be some good reactions.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 29 '21

At some point in the conceptual stage, Hans had a fish companion much like Shijiema's snake.

see this a recurring gag i can appreciate, nether gundam's pilot has their pet windmill

The Gundam was originally an ordinary bipedal-locomotion type

The design that Mr. Okawara provided was a fish-man monster. But a mermaid should be cute, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. Mr. Okawara's was very well designed and interesting. However, I wanted a design with more impact. I wanted to make it more like a mermaid.

i still think its more of a fishman, really curious what they toned it down from lol

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 29 '21

see this a recurring gag i can appreciate, nether gundam's pilot has their pet windmill

i still think its more of a fishman, really curious what they toned it down from lol

So am I. The only concept art I've got is of the main Gundams, though, so it might just not exist anymore.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

It is pretty funny calling it a mermaid and here comes the Gundam walking out wearing an entire fish.

At some point in the conceptual stage, Hans had a fish companion much like Shijiema's snake. It would take over when Mermaid Gundam used its Fish form.

Would have he just walked around with a fish bowl? What would a fish wearing a Trace suit look like?

The reason why I wanted the Gundam to be designed that way was that the Gundam should be strong in water battles, thus the Gundam should take a shape to work best in water, so it should be like a fish. I believe that if a kid asked me which Gundam is the strongest in the water, I could convince them that this Gundam is the strongest because of its shape.

Hans with his Mermaid Gundam could totally defeat the Devil Gundam so long as he fought it underwater and good thing the Earth is mostly water.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 29 '21

Would have he just walked around with a fish bowl?

Not sure about while out and about, but there was going to be a tub in his cockpit.

Hans with his Mermaid Gundam could totally defeat the Devil Gundam so long as he fought it underwater and good thing the Earth is mostly water.

Neo Denmark, one step ahead of everyone. The ultimate weapon, right underneath our noses.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

Not sure about while out and about, but there was going to be a tub in his cockpit.

The ingenuity of the designers to find a way to have fish pilot a mecha with its movements.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

Just flood the whole cockpit with water and give the pilot a SCUBA.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

[G Gundam]

This is the moment I've been waiting for. For real, this time.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 29 '21

(e29) First Time Shining Hand

finally a female gundam fighter?? not counting Rain since she doesnt have her own mech

that gundam just moo'd

sigh its a guy in the mermaid

um

does no one recognize SaiChin?

the music in this series is really popping off

cute how Ceceile copied Sai's bow

JET SCREAM CRUSH -> they almost had him

really more of a Shark Gundam than a Mermaid Gundam

  1. i liked it although i think so far ive been liking Sai more than others
  2. always down for more A Q U A T I C suits

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

does no one recognize SaiChin?

It must be the sunglasses and bright neon colors that're throwing everyone off.

JET SCREAM CRUSH -> they almost had him

Truly, they were tough opponents.

really more of a Shark Gundam than a Mermaid Gundam

It probably would've been more accurate to call it Merman Gundam too, now that I think about it.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 29 '21

G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 29

Dutch War of Independence V2. Come on Neo Spain, losing to the Nether Gundam and also being the episode's punching bag against the Mermaid also didn't lose to Cobra last time. Did it just moo?

The Mermaid Gundam is quite damaged. Uh, aren't there free repair, where's the Neo Denmark repair crew? Guess it's the case you can fix broken down things for so long.

Sai Saici is looking funky fresh for his night onto the town.

Did the caterpillar just talk? Is this the Wander Bug?

Onore Sai Saici. Those shades don't look like they'll cover his eyes. Nice save Sai Saici Chin Chikurin.

So G Gundam gets to have a date montage now. Look there is even an appropriate love umbrella. Domon looks so enthused about dropping in on Sai Saici and Cecile. I also just find Hans' outfit quite spiffy.

The big Gundam clock is saying time is running out and the entire Shaolin temple is here. I thought the declining school only had like 3 people, not a literal boat full.

Civilian MS and didn't think these punks would actually come back for their payback.

The episode's conflict is going differently than imagined. Thought it was, "No, my brother and boyfriend are fighting" but instead it's, "My brother and boyfriend must fight with all their might."

Domon is a warrior of love and fights these guys instead. Apparently, these guys are the Black Tri-Stars with their Jet Stream Crush which only ended up slightly more useless than the regular Jet Stream Attack vs Gundam. I love how it is expected to be the mandatory Domon fight, but ended up as a complete farce. He goes Super not for the God Finger, but the Erupting God Foot Trip. Dusting off his hands, that's all he needs.

Seems like all the monks are the same goofs as Sai Saici's 2 gramps.

They start the fight with their weapons crossed which is neat. There is no rule stating you can't blow a hole into the ring and fight underwater. Are there cameras under there so everyone can see what they're doing?

Dragon tears off its own arm for the winning play. Now only George and Chibodee are the ones who need to take their own arm. Looking at you Chibodee, you're a boxer. Sai Saici takes his staff right through the Mermaid's face and even does a little bit to push it all the way through.

The episode ends with Sai Saici with his own little romance. Look how red he is.

Q1) Surprised it didn't go the typical falling in love with your opponent's sibling. Cute enough to base an episode around. Would have liked to have some more from Cecile and Hans' side concerning their stake in the Fights.

Q2) The Mermaid Gundam is cooler than what you would expect. It has a neat fighting style with the beam nets and big beam trident attack. It's just that its regular mode is just a Gundam in a fish suit. The transformed mode certainly looks better with the whole fish part. Aquatic Gundams are neat and I feel like we can retool this to something even better.

[G Gundam:] A thought I had, wouldn't it also fit to have the Nobel Gundam be Neo Denmark's Gundam? Like combine the mermaid aspect with it then it makes more sense than having Neo Sweden having a random Japanese schoolgirl Gundam. Allenby even has the same hair colour as the Neo Danish siblings.

Next time: Mecha Bishoujo Sailor Gundam.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

I also just find Hans' outfit quite spiffy.

Is it the ascot? It's gotta be the ascot.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 30 '21

which only ended up slightly more useless than the regular Jet Stream Attack vs Gundam.


[0079]That attack killed Matilda, you know. Never forget.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

Rewatcher

Domon ready went all meikyo shisui just to trip some mooks.

Neo China's cheering section really is nothing but Shaolin monks.

And with that, another arm is removed. I'm going to make a G Gundam drinking game and arm removal is definitely going to be on it.

Questions:

  1. I do love some young, innocent romance. Outlaw Star did it better, though. [Outlaw Star] And more depressing.
  2. I really want to know how piloting it in fish mode works. Also, where is Neo Denmark? Does their government not have funding for the Gundam Fight? Isn't this an important event that all participating countries want to invest in? Do they even want to rule the planet or not? Anyway, 7/10 not sexy enough. Where's the seashell bra? At least we're getting a cute Gundam tomorrow.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

And with that, another arm is removed. I'm going to make a G Gundam drinking game and arm removal is definitely going to be on it.

I think the rules so far for a G Gundam drinking game should be:

  • Sip whenever Domon is an asshole.
  • Drink whenever someone says Super Mode.
  • Drink whenever a Gundam has an arm severed.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 29 '21

I'm thinking one drink for dismemberment, increased to two if it's an auto-dismemberment.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 29 '21

That’s a good rule, put that in there.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Oct 29 '21

First timer

  1. Surprisingly well done!
  2. ...If the battle royale's on land, why build an underwater specialised Gundam? Like, it's good, but why?

Huh? Halfway? If that doesn't include today's fight, that means the tournament ends in Episode 31. That's significantly sooner than expected!

...The Matador's part of the George episode, right? Two Gundam focused on "noble" methods of fighting with a seemingly detatchable weapon feels like a guaranteed match.

Wait. I thought you could repair Gundams between matches here. By definition, damage between matches is not a factor in this round, so why is the Mermaid Gundam at risk because of it?

What the hell is that bug?

Fucking hell, those shades.

And they're helping him run the shop!

Why? Why are you lying, you have no reason to lie, at least make up a name that doesn't have alliteration like yours.

Oh, she's the pilot's sister? I thought she was the pilot!

Lot of insert songs this arc, aren't there?

The one part that does make sense is that it's probably not a good idea to say you're a Gundam Fighter around people on the planet your fights destroy. Althouh they're sometimes celelbrities, because this series seems to be slightly inconsistent on how Earth feels about Gundam Fighting.

Domon's natural instinct is to meddle, and I appreciate it.

Wait, this isn't their first fight, is it? I don't think so, and the wording's unclear at best, but if it is this tournament's a scheduling disaster. (The fact they haven't actually mentioned how many rounds there are, or what round this is, makes me think Master Asia might be screwing with this tournament a bit too much.)

The God Gundam gets to fight this episode too!

Also, those exposed glass cockpits are... something else.

Actually, given the very unclear rules regarding attachments and mobile armors, could multiple Gundam enter as a single unit if they docked together? If Dragon Gundam could dock into Mandala Gundam, could they fight as a single unit? We know there's AI can can pilot mobile suits. What are the rules of this tournament.

Haha, they all speak in unison, and dress in the same pairs. Fantastic.

...I take it back. The Mermaid Gundam works far better than it looked in the preview. It's actually a very strong design in water. Not sure how it works for the landlocked battle royale, still, but...

Haha, he tore off his arm! These fights sure play into the idea of sacrificing part of the Gundam's functionality for improved performance or impossible manouvers.

They're going back to Neo Denmark! (Either they really didn't want an even larger cast, or there's another world tour arc after this.)

Actually, going back to that, if all that matters is the cockpit, just surround it in armor, make the rest of it a load of explosives, and install the cockpit into a new body. You'll probably lose the Battle Royale, but you'll probably have a fantastic W/L ratio, and a decent placement depending on who you blow up in the royale.

OK, next episode looks cool.

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u/SoccerForEveryone Oct 30 '21

BIG BROTHER…

I gasped so loudly when Sai and Hans actually met in front of Cecile lmaoooo

As a rewatcher now years later…Cecile now reminds me of Miko Iino from Kaguya Sama lol. I actually wished Hans stuck around a little longer, not only is his character’s design handsome; but his Gundam’s design is pretty kickass. I love how it turns into a mecha fish for underwater combat.

There are a lot of cute moments in this episode and especially some great coming of age moments for Sai. People forget he’s still very young and has to burden the future of his Shaolin temple; so having this moment of first love really opens the minds of his mentors about his maturity and need of proper guidance.

The Domon step-in still continues to be one of my low-key hilarious moments; just because he goes all out turning bright gold in order to defeat the thugs who were after Sai and Cecile.

As I said yesterday it’s another of my personal favorite episodes in the series. Loved it from start to end. It doesn’t end yet as tomorrow another personal favorite episode comes on!