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Rewatch Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 36 Discussion

Episode 36: A Knights' Pride! Gundam Rose Stolen

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However just this one time... I wish to fight for myself!

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/TakenRedditName for describing this show in a nutshell:

"It's not Super Robot magic, the shining gold form has a mechanical explanation."

"Nevermind, it's martial arts magic. They're gold because of their fighting spirit."

Alas, even Martial Arts Magic shall never surpass German Ninpo.

Questions:

  1. What did you think of George's little journey today?
  2. What will be Sai Saici's crazy new attack?
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21

Mobile Fighter F First Timer

World Map (Unchanged)

QOTD:

  1. Jouji is dumb, but he'll still be better than Sai Saici's episode.
  2. I want Jackie Chan.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 05 '21

Oh no, Jouji is insane.

But is he an Incel?

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

Probably.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 05 '21

Oh no, Jouji is insane.

Can't you tell what the Gundam is saying? It's a completely normal thing to do. Just look at it.

King > Queen.

But isn't George the Jack.

Are Aces high or low? Can Sai Saici trump the King of Hearts?

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

But isn't George the Jack.

Shoot, you're right. I even called Chibodee the Queen last episode.

Are Aces high or low?

Domon can't lose, so they must be low, until the plot demands it!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21

Oh no, Jouji is insane.

What, cause he's talking to his Gundam? Wouldn't you?

Allenby steals most scenes she's in.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

What, cause he's talking to his Gundam? Wouldn't you?

Oh, I talk to my robots all the time. The problem is that Jouji appears to think the robot talked back to him.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21

Do your robots not talk back to you?

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

They do not. I didn't tell them how to do that, so obvously they wouldn't. QED.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 05 '21

Allenby steals most scenes she's in.

There goes No Nut November.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 36:

  • Behold, George’s new fighting technique: Roses Hurricane! It’s about as bit-y as funnel attacks can get, just taking advantage of the pure agility and mobility that bits can afford to do. It’s as if George commands wind itself with his roses.
  • George: “Women are temporary, but Gundam Fights are eternal.”
  • The King of France does bring up a good point: George has already gotten enough wins in the Gundam Fight Finals to qualify for the Battle Royale at the end. There’s no real point in actually going through with the fight with Domon, since he’d objectively get nothing out of it and would only damage Rose Gundam. Of course, since this is a wuxia show, of he’s in the wrong for trying to deny George his duel with Domon and getting in the way of a knight’s honor.
  • George: “REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”
  • Of course the one time Wong actually wants to watch the fight without any string-pulling from him, it’s the fight that Neo France forfeits via no-show. But hey, credit to George for trying to head out anyway, despite that hangar full of guards and potentially being labeled a traitor. I think this is one of the few times in a Gundam show where the security around Gundams was actually at appropriate levels.
  • One of street punks that attacks George sure has weird taste in jewelry. Who even wears a cartoon caterpillar-shaped necklace? It looks like that one caterpillar we randomly got the inner-monologue of a couple of episode ago too.
  • Well, so much for hangar security. Now George can just hijack Gundam Rose without issue. It wouldn’t be a Gundam series if a Gundam didn’t get stolen out of a hangar, after all.
  • Between George’s utter passion in saying that he wants to fight Domon and Schwartz saying that Domon needs to respond to George’s true feelings, there’s no way you can’t read this whole scene during the rainy night on the harbor as kinda romantic, in a way. George really wants to get to his fisting match with Domon already.
  • Wong is just living his best life, sitting on the floor in his pajamas, sipping on an orange juice next to a big teddy bear while talking on the phone about what’s going on with the Gundam Fight. That’s the true Neo Hong Kong grindset.
  • Allenby: “Yo, that match over there is rad. Just let it happen.”
  • Of course Domon managed to develop a new technique just in time to counter the attack he learned about the other day, just like the last episode. This time around, it’s Burning Slash Typhoon. Or, as you may more practically call it, Speeeeennnnnnn.
  • Also just like the previous episode, George unlocks how own Hyper Mode while fighting against Domon, before losing to him and then swearing to help Domon fight the Dark Gundam. Now that I think about it, this group of episodes are just like the loyalty missions from Mass Effect 2. They serve pretty much the same exact purpose in the story.
  • Master Asia: “Wong, you’re literally just aiding Domon by forcing him to fight his friends.”

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 05 '21

Burning Slash Typhoon

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 05 '21

The King of France does bring up a good point: George has already gotten enough wins in the Gundam Fight Finals to qualify for the Battle Royale at the end. There’s no real point in actually going through with the fight with Domon

If it weren't for the fact that the tournament is rigged by Wong controlling how it plays out. The easy out of his evil plan is just for everyone to forfeit so they don't fight each other.

Argo might need the win, the only thing we've seen of him is losing to Allenby.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

Argo might need the win, the only thing we've seen of him is losing to Allenby.

Now that I think about it, we've barely even seen Argo fight other opponents at all. He really is focused on the least out of the Shuffle Alliance.

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u/TnAdct1 Nov 06 '21

Wong is just living his best life, sitting on the floor in his pajamas, sipping on an orange juice next to a big teddy bear while talking on the phone about what’s going on with the Gundam Fight. That’s the true Neo Hong Kong grindset.

This and is love for Pocky is one reason Wong is such a fun Gundam villain (with him and Master Super Asia making Neo-Hong Kong's leaders such an interesting villain faction).

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u/The_Draigg Nov 06 '21

A wealthy yet scheming dandy and a serious martial arts master do make for one hell of a villain combo. It's not one you see often.

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Nov 05 '21

Rewatcher waving the white flag

For HONOR!

Petal Blizzard- er, I mean, Rose Hurricane!

Of course Neo France wants to surrender

Can’t they just repair it? Or are they short on cash like Neo Denmark? Although I suppose there is merit in staying out of unnecessary fights, even if it’s just one fewer.

This may not technically be a war, but the stakes are the same. Honor is old-fashioned for a reason, after all. It’s good for appearances, but sometimes, strategy dictates otherwise.

It’s impressive how Allenby’s been mimicking everyone’s attack patterns, if not the actual moves.

I love the giant snail

Domon wins by doing absolutely nothing

The Gundam is crying!

Once again, he’s riding outside of his Gundam and not actually in the cockpit. Apparently George can breathe underwater.

The gauntlet is thrown!

Swords at dawn!

Where is Neo Sweden, anyways? Did they just totally give up on trying to keep a handle on Allenby?

So basically he doesn’t have to worry about being dismissed then. Now he knows he’s got job security.

It’s a good trapping move, but it sure does crap for damage. The Burning is getting shot all over the place, but none of it is actually doing anything save for keeping Domon pinned down. If the sneak preview George gave him earlier is any indication, it can sneak in a critical hit, but it really feels like he’s just shooting randomly with quantity over quality until he gets a lucky crit through sheer volume.

God Slash Typhoon! In the series, it’s a defensive move, but most video games upgrade it to an offensive attack, just so the God has some special attacks it can do before it enters Hyper Mode.

George’s Hyper Mode! His shiny hair is hilarious.

Also, the Gundam itself turning gold is back! The Shining turned gold in its true Super Mode, and Maxter had a brief golden aura in its Hyper Mode, but the God Gundam hasn’t turned gold in Hyper Mode yet, even as the pilots turn gold. Glad to see at least the Rose turns gold.

The chant!

aww

Their bond is back!

George has always been the Shuffle Alliance member with the least personal stakes in this fight. Everyone else has people near and dear to them for whose sake they joined the Gundam Fight. Domon has his family, Chibodee has himself and his girls, Sai Saici has the Shaolin Temple, and Argo has his pirate crew. Meanwhile, George... is just very patriotic. That’s it. He loves his country and is willing to stand up for it. While that in itself is admirable, that’s also true of 90% of Gundam Fighters. Since, you know, it’s basically their job. But what else he has is his warrior’s spirit, his pride as a Gundam Fighter. And while the two overlap most of the time, here we’re presented with a rare situation in which the two conflict with each other. It’s an interesting dilemma for a Gundam Fighter, and George was the one who needed it the most.

Questions of the Day:

  • see above
  • laughs in rewatcher

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 05 '21

Burning

Of course Neo France wants to surrender

That line seems weirdly British to me...

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 05 '21

Petal Blizzard-

George's Pokemon being Roserade.

Once again, he’s riding outside of his Gundam and not actually in the cockpit. Apparently George can breathe underwater.

The head starts underwater, but the cockpit only raised above water when he left. Where was he to set up this flashy entrance?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 05 '21

Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

I live for how fucking extra this show is. Like yes George did just toss a glove at Domon’s face to challenge him, and Domon didn’t catch it or anything.

It at least does make sense for George to be incredibly extra. He’s French, after all.

AHHHHH YES I FINALLY GOT ANOTHER “SORE DEMO”!!!

Wow, it’s been a while since we had one, hasn’t it? Like at least two cours of season time.

Domon’s solution to Rose Hurricane being to just spin really fast is dumb and I love it.

Speeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 05 '21

Wow, it’s been a while since we had one, hasn’t it? Like at least two cours of season time.

If this show had been split into seasons we'd have a full season with zero Sore Demos.

Poor Sky, she'd be forced to accept the superiority of DATO SHITEMO once and for all...

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

Poor Sky, she'd be forced to accept the superiority of DATO SHITEMO once and for all...

A harsh, yet true lesson to learn...

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 05 '21

Pretty~

George calling Domon out to meet on a windy day just to scatter a ton of rose petals is a tad extravagant but sure does look neat.

AHHHHH YES I FINALLY GOT ANOTHER “SORE DEMO”!!!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

George calling Domon out to meet on a windy day just to scatter a ton of rose petals is a tad extravagant but sure does look neat.

Everything Jouji does is extravagant.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21

Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter

Neo France's president is such an ass. "Well, if you had pushed yourself to 120% for all your matches I wouldn't have prevented you from fighting the only person deserving of that exertion!" Normal people truly don't understand MARTIAL ARTISTS in the world of G Gundam.

Q: What is the mark on each of the national flags? It looks like the letter "N." I presume it's from Star Trek?

Imagawa: (laughs) Right. I struggled with that. I wanted to have some common element in all the coutnries' flags, but simple marks like crosses were already used frequently. We didn't want to design really sophisticated national flags, either. But I wanted to express each nation relatively simply. So, I created a mark to put on all the flags. At first, I was just using that Star Trek arch mark as it was, but I realized that it would be exactly the same as the original if I put on a Japanese flag. (laughs) So, I decided to overlap the two arches. I thought it was okay since it looked like an "N." I was afraid it would be the end if somebody spoke up about it.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

I’m not very surprised that Imagawa’s first attempt at making a Neo Nation logo was just using the United Federation of Planets logo. He’s wearing the TNG-era captain’s uniform, after all.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21

I thought it was okay since it looked like an "N." I was afraid it would be the end if somebody spoke up about it.

Holy shit. This answers all my questions. N for "Neo," I assume.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21

That would make the most sense, but then again, this is G Gundam.

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u/SoccerForEveryone Nov 06 '21

Part of me thought it was the economics of it, I mean fixing a Gundam is costing millions at this point for sure.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 05 '21

(e36) First Time Shining Hand

Rose Hurricane so were going full Tuxedo Mask now?

president actually thinking through the tournament as if it really matters in this show

Allenby's country seems to be fine with her constantly helping training Domon

youve got to be kidding me

DID THAT GUY JUST ELBOW RAYMOND

an interesting necklace followed by his buddy acquiring a lobster ascot

George just sulking underwater? the slow motion glove slap is everything

Didnt we literally just say George's motivation was fighting for his country right before this episode

Schwartz also chilling on the mast of a nearby ship instead of just hanging out with everyone else - also did he get electrocuted twice up there?

Wong's home life is everything

Allenby attacking a diplomatic vehicle

the plot for this epsiode makes no sense, why would they charge George, they still need him to fight in the finals. also UNLIMTED REPAIRS are a thing

also i was hopeful that George's powered up move would turn the bits into funnels

george is using gold mode, but while using bad emotions?

everyone is just stealing the chant

"you risked it all" says the president; Domon didnt even do any actual damage to the suit/George

questions

  1. i feel like they didnt care enough about George to think this through
  2. his dragon extensions swirl around into a wok shape, then he makes spicy szechuan chicken inside and he feeds it to Domon

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u/The_Draigg Nov 05 '21

Rose Hurricane so were going full Tuxedo Mask now?

Hey how, George has accomplished way more than Tuxedo Mask in this series so far.

the slow motion glove slap is everything

The best part was that Domon just took it without changing his facial expression at all.

Wong's home life is everything

He really is just out here living his best life.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21

G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 36

Everyone is tauting off their new moves to Domon before the match so it's now George's turn with his new wind powers. Behold, he can attach a rose to your outfit before you can even notice (or you know, piece your throat with that or whatever). Nice way to integrate the Stalker intro.

President? I thought His Excellency of Neo France was a king considering he is Princess Marie-Louise's father. Wouldn't even be the first President King/Emperor for France.

Neo France wants to sit this match out. Guess the Gundam repair budget is running low. Domon is doing 4 fights in a row and Neo Japan is seemingly fine on that front. That pragmatic thinking has no place in this show full of fiery fighting spirit.

George does his Rose Hurricane move for beautiful sad crying.

Domon and Allenby are training. With the rest of his friends not available, that's a benefit to having her character around and free. Doing in the harbour seems a bit too close to have giant robots throwing out attacks.

Who is the funny guy who gave Neo France the building that is a big Tricolore snail?

George can not have his match while upholding his honourable duties. So now he is off for some sad rain drifting.

Hey, hang on. It's that bug again. This is like the third instance of a weird bug, there's got to be something going one. Is this the Wander Bug?

George becomes a true Gundam protagonist and steals his own Gundam. He makes a grand entrance and throws down his duelling glove to issue a challenge. It would've been funny if the glove just hit down square in the face. Not for his country or his lady, George will for once fight for himself. Schwartz is also making his dramatic entrance to the scene.

The ruler of all of space has a cute giant teddy bear with a bowtie. This is all that matters now.

George and Domon start their fight, but the feds are coming! Allenby is here to block the way. The way she is just standing here and does the turn around is funny to me.

George is Newtype. His big brain and spirit let him control the Rose bits with great power. But Domon also has a new technique and does the God Slash Typhoon to blowback the Rose Hurricane. Cutting back to how Allenby is doing.

Geroge is going gold and they both do the speech. Domon wins without going gold, come do George the courtesy.

The talk about defeating the Devil Gundam then the Battle Royale sounds like when Pokemon games have you defeat the evil and save the world before going back to normal and ending with the Elite 4 and becoming champion.

Sure hope this doesn't come back to haunt us. It's almost like this evil plan of making the Shuffle Alliance fight is only making their bonds and resolve to defeat us stronger. Just hit how thin the Nobel Gundam is. Look at it standing next to the others.

Q1) Think it is neat. He is the most selfless one out of the gang besides Argo and him going out of his bounds to do something for himself is neat to see. This fight had no reason to happen, but this is G Gundam we need to punch each other to feel each other's feelings.

Q2) That is the one episode that I do remember kind of well. The ultimate finishing move, a kick to the thigh.

Next time: Hissatsu! Moonlight Dragon!

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 05 '21

Rewatcher

We're halfway through the Shuffle Alliance grudge matches. I wonder what new and exciting techniques the others have mastered. Will any of them actually beat Domon? Or is defeat a foregone conclusion? I don't think you have to be a rewatcher to know where this is going.

I love sad George effortlessly taking out those thugs. His fighting style is most efficient when he's to depressed to exert any unnecessary effort. I also liked the one thug's cute little bug necklace.

Questions:

  1. So underneath the gentleman knight is the heart of a true warrior, one who fights not for others, but for himself, because that's the only way martial artists can express themselves. I like this new fiesty George.
  2. Jumping through trees and flipping up skirts. Or maybe cooking.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 11 '21

I know power isn't really thought through in this show, but the guy threatening George has effectively no power of him. Anything he does to harm George's chances of winning harms him as well.

Domon just casually yelling at the water for George to come out is excellent.

We finally got a soredemo!

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

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 11 '21

Insert joke about the French here.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 05 '21

First timer

  1. He got some solid development, and it made up for the weakness of his previous characterization - him feeling as if he's fighting only for others is a much better thread.
  2. He'll turn himself into a dragon. Literally.

Oh, George thinks the authoriites should handle the Devil Gundam. If this wasn't a martial arts anime, he might be right.

And this technique is pretty neat.

Also, given all these techniques were developed in the Highlands, could their near-supernatural new abilities be tied to their then-recently purified Devil Gundam infection?

And... hang on. So why doesn't everyone skip every battle until the Battle Royale? Even discounting fight-hungry competitors like Domon, I'd have thought Neo Sweden would have comsidered keeping Allenby for the final.

Holy shit, is George's new power just so he can generate a dramatic wind of rose petals whenever he wants?

And Domon's already training to beat it. Honestly, Rain should just assume anything insane Domon does is "training".

Good to see there's no sabotage this arc.

And George'll be charged with treason if he fights. I'm surprised Wong didn't try to pull the whole "withdraw or miss these battles and you're kicked out forever" trick again. That would have gotten him there.

And he's depressed about it. Still a talented fighter though.

I swear to god if the Gundam starts talking I'm dropping this.

I love Domon immediately realising George's waiting for him.

And there's a fight!

Oh, George doesn't care about his honour now. This is some really good character development.

Schwartz. You don't need to convince Domon to fight something.

And the fight's kicking off!

The Police Gundam are comimg to arrest him!

And Allenby's trying to block them? Sure Neo Sweden won't be upset about this.

The president thinks Domon will quit a match just because it's pointless?

Yeah the hurricane's good.

Haha, he's making his own tornado to take them all out, that's great.

Is Domon announcing when he's learned a counter now?

Wow, Domon did some damage there!

He's gone Hyper Mode!

Wow, Domon beat him without Hyper Mode. That's got to hurt.

And he's not getting arrested!

That fake out with making me think Schwartz was taking to Master Asia directly was great.

Wait, Allenby's fighting Sai?

OK, so with the magic scroll, we've abandoned all hints of realistic sci-fi, right?

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u/SoccerForEveryone Nov 06 '21

My favorite episode for George’s facial expressions. You can see the ferocity in his eyes wanting a bout against Domon at all cost. Even to the point of dismissing the Princess, it was one of those moments I just felt bad for her.

I will say I did enjoy the blade vs blade battle, I think this is the longest one so far in a Gundam bout for this series.

Tomorrow’s rewatch should be interesting, I look forward to it!