I didn't know that about the English VO! Unless I'm mixing it up with something else, I do know that they were using some loop holes towards the beginning that allowed them to hire cheaper, non-union (and usually part-time, amateur) voice actors.
My bigger problem then is with the translations. I actually just rewatched War in the Pocket a week ago and had started with the English VO, but there was something about the rhythm and specific translation of the script that felt... Off. But maybe I'm just biased to the subs as my first exposure.
Didn't know Bernie was played by David Hayter though... I might rewatch it again just for that now lol
Because I can't help myself, if anyone is curious what "Side G" means... "Sides" in Gundam, IRL, are Lagrange Points; areas of space with sustained gravitational equilibrium between celestial bodies (ie: Earth and the moon). Basically chunks of space you could build a bunch of colonies in and have them maintain a stable position relative to the earth and moon.
Fighting every cell in my body to not write a thesis about Gundam as a long time super fan lol
This announcement is hella weird and idk how to feel about it. Char might have an asteroid to say about it. But DUDE I hope Jeff gets into Gundam, would love to hear that podcast.
Definitely watch the original, especially if you're not squeamish about older animation styles. The animation improves dramatically in Zeta forward. By the time you get to Char's Counterattack and 0080 War in the Pocket, the animation is beautiful. Would recommend the Japanese audio, as the state of English VO for anime in the 80s was abysmal and takes the wind out of the drama.
DON'T watch the movie edits that are on Netflix right now. They're damn near impossible to follow and make all the characters seem unhinged since you're missing huge chunks of development.
The Rikidozan Island episode is like a weird fever dream of awful filler story and animation. It was removed for good reason, it's not even bad in a fun way. Maybe an interesting oddity but absolutely irrelevant to the series as a whole. The idea that they're making a movie of it is WILD.
If anyone wants a foot into some primo Gundam (from a narrative standpoint, rather than a Wow Cool Robots standpoint), War in the Pocket is a self contained 6 episode masterpiece.
I wish I could feel anything close to what these guys feel for Outer Wilds. I keep trying to get into it, but "neat" is about the only reaction it gets out of me, even when I discover the cool stuff.
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