Gundam Seed (Spoiler Free)

Let me preface this by saying I’ve never been a fan of Gundam. I’ve watched it here and there, but mostly just because it was something new, not because I particularly enjoyed it.

Gundam Seed broke that trend. I did not watch this on tv, nor will I ever. DVD only for me. That may mean I’m a little behind, but I also get to see what gets edited out for the tv version. In addition, I get to enjoy it commercial-free in full digital quality. And trust me, that makes a big difference.

Seed is simply the best Gundam show to date. From the moment it starts, it grabs you and never lets go. The pacing of the story in the first dvd is incredible. It has beautiful camera angles and that all-too-rare sense of proportion. The character designs are different from those in previous Gundam shows, but they’re attractive. Backgrounds are well-rendered with lots of detail.

The mecha themselves are pretty standard Gundam fare, except for one thing. There’s a much greater emphasis on the actual control system than ever before. Watching characters pull out keyboards and start reprogramming their Gundams in the heat of battle was something very new.

I had one problem with the writing, however. The show constantly references a tragic event that helped shape the situation, but never actually explains what it was. Perhaps it’s being saved for later, but I think something that important and obviously public should have been revealed right up front. Other than that one issue, I thought it was very well written.

So has anyone else seen this who’d like to comment on it? Perhaps someone who watches it on tv and can tell the extent of the editing.

Originally posted by Prak
It has beautiful camera angles.

Who cares about camera angles =/

And yea gunam seed rocks!!!!!!

Yeesh…

Camera angles can make or break a show/movie. It falls under a broader category called cinematography.

And surely you can say something more than, "And yea gunam seed rocks!!!!!!" After I went to the trouble of posting something intelligent and asking for useful feedback, that’s just lame.

How about saying how you watched it? If you saw it on tv, tell us if the edits were really blatant. Perhaps chime in on your opinions of the story or the artwork and animation. Please, just something useful to keep the discussion going!

Im not that good at long posts and that stuff.. But ill try i guess.

Well to start off i saw it on the internet … yea i have to admit camera angles were impressive 😀 it was kinda the same story to other gundam series but still.. its doing good. Artwork …i dont know about other people but id say brilliant, Animation was good aswell i really liked the gundams aswell, the detail on them was amazing 🙂 i was in love well not really but y’know what i mean.