TheJohn
""Oh well you have to read the untranslated manga to know why she does what she does""
Pure Asian Entertainment: Film, TV, Anime & Manga
Join | Log In
Anime series continuing the Mobile Suit Gundam series focussing on a stolen Gundam armed with a tactical nuke.
< read all 3 reviewsA Quick Tip by TheJohn
-
Feb 24, 2011
- by TheJohn
- posted in ASIANatomy
Flashy "side story" to Mobile Suit Gundam filling in a gap between the original series and Zeta Gundam about Zeon's remnants coming back to attack a complacent Federation. Weak characters and shift in tone and story halfway through are only part of the problems.
More Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardu... reviews
Lately it seems like a lot of genre sci fi has taken a habit of making ancillary material necessary to filling in plot holes whether the fans like it or not. Matrix had the Animatrix fill in stories that happened between the first two movies, the Star Wars Prequels are NOTORIUS for having novelizations make more sense then the movies or having other books and comics fill in poorly told story points in the films and even the new Star Trek movie is guilty of this in some regards but all of … more
Comments (4)
Compliments (81)
No sense beating around the proverbial bush on this one: I adore the Gundam franchise. I liked it immediately and made my way through 0079, Zeta, Wing, Seed and even the G-Gundams before venturing off into some of the smaller series. Naturally I did them all out of order, but no matter, their charm endured. I was enamored with 1989’s Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket and eagerly awaited Bandai’s decision to release 1990’s 0083 Stardust Memory in a full “Anime … more
Comments (9)
Compliments (60)
About the reviewer
John Nelson (TheJohn)
Ranked #11
Ranked #11
Born in Wausau Wisconsin. Move at an early age to Ventura California and lived for 8 years. Growing up in a big city landscape didn't prepare me for my next move: Archbold Ohio with a population of … more
Consider the Source
Use Trust Points to see how much you can rely on this review.
You
TheJohn
Your ratings:
Recent reviews by TheJohn
About this topic
First to Review
- About Lunch
- Press
- FAQs
- Contact Us
- Terms of Service
- Privacy Policy
- Sitemap
- Report Abuse
© 2013 Lunch.com, LLC All Rights Reserved
Lunch.com - Relevant reviews by real people.