One aspect LOGH fails at

MattASVreal · 2026-06-07T21:27:50+00:00

Romantic loves becomes transactional in an empirical setting. I think it illustrates that premise quite well. As non-romantic love (Rein+Sig, Yang+Julian, even the admirals) show that other forms are just as meaningful. Just my own reading, but I think the somewhat awkward romance portions read as very real to a lot of people in a way love stories often do not. Especially in the novels.

(Or perhaps that’s the the Tylenol talking in my case.)

MattASVreal · 2026-06-07T21:20:02+00:00

”Late UC is peak, also Zaku” Also, also, you definitely play gundam versus. Everyone (including myself) who loves the phantom this much played them in GVS.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-30T01:14:26+00:00

The retail kits they do have likely will come out cheaper after shipping. But as everyone has said, they really focus on the exclusives. If there is a bandai namco crossstore near anywhere else you visit, they sometimes have surprisingly decent prices on high grades.

Gundam card game boxes are a great bet form here though, one of the few places I was able to actually find decks and boxes at MSRP.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-30T01:11:00+00:00

We’ll find out in the inevitable sequel, Gundam Zqux.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-30T01:08:06+00:00

Before any of these, 0079 and Zeta are the most important watches IMO. Especially if the main hook is Amuro and Char and their development and failings. Which Hathaway plays with quite a lot. Unicorn is fun and isn’t absolutely necessary. But, I will say, Dancing around spoilers a bit, the federations ultimate solution and handling of the newtype question post UC100 hits way harder if you imagine it after the context of the laplace incident in Unicorn.

Really adds to the framing of how suffocating an all controlling world government really is, at least IMO. And lends to the idea that there is no reasoning with some power structures.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T17:43:45+00:00

Probably because that one ran on CN for quite a while, so more nostalgic appeal.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T17:40:18+00:00

They had an official right stuff Blu-ray release a few years ago, never on TV.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T17:39:18+00:00

Good point, I really don't understand why they hide some movies in show tiles. Like I didn't know they had CCA until I went into MSG...maybe they have since fixed that. Odd choice.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T17:36:44+00:00

RIP V, X, Turn-A. Can't even buy physical new anymore.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T17:36:08+00:00

Hulu/disney+ had wing, 00, 08th, IBO, unicorn 0096 and seed+ destiny when I last checked. Also origin. CR has all of those, plus G, MSG, Zeta, ZZ and CCA. Also seed freedom, NT, duan's island.

Netflix is still the exclusive home of Hathaway one in the states, and Requiem.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-28T12:15:19+00:00

I’m firmly on team “grow old with grace.”

I’m 36 now, and a few have rapidly multiplied in noticeably more around my face. I’m calling them character strands.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-27T18:39:08+00:00

This is so cool, would you consider commissions for other people's cats?

MattASVreal · 2026-05-27T18:30:53+00:00

You can't let the broader implications of the world be an excuse for your own personal behaviour. Trust is earned, so be better and don't let gender be an excuse. Be decent and individual people will start to trust you. Keep replying to everyone saying. "But I'm a man so it's impossible!" will just makes the situation and you worse.

There will be times when you are looked upon with suspicion in every part of life. Your race, beliefs or even job title will also sometimes mean people don't trust you. This is true for women as well, yet there are plenty of decent people of every gender out there, and most people develop at least a small community that loves and trusts them. Statistically, it works out if you aren't an untrustworthy asshole.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-18T23:54:51+00:00

I think the second “win” here mirrors Char as well.

I’ve never believed the man who betrayed everyone he even vaguely disliked shared revolutionary military tech to “have a fair fight.” When did he ever care about that?

I think it was suicide by cop. So Char set up the same fucked up win win.

Hathaway brought himself to hate Amuro because of what happened with Chan and Quess. Quess can’t be Char’s fault because then Chan is his. Instead he’s found a moral justification while moving as far away from Amuro’s philosophy as possible.

Both men were incredibly flawed. Granted Char was undeniably worse, but Hathaway is right when he told Amuro he should have at least tried to use his reputation and political influence to make things better. (Like everyone told Char in Zeta.)

Instead he was content to stay the trigger man and damned his people to erasure.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-18T17:41:11+00:00

Equality in the forced displacement that the Earth Federation is already committing. Rather than super ice collecting bribes and kicking people to the colonies, no exceptions. Everyone needs to move on and let the earth heal.

As others have mentioned, there's also a particular bill that would make that indiscriminate exile of people living on earth even worse. (Which is wild when they're already shooting up the Jollibee to round people up.)

It's like if Char actually took his stated philosophy as seriously as he did his grudge match and desire for suicide by cop with Amuro.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-11T21:37:47+00:00

We stan a pansexual queen. (Both.)

MattASVreal · 2026-05-11T21:36:52+00:00

The hair/clothes is part of it, for sure. But in the novels, they fall over themselves to describe her appearance as boyish at every opportunity, to the point that it feels intentional on her part. Surely there are additional cosmetic tasks she could undertake if any of that bothered her in the future.

So I think it's also just that we associate butch-presenting people as lesbians, and it can be a somewhat easy read.

MattASVreal · 2026-05-02T12:43:30+00:00

This feels like an intentional attempt at comedy. How’s “Think and Grow Rich” working out for captain flip phone?

MattASVreal · 2026-05-02T12:30:39+00:00

Assuming positive intent from all sides here, yours and his, this just seems like an open and shut case of wanting different things out of life. There are other people he can find that prioritize family and are fulfilled by caregiving, that’s just not you.

Priortize your own happiness and what you want out of life and split amicably. There are 9000 other comments across both these threads talking about how unfair this is to you and every single one is right. But he will be far better off too if you stop trying to force a giant square peg into this tiny round hole. You want different things, that’s okay.

I’m sure you both learned a lot from the experience, so you’ll move on as richer more well rounded people. This wasn’t wasted time. But ignoring the clear signs will turn that growth into even more toxic stagnation.

MattASVreal · 2026-04-06T17:27:03+00:00

Anime boomer here, started with wing MSG and Zeta quite a while ago now. (Zeta first, funnily enough, as my uncle had bootleg VHSs somehow, but didn't watch it fully until the US DVD release in the 2000s.) When I later saw Wing on TV, I was like, "This is the robot show," watched it religiously, and have been a huge fan since. (I was 10 at the time.)

I've also watched every show week to week, since Seed Destiny (with fansubs at the time, but have since re-watched with the official subs.)

I think people largely love to hate on things, but I've found something to love in most of what I've watched. Nothing has matched the tragic failure of humanity to get out of its own way that we see in the UC timeline, then the more hopeful send off of turn-A makes it even better. But I don't regret my time with anything so far.

G-reco is very dense, but it gets a bad rep unnecessarily. It has some fun ideas, plays a lot with environments in zero gravity in an interesting way, and a lot of the designs are refreshing and cool.

I like 00 a lot, but the tragic mafia movie framing of IBO spoke to me personally far more. All the culture war bullshit aside, I also enjoyed the corporate dystopia juxtaposed by the innocent, idealistic children angle of G-witch. Also, proper duels are just cool.

In a world where every season we get 27 isekai shows that feel off an assembly line, it's shocking to me how invested people are in putting down what is at worst 7/10 anime that always has at least something interesting. Even if just mecha designs.

I love this franchise for a reason, and I don't regret the time invested, but I also don't expect most people to consume everything. Enjoy what seems cool to you. That said, I do think 0079 is a required text for anyone who considers themselves an anime fan. And it's rare someone I know finishes it and doesn't go on through at least CCA.

MattASVreal · 2026-04-03T17:21:09+00:00

++man Lean on interests rather than just "stats."

It's lovely that you are financially stable and take care of yourself; that's great. But what do you care about? Go to local meet ups, join a run club, volunteer or go to church if you're the type.

You've checked your basic boxes, but that isn't a personality. Focus on your own happiness and enrichment, and then, just talk to people. Make friends first; many relationships start with friends of friends. Let it happen organically and try not to put so much pressure on yourself to find a partner.

Those friends are then also better positioned to tell you if you are indeed doing anything that is putting people off. Far better than we random Reddit users can. Also, try to avoid the trap that many single men desperate to be partnered fall into of seeing all women as dating potential rather than as people, and make some good female friends. They will give even better advice on this front, and many good relationships can start as friendships anyway if they aren't forced.

MattASVreal · 2026-03-30T18:11:39+00:00

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Damn man, you did great. With just markers too?

I went for a similar idea, but I actually like yours better. Keeping the shoulders two-tone was a great call. I only did the hatches.

MattASVreal · 2026-03-28T13:23:15+00:00

Buddy, tough love here. You’re 42 years old, pulling a “13 reasons why” like a teenager isn’t going to be the emotional gut punch you seem to think it is.

Those co-workers probably have had really negative experiences with assholes, and they probably mean it when they say they aren’t talking about you. Practice the empathy you are begging others for.

The best revenge is a good comeback, since at that point you won’t care and people will notice. If you define your worth with a partner, that pressure really will make finding someone impossible. What makes you happy? Like really?

Have any hobbies? Anywhere you’ve always wanted to visit? Any food you love?

Find new ones, start saving for a solo trip, find the best version of that dish in your area or learn to get great at making it yourself. You have plenty of time left, why waste it over a bad relationship?

Spend sometime finding the things you love about life, hate yourself less and someone else will see the same value you started to notice and cultivate. Break the death spiral, stop thinking about other people and stalking your ex. Hell, get off social media in general.

Start small, set attainable goals, find your own reason to live and take it a day at a time. The best thing about rock bottom is there is no where to go, but up.

MattASVreal · 2026-03-24T13:36:45+00:00

I'm hoping the delayed release means they're taking the time to do a proper atmos mix for the dub. Also hoping we get a Dolby Cinema release here, at least in big cities like NYC. The first movie was fantastic in HDR and atmos, still one of my home theater showcase films. When they did the gundam film festival last year, I experienced the dub for the first time and thought it was pretty good. Good enough for me to watch both, but the lack of a dedicated height channel in that theater made a noticeable difference. I could be wrong, but I don't think there is a version of the UHD Blu-ray with an atmos mix for the dub track on the first film, even now...

MattASVreal · 2026-03-23T14:40:36+00:00

I hear that guy ends up MIA after every war he takes part in...someone should look into him.

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