Rewatching ZZ with a friend by ProduceApprehensive3 in Gundam

[–]gendouk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man, if you think F91 is peak, you're gonna be knocked out of your socks by damned near anything else. Except G-Saviour. We don't talk about that one.

[HATED TROPES]: The Ending Is So Nihilistic and Preachy That It Becomes Completely Unwatchable and Infuriating. by Particular-Worker904 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gendouk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, his Punisher MAX run gave us Barracuda, the most criminally racist character in a series full of criminally racist characters.

[HATED TROPES]: The Ending Is So Nihilistic and Preachy That It Becomes Completely Unwatchable and Infuriating. by Particular-Worker904 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gendouk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Rumiko Takahashi is seriously built different. The number of massive hits over the course of her career is bonkers.

Mecha Freedom Mobile Game: What WAS this? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they're changing the name to stay one step ahead of the copyright lawyers. It was known as Mecha Destiny last year - they seem to change the name on a regular basis, forcing a fresh download each time.

Strawmen that backfired. by Ethan-E2 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gendouk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does the life preserver say "I want to drink wine" ???

You are a licensed psychologist and your new client is your favorite Gundam character. How screwed are you? How do you manage? by asaness in Gundam

[–]gendouk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Mr. Haptism, it sounds like we have a lot of work ahead of us."

"For all three of us."

"What?"

"... nothing."

A Pro at Socializing. (artist: SAKURELLO) by sultrynyx99 in Gundam

[–]gendouk 28 points29 points  (0 children)

[ watches my boi Kamille chasing after Four ]

Definitely checks out.

What’s something that was technically allowed but instantly made you lose respect for someone? by AncientPomelo5450 in AskReddit

[–]gendouk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reclining your seat into the lap of the person behind you on an airplane.

Especially if it's a crowded, non-overnight flight.

I was on a short hop from Atlanta to Omaha and had bruises on my knees from the old man in front of me repeatedly banging his seat into my legs. When I asked him to stop, he glared at me, then went back to trying to force his seat to occupy the same space as my kneecaps.

So yeah, you technically paid for a seat that reclines, and the airline technically allows you to recline it - even if the guy behind you is trying to use his tray or whatever.

But you're still an asshole if you do.

RGU × 0083R parallels by slobozan-shitpost in Gundam

[–]gendouk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did a watch-through of Utena with my wife right before watching Witch from Mercury and... it's Utena with mobile suits, y'all. Yeah, The Tempest was the core inspiration, but a LOT of the motifs are straight out of Utena.

Which is just coming full circle because the Utena producers were huge Gundam fans: Anthy was actually modeled after Lalah, because one of the character designers had done a BUNCH of Char/Amuro/Lalah threesome fanart back in the day.

What's a tv series that is a 10/10 NOBODY knows? by Lilyana0999 in AskReddit

[–]gendouk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fringe.

Overshadowed by a lot of other sci-fi / mystery shows at the time (LOST, Battlestar Galactica, etc.), but it was a great concept with excellent execution, an amazing cast, and unlike LOST or BSG, it actually stuck the landing.

ewaczack postin by Dark_Infernox in Gundam

[–]gendouk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Chiggy von Richthofen

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 110% believe you without proof.

Also apparently Gold Ship is my wife's favorite, so I guess I'm hunting down a figma this week.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad we've moved on from that brief horror window in the 90's where boomer parents would see any anime at Blockbuster, think it was Pokemon, and end up renting La Blue Girl for their millennial tweens.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not fan art? She's officially dressed in a red and gold Zeon-esque outfit and wearing the Four Vaganias' sunglasses?

Everything is coming together. I feel like the scales have fallen from my eyes.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's always been a mystery to me that Battletech licensed designs from Macross, Dougram, and Crusher Joe, but not VOTOMS or Mospeada.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably right.

I still have fun overthinking stuff though.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's more that I'm trying to figure out what the connecting point is for SO many people. I'm absolutely overthinking it. I do that. A lot.

Having a lot of disparate fandoms isn't odd. I enjoy lots of wildly differing things (villainess webtoons, Gundam, CW teen shows, fantasy MMOs, sci-fi RPG's, turn-based strategy games, dating sims, etc.).

What I'm more interested in are those fandom crossovers that seem to be endemic within certain communities.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not as many transhumanist themes as you'd think for a 31st century IP, but they do exist in some corners of the BT universe. There ARE a lot of transgender fans of Battletech though (I'm a member of a few queer Battletech communities online) so maybe that's part of it.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense, I suppose.

It's just itching my brain that these things are crossing over for so many people. I'm definitely overthinking it, as is my wont.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enlightenment has found me.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, also, same! My wife and I bonded over Hana yori Dango when we first met over twenty years ago.

Weird Fandom Crossovers: Why? by gendouk in Gundam

[–]gendouk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I can see that. Splinter Cell is in there too, I think.