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Jul. 30th, 2011 11:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennariaGUNDAM WING
Genre: Science Fiction
How much seen: three discs/about fifteen episodes (both subbed and dubbed, mostly subbed)
What it's about: The fragile balance between Earth and its satellite colonies has been thrown off, so a certain faction has decided to resolve it by taking Steps. Cue Operation Meteor: five Gundams (big mecha), piloted by 15-year-old boys. Either the world will find resolution and peace, or die trying.
...does anyone really watch this for the plot? I mean, it's got a plot, and it's even a plot that hangs together and has some thought put into it. It's just that it also has five ambiguously gay pretty boys for main characters, with an assortment of equally pretty girls, and a few gorgeous men just for seasoning, and fandom as an entity doesn't always look beyond that when they're picking favorites.
Not that I think I can talk. I came to this fandom by way of the fanfic, and even though the show didn't exactly match the story, it didn't matter. They're both fun.
Overall opinion: At some point I need to go back to this series and finish watching it. Subbed, thank you - the dubs are frankly terrible, and besides, some of the voices are some of the Japanese seiyuu I've learned to recognize and love. Fortunately, I own it, so it's there waiting.
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I have been abandoned downstairs, in favor of watching B play Lord of the Rings Online. I would object to this, but Stef has bought my favor with cupcakes. Hmmph. They can stay for a few more minutes.
Genre: Science Fiction
How much seen: three discs/about fifteen episodes (both subbed and dubbed, mostly subbed)
What it's about: The fragile balance between Earth and its satellite colonies has been thrown off, so a certain faction has decided to resolve it by taking Steps. Cue Operation Meteor: five Gundams (big mecha), piloted by 15-year-old boys. Either the world will find resolution and peace, or die trying.
...does anyone really watch this for the plot? I mean, it's got a plot, and it's even a plot that hangs together and has some thought put into it. It's just that it also has five ambiguously gay pretty boys for main characters, with an assortment of equally pretty girls, and a few gorgeous men just for seasoning, and fandom as an entity doesn't always look beyond that when they're picking favorites.
Not that I think I can talk. I came to this fandom by way of the fanfic, and even though the show didn't exactly match the story, it didn't matter. They're both fun.
Overall opinion: At some point I need to go back to this series and finish watching it. Subbed, thank you - the dubs are frankly terrible, and besides, some of the voices are some of the Japanese seiyuu I've learned to recognize and love. Fortunately, I own it, so it's there waiting.
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I have been abandoned downstairs, in favor of watching B play Lord of the Rings Online. I would object to this, but Stef has bought my favor with cupcakes. Hmmph. They can stay for a few more minutes.