Is GQuuuuuuX all it’s quacked up to be?
The otaku spouses got a sneak peak at the latest Gundam fresh from Japan! This alternative history from Studio Kara blends traditional Gundam with the latest hot anime trends—fujoshi bait and cute girls doing cute things.
Jenn can’t possibly be turning into a Gundam fan?!
**NO Spoilers!**
[Recommendations for my Otaku Spouse 61 – GQuuuuuux mp3]—
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About Otafu Susume
Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse.
It comes from the Japanese “otaku” (geek), “fufu” (husband and wife), and “susume” (recommendation).
Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast.
Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative!
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I enjoy anime and I hear a lot about this “Gundam” business and don’t know where to start. I tried the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy and didn’t find it interesting.
Is there a Gundam that is challenging to watch, like full on for adults?
P.s. talking is forbidden in American movie theaters as well.
Thanks for the comment and for listening to the podcast!
If you didn’t gel with the OG series movie adaptation it might be worth giving the Gundam: the Origin manga a shot. It tells the same story as the OG series but without the jank/”charm” of late 70s animation. It’s also illustrated by the original character designer for the series and the art is amazing.
Sticking with anime and the more serious series I’d definitely recommend both of the series that I made Jenn watch in earlier Otafu Susume episodes; Gundam: the Origin OVA and the first half of the Gundam Thunderbolt OVA. Whereas the Origin manga retells the whole main Gundam story the OVA just focuses on the main antagonist’s (Char) backstory and what led the Principality of Zeon to war. It deals with tragedy, selfishness, hubris, despair, greed, and so many more classic human foibles. Meanwhile Thunderbolt looks at the ground-pounders and how they’re affected by the war. It follows a front line Zeon trooper stuck in a dangerous battlefield and juxtaposes it with a cocky Federation pilot who’s eager to prove himself.
Gundam is always going to be one of those ‘Ask ten people get ten different answers’ type series but those are my recommendations, for better or worse.