The Official Gundam AGE Anime Thread Mk II

[SonicSP]

The ED points to Emily, but childhood friendzone is a hard place to escape, and sitting on Flit's lap is a big flag.

It's a flag that there will be a romantic interest there, but the way Yurin is portrayed in both the OP and ED (alongside the red head kid and Flit's DEAD mom in the OP and reflected in Flit's helmet in the ED), I feel that she's most likely going to be somehow tied to the UE AND she's going to end up dead. I don't doubt there is going to be a definite love triangle between her and Emily over Flit, but all signs point to Emily as Flit's fated lover.

The resemblance between Asemu and Emily is too big to ignore. Blond hair, blue eyes, and even the ponytail is the same. That's not coincidental.

And if Emily isn't his mother, then it's the biggest red herring I've ever seen.

God, they look like they can past for siblings. Its really not just the hair I think. Ignoring the slight skin tone difference due to Flit and you essentially get a male Emily.

[reeoyuy]

The resemblance between Asemu and Emily is too big to ignore. Blond hair, blue eyes, and even the ponytail is the same. That's not coincidental.

And if Emily isn't his mother, then it's the biggest red herring I've ever seen.

God, they look like they can past for siblings. Its really not just the hair I think. Ignoring the slight skin tone difference due to Flit and you essentially get a male Emily.

But there's also another theory...

[Deacon Blues]

According to a "leaked" episode list...

Spoiler

Yurina is supposed to disappear... whether it's dying or what not is not known. The title of Episode 12 is "Farewell Yurin".

[DuelGundam2099]

But there's also another theory...

That was f**king classic! Thanks Reeoyuy.

[kayone73]

The resemblance between Asemu and Emily is too big to ignore. Blond hair, blue eyes, and even the ponytail is the same. That's not coincidental.

And if Emily isn't his mother, then it's the biggest red herring I've ever seen.

God, they look like they can past for siblings. Its really not just the hair I think. Ignoring the slight skin tone difference due to Flit and you essentially get a male Emily.

But there's also another theory...

That's brilliant, I guess the author of that little manga strip is poking fun at all the speculators and is just saying 'sit back and enjoy the show and stop trying to predict so much!'

I have a hard time taking the idea of a romance in this show seriously, mainly because the character designs make them all look like they are still a single digit age.

It's really no different than the budding romance between Garrod & Tifa, or a ton dozen other animes where main characters are all visibly young but have the budding signs of romance, or any teen drama. Doesn't mean they're doing the sexual nasty and popping out babies at that point in time.

Pretty sure the implication (which of course you and I already know) that whatever interest starts when the characters are this age, all that 'having a family stuff' won't happen til much later.

[Destiny_Gundam]

I think the ending makes it pretty clear too.

But if it's all a fake out and Flit goes for Yurin, bravo Sunrise.

But for the love of God, Flit, don't let her find out you're an anime fan or have a thing for your sister!

[DuelGundam2099]

I actually feel a bit bad for the folks working on AGE right now. First most of the internet starts hating it before it's even released and now those that are giving it a chance are now speculating to death on it with JUST two episodes out.

[ShadowCell]

good thing Japan doesn't give a crap about us

[VentZX]

now those that are giving it a chance are now speculating to death on it with JUST two episodes out.

How exactly is this something to feel bad about? Things like Asemu's mother, the true nature of the UE, etc are discussions that are bound to come up because the people making the show have purposefully provided the fodder for it. People wondering and speculating what is going to happen next is a GOOD thing because it keeps them coming back for more. What would be stupid though is people getting mad that their speculation didn't come to fruition.

Anyway, the only thing I'm kind of disappointed about is having a episode title list for the next 10 episodes, but you get used to these kind of spoilers when you spend so much time on the internet.

But there's also another theory...

I'd seen that, and while of course funny, so very, very unlikely.

[kayone73]

I actually feel a bit bad for the folks working on AGE right now. First most of the internet starts hating it before it's even released and now those that are giving it a chance are now speculating to death on it with JUST two episodes out.

Speculation isn't as bad as flat out hate, hate usually implies = don't give a sh** about the show = can't be bothered to discuss anything about it.

Speculation = somewhat wrapt interested in the show, thus idle discussion.

[Andrew86]

I'm not going to theorize too much on the identity or Yurin. I will say I am not buying into her knowledge being PURE intuition. I feel like she must have some connection to the UE, but of course it remains to be seen.

As far as my opinion on episode 2. I like that we were given a bit more infrastructure as far as the Gundam and the military. I did not like that the gundam just running around in the first episode (well just his arm I guess before the enemy shows up) and it just seemed to be Flit's special own invention that the military was just helping him out with as he saw fit.

The cast seems alright thus far. I think Emily just deciding she needs to pursue Flit is kind of stupid, but I suppose they needed a reason for them to join up with "the crew".

Though that all seems negative I actually thought the episode was decent EXCEPT the magical age system builder. I know I will have to get used to it, and they certainly could flesh it out ( and it still seems like hard sci fi compared to some of the stuff that went down in G), but I just really don't like the concept and cannot help but find it a bit hokey.

[ShadowCell]

Speculation isn't as bad as flat out hate, hate usually implies = don't give a sh** about the show = can't be bothered to discuss anything about it.

Speculation = somewhat wrapt interested in the show, thus idle discussion.

until it reaches the point where people have already decided how they want the show to go, writers on the other side of the globe insolently fail to consult these few impatient fans, and the hate resumes

[Chris]

Though that all seems negative I actually thought the episode was decent EXCEPT the magical age system builder. I know I will have to get used to it, and they certainly could flesh it out ( and it still seems like hard sci fi compared to some of the stuff that went down in G), but I just really don't like the concept and cannot help but find it a bit hokey.

The AGE Builder isn't "magical" at all, just a really advanced version of a 3D printer.

[Brave Fencer Kirby]

It's not the double-quick manufacturing of complicated machinery that's "magical" so much as apparently automatically designing brand new technologies from scratch in just a few hours based on nothing more than whatever data could be collected during the Gundam Age's brief fight with the UE and having it work immediately without so much as a test first.

[Chris]

It's still really not that magical. The Dots rifle is still a beam rifle, with a twist. It's adapting a pre-existing technology rather than creating something entirely new. As for the system coming up with it so quickly, we are talking about technology at least a few centuries into the future, so computer processing speed and analytic ability will be faster and higher. As for it working perfectly without a test, yeah, that is a bit of a stretch, but I'm sure it's normally not intended to be used in the heat of battle.

[Dwin]

good thing Japan doesn't give a crap about us

Maybe I'm reading this post wrong, but a lot of the hate was coming from Japanese Gundam fans.

[kayone73]

until it reaches the point where people have already decided how they want the show to go, writers on the other side of the globe insolently fail to consult these few impatient fans, and the hate resumes

That's ok tho, those fans are just blowing empty air that nobody really listens to or cares about.\

Maybe I'm reading this post wrong, but a lot of the hate was coming from Japanese Gundam fans.

Yes, its been mentioned on the podcast more than a few times that no matter how much retardo-behavoir is seen to come from non-japanese fans, its always much WORSE from the hardcore JP fans.

Let's face it they do everything better from model making, fan artwork, deviant porn, to internet trolling behavoir.

[Zeonista]

Though that all seems negative I actually thought the episode was decent EXCEPT the magical age system builder. I know I will have to get used to it, and they certainly could flesh it out ( and it still seems like hard sci fi compared to some of the stuff that went down in G), but I just really don't like the concept and cannot help but find it a bit hokey.

The AGE Builder isn't "magical" at all, just a really advanced version of a 3D printer.

Indeed, it is not magical, but a single-operator mini-factory that can make 1 complete object when given the appropriate schematic blueprint and the necessary materials. It's very convenient, and Flit can truly act independently without having to please or protect some big manufacturing corporation. Who says there is no progress in Gundam?

[Arbiter GUNDAM]

And a lot of hate was coming from the US as well, just look on YouTube. If I were a gambling man, I'd bet serious money that that's why we don't get the live stream of AGE on Youtube.

As for the AGE Builder, how is it any more of a deal breaker than, say, the Dynames' orbital death cannon or the Twin Drive System or TRANS-AM or the Strike Freedom? It even sounds a bit like the kinda stuff they'd pull on Star Trek, but AGE makes it look cool, on Star Trek it was always kinda corny.

[Destiny_Gundam]

It's still really not that magical. The Dots rifle is still a beam rifle, with a twist.

Oh I see what you did there.

But yeah, that the AGE system would go "The spray gun beam was not effected on the UE armor. The beam's power needs to be increased and making it spin will do that" makes perfect sense to me. We always like to think of the future as being more convenient.