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Dear men, what is preventing you from looking like this?
Despite differences in tone, it’s clear that Wing is in conversation with 0079. Ikeda purposely adopted its archetypes and motifs—adolescent pilots, a masked and mysterious villain, tensions between Earth and Space—so they could be employed in unexpected ways.
Fun fact: The decision to feature the G-Armor in First #Gundam was a contentious one. Clover, a major sponsor of the show (and a now-defunct toy company), pressured Sunrise to include more and flashier mechs to boost toy sales.
The animation featured in Episode 22 of Mobile Suit #Gundam captures the hair-raising stakes of the final scene, as the White Base, spewing smoke and flame, makes a stand, before descending to Earth. As per usual, some truly excellent shot composition.
…he “gave the Zeon uniforms more traditional coloring, hoping to evoke the image of pre-war Germany.” Speaking of Germanic influences…