Just finished 08th MS Team. I got really sad when the words "December 24th, 0079" came on screen. First thing that came to mind was "Meanwhile, on Side 6, Bernie just died".
Those kids at the end, were they all Newtypes? I mean, they ARE from the famous Flanagan Institute. Plus they demonstrate some sort of empathetic connection stuff that newtypes tend to have.
Overall, pretty good series. But let me get this out of the way first: I did not like how the show had entire units of Gundams. I mean, I guess people don't want to see a show about random GM pilots, but it kind of tore apart the logic of the rest of the OYW shows. I just came off as silly to me.
Pretty good cast. Everyone, even Michel became likeable. Sanders was my favorite character though. Norris and Bjorn were pretty bad ass too. Shiro was a pretty awesome main character but a suck ass mobile suit pilot. In terms of lead pilots, I'd say he's between Kou and Bernie in terms of skill.
The plot of the show is somewhere between 0080 and 0083 in terms of scale. It's not as intimate (or hearthfelt) as 0080, but not as epic as 0083. I would have liked to see more development between him and Aina. I also don't like how fast Ginias went from loving brother to sororicidal maniac. Other than that, it was pretty good little show with a great cast.
0080 > 0079 > Zeta > 0083 > ZZ > Char's Counterattack > 08th MS Team > G
On to Unicorn!
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