They were giant superheroes and the hot-blooded teen pilots would jump into the robot built by a dad or uncle without any training or explanation and go out to smash the monster of the week, week after week. I mean, it's not all sunshine, dude picks up his share of PTSD on full display in Zeta, but Amuro at the start of the series is a shut-in asshole, and Amuro's last waltz has him as the savior of mankind, the ace of aces who can still maintain healthy relationships with his peers and his girlfriend (unlike CCA Char, who loses even the progress he had in Zeta). Limited Model (LM), not to be confused with High Grade Limited Model (HG-LM), is a cross-franchise line of models from 1996 featuring both Gundam and Evangelion kits.

which would go in the Hype Machine, ask specific questions with strong prompts, just like a normal thread does. Gundam was done as a war story with more attention to physics in response to Tomino's dissatisfaction with the super robot tropes (Though it still has a lot of the tropes, being the first to try something different). And in terms of piloting, Amuro starts off with talent but struggles - only the advanced armor of the Gundam lets him survive long enough for that talent to grow. is a line of plastic model kits of anime and tokusatsu characters and is part of Bandai’s Figure-rise line. though of course, the original Gundam isn't the pinnacle of Gundam being depressing: Zeta (for the ending) or Victory (for the general tone) probably takes that cake.Well, one thing that distinguishes Shinji from Amuro is that, in a lot of ways, the whole giant robot thing is a catalyst for Amuro to grow up. jpg","names":[],"cleanImageName":"1181-Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Metal-Build-EVA-01-Test-Type-ca--22-cm-gross_2. I wanted to start watching an anime in the mecha subgenre and I know that the two biggest franchises are Gundam and Evangelion.

It started an entire wave of making robots look more humanoid and "realistic", although the show itself by executive meddling was at times reduced to MOTW and was forced to have a color scheme that's more in line towards a 70's kid mech show. To be honest, considering the opening blurbs mention 1/2 the human pop being killed in the early stages of the war from WMDs and colony drops, it's a little surprising people aren't more fucked up. They are made from PS and hard ABS plastic and feature a very detailed design that can also easily be painted for an even more detailed look.Gundam modeling spread in the 1990s with North America and Europe being exposed to Gundam through television and manga. Top-tier companies like Bandai, Kotobukiya, and Meng have crafted some ultra-detailed Evangelion model kits.