Kidô senshi Gandamu: Fukushû no Requiem

Im surprise there is no review yet for this amazing series, so I'm gonna start the ball rolling here. This series presents a refreshing, "down-to-earth" perspective on the Gundam universe, offering a grounded look at the human cost of war rather than the usual large-scale strategic warfare that many fans may expect.

The story deviates from the typical tactical war games that have become a hallmark of the franchise. Instead, it focuses more on the human element-the tragedies and chaos that arise from conflict. Admittedly, there are moments when the characters seem unsure of what to do, which can pull the viewer out of the immersion. Still, despite these occasional lapses, the narrative remains engaging and binge-worthy, a testament to the creator's vision. Notably, this is the first mainline Gundam series produced by a Western team, which makes the achievement all the more impressive.

One of the standout features of this series is the battle scenes. The mobile suits feel massive and imposing, with their movements and speed depicted in a way that's both believable and thrilling. This is the most "grounded" portrayal of mobile suit combat since Gundam Thunderbolt, and it surpasses even that in terms of realism. However, while the fight sequences are excellent, the character animation could use some improvement. I'm hopeful that with a larger budget in future seasons, this aspect will see significant enhancement.

For newcomers to the Gundam universe, there may be some terminology that doesn't quite resonate, but the core story is simple enough to enjoy without prior knowledge. Overall, I'd rate this series a solid 8/10-an impressive achievement and a worthy addition to the Gundam franchise.

So this really is a mixed bag. Overall I'm very happy it was made but disappointed.

There are some very strong points such as the animation the fight sequences the level of detail i like the main character who is a very strong female lead without being a mary sue.

There are some very weak points such as the actual dialogue which fluctuates between well thought out episodes with realistic dialogue and other episodes that sound like they were written by chat gpt .

There is a level of modernism that is thrown into this which is completely unnecessary and attracts from it.

The accents are all over the place which normally compliments Gundam films and TV shows but in this case was poorly chosen and makes no sense.

The middle half of it felt very weak and lackluster where is the beginning and ending was phenomenal. Episodes 1-2 and 6 held up to the original Gundam films. Where is episodes 3 through 5 varied from g gundam level of sillyness to some well done scenes.

As far as the mobile suits various armor and fight scenes very well done. They do overpower the Gundam which I think was silly and change the face. But it's much better than a lot of the UC spin-offs we have.

I do hope they make some video games with this assets.

Strenths Base story Set design and details Battle sequence Strong female lead Didn't red con anything Solid voice acting

Weak points Silly secondary characters Overpowered Gundam Bad dialogue written by chat GPT or poorly translated Filler episodes Modern political discourse injected which has nothing to do with Gundam or anti war gundam themes.

On the one hand I'm happy for anything uc thats new. But this very easily could have been much better with a little editing and a little better writing.... I'm convinced if you cut this down from 3 hours to an hour and a half and used ai to change some lines and add some it would actually A+ film . But its not . Worth watching for any Gundam fan not sure for anybody else.

I am a huge Gundam fan, so it's sad to see how bad this one is, but again it's Netflix so wasn't expect much.

The CGI is really bad, like we had better CGI movies 5 or 7 years ago, this looks more like cut scenes from a PS3 game. It's not helped along by the bad lipsync or that it was made with English mouth movement in mind instead of Japanese, as only a tourist would choose the English option.

It's also got all the modern DEI thinks to check of, which is something you will notice really fast, and given it's something that means lower quality in the story and work in generel I would say they don't break that mold here. They even use the classic "touch girl" hair style we are seeing every time now, so when ever people I know and myself sees the half bold haircut we tend to write the show of then and there as they all go the same way anyway.

The sounds the Zaku used seems off when you are used to them sounding in pretty unique way. I don't know why they changed it here.

The ending is... well it's bad, I don't know why they don't focus test their shows, or at least hire fans to make them. We have seen with One Piece that it can be done, if they listen to the creator and have fans working on it without change everything to please the modern none existing audience.

I can't really give it more than 2 stars, as I see many trying to pump up the scor, and because it's not really that good even if you could look past the nightmare inducing CGI.

I'm seeing a lot of reviewers panning this show due to their preconceived notions of what it should have been. I fornone like having the perspective of Zeon troops being hunted by the Gundam. You get glimpses of what it's like to go against a hero character, and what it takes to overcome just one.

It was done in Unreal Engine 5, which means a lot of the environmental CGI can look photo realistic at times. On the other hand, they did not take the time to really work on the human character models skin and facial expressions, so it sometimes is a stark contrast to the environmental scenery. Overall, it wasn't a deal breaker for me and it was nice to see a more realistic Gundam work than a traditional animation.

The first 2 episodes are incredible. The action is superb and ruthless. The depiction of the Gundam was like an unstoppable entity of warfare horror and I loved it. I found it difficult not to root for it. What helped this was that no identity of the pilot was given until the second to last episode; and the voice acting in this movie is a bit cringe, the characterizations even more so, exacerbated by the subpar CGI of faces. Whereas the effects excelled in the suits and combat, they failed with the people. I found this passable though; for episodes 1, 2, and 4. Episode 3 was a yawnfest and the last 2 episodes, while having some good action, were crippled by awful plot twists and revelations. Barring spoilers, I won't get into it, but...laughably bad. Nonetheless, a fun series to enjoy parts of if you like mecha.