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Postby Mr. Tines » Tue Dec 03, 2024 7:23 pm



Google translate wrote:◤Video release confirmed◢

"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX"
Khara x Sunrise Dreams intersect.

A new Gundam series brought to you by #StudioKhara, the creators of the "Evangelion" series, and #Sunrise

#GQuuuuuuX #GeQuaxe


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/a/non wrote: >Production: Studio Khara, Sunrise
>Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
>Series Composition: Yoji Enokido
>Screenplay: Yoji Enokido, Hideaki Anno
>Character Design: bamboo
>Mechanical Design: Ikuto Yamashita
>Animation Character Design, Chief Character Animation Director: Yumi Ikeda, Kobori Fumie
>Animation Mechanical Design, Chief Mechanical Animation Director: Sejun Kim
>Storyboard: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Masahiro Maeda, Toko Yatabe
>Art Director: Hiroshi Kato


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZaqtgVtL1M

So, rather than Eva becoming a Gundam-like franchise...
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Postby The Killer of Heroes » Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:10 pm

Surprised to see this happening! Nice to see trend of female Gundam MC continue after G-Witch, and Tsurumaki/Anno/Enokido is interesting combination for Gundam, though I think Enokido is kinda obvious weak link here.

I'm hoping this is an AU, but I wouldn't be shocked if this is UC. Loving the vibe of the trailer, aesthetic looks good and I'm really digging that BGM.

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Englished subbed trailer.

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Postby nerv bae » Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:36 pm

View Original PostThe Killer of Heroes wrote:I'm really digging that BGM.

Same; opening notes remind me of One Last Kiss.

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Postby kuribo-04 » Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:51 am

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Postby FelipeFritschF » Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:39 am

Absolutely insane to see something like this happening, this must have been Anno's dream for over 30 years. Lol. I imagine this is also what the long rumored "Tsurumaki project" is. I remember those early 90s interviews with Anno and Tomino and how at one point it felt that Anno felt he needed to overcome Tomino-sensei. Now, after NGE, and NTE, it all comes full circle.

Of course, at the same time, Eva itself is reaching its actual 30th birthday, and they're teasing something for that. At this point we might as well have Tomino making his own Eva show...

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Anno and Khara make a Gundam series (GQuuuuuuX)

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Postby Twin Drive Sigma Aquarion » Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:54 am

Freshly announced yesterday at the Gundam Winter Conference

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... es/.218576

Not sure what to make of this
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Postby Joseki » Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:05 am

I love Take, their personal style was immediately evident as all the characters in the trailer look pretty much like Pokémon trainers. Nyaan specifically is a mix of Carmine and Geeta from Scarlet/Violet:

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I'm a bit unsure on the Gundam itself, Yamashita's design is great but it looks a lot like post-timeskip Evangelion.

Tsurumaki directing and Enokido/Anno writing means it's probably going to be great, my only concern is the possible love triangle (I know Twitter will make it incredibly annoying).

I have no idea how to pronounce the title.

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Postby Mr. Tines » Sat Dec 07, 2024 3:56 pm

The character designer also worked on Katanagatari, well before the stint with Pokemon.

As for the pronunciation, I've seen it given as "Sieg - Ax", a callout to the Zeon salute for this "Char won in UC0079" AU take.
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Postby cyharding » Sat Dec 07, 2024 7:53 pm

There was also a Bluesky post from Mark Simmons where he said it was pronounced as "Kwuks," and as he has been working as a consultant on several productions in the franchise for the past decade or so, I'll take his word for it.
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Postby kuribo-04 » Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:44 am

View Original Postcyharding wrote:There was also a Bluesky post from Mark Simmons where he said it was pronounced as "Kwuks," and as he has been working as a consultant on several productions in the franchise for the past decade or so, I'll take his word for it.

That's completely unlike the katakana though.
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Postby The Killer of Heroes » Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:46 am

Well if it looks like a duck and kwucks like a duck...

No matter how you pronounce it, its a very goofy title lol.

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Postby Mr. Tines » Mon Dec 09, 2024 3:06 am

FWIW the katakana subtitling on the promo image is 「Gundam ヅークアクス」which sounds more like "Zook Axe", so who knows.
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Postby Joseki » Mon Dec 09, 2024 4:38 am

Jiikuakusu to me sounds like a close approximation for GQuuuuuuX (G Q X).

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Postby Mr. Tines » Mon Dec 09, 2024 2:09 pm

Yeah, my confusion of ジ vs ヅ in a "sans-serif" sort of font.
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Postby C.T.1290 » Tue Dec 10, 2024 5:23 pm

I’ve been seeing some posts on Facebook about that. Apparently, some people aren’t too fond of the new Gundam design. I personally think it looks more Evangelion than a Gundam. I think we’ll know when it comes out. And it’s a bit surprising that Anno is involved in it.
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Postby kuribo-04 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:05 am

Tomorrow the theater version releases, so I'm pretty sure there will be additional info like release date for the show.
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Postby Twin Drive Sigma Aquarion » Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:51 am

I've read up what got revealed (both rumors and after the release), ANN did a review of the compilation movie, and photos and scans are making their way online. Spoiling this in spoilers so don't click unless you're certain.

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So G-QuuuuuuX is alternate Gundam 0079, specifically "What if Gene didn't attack the Project V convoy, spring into action too early, and allow Amuro to pilot the RX-78-2?" Apparently him not doing that would allow Char to steal it and add (at least two) funnels and win the war. The main story takes place 6 years after this. The Mark 1 looks like an Evangelion with a weird head, Zakus did the opposite of skipping leg day, Guntank is nowhere to be seen, Guncannon variants somehow exist, Braw Bro got its named changed to Kikeroga for some reason and Challia Bull is an actual major character in this, and despite Big Zam being mass produced Dozle still dies with the main BZ, just unclear if it was at Solomon although maybe that was confirmed and nowhere I read mentioned that part.

Now that I think about it mecha anime sure has been hopped up on reimaginings in recent times and not just with the Rebuild movies: Shin Mazinger with Mazinger Z, Space Battleship Yamato with the 2199 timeline mimicking the old stuff, Hi-Evolution to Eureka Seven (although movie 2 was supposed to be different than what we got, we were denied Nirvash soccer teams with Baby The End dancing), that very unnecessary Code Geass quadrilogy (they really couldn't have used the "Lelouch was he coachman theory, could they?"), Grendizer U trying to be like its half century ago predecessor except it became wannabe Valrave and by the same writer no less, the currently Aquarion series is retreading a lot from the first series to the point where the main Aquarion is just the original with new colors, the new Wataru is basically season 1 with an internet skin, and now this. Calling it now: Bones will be so desperate for money they'll remake RahXephon but make it a multiverse hopping comedy to poke fun at all their previous works, maybe get Pitz and Lappa from Captain Earth as the main characters trying to retrieve that twelfth sword from Star Driver or something.


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Postby Mr. Tines » Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:14 am

View Original PostTwin Drive Sigma Aquarion wrote:
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The main story takes place 6 years after [0079]


Strengthening the suggestion I'd seen before that the uuuuuu was actually the
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with a reveal to come in due course.
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