Gundam has long been called the Star Trek of Japan, because of its long-running popularity, and its many, many incarnations. This means there have been hundreds, if not thousands of Gundams and other assorted mecha designed for the Gundam anime series, and not all of them have been winners. For every RX-78 from the original series there’s a goofy-looking Z'gok, for the sleek designs of Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed, there’s the borderline insane mecha from the phenomenally goofy G Gundam. Of those thousands, here are designs that are less “Gundam” and more “goddamn.”
This is the worst fucking article I’ve ever read from io9.
>refers to everything as a “Gundam”
>says the Zogok is from VICTORY GUNDAM
>completely ignores designs that really ARE absurd
>SEED >sleek urghhuuuerrrrmmmsskksskssuuuu >“not-particularly loved Victory Gundam” >Zeta Zaku >Guntank >mostlly G...
That’s what I meant by superficial similarities.
That comparison actually has little to do with themes and whatnot, and more to do with how the shows became popular....