Gundam Battle Log

Just realised that this was on 3 months ago on their Gundam Website

Episode 1

Build Fighter series seem to be in line with the ideas of the Net and multiplayer competition. Although the metaverse is not panning out in real life it’s nice to see Gundam using it as a world building story.

The opening has special appearances by characters from past Gundam Build Fighters

Finally got to watch Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island.

I like this episode movie and it shows what an updated Gundam remake could look like with modern animation techniques.

It also touches on the themes of what is the human costs of war. But it’s really cool to see the white base crew get together again and the kids make it light hearted.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=g0mI-PtiqEA&pp=ygUQWW9zaGl5dWtpIHRvbWlubw%3D%3D

In fact, Tomino used Disney as an example of what happens when animated titles lose heart. The creator of Gundam first critiqued Disney's choice to move on from hand-drawn animation to digitalized media. Tomino went so far as to call Disney's most recent releases "boring" and "depressing" at worst. So when asked why he felt that way, Tomino said his disappointment in Disney stems from its production goals.

After all, the creator of Gundam is already worried the anime industry is learning bad habits from Disney. Bandai Namco Filmworks, the company behind Gundam, is tackling bigger projects that stray away from traditional animation. For Tomino, this worries him because he sees Disney as a brand that puts out "empty blockbusters without any personality." To make good content, Tomino believes creators must be allowed to experiment, and execs like producers must get their hands dirty when developing a project. They cannot simply stand to the side and churn numbers in hopes of convincing creators to follow lucrative trends.