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Do you lads see Zambot 3 as a "true classic" or is it mostly a historical piece?
I lean more towards the latter. It has its moments (Killer the Butcher, human bomb arc, last 4 eps) but alot of the other episodes can be pretty anemic, especially during the first 9 episodes when the production staff were still trying to find their groove and the interesting/memorable elements hadn’t really kicked in. They also struggled making good robot fights, even the latter half had a few duds.
Definitely got the feeling that most of the buzz around this series comes down to it being interesting to look back upon (Sunrise’s first original, defined Tomino's career path, pulls a couple of genre conventions on their head), rather than being a well-made show in it’s own right.
”Impact over quality” is not a problem I have with ’70s anime as a whole, if anything there are quite a few that still stand strong on their own merits and aren’t as wooden in terms of direction (staging, lighting, editing/pacing, use of music, etc.).
>Yamato and Harlock blend fantastical space adventures with heavy subject matter in a very appealing way, with some great music and cinematic direction to boot (especially in Harlock), and the characters ain’t too shabby either. These two really feel like the pure platonic ideal of a space opera come to life, the greybeards who see them as ”the greatest TV cartoons ever made” ain’t too far off.
>Mazinger Z has alot of fun character interactions and devious ”master plans” to go with the iconic monsters
>Danguard Ace is a heartfelt father and son story, and the giant robot stuff doesn't disappoint either (have only seen the 2013 compilation films though)
>First Gundam did a good job in terms of forward momentum, while keeping the characters and battles interesting even during the less eventful episodes
All in all I wouldn’t say I’ve been ”cheated” of my time for watching Zambot, I’m just curious about it’s following.
I lean more towards the latter. It has its moments (Killer the Butcher, human bomb arc, last 4 eps) but alot of the other episodes can be pretty anemic, especially during the first 9 episodes when the production staff were still trying to find their groove and the interesting/memorable elements hadn’t really kicked in. They also struggled making good robot fights, even the latter half had a few duds.
Definitely got the feeling that most of the buzz around this series comes down to it being interesting to look back upon (Sunrise’s first original, defined Tomino's career path, pulls a couple of genre conventions on their head), rather than being a well-made show in it’s own right.
”Impact over quality” is not a problem I have with ’70s anime as a whole, if anything there are quite a few that still stand strong on their own merits and aren’t as wooden in terms of direction (staging, lighting, editing/pacing, use of music, etc.).
>Yamato and Harlock blend fantastical space adventures with heavy subject matter in a very appealing way, with some great music and cinematic direction to boot (especially in Harlock), and the characters ain’t too shabby either. These two really feel like the pure platonic ideal of a space opera come to life, the greybeards who see them as ”the greatest TV cartoons ever made” ain’t too far off.
>Mazinger Z has alot of fun character interactions and devious ”master plans” to go with the iconic monsters
>Danguard Ace is a heartfelt father and son story, and the giant robot stuff doesn't disappoint either (have only seen the 2013 compilation films though)
>First Gundam did a good job in terms of forward momentum, while keeping the characters and battles interesting even during the less eventful episodes
All in all I wouldn’t say I’ve been ”cheated” of my time for watching Zambot, I’m just curious about it’s following.
