Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
Synopsis
Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle. Under the entry name "Machu," she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shuji. (Source: Official site)
Audience Consensus
Audience members show interest in the alternative timeline and callbacks to the original series, but concerns arise regarding character development, voice acting, and reliance on tropes and plot elements from other anime series like Evangelion and Utena. There is cautious optimism for the TV series version, but concerns remain about repeating mistakes from previous Gundam series like Witch From Mercury.
Strengths
- Excitement for an alternative timeline where Char pilots the RX78.
- Callbacks to the original 0079 series are appreciated.
- Amate's character shows potential for development.
Weaknesses
- Char's new voice actor is considered flat.
- The series borrows too heavily from Evangelion and Utena.
- Concerns that the Clan Battle concept, similar to WFM, may not work well.