The Weekly Stuff #326 – Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Review & Discussion

<p>After a brief discussion of games we’ve been playing like <i>Bayonetta </i>and <i>Yakuza 5 </i>– and a preview of a <i>Star Wars-</i>themed paper Jonathan is writing with a very weird title – it’s back into the wide, wacky world of <i>Gundam, </i>as we finally reach <i>Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, </i>the 1995 anime that finally brought <i>Gundam</i> to the mainstream in the West when it premiered on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block in 2000. At once a throwback to many iconic pieces of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s original <i>Gundam</i> formula and a bold break with the structure of every <i>Gundam </i>series up to this point, <i>Gundam Wing </i>is a very different experience than anything we’ve talked about before. Initially exhilarating before growing increasingly frustrating, the show is one of the messier entries in the <i>Gundam </i>canon, but nevertheless fascinating to talk about. And the OVA/movie sequel, <i>Endless Waltz, </i>is a real treat for those who stick with it all the way to the end. </p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><strong>Time Chart: </strong></p><p>Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:10:59</p><p>Stuff: 0:10:59 – 0:30:53  </p><p>Gundam Wing: 0:30:53 </p><p><strong>Stream </strong><i><strong>The Weekly Stuff Podcast </strong></i><strong>Episode #326</strong></p><p><strong>Download 'The Weekly Stuff' Episode #326 as an MP3</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QsXZYt12NIzF224GKBA0g"><strong>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wgtc-radio-we-got-this-covered/id535584943"><strong>Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanLack"><strong>Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SeanTheChapman"><strong>Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!</strong></a></p>