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The story
In a chat thread on 5ch’s “Anything Live-Commentary G” board, someone made the lighthearted jab, “You guys seem like the type to talk about anime from 20 years ago,” which prompted another poster to evangelize for “King Gainer,” a robot anime directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino that aired 24 years ago. It was praised as “Tomino’s last genuinely fun anime” and “rare in that the characters don’t die,” sparking a wave of nostalgia. The thread as a whole was mostly the usual live-chat banter — food photos, greetings exchanged back and forth — with comments about the show’s animation and character designs mixed in as well.
What people said
Buzz buzz buzzzz! 🐧
Baam-cho!
Kon-kon-konkon-konkonkon ✊
Looks sooo good 🥺
Looks tasty, huh~
Isn't that undercooked? It's still red inside
Watched it yesterday, and yeah, the character designs feel off
Even the live thread for Edge's MX airing had a ton of comments like "what's with this character design…"
King Gainer is actually a 24-year-old anime, but it's great
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vjNYeXYHLN4
(As always) "Tomino's last genuinely fun anime"
(As always) "the rare one where the characters don't die"
😽😼ฅ😃ฅ😸
Because Aku-tan is beautiful
Because Aku-tan and the whole "Certain" franchise cast are cute
Morning! 🌅
😃Haha, Konata-on-the-XP-wallpaper, that's nostalgic (the classic meme of Lucky Star's Konata photoshopped onto the Windows XP desktop background)
Good morning
Background and Talking Points
King Gainer is a Sunrise-produced robot anime directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino that aired in 2002, marking its 24th anniversary this year. Tomino’s works — including the Gundam series — are known for mercilessly killing off major characters, so this show stands out among longtime fans for wrapping up on a bright note where almost none of the cast dies, earning it a reputation as “surprisingly gentle for a Tomino show” and “the last Tomino anime you could just enjoy watching.” In the thread, the lighthearted generational jab “you guys seem like the type to talk about anime from 20 years ago” was actually met with an example from 24 years ago, which ended up exposing just how old the live-commentary crowd — and their reference points — really are. In another reply, the lack of gory content in the “Certain” (Toaru) franchise is explained with the offhand reasoning that “the characters are cute,” but it’s worth noting this is just one viewer’s casual impression, not an accurate account of the franchise’s actual content guidelines or the source material’s direction.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (“Anything Live-Commentary G”) thread “🍪Fuu-tan Andagi🏡.”
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