A thread titled “Why Gundam X Is Unpopular” went up on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, drawing a wave of comments criticizing the mecha designs, characters, and scattered storytelling.
While some praised certain units like the Divider, plenty of complaints stood out too — weak mecha designs on both the hero and villain sides, the Frost Brothers feeling too small-scale as final bosses, and the two secondary Gundams barely leaving an impression.
The Divider's cool though
I think X's take on Newtypes finally got its due once we hit the Reiwa era (2019–present)
Unicorn and GQuuuuuuX kind of overdid it though
Unicorn and GQuuuuuuX kind of overdid it though
>>5
Blame Amuro for pushing that meteor back
Blame Amuro for pushing that meteor back
All three main units are just subtly not cool
The protagonist's a bratty kid
And Tiffa's not even cute but acts stuck-up about it, so annoying
And Tiffa's not even cute but acts stuck-up about it, so annoying
>>9
Z and ZZ had that too though
Z and ZZ had that too though
Witz and Roabey should just swap mobile suits
Both V and X have lame enemy mobile suit designs
It's because those villain brothers are so lame
All they ever talk about is Tiffa, next-episode previews, and doctor stuff
Everyone on Garrod's side is just a saint
Other than going "whoa" at the Satellite Cannon's strategic-level power,
the good guys just don't hit that hard
It's all "a unit that shoots a lot" and "a unit that shoots even more," so the battles end up monotonous and boring
the good guys just don't hit that hard
It's all "a unit that shoots a lot" and "a unit that shoots even more," so the battles end up monotonous and boring
Vassago… a rehash of Nataku, which was itself a rehash of Dragon Gundam
Leopard… a rehash of Heavyarms
Leopard… a rehash of Heavyarms
>>21
So is the Aegis Gundam, a rehash of Ashtaron, fine then?
So is the Aegis Gundam, a rehash of Ashtaron, fine then?
>>21
This
It's phoned in across the board
This
It's phoned in across the board
Same as Dagwon → GaoGaiGar (nicknamed "Gagaga"),
once a show catches on with fujoshi fans (women into shipping/BL subtext), doubling down on fujoshi-bait character designs and setups for the sequel kills it
once a show catches on with fujoshi fans (women into shipping/BL subtext), doubling down on fujoshi-bait character designs and setups for the sequel kills it
>>35
Gagaga wasn't really fujoshi-bait though
The earlier series had light fujoshi appeal, and when Dagwon leaned hard into it, the whole franchise tanked
Gagaga already had its ending decided before it even started, so they just went full risqué with the character designs and did whatever they wanted
Gagaga wasn't really fujoshi-bait though
The earlier series had light fujoshi appeal, and when Dagwon leaned hard into it, the whole franchise tanked
Gagaga already had its ending decided before it even started, so they just went full risqué with the character designs and did whatever they wanted
The factions and everyone's motives are even more jumbled than in Wing, so the whole thing feels unfocused and forgettable
On top of that, even the moment-to-moment fun falls short of Wing, so there's nothing going for it
On top of that, even the moment-to-moment fun falls short of Wing, so there's nothing going for it
What were the Freeden crew even trying to do on their journey?
It ended like some war had wrapped up, but who was actually fighting who?
It ended like some war had wrapped up, but who was actually fighting who?
>>61
If you need that explained to you, we can't even have a conversation
If you need that explained to you, we can't even have a conversation
>>61
Classic move — playing dumb to bait replies for affiliate blog clicks
Classic move — playing dumb to bait replies for affiliate blog clicks
Guess nobody could actually explain it, huh
My theory's proven then
My theory's proven then
The main heroine ends up with a hilarious face on the model kit box
V and X are honestly both mediocre
That was the series' lost period
That was the series' lost period
>>82
Turn A got a pass though
Turn A got a pass though
G, W, X in a row kind of gives off that Dragon Ball / One Piece / Toriko vibe (Jump's old "big three")
>>83
Don't insult Wing
Don't insult Wing
If the mecha designs aren't great, they don't get made into merch as much
That's probably the simple reason V and X get overlooked
Iron-Blooded Orphans and The Witch from Mercury get tons of figures and kits even with garbage scripts
That's probably the simple reason V and X get overlooked
Iron-Blooded Orphans and The Witch from Mercury get tons of figures and kits even with garbage scripts
>>86
I think ZZ's mobile suits have great designs, so why don't they ever get new model kits 🥺
The only new ones come as Unicorn bonus extras
I think ZZ's mobile suits have great designs, so why don't they ever get new model kits 🥺
The only new ones come as Unicorn bonus extras
The Frost Brothers are actually competent
>>95
Having clearly superior abilities but getting written off as "defective" because it's not the type society wants —
that's them embodying the show's core theme
Having clearly superior abilities but getting written off as "defective" because it's not the type society wants —
that's them embodying the show's core theme
Also the two secondary Gundams are astonishingly forgettable
They don't have a design that's super popular like Deathscythe,
or a late-series awakening arc dropping strong enemies left and right like Duel,
or an iconic battle moment like Cherudim's 1-second Trans-Am
They don't have a design that's super popular like Deathscythe,
or a late-series awakening arc dropping strong enemies left and right like Duel,
or an iconic battle moment like Cherudim's 1-second Trans-Am
>>105
Brothers aside, I've never seen anyone say they actually like these two units
Brothers aside, I've never seen anyone say they actually like these two units
>>105
They're actually pretty active though
They're actually pretty active though
The Frost Brothers as final boss was a letdown
They just don't have final-boss presence
They just don't have final-boss presence
>>111
By that logic Le Creuset, who pulls basically the same stunt, doesn't have final-boss presence either
By that logic Le Creuset, who pulls basically the same stunt, doesn't have final-boss presence either
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Why Gundam X Is Unpopular.”
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