Gainax-athon: Diebuster

Well...I wasn't expecting this to happen. I rewatched Diebuster after many years and shortly after watching Gunbuster and I have to say I hate it. It is a really lousy sequel to Gunbuster. Why? Let's take a look.
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[@DecultureReviews]

Once again...I made the same mistake I did in the Gunbuster video. I called Time Dilation "Time Distillation". What can I say? Also, watch the uncut version of this video at www.youcantunwatchit.com

[@starlitty]

i definitely agree that diebuster doesnt really function amazingly as a direct sequel to gunbuster, but as it's own thing i cant help but love it. considering g gundam and macross 7 are my favorite entries in their respective series, im definitely the target audience for a show like this. maybe it's a bit shallow or childish, but theres something about the sheer absurdity of stuff like nono casually destroying planets that makes my brain go "holy shit this is awesome". i agree with your point on the characters needing to be fleshed out more, and the science talk getting obnoxious though. i definitely think this series biggest detriment comes in trying to be a sequel to a show that remained relatively grounded in nature. diebuster is definitely an acquired taste, and while i understand and respect your opinion, itll always be a series i consider to be a fun romp. i love the visuals, music, enjoy the 2 main characters, and loved the wackiness of the fights. different strokes for different folks i suppose.

[@DecultureReviews]

Its cool if you like it. I actually kinda enjoy G Gundam and while I don't hate Macross 7 near as much as I used to I still don't like that one (although The Galaxy is Calling Me theatrical episode is pretty good). I did want to like Diebuster but I just couldn't. And yeah if it was its own thing like Gurren Lagaan and not a sequel to Gunbuster I might have been a bit more forgiving.

[@starlitty]

@@DecultureReviews Out of curiosity have you ever seen any getter robo or mazinger content? considering those 2 alongside gundam 0079 are the most influential mecha works, i feel like theyd be an interesting experience. gurren lagann especially wears its getter robo influence on its sleeve.

[@DecultureReviews]

I haven't gotten to those yet. I have however heard that Mazinger Z while influential is an abusively repetitive TV series that you should only watch it you want to see where Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno took inspiration from.

[@starlitty]

@@DecultureReviews yeah the toei adaptations for both getter and mazinger greatly watered them down for younger audiences (i hate to use the term toy commercials but thats basically what they were). id reccomend reading the manga versions instead and then watching the post-toei stuff. gainax (or now gaina) is releasing an adaptation of the third mazinger installment grendizer, called grendizer u. despite the current state of the studio im hopeful considering the production staff lineup is quite stacked.