So does this mean that no one will remember Evangelion in twenty years?
:P
I kid...
On a more serious note - the theme you discuss (which I generally agree with, btw, if I understand you correctly) turns up elsewhere. For instance, RahXephon has episode 19, "Blue Friend", which is the episode where Ayato and his friend are on the run. How common in the anime war stories industry would you say that such an idea is?
It's unfortunate if a particular idea requires distracting things like mass marketing to release. But if the idea manages to keep showing up even in other series, perhaps it can accomplish its goal anyway?
junior
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Subject : Re: [gundam] (OT) Letters from Iwo Jima
Date : Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:54:19 -0500
From : "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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But the two opposing faces have always been tangled up since the
curtain closed on First Gundam. We the hobby fans carry the biggest
share of blame. Without us, there would have not been MSV, without
MSV there would be no Zeta and the rest of the generally inferior
sequels. But without the sequels the First Gundam also would not
maintain it's legacy and be forgotten along with Ideon etc. Tomino
himself recognizes the contradiction in an early GAce interview.
Without the merchandise Gundam would not reach a wide audience,
without a wide audience it's pointless to make anime with a deep
message (e.g. Turn-A), but with the merchandise the message is buried
and forgotten, or rejected. Along with the hobby fans, Tomino did the
most to dilute his own theme with endless mechas and sequels.
So, sincerely or cynically, Tomino and the rest of Gundam creators
bash fans over the head over and over again with "anti-war" themes and
the fans respond with bulletproof immunity.
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