Adrian Leo wrote: > and i think the term "uc elitists" is kind of stupid. since tomino wrote > most UC series, it's more as though they rightfully love tomino's > fantastic work.
I'd think not too long from now, the number of non-Tomino UC shows will outnumber Tomino's own works. If you count video games that mark is surely past already. Anyway I think the UC label itself is sliding into background. From Turn-A's (Tomino's precious labor of love) very deliberate avoidance of the label to Seed and G00, I get the feeling from Sunrise/Bandai (both the creative and business angles) that the UC vs AU structure is being pushed back. Sure UC will still exist in the from of merchandise (esp. HGUC) and side stories will be made (I am not sure if Gundam Unicorn counts as a side story or a new story). But no one will make a big deal about new shows like Seed and G00 being UC or not. Tracing backward, you can probably reclassify X in the same grouping as Turn-A, Seed and G00; leaving only two timelines in the AU class: Wing and G. This group can be called NeoUC or reUC. They are non-UC by definition, but they do borrow a lot of elements from UC shows and are somewhat distinguishable from AU. But that's dangerous too, it's easy to classify G out of this NeoUC group, but how about Wing? I am not sure it's possible to define an explicit boundary line between Wing and the rest of them. It might even be premature to classify G00, with 1/4 of the show already on air, it's still kind of unclear where it belongs. (crazy idea: is there a Master Asia character in G00?) And then is it fair to exclude SD Gundam from the consideration? Why not put SD Gundam Force and BB Senshi Sangokuden into the AU bucket as well? Finally, if I can venture a prediction about the /FUTURE/, I think new UC stories (may be including Unicorn) will further blur the boundary between UC and Neo-UC grouping. Let's just call the whole thing off ;) -- Dr. Core -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
