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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX episode 6 review: Chaos and conspiracy on side
Credits: Crunchyroll As Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Episode 6 ('The Plot to Assassinate Kycilia') premieres on Amazon Prime, longtime fans and newcomers alike are in for a ride. For context, GQuuuuuuX reimagines the classic Universal Century Gundam saga in an alternate timeline. In this universe, ace pilot Char Aznable took the White Gundam (now the 'Red Gundam') and won the One Year War for Zeon, radically changing history. Five years later, a Space Colony called Side 6 has become the stage for underground mecha duels known as Clan Battles. The heroine is Amate 'Machu' Yuzuriha, a high-school girl who unexpectedly activates the experimental Gundam GQuuuuuuX and joins these duels alongside Shuji Ito (pilot of the Red Gundam). (If you're wondering, Clan Battles are basically illegal mobile-suit duels – think futuristic gladiator matches.) With Zeon operatives and even rogue Earth Federation agents on her tail, Machu 's life is anything but normal. Episode 6 deepens the intrigue by testing Machu's friendships and revealing a dangerous assassination plot – all while delivering the mecha action that audiences crave. Background: Alternate Gundam universe To set the scene: GQuuuuuuX takes place in a timeline where the Principality of Zeon won the One Year War, thanks to Char's bold move of stealing the Federation's Gundam. In this reality, characters who died in the original series (like Kycilia Zabi) are alive, and Earth forces are on edge. On Side 6, Machu (Amate) is just an ordinary colony student until she meets Nyaan, a war refugee. Their encounter drags Machu into the hunt for the missing Red Gundam. Zeon sends Lieutenant Xavier Olivette in the prototype GQuuuuuuX to capture it, but when his Gundam crashes on Side 6, Machu hijacks it and wipes out the corrupt Space Police. This dramatic moment leaves the GQuuuuuuX in the hands of the Pomeranians, a clan-battle gang. After meeting Shuji Ito (the Red Gundam pilot) and sensing a kindred spirit, Machu joins him as a teammate in Clan Battles. In short, a normal schoolgirl becomes a Gundam pilot overnight. Note for new viewers: the show mixes high-tech mecha battles with heavy political plots. As one reviewer warned, GQuuuuuuX 'leans heavily into pre-existing lore' and assumes some familiarity with Gundam history. But even without deep Gundam knowledge, you'll follow the main beats: rival pilots, powerful mobile suits, and a war of ideologies. Episode 6 recap In this episode, Machu and her friends face tests on every front. First, a personal crisis: Machu learns that Nyaan has awakened Newtype powers (advanced psychic abilities), and she can't help feeling jealous that Nyaan has an advantage that she lacks. This inner conflict makes Machu distance herself from Nyaan. Meanwhile, Zeon commander Challia Bull orders a secret delivery of the fearsome Kikeroga mobile armor to Side 6 – hinting that something big is coming. A Zeon informant warns Xavier that Kycilia Zabi (one of the Zabi royals) is about to visit the colony, and whispers of sabotage and moles swirl through the ranks. Then the drama really escalates: Annqi, the Pomeranians' leader, cuts a dark deal with Challia. She agrees to betray Machu by handing over the GQuuuuuuX and revealing Shuji's hideout to Zeon, all for a huge bounty. Machu accidentally overhears this perfidy. In a tense but heartfelt moment, she quickly reconciles with Nyaan and the pair rush off to warn Shuji of the impending attack. On another front, Federation agents – in fact members of the Titans faction – have infiltrated the colony with orders to kill Kycilia. We even see Titans veterans Bask Om and Gates Capa among the saboteurs. As Kycilia arrives on Side 6 for her secret meeting, everything erupts into chaos: Side 6 security forces attempt to assassinate the captured Xavier as a message to Zeon, but Challia suddenly intervenes to save him. The episode ends on a cliffhanger: loyalties are unclear (even Challia's), friendships have been tested, and an assassination plot is a hair's breadth from unfolding. Emotionally, Machu's guilt over hurting Nyaan gives way to relief when she reconnects with her friend – a touching beat amid all the tension. Overall, Episode 6 throws its characters into turmoil: jealousy, betrayal, and looming political violence all come to a head. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Essential Tips for Navigating Morocco Celebrities' Educational Journey Undo Story and character analysis Episode 6 digs into character relationships and themes of trust. Machu's jealousy and guilt over Nyaan's talent highlight the personal side of the story. For fans, it's a relief to see the two reconcile – showing that despite the violence around them, Machu's humanity remains intact. Shuji's determination (and Machu's loyalty to him) also shine through; their bond as Gundam teammates becomes more than just a title. The appearance of Annqi as a double-crosser raises stakes: no one in the Pomeranians can be fully trusted now. Meanwhile, Challia's ambiguous actions – saving Xavier at the end – underscore his murky loyalties. Is he just protecting his own interests, or does he secretly sympathize with Machu's cause? The episode suggests that the lines between friend and enemy are blurring, which is classic Gundam drama. As for pacing, the mix of school-scene angst and high-level scheming is uneven. Casual viewers might feel overwhelmed: the episode bounces from Machu's personal dilemma to Zeon's royal intrigue to underground deals. Hardcore fans, however, will enjoy catching the references (for example, Gizmodo noted that Episode 6 even tips its hat to events from Zeta Gundam ). Those nods add depth for veterans, even as they underscore the density of the narrative. In summary, Episode 6 is heavy on story setup and light on extended action, but it pays off by sharply raising the emotional and political stakes. What's next: Speculation With all these threads now in motion, fans are eagerly guessing where the story will go. The next episode's title, 'Machu's Rebellion,' suggests Amate may finally stand up against the establishment. Having worked through her jealousy and learned of Annqi's betrayal, Machu might fight back against Zeon influence or even the corrupted parts of Side 6 itself. Nyaan's Newtype awakening could also come into play – perhaps she'll take up the GQuuuuuuX or another Gundam to protect her friends. On the political side, Kycilia Zabi's visit is ominous. Will the assassination attempt succeed or be thwarted? And what will Challia do when his loyalties are tested by Kycilia versus the Char-aligned underground? The introduction of Bask Om and the Titans hints at a larger conspiracy. It's possible Episode 7 will feature a full-on clash with the Titan operatives (Bask Om was once a villain in Zeta Gundam ). At the very least, we expect more spectacular Clan Battles, now with even more on the line. One thing is clear: the conspiracy is out in the open, and Machu and her allies will have to fight not just in the arena, but in the shadows of Zeon and Federation politics. Whether it's more pyrotechnic robot duels or game-changing betrayals, the stage is set for a dramatic second half.
Gizmodo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
GQuuuuuuX Is a Celebration of Gundam Blorbos
The latest Gundam show is clearly made by people who love the 1979 classic—but that love isn't getting in the way of the story it wants to tell. Now that it's almost halfway through, Gundam GQuuuuuuX is setting the stage for a fascinating story between its young trio of protagonists and the forces at play beyond them in the show's vision of an alternative version of Gundam's beloved original continuity. But something has become clear about the series with every episode: this is a series that is made by creatives who are absolute sickos for the original Gundam. Set in an alt-future re-imagining of what Gundam could look like if the Earth Federation lost the One Year War depicted throughout the original 1979 anime, by its very nature GQuuuuuuX has had plenty of opportunity to include tons of familiar characters. It's pulled out some big guns: Char Aznable, arguably one of the most famous Gundam characters of all time, if not the most, has both appeared and left an indelible shadow over the series' whole narrative even as he has become largely absent from it. You might have expected, in some ways, for the series' cast to be peppered with oodles of other prominent characters from the original show, from series protagonist Amuro Ray, to Char's sister Sayla, to Bright Noa, or other members of the White Base crew that could've been, if Zeon hadn't won the war. But GQuuuuuuX's primary cast is both blessedly largely original, and filled with 1979 throwbacks… just the wildest, weirdest choices imaginable. Challia Bull, an important yet one-off character from the 1979 show—paradoxically both fundamentally vital to that series' early explorations of one of the franchise's most fascinating concepts, Newtypes, and also unimportant enough that he was killed off in his debut appearance, and even left on the cutting room floor of the original show's movie compilation trilogy—is a major figure and potential antagonistic force in GQuuuuuuX, radically re-imagined as an incredibly close partner of Char now in search of his missing friend and the Red Gundam he piloted. But he's a major character in a sea of what the internet would otherwise affectionally call 'blorbos' (or Glup Shittos, if you take your fandom parlance from Star Wars): incredibly minor one-hit wonders whose invocation is for the most diehard of fans. We've had Cameron Bloom, a minor bureaucrat from the original show who mostly existed to get in the way of Mirai's burgeoning relationship with Bright and be subject to one of the funniest punches in Gundam history, in one of several weekly appearances of a random minor character in GQuuuuuuX's narrative. That's a list that has included Mosk Han, a Federation scientist who appears in a single late episode of the original to upgrade the Gundam's response time; and Dren and Denim, Char's stooges (and most hilariously by absence Gene, a Zaku pilot who's presence on the mission to scout out the Gundam is apparently the decisive turning point of GQuuuuuuX's entire timeline). This week we got Gaia and Ortega, two-thirds of the Black Tri-Stars, a trio of Zeon ace pilots best known for one extremely cool attack maneuver that they then proceed to immediately whiff when they try to use it on Amuro more than once. Next week, we're getting Kycilia Zabi, a member of the fascistic ruling family of Zeon whose main plots in the original show were executing her Nazi-loving brother and then getting gruesomely blown up by a Char bazooka headshot in the series' closing episode. The vast majority of these characters are not ones you would expect an alternative retelling of Gundam's primary 'Universal Century' timeline to even mention, let alone give prominent plotlines to. And yet, for as incredibly referential and reverential of the original Mobile Suit Gundam as GQuuuuuuX is, its story is not beholden to a cameo fest. GQuuuuuuX never slams the breaks on its narrative to grab its audience by the shoulders and scream 'look! a reference!', or make awareness of the original Gundam vital knowledge to that narrative's logic. Anyone watching the series without prior knowledge of a 46 year old anime is still getting a compelling story, one built largely on entirely new characters (or characters like Challia, so drastically re-imagined that they might as well be new). Anyone who does know? Well, they get to delight in whatever Little Guy of the Week will show up next. It makes the fanservice not the point of the series, but a shared language between the creative team and diehard audiences that reminds the latter, every week, that the former adores all this weird stuff as much as you do. There's a kind of absurd sincerity to GQuuuuuuX in that sense, that invites trust: come along this wild ride with us, the show asks, wherever it takes this remixing of Gundam's fundamental world. And you kind of want to, because you can tell just bursting from every seam is a creative team that understands all the flavor and minutiae that made that world so compelling in the first place.
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy – Classic anime that changed anime forever
The Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy, based on Yoshiyuki Tomino 's 1979 TV series, is one of the most important works in anime history. It combines powerful space battles with emotional character stories. The trilogy condenses the 43-episode original into a shorter but intense story about war, identity, and sacrifice. For both new viewers and longtime fans, it offers an easier way to experience the heart of the Gundam universe. Mobile Suit Gundam Legacy: Amuro ray's fight for humanity This trilogy is more than just giant robots. It tells a very human story. The main character, Amuro Ray, is a young pilot caught in a war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. The films focus on how war affects people. It's not only about fighting—it's about fear, pain, and how those scars last even after the battles end. Amuro's broken relationship with his father and the love triangle between Amuro, Mirai, and Kai add emotional weight. Char Aznable's personal revenge adds more drama. These character-driven moments make the story more than just a sci-fi action series. Even though the films are shorter than the full series, they still show the emotional cost of war. Gundam's Legacy Over 40 years later, Mobile Suit Gundam still shapes the anime world. It introduced the 'real robot' genre, where mechs are treated as machines, not magical weapons. This realistic approach changed how future mecha anime were created. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Legendary Stars: Timeless Icons I Am Famous Undo The trilogy also helped start the Gunpla model kit craze, which remains a major part of anime fan culture today. Its influence can be seen in modern titles like Neon Genesis Evangelion, with many fans comparing Amuro Ray and Shinji Ikari for their emotional depth. For newcomers, this trilogy is a perfect starting point. It's shorter than the full series but still shows why Gundam became a global success. Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy You can stream the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy on Netflix, making it easy for new and returning fans to enjoy this classic. The 2019 Blu-ray is out of print and harder to find, but older DVD versions are still available online. For most viewers, streaming is the most convenient way to watch. Whether you choose the movie trilogy or the original TV series, Mobile Suit Gundam is a must-see for anime lovers. Its strong characters, deep storytelling, and powerful themes make it a timeless classic.
