Gundam VS Starwars
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Mon 2007/03/19 00:29
Done a comparison of Gundam vs Starwars (in Japanese) to find Gundam being far more popular - no surprises here. I then done a search for the same terms in English expecting to find Starwars being much more popular than Gundam and was surprised to see that the difference was trivial (see graph below). Gundam it seems has gained much ground outside of Japan too.
I grew up on Starwars but only discovered Gundam recently a few years back. Starwars comes and disappears for a few years - maybe the new TV series will bring the fever back? Gundam however seems to always be alive - theres always Gundam-something going on (Gunota is the best source).
A tough decision but for now its Gundam for me. The idea of Piloting a Mobile Suit is just too cool ^^;
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Aurora (Registered on 2006/12/26 08:49)
I'll side Gundam all the way! My first series was Gundam Wing, after that, I follow up all the new series. Never interested in Starwars in anyway, beside keeping tracks of Danny's Stormtroopers appearance ^^.
(ID #45555) Posted on 2007/03/19 01:22
Gundam! I'd love to be a Gundam mechanic if it was possible.
(ID #45556) Posted on 2007/03/19 01:27
Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot
Whilst I consider myself to be a Star Wars buff, if I had to choose between piloting a X-Wing or a Gundam (any of them [except for "Turn-A"]) I'd choose Gundam hand-down. I mean, they DO FLY, they DO HAVE LASERS plus they got ARMS AND LEGS and look cooler. On the other hand, if I had to choose between Stormtrooper or ZEON uniform... I'd go Stormtrooper!
(ID #45557) Posted on 2007/03/19 01:49
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Gundam. Piloting Freedom is one of my inner most dreams that I wish will come alive in my lifetime. :P
(ID #45558) Posted on 2007/03/19 01:51
For me it's the Providence...nothing quite says ownage but and all-range DRAGOON attack. So it's definitely Gundam for me.
(ID #45559) Posted on 2007/03/19 02:09
Student
mm... i have to say both, i love star wars as much as gundam, but im more towards gundam... star wars i love the fight scenes with the light sabers =), makes me feel that i want one ahah
(ID #45560) Posted on 2007/03/19 02:54
i dont know, having dark side of the force and controlling Darth Vader's super star destroyer, the executor, just sound so much more kick ass than anything i can do with a gundam. XD
(ID #45561) Posted on 2007/03/19 03:16
I love both of them, but for me Gundam is more than Star Wars, but still, Star Wars is a huge contributor for me as an otaku. Who knows what will happen if these two are mixed?
(ID #45562) Posted on 2007/03/19 03:21
kureshii in singapore
Force powers or Newtype powers, that is the question... I'll choose the latter
(ID #45563) Posted on 2007/03/19 03:23
I choose mechs over religeous beliefs
(ID #45564) Posted on 2007/03/19 03:25
That's not fair. For me it's like choosing between two sons.lol Just kidding, i would say Star Wars because i grew up watching those movies i just got into Gundam in 2001 when they started broadcasting Gundam Wing in my country.
(ID #45566) Posted on 2007/03/19 04:33
Retired zion colonel and part-time beach volley ball player
I've been under the Gundam spell ever since I watched the original series some 27-28 years ago. I certainly would not have predicted that it would stay popular for so long, but I suppose its longevity has helped to justify my continual affection of the series (along with all those fabulous models and toys, of course). BTW, Gundam Seed Destiny just started to air in Canada yesterday.
(ID #45567) Posted on 2007/03/19 04:50
losttek
Er Danny, you forgot the space between star and wars. If you do Gundam vs Star Wars (instead of Gundam vs starwars) you'll see that the graph comes out much differently. Sad to say but Gundam is pretty much dead, at least in the USA.
(ID #45568) Posted on 2007/03/19 04:53
ecchi student
Well, I do like Star Wars and Gundam, however I can't decide which is better.
(ID #45569) Posted on 2007/03/19 04:57
This one's a tough one for me because I grew up loving Star Wars and I still love it, especially the Luke trilogy and the expanded universe (Mara Jade would've been awesome to see in a Star Wars movie). However, after I saw Gundam Wing when it first aired here in the US on Cartoon Network, I've been a Gundam junkie. I'll go with Gundam solely based on the fact that I have 10X more Gundam merchandise in my house than Star Wars merchandise.
(ID #45572) Posted on 2007/03/19 05:16
Sales Executive & Eternal Geek/Otaku
Am going to have to go with Star Wars here.I've been a Star Wars geek since i was a kid,so it holds a special place in my life. I love Gundam as well but it isn't my favourite anime franchise of all time, Votoms has the honor of being my all-time favourite anime.
(ID #45575) Posted on 2007/03/19 07:11
Webdesigner - Freelance
I just can't choose, i'm just like you, a starwars fan since 20 years, but i like mechas now !
(ID #45576) Posted on 2007/03/19 07:50
Matt_ in London, Britannia
Star Wars Perhaps the english search results are squiffy because every person older than 25 in the english speaking world has Star Wars deeply ingrained into their cultural memory and has no reason to queery it on the net. @CyberSynaptic Really? Gundam Wing has to be the worst gundam ever. It is an abomination. The only thing going for it is the design of the Wing Gundam, and that can't hold together a 50 episode series. What i like about gundam are the fair accounts of both sides in the conflict. There are no "white hats" and "black hats". The villainy is reserved for corrupt officials. There is also a strong anti-war sentiment running through the series, with often very tragic consequences for the protagonists. And of course the Mech designs which attracted be to the series in the first place ;) If I had to choose. It would be Star Wars. By Star Wars I mean the OT. Everything else can go to hell. Except maybe KotoR
(ID #45577) Posted on 2007/03/19 08:04
daydreaming and planning to take over the world
I'll have to admit...I'm a dinosaur...I saw "The" original trilogy on silver screen when I was just an brat ...back in '77...which led to a "severe" case of "imperial feveriosis collectibillis"..by the way ..there's no cure! I'm also a "Trekkie".... And if that wasn't enough....I like Gundam too. I'm lost, completely bonkers. But STAR WARS ......ichiban.
(ID #45578) Posted on 2007/03/19 08:12
Matt_ in London, Britannia
@lostek Yes, I concur. If you search Star Wars (note the _space_) and not Starwars, vs Gundam on Google trends. The results are astronomically in favour of Star Wars. I imagine most non-fans in the west if shown a Gundam would not know what it was. They might guess Japanese-robot-thing, or possibly even a Transformer. Which has suddenly just reminded me of one of my friend's Transformers, Jetfire which was in fact a Macross Valkyrie, LOL. www.unicron.us/tf1985/1985padfront.big.jpg (scroll to the right)
(ID #45579) Posted on 2007/03/19 09:07
@Matt: Yes I know it's tragic, but Gundam Wing seems to be the starting point for most non-Japanese Gundam fans. I think this is most likely because of its ease of accessibility. Gundam newbies probably start with SEED these days.
(ID #45581) Posted on 2007/03/19 10:09
Was neber a Star Wars fan, so the choice is simple. Anyway Gundam ripoff quite a few ideas from Star Wars, Newtypes = Jedis, Beam Sabers = Light Sabers and so on. When I was young, I like Battlestar Galatica alot lot more than Star Wars cos I find the designs of Star Wars stuff rather unappealing, it was only until the appearance of AT-AT and Tie Interceptor that kindered some interest in the Star Wars Saga, but those Ewoks killed it, LOL.
(ID #45582) Posted on 2007/03/19 10:10
Well, as a kid - I was dead into Star Wars, but it all strikes me as a bit daft and simplistic now. Gundam on the other hand, has consistently held my attention and given me food for thought on a variety of levels (... yeah, even Wing ^^). Easy decision then, eh ?
(ID #45583) Posted on 2007/03/19 11:58
Student
This is an unfair poll, I'm a big fan of Star Wars and Gundam. Ever since I found some old video tapes of star wars when I was about 11 or 12 I became nuts about Star Wars buying all Pc video games and stuff. About Gundam, I used to watch transformers way before I found out about star wars so I've always been a big fan of huge robots. Unfortunaly not even a single series of gundam ever went on air in my country so I never knew about Gundam only seen a few pictures. After finding Dannychoo.com I became addicted to gundams and its model kits ^^
(ID #45584) Posted on 2007/03/19 12:17
Never been so much into star wars(seen them all though), so i'd choose gundam ^-^
(ID #45585) Posted on 2007/03/19 12:51
kuromitsu in Budapest, Hungary
Gundam, UC Gundam. I've seen SW when I was a kid, and I loved it to pieces, but when I watched it again as a teenager, I admit I found it charming but rather silly. With Gundam, it was different: I first saw Wing and found it very silly and annoying, but later I watched 0083 that made me fell in love with the UC era. Darth Vader vs. Char Aznable? Easy! Char all the way! (But Reinhard von Lohengramm owns all.)
(ID #45586) Posted on 2007/03/19 12:51
Btw there's a turkish version of star wars in videogoogle ;D http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7069307816427160377 it's silly =D
(ID #45587) Posted on 2007/03/19 12:59
College Student
Well i love both Star Wars and Gundam. Kinda wished that Star Wars had mobile suit type robot vehicles. The closest one they had on two legs was the "Chicken Walker" and it was nothing like a Gundam, twas more like..well...a chicken. X_x Might have been cool too If Darth Vader had a Gundam, a black one, like let's say...something like the GAT-X105E Strike Noir. Imagine Luke Skywalker and Darh Vader having a duel using their Gundams. ^_^
(ID #45588) Posted on 2007/03/19 16:04
Dinh Bang Nhan in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
IN fact, no matter how cool the mobile suit is, no matter how fantastic the Star wars is. Our world is still in zero degree of civilization, we still cannot compare our self with their second or third degree of civilization. In the following link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT7U50Kpl9A&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emkaku%2Eorg%2Fbooks%2Dtv%2Dfilm%2Fvideo%2Ehtml), in the interview with the Japanese-American born theoretical physicist, the Star Wars is shown to to impossible for us to achieve their technology in the movie. Please comment after watchign that clip. Thanks
(ID #45589) Posted on 2007/03/19 16:26
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
ok *wonders where to start* @Marauder: I agree where you said Gundam Wing is like the starting point of non-japanese Gundam fans. Back in the day while in high school I started collecting Gundam Wing wallpaper, I was totally oblivious to GUNDAM until I found pictures of Wing Zero & the endless Waltz custom which have always been my first love no matter how many more Gundams are out there (Strike freedom comes second)So I started looking for anime scripts from Gundam Wing & I found some, a year after that I went to hong kong & I was progressive hunting every anime store for the box set which I managed to secure... My dad being a bit of an A-hole made me leave the 2nd box set, I had to wait a good nother or 2 before I finally completed the boxed set. I have also seen some of the older starwars movies & stuff, I like darths cape & stuff but asside from that, its not really appealing to me at all. I can watch it & I wont complain but Its not something that Im completely interested in.... this is not a bias'd comment. I have an 8mb broadband connection with almost 200Gigs of what I hope to be every single gundam series every made. if not then it will be soon. Ive seen most series's of gundam including seed & seed destiny, F91, Zeta, G Gundam, V gundam, ZZ, 0080. to name but a few. I have a lot more. so a 'COMPLETELY' no bias comment....*ahem*
(ID #45591) Posted on 2007/03/19 19:14
I wasnt really into either one until some years back when Kotor came out. Thats when everything began. I watched the new trilogy after and watched IV V VI later on. But for some reasons, the old trilogy didnt interest me much, the new ones are far better IMO (yes, many pple will disagree with me on this). Gundam? I didnt really like wing, SEED was pretty good IMO (most people will disagree here too). I heard the original Gundam (1979?) is the best by far... anyone agree/disagree?
(ID #45592) Posted on 2007/03/19 21:23
My only actual experience with a Gundam anime was with Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network, which I thought was crap. Kinda put me off watching any more gundam stuff, so for me, its Star Wars, even though im not totally crazy about that either... Gundam robots are nicely designed, but they all look the same to me after a while...
(ID #45594) Posted on 2007/03/19 23:16
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I remember braving a snow storm to see Star Wars when it first appeared on the big screen. Of course it took me a few years before I really understood the story fully. Like most of the guys I grew up with, it was all we could talk about. Sometime after that a family friend asked me if I had seen a Japanese program called Mobile Suit Gundam. Well, everything was different from that point forward. I guess I would say Gundam is my favorite.
(ID #45595) Posted on 2007/03/19 23:59
i think gundam is cool anime compare to starwar. danny is time for you to buy new cosplay suit.gundam~!
(ID #45596) Posted on 2007/03/20 00:45
kevin in USA
i expected star wars to beat gundam in USA speaking of gundam, you need to get some MGs :D
(ID #45597) Posted on 2007/03/20 01:20
wow, Gundam is doing really well. I like Gundam to a extent that I actually buy the MG kits lol. Danny, you either try and bring Star Wars back alive in your Storm Trooper gear or devote to Gundam Gear lol
(ID #45600) Posted on 2007/03/20 02:47
Director/代表取締役
All, Didnt like the look for Gundam Wing when I first saw the stills but got into it after actually watching it. Rufus Shinra, Seed was soso for me - prefer the first series I think. Gabriel, You've just given me a great idea for when I get my Vader armor complete ^^; losttek, You got me!
(ID #45604) Posted on 2007/03/20 03:33
Webdesigner/Email Support
Well Gundam is always as good as Starwars. Yah your right if StarWars was made into an anime (Well if George Lucas would permit making his masterpiece as an anime) we could see the dark side moving again. I think what makes the Gundam still strong is its growing franchise and an ongoing anime. If Gundam stops making anime it would suffer the same faith as Starwars did. Well I guess the darkside is really loosing the battle here ... :)
(ID #45608) Posted on 2007/03/20 04:14
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
GUNDAM for sure .... =P
(ID #45617) Posted on 2007/03/20 05:56
i like gundam more cuz i like de fact dat u can drive it lol + it looks real but some gundam series are weird. the best i like is gundam 0079 and zeta gundam
(ID #45621) Posted on 2007/03/20 08:30
Hmm... well design. u kept the colour in a consistant manner which is pleasing to the eye. the content were well organised and well balance of text and graphic element. Good job Danny, way to go for your site. :D Jacky
(ID #45622) Posted on 2007/03/20 08:44
Oops, I'm refering to your new page design danny. Anyway cheers :)
(ID #45623) Posted on 2007/03/20 08:47
Designer & Animator
I used to love Star War alot and collected quite a lot of "figures and vehicles" I even thought of getting my own lightsaber!!! But when I saw the Gundam F91 model (i think it was the larger scale model on display) next to the anime, I dived into the world of Mobile suits and after getting into more Gundam wing then later Gundam Seed there was no turning back from this franchise for me... I want to play Gundam Musou on PS3 and Pilot a Mobile Suit (If I ever Could)^^
(ID #45632) Posted on 2007/03/20 12:49
I absolutely love Gundam AND Star Wars, both are great in there own way. But I do lean toward the dark side from time to time!
(ID #45643) Posted on 2007/03/20 18:15
Star Wars all the way. Gundam has cool mobile suits but those cool designs aren't consistent throughout other aspects of the show. They managed to make mobile suits but small arms weapons and infantry actually seem worse then what we have today. Every aspect of Star Wars is top quality, the worlds, the ships, the droids, the support vehicles, the troops and the characters. You don't have that with Gundam and its animated so it should have the advantage. Star Wars is also far more original. Even the prequals have original designs. Gundam on the other hand, even when it was original it borrowed stuff from Star Wars: star destroyer like warships, deathstar like super weapons, jedi and sith like new types and coordinators. After Gundam Wing, most of the Gundam franchise stopped innovating all together. I do like Gundam, but this is like comparing Jesus to his followers.
(ID #45645) Posted on 2007/03/20 19:02
it's a tough choice for me because I'm a gundam fan but i;m a star wars fan too .
(ID #173416) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:14
illustrator/web designer in training
Gundam Wing is the only series I watched back in the 90s (before it was subbed in English and the opening/closing themes were removed =_=). Deathscythe Hell whoo~! <3
(ID #312509) Posted on 2008/09/25 02:29
illustrator/web designer in training
[edit] I mean, GWing is the only Gundam series I've ever watched and I watched it back in the 90s before it was aired on Cartoon Network. ^^; [/edit]
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