November 16, 2015 : Gundam With A Bebop Flare?
One of the more recent Gundam Manga, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, is starting production on its anime adaptation. Last week they released a teaser for the series. Does it remind you of anything?
It’s brief, but that music certainly has a Cowboy Bebop vibe to it. It’s worth mentioning the studio producing Thunderbolt is Sunrise, Inc – the same one that did Bebop. Plus, the anime’s official website posted a key visual for the first episode:
The poster features two main characters, whose designs have a definite Bebop feel to them. The studio release a tagline with the image: “The two are fated to kill each other.”
Thunderbolt is set during the One Year War, the same time as Mobile Suit Gundam (the original series); and it pits characters from the Earth Federation against the Principality of Zeon. I don’t remember too much about the Gundam Timeline (I believe Gundam Wing took place over a hundred years after this – although apparently there are multiple timelines, and I’m not sure they all exist within the same universe).
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the Gundam franchise. I’ve watched a few series – some impressed me more than others; but I’m open to watching more, particularly if it has a Cowboy Bebop feel to it.
posted by Pi Visuals at 11:47 am
Tags: Cowboy Bebop