Flit Asuno, Emily Armonde, Yurin L’Ciel, Vargas Dyson, Grodek Ainoa, Millais Alloy, Largan Drace, Woolf Enneacle, Dique Gunhale
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「反逆者たちの船出」 (Hangyaku-tachi no Funade)
“The Rebels Set Sail”
Leave it up to anime to make goofy characters a lot cooler and more respectable than they originally seem, much like with the chocolate bar-munching Commander Stoller Guavaran here.
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「ミンスリーの再会」 (Minsurii no Saikai)
“Reunion at Minsry”
If Emily is still in the running to be Flit’s future wife, the prospect doesn’t look good with this “calm before the storm” episode where Flit spends two weeks frolicking around in the woods with Yurin.
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「激戦の日」 (Gekisen no Hi)
“Day of the Fierce Battle”
I’ll be quick to admit that I have a soft spot for prideful stubbornness that someone will take to their grave, but even then, Gundam AGE deserves some praise for getting an emotional response out of me with the deaths of some side characters.
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「秘密のモビルスーツ」 (Himitsu no Mobiru Suutsu)
“Secret Mobile Suit”
After getting a glimpse of a UE mobile suit at Madorna’s workshop last time, I’m still torn over whether I’d be happier if he actually turned out to be an accomplice.
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「決死の共同戦線」 (Kesshi no Kyoudou Sensen)
“A United Front Prepared for Death”
I said back in episode one that Gundam AGE feels like it’s brought back the franchise’s “boyish charm” and this week’s episode feels like it’s done that to a certain degree.
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「進化するガンダム」 (Shinka Suru Gandamu)
“Evolving Gundam”
For anyone coming off the latest episode of Gundam Unicorn, it’s easy to draw parallels between the lingering hatred between the Earth Federation and Zeon to the hatred between Euba and Zalam, but it’s also easy to see that AGE’s variation lacks the seriousness and severity seen in the Universal Century timeline.
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「ファーデーンの光と影」 (Faadiin no Hikari to Kage)
“The Light and Shadow of Fardain”
I’ve seen some quick Gundam deliveries when they’re catapulted from a launch pad, but they pale in comparison to the instantaneous speed that Vargas can deliver a unit on the back of a truck.
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「魔少年」 (Mashounen)
“Devil Boy”
In some ways, Gundam AGE continues to follow a somewhat predictable progression to establish Flit as the Gundam’s pilot, but the introduction of “devil boy” Desil Galette (Takagaki Ayahi) manages to keep me guessing about the direction the series is headed.
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「白い狼」 (Shiroi Ookami)
“The White Wolf”
For a “supposed” kid show, there sure is a lot of man-service in Gundam AGE. I must’ve missed the memo on how the latest Gundam isn’t only for children. Oh wait, no I didn’t.
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「ゆがむコロニー」 (Yugamu Koronii)
“Distorted Colony”
If they had just told me that there was going to be a huge rocket attached to the other end of the colony core and that Bruzar was going to try and escape himself after detaching it, there really wouldn’t have been anything for me to nitpick about last time. Believability on moving a massive mass in a short amount of time? Check. No needless throwaway death for the commander who adopted Flit? Check.