Tag Archives: Flit Asuno

What Gundam Amounts To: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 40

Posted on July 16, 2012 by ghostlightning

[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 39] Mobile Suit Gundam AGE showed me many things, and is still showing more – things I did not expect it to do or pull off – but more importantly, and perhaps most importantly, it just … Continue reading →

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Dead Girlfriends as Plot Devices: Yurin & Lu x The Asuno Boys Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 38

Posted on July 2, 2012 by ghostlightning

[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 37] Today I speculate on the consequences of Kio’s puppy love affair with Lu while contrasting it with the similarly tragic and death-filled affair of Flit with Yurin when Flit was young like Kio. Yurin’s death … Continue reading →

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Lost Sons in Space: Happy Fathers Day Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 36 (Gundam Fathers Power Rankings)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by ghostlightning

[Mobile Suit Gundam 35] The Gundam Franchise is notable for its teenage pilots. This almost always means problems with the father. From the very first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam back in 1979, Amuro took issue with Tem Ray who … Continue reading →

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Heaven and Hell: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 31

Posted on May 14, 2012 by ghostlightning

[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 30] There is an irony, a paradox, an inauthenticity… depending on who you ask, about the theme and execution of Gundam as an animated narrative. On the one hand, there is this theme of “War is … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Flit Asuno! Gundam AGE 29

Posted on April 30, 2012 by ghostlightning

[Gundam AGE 28] I’m running on 6 hours of sleep over the last 48 hours and it’s almost 2AM. Excuse me if this post ends up being made of suck. I’ll leave it to you to calculate how old Flit … Continue reading →

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