The Fall Of Tekkadan (Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)

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  • @BonsaiPop
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    • @ghostlightning
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  • @hikupptheoverthinker
    @hikupptheoverthinker 19 днів тому +93

    Bruh Shino's scream when he misses the shot still haunts me. They were so close, you could feel that pain in the sub and dub.

  • @skyefox
    @skyefox 19 днів тому +119

    Lafter's death was probably the most out of nowhere "there's no way this just happened" moment in a Gundam series I've ever seen. It's the turning point for me where it solidified that there was gonna be no happy ending for anyone.

    • @itzbensolo
      @itzbensolo 19 днів тому +9

      Yeah that hit came outta nowhere & shocked us like yo WTF really.

    • @overkill1340
      @overkill1340 19 днів тому +11

      I wasn't surprised that someone died, or that it was Lafter. I was just surprised that she got put down like that. Space Guts revenge was bittersweet at the end though.

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 19 днів тому +8

      That one death is the scariest and saddest death I ever see in Gundam or even Anime in general.
      No glory nor fall. No build up nor fight. Just sudden assassination out of nowhere.
      It's also scary because it's also happening in real life.

    • @akhdannaufaldy1693
      @akhdannaufaldy1693 18 днів тому +1

      ​@@ReigoVassal Lafter's death hits Akihiro very hard, especially since she was about to get together with him.

  • @jinopostigo7987
    @jinopostigo7987 19 днів тому +85

    Season 2 was hard to go back to for me, but Iok's death by Akihiro was the most satisfying part of season 2 ever...

    • @collecter343
      @collecter343 19 днів тому +7

      I've rewatched 00, Build Fighters, and Seed (not sure on this one) several times but I've never rewatched the 2nd season of IBO because it's always hard for me to reconcile that things aren't going to end well for these guys and it's all because of the choices they make this season.

    • @jaceclassay4589
      @jaceclassay4589 19 днів тому +2

      It's up there with Wendy beating the shit out of Caetman in south park

    • @Ferenczys
      @Ferenczys 19 днів тому +7

      Shout out to Space Guts, Mika's best bro on the battlefield and a likeable lunkhead to the end. I'm glad he got his satisfaction.

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 19 днів тому

      I can cope with them making bad decision out of greed. But I still don't want to rewatch it.
      Also I don't want to see Iok's plot armor and dumbassery.

  • @SRTifiable
    @SRTifiable 19 днів тому +52

    It doesn’t get anymore wrapped up than “and everyone died.”

  • @getterkaiser1760
    @getterkaiser1760 19 днів тому +37

    "I need to meet the guys who write these stories" Say hi to Mari Okada! She is the main writer behind IBO

  • @PaszerDye
    @PaszerDye 19 днів тому +192

    I get why people hate McGillis and love to dis on him after Iok, but I feel people inadvertently let themselves be distracted by all the things going wrong and miss the point of his arc from start to end. He lived a harsh life on the streets then was sexually abused by his adoptive father, Izanario Fareed, which (apart reading from up the legend of Agnika Kaeru) were 2 great focal points that formed the central gamut of his character and world views. He is basically a distillation of all human debris, having suffered extreme poverty, starvation, exploitation at high levels no one child should even go through together, yet these are the experiences he went thru as a child that informed all his decisions and actions as an adult. He is as short-sighted as Orga, and as morally-black & white as Mikazuki, which is why they resonated as allies in the first place. So even if he was an idiot who led our protagonists to their deaths, IMO he was cut from the exact same cloth as them. He was an iron-blooded orphan in all but name.

    • @DaftSheep
      @DaftSheep 19 днів тому +32

      Not gonna lie, this looks like the script of a video essay that you should make. Well written, and I'd love to see images with it.

    • @DogseatDogs
      @DogseatDogs 19 днів тому

      Most don't like to mention the p**o things (both ways) when they talk about McGillis. At least he is not forcing that girl to do the physical stuff.

    • @PaszerDye
      @PaszerDye 19 днів тому +14

      @@DaftSheep I'm flattered, but I'm nowhere near as committed or focused as I need to be to do that.

    • @danielramsey6141
      @danielramsey6141 19 днів тому +17

      I love how insane the Second Season is! You basically are Rooting for McGillis and Tekkaden even though you know that their Recklessness is in the Wrong!
      And It’s clear that Rustal is a Smug, Yet Tactical Asshole who you want to see dead!
      This Dude is a Master Schemer that really has it out for both Tekkaden and McGillis!

    • @lol3xtrach3353
      @lol3xtrach3353 19 днів тому +23

      this exactly, the entire theme of the story is that the violent language of the oppressors is the language that the oppressed learn to speak. McGillis's delusions and crazy behavior didn't come out of nowhere, he grew up in an environment that is essentially every character and concept combined and he is a culmination of those teachings. He grew up as a starving child who had to do what he did to survive, and then he was "lucky" enough to be adopted into Gjallarhorn where he suffered even more abuse, learned to speak the language of corruption in Gjallarhorn but also became enthralled with the idealism of the fairytale of original Gjallarhorn. He mindset of "do what I need to do" from his childhood persisted which is why he's so comfortable with the blatant contradiction of his ideal of Gjallarhorn with the fucked up things he does to achieve those ideals.
      He's the synthesis of the idealism of the reported story of Gjallarhorn's founding mixed with the corruption of the current Gjallarhorn and the desperation of the oppressed who must learn to justify "wrong" things to survive. He's like an amalgamation of literally every character and theme in the story.
      In short, McGillis is John Ironbloodedorphan

  • @CEOofBoneitis
    @CEOofBoneitis 19 днів тому +35

    I love this series. Not every series needs a happy ending

  • @Quantumsaber
    @Quantumsaber 19 днів тому +26

    No anime has made me cry the way ibo did

  • @malikbrewster6730
    @malikbrewster6730 19 днів тому +18

    The moment I finished IBO, I sat there with a feeling of bittersweetness. Even though they had no one in the end, Orga and Mikazuki never gave up on their ideals. I find it almost poetic when Mika dies, he’s at peace because he realizes that he created the world he wanted, and that Atra and Kudelia would continue his legacy.
    I think Galileo’s reveal was terrible, if they had did a Kingdom Hearts route and made his voice silent or even robotic, it could have hidden it better. But, I think he regretted what he had to do, and that he never caught the signs of MacGillis’ downfall when they were kids. It’s a worst end of Naruto and Sasuke, where Sasuke dies cause Naruto was forced to kill him.

  • @akhdannaufaldy1693
    @akhdannaufaldy1693 19 днів тому +36

    The moment McGillis activates and pilot Bael, he lost his braincells thinking that he got all the power and authority to govern Gallarjorn.

    • @scarletrain6757
      @scarletrain6757 19 днів тому +1

      I have a silly theory that the 7stars Gundam’s are cursed and anyone who pilots them who aren’t blood descendant of a 7 star member slowly go insane. This is shown with Mcgillis and gundam Bael, but the exact same thing happens with Gundam Zagan and Lond Bron, an ace pilot who thinks he’s good enough to use a Gundam, but during the course of the IBO udru hunt app game he slowly become crazed with power thinking he’s invincible

    • @Meowlicious-tw2hx
      @Meowlicious-tw2hx 19 днів тому +20

      He didn't "LOSE" his braincells, and I'm so tired of people thinking this.
      By Gjallarhorn's own law (on paper), his plan SHOULD'VE succeeded. The fact that Gjallarhorn denied McGillis and Bael is another example of the organization's corruption - They don't abide by their own rules and warp them if need be. This, on top of Gaelleo's claim that McGillis manipulated Carta's death made things worse, but the plan with Bael is clean and should've went without a hitch.

    • @kicokyaw1039
      @kicokyaw1039 18 днів тому +9

      Activating Bael is kinda like the king Arthur pulling sword in the stone myth. Whoever can activate Bael or pull the sword from the stone has the right by legend should be king. However, in reality, people and especially powerful lords like the Seven Stars don't automatically give power and fealty to the person. So Mcgillis really was naive or just too obsessed with Bael to think it would work.

    • @sdbzfan1
      @sdbzfan1 18 днів тому +6

      ​@@kicokyaw1039 he was naive, but he was right, its just people dont relinquish power when any loophole can be used liked crazy

    • @akhdannaufaldy1693
      @akhdannaufaldy1693 18 днів тому

      ​@@scarletrain6757 ALL of the Gundam Frames are cursed, why? Because they are the DEVILS. You can't expect to control a devil without any backleash as the payment.

  • @CEOofBoneitis
    @CEOofBoneitis 19 днів тому +30

    She was buying a thick eyebrows bear for Akihiro dammit!

    • @primachpepe8597
      @primachpepe8597 19 днів тому +2

      the pain and fury that Akihiro showed, finally finding someone he loved, finally moving on from being debris and the loss of his brother.
      i rate season 1 over season 2, but both are great in different ways

  • @cappo1178
    @cappo1178 19 днів тому +9

    In the end, there are no heroes of war, only victims.
    Thank you for covering IBO! It was a blast to watch and rediscover my love for IBO

  • @Raincub
    @Raincub 19 днів тому +14

    Without Biscuit around to balance Orga's desire for more, Tekkedan is constantly dragged along as a pawn in an Icarus' journey too close to the sun. In the interest of their political influence, McGillis and Makanai dangled a seat a the table of the most influential men in the universe to children, who for most of their lives were considered space trash.

  • @creepyasgramdpa9916
    @creepyasgramdpa9916 19 днів тому +9

    I think Gundam Ibo is a good example on how Politics and Civil War are fought.

  • @Iseeyousleeping
    @Iseeyousleeping 19 днів тому +12

    Getting into Gundam in my thirties wasn't the plan. Ordered wo Entry Grades, fuck me

    • @DeepStone-6
      @DeepStone-6 19 днів тому +2

      Those 4 modern entry grades are so good tho!

    • @Koolers20
      @Koolers20 18 днів тому

      Welcome brother….

    • @dsan17
      @dsan17 16 днів тому

      Also started in my thirties and have never touched an entry or PG. It's all RG and MG for me.
      When I started it took about a week to finish one. Then just a few days. Then just a day (if I spent all my time on it).
      Then I got into painting and scribing. Now it takes me over a month to finish one =/

  • @TheRatingz
    @TheRatingz 19 днів тому +16

    Rip Orga.

  • @TheCreepypro
    @TheCreepypro 19 днів тому +4

    props to this anime for not just being good but being good despite so many moving parts!

  • @jwye1989
    @jwye1989 19 днів тому +16

    Thanks for all you do my dude! Love the insight.

  • @constantinebratanata
    @constantinebratanata 18 днів тому +10

    I think there are some big things you missed about this series, particularly the context surrounding McGillis as mentioned by another comment. McGillis's upbringing was marred by the sexual abuse of the adults he should have been able to trust and the violence he had to participate in in order to survive. His inner circle was literally a sexually abusive father with a very specific taste for young blond boys (seriously go back and look and he almost if not always has a young blond boy next to him), woman so obsessed with him as to create a personal unit/harem of look-alikes of him, and a playboy who never seems to take issue with the system that would marry off his child sister to an adult. His only respite was the legend of Agnika Kaieru. It was inevitable that he saw the whole system as corrupt and that the only way to subvert it was through the raw violent power of the Gundams and Tekkadan.
    I think you mischaracterized him a bit in the first video. He doesn't go back and forth. He's just carrying out his duties as an official until he sees the potential and kindred spirit of Tekkadan at which point he switches sides and starts covertly supporting them. Here he was suffering for years only for a group of kids to be accomplishing what he wanted. The irony being that both their means only continued their respective cycles. The success of Tekkadan was explicitly stated as reason for the proliferation of human debris for military use at the beginning of season 2. McGillis ended up marrying Almiria even if he thought he was doing so to protect her. If he was as really as unreliable and disloyal as you say, I think we would've seen him try to sell out Tekkadan at the end but we don't. To the very end, he believes the Gundam's power will see him through and that was one of his fatal flaws. Due to his upbringing, he had a stunted psychological development. He literally saw the Bael as a sort of Excalibur only to be confronted with the fact that the government didn't actually run like they do in fairy tales. All this is why I think he's one of the most interesting, flawed characters/char clones in Gundam and a good distillation of this specific series' themes. Gundam has always been about how war affects children but this show detials the very specific harm it does.
    I think the series does a good job portraying Tekkadan and McGillis as flawed and misguided but well-meaning. It's not that we were meant to necessarily root for them but we wanted them to find some sort of justice for their circumstances. Although they both paid the price, the world did become better even if they did only have their immediate and not the wider global circumstances in mind. You're right, if McGillis and Tekkadan had won, things probably wouldn't have changed for the better. In fact they probably would've gotten much worse according to the cycle as mentioned earlier. Tekkadan would've proved the worth of human debris as soldiers leading to more child soldiers and governments that undergo coup d'état are more likely to undergo further ones in the future leading to further destabilization and the negative repercussions that arise from people who depend on the very stability that government provides.
    Having rewatched it a couple times to introduce it to friends, I definitely grew to understand the series more. I watched it with everybody else and it was definitely painful but I think that's to the series credit that it was able to get the audience to care about the cast. Rustal Elion was the very definition of the established institution and order of the society/state. He was unarguably an effective leader that both pulled unethical strings to get dirty work done but was also well meaning enough to agree to ban human debris and let democracy emerge. He also essentially adopted Julieta who was Mikazuki's foil and what would've essentially happened to him had he been brought up her circumstances and I do remember the look of pity and want to comfort the at the time recently adopted McGillis who he probably knew was being sexually abused but at the time had no power to protect. I don't think he would've done all that if he was just flat out evil. He was just more willing and able to play out the long game without rocking the boat too much in order to accomplish his goals.
    I think the only other nitpick was saying the Rebake only vulcans, a 90mm machine gun, and melee weapons. As the revamped Rebake it does get to dual-wield the smoothbore gun Barbatos often used in season 1 and quad-wield a longer version the standard graze rifle in season 2 on top of arm-mounted rockets and its notorious giant Scissor-Variable Rear Armor a.k.a. Giant Nippers. At the end of the day, those are less important details and you had a lot of cover. So other than that you did a great job covering the series overall!

  • @Ferenczys
    @Ferenczys 19 днів тому +5

    Not enough praise is given to IBO's soundtrack, but it stands out in the franchise for some truly poignant and beautiful pieces. Crescent Moon in particular is used to great effect, and anyone who hears it after having seen the series is immediately right back in the beautiful havoc of the battlefield. Great show.

  • @JordonVirtue
    @JordonVirtue 19 днів тому +8

    Edmonton? Canada mentioned? LET'S FUCKING GO BOOOOOOOYS.

  • @JSAC_
    @JSAC_ 19 днів тому +11

    Glad you made a video on this Gundam series, it's a wild card and I wish there was a continuation but I actually was happy with the ending

    • @ParagonGoetia
      @ParagonGoetia 19 днів тому +1

      Theres a spin off anime in the works.

    • @JSAC_
      @JSAC_ 12 днів тому

      @ParagonGoetia i would love to that I think there's so much in the ibo timeliness that could be played with

  • @roninjimojisan2572
    @roninjimojisan2572 19 днів тому +7

    I cannot thank you enough,
    Man. This was an amazing, but emotionally damaging series ❤

  • @ParagonGoetia
    @ParagonGoetia 19 днів тому +23

    To clarify, at their battle between Vidar and BLR, it is expanded on the books that they were on equal grounds.
    Each time Mika accesed more of the potential of the frame, the stronger the unit became because the output he could access and control became greater.
    So after the Barbatos Lupus defeats the Hashmal, the Barbatos Lupus Rex is capable of somewhat matching the capabilities of that fight, thus Vidar with the system active only reaches a certain point. (Which seems to be on par with McGillis connection to Bael)
    The only time we have seen a true full release is in the app Gundam G tekketsu with the story in it, which is being made into an anime spin-off adaptation "Gundam Urdr Hunt". Where a Gundam frame named Marchosias took on multiple 200+ meter MAs at once outspeeding and overpowering them easily. (Seemingly the original pilots did not get the same backlash people do in the present)

    • @Ferenczys
      @Ferenczys 19 днів тому +4

      Marchosias beat those mobile armors so hard it gave the AI PTSD.

    • @thomasdeen2099
      @thomasdeen2099 16 днів тому

      That's because modern people unaffiliated with Ghallarhorn have an imperfect version of the Alaya Vinjana.

    • @ParagonGoetia
      @ParagonGoetia 16 днів тому

      ​@@thomasdeen2099 Gjallarhorn themselves dont have a perfect version, thats why McGillis had to use Ein to research into it.

  • @jfkmedic
    @jfkmedic 17 днів тому +1

    Thanks for this deep dive. What an incredible series. Surpasses most anything on American TV. Writers need to take notes. This series left an impact on me and your video brought that feeling back. Thanks

  • @payphone86
    @payphone86 19 днів тому +2

    It’s been a long time since I’ve watched IBO, but I remember that missed shot like it was yesterday. If he hits that, the whole story changes, and it’s rare that a story conveys those kind of stakes that well.

  • @dubberkoala
    @dubberkoala 19 днів тому +3

    IBO is my favorite non-UC modern Gundam series. People were disappointed with the ending but tbh it made sense considering how the characters are written.
    RIP Biscuit. He was one of my favorites

  • @zidarose
    @zidarose 19 днів тому +1

    Thanks for the video. Solid work y’all.

  • @osamaehigiator
    @osamaehigiator 19 днів тому +1

    Thanks for the drop, you’ve come through a few times for me. I appreciate ya brutha!! Rock on.

  • @aggonzalezdc
    @aggonzalezdc 19 днів тому +2

    This story demonstrates perfectly that even if a war is "just" or if that war brings about positive change, it will always become senseless at the personal level, and war always comes at horrific cost for the individuals affected, many of whom wont be fighters.

  • @DVEntH2O
    @DVEntH2O 19 днів тому +2

    Great content man

  • @jamesszasz2535
    @jamesszasz2535 19 днів тому +2

    Always slaying the vids ❤

  • @jesusnieves9221
    @jesusnieves9221 18 днів тому +3

    Mcgillis is one of my favorite Fictional characters. He is so ambitious, unique and persistent.

  • @bingo784
    @bingo784 19 днів тому +8

    For everyone upset with the ending I have this to say:
    You live by the sword, you die by the sword. And DAMN, SON! Boys went out in style.

  • @Truestratusx
    @Truestratusx 17 днів тому

    Amazing videos. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Very well structured and enjoyable. Very fair and agreeable takes. This series was dope but left me with that damn feeling at the end.

  • @gazhavok568
    @gazhavok568 18 днів тому +1

    Honestly I really love this season. This show is my favorite Gundam show start to finish. I just feel this series and especially this season is all extremely well put together

  • @leonxmontana4258
    @leonxmontana4258 19 днів тому

    thanks for a great video!

  • @hobbytales6800
    @hobbytales6800 19 днів тому +36

    You know, I actually prefer IBO’s ending over that of WFM. IBO’s ending was actually written in a way that makes sense, and you can still see the foreshadowing in every episode before the final arc.

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 19 днів тому +4

      Witch from mercury? That anime is "problematic". And by problematic I mean lot of problem with the story, pacing, conflict, and character build up.

    • @hobbytales6800
      @hobbytales6800 18 днів тому +1

      @@ReigoVassal at least season 2. Season 1 was actually amazing

    • @lilbladeknight
      @lilbladeknight 18 днів тому +2

      @@ReigoVassal Guel was the only good character, and chacha? the afro puff girl

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 18 днів тому +1

      @@lilbladeknight I think Guel is the only one that has good character development. Chuchu... she's just exist. Along with many other support character.
      Suletta and Miorine, they have decent character development but the relationship between them is barely built. They have few moments together and it's barely nothing more than business thing. The only thing happened between them that build up their relationship is just Suletta cheer up Miorine.

  • @akabaneolivia9550
    @akabaneolivia9550 16 днів тому

    Awesome video guys

  • @Galloglaoch
    @Galloglaoch 18 днів тому +1

    Man that Shino death still haunts me (for people that haven't watched it thats the Flauros pilot that was shooting with the railgun cannon trying to kill Rustal and end the battle but he got hit just as he was shooting making him miss). I love the Rysei-Go, the decals, the pink colour. He pimped out his gundam. He was a happy go lucky guy, always optimistic and perhaps a bit unassuming, missing on nuances but he was always there to help and protect his friends. The banter. Leading teammates to brothels to pop their cherries. He was as cool as a side character can be. He than through injuries and with a half-destroyed Gundam wanted to go out and try and end the war with one shot. He wouldn't let anything happen to his family. Then stupid Julia somehow shaked off Barbatos to hit Flauros just as Shino was making the shot. He missed and his scream after that was gut-wrenching. The most optimistic guy died thinking he let everyone he loves down. The way I see it that was the point of his charge after the miss. He thaught it was over, they were all dead and he couldn't handle it. He wasn't gonna let them down, he was gonna suicide bomb if he must, yet it was all futile. I never expected he'll get such a death.
    And seeing it relegated to the end text scroll and barely any reviewer even talks about him also saddenes me immensly. You name dropped fucking Chad and yet no word on Shino.
    Fuck man, this series was so good. Probably spent most of Season 2 crying but it was all deserved and the strong plot made it worth all the emotions. Yes there were some plot armor stuff protecting certain characters but still it was incredible!
    TBH the only thing I didn't really like is Gaelio's wrap up. He got revenga on the betrayal from his closest friend (and avenged Carta) and then nothing. It was iffy enough he somehow survived and in the end his purpose was just to completely ruing McGillis' plan and kill him. I don't even remember did he get anything out from it besides being a cripple. I will watch it again now since this review reminded me how much I love the series but as I remember it Gaelio's resolutions seemed weak. He didn't end up in a place of power, he didn't have personal goals (apart revenge) completed and he seemed to have no part to play in the future of this universe. If I remember correctly he didn't even end up with Julia (although it wa shinted if I remember correctly).

  • @brivnii
    @brivnii 19 днів тому +1

    Looking forward to this!!!

  • @edkwon
    @edkwon 18 днів тому +1

    NGL, hearing this packed speedrun of the overall plotline (politics, factions, character arcs, etc) really helps me process what the hell was happening in S2, I watched the show back when it first came out but now I might give it a more measured rewatch again

  • @itzbensolo
    @itzbensolo 19 днів тому +2

    I'm so happy tbis dropped 🙏🏼

  • @_alarmclock
    @_alarmclock 19 днів тому +2

    this is my favorite gundam series

  • @chengezhussaini1464
    @chengezhussaini1464 19 днів тому +4

    YOOOOOO!!!!!! LET’S GOOOOO!!!!!!

  • @DevareayWilliams
    @DevareayWilliams 19 днів тому +7

    Iron blooded orphans is my favorite gundam series, right after is 8th MS team, then third would be the Gundam origin series.
    Great job on both videos, keep on making great content!!

    • @BonsaiPop
      @BonsaiPop  19 днів тому

      8th MS team rules, we’ll hit that one eventually

  • @MrEnergiser1
    @MrEnergiser1 18 днів тому

    Love your work man in such detail you put this channel and vids with. 🎉
    I

  • @sasuto1995
    @sasuto1995 19 днів тому +1

    God I hope he does another Gundam video one day. I loved this so much.

  • @raunjoseph
    @raunjoseph 19 днів тому +1

    IBO had me in tears like few series could! I LOVE IT! ❤

  • @jordanhall8739
    @jordanhall8739 18 днів тому +1

    IBO was definitely one of the darkest gundam series I’ve seen. They writing staff really chose to go GOT with the amount of important characters that don’t make it to the end.

  • @aneverdayhobbiest2837
    @aneverdayhobbiest2837 19 днів тому +3

    I finished the first episode today, and was confused about not seeing the second.

  • @deelystanonfightcade2
    @deelystanonfightcade2 18 днів тому

    The mvc2 end boss phase 2 music got me man. Very soothing. I’m in a nice place now.

  • @TheKnizzine
    @TheKnizzine 19 днів тому

    Fire music choices again man love the Katana Zero ost

  • @TempRawr
    @TempRawr 16 днів тому

    Really hit the nail here. So often big changes are done by the work and sacrifice by those just wanted to live better lives. Often they cant even imagine what those lives are or be there to benefit from it.
    Forgot the exact quote but i always remember the idea it. "be scared of those who want to lead, because they arent here for you". Stuff like this is always worth fighting for but its to create opportunities to open doors, door we often dont know where they go, just hope it goes somewhere better

  • @randolphsmith7552
    @randolphsmith7552 19 днів тому +1

    History is written by the winners and all suffer for it.

  • @chrislemaster75
    @chrislemaster75 19 днів тому +1

    Damn, an add I actually watched all the way through because it looks so cool

  • @chrisgenet2321
    @chrisgenet2321 19 днів тому

    Thank you

  • @GodswillUgwaJr
    @GodswillUgwaJr 16 днів тому

    This was the way I needed to recap IBO and I'm even more proud of my Tekkadan tattoo

  • @nicholashoff8311
    @nicholashoff8311 18 днів тому +2

    The lack of akihiro focus on these videos are my only problem with them

  • @jaceclassay4589
    @jaceclassay4589 19 днів тому +3

    29:10 I like to think that the limiters stalling the Gundam is also due to the imperfect Alaya-Vijnana System they have interfering with limiters causing Mikazuki to lose body movement. If I was a perfect I think it like a big warning saying u need to turn off limiters and cause u lose feelings in ur arm or something for a short time unlike semi permanently

    • @XbladedGG
      @XbladedGG 17 днів тому +1

      I'm pretty sure that a perfect AV wouldn't affect your limbs in such a way. The IBO Mechanics and World 2 book states the common AV implant is incomplete, compared to the one used during the calamity war.

  • @zackfair711
    @zackfair711 17 днів тому

    Either you die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself to be the villain...

  • @Pratapana
    @Pratapana 19 днів тому +2

    One day bonsai pop will cover gundam 00

  • @sheamus83
    @sheamus83 5 днів тому

    Iron blooded orphans season 1 is like when your DND party rolls nat 20 all night.
    Season two is like when your DND
    Group rolls 1’s all night

  • @NitroVortex
    @NitroVortex 17 днів тому

    I definitely need to re-watch this series

  • @DakotaBroskie
    @DakotaBroskie 19 днів тому +2

    Lets goooooooo

  • @LegendoftheGalacticHero
    @LegendoftheGalacticHero 19 днів тому

    You'd be surprised by the amount of videos I watched I don't know the anime just because I love your videos (and made me then watch said animes)

  • @thequestion6493
    @thequestion6493 19 днів тому +1

    The way I kind of look at it is that these were kids who for most of their lives knew only 2 things fighting and family, as a result of all of this they saw them as their only path forward even when some would tell them that was not the case and some members would leave they would continue on said path not necessarily because they were selfish or greedy but because most didn’t really know much else, a lot of these kids didn’t even know how to read and write in the first season

  • @rayhayes7701
    @rayhayes7701 17 днів тому

    Now that I have watched both parts and have some time; yeah Iron Blooded Orphans. I knew about it but only watched a few episodes and never the whole show until 5 years ago. This is one Gundam season I can probably say this is one of my favorites. It's probably my second or third favorite season of Gundam but I can't remember.

  • @TJ-vo3rv
    @TJ-vo3rv 17 днів тому

    11:27 omfg that comparison lmao

  • @zyonbrown5284
    @zyonbrown5284 19 днів тому +5

    I knew it was gon be a good day🤘🏿🤘🏿 you rock broski!!

  • @CEOofBoneitis
    @CEOofBoneitis 8 днів тому

    Soundtrack slaps!

  • @_7thSage-9405
    @_7thSage-9405 18 днів тому

    You are so right. We are Gundam fans, and we love this. Iron Blooded Orphans is phenomenal! And, yes, waffles are 100% the superior breakfast carb.

  • @jessmith7324
    @jessmith7324 19 днів тому

    I felt that at the end tekkaden was fighting for a higher ideal in that self-sacfrice for themselves. That in itself is a higher goal. But that so many were willing to die so that the others could escape- which the original plan was that everyone was going to die- was note worthy, even if the name itself is forgotten. Them being forgotten is prob the best thing that could happen for the survivors, allowing them to thrive

  • @DKanden123
    @DKanden123 19 днів тому

    A one houre vid im stetting my social on pause

  • @Laguzrick
    @Laguzrick 19 днів тому

    37:40 ~ 10/10 editing. Absolutely unexpected, but it was still great!

  • @jozsva8064
    @jozsva8064 19 днів тому +1

    Ranking of the Kings?
    I love IBO too and soooo many Gundam series as well.
    But I scrolled through your videos and didn't see a video for Ranking of the Kings, I just saw this anime and it genuinely surprised me on how GREAT it was and surprisingly dark, please think of giving this anime a shot too!

  • @rahbee6266
    @rahbee6266 19 днів тому

    Oh shit new bonzia pop video dropped

  • @razorflossrazor2937
    @razorflossrazor2937 18 днів тому

    This series just this show. It made me cry so damn much.

  • @beansnrice321
    @beansnrice321 17 днів тому

    Man, I feel like I'm listening to the backstory for Armored Core 6. I love it. =)

  • @j-motions9894
    @j-motions9894 7 днів тому

    IBO is one of those shows where the antagonists seem to be the ones with plot armor...

  • @sigmar2331
    @sigmar2331 18 днів тому +1

    Basically how many characters you love are going to survive ending edition.

  • @CHAOSANDCLOUDS
    @CHAOSANDCLOUDS 15 днів тому

    This was a great series imo

  • @jaceclassay4589
    @jaceclassay4589 19 днів тому +3

    I FUCKING hate Iok Kujan. I will deny him being a good "character to hate" because that means giving him credit
    I had to stop between 20-29 few times to vent how much I hate him to a coworker

  • @josiahchayaperez7731
    @josiahchayaperez7731 19 днів тому +1

    I am so on edge Watchung this cuz ive never seen it before bro

  • @jab8618
    @jab8618 17 днів тому

    😂 That climax joke was *chefs kiss*

  • @bastion5672
    @bastion5672 19 днів тому +1

    Can you guys do a dive into the Casshern series for a future video? Specifically the “Casshern Sins” series? Love your guys content!

  • @chaossin7425
    @chaossin7425 19 днів тому

    Now we need a 00 review.

  • @beansnrice321
    @beansnrice321 17 днів тому +1

    Curse you Bayle! XD

  • @megaDA619
    @megaDA619 19 днів тому

    I love every time you add hotline miami music

    • @BonsaiPop
      @BonsaiPop  19 днів тому +1

      It’s too good not to use for space stuff 😂
      I’m glad you like it, I put a lot of work into the music, nothing like having a video this long totally done and then having to go alllll the way back through it in order to score it. Takes a lot of thought 👍

  • @JoshuaHenelyThornhill
    @JoshuaHenelyThornhill 18 днів тому

    After this video, I pondered upon what this show made me feel and here it goes : I feel like we focused on the small group of individuals that we dealt with such a bad hand in life that through the episodes we found ourselves rooting for them despite the obvious bad choices they were taken because of the situation they were in that no choice, but we still wrote for them. in the grand scheme of things and especially in the series as dense both in characters and events as Gundam, we were only a part of Tekkadan For a small part of what constitute their entire life. They didn’t matter they were not even a major call, but just a small little cell in what constitute the entire story of this big world and history will not remember the name, but they actually managed to change something on the small scale but nonetheless changed something in this world. And I think that that is what I’m gonna take out from this show is that you might not affect the world as much as you would up to or aspire to but if you are able on the small skill, that is your ridiculously meaningless life then it makes sense then it matters. Because you’ll be able to leave on through the memories of those that being affected and they won’t forget you and then maybe they’ll pass your story to their children and their children to their children and in such a small skill you’ll be able to live on for not maybe forever but For a long time whereas if you did not take action, none of it would’ve been remembered. None of it would’ve matter I don’t know. That’s just what’s my conclusion about this story ended up being. I’m still not such a big Gundam fan, but I feel that iron blooded. Children was the perfect mix of a deep rooted stories with intricate storyline being weed throughout the show and also powerful and powerful action sequences which made this specific anime way easier to enter, when compared to other Gundam shows. So when I look at other Gundam shows, I can say without doubt that IBC AS NOWHERE NEAR THE COOLEST GUNDAM EXCEPT BARBATOS BUT NONETHELESS, IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING TO FOLLOW THE STORY OF TEKKADAN.

  • @ausreir
    @ausreir 19 днів тому

    The biggest difference between season one and two for me was the characters. Many old favourites ceded screen time to newcomers who ultimately played very limited roles. This is still my favourite Gundam to date and I wished more people actually talked about this.

  • @knate44
    @knate44 19 днів тому

    God dammit, you have no idea how much I want that giant Gundam fannypack now.

  • @manuelcastellanosjr4929
    @manuelcastellanosjr4929 19 днів тому +1

    Ive always wanted to make a video connecting Josiah Royce's philosophy of loyalty and Gundam: IBO. His ideas ar very apparent during the final episode, for example. Maybe someday?

  • @GhassanTheBomb
    @GhassanTheBomb 2 дні тому

    That yakuza relation hit for me. I felt the same way. Except I had thought about media like breaking bad and Scarface where you want the underdog to succeed but by the end you’re not sure if you should be rooting for them.

  • @DragonStar524
    @DragonStar524 17 днів тому

    Iron Blooded Orphans is like the Second Coming of Gundam Wing.

  • @LanEXHikari
    @LanEXHikari 19 днів тому +1

    Time to cry

  • @jinx00723
    @jinx00723 19 днів тому

    them killing laughter pissed me off soooooooo much 🤬🤬🤬😡

  • @user-ji5vq3nu2i
    @user-ji5vq3nu2i 19 днів тому

    That frame of shinji was too much!😂😂😂 Comedic timing *chef's kiss*

  • @Pratapana
    @Pratapana 19 днів тому +2

    Gallahorn is kinda like the mandalorians in the EU.