Does Gundam Gquuuuux have an Evangelion mecha?

Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress He made news throughout the world of souls when he was announced, mainly because the Khara studio was responsible for it. Studio Khara is a production founded by the creators themselves behind Neon Genesis Evangelionincluding the main creative director Hideaki year. Evangelion It is one of the most famous souls all over the world, so fans were enthusiastic to discover that the Same team behind Evangelion He was working on the next Gundam series. THE Gundam Gquuuuux AND Evangelion The connection was made the most evident with episode 8 of Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress. The eighth episode, “Falling on the Moon”, introduced a new mecha called GMS-Fio Gfred, nicknamed Gundam Fred.

Fans quickly underlined the surprising similarities between Gundam Fred and Evangelioniconic eva unit-01. The mecha designs in Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress borrowed heavily by the thin proportions, by the elaborate lines and the unusual shape of the head with a long chin from Evangelion. The main color of Gundam Fred is a shade of purple, similar, although not an exact copy of AVA 01. Furthermore, the first appearance of Gundam Fred echoes the debut of the AVA, with the characters walking in the face of a bridge. Evangelion’s similarities were so evident that year he had to go to the studio on Khara’s social media to reveal that he had nothing to do with episode 8.

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AND Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress Only copy Evangelion?

The artistic creators often reused the same themes and the stylistic direction during their career. There are specific aspects that everyone, not only artists, gravitate to more than others. For example, the work of the year often focuses on existential questions about individuality, depression and importance of camaraderie. Only year has a minor role in the creation of Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dressHaving written some scenes, in particular the flashback in episode 2. However, the Khara studio is made up of many different creators who have worked Evangeliontherefore it makes sense that many obvious styles and themes Evangelion would appear again in Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress.

Nonetheless, Gundam Gquuuuux is not really copying Evangelion. The similarities are more a situation of fans who recognize the combination styles reported by a previous project of the creative teams themselves. Gundam Fred probably looks like an Eva unit because Ikuto Yamashita, who worked on the original Neon Genesis Evangelionhe also designed the mecha for Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress. Evangelion e Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress Share many of the same directors and writers, which would explain why some scenes and corners of the camera take place similarly.

However, Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress it is not plagiant Evangelion. Gundam Gquuuuux presents a different premise with characters not similar to Evangelion characters. Evangelion It concerns a post-apocalyptic government that tries to prevent strange creatures called angels from destroying the earth. In contrast, Gundam Gquuuuux It concerns teenagers who use mobile suits to fight underground mecha battles while slowly involve themselves in an internal political conflict. Even Gundam Fred does not resemble Eva Unit-01 One-to-one.

Fred uses a variety of color greater than the Eva unit, with a clearer shade of purple and plus turquoise and orange contrast in official works of art. The Unit-01 Eva was almost completely brilliant with a little lime and dark black green to break the combination of colors. Gundam Fred also has cats similar to cats that differentiate it further from the EVA. While it is fun to jump to the similarities between the two projects, Gundam Gquuuuux mobile dress Should not be seen as a derivative of Evangelion And it should be seen as a thing that simply shares a specific superficial similarity.

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