T5W#503-Top 5 Roles Sydney Sweeney Could Play in the Live Action Gundam Movie

After a long bit of silence, there’s been some substantial movement on the Live Action Gundam Movie project.  Well to be fair, nothing’s been confirmed yet but articles have been popping up everywhere that the film is about to snag a pretty big cast grab.  Sydney Sweeney’s become one of the most in demand actresses in the last few years.  As gorgeous as she is talented, Sydney’s wowed audiences through her breakout roles in HBO’s Euphoria and feature films like Anyone but You (and tbh Madame Web robbed us of seeing her kick ass in a sexy Spider Woman costume).  The big question is: who could she be playing in the movie?  If we don’t get a synopsis beforehand, it could settle just what timeline the Gundam Movie will be set in.  But for now, todays Top 5 Wednesday looks at the Top 5 Roles Sydney Sweeney Could Play in the Live Action Gundam Movie and it’s a pretty wide range too as I’ve tried to keep it to one option per timeline.  However, let’s start with a more likely choice shall we?

KonoSuba: God’s Blessings On This Wonderful World 3 Part 1 Episodes 1-3

After a near disastrous adventure with the Crimson Demons, Kazuma’s enthusiasm is at an all time low.  But when he gets a summons for a meet and greet with the Kingdom’s First Princess, Kazuma sees the opportunity of a lifetime.  Even better, Princess Iris wants to about Kazuma’s adventures so much, she virtually kidnaps him.  It’s the start of a new life for the wayward adventurer…until Aqua, Megumin and Darkness arrive to drag his butt back home.

I cant imagine what it was like for fans of KonoSuba to wait for this one.  Here at the Anime Corner, it’s only been a few months since I looked at the first two seasons and the movie.  For others, there was a seven year gap following Season 2 in 2017, even with the Legend of Crimson movie in 2019 that’s still five years.  That’s a long wait, especially for a breakout Isekai hit that was on fire from the get go.  Thankfully, that fire has not cooled and KonoSuba is back and just as fun as you remember it for its third Season Premiere. 
 

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Everyone knows the story of the War of the Ring.  But almost 200 years before that conflict, another Legend was being written.  The country of Rohan faces civil war from an ambitious rebel, Wulf,  who seeks both the throne and a greater prize: Hera, the daughter of Helm Hammerhand.  But Hera defies Wulf’s dreams of conquest and battles to defend her people even as her country crumbles around her.  This is the story of how the fortress of Helm’s Deep came to earn its name…and the Sheild Maiden who became one of Middle Earth’s greatest unknown heroes.

The Lord of the Rings is no stranger to animated adaptations, having had three between 1977 and 1980: two from Rankin Bass and one from Ralph Baskshi.  All have their charms and devoted fans but let’s face it, Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings Trilogy is THE definitive Middle Earth experience (The Hobbit not so much).  Still, Anime owes a lot of inspiration to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.  Even Dungeons and Dragons influenced fare like Record of Lodoss War have some Tolkien in their DNA.  Simply put, LotR has been long overdue for a proper Anime adaptation and there’s a ton of Middle Earth history and tales to draw from.  Focusing on the Horse loving country of Rohan isnt a bad idea.  However, The War of the Rohirrim squanders all of its potential on an overly long and cliché ridden tale that ultimately has it fall short of that mountain sized mark left behind by Peter Jackson’s Trilogy.
 

The Gundam Anime Corner 11th Anniversary

11 freaking years, yikes.  Honestly there’s been so much going on that even though I knew this was coming, it still crept up on me.  But this is still my baby and it is still March 31^st, which means today is the Gundam Anime Corner’s 11^th Birthday.  How far we’ve come with this little venture about reviewing Anime titles and just shooting the breeze.  From Eden of the East to FLCL.  From Macross Plus to Golden Boy.  From Psycho Pass to Slayers.  And, of course, basically the bulk of the Mobile Suit Gundam universe available at the moment, with Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX well on the way.  I just have to say, from the bottom of my heart, whether you’ve been reading this from the beginning or just pop in out of curiosity every once in a while, Thanks for help keeping the Gundam Anime Corner going.  And even if the readership is next to nil, this is something I love to do and have no intention of stopping.  As a matter of fact, we’ve got some big things to look forward to heading into Year 12 starting tomorrow.  Let’s see how we’re ringing in the New Year…of the Gundam Anime Corner.

 

FIF#236-Super Dimension Century Orguss

2062. The World finds itself caught up in  a civil war over the planets energy supplying space elevator.  During a pivotal battle, a forbidden weapon is used, with pilot Kei Katsuragi caught in its blast.  Instead of dying, Kei is propelled years into the future where everything has changed.  Kei’s arrival is detected by two feuding factions, both with their own interests in Kei and his Bronco II fighter.  With no way to return home, Kei sides with a group of peaceful traders as he fends off their foes and tries to figure out why his presence is so important to the future of Planet Earth.

 
Contrary to popular belief, including my own, of the three 80s Anime under the “Super Dimension” umbrella, only Macross and Southern Cross were chosen to become part of Robotech alongside Genesis Climber Mospeda.  The middle chapter of that unconnected trilogy, Super Dimension Century Orguss, was apparently never considered despite having several of the elements that helped make Robotech the legend it is today (for better or worse).  So how come Orguss was left out of the bunch?  Might it have something to do with that weird alien horse thingy…cause I’m kind of leaning that way myself.