Mobile Fighter G Gundam Part 10 Episodes 46-49

The Ultimate Gundam was envisioned as a tool for peace, a way to heal the Earth from the scars of the Gundam Fight Tournament.  But now it has become the Devil Gundam, a weapon that threatens all of Humanity on Earth and in Space.  With Rain captured and at its center, Domon must settle his own feelings for the woman who has been by his side all this time.  Together with Chibodee, Sai Saici, George and Argo, Domon and the God Gundam begin their final battle.  Only with Rain at his side will Domon be able to end the nightmare of the Devil Gundam once and for all.

Considering the emotional gut punch that was Mondays set of episodes, I was a little worried the final four episodes wouldn’t be able to deliver a truly good finale.  After all, Domon had basically settled all of his most personal accounts with Kyoji, Schwarz and Master Asia.  Even the Devil Gundam seemed down for the count (even though I knew it wasn’t).  So what was left to do?  Well if you can ignore the poor handling of introducing the final villains of the saga, G Gundam still managed to pull off a very entertaining and possibly most hopeful finale in the entire Gundam franchise.

T5W#298-Top 5 Modern Day Gundam Eras (2002-Present)

A couple of weeks back, I ranked the original five eras of the Gundam multiverse: The Universal Century, Future Century, After Colony, After War and Correct Century timelines.  All five world were unique in their own way despite sharing several integral Gundam qualities.  When it came time to enter the next century, Gundam decided to continue that trend (even though we have revisited the Universal Century from time to time).  So, just as I did for those Classic Gundam Era (list is right here: http://gundamanimeblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/t5w296-top-5-classic-mobile-suit-gundam.html ) today I’m gonna look at the Top 5 Modern Day Gundam Eras (2002-Present) and see what these new worlds have brought to the table of Gundam. 

Mobile Fighter G Gundam Part 9 Episodes 41-45

Chaos and confusion envelop the Gundam Fight as the Battle Royale to decide the final outcome begins.  As Domon and his friends engage the monstrous denizens of the Devil Gundam and Master Asia himself, Rain learns the dark secret behind the Devil Gundams corruption.  The truth hits harder than any blow from a Gundam and even Rain herself will have to join in the battle with the fate of the planet now at stake.  At the heart of the inferno, Domon faces Master Asia one last time…and only one will be walking away as champion.

I think this set of episodes, more than any other, deserves a round of applause.  Questions were answered.  Rivalries were settled.  Sacrifices were made.  And in the end, we got one of the greatest battles in Gundam history thanks to one last showdown between Domon Kasshu and Master Asia, the Undefeated of the East.  G Gundam isn’t the most serious Gundam show out there.  But today it’s earned the right to stand on the shoulders of greats like the original series.  Honestly, were there not a couple of dangling threads needed to be tied off (including a probable THIRD round with the Devil Gundam), this could have been G Gundam’s series finale.

Mobile Fighter G Gundam Part 8 Episodes 36-40

Domon Kasshu faces off with the remaining members of the Shuffle Alliance, putting skills and friendships to the ultimate test.  Should he succeed in defeating them, his greatest challenge awaits as both of his mentors: Master Asia and Schwarz Bruder, stand ready to face Domon.  Meanwhile, Rain’s loyalties are put to the test as Domon’s growing concern for Allenby pushes them apart.  Will Domon risk losing Rain and his friends to win the Gundam Fight Tournament for Neo Japan?  The final battles have begun and not everyone will make it out unscathed.

If you haven’t really come to the realization by now, I should remind you, Mobile Fighter G Gundam is not your average Gundam series.  Gundams can do Martial Arts, come in a variety of styles both wacky and stylistic, and the fate of the world is being decided in the most epic game of Rock Em, Sock Em Robots.  However, while not your typical Gundam foray, G Gundam is still managing to deliver a ton of drama and continuous twists and turns you’d find in any Universal Century story and this latest set of episodes definitely proves that.

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Mortal Kombat.  It is a tournament heard only in whispers, where a chosen few come together to defend the realm of Earth from the vicious warriors of Outworld.  The sorcerer Shang Tsung needs only one more tournament victory to allow Outworld to invade and cover the entire planet in darkness.  Only a rag tag team of brawlers, fighters and one very special individual, who’s bloodline can be traced back to a legendary ninja, stand in the way.  It is time to conquer fears, push aside doubts and choose your destiny…Mortal Kombat has begun.

Live Action Video Game adaptations have been on the upshot these last couple of years.  2019’s Detective Pikachu brought a whole world of Pokemon to life while 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog proved filmmakers were willing to listen to the fans to make their character better.  Now we’ve come to 2021 and hopes are pretty high for Mortal Kombat.  It’s been almost 25 years since Mortal Kombat: Annihilation put the nail in the coffin of a promising film franchise and this reboot looks to rectify its mistakes while paving the way for bigger, better fortunes, hopefully.