One of the most influential Fantasy Mecha out there no doubt and glad i finished this one. The father of Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino's works tend to be inconsistent with his work from 90s onward are mostly disappointment, But Dunbine no doubt is one of his better works. As a series, Dunbine is an important milestone in Fantasy Mecha and Isekai as it sets up some of the essential elements for those two genre. In terms of storyline, Dunbine is your standard mecha series in 80s but what Dunbine did exceptionally well at its time setting up its atmosphere. Byston Well Landscape are quite piece of work with diverse range befitting a Fantasy themed series. Unfortunately, Dunbine suffers abit problem on Pacing especially during the second half of the series where the wars took place on earth. While i like the main protagonist from the series, i find the rest of the cast to be rather insufferable including the protagonist side. Lastly in terms of mecha design, the Insect Warrior mecha from Dunbine is very distinct but Yutaka Izubuchi yet again perfected the design with his contribution, Sirbine which is the grandfather of Cybuster. Overall to me Dunbine's most important contribution is its ideas which give birth to amazing series like Masoukishin. After watching the series now I am looking for a copy of Robot Damashi Sirbine but i guess best bet is waiting for rerun by Tamashii Nation as the aftermarket is rather pricey at the moment.
I didn’t watch the anime cos it’s kind too classic going back to watch it. I do like the medieval design put into the Mecha, that’s why bought the toy. My exposure to Sirbine would surely playing SRW.
ReplyDeleteIt is rather old school for me too but the Sirbine design and the catchy Opening Theme kept me going for Dunbine.
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