{"id":33477,"date":"2025-01-16T17:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T22:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33477"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:03:04","slug":"episode-1-mobile-suit-gundam-i-ii-1981-o-say-can-uc-a-beginners-guide-to-gundam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33477","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1 &#8211; Mobile Suit Gundam I &amp; II (1981) | O Say Can UC? 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Join Gundam expert DJ as he informs Graydon of everything Newtype to Neo Zeon. Can he make a fan out of this newbie?<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s episode, the legend of Amuro Ray begins! Follow along with the gang as they discuss Mobile Suit Gundam I and Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow.<br \/>\nAs always, SPOILERS AHEAD!<\/p>\n<p>You can find us on BlueSky:<br \/>\nGraydon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/graytlo777.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/graytlo777.bsky.social<\/a><br \/>\nDJ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lordsweepy.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lordsweepy.bsky.social<\/a><br \/>\nVGU Gaiden &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgugaiden.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgugaiden.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please follow our podcast feed: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3mpnryjf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3mpnryjf<\/a><br \/>\nAlso, you can follow the official VGU Podcast Feed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3w4nnk8c\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3w4nnk8c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for listening!<br \/>\nPlease rate the podcast, subscribe, and share it around!<\/p>\n<p>All audio credit belongs to Sunrise and Yoshiyuki Tomino.<br \/>\nAll music credit goes to Takeo Watanabe and Y\u016bshi Matsuyama.<br \/>\nWe do not own these rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: I accidentally used the 12 Days of VGU audio, but the podcast remains the same!<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to VGU Gaiden!<br \/>\nHosted by Graydon Webb and DJ Risio, this retrospective film podcast follows two best friends as they share their favorite films with each other and revisit what makes them special (or in some cases, really weird).<\/p>\n<p>This month, the lads are diving into the original Gundam series &#8211; its compilation films &#8211; and even some newer works in the franchise! Join Gundam expert DJ as he informs Graydon of everything Newtype to Neo Zeon. Can he make a fan out of this newbie?<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s episode, the legend of Amuro Ray begins! Follow along with the gang as they discuss Mobile Suit Gundam I and Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow.<br \/>\nAs always, SPOILERS AHEAD!<\/p>\n<p>You can find us on BlueSky:<br \/>\nGraydon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/graytlo777.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/graytlo777.bsky.social<\/a><br \/>\nDJ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lordsweepy.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lordsweepy.bsky.social<\/a><br \/>\nVGU Gaiden &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgugaiden.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgugaiden.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please follow our podcast feed: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3mpnryjf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3mpnryjf<\/a><br \/>\nAlso, you can follow the official VGU Podcast Feed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3w4nnk8c\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3w4nnk8c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for listening!<br \/>\nPlease rate the podcast, subscribe, and share it around!<\/p>\n<p>All audio credit belongs to Sunrise and Yoshiyuki Tomino.<br \/>\nAll music credit goes to Takeo Watanabe and Y\u016bshi Matsuyama.<br \/>\nWe do not own these rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142486874,"featured_media":33480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[682626577],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Episode 1 - Mobile Suit Gundam I &amp; II (1981) | O Say Can UC? 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