From the comiket only doujin by staff members who worked on GWitch

I’m usually all for Death of the Author , but fuck Bandai’s exec’s I’ll accept the Word of God if God is this based.

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    “The very first fans of the original Gundam were young women. Definitely not the Plastic Model enthusiasts. With both Gundam and Raideen, of the first fans to be active, 90% were girls. Among a gathering of 1000 fans, about 100 were boys. Around when the first cour ended, young women began to gather to the after recording studio. It took until much later for male fans make an uproar, around the time series got canceled. I thought: You’re late to the party!”

    Tomino quote lol

    • Aria 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇩 [she]@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      It took until much later for male fans make an uproar

      what was even there to make an uproar about, that “girls are invading their “beloved franchise””? lmao why are some men so fucking fragile

      • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        I think in this context it was concerning the original show being cancelled. But yeah, the boys were late for the party and only got into it for the stupid toys and the movies (the toys are kinda cool though…).

        I think Star Trek had a similar predominantly female fan base at the start, too.