In the world of animation, Gundam is one of the most popular titles among fans because of its pristine environment and the engaging fights between robots. Despite this, Yoshiyuki Tomino revealed that he was disappointed with how wars are depicted in various Japanese works.
The famous author discussed with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko the influence of conflict on the stories told in Japanese anime. Yoshiyuki Tomino in particular wanted to talk about the new releases and highlight their great ones Difference from his works: “In the world of anime, stories like Girls and Panzer and Kan Colle have appeared. Some parts I can view as mere entertainment, but I wonder if it’s acceptable. My generation is of the opinion that wars shouldn’t be portrayed that way, that makes me very uncomfortable“.
Tomino then explained that the younger generations don’t understand this Severity of the war: “War is not nice. Eventually we must avoid further conflict, but we will never be able to avoid war as long as there are delusional men who would like to fight.“. It seems, therefore, that Yoshiyuki has gotten close to Tomino over the years increasingly pacifist positions, despite the numerous conflicts in his works. Finally, we point out that the original Gundam series is present on Amazon Prime Video.
