TNK on Gundam 08th MS Team

Found in a pile of old notes is a review at TNK, written with some pathos:

Visually, 08th MS Team is probably the strongest Gundam series ever. Its use of heavy shadows and sense of scale with the mechanoids is something truly magnificent, unseen outside of itself and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. Even the latter title doesn’t make as great use of size and depth, of light and shadow.

That much is true, and I have screenshots to prove it. But the interesting part of the review is that it fails to mention Aina even ONCE. Manabi without Mikan, Haruhi without Kyon, Ranma without Akane, this omission is right there with them. Not sure what it is trying to tell us, but it certainly screams.

UPDATE: Hidoshi says: "I didn’t mention Aina for a reason. SHE SUCKS." I understand where this comes from, but doesn't Ginyas suck more?

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