Gundam Book Club

Send us Fan Mail This episode is short but sweet. I give my thoughts on the process of using Google Notebook LLM and how good a job it did.  If you think I should cover other content in a similar fashion, please email me, leave comments or share on social media. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the...

Send us Fan Mail Mannings. Dead. Chung Yung. Dead… S Gundam has its final battle with the New Desides. And…   Notebook LLM takes on the awakening of A.L.I.C.E. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sots...

Send us Fan Mail The Pegasus III charges in to attack the New Desides on Penta. Captain Cray and Fast Side board the Zodiac in response. Meanwhile, Mannings launches from the Pegasus III to enter the fray in a mobile suit for the first time since the One Year War. Notebook LLM does a breakdown of this pivotal chapter Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and co...

Send us Fan Mail The Pegasus III was in pursuit of the New Desides remnant forces. All the while, they were being harassed by Neo Zeon forces. Meanwhile, Cray and his remaining forces mount a surprise attack on the orbiting platform Penta as their final gambit to destabilize the Earth Federation Government. Notebook LLM takes on this chapter. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing...

Send us Fan Mail The New Desides and Neo Zeon fleet combined forces. The Task Force Alpha received new orders. A.L.I.C.E. had a deeper purpose. Was it coming to fruition? Finally, Neo Zeon gives the remnant forces of the New Desides a powerful new weapon. Notebook LLM takes on this episode Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM takes on Chapter 10.... Josh Offshore learns of Cod’s fate. While Ayers City falls, the New Desides escape via the Mass Driver. Finally, Neo Zeon has entered the chat… Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or t...

Send us Fan Mail The New Desides are pushed to the limit on the Moon. Aeno’s fleet withdraws from the area, and the New Desides try to leave Ayers City.  Finally, Cod and Roots have a fateful encounter time on the battlefield.  Notebook LLM takes a crack at breaking down this episode and my reason for getting into Gundam Sentinel in the first place Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is perfo...

Send us Fan Mail Brave Cod and Ryu Roots have a fateful encounter. The New Desides and Task Force fight fiercely for control of Ayers City. All the while, ALICE learns more of what it means to be human.   Notebook LLM also examines the origin of the mass driver and some more historical connections to the defense of Aizu during the 1860s and Japan during World War 2. Gundam Sentinel Podcast /Gundam...

Send us Fan Mail March 14 UC 0088. The New Desides fleet battles the Task Force Alpha to decide the fate of Ayers City.  The FAZZ squadron faces Cod in the Gundam Mk V, while the Xeku Zwei also makes its debut. Roots prepares to face the New Desides in S Gundam’s most powerful form; the Ex-S Gundam. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is pr...

Send us Fan Mail March 13 UC 0088. The Bald Eagle enters the battlefield and faces his former student. The New Desides and their complement of mobile suits fiercely battle the Task Force Alpha. Also… A.L.I.C.E. becomes more aware. Notebook LLM ironically tackles the use of AI and sabotaging military and government assets, and talks about Battlestar Galactica (reboot). Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gunda...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM examines the next chapter in Gundam Sentinel: Ayers City is located on the far side of the Moon and represented the last bastion of Titan remnants and others who believed in Earthnoid supremacy. The New Desides forces head towards Ayers City. Task Force Alpha is tasked with finding the fleeing New Desides fleet. And the New Desides fields their own new special mobile...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM takes on this exciting chapter in Gundam Sentinel Commander Brian Aeno is sent by the Federation in the X Dispatch Fleet to encourage the former Instructor Corp rebels to surrender. The elite mobile suits of the Task Force Alpha worked to develop their skills. The EFF also launch forces from the Moon to also attack Pezun, allowing for a pincer attack. However, the New...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM covers on the debut of S Gundam versus the New Desides. Pezun forces prepared the Devil’s Garden for the Federation fleet. Task Force Alpha’s cruisers come under fire. Things become more desperate for the Task Force when their commander decided to launch the FAZZ team, Zeta Plus as well as S Gundam herself. This episode will cover the S Gundam in its various forms, an...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM takes on chapter 2 of Gundam Sentinel.  Task Force Alpha enters Pezun airspace.  Ryuu Roots learns about the abilities of the Instructor Corp.  Shin Crypt launches in the FAZZ to engage with the New Decides and Josh Offshore in the Xeku Eins.   In this episode we will also cover the Nero, Zeta Plus and the influence of the Moon and Gundam. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gund...

Send us Fan Mail Notebook LLM describes in this episode the creation of the New Desides who were Titans remnants as well as the birth of Task Force Alpha.  A.L.I.C.E.'s Cheshire Cat is selected.  We also will cover the FAZZ, history of how Gundam Sentinel came to be, and touch upon some Japanese history. Gundam Sentinel Podcast/Gundam Book Club is performing a critical analysis and  commentar...

Send us Fan Mail I am obviously an amateur, and have decided to use Google’s Notebook LLM to redo the audio for my older content.  The quality of the audio is much better than my meager attempt years ago. This chapter introduces the major characters featured in Gundam Sentinel and explores the events leading up to Gundam Sentinel.  It will also feature the Xeku Eins and the Wyvern along with A.L.I...

Send us Fan Mail This episode will look at my build of my ranking of all of the Gundam Sentinel gunpla I have made from Bandai over the past few years.  I might have hired some new voices as well (😂).  Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by the Fair Use Clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what Katoki, Takahashi and Asano were thinking as they made Sentinel? What were their influences? What did they think of the world of Gundam? And what is Stream Base and why is it so important to the world of Gundam? This episode will delve in and try to answer these burning questions.   Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is performing a critical an...

Send us Fan Mail Gundam Sentinel delved into various themes including what defines sentience.  A.L.I.C.E. is the AI that was developed and incorporated by the EFF into the design of Superior Gundam.  Recent developments in machine learning are available on cell phones and personal computers including machine learning.  Now, consumers can access large language models (or LLMs) for free including pr...

Send us Fan Mail This episode covers the short manga story by Kondoh san featuring the immortal Frederick Braun.  This story is set in UC 0079 in the waning days of the One Year War.  Zeon forces are preparing for a special operation deep in Solomon.  Braun was ordered to complete this desperate mission, but will he be able to complete it?  Or will he meet his own nightmare at Solomon/ソロモンの悪...

Send us Fan Mail The Wow Cool Robot podcast inspired me to make this episode.  Gundam Sentinel is my all-time favorite Gundam side story so it only makes sense to do an episode devoted to my ranking of the mobile suits designed by Katoki san and others.    Please remember, this tier list is my personal opinion.  I'm sure some of you will disagree wholeheartedly.  If you are interested, please...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, it has been a minute or seven months, but who's counting? This episode is another story featuring the exploits of Captain Braun between the events of Gundam Double Zeta and Char's Counterattack. By the way, I said his right arm was hit.  My bad, I meant left 😅 Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protec...

Send us Fan Mail I thought we were done with Sentinel too.  However,  Zeonic Scanlations unearthed some new revelations and I had to discuss them all.  Bombshells like the pesky copyrights issue, and why was Sentinel put into an indefinite hold.  They will all be covered in this episode of Gundam Sentinel Podcast (I'm sorry, Gundam Book Club). Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is pe...

Send us Fan Mail Surprise! I found a one-off manga by Kazuhisa Kondo. It was released in 1992 and is one of the first manga in the UC continuity that happened outside of the Earth Sphere. It features Axis units led by two famous Zeon aces against a Gundam unit piloted by a mysterious figure near Jupiter... Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is performing a critical analysis and commentary...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a wrap up for season 4 with my impressions of the manga the Dogs of War.  How does it connects to Char's counterattack and how it may (or may not) fit into the Universal Century continuity? Gundam Sentinel Podcast aka #gundambookclub is performing a critical analysis and commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gun...