Hey, Gundam Wing, I owe you a lot. Thanks, buddy.
Random GW Stuff
“Sarabande”— Rivka Nipper, 2010
Another piece based on my favorite anime, and favorite character, of all time: Treize Khushrenada. Once again, Gundam Wing and its characters are © Sunrise/Bandai 1995
GW was (and still is) the standard I use for measuring my progress as an adult. It gave me an early start in studying philosophy and politics, which I maintain a healthy passion for today, and one of the essays that got me into my college was based partially on my Gundam-inspired musings. This series is what got me through that tricky adolescent period where everything was terrible and nothing made sense with at least some degree of aplomb. When I was a teenager it gave me a reason to engage instead of tune out, to keep going rather than give in. It still does, actually. My heroes from way back when are still my heroes today.