Why EVERYONE Needs to Watch Gundam
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- GUNDAM is a great monolith of an anime franchise. It's large, it's daunting, and very quickly we are going to cover what it is at its core...and where you might want to start.
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I underestimated just how well the sci-fi worldbuilding of 70s Gundam would holdup. It still feels so unique and fresh to this day
Since people keep asking to provide a list on how to watch Gundams, I'll just re-post my guide list here:
Below are Gundam series from Alternate Universes (AU) that you can jump right into without watching any past series. It's newbie-friendly:
*Gundam 00* (2 seasons + 1 movie)
*Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans* (2 seasons)
*Gundam SEED + Destiny + Stargazer* (make sure to watch the Remaster version = the one in widescreen)
*Gundam Age + Memory of Eden* (simpler story, kiddy design)
*Gundam X* (set in post-apocalyptic world, a bit gloomy)
*Gundam Wing + Endless Waltz*
*G Gundam* (Gundams with flashy martial arts. Ridiculous but fun)
Below are Gundam series from Universal Century (UC) which you have to watch chronologically in order to understand the story of the next installment.
1. *Mobile Suit Gundam* (just watch the Trilogy Movies)
2. *Zeta Gundam* (watch the series, but also has Trilogy Movies if you don’t have time)
3. *Gundam ZZ* (series)
4. *Char’s Counterrattack* (movie)
5. *Gundam Unicorn*
6. *Gundam: Twilight Axis*
Below are UC sidestories that can be watched independently if you already watched the very first Mobile Suit Gundam (MSG):
- *Gundam: The Origin* (even though I said it’s a side-story, this is kind important since it’s a prequel set before the first MSG)
- *Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket*
- *Gundam: 08th MS Team*
- *Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory*
- *Gundam Thunderbolt*
- *MS IGLOO* (2 seasons of CG series)
Below are UC series that’s set faaar in the future that it’s not really needed to watch previous UC series except for the first MSG:
*Gundam F91* (movie)
*Victory Gundam* (series)
*Turn-A Gundam* (series)
*Gundam: Reconguista in G* (series + 1 CG OVA)
Below are lighthearted and fun Gundam toy series that you should watched after you’ve seen quite a number of series:
*Gunpla Builders Beginning G*
*Gundam Build Fighters*
*Gundam Build Fighters Try*
For kids
*SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors*
androyus Pretty accurate. Except what Turn A is, is basically the end result of any given Gundam time line. G-Reco does happen after Turn A.
Build Fighters, aka Gundam Vahalla. It's even given RAMBAL RAL a happy (after)life
currently tearing up SEED destiny (the original airing version) just for that daily dose of Ed, Edd, n Eddy memes :v
You need too flip war in the pocket and 8th ms team , war in the pocket is at the very end of the war and they use the united maintenance plan for their mobile suits. 8th ms team is about a 4th into the war. and im pretty sure that twilight axis came before unicorn in the story line as well. i like your list though thank you for making it !
Y'all forgot about Gundam Sentinel. It's a novel, but the story is the most mature one of all Gundam, and it's fucking good. It's basically a high-quality military fiction in Universal Century.
I still think the original Gundam is one of the best pieces of pop culture media Japan has ever produced, and is a major, if not the major reason, Japanese pop culture is a major player in the world today. It was one of the first original anime to gain a large adult following. Countless creators were inspired to become creators by it. Countless people became engineers due to Gundam.
Even to this day the story holds up wonderfully. There are so many themes touched upon and explored in sensible and realistic manner. Its characters to this day are iconic and Char is an absolute legend of a character. Even in a head-to-head comparision between Star Wars and Gundam Star Wars comes off as hopelessly simplistic and juvenile.
Gundam shows scenes like competency not immediately translating into leadership ability with Mirai struggling to take over for Bright. Gundam shows what it feels like to become estranged from your parents due to growing up in completely different circumstances. It has interesting and unexpected character development like Amuro estranging himself from Fraw Bow due to his rising esteem and responsibilites. It has a tragic and interesting Romance in Lalah and Char. Kai and Miharu's story were excellently directed.
Yeah, everybody knows that the original Gundam was not the first serious anime or the first one with mature themes, but it executed so many different ones so wonderfully, with good art, good direction, iconic voice acting, iconic art.
To this day I still think Gundam is hopelessly underrated in the West and it's insane to see that for a long time even some of the mediocre OVAs like Stardust Memory were more popular here
Dude Stardust Memory was great, sure many does not approve of the shouting bouts between Kou & Gato and mention that Gato is a poor made version of Char but, it is still pretty good. Not as good as War in the Pocket though.
So I know this video is from 2017, but I just wanted to say thank you.
Ever since I started watching anime, I had an innate hate for mecha anime. Not sure why but I detested the sight of mecha, if someone recommended an anime with mecha, I'd instantly reject it. This was knocked slightly by Code Geass, but I put it down to being a one off.
This video made me try the original Gundam, albeit after watching it twice. After about 2 hours agonising over whether I should watch the movies or the t.v. series, I decided I only had one 'first time watching' experience and watched the entire t.v. series and absolutely loved it. It wasn't perfect, the animation could be terrible but it did so much for me, it reminded me why I love anime. it also reminded me how amazing anime nowadays looks.
I'm now watching Gundam Zeta and plan to watch all of the U.S.
Gundam is fun, it is painful, it makes you hate how terrible people can be and it makes you see how amazing people can be. Mecha wasn't the problem, I was.
Thank you.
Gibli glad to see a new anime fan discovering Gundam. btw Thunderbolt, 00 and Unicorn are my fave series. I also recommend Evangelion, but it requires mature & deep thinking tho.
A lot of people who hate mecha anime said that but for some reason when I finally get them to watch gundam they said they loved it. I think the storyline is what draws people in
Gibli man did you watch Code geass?
I agree whenever i recommend a mecha anime it's like *nah it's nat 4 mi* but then they watch big 0 CG GL or Gundam and their instantly hooked.
I say always give it at least 3 or 5 episodes before dropping it as a whole even IF things only get interesting on the 10 or 15 ep.
I declined One piece but got into gundam sometimes that's how life goes you like what many few like over what (large) many like and am not bothered by it.
How was that experience with Z Gundam? To me it is still to this day, one of the best (if not THE BEST) Anime series ever made
Gundam is my city
Fly Mingo Hi neighbor
Gogg is my street
We built this city on model parts
Zack is my Wife
Fly Mingo your city sucks
I am a simple man. I see Char Aznable on the wallpaper and someone advertising the glory of Gundam. I click and subsequently like and comment before even watching.
Also, Thunderbolt is the best choice barring 0079 for newcomers. Regardless, start with UC!
Code Blaze Fate A man of culture
I think my first UC show was 08th MS Team on Toonami.
Dark of the knight IBO is lowkey booty
You are right cant disagree
I started with SEED and still cannot be arsed to get into UC, sue me.
"It's relatively slow, which denies the story the sense of urgency that war dramas benefit from." Personally, I love that Gundam portrays a different side of war- the slow drudgery of a war that just seems to go on and on. It's why I adore it so much, and it's why I'm glad I watched the whole original series. However, I know it's not for everyone, so I don't disagree that the recap films might be better for some people. But I wouldn't say that the original shows pacing takes away from the "war"ness of it universally- I think it gives a unique and vital perspective.
Iron Blooded Orphans was my first Gundam. I am totally in love with this series.
Have you watch Gundam Seed? I recommended it. My favorite after Mobile Suit Gundam with Amuro
@@xushu4990 is all the episodes connected to kno whats going on?
@@steve00alt70 There are many Gundam Series, but most of them are from different universe so there are not connected.
@@xushu4990 you are a monster
@@steve00alt70 the only series that are connected are the series from the Universal Century timeline.
which includes but are not limited to:
Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (UC0068 - UC0077)
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (UC0079)
Mobile Suit Gundam (UC0079)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (UC0079)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (UC0079)
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (UC0079)
Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu (UC0079)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (UC0083)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (UC0087)
Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (UC0087)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (UC0088)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (UC0093)
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (UC0096)
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (UC0096)
Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight Axis (UC0096)
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (UC0097)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (UC0123)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (UC0153)
G-Saviour (UC0223)
The payoff one gets when finally getting to Gundam Unicorn having started with 0079 is something I have yet to replicate.
Same.
Wachting all the UC shows and finishing it off with Unicorn is eaisly one of the best expieriences one can have in all of anime.
Unicorn is a great send off and is pretty underrated imo even by the gundam fanbase.
I've watched so much anime, yet never seen much Gundam besides 00 and Orphan Blood. After this video, looks like I'm finally gonna see how it started. This comment just got me more hyped :).
k24bfan is gundam unicorn good?
It's an homage to the Gundam UC series and yes its good
It is really good.
Its basically a 7 1-hour episodes with awesome animation- it was made to be viewed in cinemas after all(2nd best animated gundam imo after F91).
Has a lot of throwbacks/refrences to older series and the thing that pobably a lot of people dont know is that the composer for it is Hiroyuki Sawano and in my opinion its easily his best work.
Also His Unchild album with Unicor's osts sung by Aimer is greatness.
Although DO NOT wacht it if you havent wachted ealier UC stuff since Unicorn would feel hmmm shallow since it assumes you know about most of the stuff.
I came here to agree with you
I came here to laugh at you.
I came here to violate you.
It's nice to see the younger generation take an interest in my personal favorite franchise, even several years past its inception.
I hope each of you can find something to enjoy about this franchise because I believe that, no matter where you are now, or where you are going, Gundam has something of importance to say to each of you. What that message will be will depend on you, but it is my hope that you will all have something to say about its subject matter and perhaps the philosophical ideas at play, but most importantly, I want you to try and see things from a different perspective, just as I did as I watched these shows and thought about them from childhood to adulthood. You don't have to outright change the perspective you have, or even agree with it at all, but I ask that you at least try and see things differently because that understanding is the first step to a more prosperous future that we should all strive for.
They should really remake the original Gundam series. I would love to see show in today's animation!
You already watched Origin, Right?
@@YonIon996 I know, just that Origin already exist, and it is the closest to what that guy asked. that is my point. But I do see his.
@@YonIon996 not a 100% sure so dont quoteme, dont at me; , but I think Gundam Origin is cannon, some novels as the one where Amuro dies by the end of 1 Year war at Char hands and Sayla blames her brother, those are NOT cannon (ALT stories)
Gundam isn't for everyone but this is definitely a video the anime community needs.
Gundam is for people who don't have shit taste
DaSpineLessFish unless ur into gsd
kento someone can like gsd they just have to not force it on others like the cult of jesus yamato
Gundam is for people who are destined to be something great, on a grandiose scale.
gsd is shit but not that cringe shit as G-Reco
First Gundam series I legitimately watched to completion was Iron Blooded Orphans. Currently marathoning the entire franchise in chronological order, and right now I'm on Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
HolyNova Entertainment™ when you get to seed, just go read a fanfic of it.
Skip the atrocity known as G-Savior. For your physical and mental well-being, just fucking skip it.
Also when watching 00, lower your expectations for season 2. It just drags. But, cool mecha design and sweet acton sequences tho.
Yeah you might want to skip Mobile Fighter G Gundam and Turn A Gundam on your first pass. While not bad shows, they are so tonally and story different from any of the others that it will be jarring to step out to watch them and then come back. Other than using the Gundam name for marketing a Giant Robot show they don't really have any connective tissue to the main shows, even the alternate universe ones. Definately go back and watch them, especially Turn A which is fantastic. But don't jump into them while in the middle of the Universal Century stuff or WIng. It will be like going from Cowboy Bebop to Dragonball. And just skip any and all of teh cutesy SuperDeformed kids shows.
Yeah, I agree with Andrew, G Gundam is about my favorite Gundam Series, but when you're watching from IBO then the gundam series in chronological order, G Gundam will catch you off guard cause its not like the others.Really enjoyable though, doesn't have the same serious tones and military essence the other gundam series, but its hot blooded and awesome that you can't help but enjoy it.
If you don't think the ending of 0079 isn't one of the best endings of any anime ever, I just don't know what to tell you. For the record, I firmly sit on the TV show side of the fence, thinking that what some call "bad pacing" is actually "time to breathe". That, and not enough shows recognize the significance of grandparent rebellions in warfare.
I prefer the TV show, because it's way easier to search for events in individual episodes. Plus, it's more fun to watch two or three episodes throughout a day than to watch the same movies in two or three sittings.
I did some intense research about Gundam earlier this year and found out the order. (Seriously it took me hours upon hours).
Some newer titles might be missing if so let me know so that I can update the list. Or if I got something wrong.
GUNDAM:
Gundam Universal Century [Chronologically]:
-[The Origin] OVA (UC 0068-0079) (6 eps) (2015-)
-[Thunderbolt s1] ONA (0079) (4eps) (2015)
-[Thunderbolt s2] ONA (0079) (??Eps) (2017)
-[Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy] Movies (0079) (3 Movies) (1981)
-[8th MS team] OVA/Movie (0079) (12 eps + 10st 3min specials + 1 compilation movie with diferences) (1996/1998)
-[MS Igloo] OVA (0079) (9eps) (2004/06/09)
-[0080 War in the Pocket] OVA (0079-0080) (6eps) (1989)
-[0083 Stardust Memory] OVA (0083) (13eps) (1991)
-[Zeta Gundam] TV series (0087-0088) (50eps) (1985)
-[Gundam Evolve episode 9] (0087) (15st 7min eps = 4eps not all eps are UC) (2006)
-[Gundam ZZ] TV series (0088-0089) (47eps) (1986)
-[Charfs Counterattack] Movie (0093) (1 Movie) (1988)
-[Mission to Rise] Short Film (0093?) (Might be in an alternate UC) (1 3min ep) (1998)
-[Gundam Unicorn] OVA (0096) (7st 1hr eps = 21eps) (2010-2014)
-[Twilight Axis] ONA (0096) (ONA episodes ???) (2017)
-[Gundam F91] Movie + manga (123) (1 movie + 27 chapters/6 volumes) (1991)
-[Victory Gundam] TV series (153) (51 eps) (1993)
-[Gaia Gear] Radio Drama (203) (26eps not cannon, but suposedly interesting) (1987-1991)
-[G-Saviour] Live-Action Movie (223) (1 movie) (Alternate UC) (2000)
-[Gundam Reconguista in G] TV series (RC. 1014) (26eps) (2014)
-[Turn A] TV series (C.C. 2345) (50eps) (1999)
-[Reconguista in G - From the Past to the Future] Short Film (??) (1short 10min) (2009)
-[Ring of Gundam] short film (??) (Short 5min)
TOTAL:
Episodes: 300st
Movies: 7st
Alternate Universes
-[Mobile Fighter G Gundam] TV Series (Future Century) (49eps) (1994)
-[Wing] TV Series (After Colony) (49eps) (1995)
-[Wing: Endless Waltz Movie] Movie (After Colony) (1 Movie) (1998)
-[After War Gundam X] TV Series (After War) (39eps) (1996)
-[After war Gundam X: Under the Moonlight] Manga (After War) (22ch/4vol)
-[Seed] TV Series (Cosmic Era) (50eps HD Remastered: 48eps) (2002)
-[Seed MSV Astray] OVA (Cosmic Era) (2st 7min eps = 0.5eps) (2004)
-[Seed Destiny] TV Series (Cosmic Era) (50eps) (2004)
-[Seed C.E 73 Stargazer] ONA (Cosmic Era) (3st 15min eps = 1.5eps) (2006)
-[00 s1] TV Series (Anno Domini) (25eps) (2007)
-[00 s2] TV Series (Anno Domini) (25eps) (2008)
-[00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer] Movie (Anno Domini) (1 Movie) (2010)
-[AGE] TV Series (Advanced Generation) (49eps) (2011)
-[AGE: Memory of Eden] Summary OVA (Advanced Generation) (2st 1hr & 15min eps = 8eps) (2013)
-[Iron-Blooded Orphans s1] Tv Series (Post Disaster) (25eps) (2015)
-[Iron-Blooded Orphans s2] Tv Series (Post Disaster) (25eps) (2016)
Total:
Episodes: 394st
Movies: 2st
Spin-off Shows
-[SD Gundam Mk1, Mk2 ,CCA, Musha Gundam, Mk3, Mk4, Mk5, Gaiden] Shorts (UC timeline parody)
-[Gundam Evolve Episode 14]
-[SD Gundam Force] TV Series (52eps) (2004)
-[SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors] TV Series (51eps) (2010)
-[Gunpla Builders Beginning G] Special (3st 13min eps) (2010)
-[Build Fighters] TV Series (25eps) (2013)
-[Build Fighters Try] TV Series (25eps) (2014)
-[Mobile Suit Gundam-san] TV Series (13st 2min eps) (2014) (original Gundam parody)
-[Mobile Suit Gundam-san (ONA)] ONA (15st 2min eps) (2014) (original Gundam parody)
-[Kotowaza Gundam-san] ONA (17st 1min eps) (2015)
Total: 153 + shorts
All OF GUNDAM:
Episodes: 847
Movies: 9
McDudes you should watch the second season of thunderbolt after the trilogy because it takes place seven months after the end of the one year war
OneFireGamer thanks for the info :)
Huh, 00 set in Anno Domini. Isn't that year they called (according to Unicorn) before actual Universal Century?
Well I don't know D:
yeah, it's one of the name of the calendar that we currently uses at the moment
NOT EVEN MY OWN FATHER HIT ME BEFORE!
xD
Bad, bad oniisama!!
THAT'S WHY YOU ARE ALWAYS SOFT
As a fan of not only Gundam but the sci-fi genre in general, this video put a huge silly yet happy smile on my face.
Also, Char Aznable was on the thumbnail. I am simple. I see this man and suddenly want to comment and like the video.
And if I may make a suggestion, an underrated series in the UC timeline, Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket is just a great war story for any newcomer to enjoy!
0080 is very good, but 0083 Stardust Memory is better
0083 Stardust Memory the absolute BEST gundam IMO.... the animation... story... everything just works and holds up to this day GP02 and AMX-002 Neue Ziel with Gato piloting them... nuff said. Not to mention all the other awesome Gundams and Mobile Armors featured.
I know, it's a proper masterpiece, not only with regard to Gundam, but also to animation in general. I wonder why I'm the only one who mentioned in the comments, it's as if no-one is aware of its existence.
Yeah its crazy! The only way I figured out about 0083 is that I was playing Gundam vs. Gundam on PSP like 8 years ago. I noticed an interesting Gundam (GP-02)... and thought oh I wonder what this Bazooka does. I press the button to fire and watch a giant explosion decimate everything... i'm like damn it has a nuke. I knew I had to see what this series was about. Truly a hidden gem... i''m surprised OP did not mention it.
They have 0083 on Blu-Ray now... and it looks absolutely gorgeous!
gravityhammer25 I came to know about it by reading an article about Gundam in a manga magazine, they correctly stated that it was one of the best. After having seen it, I can say that they were right.
I'll definitely try to grab the blu-rays.
This is my favorite anime of all time. It's such a beautiful story and stands the test of time.
Having been introduced to Gundam at a young age with Gundam Wing and going back recently and watching a bunch of series up until now, I have to say it's a beautiful franchise.
I see Char Aznable in the thumbnail, I press like regardless on content lol that said I advice to anyone new to the franchisw to simply start with Universal Century
I see Char Aznable in an avatar, press like regardless of content or spelling.
Who is this "Char Aznable?" never heard of him
Red Comet
Look in the mirror, you'll find him there.
Red Comet Edward Mass would like a word with you
With The Origin (manga) if possible. But not with its OAVs.
"Hey Orga .........what should I do next?"
Silent_kill31 Thanks for the spoiler
Fullmetal American I dont know anything about gundam so im guessing this isnt a spoiler until you said so I wouldve forgot about it but if I watch it this may be in the back of my head now.
Fullmetal American Tthanks for caring though but now I have a guard up expecting that.
Fariko Wishless He edited the comment
"Buy more Gunpla, and related merchandise."
IT'S A GUNDAM!
Video. Plus, Char's Counterattack will always be my favorite in Gundam.
Well well well, whaddaya know, Gundam CCA on Netflix, also Hathaway Flash!
UC time line for life
Man, Gundam predated the MCU by about thirty years...
But the original Marvel comics predated it by like 10 years.
17 for the silver age, and 40 for the golden age comics. It's weird to think that Gundam is so old.
What is MCU?
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Your stretching the idea of cinematic universe if you think that
The original Gundam has such amazing characters. Each one is so distinct and has so much depth if you go looking for it.
Everyone knows that UC Gundam is best Gundam.
Xeno Yaxley SIEG ZEON
@@chartheredcometaznable2345 screw the feddies !
it is the longest series out of all gundam series right
@Bobby Hill UC is universal century is the main and longest timeline what are you talking about
**iron blooded orphans has entered the chat ...
0083 Stardust Memories because Top Gun is best done in Gundam form.
I GOT A BURNIN LOOOOVE
I play the hell outta that opening from 0083! Such a kick ass tune
Macross Plus is another great Top Gun styled mecha anime.
This is obliged.
GAAAATTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
SOLOMON, I HAVE RETURNED!!!!
I'm Liking the changes to your content! Love how you're stirring off from anime reviews and heading more into a ''do what ever you want'' style of videos!
me too
Not that i hate the old Arkada
but i love this version much more
I am Japanese and never watched ANY of Gundam series because as you said, it looks overwhelmingly complicated and inaccessible to a complete novice. That said, I now understand much better about the franchise and got a much clear idea about where to begin with. It's all thanks to you and I highly appreciate your video. I also enjoyed how you described and explained about Gundam. Your script portrayed the franchise so vividly that I am excited about watching the original 43 episodes or the trilogy or following series. Thanks again and keep up the good work!
That's cool, did you watch it? I like the compilation films and the origin manga, never watched the original actually.
For those who are put off by the old animation style (though you shouldn't) i would recommend the Gundam the Origin manga. It is absolutely the best manga I've ever read and the English publication by vertical is absolutely gorgeous! It retells the original gundam anime storyline alongside flashbacks to the events s later adapted to the Gundam the Origin OVAs.
The Origin isn't really accurate to the Movie or TV shows tbh.
I agree, You should never be put off by old animation. I usually find younger audiences to be put off by it, but I’m pretty young and have seen the original Gundam. Thought it was great, I loved the Animation and style of it. One of the best Gundam series.
I am having a hard time even thinking about a reason to watch big robots fight each other.
May I ask for the theme treated (aside from war) in it that might make it worthwhile ?
Best manga you've ever read? Have you read Berserk, Vagabond, 20th Century Boys, Oyasumi Punpun, Kingdom, Slam Dunk, One Piece & JoJo's? If it's better than those than I might actually buy it.
Im not put by the animation, I just dont know where to fucking start this show! What is the fucking order!?
gundam is actually why mecha is my favorite genre of anime, and I loved IBO's ending, its showed real consequences of war and who it doesn't always end well for either side
Team Amaro
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT GUNDAM ARKADA!
Had never watched any Gundam anime but had always seen the mecha everywhere then finally a Gundam showed up in Ready Player One film, and it blew my mind.
Even if it was slow, I still appreciated all of the dialogue and at times, the mental struggles Amuro and the others have. Enjoyed almost every second of it.
Gundam.
Turn A .....GUNDAM!
New Type!
BakaShift Come back! We need your Gundam reviews.
I have a boner.
Coordinator.
I loved Unicorn, that was my first Gundam series, I finished it today and it was definitely worth the binge.
I've been watching mobile suit gundam wing, and I love it! I've also built two gundam kits so far, and I'm so sad that I missed out on this hobby for my entire life.
Is there any anime about a grown up MAN or WOMAN drove the mobile suit instead of a bratty kid?
Gundam Thunderbolt, Chars Counterattack, Gundam Hathaway
One of the reasons prefer the series over the movie trilogy is because there are more scenes with Lalah, so you feel the larger weight her character has on other characters when you get to Char's Counterattack.
Plus, I always love seeing more scenes involving White Base, my favorite ship in the series.
Side note: I actually like the slower pace of 79 (Just watched the trilogy movies) It adds suspense and dread making the actual battles feel more dramatic and tense,
White base is the greatest battleship
We even got a little bit of Hitler, because why not.
Cuz Zeon army were equated with Hitler's Nazi Germany :P
Prussia actually
Not a single mention of Gundam SEED.
All's right with the world.
Fucking hate SEED, that repeated fucking animation of the fucking guns on the ship. I started taking shots of bleach every time it repeated.
The SEED series is easily the worst Gundam, worse than ZZ even, and yet it's probably the most popular behind Gundam Wing, which also sucks, and it's almost entirely because of nostalgia. It's the same reason anyone still likes Robotech.
Macross it's not bad, not great either, though.
Macross is great, Robotech is not.
SEED is pretty great, there's really no reason to hate on it
Being a 90's kid, I watched the original and spinoffs on Toonami, and have been a fanatic since. I thought the PS2 game "Journey to Jaburo" really got me into the original even further, and made me curious about the other shows being as you can unlock all sorts of crazy mobile suits in that game.
08th MS Team is still my favorite, but Thunderbolt was really, really, good.
it had always been in my periphery but i finally started watching iron blooded orphans and i just cant stop now. its only been a month and i own several model kits. imported games and have started reading all the small stories that never made their way to animation.
relatable
Now do Why EVERYONE needs to watch Legend Of The Galactic Heroes.
ArcaneThinker THIS RIGHT HERE!!!#
it looks shit
Star Sloth That's where you're wrong, kiddo
Just finished it today
ArcaneThinker nice one
Personally the Gundam franchise is my absolute favorite anime franchise it's one of the first anime franchises I really got into and let's face it if you like giant robots along with some interesting storytelling then you will love the Gundam franchise in any interation the universal century or different series like wing G Gundam iron blooded orphans and 00 (known as Double O for those who don't know) seriously the fights are cool as hell weather on Earth or in space and the best part about the seasons I just mentioned is that they are their own separate universe but if you are like me and you want a pilot these things then there are games like Gundam versus and Dynasty Warriors Gundam which I recommend specifically Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 (available for xbox 360) which has all the way up to 00 and every Gundam in Mobile Suit prior to that series Gundam versus has all the mobile suits in the franchise because it's the most recent game although unlike Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 it's only available on the PlayStation 4
And if you're wondering my recommendations for Gundam series to watch my personal favorites are Gundam Wing and Gundam 00 I also recommend checking out Gundam build Fighters series because it's really interesting and not like any other Gundam series it's people who built their own gundam model kits and those machines belt from the model kits get to fight while being controlled by the people who create them it's super interesting super cool and there's different creative versions of previous legendary Gundams featured
I've never really been interested in Gundam though as an anime fan I have a general idea of the UC story just from osmosis. I recently watched Gundam Unicorn and was hooked by the first episode just based on the execution of the show alone. I sometimes had difficulty understanding story references but the direction, pacing and overall production value of the animation and design was intriguing enough. Then, as the story progressed I got a sense of the history and lore that was being referenced and started to delve in to the wikis to read about the previous UC stories.
Despite some annoying character moments, overall the writing was good enough to emotionally hook me and to really give a great deal of weight to the universe. For me, it was like watching Captain America 2. That was the movie that made the MCU "click" for me. It opened up the lore of that world in a fairly relatable way for a newcomer and had a realistic feeling gravitas to it, and same with Unicorn. From what I've read, some think even the original Gundam didn't convey the expansiveness of the history of UC's lore as well as Unicorn's 7 episodes did. So- I would say if you're curious about the UC story, watch Gundam Unicorn. At the very least, you'll have a damn good time watching some incredibly well animated and well put together mecha battles.
Of course, seeing as the show is pretty much the conclusion to the UC/Zeon story, I can see why people would feel you need to watch everything before it to get its full effect. I do wish that I had all that knowledge and emotional investment beforehand, because I'm sure it would've made the experience of watching it so much better. However, for me personally I never would've taken an interest in checking out the original UC stuff if not for Unicorn.
GUNDAM IS LIFE TY FOR WAKING PEOPLES EYES TO IT! :))))
why EVERYONE needs watch kamen rider
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Hentai Kamen is best version
Tristan Jones wait whats the difference between hentai kamen rider and what they said? Is it the same story just uncensored with sex or something?
Fariko Wishless Hentai Kamen is NOT a Kamen Rider.
Fariko Wishless They're completely different
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I've been rocking with Mobile Suit Gundam ever since the Wing series and I have never regretted it nor looked back ever since. There are so many great war stories from this franchise, I can't even keep count. By far, my favorite shows are 0080, 0083, G Gundam, Wing, Zeta, Double Zeta, 08th MS Team, After War X, Iron-Blooded Orphans, and Unicorn.
The year is Universal Century 0079...
Gah, just thinking about the original Gundam makes me so happy.
GUNDAM 08th ms team is BEST GUNDAM! ... also the most REALISTIC
and even that isnt saying much
It's one of my favorite series and the only gundam series that I think was truly great.
The fights were especially so fucking good. They still look better than those in modern anime.
until Gundam Thunderbolt tbh, that show is genius thematically, visually and musically.
Lord Zephyros ikr
Eh, its the third best in my opinion. War in the pocket and (best gundam fight me) Zeta are better, and are both just as realistic.
I got into Gundam (more specifically the models) thanks to Gundam Wing and I was really debating opening up the original series to watch. Thanks to you I think I might just do that.
Didn't see the original Gundam, saw Gundam origin. It was still amazing. Got so attached to the characters.
To anyone: UC timeline is your friend. All other timelines do not matter. Zeta Gundam and War in the Pocket are my recommendations to you all.
War in the Pocket>Zeta Gundam
Seph Angelo I love War in the Pocket. So much story in six episodes. Zeta is also equal as it paved the way for even more dramatic Gundam sequels and expanded universe.
Mine is 0083 Stardust Memory
Zeta is a series I adore more and more I think about it
But it has its flaws
1# its a sequel and you NEED to watch 0079 before getting into it.
2# Some episodes are clearly there to meet the length quota.
But when it gets good it gets GOOD
War in the Pocket was my introduction to Gundam and I don't regret it
Great video, I agree 100%. Let us move forward together, GUNDAM community!!
I always thought that if someone wants to get into anime, the Gundam series is as good a place to start as any, if not the ideal place to start.
I’m not into anime in the slightest, but I decided to watch your video and it was very cool. I’m intrigued enough to give this show a chance.
The single eyed mobile suit from UC is fucking amazing. Commander ZAKU, Sazabi, and Sinanju.. all freaking beautiful. After the 1/60 sazabi resin kit, I just wish that one day a 1/60 sinanju comes out
Mobile Suit Gundam needs a remake. Some may not like it, but seeing the One Year War in new animation would be quite a treat.
That's what people are hoping for after Origins finishes next year. Mainly because it ends the year before Gundam's 40th year anniversary.
@@dovakiinmykelti1055 yeah, fck them... at least we get hathaway
You know many, many people's first introduction to Gundam was Gundam Wing on cartoon network. Why no mention of that Arkada? I'm literally 100% ignorant of Gundam aside from that nostalgia Gundam Wing show I saw as a kid.
How does that show fit in with this whole universe? Should have at least mentioned it in passing.
Well hes talking about Universal Century timeline Gundam aka the official timeline for gundam. Wing is part of a stand alone Gundam series taking place in a different timeline
Purchased the Gundam Trilogy because of your video.... oh, damn!!! I'm only about halfway through the first one and I'm really impressed by the story and character development! This is good stuff!! Great intro into the Gundam journey. Excited to see how this storyline develops. Thanks for such a great video recommendation!
Thanks for this! I've been meaning to tackle the dense blob of Historically Significant Anime that is Gundam, without a clue where to really start. As someone who's TRIED to get through a few 70s anime before, a movie series seems a lot less intimidating!
It has O'Neil cylinders, say no more I am sold.
Yep. And in the first episode of the first series they start it by dropping one the size of a city on Sydney Australia. (They were aiming for South America but things went a little off course)
The original is a space opera about a group of space colonies that declare independence from the Earth government.
It's the story of a war against that group of colonies, they're the bad guys.
While Zeon is definitely the badder guy, the Federation is pretty damn evil too. This is made more clear in later series, though.
As for the baddest guy, that's the Jupiter Empire.
Universal Century or go home
Cosmic Era
DESTRAKON UC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CE
DESTRAKON the only thing good about CE is are the suits
LOL UC is boring as fuuckkk
AC all the way man. Wing was my life when I was a kid.
I've seen all of _MSG_ , _MSZG_ , _MSGZZ_ , _Char's Counterattack_ , and _0080_ . Given that I'm in the process of trying to catch up on almost 2 decades of missed anime, I have no illusions of being able to get caught up on _Gundam_ .
David Loewen anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28241/what-is-the-gundam-anime-and-movies-and-ova-order
That’s all you need
Alright, I've never been really interested in Gundam but this has me convinced, I'll give it a chance
GUNDAMISM: the BEST religion.
Pablo Macchi you mean the only religion
The genius of UC's timeline is that there is no right side. You can easily flip back and forth for who you root for.
Longtime Gundam fan since the VHS days...Great video!
If you want to go even further down the "real robot" rabbit-hole, check out Dougram. Be warned though, it is a whopping 75 episodes long, but worth every second if you (like me) are enchanted by the idea of science-fiction war stories revolving around battleoids. If I'm not mistaken, Dougram was actually a rather direct forerunner of Gundam.
Yo, send this video to ChibiReviews to open his ignorant eyes up.
what happen?
Why Chibi?
Chibi only focuses on new anime, when he hasn't see classic that put anime on the global map that is today, he hasn't seen Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, none of the original grandfather of Harem Tenchi Muyo, and practically nothing from Gundam besides Iron-Blooded Orphans.
It took his fans *_years_* to convice him to watch the original Evangelion TV series, now he compares most young pilots for Mecha to Shinji, he still hasn't seen any of the movies of it.
Chibi's problem is that because he doesn't know much anime from the 90's or 80's he doesn't know where the tropes come from, but he also doesn't know how good shows were back then compared to today.
Enjoyed this very much have been looking into getting the trilogy recently and now I want it even more
For me it is the original mobile suit gundam as I cannot forget the rivalry Amuro vs Char they had so many battles as it was enjoying and that quite "This is no Zaku Boy!!No Zaku!! cannot get it out of my head wow such good times indeed. It felt like you're on a cliff hanger watching it too as you didn't know what was going to happen next and the entire team of the white base felt critical to the operation not just Amuro by himself which is something lots of anime lack today. Char is perhaps one of the benchmarks of anime villians in general I mean look how many has been created who were influenced by his character as someone said his the "Darth Vader of Anime".
I've seen a bunch of Gundam shows before but always from alternate timelines. I thought that I knew what the original story was, but after hearing your recap I finally realiized that this show is basically Tosho Daimos but with more realistic world and realistc robot fighting. I think I'll have to binge watch everything that's Gundam now. Daimos was my favorite show when I watched it as a kid 30+ years ago.
Daimos is pretty underrated.
Fuck the recaps. I watched MSG, MSGZ, MSGZZ, and chars counterattack back to back. It was quite the journey, and i came out a new person.
Dude i just did that exact thing, i felt kinda lost watch cca because double zeta was so slow and took awhile to watch
Gundam Wings & Gundam Seed Are my favourite gundam series ❤️❤️
Thanks Mr Arkada for this video :)
A Gundam video that actually understands that the original series is the best start and doesnt make up shit like you can watch the OVAs first or even The Origin. based
Universal Century IS GUNDAM!!!
My first Gundam was GundamSeed and GundamSeedDestiny- then Wing
i know gundam build fighters isn't rly a gundam anime, but i think that's my favorite
Bad place to start. Mainly because you don't know anything about the characters or their history.
During the 90's, the high cost of vhs tape for lengthy shows made Gundam unaccessible. Even now, complete DVD/Blu-ray series isn't cheap. These are very old shows. They've made back their profit many times over. I'm looking at you Yamato.
Great video! I've been a Gundam fan all my life and you've really done the franchise justice I felt.
For suggestions if people are into anime like Dragon Ball i would suggest to watch Mobile Fighter G Gundam but if you want to see something a little more up to date instead of watching the original UC era i would then suggest watching Gundam 00 and/or AGE Gundam.
gundam seed is a guilty pleasure for me
Never got into it. I'm more of a Gundam 00 kinda guy
-Seed
You’re getting a Colony dropped on you.
@@oneslapmann4434 same here haha
I imagine a Universal Century fanfiction where its events were instigated by far darker alien actors working from behind the scenes, controlling Zeon and Neo Zeon from within the shadows as their instruments, only and always a means to an end; those being humanity's subjugation and Earth's destruction.
My favorites are War in the Pocket, Stardust Memory, and MS Team because while they're based in the main cannon, you don't need to know much of the previous series to get into since they have there own stories so newcomers can idea of the setting and if you watch some the series, you may get some the references and nods while watching. That how gorgeous they're animated because when your OVA series, you don't need to worry about deadlines of networks or being on a high or low budget to make about maybe 6 to 13 episodes on video wouldn't be a problem if you great talent working them. Also, I love the dubs of them because while they were made in the late 90's to early 2000's, they were dub by Animaze who did dubs like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star, and Ghost in the Shell and most them ADR directed by the late great founder of the company, Kevin Seymour.
I prefer the OYW universal century the most. War in the pocket last episode makes me cry Everytime I watch it. Gundam seed pretty good too due to it's similar story to the original
This makes me even more frustrated that mecha is ostracized by the juvenile modern anime audience.
Not to mention things like Pacific Rim, Warhammer 40,000 and a ton of other games, movies and TV shows that Gundam had an influence on.
6:55 Dude, you cannot be that dismissive on Unicorn. That OVA is literally end of an Era, the final conclusion that lays the *billions* of lives lost in the One Year War and those following it finally to rest.
im not usually interested in old anime from 80s and 70s, but one day i just ran across robotech on netflix and just decided to check it out, and it was incredibly dated with old animation and bad diaologue and voice acting, but i still loved it. not sure why, but it was very intriging and exciting despite the dated problems. ill prob check this gundum business out at some point, but to those saying they dont want to watch ancient anime, i say give it a shot, you might be very surprised. i was with robotech.
now you're speaking my language arkada
i was 5 in 79. been on and off with anime through the years but never got into Gundam.. now doing the 3 films and then see where next
Great video! loved the little bits of Gekiganger 3 on it too!
I love the aesthetic in the Macross series.
If only Macross were a better handled franchise, i mean i like as a whole (watched the original, zero, plus and some of 7, not frontier... yet) but i just can't stand what they've done with delta. Sometimes i think is just me for not liking all the "moe" shit that is plaguing today's anime but F**KING IDOLS saving the day, COME THE F**K ON!!!
"F**KING IDOLS saving the day, COME THE F**K ON!!!"
Are you shure, you have watched the original Macross before?
Jarik761 sure minmei had something to do with it, but the majority of zentradi went full war against humankind until the end. Which the airforce won. I see minmei as a buff not the mcguffin crystal that you have to have. IMO
The first macross was good also megazone 23 it was lit
I recently introduced someone to Gundam, starting with Origin. They really liked it. However, a combination of older animation, Tomino's utterly bizarre pacing issues, and the fact that she realized everyone she liked to begin with was going to die and a totally new cast was being put in place outside of Artesia, resulted in her not really enjoying the original series so much. Although, we tried to sit through the series, as opposed to the movies. In part because the dubbing is so incredibly awful in the first movie.
We're switching to the movie trilogy, and we've been watching Gundam in "order" so she's seen some MS IGLOO and we began on 08th MS Team after the Ramba Ral arc, which she does like a lot.
But I think the lesson that is important to learn here is that if someone begins with Origin, it may feel like a slap in the face when they realize what's about to happen to characters like Dozle and Ramba, and until a friend accidentally let it slip about Mineva, she assumed even the baby was going to bite the dust as the Game of Thrones-like nature of Gundam became more and more apparent.
So, currently, I do agree to start them on the Trilogy, even if the dubbing ain't great. And then, IF they are interested in the Zeon side, show them Origin, but it seems like as of right now it's a dick move to get someone emotionally invested in a cast where 99% of them are going to die.
Why would you torture yourself into enduring a bad dubbing when you can simply enjoy the normal subbed version?!?! Dubs are 95% of the time extremely bad and cringy, and even worse in older anime.
Plus no-one can top Tohru Furuya and and Shuichi Ikeda as Amuro and Char respectively! Their voices are like a fine wine, have only gotten better and more familiar with age!
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It was actually the video games that got me into the U.C. shows, followed up by animerica's Gundam Official guide. Without them, I would've thought Gundam Wing was the only show in that franchise.
0083 Stardust Memory is still one of my favorites, that opening theme still sticks in my head.