it's finally aired, and the first episode is subbed.

other than the japanese people trying to pronounce english words, this series is looking really good so far

What station does it air on?

hmmm i have to admit the mecha in this look pretty generic and done before but ill give it a chance before i make my decision.

hmmm i have to admit the mecha in this look pretty generic and done before but ill give it a chance before i make my decision.

It _IS_ Gundam, you know?

Also, well... My brother saw the first ep and I'm not sure if want. I am not really attracted to it at all... I've kinda lost all hope in Gundam shows.

I know but then i've never actually watched a gundam anime before save fore a random movie and episode, partly becuase i don't even know where to begin.

I know but then i've never actually watched a gundam anime before save fore a random movie and episode, partly becuase i don't even know where to begin.

Watch 8th MS team, it's the best Gundam IMO. It's also short (12 eps) and does not require much knowledge of the franchise.

There is also the first Gundam. Its a older anime and looks dated, but its still good. Besides Seed and Wing were just remakes of it. Also after you see the first one you can get what is going on in Counter Attack which is one of the best Gundam Movies. Wing is either a like it or love it kind of deal. You have 0083 which is also good. Seed is ify at best. I want that guy in the 2nd Seed to die so MUCH!

Don't watch G Gundam...... its not really Gundam.

There in lies the problem, i don't know which one is the first gundam.

There in lies the problem, i don't know which one is the first gundam.

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The 1979 one featuring the RX-78-2/

sounfs like a car lols any way ill go and have a look, does it look like robotech  by any chance? (as in style of animation)

I'm a Gundam fan, so it's not fair that I say this is a BADASS series.  But, from the first episode it really diverges from the common plotline.  No Gundams are stolen.  No Gundams actively go to "war."  The characters are not pansies who have no clue about war and don't want to fight.

In a sense, it feels like the characters are already fairly headstrong from prior events, so you don't have to worry about character-evolution (although, I expect we'll see the characters change, but not to the point where you turn from pacifist -> warrior -> pacifist warrior -> crazy murderer -> savior of mankind).  I think it'll remove a lot of the drama.

The dialogue is a little dry just yet.  But it was the first episode and I'm pretty pleased with it.  It has more of a BattleTech kind of feel to it.  And despite other claims, I really like the designs of the Gundams themselves.  Most of them are based on designs from other series.  you have a transforming one that could be something like Aegis/Wing/Wing Zero/Savior/etc.  You have the heavy-decked Gundam that looks like it ate too much ala 0083's model and Destroy.  You have the Sniper which is pretty reminiscent of Buster from SEED.  Then you have the generic hero one that for some reason or another, primarily uses weapons.  Basically the middle grade.  The Gundams remind me a bit of Turn-A Gundam, mixed with something else.

Will definitely be following this one.  May take a few more episodes before it gets addicting.  But I can reasonably say that I ENJOY this series without feeling addicted (whereas Gundam SEED/DESTINY it was an OMG!  THAT'S IT?!  WHAT HAPPENS?!).  Either that or I've grown up.  I don't know anymore, but I am getting old.

--Terin

i liked the pretty sparkles that come from the gundams in hd they were very pretty

Hah, I wanted to open a topic about this but I thought it would be unpopular.

Anyway, I liked it. Not the best thing happened to the franchise, but it is indeed promising. The enemy mech designs are awesome, and the main gundams are somewhat original, but truth be told I never really liked gundams in any series, I'm more into the villains. What I hated about the show are the weird tranny characters like the 4th gundam pilot and the guy with the girly ponytail at the demonstration. I don't get it why do the japanese think they are cool. The animation was smooth, the colors were ok, it's pretty solid. I have faith in this show.

Besides Seed and Wing were just remakes of it.

No, seed was a shitty remake of the original, wing actually had a PLOT

you have a transforming one that could be something like Aegis/Wing/Wing Zero/Savior/etc.

you do know that the first transformer gundam was Zeta, right?


Also gentlemen, don't tell me the dynames(green sniper gundam) wasn't awesome with that sensor thing.

sounfs like a car lols any way ill go and have a look, does it look like robotech  by any chance? (as in style of animation)

Seriously Mobile Suit Gundam is pretty dumb (The original one)
The story is pretty decent but the characters (Most) are really shitty except for some bad guys and the drawings are truly HIDEOUS.

0083 is good too but I prefer 8th MS Team because Kou Uraki < Shiro Amada. There's no contest there.

Yeah Kou is like the dumbest pilot ever.

By the way swordfish if you want to be a gundam fan, here are my advices:

watch something standalone if you can't tolerate old animation, like Gundam Wing or Gundam X. These have nothing to do with the original storyline but they are good for starters, in my opinion.

But if you consider yourself HARDCORE, here is the original storyline:

-Mobile Suit Gundam (takes place in UC calendar 0078)

It's actually not that bad, but, well it's kinda old and is really hard to enjoy properly. I think you should watch the movie triology and not the TV series.

-Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (UC 0087)

This is pretty good, and it also has a 3-movie compilation(with brand new animation and stuff). But I think you can go with the tv series here.

-Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta (UC 0088 I guess)

This is actually pretty shit, don't watch it. You don't have to.

-Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's counterattack ( UC0093)

This is awesome, and is just a movie so you can watch it easily.



So this is the original storyline, featuring the same characters. There are 3 OVA sidestories as well, named MS Gundam 0080, MS Gundam 0083, and the 08th MS Team. You can watch these too, the animation and the story is pretty decent, and they are only 6-13 episodes long. Though they have nothing to do with the original characters, the story is placed in the same universe and history, but somewhere else.

And lastly there are two more UC universe shows, Victory Gundam(TV series) and Gundam f91(Movie). They also have nothing to do with the original storyline, but you can watch these if you want.


The rest, Gundam Wing, G Gundam, Gundam Seed, Gundam 00, Turn A Gundam, Gundam X are alternate universe series, they are placed in totally different universes with different characters and so on.

Here you can find some detailed info:
http://mahq.net/animation/gundam/gundam.htm