The Gundam franchise is without a doubt one of the most successful mecha titles in history, but which one is the best to watch? Japanese TV personality and long-time Gundam fan Akiyuki Tsuchida weighs in on this subject and gives his own recommendations according to your tastes. For Beginners: Gundam SEED According to Tsuchida, SEED pays homage to the original 1979 anime and is quite addictive. He said that first-time Gundam watchers will also be drawn to Kira’s coming-of-age-story. Not only that, SEED would be a great starting point for Gundam fans as it is a much lighter take than its UC counterparts. Some first-time may also be shocked at how dark the UC series really are, so SEED may help ease that. For people who like lots of action: G Gundam Forget the all the wackiness this series is known for, G Gundam has some pretty awesome battles and it has provided some of the best action in the Gundam franchise thus far. For Women who like handsome characters (bishounens): Gundam Wing Gundam Wing is known for its handsome main cast which have captured the hearts of ladies since the 90’s. Tsuchida said that all five main characters, Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quattre, and Wufei, are considered by many as Ikemen or handsome young men and that the story would surely be a hit among women. For older viewers: Gundam UC Tsuchida stated that Gundam UC invokes a lot of nostalgia among the older generation which grew up watching the original series and the other Universal Century series in the 80’s. Set 3 years after Char’s Counter-attack, Gundam UC provides older fans a glimpse into what is happening during the aftermath of Amuro Ray’s sacrifice. or those who want to unwind and watch a good story: Turn A Gundam He said that “Turn A Gundam is heartwarming from beginning to end”, so for people who want to relax and not watch intense and emotionally-heavy stories like Gundam Victory and Gundam Zeta, Turn A would make an excellent alternative. However, he also added that since Turn A is the “end point” for all Gundam series, he said that you should not watch it until you have watched at least one other Gundam series. http://sgcafe.com/2014/09/gundam-series-best-watch-entertainer-akiyuki-tsuchida-gives-recommendations/#ixzz3DG8sxB4d |
ZapredonSep 14, 2014 6:36 AM
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| I haven't watch Turn A Gundam but does Gundam fans agree that Turn A Gundam has the best storyline? |
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| G Gundam was worth watching, just to see the hilarious stereotypes. |
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Zapredon said: I haven't watch Turn A Gundam but does Gundam fans agree that Turn A Gundam has the best storyline? Best story line - no, the whole UC has this in spades. Surprisingly, I am a fan of Zeta and Victory, and still find Turn A Gundam one of the best installation in the whole franchise. Seed & Destiny - no one watches it, but for Athrun Zala :P G Gundam is a mecha porn. The very essence of it. Wing is the most vague for me. For some reason I find After Colony paying most homage to UC than any other. Anyway, Gundam is a 30+ years franchise. If you are planning to watch any of it, start with UC. If you just want to look around, anything will do :L |
| For the most part, I wouldn't disagree with this assessment...well, at least for SEED being a beginner, Wing being for bishoujo, and UC for nostalgia. I haven't seen G Gundam because I don't watch Gundam for "quirkiness" and I've never seen Turn A Gundam...but damn, after hearing that recommendation, I might just put that at the top of my "must watch" list. |
FGAU1912 said: G is bad Gundam G is over the top action series and that is good |
FGAU1912 said: for me id say X or A or beginners there on conntected to any thing larger no spin manga novels or any thing the whole of the UC time line for story G is bad and wing is poor too I'll agree that X isn't a bad one for beginners either...since it is a bit more of a stand alone series than any other Gundam series, while still embracing the "Gundam" spirit. |
FGAU1912 said: j0x said: Gundam G is over the top action series and that is good Gundam is not a super robot anime Not really,the main purpose of G,was to move away from the UC,as well as see how far they can stretch the franchise,to be precise......the creators (at least at the time) were'nt fixed on what gundam is zellami said: G Gundam is a mecha porn. The very essence of it. Not really,G Gundam is just over the top super robot,Mecha Porn is something like Unicorn or 00,as G Gundam is hardly Good Looking |
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| I say this as someone who hasn't seen it but expects to love G Gundam. It's a terrible recommendation for someone looking to get into Gundam specifically because it's over the top super robot goodness and proud of it which Gundam tries/wants to not be. SEED is a terrible recommendation too because it's a bad show, but I guess that's a whole different story. It does feature the token insufferable female character in Flay which you can find in nearly every UC Gundam show too so there's that to psyche yourself up for. |
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| Fine recommendations in general, but on MAL, anyone that says they want to see a Gundam show only wants to be recommended SEED/00. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| I liked them all, even Z and ZZ (didn't watched Age though). |
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| Gundam seed is the best. |
| Gundam Seed is terrible, Tsuchida screwed up on that one aspect, the rest makes sense. |
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| Who is this Tsuchida dude anyway??? |
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Hoppy said: Gundam Seed is terrible, Tsuchida screwed up on that one aspect, the rest makes sense. I already know that the majority of the west hate gundam seed. |
| UC is my fave. Seed was okay but Destiny was not needed. Wing kinda is overrated. |
| He recommended SEED and didn't mention shows like Zeta or 08th MS Team... What is this? The other suggestions are alright. |
| SEED's popularity in Japan made it the safest choice whether he actually feels that way or not. |
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NebulaC3I said: He recommended SEED and didn't mention shows like Zeta or 08th MS Team... What is this? The other suggestions are alright. It's hard to recommend Zeta because you have to see 0079 first and if you've seen 0079 you're going to want to see Zeta regardless. 08th MS Team stylistically appeals to western audiences more so than it does to Japanese audiences. |
| I certainly would never, ever recommend SEED to a beginner, because that would likely make them hate the entire Gundam franchise. Every beginner should start with 0079, and forget SEED ever existed. |
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| Seed is not bad. It is much better than 00. I haven't seen people give actual reasons why seed is bad. |
Cyber_Bluez said: Working_Designs said: I certainly would never, ever recommend SEED to a beginner, because that would likely make them hate the entire Gundam franchise. Every beginner should start with 0079, and forget SEED ever existed. Not really,SEED is infact a Gateway Gundam to most (Similar to Wing),and the people who hate SEED are mostly UC Fans. My first exposure to Gundam was with Wing back in the 90s, but I thought it was mediocre and boring, and I hated SEED. It wasn't until I saw Macross, and some UC Gundam shows that I was able to appreciate the Mecha genre for what it was. |
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Cyber_Bluez said: Working_Designs said: I certainly would never, ever recommend SEED to a beginner, because that would likely make them hate the entire Gundam franchise. Every beginner should start with 0079, and forget SEED ever existed. Not really,SEED is infact a Gateway Gundam to most (Similar to Wing),and the people who hate SEED are mostly UC Fans. I don't where that "fact" comes form. Many people who have seen SEED indeed are tempted to watch something Gundam else, just to find out that no other era offers the amounts of the happy go around snotty teenage fuck, which CE offers. So, it can' be a gateway to the core series, is what the man above says and I agree too. |
| Best Gundam to watch for anyone: 8th MS Team case closed. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Hmm, all this talk about any Gundam series being bad. BLASPHEMY!!! In all honest though, SEED was my first Gundam series, and I liked it a lot. I went on to see all the main series titles. (all of UC, G, W, X, SEED, SEED D, 00 TURN A, AGE), and I still think SEED was really good, it's not perfect, and SEED Destiny is far from the best the series had to offer, but there is some really great scenes in it. The rest seem to be fair rec's, I suppose. I would say that 00>wing though. At least no one recommended AGE . (The first two protagonists were alright, the end was pretty bad though). Well, I think the biggest thing to take from this is, each series has its ups and downs. None of the series get everything right, but each series tend to have something to offer that the others don't. At least that's what I think. |
| This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU! TAKE THIS! My love, my anger, and ALL MY SORROW! - Domon Kasshu - G Gundam |
| I definitely can't see Seed as a good gateway to the Gundam franchise, more like a deterrent if you ask me. I would have gotten into the franchise sooner if it wasn't for Seed and Wing giving me such bad first impressions. Besides the obvious starting place of the original 1979 series, War in the Pocket and 08th MS Team would be great introductions into the franchise as well. If someone is looking to be impressed by a compelling story, show them War in the Pocket. If someone is more into the realistic mecha combat aspect, show them 08th MS Team. Turn A I feel should be saved more for the end as it unifies all the other series. |
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| I started with seed, but i feel that 00 should be the "gateway". The other recs seem pretty accurate IMO. Why no mentions about Gundam Build Fighters? ^ ^ I thought it was kinda cool seeing the characters fanboying over the series we once did. |
| Build Fighters is a terrible gateway Gundam considering how heavily it references other Gundams. |
Gundamlove said: Hmm, all this talk about any Gundam series being bad. BLASPHEMY!!! In all honest though, SEED was my first Gundam series, and I liked it a lot. I went on to see all the main series titles. (all of UC, G, W, X, SEED, SEED D, 00 TURN A, AGE), and I still think SEED was really good, it's not perfect, and SEED Destiny is far from the best the series had to offer, but there is some really great scenes in it. The rest seem to be fair rec's, I suppose. I would say that 00>wing though. At least no one recommended AGE . (The first two protagonists were alright, the end was pretty bad though). Well, I think the biggest thing to take from this is, each series has its ups and downs. None of the series get everything right, but each series tend to have something to offer that the others don't. At least that's what I think. 1+ it seems I'm not the only one that liked Gundam seed. |
fst said: Build Fighters is a terrible gateway Gundam considering how heavily it references other Gundams. Thats why it should be rec for people who watched a good amount of gundam. Seeing all the "modified" gundpla in the show was awesome. |
| Seed is definitely gateway towards Gundam for me. |
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
fst said: Build Fighters is a terrible gateway Gundam considering how heavily it references other Gundams. I think it's okay. I haven't seen that many Gundam anime (other than Seed, Destiny, and a few mecha) but it was enjoyable. |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: Best Gundam to watch for anyone: 8th MS Team case closed. |
| If I had to wind up recommending a decent Gundam title to someone just starting up the franchise, I would go with Turn A. Has its own continuity meaning no prior knowledge of the Universal Century continuity would be required and the story's mostly solid with its moon colony/ Industrial era setting mix and engaging plot with Loran trying to maintain peaceful relations between Earth and Moon Colony folks, special thanks to Tomino's direction. |
| Where's the 0080: War in the Pocket love? |
Jack_Noir said: Where's the 0080: War in the Pocket love? Somewhere along with all the people who love shitty anime. |
| rofl @ people saying G Gundam is bad. it's the manlinest gundam show there is. the best gundam series I watched besides G Gundam is 0080 |
fst said: Jack_Noir said: Where's the 0080: War in the Pocket love? Somewhere along with all the people who love shitty anime. War in the Pocket > Wing > SEED |
| Definitely never thought of Wing's cast as "handsome". Badass, definitely, but handsome? Nope. |
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