| as the title states, what order should i watch gundam uc in |
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| Main U.C Cannon story line, chronological order. - Mobile Suit Gundam 1979 - Zeta Gundam -ZZ Gundam - Chars Counter Attack - Gundam Unicorn - Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative - Mobile Suit Gundam : Hathaway's Flash - Victory Gundam - Gundam F91 U.C Gundam Side stories Chronological order. - Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Star Dust Memories Alternate U.C Timeline - Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt - Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin ( Technically a prequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam however it is more of a alternate timeline prequel, as it derives from lore that was in the original U.C cannon) |
ZeroflamezMar 13, 2020 11:14 PM
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| There a lot of lists that float around on the internet but to give you a tip, if you get overwhelmed easily focus on Char/Amuro story to conclusion first including Unicron and take your time branching out to the rest For example, I wouldn't recommend watching Hathway's Flash or Narrative your first go around. But if you don't mind all that Gundam then just follow the lists given. *basically follow the main tier from @romagia link* |
| I recommend release order: 0079>zeta>zz>CC>F91>UC>NT>the origin Watching them in chronological order is weird because the animation and art quality varies greatly Side stories like 0080, 08 ms team and igloo can be watched at any order as long as you have completed 0079 |
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But wouldn't it be better to watch The Origin after CC, right after events of ? |
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That's a good time to watch it indeed. A good thing about The Origin is that apart from a few fan service moments it's independent of others and can be watched at any time. I watched the origin after I finished NT and before I started zeta (because I'm a retard and I watched zeta last) and it worked that way. |
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| You can start with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (pretty much the true U.C. Gundam origin anime) before watching the 1979 Gundam series, Zeta and so on. Some Gundam fans skipped Zeta after watching 0079 and moved on with the OVAs. Oh! there are also some Gundam fans will tell you to skip Zeta (many grown men hate this anime) and ZZ or just stick with better as well as more original U.C. Gundam anime. |
Kurt_IrvingMar 13, 2020 9:07 AM
Kurt_Irving said: You can start with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (pretty much the true U.C. Gundam origin anime) before watching the 1979 Gundam series, Zeta and so on. Some Gundam fans skipped Zeta after watching 0079 and moved on with the OVAs. Oh! there are also some Gundam fans will tell you to skip Zeta (many grown men hate this anime) and ZZ or just stick better as well as more original U.C. Gundam anime. I don't think the Origin is very interesting if you don't know any of the characters. It's not even really an independent story, but more about complementing the first story. |
AshitaNoJonasJul 7, 2020 9:21 AM
| 0079, Zeta and ZZ lead up to CCA. Unicorn is kind of like the Star Wars episode 7 in that it tries to cash in on nostalgia for those entries without really capturing the spirit of them or building on the ideas presented in a significant way, so its more like "oh people like Char so we need a literal Char clone", "those Zeon remnants in ZZ were cool so we can bring them back and redesign all their MS so we have more models to sell" "people like newtypes so lets make our MC newtype jesus" etc, but you can get what is going on without seeing the earlier entries despite it feeling like fanfiction. The classic UC OVAS could probably all be seen without the original, save maybe 0083, but benefit from it. Origin is parasitic on 0079 but can be understood on its own and Thunderbolt is its own thing. F91 and Victory are both detached enough that they could work as AUs as well. You actually don't need that strict of a watching order honestly. |
| To be really honest, you can't go wrong with the release order. Bear in mind, though, that not everything is genuinely UC, even if it markets itself to be. For example, it's within the realm of possibility to consider Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt part of the UC Timeline, but Mobile Suit Victory Gundam is basically set in a dystopian-type future that may or may not be in the UC Timeline. It doesn't even matter, because Victory Gundam is a standalone story that doesn't feature elements or history from any other Gundam. (That aside, just don't watch Victory Gundam...) |
Nick-Knight said: What Gurren Laggan which is a masterclass of mecha that tells you the entire story of super robots while skipping the trashiest part (Eva) and it ends on a nice note. Wait a minute, you're not actually trying to say that Gurren Lagann is better than Gundam? Nick-Knight said: Seiya said: Wait a minute, you're not actually trying to say that Gurren Lagann is better than Gundam? I only watched Gundam WING and it sucked. It completely made me not want to check the rest of the franchise. But no I'm not saying that it is better just faster and more enjoyable. Gundam Wing was the first thing in the Gundam franchise that I saw as well, and I wasn't a big fan of it. However, once I watched the original 1979 Gundam series, I realized how awesome Gundam really is. The older Gundam stuff is quite good. |
dipItFooJul 7, 2020 10:54 PM
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| Where does Turn A Gundam positions itself? Is it just another spin-off that isn't part of the UC timeline? |
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Nick-Knight said: Seiya said: Gundam Wing was the first thing in the Gundam franchise that I saw as well, and I wasn't a big fan of it. However, once I watched the original 1979 Gundam series, I realized how awesome Gundam really is. The older Gundam stuff is quite good. I want to watch all the Gundams available on Nexflix. I hope they're at least better than Aldnoah.Zero and Code Geass but hoping for it to be be better than Full Metal Panic! is pretty much impossible. I've never seen Full Metal Panic, but I'd say that Gundam is better, because that Kaname girl looks annoying. |
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| That's easy. Start with Gundam ZZ *OR* Gundam Seed. This will set you up perfectly to enjoy the series. Follow it up with Chars Counter Attack before moving on to 0079. Then, following that, Unicorn. Follow it up with Star Dust Memories and you're good to go. |
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Seiya said: Nick-Knight said: I want to watch all the Gundams available on Nexflix. I hope they're at least better than Aldnoah.Zero and Code Geass but hoping for it to be be better than Full Metal Panic! is pretty much impossible. I've never seen Full Metal Panic, but I'd say that Gundam is better, because that Kaname girl looks annoying. I love mech so I have watched all of the series mentioned in these posts. I think even though they are mech they are still pretty different. Gundam is in a completely different class than the others cus it's pretty serious and deals with a lot of politics of warfare. Each faction is shown in both a good and bad light so it's complicated. Also note I'm more talking about Gundam UC. Gundam Alternate Universe is a whole thing hence Gundam Wing. Code Geass is more about Lelouch and his planning, also note the character designs may take some getting used to. But this anime is more about the drama and cliffhangers like Aldnoah Zero. Full Metal Panic is mech but has a very strong romance/slice of life plot so tread carefully if neither of those are your thing. |
| Everyone gave some great advice, but I'd like to throw in 2 cents off my own. What Zeroflamez said is true about Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin, but imo I think it's a good to start, as the animation, the background of the UC world and the characters are all well executed there. It's what pulled me into the UC timeline. My recommendation is The Origin>>Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy>>Zeta>>ZZ>>Char's Counterattack>>Unicorn (the OVAs)>>NT>>F91. For side stories, some good series that aren't too dependent on the main lore are the 08th MS Team and Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt requires a bit more knowledge of UC lore than 08th MS, but both are great side series. |
Enseiii said: as the title states, what order should i watch gundam uc in Imo you should start off with the original 4 pieces. 79 -> Zeta -> ZZ -> CCA They all have different strengths and weaknesses and build up this core story that's absolutely fantastic. After that I'd recommend the OVAs. Specifically 0080 and 0083. They expand the world and context. 0080 in particular is one of my favorite pieces. There's also 08th MS Team and IgLOO but they're both just alright in my opinion. Taking place afterwards is F91 and Victory. Following that (and some alternate timeline stuff) is Turn A. As for Unicorn, NT, Thunderbolt, and The Origin. They're all rather new. I haven't seen them yet but I'd imagine going from something like Unicorn (which takes places after CCA) back to F91 and Victory might be jarring, and I wouldn't be shocked if it created canon errors. Nick-Knight said: Seiya said: Gundam Wing was the first thing in the Gundam franchise that I saw as well, and I wasn't a big fan of it. However, once I watched the original 1979 Gundam series, I realized how awesome Gundam really is. The older Gundam stuff is quite good. I want to watch all the Gundams available on Nexflix. I hope they're at least better than Aldnoah.Zero and Code Geass but hoping for it to be be better than Full Metal Panic! is pretty much impossible. Okay so, first off Gundam Wing is one of the most hated AUs by Gundam fans so don't let that be representitive of the saga as a whole. also is gundam better than aldnoah.zero and Geass? Yeah. I'd say so. Gurren Lagann? mmm, I like Gurren more than any individual gundam but I'd say the saga as a whole has made me fall more in love with it than Gurren- but that may be because I got into Gundam more recently. I did like it more than FMP, but I haven't seen Season 4 yet. As for netflix... I don't know what's on there but I've heard trying to get into the main timeline through netflix is messy and confusing. |
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Nick-Knight said: Seiya said: I've never seen Full Metal Panic, but I'd say that Gundam is better, because that Kaname girl looks annoying. Kaname is one of the best girls ever. Her tsundere tendencies are justified, her hair is beautiful and she can save and be saved. Sousuke is one of the best mech pilots in anime's history on top of being 100% husbando material. You should definitely check it out. I'm gonna have to pass on that. Although, I actually have a Full Metal Panic wall scroll, but I only bought it because I thought that the girls were kinda hot. I also have a Tessa racequeen figure, even though I've never watched FMP, lol. |
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AshitaNoJonas said: I don't think the Origin is very interesting if you don't any of the characters. It's not even really an independent story, but more about complementing the first story. Even so, the said OVA is where Char, Sayla, Casval or even Hamon's story begins in U.C. Gundam despite the OVA or source material taking place in a different universe or timeline. Oh! and the MSG: The Origin manga is true and is also able to live up to the U.C. lore. The same applies to the Gotham TV series and the Batman comics (both are like even in terms of origin story type stuff). |
Kurt_IrvingMar 13, 2020 9:18 AM
AshitaNoJonas said: Kurt_Irving said: You can start with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (pretty much the true U.C. Gundam origin anime) before watching the 1979 Gundam series, Zeta and so on. Some Gundam fans skipped Zeta after watching 0079 and moved on with the OVAs. Oh! there are also some Gundam fans will tell you to skip Zeta (many grown men hate this anime) and ZZ or just stick better as well as more original U.C. Gundam anime. I don't think the Origin is very interesting if you don't any of the characters. It's not even really an independent story, but more about complementing the first story. I started with Origin and got hooked because of it. While some moments were not so understandable, I knew I'd have better understanding after watching 0079 so this didn't bother me. I actually was looking forward to watching 0079 even more because I already knew the characters and because I enjoyed Origin so much. I doubt the effect would be similar if I started with older anime, not just because of it being old but the story there could also be a bit confusing at first, not to mention the difference in protagonists that are initially introduced. I probably would have second thoughts about whether it's worth watching. |
| I'll just write how I watched it 0079 the 3 movies zeta the 3 movies char's counterattack fading light of zeon f91 08th ms team and planning to continue like this: turn a the 2 movies origin 0079 zeta zz ... still thinking and also, what in the what is gundam narrative? |
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Daniel_Naumov said: Zeroflamez said: Main U.C Cannon story line, chronological order. - Mobile Suit Gundam 1979 - Zeta Gundam -ZZ Gundam - Chars Counter Attack - Mobile Suit Gundam : Hathaway's Flash - Gundam Unicorn - Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative - Victory Gundam - Gundam F91 U.C Gundam Side stories Chronological order. - Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Star Dust Memories Alternate U.C Timeline - Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt - Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin ( Technically a prequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam however it is more of a alternate timeline prequel, as it derives from lore that was in the original U.C cannon) Chotto mattete, Hathaway's Flash should be AFTER Unicorn, no? Does it not follow the son of Noah? Yeah you're actually correct mb. Was tired when I typed that out. I'll edit the post now ty. BiDiGiN said: Where does Turn A Gundam positions itself? Is it just another spin-off that isn't part of the UC timeline? Turn A is well.. complicated. Turn A Gundam is in the same universe as U.C but many, many years into the future. Turn A used to be the last timeline of Gundam. So every U.C series was leading up to Turn A's timeline. However, they recently updated the cannon lore and now every Gundam series including Alternate Universe exist in the same timeline. It's just unknown in which order they occur in. Turn A Gundam is essentially the hard reset button. At the end of every timeline Turn A wipes out everything allowing for a new timeline to be created, and this process is repeated over and over again. Catalano said: I'll just write how I watched it 0079 the 3 movies zeta the 3 movies char's counterattack fading light of zeon f91 08th ms team and planning to continue like this: turn a the 2 movies origin 0079 zeta zz ... still thinking and also, what in the what is gundam narrative? It's just a really meh movie that takes place directly after Gundam Unicorn. Unless you're a completest I would honestly skip it. It doesn't really add to anything and it kind of sucks. |
ZeroflamezMar 13, 2020 11:32 PM
| 0079 -> 0080 -> Origin Ignore the rest :) |
BiDiGiN said: Where does Turn A Gundam positions itself? Is it just another spin-off that isn't part of the UC timeline? It's an alternate universe Gundam, though there are snipets of info that some fans use to try to tie it into the UC timeline as a distant sequel, but in my opinion not enough info on the subject was given out in show to say anything definite. |
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