The short series best lays out a team of whats basically the infantry of Gundam. Forget the over powered and god-like Gundams with their super human pilots, and think grit and WWII dog fighting.
There isn't much to dislike - there isn't good or bad guys at the ground level - just the common man suffering for the ambition of those in charge of them. The leadership of Zeon harks back to the "at-all-costs" mentality of Japanese leaders during WWII.
The soundtrack now is fairly dated, as is the artwork, but that's the nature of things twenty years old.
The characters are human with human issues, and think and act like normal humans. Its refreshing against the whining over-academic main characters of many other series.
While its vanilla in most respects, the solid and unique way that the story writers wrote this out is admirable for the sake of not overduing. It's basically the black coffee of anime, and the majority of other Gundam series are sugared frappes. If only there was more like this.
