The show has war moments at the end of the series, all these reviews complaining about it lacking war but only saw like 4/12 are trash. the show is clearly going for a normal school life in to traumatic war type transition from season 1 into season 2.
The protagonists are fun. the animation is very good, the design of the weapons effects in particular are very good. the effects of the lasers is just so fun and dazzling to look at.
The gundams have great silhouettes and designs. some of the character designs are good, but nothing astounding.
the political intrigue is probably the worst as its the most generic and shallow and stereotypical political arguments.
The love stories are cute, particularly towards the end of the season it becomes very heart warming/wrenching.
Thers is also a over arching mystery going on were a bunch of stuff just doesnt add up and things are being possibly hinted at. its really fun [and heart wrenching] to speculate on.