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  • kikuri@ani.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It feels intimidating to break into.

    I wanted to get into Gundam for years and always put it off for that reason. Suisei no Majo was my entry because it is completely detached from the other timelines/universes and it was airing weekly. The first half is very good, but unfortunately I cannot recommend it because it falls off a cliff in the last episodes.

    Turn A probably isn’t the best choice as a second series, but I’m at episode 20 and understood 99.99% of the plot. Afaik it isn’t actually connected to the other universes, but is like the convergence of all timelines thousands of years into the future.

    I will complete Turn A and proceed with the UC route following the r/anime wiki guide.

    • zabadoh@ani.socialEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The quickest and easiest way would be the original 3 Gundam compilation movies that summarize the first TV series.

      Unfortunately all 3 movies are a bit long at 2h15-2h20 each, so get comfortable and don’t be afraid to take breaks.

      You’ll get introduced to the universe of Sides, the Gundam mechs, home carrier White Base, the kids and the Haro mascot robot, the Zion Empire and their distinctive mechs, and the masked villain ace pilot Char Aznable from whom all other masked villain ace pilots flow.

      A quick look on nyaa says they’re titiled “Mobile Suit Gundam 0079” or “Kidou Senshi Gundam”

      I feel that Z and ZZ are optional.

      Maybe the Char’s Counterattack movie if you want to see how far the universe and mechs developed under Z and ZZ.

      Everything else is just pretty much riffing from the mech designs and characters from the original series.

      The more years pass, the less relation each new Gundam series has to the original, I feel.

      That’s not a bad thing, as beating this dead horse drops all that model kit money for Sunrise/Bandai, which means we get more anime.

      I’m honestly shocked that they haven’t done an updated reboot of the original series like LoGH/DNT.