Oberatixx Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 i'm new to gundam and i was wondering what's the best series to start with, and how does it go because they're are so man. should i start with the original gundam or is there a recap movie like macross dyrl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CID Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) I posted the same topic few weeks ago. THere should be a thread posted on this forum. I will locate the thread and provide you with a link. Here is the link Link Edited July 9, 2004 by CID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stamen0083 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 should i start with the original gundam or is there a recap movie like macross dyrl? They needed three movies to recap the entire series. The best way to start, I think, if you don't mind the rather dated animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Start with the movies obx set (don't be an animation bigot) and then go straight to Zeta which will rock your world. After that, its up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Start with the movies obx set (don't be an animation bigot) and then go straight to Zeta which will rock your world. After that, its up to you. Although many fans have a high opinion of Zeta, it's not for everybody. Watching Zeta actually made me fall asleep on several occasions, as did MSG TV It's not so much that they are dated, I just found them generally boring with no likeable characters or mecha designs. In order to get both a quality story & quality animation I'd recommend just sticking to the OVAs (0080, 00083 & 08MST) and some of the movies (CCA & F91). Then if you find you really like Gundam you can watch the TV series to fill in all the blanks and get more background information. I know this is sort of an ass-backwards way of doing things, but that's what I recommend. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I'd actually reccomend saving the OVA's for later. While yes they do have some good mecha action, they entirely lack Tomino's "Newtype" storyline aspects which I feel at least are pivotal to the Gundam experience. The 0079 movies & Zeta contain the meet of the primary story, if you don't like that, then there's no point in getting into Gundam. CCA is also a wasted experience without seeing Zeta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I actually made the mistake of watching Char's Counterattack first before any other Gundam series. Despite this, I understood what was going on due to the various Gundam literature I read on Protoculture Addicts and Mecha Press. Unlike most Gundam purists, I wasn't too much into the Newtype concept; I was in it for the mecha action. As a result, I'm a bit biased towards 0083 and The 08th MS Team. At least it beats watching another Alternate Universe Gundam title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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