so has anyone watched the original gundam?

yes i know kinda old to talk on but i really liked gundam wing it was a good show that spawned all the rest of the series.I dissaprove of todays gundam however ay to lovey not so much action...but has anyone else watched the original gundam and if so what do think of it compared to the now?
EDIT : sorry not wing but Mobile Suit Gundam my bad.

Well I have watched the original Gundam, though I can't remember much of the episodes. The original gundam was very good considering it also marks the starting of the real robot genre. I really liked the series, there's a certain scene in the series which is hard for you to forget it becomes sort of an icon or something like that for example the Jet Stream Attack, which is quite popular among the otakus.

Hm, the latest generations of Gundams is kinda ok for me, however for some reason I have a certain dislike for the Seed series. While I think its good for the newer generations and getting new fans, I find it really hard to enjoy and liking the series. It must be because I have been watching the original gundam series, and keep comparing with Seed series. However I really like the 00 series though...

yeah seed sucked no doubt i think they tried to make it more of a love story insead of what gundam is..now 00 is ehh its more on track with the original but i think they should go back to more action and less love scens it kinda ruins the whole awsomeness of giant robots.

feel the awsome.

By original, do you mean MSG itself, or any older show set in the UC era? If the first, I've only seen the version that got condensed down to three movies. Now I've seen the equivalent for SEED, so I know I'm missing a lot. I thought it was alright... The overall plot, as well as characters throughout the show were fine, unfortunately it was also pretty dated, which ruined it in part for me, as it was harder to take seriously. Still, an excellent show for its time, and Char kicked ass. If you meant any UC show, then I've also watched the 08th MS Team, which was pure brilliance. Still gotta find the time to watch Zeta Gundam, which by all accounts is the best.

As far as the new shows go, SEED was actually the first Gundam I watched. Since I had no preexisting bias as to what Gundam "should" be, I enjoyed it immensely. I honestly wish people could just except it for what it is; a Gundam show that has an edge of teen romance to it, without comparing it to every other Gundam show. Maybe it detracts some from the action, but it gives more materiel for plot, and give more depth to the characters, etc. If every Gundam was purely an action show, or war drama, wouldn't that get old after awhile? But I guess the fanboys gotta be purists... Whatever.

As for 00, it is godly win. Feels a little different then most Gundam series, but hey, it's its own thing, and I'll take it as it is.

Way back, when Gundam Wing came on Cartoon Network, I didn't care much for it. It was the first Gundam show I had ever seen, and I just didn't like it. I didn't like the characters, the fact that it seemed like Power Rangers (five teenagers with five robots, real original), or the overwhelming love that all my friends threw upon the series. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't deserve to be called one of the best anime series ever.

When the original Gundam came on Cartoon Network, I didn't have cable, so I didn't get to watch it. I was very sad about that, because I knew that it was the type of show that I had to watch. Months later, when I finally did get cable again, I caught part of an episode late one night. It was the one with the Black Tri-Stars. I saw Amuro shoot one of them, and the suit exploded, and the guy died. And that was it. There wasn't a huge scream; tears weren't all over the place. Amuro wasn't cursing himself for killing someone, and the fallen soldier's comrades weren't swearing that they'd get revenge on Amuro until their throats were hoarse, but there was still a glimpse of the pilot's face before he died. At that moment, I knew that the original Gundam was meant for me.

It wasn't until years later that I got the internet (with good speed) and was able to download the original Gundam, but I am very glad that I did watch the series, even if it took me a long time. It is dated, and the animation can be downright horrible at times, but it's worth watching. People may not appreciate a lot of aspects of the show, taking for granted what it did to the mech genre and to anime itself, but it's still a landmark, and I think everyone should give it a try.

Currently, I am rewatching the series, fansubbed this time, and I'm enjoying it more than the first time. Though I know what's going to happen, I recognize the different mobile suits this time, and I have fond memories of them and the characters. It's a great experience.

As for SEED, I have never seen the series, but I had the chance to watch it when it came on Cartoon Network, and I passed because I saw a person wearing a mask that was just like Char's. I don't need to watch a series that's just a remake of the original Gundam, that was my train of thought at the time. I think I'm going to have to watch the series sometime in the future, since there are so many mechs in it that people mention, and so many people have watched SEED, but it's pretty much on the bottom of my list.

Watched it a long long time ago, though i dont have enough brain cells to remember it...though i remember some cool docking scenes and some fight with some ball something something...cant remember memory too hazy

yeah i need to download it to and re watch.I caught it on cartoonetwork i watched yeah i know kinda lame but i heard the raves about it and i watched it and went....wooooo....i liked it it had good action a decent but not to extavigant amount of romance and it was just plain cool to watch giant robots demolish each other.

Just realized what you wrote here.

Gundam Wing was NOT the original Gundam by a long shot. Mobile Suit Gundam first aired in 1979. That show, and the seven or so subsequent shows that followed were set in the Universal Century, and created pretty much everything we consider to be Gundam, as well as established the main fanbase.

Wing didn't come around till '95 and wasn't even the first "alternate universe" series, as G Gundam came right before that.

Here's a list I copied from another thread for reference.

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie; 1988)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OAV series; 1989)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie; 1991)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OAV series; 1991)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OAV series; 1996)
After War Gundam X (1996)
Turn A Gundam (1999)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (OAV series; 2004)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007)

Just realized what you wrote here.

Gundam Wing was NOT the original Gundam by a long shot. Mobile Suit Gundam first aired in 1979. That show, and the seven or so subsequent shows that followed were set in the Universal Century, and created pretty much everything we consider to be Gundam, as well as established the main fanbase.

Wing didn't come around till '95 and wasn't even the first "alternate universe" series, as G Gundam came right before that.

Here's a list I copied from another thread for reference.

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie; 1988)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OAV series; 1989)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie; 1991)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OAV series; 1991)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OAV series; 1996)
After War Gundam X (1996)
Turn A Gundam (1999)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (OAV series; 2004)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007)

woops i typed wing lol i was thinking about it while making this thread XD. yeah i remember all the others came before but i like to think wing as the best start for the series as it stands now(even though im not much into the now.)

I got into the Gundam franchise through Gundam Wing when it aired on YTV in Canada. At the time I thought it was good though I was never able to finish it until some time ago due to lack of Cartoon Network because of no cable. I saw some commercials on MSG though I have to admit, the animation did not get my attention so I didn't watch it until last Christmas where I forced myself to see it since I saw Zeta Gundam a month and a half before then. MSG was good despite the horrible animation but this was aired in 1979.

I stopped at GW then my cousins asked me if I saw SEED, so I downloaded the first episode and watched it. I thought SEED was ok but I noticed the constant crying and drama. It really annoyed me that Kira cries everytime he kills someone. Destiny came out and I'll admit, the first 12 episodes were good till Kira came back, then it all went downhill with constant one-sided battles. And the ending was total crap. Though Stargazer was decent.

00 came out and I saw that it was similar to Wing but at episode 15 and on, oh man it got really good. Felt like I was watching "Kill'em all Tomino" work even though it wasn't him directing the series. After the end of S1, I began watching the UC series after Code Geass R2 was done. The UC series was awesome. I liked it very much and then I realized that UC was almost like SEED which led me to determine that SEED copied UC. I don't know, that just spurred my dislike for the SEED series from then on. After watching MSG, Zeta Gundam, Gundam ZZ, and the other UC series, I was reminded of the SEED series concluded many parts of it was similar. Though I will give SEED credit for getting me back into the Gundam franchise, SEED was ok imo but not good, Destiny on the other hand was just a waste of my time.

I didn't like the SEED series compared to UC. The other Gundam series after MSG were alternate universes so it has their own plus and minuses but I thought they were good. For the current Gundam 00, I think it's pretty good and I very much anxious for the conclusion.

I've tried to watch Zeta at two diffrent occasions, but i couldn't get past episode 10 either time, it was just toooo fuckin boring.
If the first gundam is anything like that i won't even bother.

The best Gundam imo is SeeD, that show doesn't fuck around, people are dying all over the place lol (and the OST is a fukken masterpiece).


*Edit*
Destiny sucks ass.

wow....you....neeed....to....get OUT OF MY BRAIN.this is what i feel on the sries yes seed sucked no doubt to much drama and romance they were far from the origin or gundam but i belive they were trying to do something with it but who knows.as for destiny i havent watched in a while so ill get backto ya on that.

I have never seen the first gundam anime but in my opinion the best gundam animes are Wing and Seed.

it has been a long fukken time since i watched that. at least i think it was the original. i have to watch tall of the gundams again :?

I've seen most of the shows, and must say and recommmend for Universal Century shows, all of them are good and the best ones are the OVAs that reimagined the old designs. Gundam Zeta was pretty good, though it seems too vague and without without plot for some 30 chapters before someone got it and start writing.

Gundam 0080 and Gundam 0083 are a MUST if you liked any of the gundam shows, they are old, but better animated than the best chapter of 00. And the 3D ones are very good also, not Final Fantasy VII: AC but very good. They are named Gundam IgLoo.

The other universes... I prefer Seed, though I didn't liked at all Seed Destiny. Wing was unwatchable but G Gundam had the price of unwatchability. A gundam horse and a gundam mill. Not for me.

Gundam 00 is almost a super robot show (that is, protagonized by robots that are powerfull beyond technical explanations) and as such deviates from the original concepts from Mobile Suit Gundam. Even so, it is rather good. Same as the new Galactica show reimagines the old one, Seed reimagined MSG (the original) and Gundam 00 reimagines Gundam Wing. The main problem with 00 lies if you didn't liked Wing, as is my case.

I think saying SEED is a knockoff of the original Gundam is kind of harsh. I think theres a difference between copying and updating/reinterpreting something for a new generation, which is what I believe SEED did.

As for Kira, I feel like he's a more complex character then people give him credit for. People say he's a whiny emo, and cries whenever he kills anyone. Well first, why is that bad? Kira is a young civilian, he's loving, compassionate, and has nothing at all to do with war or violence until suddenly he's thrust into the middle of a war with his oldest friend. Of course he's going to be overemotional and is going to have a lot of inner struggle reconciling himself to the fact that he's taking life. Thats in the beginning. After a point, Kira accepts what's happening, and starts fighting in earnest, no tears in sight. In the last half of the series, he calms down a little, reevaluates himself, and becomes a true warrior (as opposed to the emo kid, or berserker killer he was for awhile), fighting strongly without killing needlessly, or being apathetic to the fact that people are dying. So saying Kira is whiny and cries whenever he kills someone is an oversimplification, and just plain wrong.

Anyway, I always feel the need to defend SEED as its the show that solidified my love of Gundam, as well as got me really into anime in the first place. Of course everyone's entitled to their own opinions.


Hell yeah it is. I randomly started listening to it this afternoon, and I'm amazed how good it is. Of course, anything Yuki Kajiura has a hand in is automatically gold.

I think saying SEED is a knockoff of the original Gundam is kind of harsh. I think theres a difference between copying and updating/reinterpreting something for a knew generation, which is what I believe SEED did.

As for Kira, I feel like he's a more complex character then people give him credit for. People say he's a whiny emo, and cries whenever he kills anyone. Well first, why is that bad? Kira is a young civilian, he's loving, compassionate, and has nothing at all to do with war or violence until suddenly he's thrust into the middle of a war with his oldest friend. Of course he's going to be overemotional and is going to have a lot of inner struggle reconciling himself to the fact that he's taking life. Thats in the beginning. After a point, Kira accepts what's happening, and starts fighting in earnest, no tears in sight. In the last half of the series, he calms down a little, reevaluates himself, and becomes a true warrior (as opposed to the emo kid, or berserker killer he was for awhile), fighting strongly without killing needlessly, or being apathetic to the fact that people are dying. So saying Kira is whiny and cries whenever he kills someone is an oversimplification, and just plain wrong.

Anyway, I always feel the need to defend SEED as its the show that solidified my love of Gundam, as well as got me really into anime in the first place. Of course everyone's entitled to their own opinions.


Hell yeah it is. I randomly started listening to it this afternoon, and I'm amazed how good it is. Of course, anything Yuki Kajiura has a hand in is automatically gold.

I liked most, if not, all UC Gundam storylines, especially 08th MS Team (made of genius, realism and win). Some of those AC timelines, like Gundam Wing, though the plot armor and invulnerability turned me off.

I'm currently watching Gundam 00, which is still good so far in my opinion, but (IMO as well) not doing well as the first season.

Agreed. I generally can't stand the UC series. So much goddamn ANGST, and there are lapses of pure boredom. I only like the Gundam 08th MS Team series which still belongs in the UC category. I like G Gundam, though I know that many diehard gundam fans bash this series to kingdom come. And no, I did not watch the original Gundam.

FYI, Yuki Kajiura did not compose the OST to the Gundam SEED series, Toshihiko Sahashi did, though she did had a hand in the ED songs and insert songs.