First Time Seeing Gundam! | All Gundam Openings Reaction

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[@Aliciaxlife]

So fun fact! I ended up buying my first two Gundams! When they come in I'll do a building stream :D I also got a tool kit and help from a friend who builds them. I got two from Gundam The Witch from Mercury ^u^ I'm so excited! You can see my reaction to episode 0 on my patreon right now.

[@gersoncruz1554]

You should watch 86 (eighty six) I highly recommend giving it a watch same Music composer from attack on titan and and have attack on titan themes and Gundam too highly recommended

[@Almost_A_Ninja]

@@gersoncruz1554 ^ Yep!!! My favorite anime!!!

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Gundam is a series spanning over 40 years. Think Star Wars. That's the kind of impact this long series with a lot of different stories, sometimes not in the same universe, has. A lot of voice actors got into voice acting due to Gundam, a lot of animators got into animating due to Gundam. There's people who quote characters from the series as if they were famous historic figures. It is MASSIVE.

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Sailor Moon was 1992, so not THAT old...

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

I mean, "brown girl love interest" was there all the way back in 1979 in the original.... Original creator of Gundam was, and still is, a VERY liberal minded person, who set out to create a series that's more mature, at an age where anime was seen as only for kids (yes that sentiment existed, even for anime), and really helped kickstarted this 40+ year old whole franchise.

[@ayyultra6280]

“Gundam Victory feels happier than the others” If only 😭😭😭

[@sayansaha155]

Oh my god...

[@spaceriot23]

"Depressed"

[@archonofplagues1329]

Fun Fact: Apparently, one of the writers for Witch From Mercury said he likes Victory Gundam.

[@SherlockHyde]

As someone who, depending on the day of the week, considers Gundam Victory his favorite entry in the franchise, that might very well be the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

[@thealmightyultimus3832]

Well, if you like shows with very large body counts it'd make you happy

[@panqula2108]

People usually thinks Gundam is about just giant robots fight each other but, it usually highly focused on human dramas and suspenseful political drama

[@Norbert_Sattler]

Usually being the operative word, since with so many Gundam series you will find an exception to any rule somewhere in this monster of a franchise. :P

[@alwest4472]

… with big robots fighting each other

[@Knowthyledge]

Not to mention the supernatural themes like Newtypes being psychics in the U.C. timeline.

[@spiralpower9808]

Also Warcrimes, can't forget the Warcrimes. Lookin at you Titans (Tee-Tahns? Whatever it's pronounced as)

[@chupienupie]

Exactly. I love Gundam for it’s themes. Series like War in the Pocket were so emotional.

[@burg3575]

"Gundam Victory feels happier than the others" That's the thing, its the opening that gets you... but once you watch through it oh my god

[@jcl7549]

Gundam Victory, when the creator finally built up tolerance to his prescribed depression meds.

[@lostonessoul5154]

Gundam victory! come for the mobile suits, stay for the depression and death.

[@mitchellalexander9162]

I dont think anyone Comes out the Same way in Watching the RAW Fall of Zanscare and not the Super Robot Wars 30 Cut of the Events.

[@lostonessoul5154]

true @@mitchellalexander9162 true.

[@KingCasual1986]

Still a…pretty decent show though.

[@bujinturtle2921]

the tragedy of only having 1 of the 4 gundam 00 openings on this playlist... they're so good and the show itself is an amazing standalone journey

[@seankelley9928]

I saw that too! 00 is my favorite, and when I saw they weren't on there, it was a decent bummer. I wanted to see what she thought of the openings🫤

[@Ryuu44]

Oh no! I just started watchiing, but Gundam 00 is almost the only reason I wanted to watch this video in the first place :P

[@ZeoHidra]

And the one here is the worse one.

[@seankelley9928]

@@ZeoHidraYeah, that one is my least favorite.

[@huyle-ob8rg]

Are they copyrights or something? 1st and 2nd are peak

[@JackgarPrime]

The little ball thing is called a Haro, and it's the mascot of the franchise! They've got a TON of Haro toys, including ones that talk and move around.

[@necro3609]

@Dracocrusher And Tieria (Forgot his name) became a trap.

[@CloverJuice]

Lockon, Lockon, Lockon..

[@hitachicordoba]

also Haropla model kits are cheap and easy to build

[@MarinM87]

@@CloverJuice That's unecessary

[@kagesentai]

31:23 "it feels so happy!" oh god bless your soul because it's one of the highest bodycount series in the franchise

[@torifin755]

Zeta when the Titans use the Colony Laser: but what about us?

[@alphawolf7417]

​@torifin755 sorry, "one of the highest NAMED character bodycount in the franchise."

[@DrForrester87]

Yeah...happy...let's go with that xD

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

Seed entered the chat.

[@justagundam]

1. Beam Sabers (the laser swords) are standard issue on most mobile suits. 2. Yes. The ZZ Gundam consists of three ships, and they all combine into one beast of a gundam. 3. The blonde guy with the shades is named Char. Yes, you will see him a lot, and he's used as a template for other characters as the franchise goes on. 4. Do not be fooled by the intro. Victory Gundam will tear your heart out and smash it into a red stain. 5. Loran Cehack (The main character of Turn A Gundam) is a dude. He just crossdresses to do spy stuff. 6. Those things in the backs of the characters in Iron Blooded Orphans are part of a survey that let them control their mobile suits better than anyone who don't have them. The more spikes, the better the control. 7. Any Gundam series with the "Build" title revolves around Gundam model kits. And yes. It's basically a VR video game where you pilot your custom-made gundam or other mobile suit from the Gundam series.

[@mitchellalexander9162]

I'd argue Char Aznable in Japan is on the Same Level in Pop Culture influence in Japan as Darth Vader is in Cinema.

[@Unkown6920]

The spike things are called alaya vijnana there are used for combat in the calamity war if you watch the series of iron blooded orphans you will understand more about it

[@xianderthest8014]

The man who made Turn A wanted a female lead and the studio said no and to spite them he made the lead as close to female looking as he could get without getting in trouble.

[@CoracaoAcidental98]

​@@xianderthest8014That was debunked multiple times already, early concept art always shows Loran as a male and never in the records was found anything that hints he was supposed to be female. Not only that but Tomino was given complete creative control over Turn A and the studio never interfere heavily with the production.

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@CoracaoAcidental98 Many things in tv production are not put into records dumbass, and the idea for a series will predate concept art by a good margin. Especially official concept art.

[@skyefox]

Unfortunate that the playlist didn't have the rest of the Gundam 00 OP's, two of them are my absolute favorite Gundam openers (and two of my favorite ED's all time). I'd definitely recommend checking them out.

[@crmsn_flwr]

Yeah big bummer, Daybreaker's bell and Ash like snow are great. Not to mention the UVERworld one I always forget the name of.

[@mrtexhex8238]

Hundred percent

[@nightangel1045]

​@@crmsn_flwrhakanaku mo towa no kanashi

[@IzzyG_XIV]

i came to check the comments for this exactly, all the good Gundam 00 OP's were skipped. sitting here like how the hell you gotta skip gundam 00 for gundam age. 00 is one of the best and put in the preteens in middle school ones >_>

[@seb24789]

Ash like Snow is one of the best in the entire franchise.

[@matt200717]

Gundam is really interesting as a long-running franchise because besides the mainline series, it often branches off into alternate timelines for new series which are less intimidating for newcomers and allows it to explore familiar tropes from different angles. For example, something like Build Fighters doubles down on just being fun and the 'We just want to sell toys' thing while Turn A is borderline experimental.

[@Geth-Who]

Turn A is basically a Studio Ghibli mecha anime.

[@lostonessoul5154]

don't Forget G Gundam which is just....holy mother of god is G gundam something.

[@SRXofChaos]

@@lostonessoul5154 G Gundam was a love letter to Gundam's Super Robot Roots

[@lostonessoul5154]

@@SRXofChaos and it was awesome.

[@aptspire]

1:30 The Origin is the prequel to the original series, shows "how did we get here" And since it's earlier it's all the prototypes and early versions. 13:15 a chronologically earlier series (that got takedown) is 08th ms series 27:20 Gundam Breaker Online is a Gundam mobile game Price range will depend on the "Grade" you choose. High: standard, affordable, pre colored, beginner friendly. Real: Higher details, more flexibility. Master: Bigger, more complex. Perfect: Biggest, most expensive, challenging build.

[@cyberdragoon1432]

Speaking of GBO, there is also the anime mini-series that came out, tying in with the Breaker 3 game. Ironically enough is one of the instances where we see that game’s protag.

[@nicodalusong149]

The Origin (as a whole) is a prequel but also an alternative retelling of the original story.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

Yeah Origin is just a different take on 0079 and shouldn’t be watched as a prequel as it contradicts a bunch of stuff and has different characterisations

[@JackgarPrime]

"Gundam Victory feels happier than the others" Hoooooooo boy. Yeah, the people who know, know.

[@apollogarvan9446]

31:48 G Gundam is probably the most wild trip of the Gundam series. It exists in its own continuity, and the levels of sheer ham and cheese get to near JoJo levels. As for the plot, it surrounds a competitive fight to determine who's in control of Earth, and every country who could afford it has their own unique Gundam.

[@UrLeingod]

G Gundam is the shit and everyone needs to watch it, it’s the most beautiful kind of cheese.

[@bthsr7113]

@@UrLeingod With a mentor character who may well be the only character who's handicapped by piloting a Gundam instead of using his own body as a weapon.

[@ZeoHidra]

You forgot to mention the zombies that show up.

[@CrazeeAdam]

Lol. Those openings are so bad ass and every one knows them. SHINING FINGER!!

[@matthewchristian9591]

​@UrLeingod it needs a sequel so bad. They kinda tried it with gundam build fighters and gundam build fighters try.

[@Sparrowhawk97]

You will like Gundam Witch from Mercury. Make sure to watch episode zero prologue! That alone is worth a watch. Witch from Mercury is stand alone too, so anyone can try it without needing to see anything else. Also, idk if you just cut it out but you only watched the fourth opening of Gundam OO which is also a stand alone show. That one uses real world politics projected into the 24th century. Lol, commenting while watching an hour long video to show my Gundam hype. Build Fighters is actually one of the best and she should totally watch it and Try Fighters. The shows have tons of easter eggs to every Gundam that came before but you don't need to know anything to enjoy it. You will in fact learn a lot about the older stuff as they have Gundams from various shows fighting eachother.

[@traphimawari7760]

By the time this came out she had already seen the prologue, its up on her patreon actually but Im not gonna spoil anything

[@aSSGoblin1488]

man, the "duel" stuff really turned me off. imagine living in a futuristic mecha world with duels, gundam was always best in politics and war imo. is there anything equivalent to gundam thunderbolt? that was really great

[@bthsr7113]

@@aSSGoblin1488 It's hardly the only setting that has people regress into old ways of thinking.

[@romu_umu4681]

@@aSSGoblin1488 just watch the entire UC if you like thunderbolt

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@aSSGoblin1488 thats why Witch from Mercury is the most causal friendly Gundam ever its easier to digest becuase its set on a high school/teen troupe if you want like Thunderbolt just watch UC Gundam series

[@Over_Powar]

"Gundam Victory feels so happy" I'm... I'mma... Um... **gets Victory flashbacks** I'm so sorry, Alicia...

[@Norbert_Sattler]

Though I think it's quite fair to say that watching it probably still feels better than director did when he was forced to make the series more or less against his will in the first place...

[@CainLycan]

old gundam fan here, glad you're showing an interest in this, i recommend gundam Seed and Iron Blooded Orphans as stand alone series after Witch from Mercury. I've seen most of these and spent many an hour building the model kits, which i also recommend giving a shot, most standard kits are around the $15-$22 mark

[@Ashterin]

Seed is great, aside from the sheer amount of plot armor they gave to Kira Christ.

[@vast9467]

@@Ashterin honestly, if you’re gonna put the commitment to watch seed I’d just watch the original gundam, it definitely aged pretty well considering what could’ve been

[@Archangel2137]

The little ball thing is Haro he is the Gundam franchise mascot and HE IS ADORABLE!!!!!! The creator has the fan given nickname of “Kill’em All” because a lot of people die in the ones he works on.

[@stitches1110]

“Gundam Victory feels happier than the others.” And with that, another lamb was prepared for the slaughter.

[@ArbiterRevan117]

Don't sleep on the Build series, granted it's all one giant commercial to sell the model kits, but it's also a huge love letter to the fans of Gundam as a whole.

[@christianyanto818]

After build fighter try..it went shit..not talking about the real gundam with war..but the gundam with competition..coz blooded orphan was goated

[@ArbiterRevan117]

@@christianyanto818 I understand, Divers was a bit too childish for me, but I thought Re:Dive turned out pretty awesome imo.

[@zeryuouros4411]

Fighter and Re:rise are top tier. Try and Divers are trash tho.

[@squirlking2]

Well try and redive are not as good. I still enjoyed certain things about them.and they had cool designs.

[@exiaax]

Build Fighters was the third gundam media I got into, and I still really liked it lmao

[@breanna_bee]

I've really been loving Witch From Mercury, it's the show that finally got me into Gundam. Fun fact: the (lead?) writer for Gundam Witch is the *same one* as for Code Geasss! He also did the novelizations of Revolutionary Girl Utena, and there's a lot of DNA from that show in this story too.

[@breanna_bee]

And since you asked near the end of the video: they've been slowly releasing kits from the new series, usually 1 or 2 new ones a month. These are all 1/144 scale ones, labeled as "High Grade" (HG), and they tend to be between $15-25. There's been a bit of a shortage in Gunpla over the last couple of years though (lower production + high demand + they need to be imported from Japan), and these new kits are absolutely flying off the shelves, so they might end up being a little pricier when all is said and done. There's also going to be bigger and more expensive kits of *some* of the Mobile Suits from the show too, but those release nowhere near as frequently. The HG line is pretty much the bread and butter one, and you can expect that most of the mechs in the show will get an HG kit at some point. All you really need to build them is a pair of clippers to snip the parts out of the plastic frames they come on, and maybe something to sand down any nub marks left behind. From there you can get into adding more detail if you want to, like by drawing darker accent/panel lines on. It's like doing makeup but on plastic robots.

[@breanna_bee]

Did mention the scale compared to "how they're supposed to be" but not the actual size the model ends up being IRL: HG kits are usually about ~6 inches/~15 centimeters tall.

[@Razorfayne]

A WItch From Mercury and Iron Blooded Orphans are great ones to start with, if you ever want to get into Gundam. Self contained storylines, with some interesting characters and great animation.

[@quantummagus5164]

00 is also one of my favorites to recommend.

[@redfire1186]

It was actually Iron Blooded Orphans that got me into Gundam. When I then started to ask questions about it to my friends, they mentioned UC, which i had no idea what it was. They explained it, I searched it and bam, now I know about the UC and such.

[@Razorfayne]

@@redfire1186 First one I ever saw was the Endless Waltz movie, my cousin showed it to me back when it first came out when we were kids. Had no clue what was going on, but I liked the fights. Didn't watch anything Gundam (or anime in general) for well over a decade until IBO came out, and that one really clicked for me.

[@hunterhawk862]

Wings good 2

[@Razorfayne]

@@hunterhawk862 My problem with Wing is that it reuses a TON of the animations for the fight scenes. It really stands out when you watch several episodes in one sitting.

[@loot5532]

Iron Blooded Orphans was the first time i'd sat down and watched something Gundam. i was blown away. it was also one of the *first* anime i'd ever seen in full. an absolute A+ show, with a truly *W* story

[@MartialEmperor6344]

And then the fking ending😢😢

[@yourdad5799]

@@MartialEmperor6344 is it sad or bad? I can handle a sad ending but if it's bad(I mean badly written) I don't want to waste my time. I'm 5 episodes in and too commited yet

[@MartialEmperor6344]

@@yourdad5799 no it's a really good anime the ending is sad not bad

[@yourdad5799]

@@MartialEmperor6344 that's a relief thank you

[@GamersBlogX]

Fun fact Loran, the brown boy in Turn A's OP, is a male. They do love to put him in dresses through the show though, and even have some characters confuse him for a woman. And another fun fact, the way you say Turn A Gundam is by reading it by pronouncing the A. So its not "Turn a Gundam" but Turn "A" Gundam.

[@Kaien15]

Gundam 00 was the first gundam series I finished when it aired on tv. Will always have a special place in my heart. Also great OPs

[@JackgarPrime]

Daybreak's Bell is a banger

[@hashfulgham270]

The other opening by UVERworld is top tier.

[@x3r756]

Mine is wing and there's a reason its my fav

[@jackknibb510]

I got into Gundam about a year or so ago and never looked back. Main points to take away are that the franchise has been going since 1979, there is the main universe that the first Gundam began called the universal century. This means for some series you will need to have watched specific ones to view it in the correct order but that only applies to universal century shows. All other series like wing and witch from mercury take place in their own universe so don't require any knowledge of other series to understand them. A great place to view a load of series for free is the gundaminfo KZbin channel where they will just upload full seasons of shows for a few months.

[@CraigOrangeSoda]

31:45 G Gundam is my absolute favorite in the series It has Romance and Ends with a Romance the RAW EMOTION on that series will forever in my heart

[@LockeLynx]

The "Dilf" is Orga Itsuka, and he's 18

[@MSG-Dom]

Stress really ages a mf

[@frigginresulrum]

"How many explosions they got?" Gundam: "Yes."

[@chupienupie]

Gundam Build Fighters was great! Was a fun Gundam show with tons of great fan service for Gundam fans. I’d actually recommend it. Just a genuinely fun and enjoyable series

[@josh_miester_x511]

Build Fighters isy favorite Gundam series, and it's a spinoff. Lol

[@matthewchristian9591]

I enjoyed build fighters try more but both were a great breath of fresh air. Hope they make more.

[@frigginresulrum]

Build fighters is my favorite tournament anime in general

[@ikmaen]

it's more enjoyable if you've watched a few gundam series before it because it contains a lot of references to previous series

[@frigginresulrum]

@@ikmaen Never forget that Build Fighters recognized the G-Saviour.

[@imahoare4742]

Gundam is insane. You go from mobile suits shooting bullets and shoving each other off cliffs in the Original show to transforming mobile suits and psychic technology in Zeta, ZZ and CCA to mobile suits being able to transcend time and space in Unicorn, NT and Late UC timeline. The series makes it's money on model kits and they're extremely fun and addictive.

[@edgargad2941]

And then they go Super Saiyan in G Gundam.

[@JackgarPrime]

The only thing missing is this doesn't have the opening from the current series, Witch From Mercury. Which I can best describe as Utena meets The Tempest with giant robots. You'd LOVE IT! And I see from your description that you're already checking it out! I'll have to take a gander at that.

[@androyus]

No. She missed a *lot* of OPs thanks to the strict copyright for Gundam OPs & EDs on YT. If she really want to react to all Gundam OPs, she need to committ and do her research to get all those OPs outside YT. But she's just a casual reactor so it's okay.

[@amuro9624]

"Gundam victory seems the most happiest" ...hilarious

[@bellvesper2754]

“The Origin" and the subsequent ones that start with "UC" can be counted as Gundam works in the UC timeline, as well as the true story of Gundam, they are more about politics and war and they are extremely profound and beautiful works, but because of the time they were created it is difficult to start from the beginning. But since the origin is a recently created work, it is also a good place to start "Seed" and "00" are also a good starting point. “Seed” is also my Gundam enlightenment. They both have their own timelines, so it's very easy to understand the story. They are not as profound as UC story, but more in pursuit of the emotional expression of the characters. If you prefer romance, there's nothing wrong with “Seed” as a starting point👍

[@tusk1026]

Honestly I feel a better start would def be 00 or GWitch. Seed certainly has a rather specific flavor.

[@stitches1110]

I don’t think I’d recommend Origin as a good starting place personally. You get much more out of it if you’ve at the bare minimum watched through 0079. I do think 00, IBO, and TWFM make much better starting places as “newer” entries that have both high quality animation and stories.

[@juanmanikings]

@@tusk1026 that's not UC gundam

[@tusk1026]

@@juanmanikings Ok and...?

[@Denisia303]

I love your reaction to this, I grew up with Gundam Wing and since seen almost all the ones released in English, still have some to watch, but my favorite is a tie between Gundam 00 and G-Gundam, overall really happy to see you reacting to these great openings :)

[@my_dixie_rekt23]

Quick break down on the mechs, all the mechs are called mobile suits, a gundam is a type mobile suit that is special for one reason or another Also, not all gundam series are part of one timeline, there are alternative timelines Edit: quick recommendation, iron blooded orphans is goated, and also don't forget to watch the prolog episode for witch from mercury, also, gundam is not a happy show, don't be fooled like I was

[@danielbernardo2028]

31:50 I got goosebumps when I heard G Gundam theme, thats my childhood right there 🤩its so dark when I watched it as a kid. Also the way they piloted the gundam is so much different from other gundam series. Im gonna be honest, this series introduced me to some "things" that Im not supposed to know as a kid😂

[@dragonjaj]

as a gundam fan seeing you react like that made me smile

[@Aliciaxlife]

I ended up watching gundam the witch from mercury after and omg I FLIPPING LOVED IT! I’m starting iron blood orphans on Patreon soon too. I never knew how much I could like gundam 💖 I’m building my first two sets as well closer to when season 2 comes out for WFM

[@dragonjaj]

@@Aliciaxlife V gundam drinking game take a shot when a waifu dies

[@Marth1000]

As a longtime Gundam nut (since Gundam Wing back in the early 2000s), it always warms my heart to see someone new get into Gundam and enjoy the music and animation. You have brightened this "old" man's soul today 😂

[@wynaught5321]

Gundam is organized along a few different timelines, so it’s not necessary to watch them all if you don’t want to. If you’re planning on watching through A Witch from Mercury specifically, then you should know it’s fairly self contained. You’ll do fine if you start there!

[@DGP406]

I also love Tielle's voice, her works with Sawano are always great.

[@21BearPapa]

As a big Gundam fan because of my father. And a custom Gunpla figure maker (Gunpla is Gundam Plastic Models) I love it when people watch and enjoy Gundam. Thanks for the reaction!

[@AsuraDandy]

1:01:25 this anime performed EXTREMELY well. The anime is about gunpla models, Gundam Plastic Models. Its not set in the gundam universe but sorta set in our world, cause you can buy gunpla kits in real life to build your favorite suit. In this series they have a system that allows them to move them and fight with them. This series did really well because it was a love letter to fans who both enjoyed gundam and building the model kits and really boosted it to another level, to a point where the gunpla series became its own thing aside from the gundam series. As you saw, Gundam Build Fighters started it all which was where they built their gunplas and played with them on these stages physically, then in Build Divers, it moved onto a digital setting where they upload their gunpla to a game, where they also have avatars and whatnot.

[@mongothehungry1]

"Victory Gundam feels so happy" *winces* ...oh no...

[@josh_miester_x511]

That wasn't blood you saw. That was red paint cuz is was a mach battle to test the new orange mech called the Powered GM. The reason why Mikazuki (the kid) was over Orga's (dark dilf) shoulder is because pushing the Gundam Barbatos to it's limits took away his feeling in his right arm, leg, and eye. The only time he has full motor function is when he is hooked up to the Gundam again. The little ball is called a Haro, he appears in a lot of Gundam shows. He'a a mascot for the franchise.

[@ChReNiC]

As a short spoilerless summary of the different universes/timelines: Everything from the start of the video until Victory: Main UC (Universal Century) Gundam timeline. There are even a couple things missing like War in the Pocket or F91, but that's because they were movies more than series. Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam but genre shifted into a martial arts tournament anime. New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Famously the most recognized old Gundam west-side due to featuring in Toonami, as well as being well self-contained as a single series and a movie. Although the tone is serious, you can see some campiness in the concepts above UC Gundam norm. After War Gundam X: Considerably the underdog of early Gundam, run length cut down due to unpopularity at the time, but it was more a sign of trend shifting than actual issue with the series. ∀ Gundam: Yes, that's what the "Turn A" is. An oddball series, some may recommend watching it only after you're deep in the Gundam rabbithole, for reasons. It features an interesting setting clash between high-tech and 20th century times. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/Destiny: Considerably the start of modern Gundam, specially marked for the use of digital coloring over traditional. Also considerably one of the most controversially received. Features many parallels with the first Gundam, and similarly does its sequel SEED Destiny with Zeta Gundam. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: First Gundam to be animated in HD, to start its dub before the JP airing ended, and to have its run properly divided in seasons. Could be considered to follow a similar spirit to Wing, with its team of protagonists and the situation they're in. It even has a movie as well! Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: A series spanning a century, a lot is compressed to be told in a normal series runtime. It can be seen as a tribute to previous Gundam series in spirit. Gundam Build Fighters/Try/Divers/Re:RISE : A departure from the usual planetary conflict stories of the franchise, Build Fighters is more akin to a merch-based competition anime like Yu-Gi-Oh, Beyblade, Bakugan, etc. Alongside the new designs, it features many of the mobile suits from previous Gundam series, as well as new variations of them. Spot-on interpretations over the settings on these, btw. Gundam Reconguista in G: A return to more traditional Gundam storytelling, spiritually similar to Turn A Gundam. It is also the shortest 'real' Gundam series, discounting movies re-cut into series and the two Build series. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS: As noted, it is more aesthetically themed after medieval combat compared to other series' modern-to-space warfare. Competes for darkest themes with some of the UC Gundam entries. Of course, as mentioned before with UC there's still a good number of titles not represented here since they're in OVAs/movies/ONAs/etc. Along that, a good number of series also have compilation movies if you want shorter versions of the stories, though many tend to swear by just watching the original full series.

[@TheChamigo]

Man, I remember watching build fighters and divers every morning before going to the uni, Gundam info usually streamed them live on their KZbin channel, full subbed and shit, it was really amazing to tag along with fans of all over the world, and going on to the last episodes, there would always be like 20k+ people watching it live on youtube, simply amazing.

[@zalla00]

Gundam Seed/Destiny were the first Gundam series I watched on Toonami lol. So I digged seeing you so hyped by the intro song, it is a banger!

[@sarafontanini7051]

to clarify: the mechs are generally called Mobile Suits, A Gundam is a specific subtype of Mobile Suit that i the face of the franchise and is BASICALLY a super powerful, extra special mobile suit....I'mjust not sure what makes it so special and different.

[@blackbolt175]

ether its god like powers (looking at you Unicorn) and most if not all gundams have a V fin antenna and a lot of more powerful tech not found in normal mobile suits like say the gundam frames in ibo or the NT-D in Unicorn, Banshee, Phenex, Narrative and Helios

[@johnprice6271]

What makes Gundams special is usually something that makes them "Alive" in one way or another. Sometimes it's literal like the WFM Gundams and numerous Newtype possessed suits. Other times it's figurative like the 72 devils of IBO- some of which make deals with their pilots. In a rare few cases, Gundams gain sentience like the RX-78-2 via A.I. learning. A lot of them are up to interpretation, but that is the general jist of it.

[@idyotako]

Oh dang... you diving into my neck of the woods! I hope you enjoy it. Best way I can describe the Gundam series is Space Soap Opera... at least the early ones. The later ones are more action oriented with relatable real world issues.

[@Decubitus]

Gundam Build Fighters is SO good. It was my personal introduction to the franchise, even if it's more laid back and low-stakes by nature than most every other series (or perhaps BECAUSE it is), it really got me into Gundam. Definitely worth a watch.

[@GamersBlogX]

Its crazy to think that a show that basically is just Gunpla propaganda ended up being so good. Try was kind of a step down from Build Fighters, but still enjoyable nonetheless.

[@gamester512]

@@GamersBlogX I enjoyed the Build series just from the machine designs and fights alone. Not to mention all of the references and cameos. I just sat back and enjoyed the ride without really looking for reasons to complain or pick it apart.

[@Prime92]

Just so you know, after watching Witch of Mercury the Happy Birthday song will never be the same ever again. Also the last opening from Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise is one of the best.

[@candel0692]

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing is what I grew up on. The series that came out in 96. I watched that as a kid from episode 1 until that series ended. I watched it side by side with Pokemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, Ronin Warriors and Dragon Ball/Ball Z. In my opinion it is the best!! Mobile Suits Sandrock and Deathscythe for the WIN!!!

[@Lexi_Zone]

G Gundam was the first AU and they sure went all in on being an AU. A lot of people don't seem to like Gundam Age. I don't know what its popularity was like in Japan. I don't remember disliking it myself, and it has a multi-generational story (the green haired baby is in all four openings, at different stages of his life), which is something I really like in fiction! I have to rewatch it one of these days and see how it holds up. But anyway, that multiple generations aspect might be why it got so many openings, because the cast changed a lot.

[@KingCasual1986]

My problem with AGE is that it never really committed to anything. Long story short, they should have honestly gone full on Victory with this show because as is, it’s passable at best. For the Flit arc, they should have leaned more into the devastation caused by the Vega when they were an unknown entity. For Asemu’s arc they should have done more with Asemu and Zeheart’s relationship, maybe have Zeheart defect and join Asemu when he became a pirate. As for Kio’s arc…Kio shouldn’t have had a full on arc. He should have been a secondary protagonist while the focus stayed on Flit and Asemu. It’s a moot point as this obviously didn’t happen but still, as is, AGE doesn’t know what it wants to be and I think it suffers because of it. It’s a shame that it came right after 00.

[@OSENERO]

So at 23:26, that's Gundam ZZ ("Double Zeta"). It flies in two separate parts, the upper body, which I think is called the Wave Rider (the same as Zeta Gundam). The lower half is called a Nutter, if I remember right lol. Also, the "little ball thingy, with the ears!" is called a Haro. You can buy kits of them as well! There's even special edition ones. And your favorite (watching as I write) at 25:00 is Gundam Unicorn. That show gave us some of the nicest designs. Unicorn Gundam, Banshee Gundam, Phenex Gundam, Sinanju, Kshatriya... Some great choices. Even the Stark Jegan.

[@ninjarabbitx2-2515]

I hope the "Macross" series is on her watch list!

[@bthsr7113]

That's harder to watch, though Harmony Gold being told to pound sand means it finally can be legally distributed stateside again.

[@ninjarabbitx2-2515]

@@bthsr7113 True..... I would settle for the Openings at best.

[@Aquaizz2.0]

59:45 oh my god Gundam Build Fighter is my literal childhood!

[@spiderraccoon7869]

I grew up with MS 08th team and Wing, it's cool to see all the other ones. Holy cow some of those songs go so hard.

[@SPatrickRoss]

The writer who created GUNDAM was a fan Hienline's Starship Troopers. He tried to come up with how Mobile Infantry for space combat would look. By the the time he finished adding all weapons armour and fuel. He had the Mobile Suits.

[@JackgarPrime]

So Gundam: The Origin was originally a modern manga retelling of the original series, but with some parts exploring the time before the start of the original 1979 anime thrown in. Then they made it into a movie series exploring the backstory of the main rival, Char Aznable. They then turned the movie series into a show. It's actually a great hopping-on point to get into the "main" timeline of the show, the Universal Century. And if you like series with political intrigue, Gundam is THE classic political anime. Ever since the very, very first one in 1979, there's so much political maneuvering, backstabbing, all sorts of crazy stuff. It was SOOOOO ahead of its time, and the story still holds up if you can get past the dated animation.

[@astralman]

I'm struggling to understand what exactly you mean by "dated animation". There's been many shows that have come out since that don't look nearly as good. Maybe the version I saw was cleaned up a bit, but the animation itself looks fine. It's not like it was Speed Racer/Mach Go Go Go levels of cheap.

[@JackgarPrime]

@@astralman Well did you watch the show version or the movie compilations? The compilations had some touch ups. Also Zeta which came out just a few years later looked waaaaaaay better for comparison.

[@astralman]

​@@JackgarPrime I watched the English dub of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. I remembered the voices being acceptable when I caught episodes of it on tv years ago, so I watched it from beginning to end on streaming. Maybe it's because I saw some really low budget Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid that managed to stick in my memory, but it doesn't bother me.

[@DazsdWTP]

gundam is geopolitical robot show with the horrors of child soldiers and alot of emotion, its hard to describe fully and its amazing

[@VladyO]

Netflix has the movie trilogy compilation of the original 1979 anime, which is usually a decent place to start--cuts out all the filler and contains all the info needed for later installments.

[@mimid9550]

Gundam Wing was one of my first experiences in anime and was a great influence for me. It still has a special place in my heart❤. I also met the voice actor for Duo (guy with the braid, pilots the Gundam with the scythe), Scott McNeil at an Anime convention. The man gave awesome hugs!

[@hickok-wi2vk]

Yes, there's always relationships and romance in Gundam. For sure you will like the new Gundam Witch from Mercury as it's the easiest one to get into with no relation to the other series (other than it's themes). Also the series make the most money out of selling the plastic models.

[@nateklempner561]

I'm really glad Alicia had such a strong reaction to the Iron Blooded Orphans openings. I'm not a Gundam fan, but that's one of the few I've watched and liked. The reason why Mika (protagonist boy) was being slung over the other guy's shoulder was cause in this point in the show, Mika had already fought a couple tough enemies that forced him to overclock his Gundam Barbatos' systems, including a Mobile Armor, an AI controlled mech series that started something called "The Calamity War" a couple hundred years prior that only Gundam series mechs could reliably fight and beat. Since he was hooked up to the mech itself for way higher reactivity and immersion, it paralyzed him below the neck and the right side of his face. He gets his full movement back when he's hooked back up to Barbatos, but every time Mika went into a fight from then on, it was always tense, cause we all knew that the next time Mika had to push himself to that extent in a fight, even if he won the fight in the end... that would still be the end. There wasn't much of Mika's body left that could function outside of his Gundam, so overclocking one more time meant guaranteed death for our badass protag-boi.

[@shadowprime0249]

"It's a little baby gundam" lol

[@alexmeid8111]

if we talk about the opening of gundam age, the main characters there are members of the same family grandson son and grandfather only in reverse order in the second and third opening you can first see an adult man with green oxen and in the third and fourth stronika is the main character of the first opening

[@dagonofthedepths]

Just fair warning, these happy go lucky beats are lying to you. Most Gundam shows are various shades of dark.

[@azpily17]

Especially Gundam Victory

[@shadowprime0249]

Also for context. The one kid you were talking about in the Iron blooded orphans opening was being carried because of this system and he decided to go too far (for good reasons) over his limit to the point he lost control of half his body pretty much

[@cyberdragoon1432]

Since you also expressed interest into the SD(Super Deformed) line of Gunpla there are in fact a few series focusing on SD styled gundams, with the SD Heroes series being the most recent, starting with the motif of China’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms, before going into world legends.

[@BlackEpyon]

Mobile Suit Gundam was released in 1979, and the third Origins OP has scenes from the original Gundam series. 2019-1979 = 40th anniversary. Origin sets up the events of the original Gundam series, and gives a lot of context to the One year War and some of it's chief characters. hence, "Origin." Also in the same universe are 08th Mobile Suit Team, 0080 War in the Pocket, 0083 Stardust memory, Zeta, Double Zeta, and Unicorn. I got my start with Gundam Wing and Gundam X.

[@galenedge481]

Gundam is has more a lot more fight than filler compared to a lot of anime. I'm thoroughly enjoying the Gundam Witch from Mercury. It's a slightly different breed than the older ones but highly enjoyable.

[@StrewthStoatPirate]

"Is that a dragon? Kill it with fire" They kill it with LOVE (and fire)

[@raikodn]

1:01:43 Very surprise to see this 'Thai dup' edited version on the list especially with their signature 'Gundam build fighter!' at 1:03:19 Btw Thai dup version almost always dup the anime's 'Title/Name' in the OP so children watching anime know what they're watching

[@SPatrickRoss]

In Iron Blooded Orphans, the device on his back allows him to plug his nervous system into the mech to control it. At some point in the series, it damages his nerves, leaving him partially paralyzed outside his mech.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

I think it's funny she doesn't know every Gundam is usually characters and relationships focused and not giant robots focused 😂

[@afifzahiruddinrohaizan52]

For context: The plot for the Mobile Suit Gundam series focuses on the war between either two or multiple factions. It started with the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime in 1979. It centers on the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, centered on the fictional era where humanity has reached space. To combat this war, they use piloted mechas called Mobile Suits that give them the edge on the battlefield, so not every mecha in the series is called Gundam. The titular Gundam mecha of the series, piloted by the protagonist, can be easily recognized with its humanoid appearance, its signature white, blue, and red coloring, and the V-shaped crest on the forehead. Typically, the antagonist forces use a one-eyed Cyclops mobile suit called Zakus. Since then every Mobile Suit Gundam anime throughout the years followed this center plot about conflict but with different concepts and storylines. There's even another Gundam spin-off series called The Gundam Build series where instead people use hobby model kits of any of the mechas in any Gundam anime called Gunpla, short for Gundam Plastic Models. They can build their own original Gunpla model, customize it and battle others or experience like how it is in the anime.

[@williamhoeft2903]

The 08th Gundam series is my favorite personally. I like the jungle vibe in it. Also If I'm not wrong there's like fifty Gundam anime.

[@Kamenriderneo]

1:00:16 The Build series take place in a Universe where Gundam is a popular anime franchise. In that Universe, people can use their Gundam plastic Models, also call Gunpla, to play a game called Gundam fight. In Gundam fight, they place their gundam models in a special arena which then emits particle that allows the toys to move and be remontly piloted by the players.

[@skavage124]

Found you through AoT and Edgerunners. dear gosh diddly gosh I wish I could see you break down Iron Blooded Orphan with how you get so film buff like with it. it is an amazing Gundam anime for someone that has never seen Gundam at all. Iron Blooded Orphan is basically a two season one off Gundam story you don't really need to have seen any other Gundams in the series to fully get.

[@bthsr7113]

It's getting a sequel series soon to continue the timeline. I guess Bandai/Sunrise like how much attention it got.

[@MrFelblood]

51:00 Gundam Seed Destiny was a new series with a new generation of characters, but set in the same spinoff timeline as Gundam Seed. You can think of it like a time-skip sequel, where the events of Seed are cannon to Seed Destiny.

[@lolanjen6998]

if we think about, Gundam was the one that brought serious and mature themed show to mainstream and made it actually popular. influencing countless creators to make more stories like that (most well-known case : Gen Urobuchi, writer of Madoka Magica, fate zero, psycho-pass)

[@Norbert_Sattler]

It's also the first show with semi-realistic Mecha, rather than semi-magical super robots.

[@bthsr7113]

The classic Gundam is basically the first big Hardcore deconstruction of a genre in anime.

[@UberWraith]

Yoshiyuki Tomino (the creator of the series) was known at the time as 'The Butcher' because of his trend to kill a lot of his main characters through the run of his series. I would say that one of the first to be serious, mature, hardcore and with a deconstruction of the genre was Zambot 3 (one of his previous works, 1977) where you see thing like: effects of war on civilians, hatred towards the 'protectors' ('we are bombed because YOU ARE HERE') and even things like people turned into BOMBS without their realization. And of course, a high body count of the main characters as well.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

@@UberWraith the butcher? Never heard that one. Normally i hear "kill em all" tomino.

[@UberWraith]

@@mr.protagonist5639 my bad, I used the term we use here in Italy 'Tomino il Macellaio' (Tomino the Butcher), however even 'Kill'em All' is not completely accurate since the original term is 'Minagoroshi no Tomino' which translates as 'Tomino of the butchering/bloodbath/mass murder'.

[@MLRF10]

i dont know if it was cut or something but you missed most of gundam 00's openings and some ova's. also you have to listen to chain by back-on . if you like them in those openings then you'll love this song.

[@vongolaiu]

Ah yes, Alicia got jebaited by Loran being a waifu(the protagonist of Turn A Gundam). The A is pronounced like in Acorn. It's called Turn A because the gundam's mustache looks like an upside down A

[@AusSP]

Actually, no, not at all. The upside down A is a mathematics symbol for "universal quantification". That is, all combined into one. As the "endpoint" of Gundam, a post-post Gundam apocalypse where all timelines converged, that was the point. (It, uh, didn't entirely achieve it. It's more ultra-late UC than anything that incorporates other series.)

[@afifzahiruddinrohaizan52]

The 1st video you've watched tells the origins of how the war started. The original Gundam anime aired in 1979. The Origin that aired on 2019 is a prelude to that original series and where the main character of The Origin shows his story before turning into the main antagonist of the 79 anime.

[@convergeman7825]

Gunpla (the gundam plastic models that you can build) aren't that expensive compared to video games and such. They usually go for about £20 where I live - but ofc the larger ones and those special edition gold-plated looking ones that I sometimes see in display cabinets can go for much, much more. You're right though they are a lot of fun to build :) They do take a little more effort compared to the average lego set since you have to pop the pieces out of the plastic frames and they can connect in a variety of different ways that won't always be obvious without reading the instructions carefully. I've definitely had one or two times when I've connected a pauldron or something the wrong way round and had to spend time carefully removing it without bending the plastic. The only Gundam show I've ever watched so far was Iron Blooded Orphans, and I really enjoyed it! I've been wanting to watch the others for some time now, and I think people are saying Witch of Mercury is also really good for newcomers. I've also heard good things about Turn A as well, so that's definitely on my list.

[@bthsr7113]

From what I've heard, I'm not giving Turn A a try, but when I finish IBO, and G-Witch can be streamed on one of my platforms.... I'm burning sunward for that academy.

[@Map4ch3]

"Gundam Victory looks so happy" *laughs in ptsd*

[@KingCasual1986]

Not as much as I expected. Victory has a high body count and is definitely the most brutal entry in the franchise but it didn’t fuck me up as much as I thought it would given the show’s reputation. It’s not a happy show by any means, but I somehow think it could do more. Although, according to the Wikipedia page, apparently the novels were even darker supposedly so I guess there’s that.

[@Map4ch3]

@@KingCasual1986 same, but I think is funny the contrast between the comment and the actual show. It ain't a happy show

[@kanefetter3370]

Since you mentioned it, one good sign for Gundam Witch from Mercury is that it actually shares writers with Code Geass. So, its definitely a good sign for G-Witch's quality imho

[@anthonymonaghan4964]

13:00 so Gundam with Beam Saber (all federation MS have Beam Sabers, Gundams usually have 2) and huge shield... also carries a nuclear warhead .. and the shield is so large because it carries a lot of the Gundam GP-02's cooling system

[@GuttedWrenStudios]

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) can be a hard sell for a lot of anime fans. You either had to grow up with it or be introduced to it through Toonami in the '00s like I was. If you do someday take the plunge, I recommend the compilation movies as they clean up the animation and streamline a lot of the story beats.

[@marcosdheleno]

i always tell people to skip the og series and start with other series like seed, war in the pocket or thunderbolt. the og series is amazing, and has arguibly the best story in the franchise, but its not a good starting point.

[@Rin91234]

@@marcosdheleno UC is quite dense, but I like it

[@marcosdheleno]

@@Rin91234 i love the UC. i still defend war in the pocket to be the best gundam anything, and thunderbolt is amazing. i will even say the original series has the best story of the entire franchise... problem is, its not a good place to start if you knows nothing about gundam.

[@AsuraDandy]

If you're new to Gundam but you're into the whole story of the soldier during a war type of series, I highly recommend 08th MS Team. It truly shows the conflict of the one year war on earth as well as the scale of these mobile suits, they do a good job with perspective and how the average foot soldier can also fight against them and it does show how often they experience causalities in these conflicts.

[@traphimawari7760]

Also you missed a lot of the gundam 00 openings, which is probably up there of gundam shows I would recommend for a beginner, also gundam origin is a prequel to the original gundam series which centers around Char Aznable the antagonist/rival for the og gundam, also definitely recommend the gundam build series so to explain the build series gundam made model kits called gunpla(gundam plastic models) which is very popular even today so they thought they would make an anime about it where people customize gunpla and bring them to a virtual space or bring them to life to fight in arenas to add more to the fun building aspect of gunpla, and just recently on the AX2022 gundam panel they had a couple players try out a real life version of it although its still in its beta stages since scanning technology isn't that advanced but its getting there

[@androyus]

Kudos to you for figuring out that Char & Sayla (the blonde ones) are royal siblings who were ousted by another family. You also guessed right that Gundam Build Fighters is about models & Gundam Build Divers is about a video game. Heck, you're also spot on about the shadow guy standing on a cliff in TRY being Domon Kasshu (headband guy) from G Gundam. Girl, you are sharp! Also, yes, majority of Gundam shows are very politics heavy.

[@SPEEDY4004]

-gundam became over the years a name they posted on any kind of (sub-)genre... -the seasons I remember watching were still mostly about any form of war transferred into a scifi setting like colonization, dna-modified humans (like in the movie gattaca) and many more you get to talk about in history classes and co at school etc... -was it all japanese and/or english op and ed? as far as I can remember years ago when they showed here in german gundam wing on the channel tele5 they did a great cover/new version of its opening and ending which sounded really great plus I think they did that for other languages too - cant watch the whole video right now so no idea if it is included but would be nice to hear these multi-language versions too again after so many years... mfg Olli

[@yeetkunedo]

Turn A is the terminal endpoint of all Gundam timelines. The Turn A Gundam (the suit itself) is represented by an upside down A as a mathematical symbol meaning “all values within a set.” Without spoilers, it’s the most technologically advanced Gundam-class machine in the entire Gundam metaverse, which is why it looks so thin - it’s powered by a miniaturized black hole in its core, so it doesn’t need heavy, traditional thrusters to move. It flies by way of generating air current through vents in its body, which is why the legs look so thin. Show slaps.

[@vayne6715]

When she asks, I wonder if it's heavily politically based, I could not stop laughing, The answer is an emphatic and loud YES.

[@afifzahiruddinrohaizan52]

The ball thing is called a HARO. They are AI robot assistants for mobile suit pilots and also the series' mascot

[@modvavet]

This is so exciting! I grew up on Gundam Wing and Turn A Gundam. Now I'm watching Witch from Mercury and it's amazing! There's a lot of Utena in there. All three of those are standalone series and don't require any of the rest to get into them if you want something in short bites. UC (Universal Century) is kind of the original, default Gundam timeline. The original Mobile Suit Gundam takes place there, along with The Origin, which is a prequel, and several of the other series. The franchise as a whole tends to have a very political and anti-war theme. Not every show goes as much into that, but it's pretty great!

[@JackgarPrime]

It's Utena meets The Tempest, really been having a lot of fun with that one.

[@housequay]

I could say a bunch of stuff about Gundam since that's why I'm here, but I'll keep it short and say the non stop positive vibes in these reactions is why I'm staying for the video. I love validation on something I love.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

Seed is devisive but I'd definitely say it focuses more on love and character connections so I say give it a try.

[@ElekiSerket]

G Gundam is fucking wild, it's so out of character for Gundam and yet it works flawlessly. It's like wacky, hammy, bombastic and basically anything from that show is a recurring meme in the community, but it's somehow executed so damn well. Also 08th MS Team is my personal favorite because the fact that it's all from the perspective of common soldiers and civilians makes the stakes feel much higher when there's danger. It's basically the vietnam war with mechs. And if you liked these I think you'd also love Macross. Much like Gundam, it's been around for many decades, has cool mecha, has romance in most of them, and is absolutely full of banger tunes. Difference is that while Gundam is (usually) more focused on politics and such, Macross always revolves around the music in one way or another, though the plot itself varies. It also basically made transforming robot planes two years before Transformers was made. Highly recommended.