How to Start Gundam - A Beginners Guide to Every Gundam Series!

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This is a video I've wanted to make for a while since a few people have asked me what Gundam series I'd recommend for beginners!
For Summary: Skip to 41:24
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
02:13 - Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury
05:03 - Mobile Fighter G Gundam
07:55 - New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
10:41 - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
13:17 - Mobile Suit Gundam 00
14:41 - Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
16:10 - Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans
17:34 - Gundam Build Series
21:18 - After War Gundam X
22:32 - Turn A Gundam
23:20 - Universal Centuary - Mobile Suit Gundam
24:48 - Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
26:08 - Mobile Suit Double Zeta Gundam
26:34 - Char's Counter Attack
27:00 - Gundam Unicorn
27:44 - Gundam Narrative
28:02 - Hathaway
28:23 - Gundam F91
29:07 - Victory Gundam
30:21 - G Saviour
30:51 - Gundam Reconguista in G
31:45 - 0080: War in the Pocket
32:45 - 0083: Stardust Memory
33:23 - 8th MS Team
34:19 - MS IGLOO
34:49 - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
35:39 - Gundam Thunderbolt
36:46 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis
37:15 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
37:42 - Extras + Gundam Manga
40:40 - Gunpla Model Kits
41:24 - Summary
(Sorry no Music Pop Ups this time, I was scared i'd break the video XD)
Tracklist:
1.Lunacid - Book Betrayal
2.Persona 3 Portable - Way of Life
3.G Gundam - Shining Finger
4.Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice - Reminiscing Wounded Foxes
5.Persona 2 Innocent Sin - Mayas Theme
6.Silent Hill 3 - End of Small Sanctuary
7.Professor Layton - A Moment of Rest
8.Guilty Gear X2 - Holy Orders (Be Just or Be Dead)
9.Deadly Premonition - Life is Beautiful
10.Armored Core 3 - In My Heart
11.Mother 3 - Love Theme
12.Mobile Suit Gundam - Amuro's Journey
13.Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - New World
14.Victory Gundam - Usso Evin
15.Silent Hill 2 - Restless Dreams
16.Phoenix WrightAce Attorney - Trial
17.Gundam Thunderbolt - Io Flemming Theme
18.Fear & Hunger 2 Termina - Lost Haven / Shillings
19.Yakuza 5 - Olivier

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@Rex_Cosmos 5 ай бұрын

You healed the 20 years of suffering and resentment I felt toward Gundam as a franchise. All I’ve seen was Wing and I just didn’t understand it. Now I know I’m not a moron (at least not because of this).

@TrentinArt 5 ай бұрын

Yeahhh I find Wing a bit obtuse. It's pretty complicated with all its moving parts, factions double crossing each other every 5 episodes and long monologue sections 😅 I don't blame anybody for being confused since I certainly was haha, and that was after watching a bunch of other series too

@matteste 9 күн бұрын

Get a +1 from me for using Persona 2 music in the video. And I agree on the 3 stars for 00 given it was the series that introduced me to Gundam.

@TrentinArt 8 күн бұрын

Awesome! I love sneaking the P2 Ost in! And yeah i think 00 is a great entry even now!

@corinhemphill5466 5 ай бұрын

As a diehard Victory Gundam fan I completely agree. That show is for sick individuals. I really enjoyed this video, it's nice to see someone point out how the AUs make Gundam very accessible. Oddly enough, I have friends who watched Unicorn and Hathaway standalone and enjoyed. I can't imagine caring about either of those stories without knowing what came before. Once again, I really enjoyed this video.

@TrentinArt 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Laughed pretty hard at the Victory Gundam comment! And yeah I think some of the AU's are really great places to start! Definitely wouldn't appreciate unicorn or hathaway as much if I didn't watch previous UC series.

@jacobbrock6631 14 күн бұрын

WFM was definitely a great start point for me. It left me wanting to see what else the franchise I’ve only vaguely heard of had to offer so I jumped into the original series and now I’m deep in the UC trenches.

@TrentinArt 12 күн бұрын

Awesome!!! G Witch definitely hyped me up a bit before it came out! I'm glad it pushed you to check out the UC shows, hope you enjoy!

@CJ-442 28 күн бұрын

2 disagreements: 1. I’d argue that Thunderbolt should either be 0 stars or, at most, 1 star given how relatively contained the story is. I had a friend who started the UC with Thunderbolt when she got into the franchise after waiting WfM. Given how Io’s not your typical Gundam pilot, the XO’s constant attempts to undermine the captain, and the Feds using cadet pilots, she ended up thinking that Zeon was supposed the morally gray good guys who had to do questionable things to survive. And before anyone argues “Well, the Federation ISN’T all that great”, in the OG series Zeon was described as literal space Nazis by their own leaders. 2. 0083 should probably be at least 2 stars. I say this because 0083 was my first experience with the UC. Yes, there are some major flaws with the series like the romance with Nina and annoying, one-note characters like Moncha (and Keith to a lesser extent), but I’d argue the story itself can perfectly understood and enjoyed without any prior knowledge of the UC. There’s basically no mention of Newtype shenanigans which can turn some people off if they dive into that aspect too quickly, and the One Year War is presented in such a way that you can figure out who the major players were, but also the lasting impact that the war had on both sides without feeling like you’re missing some crucial piece of the puzzle to fully appreciate the story you’re currently watching. In fact, it made me curious about it enough that I actually wanted to go back and watch the OG series so I could learn more about this all-consuming conflict. Best way to describe it to newer fans would be like hearing about the Calamity War in IBO.

@TrentinArt 26 күн бұрын

I think Thunderbolt being so standalone is a big reason why id say its more newcomer friendly, if they like the idea and vibes its a good first entry plus its short. Someone being confused with the conflict and "who'se good and bad" can be rectified by watching more Gundam anyway so it's not really a problem. I also think that isnt really the point of the franchise or the UC anyway. 0083 is cool! But its slap bang in the middle of OG and Zeta, I think its better to have watched 79 at least, tho im pretty sure I said if it appeals to you go for it for its own vibes. Sure you can probably understand the story without seeing anything else but I think you get more out of it having seen some gundam prior. Everyone's takes are going to be different though, these are just mine and likely will change overtime, thanks for your perspective on things!

@projectmessiah 5 ай бұрын

I never really got the hype on how "Confusing" the timeline/watch order is, UC has a pretty straight foward order and a lot of the other ones are self contained

@TrentinArt 5 ай бұрын

Well that doesn't mean others don't find it confusing. Also getting input with which series to start with is helpful too

@projectmessiah 5 ай бұрын

@@TrentinArt Of course, im not down playing the potential usefullness of this video. My main issue is the people who make it seem more confusing then they have too which I believe puts off people from starting the series.

@TrentinArt 5 ай бұрын

@@projectmessiah Potentially yeah but I also think some series are actually a bit confusing for people and while it isnt that hard to research everything yourself it does take some effort, so stuff like this can help simplify things. Plus people have directly asked me where to start so this might help 😅

@drongodyle3156 3 ай бұрын

Just wanna say, though turn A technically connects to other series, it doesn't hold any direct bearing on its story. Turn A explores how it's world ended up the way it is, but doesn't really elaborate on what came prior It's basically just Easter eggs, like some "ancient" mobile suits that get excavated being grunt suits from prior series. Personally I think it's not only a perfectly fine jumping on point, but probably one of the best stand-alone experiences the franchise has to offer. It's written by the same guy as G-Witch and it really shows in how it blends cute slice-of-life elements into its more serious war-drama arcs.

@TrentinArt 3 ай бұрын

I have since seen Turn A (and EVERYTHING besides G reco now) And yeah you don't really need to watch any previous series but I think you get a lot more out of it from the suit cameos and it's overall themes and udeas if your familiar with other Gundam shows. I still wouldn't recommend it as a first show in general though unless you know someone who would really like some of its more unique elements (which could be said for almost any of them). So maybe I'd give it 1 star or something I thought Turn A was way more of Tominos baby and had multiple writers? Though it's cool there's some connecting tissue with Ichirō Ōkouchi

@vacuumcarexpo 23 күн бұрын

G Gundam is to the Gundam world what a California roll is to the sushi world. If you watch G Gundam first, you might probably misunderstand what Gundam truly is.

@TrentinArt 23 күн бұрын

I think it depends, like I say in the video since I talk about Shounen manga a lot it might be an appealing first entry to people who watch my videos. I also think G Gundam actually has strong thematic ties to the series overall, its not as distant as most people think to the other series

@ultave 5 ай бұрын

I listened to people hype up Turn A as the last Gundam show you watch, but that left me kinda underwhelmed by the show, which I otherwise love. The phrase "everything ends with Turn A" is thrown around quite a bit by people who have never seen it, but it's only a thematic end to the first 20 years of Gundam, and ultimately standalone. I'd put it next to Build and X as something best enjoyed by fans, but still digestible for new viewers. To clarify with the manga stuff: The Origin anime is an adaptation of the manga, not the other way around, making it non-canon to the rest of UC Gundam. CDA has a sequel similar to The Origin titled Zeta Define, which retells Zeta Gundam. 00 over SEED is crazy to me but that's largely because I am an insane SEED Destiny defender and an A wakening of the Trailblazer hater. Otherwise great video that will hopefully bring more people on board with the series!

@TrentinArt 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your insight into Turn A!! Oh I know the Origin manga came first, maybe I worded it weirdly in my script haha but wanted to bring it up as a lot of people watch the channel for manga related stuff. Definitley think Seed is a decent place to begin but 00 is a bit more digestible, and I'd be reversed on Destiny and trailblazer but everyone has different favourites since theres so many different gundam series! Since this script was written a while ago i might've moved Seed up to 3 stars now that its being chatted more about thanks to Freedom being released, but I hope the video gets some people interested and thanks for your comment!

@TheLVJ 4 ай бұрын

The Origin anime is a direct adaptation of select chapters from the manga of the same name. As such they are a stand-alone reimagining of Mobile Suit Gundam and not in the same continuity. There are far too many incongruences and irreconcilable continuity issues.