Top 10 Best Gundam Series of All Time – Anime Recommendations
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Here are my top 10 favorite best Gundam series of all time! Keep in mind that I enjoy watching them all so they are in no particular order. Gundams are also considered mechas. 😀
Anime "Best of" Genre List
Gundam Seed
Source: Wikipedia
I remember watching it as a kid and enjoyed it. Kira was somewhat an underdog at the beginning of the series. It is a war of naturals vs coordinators. The interesting part is that his childhood friend is assigned to steal some Gundams and Kira is forced to fight him. Kira then starts developing god like reflexes on his Gundam as he tries to fend of invaders from destroying his friends. Oh, and plenty of beam spamming! Pew pew!
Gundam Age
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Gundam Age turns out to be an interesting series as it follows 3 generations of Gundam pilots. It shows the pilots of the first, second and third generation. The 3 main characters are Flit Asuno, Asemu Asuno and Kio Asuno. Each generation carries on the tradition of piloting the Gundam. Kio seems to be the most gifted in terms of skills. Unfortunately, the show only lasts 49 episodes and the character development is lacking due to having to rush through 3 generations. However, the fights are excellent and the Gundams are beautiful too!
Bonus Read: Top 10 Gundam Pilots OR Top 10 Most Powerful Gundam Suits
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack
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This is the continuation classic as the rivalry between Char Aznable and Amuro Ray. Although this is a movie, it does draw a conclusion to the UC era with Amuro and Char both MIA after the crazy Asteroid drop. The graphics might turn of some of you new age anime viewers. They do have a remastered version which is a lot cleaner.
And if you like the Fin Funnel and intense fights, this movie is going to excite you. The only beef I have with the movie is the lack of character development for Quess. But then again, its hard to do that in a 2 hour movie.
Gundam Unicorn
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This series is very well done and is very short with only 7 episodes. They are quite trigger happy to kill off characters. The character development is also excellent despite having only 7 episodes. Bright Noa is also featured in this since it is the same UC era as Amuro. This series also confirms the death of Amuro by showing his spirit at the end of the anime.
G Gundam
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SHINNINGGGG FINGGGERRRRR!!! Most Gundam series is all about rifles, but this one is more kung fu fighting. The plot is also different as 5 gundams are used to settle a political war by having them fight in a competition. I have to say the story is not the greatest, but god damn the fights are awesome. The pilots in this series are dressed in suits and they don’t have the whole “launching” sequence of the traditional Gundam series.
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Oh boy, I love both of their opening soundtracks. The series features Kou, who is quite the underdog and if you compare his skills as a pilot against the enemy Gato, he is quite inferior. However, he gets better over the course of the anime and eventually prevails. The plot is decent in my opinion and is a short series to enjoy during your school break.
Probably because was the only one that you saw. U.C. series, even the first one are way better in story and characters development.
I agree with you there, the problem with this list is most of the universes that were featured are the more mainstream ones that were influenced by the originals, example, the second season of 00 being nothing more than a replication of Zeta Gundam, arguably the best Gundam Series, in fact 00’s first season conflict between the AEU, HRL, and Union is another parallel, as Zeta was the first one in the series to have a 1v1v1 confrontation…and so on…preference is preference and opinion is opinion, but reviews are founded on a predefined basis, one of which was not stated, what defines a good Gundam Anime that entitles itself as a part of the series and as a show in general? details and such….
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“Gundam: 08th MS Team
The graphics are also quite old, so some fans might not like it.”
Seems you have a vague opinion.
Series like After War and Turn A have lazy animation with short amount of frames and lack of detail. Not this one.
Yes, this animation is old (1995) but is coming from the “golden age” of anime with some studios very commited and passionate about their work.
I’m having a view marathon trough the Gundam series and by far 8Th MS Team is the best one (sorry Gundam Wing, I’m fond of you memory).
I’m sorry to completely dissagree with you, not on this comment but many others from your review.
Thanks anyway for the referal I had from your post.
PD: G Gundam, as a Gundam parody that it is, is just brilliant too.
Zeta Gundam… Duh, the craziest Gundam i have ever seen. Titans ended just because Jerid makes fun at Kamille’s name. Scirocco’s stomach was rammed by a large watermelon bar. An idiot Ship Captain who sacrifice a whole ship just to save a dying lover who dies not long. Then the best part is:
1. – Wong : 「You blabbering and blabbering! Why can”t you just say sorry!」
– Kamille : 「Violence is not good(The word came from the person who punches a person just for making fun at his name)…」
*Wong kicks Kamille
2 – Jerid : 「I don’t kill people like you!」
– Kamille : 「I am… Not a killer!」
– Jerid : 「Then i’ll kill you with my hand! That way you don’t have to fight, right!?」
*Kamille kills Jerid
**”Namusan!” as expected from Dunbine’s director.
3. – Kamille : 「The star’s are disappearing one by one… Ah so big~ is that a comet? No, a comet should move like “BAAA” right? It’s very hot here. Can i get out? Heeey, please let me out. Anyone.」
Then Gundam AGE, more like softer form of Gundam from First to Crossbone. My favorites was the first one where we have a sane Flit Asuno which later became Titan-like person with the voice of Jerid(though many people rather calls him “Albatro Null AGE Asuka”). The second part is quite good but the third part is quite too bad since the tragedy from the first part was reversed into happier form in the end. But i admit i loved the Desperado who was “FORCED” to be a meme.
Gundam Wing? The Gundam with a self-destruct fetish protagonist? Well it was a funny story who has a guy tearing an invitation letter and deaththreatening her later. Well, my favorite is Duo since he was a member of Unlucky Guys in super robot wars Z
Gundam OO? The gundam with GN Drive? Well, a good one and my favorite is Lockon who same like Duo a member of Unlucky Guys in super robot wars Z. His twin brother doesn’t even mind joining the group replacing his older brother.
G Gundam… “Look!! The East is burning red!!”
Gundam 0083… Nina Purpleton… The rotten bitch.
Gundam 8th team… “If we only defense we are losing!! ATTACK!!”
**That’s the BRAVERY from the King of Captain
Char Counterattack, about a “Self centered and Coward”<–(Char from what Kamille said in Zeta Gundam) trying to drop a Colony to destroy earth's Gravity.
Gundam Unicorn, a kid vs Clone of "Self centered and Coward" person minus Tomino
Turn A Gundam… The Cheat who is too cheating that makes a black history of Gundam.
Gundam Seed… A gundam with homoerotic male design who give a seed of roses(in a wide meaning)
Whoa what’s with the hate on everything, I mean of course none of them are perfect, but shit dude…
seriously
Mobile G Gundam was the most enjoyable and suspenseful untraditional Gundam series to date.
I love Gundam Seed both series. It’s in the top 5 of gundam for sure. G gundam and wing gundam and also Gundam 00 top 5 . The original gundam was dope FUCK IT THEY ALL DOPE AS AHOT
hey genius, how about learning how to make a list that doesn’t contain spoilers.
I’ve only watched Gundam 00, some episodes of other series but none compare to the story of this one. The Gundams are pretty cool here. The only problem I had was when it all went into space in the second season and some of the fights were a bit formulaic. The first season was terrific.
Gundam G for the Win
Gundam G and Wing Gundam!!!!!
Who ever made this list is mentally broken for putting SEED and AGE first. I mean common Gundam is about wars not. Soft core porn and super intimate scenes (look at those boobies) not to mention the super powerful hero (Kira “Jesus” Yamato) that never dies at all and can take 1 whole army even if emotionally struggling. He does not want to kill even in war he is like the Batman of pilots. all this from SEED. SEED and SEED Destiny are the worst next to G Reco. Oh my God don’t get me started on Seed Destiny it’s the most train wrecked story. Shin Asuka a lunatic who would fuck logic and do anything to avenge a crazy bitch who would try to kill him. Shin for me by the way is the most cringe character on the Gundam series the ultimate asshole. I hate him more than Iok on IBO.
Preach brother!!!
I haven’t seen that many Gundam series but one that should definitely be at the top 3 (#1 in my opinion) is mobile suite gundam iron blooded orphans. Reasons why i think ibo is the best well to put it simply the sho makes sense. In every Gundam series the mobile suite are all 58-63 feet tall and 28-32 tons heavy nothing that big and heavy can move in reality from a mechanical point of view, unless of course you manage to warp the gravity around the mech (witch ahab reactor do in this series). The mobile suite in ibo ar beam weapon proof thanks to mirror shard that are mixed in its paint job. And they can move like they do thanks to the alaya vijnana system man machine interface. Hover seen it knows what I’m talking about. And Gundam 00 isn’t so far away from being mechanically possible in real life. So in my opinion this to are the best, they simply make sense, #1 ibo #2 00
Also I’ve seen seed and seed destiny and kira was annoying as hell the action wasn’t that good either. Plus cheep animation quality. Age has a slow story but it’s not that bad. Unicorn is definitely my third choice after ibo and 00 though. Age would be number 4 but seed and seed destiny I will never watch again nor would I recommend it to anyone.
I’ve been going through all the gundams one by one for about a year now, they all have their own strengths especially zeta and 00..
Iron Blooded does have the most realistic characters and concepts in the series though. They’re also incredibly likeable and it has a backstory to the plot that is so deep even though its clearly a timeline all on its own that i guess deviated Post war.
Take my opinion how you will, but as a military man, a university physics student (dropout) and an enthusiast of good anime in odd places, you can’t beat Iron Blooded in the current day. Nostalgia not withstanding.
I don’t know, but for some reason why does no one here knows AWGX? I mean it was a good series, great for me, the nostalgia of childhood. Some of you may have already knew of this series but, yeah. I just love that OPness of his canon..
If nobody includes Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt in their all time top 5 anime then they’re crazy. Not intensely story driven because it happens towards the end of the UC era, but even its short story of only 7 episodes (they sneak a 70 minute movie in there as well for a total of 8 “episodes”) does a good job of character development and has incredible action sequences. On top of all that it has a sountrack that competes with Cowboy Bebop and Samura Champloo.
What a fucking stupid likes more on Seed?!? Seed is so rip off 0079!!!