I think I’m probably in the honeymoon period of the Gundam series if duds like Wing and 08th MS Team from last year prove anything. The list of shows are all fairly distinct from one another even as they recycle and mine new parts out of core Gundam ideas (Endless Waltz being an exception here). I’m kind of shocked how good of a time I had watching different variations of similar ideas play out. For now my watch order will continue to be a bit odd at least until I get caught up through all the ones leading up to G Gundam (watched it as a kid, not especially enticed to rewatch).
This didn’t hurt my personal enjoyment of the individual series and watching alongside enhanced my reading of them. Others were integral in discussions of the shows on the podcast like Em, Jackson, and Austin discussed depictions of Newtypes across various series. Some spoilers came from the shows but were relatively minor, like Mobile Suits I hadn’t seen showing up in Turn A Gundam (the Kapol hadn’t yet appeared in ZZ for me). It also meant that I was spoiled on a number of occasions and for series I hadn’t even got to yet. Gundam X and Turn A Gundam are both in communication with past Gundam series which made watching them GGP more enriching. For the spoiler adverse I would 100% not recommend this. My watch order ended up being After War Gundam X > Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz > Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam > Turn A Gundam > Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (currently watching).
I continued that trajectory even though the big series that they covered were referential to shows I hadn’t watched yet. I had only begun my journey through Gundam last year, simultaneously keeping up with the current podcast and watching the original series. The Great Gundam Project (GGP) became my favorite podcast last year for their insightful criticism and leftist readings of the popular anime series.
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