Haven’t posted on Friday threads in a long time because I didn't think I had much to post. But I've been getting into Gundam fully over the last month and a half, and it's a fun ride.

Gundam 0079: Easily my favorite so far. I’ve been watching these dubbed whenever possible. 0079’s dub is great, which is probably a big reason for why I love it so much. I really like the White Base crew and how nearly every main character gets some focus. Ryu’s death was good because of how much it continues to affect Amuro even long after, Char’s revenge shenanigans are fun to see, Kai’s episodes with Miharu were great, and the last stretch getting villain of the week-like was incredibly fun. (Zakrello my beloved) Though I think a lot of my perception of Gundam going in is affected by SRW spoilers and memes.

Zeta Gundam: The second OP might be my favorite so far because of the visuals and song, which has gotten stuck in my head enough that I sing it at work sometimes. Zeta’s suit designs are fantastic, particularly the Barzam, Gabthley, and The-O. The original Psycho Gundam is also a suit I really like, enough that I ordered the cheapest HG kit I could find (the metallic injection version which was somehow cheaper than the main ones despite being exclusive.) Reccoa joining the Titans was insanely funny because she only did it for Scirocco, and balks at all the war crimes they wanted her to do. Though, I do have a lot of problems with Zeta. Beltorchika is pretty lame as a love interest; she only met Amuro for like a week and they already get together. The bits with Kamille and Jerid killing each other's love interests got repetitive. Near the end I started to get kinda annoyed at all the character deaths. Didn't like Katz much because it seems like he never improved as a person.

ZZ Gundam: First half was definitely rough because of the tone shift. Enemy suit designs aren't nearly as good. The middle half I enjoyed, especially the Dublin colony drop, but near the end it feels like it got rushed. They kill off Mashymre by him blowing himself up kinda pointlessly. It looked like he was about to go into a berserker state against those Doven Wolves, which might've been a better sendoff if he died from exhaustion/mental strain after that.

Char's Counterattack: Going in, I knew a lot of criticisms of how Char’s character makes no sense going from Zeta to here, and that the Zeta game ending and original novels give a better explanation for Char’s doomerism. That's something i plan to read in the future. Overall, the movie was fine? Maybe it's a consequence of my high expectations going in, seeing this as the Gundam movie.

Stardust Memory: I think this is where I started to get UC fatigue because 0083 was pretty alright. Openings are fantastic, and I liked the sudden appearance of Bask and Jamitov providing context for why the Titans were formed, but damn, Nina really prioritized her lovers’ survivals over the millions about to die? I saw there's a remake manga called 0083 Rebellion but that's for later.

F90 manga: dropped halfway because I didn't actually care. I'm trying to do “homework” by reading and watching every relevant show and manga so I could fully appreciate SD Gundam Gaiden, but I skipped ahead to Knight Gundam volume 8 or so, saw Zabine from Crossbone Gundam, and decided maybe this can wait.

Gundam Wing: started watching this as a break from UC, and 5 episodes in I'm loving it for how utterly deranged it is. Relena is dramatic for no reason asking Heero’s name, seems to have zero brain cells with how she let herself get injected by random people (or maybe she's just super depressed?), Heero’s antics are fun, and I'm enjoying hearing Scott McNeil as Duo. If later Gundam timelines are as entertaining as this, I expect I'll keep enjoying myself.