So, my experience with Gundam started with Gundam Wing back when I was a kid, and I loved it. Years later I rewatched it again as an adult and still really enjoyed it. Then I watched Gundam 00 and thought that was pretty good as well. I never, however, really considered watching the original series, but my interest was piqued by an
article on Kotaku on how finally, after 35 years, the main universe story had come to an end. This was back in 2014, and I felt inspired to catch up at first, but I found it a bit overwhelming to get into - not in terms of how many episodes there were, just in terms of how many series there were didn't all take place chronologically, and not to mention the dozens of manga and OVA and specials, and so and so forth.
I kind of just gave up on the idea, but then a couple months back I started watching Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. I found the series and the character Char Aznable so interesting, it spurred me to go back to the original Mobile Suit Gundam series and start to watch all there is to watch of the Universal Century.
Of course there was a lot to watch, and there still is, and with some many viewing guides out there, it took me a while to find the one I was comfortable with.
It was recommended to me to watch the three anthology films Mobile Suit Gundam I/II/III and then move on to the Zeta anime series, which is what I've done. I'm now 12 episodes in and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
It's been a while since I've enjoyed anime this much.
