The Gundam Chronicles: 001 – And So It Begins…

Most of you who follow this blog and/or follow me on Twitter can probably tell by now that I’m a very new otaku. The vast majority of the anime that I’ve seen is stuff that’s been made in the past decade. Additionally, with the exception of Macross Frontier, Str.A.In., and Neon Genesis Evangelion, I haven’t seen much mecha anime. I’m hoping that Gundam will fix that.

I don’t know how long I will last, but my goal is to see as much Gundam as I possibly can. I’m starting off with the highly recommended Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. I’ve seen 5 episodes and I am enjoying it greatly thus far. I just ordered Mobile Suit Gundam Wing off Amazon.com and I plan to start that shortly after I finish 08th MS Team.

I still plan to continue watching other anime as well, but to a lesser extent. If I pace myself properly, I should be able to manage watching Gundam in addition to other stuff. Throughout my “journey,” I’ll be chronicling my experience here in this blog, so be sure to hit the RSS button and subscribe if you’d like to keep up with what I’m up to, as well as my thoughts.

Here are the guidelines I will be following on my journey:

• About 2-4 episodes per day. This should keep me properly paced.
• There will be some days where I won’t have the time to watch any episodes, so in these cases I’ll try to “make them up” the following day.
• I will be purchasing every series I watch on DVD (or maybe rent via Netflix). I have a personal policy of not downloading fansubs of any series that is licensed in the US, and most Gundam series are.
• Other anime will most likely be watched in between series. For example, after I finish 08th MS Team, I’ll probably take a short break to watch a non-Gundam series, and then when I finish that, I’ll watch Gundam Wing.
• I’ll watch everything English-dubbed, when available.

At this point, I still can’t guarantee I will keep up with this, but I certainly hope that I can. The 5 episodes I’ve seen of 08th MS Team have been entertaining enough to keep me interested. Also, considering I prefer space mecha battles over down-to-earth mecha battles, I think I will like the other Gundam shows even more.

If you have any comments or would like to make suggestions on which Gundam shows I should watch, please comment below! As of now, I’m still not quite sure what my tastes are, so please make recommendations based on your personal experience.