Kidô Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX

The animation was fantastic and the show started off strong but it ultimately felt like it failed to follow through with the interesting plot points antagonists never live longer than an episode and exist purely to get in protagonists' way and have little to no character development the love triangle felt unnecessary and felt like it took away from the plot

there were many very interesting paths the story could have latched onto like with the cyber newtype but they all get reduced to villains of the week

I was really rooting for the show and its not bad, but its not something I'm going to recommend to a friend as there's far better stuff out there.

I have now watched the first 5 episodes of this show. It started out fine, but it's been starting to slow down a bit. They don't spend much of any time explaining the Gundam universe or key events. That didn't bother me, since I am no stranger to Gundam. But people that are new to the franchise might want to know a little more. I watched the first episode in both Japanese and English and the rest in English only. While all of the voice actors did a fine job I realized that I didn't really care about any of the characters. The 5th episode was the most difficult for me to watch. It was very slow and too much time was spent on people sitting around and talking. I wouldn't have minded so much if there had been some good banter or memorable dialogue. On the positive side the animation and the combat scenes are both pretty well done. I'll continue watching it for now, but if it doesn't get more interesting in the next few episodes I will likely stop watching.

From the writers of Evangelion, comes a new, exciting, and an interesting view on the classic Gundam series. Jam packed with nostalgia and modern effects. This robot sci-fi brings back memories while supplying a new perspective to the story, expanding on the U. C. timeline but with a modern twist. From the futuristic soundtrack, to slick designs of mobile suits, even down to the voice acting, the show stands strong. As a fan of the original series, and watching it as a child, seeing such a strong sequel is rare to find in modern day, yet Gquuuuuux delivers beyond expectations. All in all, a must watch for all Gundam fans!

Set after the spacenoids' war that wiped out half of humanity for the sake of space immigration and independence from Earth.. as in-fighting within Zeon seeks total dictatorship.

... Unfortunately, what could have been a grounded continuation of Gundam's political and moral struggles instead collapses under the weight of its own repetition. There's a reason why all these new developments feel rushed.. because the writers can't make them matter as the predecessors did to the viewers (Char Aznable + Lalah Sune). Didn't they grow-up with this as a foundation? How can they honor what they love by rethreading the same explored concepts in such a dull manner!?

As with previous entries, the narrative leans far too heavily on newtypes as a shallow excuse to bring in new, often uninteresting young characters, rather than exploring something new. The idea of humanity evolving in order to adapt to space is quite interesting.. a heightened mental awareness is a great excuse for piloting better Space machines. And while telepathic abilities and psychokinesis is pushing the interesting core a bit too far.. this series goes to an extreme I can't get behind! And there's them holding so strongly to the past.. not letting their new additions stand on their own is unsightly when it all becomes stagnant.

You can summarize this entry in unexplained detours, irrelevant side-characters, and betrayals so rushed and hollow it can all be easily ignored. The series fills its downtime with dull civilian drama and half-hearted government intrigue that never earns its emotional stakes. With uneven pacing, rushed deaths, forced rivalries, hollow CGI-battles and a contrived love triangles that adds nothing.

It's a strange season, with episode 2 and 8 standing out due to its content. But the rest is bogged down by an obsession with nostalgia and recycling ideas.

In the end, it's hard to tell whether the series is a stepping stone, trying to reinvent itself or hiding behind its legacy.. pretending to deliver something new in a nonsensical manner.

Gundam, much like with Newtypes, should be allowed to evolve.

TLDR; The animation is top notch, but the story is garbage.

Half the time i don't know what i'm watching or if i missed an episode. Very incoherent/ inconsistent, confusing.

Battles outside/ inside a colony?, Kira Kira??, teen romance love triangle???, Zechs Merquise wannabe that goes missing for no reason, Plus the depressed/ lifeless look in their faces just makes me not want to watch.

Only reason i do is because of the Gundam brand. I wanna believe the story is good but i cant even find Manga for this, to see if it makes sense.

Animation (10/10) Story is all over the place (1/10) Recommend score (1/10)

Gundam's really gone down the toilet.