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Originally Posted by H3N51N

I've wanted to check out Gundam for the past few months but at the end of the day I'm always repelled by it. It just gives off this constant, dreary vibe that nothing fun, cool or exciting can happen because "War Is Hell" & things like that. And that's a fine idea to base a few stories around but an entire franchise? Really? That's why I steer clear of NGE; the few small moments of hope in the series are viciously ripped away from the characters (& by extension, you) because reasons. Drama is needed for stories but there has to be a good balance between light & dark, happy & sad, etc.. Plus people keep recommending Gurren Lagann to me instead but every time I try it just feels too over-the-top. But what do you guys think? Am I just complaining about something I've never seen? Does Gundam have more good to offer a viewer than bad? Will the crazy continuity make it easy or hard to find a good jumping-on point? Should this franchise be given a chance by people? What are your thoughts & feelings about Gundam? Thanks in advanced!

If you are not into the darks aspects but still want to check the franchise, try Build Fighters, it's all about kids fighting with toy gundams, fun times to be had.