[Den-O]

Woah.

Zeta is nearly a masterpiece, easily Tomnio's best work. Possibly the best series in the franchise, and frankly it's easily my favorite by a long shot. It's one of the most beloved Gundam shows of all time. I understand you having a different opinion of it, but it's pretty much at odds with, well, Japan

Totally fine for people to have different opinions though. What you hate, I love. Kamille is perhaps my favorite protagonist. He begins immature and angry, at odd with the world around him. But his intellect and off the chart Newtype powers mature him into one of the finest pilots ever. Char changing up his allegiance to fight with the AEUG rather than Zeon or Neo Zeon was a welcome shift. In fact this depiction of his is my favorite. He's not a childish brat seeking revenge on the Zabi's any longer and he isn't the lunatic of CCA.

The MS designs of this series are also hands down some of the best in both form and functionality. The Gundam MK II, Zeta, Hyaku Shiki, Rick Dias, Hizack. All classic designs in their own right. But the Zeta especially is what really helped bring transformation into the Gundam franchise. Many of the other absurd designs of this series I can take or leave, but on the whole this is one of the most innovative shows out there in terms of MS design. They really honestly tried new things, most of the time with great success.

The Titans were compelling villains that felt like a natural progression of some of the darker tendencies we'd seen the Federation fall to during the One Year War. Their formation and policing of the Colonies is one of the most important formative events in the UC timeline. Of course later series like Stardust Memory would fill in the gap to show us what brought them into being in the first place, but they're existence shaped the rest of the century. They were the group of villains you could love to hate. They didn't feel generic like the later Crossbone Vanguard or Zanscare Empire, but felt original in comparison to the Principality of Zeon.

In my opinion Zeta is one of the best constructed and executed Gundam series ever. Memorable characters, memorable designs, tragic fates with lasting impact for characters, returning characters from the original series and reference to those events. It really has it all for me.

Again, I 100% respect your opinion. But Zeta is my baby