[gashatfreak]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

I'm terrified that one day I will watch a Gundam show and go hurtling into the infinite Gundam abyss.

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Jokes aside, outside of the original UC continuity, a lot of Gundam shows are in their standalone universe and require no background context. While UC mostly tackles the 'war is hell' message, other Gundam continuities tackle their own issue.

I recommend Wing and 00 if you want to watch about terrorists, SEED if you're into debates about genetical manipulation, Iron-Blooded Orphans if you're into child slavery and colonialism, G Gundam if you're into climate change and super robots, Turn A if you're into post-apocalyptic worldbuilding, Build Fighters if you're into kids playing with plastic toys, and AGE and G-Reco if you're into horrible dumpster fire plots.

Or you can watch SD Gundam where they (sometimes) abandon the sci-fi setting and just have cute sentient robots beating each other up with the power of swords and sorcery (I'm not joking, seach up SD Gundam Sangokuden).

The current show seems to be tackling transhumanism with a side dish of gay, so, y'know, have fun if you want to watch that.