Being new to gundam, I decided to start from the begining: Mobile Suit Gundam. After watching(and enjoying)the original movie trilogy, I decided to watch this series before moving on to Zeta Gundam. This way I would be watching them in order of the timeline. Anyway, I found this series difficult to get through. Cheesy, one dimensional characters with a weak hero(He cries often), and juvenile story-telling. This series ranks FAR below the original Mobile Suit Gundam, and just as far below Zeta Gundam. The animation is better because it is newer, but that is about it. I could barely finish the last disc. The positive reviews here are misleading, in my opinion...Oh, and why are all of the explosions pink?