Prove or disprove this opinion for me, please. I treated Zeta like a chore and I still ended up watching all of it, ZZ and CCA.
>>240643210079 is the only good uc gundam. Tomino said so as well.
>>24064321Whether or not you continued on to ZZ and CCA is irrelevant, because forcing yourself to watch a whole series you are not enjoying is just retarded.
>>24064321stop being so insecure about watching or not watching something.
>>24064321Off-topic, there's absolutely nothing wrong with broccoli. If you don't like eating it, then it's entirely the cook's fault for preparing it wrong, a literal skill issue.That being said, people are so goddamn soft if they can't stomach watching 50 episodes of a TV show. Zeta has its problems certainly, but it's not so terrible that watching it becomes a chore. There are far worse things to get mad at in the world, so fucking suck it up. If you can't tolerate a TV show that occasionally has some bad episodes then you should just fucking stop because that describes Gundam more often than not, and there are even worse entries later on.
but broccoli is delicious? do americans really follow cartoon logic where broccoli is stinky and gross?
>>24064410>it's not so terrible that watching it becomes a choreRosamia 2 and Reccoa episodes are pretty bad.
you don't need to watch Zeta or ZZ to understand CCA. Only 0079 is necessary
>>24064321Might not be exactly the same thing but I constantly see people asking Gundam fans "hey I was thinking of getting into Gundam and like the look of this AU, is that okay to start with?" And then the Gundam fans are like>NO, you have to start with the original Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)>THEN you have to watch Zeta>THEN you have to watch Double ZETA>AND THEN you have to watch CCA>AND THEN AFTER THAT you have to watch all of the AUs released before the one you mentioned, IN PRODUCTION ORDER>AND THEN, AND ONLY THEN, should you watch the single Gundam show you actually expressed interest in watching, despite the fact the story isn't actually connected to any of the stuff you were just told to watch before because it is in fact an AUand then as far as I know the person who originally asked doesn't end up watching any Gundam at all because they realize the fans are largely annoying and autistic and treat getting into the series like a list of chores
>>24064473A lot of that is just because so many of the shows are based on or reference the older shows. Surprise surprise, if you want to get into Gundam then you have to watch Gundam shows. Unless the plot is a direct ripoff like GQuuuuuuX or a direct sequel like Reconguista and Unicorn, then whatever, go ahead and watch it without prior knowledge, but with the full understanding that you're going to be getting an incomplete experience.It's not like 0079 is even a bad series. It's arguably the best one, its only problem is the dated animation. The fact that so many entries build upon 0079 is a testament to how good it is, so why should watching a good show be treated like a chore.Besides which, there's no shortage of mecha shows out there that would scratch any itch you might have without being a part of a multi-decade saga. If they want to watch those instead of Gundam, nothing stopping them.
>>24064473yeah almost nobody does that, if they want to watch AU they are encouraged to do that. It's only when UC is concerned when watching 0079-Z-ZZ-CCA first is recommended.However, if somebody just wants to watch Gundam and hasn't mentioned any specific entry then the obvious order to watch is release order.
>>24064542>the obvious order to watch is release orderI wonder how many works this is true of. I recently started getting into Terry Pratchett, and apparently release order isn't the way to read those books.
>>24064473>despite the fact the story isn't actually connected to any of the stuff you were just told to watch before because it is in fact an AUIf you're trying to watch Seed, you kinda need to know about '79 for the sake of getting the story beats and why Mu and Rau keep having lightning flashes, Zeta to figure out the "Earthnoids vs Spacenoids" dynamic of the conflict, and 08th MS Team to know what the hell they're trying to do with Cagalli in the first half of the show before they just give up on her.If you're trying to watch IBO, you need to watch '79, Zeta, ZZ, CCA, Wing, Endless Waltz and The Origin to understand why McGillis is what he is, and you need to watch Wing, 00 and maybe Full Metal Panic to figure out why Mikazuki is what he is.If you're trying to watch G-Witch, you need Zeta, CCA, Victory, Wing, Blue Destiny, X, 00, Unicorn, Narrative and Hathaway's Flash MINIMUM.
This thread is stupid because people are forgetting to have to watch Tomino's non-Gundam works too if you're going to treat everything as essential.
>>24064619If you're trying to watch G-Witch then you do need to be exposed to the good stuff first just so you can realize just how shit awful this show truly is.
>>24064630I really think we would have way less dumb Zeta threads if people watched Tomino's run from Ideon to L-Gaim.
>>24064636I literally cannot express my opinions on G-Witch on this site. I fucking hate 4chan.
>>24064641Maybe try posting again after you develop some better taste.
>>24064637Remember when /m/ actually liked Zeta? Crazy.
I watched Neo Ranga and it was horrible the whole way through.
>>24064659I can't even share DISliking it, though. Someone's going to read my post and then go off about something completely fucking unrelated because all they wanted was the opening of "G-Witch".Shut the fuck up Duel.
>>24064666I still don't know who Duel is. I just really enjoy shitting on G-Witch.
I want to kill myself. Stop making fun of me.
>>24064321If we're food analogying, it's more like cooking your food as opposed to eating raw ingredients. Can it be tedious if you don't like it? Yes. But it lets you enjoy the meal in it's best form rather than bland and contextless. No I don't know what the food equivalent of context is, probably stock cubes or something.
>>24064660When did this change, and can you give examples? I took a minor hiatus from /m/ around the time of the plague.>>24064777I think a better analogy would be like shoving a meal into a blender and drinking it like a fucking smoothie, versus just eating it with utensils like a normal person. If you look at the whole meal arrayed in front of you, you can more easily identify and appreciate each individual component and how it's meant to complement the whole, whereas with the smoothie method you only experience what it's like after it's already in your stomach.
>>24064811Some autist keeps making theads to the tune of "ZETA SUCKS AND YOU'RE STUPID". No context, just saying people suck. It's blatant ragebait and it's refusing to stop, so discussing Zeta Gundam on this site is as hard to do as finding a thread where Duel isn't posting.
This better not be that one stupid fuck>literally and self-admittedly treats shows "like homework">because otherwise he'd just be gooning constantly>wants to be approved for the shows he watches but refuses to go away to reddit>will spam threads with screencaps while speedwatching and not paying attention
>>24064573Nyo, I asked my buddy and he said the timeline's more or less the release order, there's small continuity jokes here and there, and you can feel the characters aging around each other as you proceed
>>24065613There's nowhere to talk about anime on reddit.
