The End All Favorite Gundam series Poll

exmorte · 08-12-2006, 11:05 PM

Yes I know there are others, but are there others with the sheer awsomeness of me? or do the others have the sheer variety of choices?

I really wish that I could make the poll options more, but there is a limit here

(there are all of 23ish options I could make

now to whittle it down to 10)

Myself Turn A gundam is the best... I loved it more than any other series

, How about yourself? please tell us exactly why you like it.

edit: and let me tell you, that breif period of time where only my vote is up is very very empowering. and yes I know I forgot Igloo, and Evolve. However they arent that relevent as maybe 3 of us have seen them

NejiHinata · 08-13-2006, 02:59 AM

Depending on my mood I'm willing to put down one of three series as my favorite Gundam: Zeta, SEED (Without the stain of Destiny), and ZZ.

Tonight just happens to be one of my ZZ moods. Mmmmm....Haman in a bikini.

**breaks out the ZZ DVD-Rs**

Me, I'm willing to look past what others saw as a slow start. I viewed ZZ the way it was intended, and let me tell you that following the intenseness of Zeta, the comedic and gradual opening of ZZ was a welcome relief. Sure I wanted to get back to the plot, but the characters of ZZ were genuinely interesting without being full of angst or downtrodden by war, like other Gundam casts. So, while far from perfect, the first ten or so episodes of ZZ were still entertaining and no where near as bad as Destiny. However, when the plot started moving, ZZ showed just what it could do. It had a better villain than Zeta, in Haman. Because unlike the evils of the Titans and Scirrocco, Haman wasn't truly evil. There is room for debate on whether or not Axis' moves are all Haman, or if Glemy is behind some of the more...drastic movements of the Neo Zeon war machine. And when the final showdown between two of the most powerful Newtypes, it is more epic than Kamille/Scirrocco. Over all, ZZ would be a clear leader for my favorite series if it had had just a bit more focus in its beginning and near the end. Oh, and if Tomino hadn't screwed up what should've been a perfect final showdown. Sure it was epic, but the end of the fight was no where near what should've happened.

Mindless · 08-13-2006, 06:02 AM

While I agree with what NH said above, Zeta is still the only Gundam anime I've really loved. Why? Well, there are many reasons but first and foremost: Interesting characters. Without them, Zeta would have been nothing. All the betrayals and new alliances made it (to me) the most interesting Gundam anime to watch. I wasn't fully content with the ending of Zeta at first (Kamille turning into a fruitcake) but the ending grew on me for some reason, and I began to like the way it ended, despite the countless main-character deaths. And now that the Zeta Movie Triology was finished, I was complete. With the ending of the trilogy, the eending of Zeta to me was flawless and takes the specualtions about "What happened afterwards?" to a whole different level.

dspr8_rugged · 08-14-2006, 10:26 AM

Not for anything else, but I think it is better if you used checkboxes instead of radio buttons for the poll.

For UC's, it's Zeta. Mindless has said most of my points so there...

For AU's, it's Gundam X. Again, as I always say, this is one AU Gundam series that makes you feel you're watching a UC. Likeable characters, no overpowered Gundams, and a pretty normal main pilot-protagonist (no special powers or whatsoever - just pure kick-ass piloting skills...).

I haven't seen some other Gundam series yet (ZZ, Turn A, 08th MS, 0080, Victory...) so I decided not to vote for THE ONE Gundam series that I really like... which makes sense on why the TS decided to use radio buttons in the first place. Screw me.

*Donkey Show* · 08-17-2006, 05:35 AM

Granted Gundam X calls forth a lot of UC greatness, the greatness in Gundam X itself is the way everything was portrayed. From character conflicts to the way the story was laid out, this is probably my now most favorite Gundam series, besides G Gundam, for probably childish but good enough reasons. I have no doubt in my mind GX would have been greater than Zeta and other UC based series in many people's minds if it were given the full 49-50 eps it was supposed to have.

I'm a Zeta nut myself, but Gundam X's story is that much better, IMO.

BlaZeR · 08-17-2006, 05:37 AM

No Gundam Wing?

ssouske · 08-17-2006, 10:48 AM

Wing isn't really one of the best out there... but so is G Saviour... why in hell is G Saviour in the poll anyway?

as for me, i haven't seen much of UC but from the very few episodes of zeta that i have seen, it gets my vote. second place goes to MSG, SEED(w/o GSD of course), and the UC OVAs

suiken_kempou · 08-20-2006, 12:55 AM

I prefer Wing just because of the scene where Wu Fei gets his Gundam right next to the hotel room then jumps out and fights in the room as opposed to flaming the entire hotel, thats pretty amazing if i do say so myself. I definitely think it should be at least included because of the good characters and the nice movie that it had.

me_is_david · 08-20-2006, 03:43 AM

Destiny, I will probably be the only one even though that series was a piece of shit. So why did I vote Destiny? you may be asking. 3 things were in that series which happened to be my favorites of all Gundam.

Male Character: Shinn Asuka
Female Character: Stellar Loussier
Mobile Suit/Gundam: ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam
and the Music (OP/ED/Inserts)

Granted I haven't seen much of UC, because of the fact that I'm lazy and I haven't felt like getting it yet. Even then I'm sure Destiny will still be my favorite in terms of characters, designs, suits, music etc. but not for story.

BlaZeR · 08-20-2006, 04:30 AM

Heh ,i didn't really like destiny or seed since there was so many repeat of the fighting scenes. I have not seen Gundam Wing since i was a kid so thats probably why i still like it

Sieg · 08-20-2006, 04:32 AM

Zeta.

Characters, mood, plot... *fapfapfap*

ssouske · 08-20-2006, 11:37 PM

im noticing something here...

the guys who wanted wing tend to love it for the battle scenes and stuff which seem like the don't re-use scenes, but actually, there are re-used scenes in almost every episode...

and for the guys that preffered UC and GS, they loved the the whole experience brought by watching the show.

and, as usual, TBD liked GSD because of shinn, stelar, and the amazing palm cannon toting, Destiny Gundam

dspr8_rugged · 08-21-2006, 12:42 PM

Well, you can't blame them for liking certain Gundam series for the simplest of reasons.

I can say that I was initially a Wing fan because I like the mecha battles as well as the music (I still love Two-Mix's music until now...).

But eventually, I became aware of other Gundam series and realized that there's more to Gundam than Wing.

gaara-sensai · 08-21-2006, 12:44 PM

wheres gundam wing that was the best by far.

ssouske · 08-22-2006, 12:39 PM

i hate to be mean because everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion, but Gundam Wing NEVER was one of the best out there, let alone being the best... Never was, never will be... the only gundam that sucked more than wing was G Saviour... G gundam on the other hand, is a point above Wing for its originality and for being the first alternate universe gundam show. wing, appart from the battle scenes which are more or less repeated scenes, nothing was good in it... plot was bad, story was just going arround in circles, and the characters were flat, lame, and lifeless... sorry bout bashing that show, wing was also the 1st gundam show i saw, but it did not like it as much when i saw SEED and UC...

Comic Book Guy · 08-26-2006, 12:20 AM

*looks at the poll*

08th MS Team would have to be my favorite, from the series listed.

GW is my favorite, out of all the series. Call it personal preference.

exmorte · 09-04-2006, 01:29 AM

Whoa didnt realize wing wasnt on it... DAMN!

Oh well. Tell you what if you like wing click destiny or Gsaviour. They are about the same level... well thats mean, they are better than Gsaviour.

Besides wing and seed are like the same thing.... pshh

Code · 09-04-2006, 01:47 AM

Turn A Gundam would have to be one of my favorites, though my absolute favorite would have to be Zeta Gundam.

KuwabaraTheMan · 09-06-2006, 04:50 PM

Zeta Gundam is without a doubt the best. That show had it all.

Rukia · 09-06-2006, 05:10 PM

I will just comment on a few. I voted for Zeta.

Zeta was my favorite. I love the lack of fear when it came to killing off popular characters.
ZZ ruined Yazan's character, and it never recovered after that for me. Plus Judau was the lamest protagonist in the history of the Gundam franchise. Lame looking, lame personality, you can name any characteristic you want...it was lame.
08th had a ridiculously corny love story..

View Poll Results: Fave Series?
Mobile Suit Gundam/Chars Counter Attack	3	8.11%
8th ms team/0080/0083	1	2.70%
Zeta Gundam	9	24.32%
F91/Victory	1	2.70%
G Gundam	2	5.41%
After War Gundam X/Turn A Gundam	3	8.11%
Seed (without Destiny)	12	32.43%
Seed (with Destiny	5	13.51%
G-saviour (If you choose this Jesus will eat your children)	0	0%
ZZ Gundam	1	2.70%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

08-12-2006, 11:05 PM	#1
exmorte Worlds Most Fabulous Genius ANBU Recruit Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Your House Posts: 563	The End All Favorite Gundam series Poll Yes I know there are others, but are there others with the sheer awsomeness of me? or do the others have the sheer variety of choices? I really wish that I could make the poll options more, but there is a limit here (there are all of 23ish options I could make now to whittle it down to 10) Myself Turn A gundam is the best... I loved it more than any other series , How about yourself? please tell us exactly why you like it. edit: and let me tell you, that breif period of time where only my vote is up is very very empowering. and yes I know I forgot Igloo, and Evolve. However they arent that relevent as maybe 3 of us have seen them __________________ Mmm Coffee:

08-13-2006, 02:59 AM	#2
NejiHinata Haman Ownz my Soul Academy Teacher Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Axis Wa Itsumo Zabi Nochi Char Posts: 350	Depending on my mood I'm willing to put down one of three series as my favorite Gundam: Zeta, SEED (Without the stain of Destiny), and ZZ. Tonight just happens to be one of my ZZ moods. Mmmmm....Haman in a bikini. breaks out the ZZ DVD-Rs Me, I'm willing to look past what others saw as a slow start. I viewed ZZ the way it was intended, and let me tell you that following the intenseness of Zeta, the comedic and gradual opening of ZZ was a welcome relief. Sure I wanted to get back to the plot, but the characters of ZZ were genuinely interesting without being full of angst or downtrodden by war, like other Gundam casts. So, while far from perfect, the first ten or so episodes of ZZ were still entertaining and no where near as bad as Destiny. However, when the plot started moving, ZZ showed just what it could do. It had a better villain than Zeta, in Haman. Because unlike the evils of the Titans and Scirrocco, Haman wasn't truly evil. There is room for debate on whether or not Axis' moves are all Haman, or if Glemy is behind some of the more...drastic movements of the Neo Zeon war machine. And when the final showdown between two of the most powerful Newtypes, it is more epic than Kamille/Scirrocco. Over all, ZZ would be a clear leader for my favorite series if it had had just a bit more focus in its beginning and near the end. Oh, and if Tomino hadn't screwed up what should've been a perfect final showdown. Sure it was epic, but the end of the fight was no where near what should've happened. __________________ Ichigo 100% FCs:

08-13-2006, 06:02 AM	#3
Mindless Ergo Proxy Elite Jounin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 2,592	While I agree with what NH said above, Zeta is still the only Gundam anime I've really loved. Why? Well, there are many reasons but first and foremost: Interesting characters. Without them, Zeta would have been nothing. All the betrayals and new alliances made it (to me) the most interesting Gundam anime to watch. I wasn't fully content with the ending of Zeta at first (Kamille turning into a fruitcake) but the ending grew on me for some reason, and I began to like the way it ended, despite the countless main-character deaths. And now that the Zeta Movie Triology was finished, I was complete. With the ending of the trilogy, the eending of Zeta to me was flawless and takes the specualtions about "What happened afterwards?" to a whole different level. __________________ Once Mindless, always Mindless.

08-14-2006, 10:26 AM	#4
dspr8_rugged GN-001 Gundam Exia Legendary Ninja Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in your Exia, exterminating teh targets Posts: 5,122 Blog Entries: 9	Not for anything else, but I think it is better if you used checkboxes instead of radio buttons for the poll. For UC's, it's Zeta. Mindless has said most of my points so there... For AU's, it's Gundam X. Again, as I always say, this is one AU Gundam series that makes you feel you're watching a UC. Likeable characters, no overpowered Gundams, and a pretty normal main pilot-protagonist (no special powers or whatsoever - just pure kick-ass piloting skills...). I haven't seen some other Gundam series yet (ZZ, Turn A, 08th MS, 0080, Victory...) so I decided not to vote for THE ONE Gundam series that I really like... which makes sense on why the TS decided to use radio buttons in the first place. Screw me. __________________

08-17-2006, 05:35 AM	#5
Donkey Show Bukkage Delicious Slut Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12,948	Granted Gundam X calls forth a lot of UC greatness, the greatness in Gundam X itself is the way everything was portrayed. From character conflicts to the way the story was laid out, this is probably my now most favorite Gundam series, besides G Gundam, for probably childish but good enough reasons. I have no doubt in my mind GX would have been greater than Zeta and other UC based series in many people's minds if it were given the full 49-50 eps it was supposed to have. I'm a Zeta nut myself, but Gundam X's story is that much better, IMO. __________________

08-17-2006, 05:37 AM	#6
BlaZeR Oh yeah? Special Jounin Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 653 Blog Entries: 1	No Gundam Wing?

08-17-2006, 10:48 AM	#7
ssouske wuu~ nyan! Jounin Join Date: May 2005 Location: in your Ptolemy Posts: 1,600	Wing isn't really one of the best out there... but so is G Saviour... why in hell is G Saviour in the poll anyway? as for me, i haven't seen much of UC but from the very few episodes of zeta that i have seen, it gets my vote. second place goes to MSG, SEED(w/o GSD of course), and the UC OVAs __________________ Kamen Ride K-K-K-KUGA? JOIN THE FUN!!!

08-20-2006, 12:55 AM	#8
suiken_kempou <( " <) (^"^) (> " )> Chuunin Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 264	I prefer Wing just because of the scene where Wu Fei gets his Gundam right next to the hotel room then jumps out and fights in the room as opposed to flaming the entire hotel, thats pretty amazing if i do say so myself. I definitely think it should be at least included because of the good characters and the nice movie that it had. __________________ Join The Naruto Online Multiplayer Game Naruto-Arena.com

08-20-2006, 03:43 AM	#9
me_is_david Today We Are All Hokies. Special Jounin Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 720	Destiny, I will probably be the only one even though that series was a piece of shit. So why did I vote Destiny? you may be asking. 3 things were in that series which happened to be my favorites of all Gundam. Male Character: Shinn Asuka Female Character: Stellar Loussier Mobile Suit/Gundam: ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam and the Music (OP/ED/Inserts) Granted I haven't seen much of UC, because of the fact that I'm lazy and I haven't felt like getting it yet. Even then I'm sure Destiny will still be my favorite in terms of characters, designs, suits, music etc. but not for story. __________________ Member of:: Shinn Asuka FC, Rurouni Kenshin FC, Tenjho Tenge FC, Kuchiki Byakuya FC, Love Hina FC, Soi Fong FC, Fate/Stay Night FC, Eureka seveN FC

08-20-2006, 04:30 AM	#10
BlaZeR Oh yeah? Special Jounin Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 653 Blog Entries: 1	Heh ,i didn't really like destiny or seed since there was so many repeat of the fighting scenes. I have not seen Gundam Wing since i was a kid so thats probably why i still like it

08-20-2006, 04:32 AM	#11
Sieg ...likes it! S-Class Missing-nin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,855	Zeta. Characters, mood, plot... fapfapfap

08-20-2006, 11:37 PM	#12
ssouske wuu~ nyan! Jounin Join Date: May 2005 Location: in your Ptolemy Posts: 1,600	im noticing something here... the guys who wanted wing tend to love it for the battle scenes and stuff which seem like the don't re-use scenes, but actually, there are re-used scenes in almost every episode... and for the guys that preffered UC and GS, they loved the the whole experience brought by watching the show. and, as usual, TBD liked GSD because of shinn, stelar, and the amazing palm cannon toting, Destiny Gundam __________________ Kamen Ride K-K-K-KUGA? JOIN THE FUN!!!

08-21-2006, 12:42 PM	#13
dspr8_rugged GN-001 Gundam Exia Legendary Ninja Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in your Exia, exterminating teh targets Posts: 5,122 Blog Entries: 9	Well, you can't blame them for liking certain Gundam series for the simplest of reasons. I can say that I was initially a Wing fan because I like the mecha battles as well as the music (I still love Two-Mix's music until now...). But eventually, I became aware of other Gundam series and realized that there's more to Gundam than Wing. __________________

08-21-2006, 12:44 PM	#14
gaara-sensai Shinobi of The Desert Academy Teacher Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 320	wheres gundam wing that was the best by far. __________________ ]] Spoiler: Tobi is Obito Thanks to Orihime_WorldWonder for the sig

08-22-2006, 12:39 PM	#15
ssouske wuu~ nyan! Jounin Join Date: May 2005 Location: in your Ptolemy Posts: 1,600	i hate to be mean because everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion, but Gundam Wing NEVER was one of the best out there, let alone being the best... Never was, never will be... the only gundam that sucked more than wing was G Saviour... G gundam on the other hand, is a point above Wing for its originality and for being the first alternate universe gundam show. wing, appart from the battle scenes which are more or less repeated scenes, nothing was good in it... plot was bad, story was just going arround in circles, and the characters were flat, lame, and lifeless... sorry bout bashing that show, wing was also the 1st gundam show i saw, but it did not like it as much when i saw SEED and UC... __________________ Kamen Ride K-K-K-KUGA? JOIN THE FUN!!!

08-26-2006, 12:20 AM	#16
Comic Book Guy Cassandra Cain Fanboy Advisor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nowhere Posts: 20,811	looks at the poll 08th MS Team would have to be my favorite, from the series listed. GW is my favorite, out of all the series. Call it personal preference. __________________ -- I STILL HATE Adam Beechen and Dan DiDio.

09-04-2006, 01:29 AM	#17
exmorte Worlds Most Fabulous Genius ANBU Recruit Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Your House Posts: 563	Whoa didnt realize wing wasnt on it... DAMN! Oh well. Tell you what if you like wing click destiny or Gsaviour. They are about the same level... well thats mean, they are better than Gsaviour. Besides wing and seed are like the same thing.... pshh __________________ Mmm Coffee:

09-04-2006, 01:47 AM	#18
Code Zoamelgustar #narutofan crew > you Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 5	Turn A Gundam would have to be one of my favorites, though my absolute favorite would have to be Zeta Gundam. __________________ -The Vagabond Manga Pimping Project - Read VAGABOND! Links: http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=84270 http://zenryokuhp.com/Flash/taisou2.html

09-06-2006, 04:50 PM	#19
KuwabaraTheMan Eternal Love Jinchuuriki Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,430	Zeta Gundam is without a doubt the best. That show had it all.

09-06-2006, 05:10 PM	#20
Rukia wears Burberry Hokage Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 12,174 Blog Entries: 4	I will just comment on a few. I voted for Zeta. Zeta was my favorite. I love the lack of fear when it came to killing off popular characters. ZZ ruined Yazan's character, and it never recovered after that for me. Plus Judau was the lamest protagonist in the history of the Gundam franchise. Lame looking, lame personality, you can name any characteristic you want...it was lame. 08th had a ridiculously corny love story.. __________________