Growing up in the 90's Gundam was mostly "Gundam Wing" and then later "G Gundam" and then much later Seed Gundam and so on. I never got into Gundam the original series because by then it was very outdated and it was a lot darker/political than I was looking for. Especially coming from the over the top ridiculous G Gundam. But now that they released these Manga which are a retelling of the original series I had to give it a go. I AM SO GLAD I DID.

This series takes no time getting to the exciting and fucked up world of Gundam. You're introduced to Amuro, a 15 year old teenager just living his normal peaceful life but soon as the Zeon scum (Basically the empire if thinking star wars) comes down and attacks he is forced to man up and get inside "The Gundam" which at that time there is only one. Will he survive?

And that's what works so well. The fact it feels like a race against time with so much happening so quick without feeling like we're skipping things. War is messy and screwed up and the fight between the Federation is dirty and exciting. Amuro fight against Zeon, especially Char (One of the major figures in the Zeon army) is exciting and fun. Mostly due to how charming and strong Char is.

The fights are great. The scenery is wonderful. This is all due to the AMAZING art. This is some of the BEST I've ever seen in manga or comics. Easy to follow, brutal, and the scale is SO good. I can't get over how good this looks. Helps the style they release these in are hardcover and so wonderful to hold.

So yeah I can gush about this series for a long time but this left me with a very strong first impression. Will be picking up more.