A piece of anime history, right here.
While I'm often fond of calling Neon Genesis Evangelion the most influential series of all time, I must acknowledge that MSG is certainly in the running for that title, and for good reason, it is not only classic, it is an excellent war story: full of horror, loss, pathos and passion.
A great secret of the Gundam franchise that I was unaware of until I watched the original movie series, is that the Gundam Series are, in point of fact, not at all about the robots: the Gundam itself is a machine, a symbol, not a character: Amuro Ray, its pilot, his nemesis/rival, Char Aznable, and the One Year War, in which they are both soldiers, are the true foci of the story.
The only criticism I can honestly give of it is that the animation and music are now over thirty years old, and show their age.
If you were ever curious where the idea of giant robot soldiers began, or simply wanted to watch a good war story that happens to involve weapons shaped like walking humans, the original Mobile Suit Gundam's movie version (condensed to about 6 hours from the original series' 14 hours) is totally worth your time.
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