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Check out something from the Gundam series. It's a little thick, but only a select few series require any experience with previous installments to fully understand what the hell everybody's going on about. I'll give you my favorites so far, [spoiler:lit]As I'm also new to Gundam.[/spoiler:lit]
>0079
The first one. Definitely a bit quirky now due to being so old, but if you can get used to it, you're in for a great package of wartime mecha fun made all the more enjoyable by its colorful cast of characters.
>8th MS team
Gundam: Vietnam edition. Takes place during 0079, and is interesting in that it focuses on regular frontline soldiers instead of ace pilots. 8th MS team is considered by many to be the most realistic series in the franchise and has some of the most intense fights ever showcased in the mecha genre, but the forbidden romance subplot is pretty half baked, and the last episode is gunna be really weird if you haven't seen 0079 all the way through, so do with it as you will.
>Turn A Gundam
FUTURE: Gundam edition. Taking place 3000 years after the events of, well, just about any Gundam series up to then, Turn A tells the story of a war between the rather primitive Earth and the technologically superior Moon, with the Earth only being able to fight by the virtue of digging up Mobile Suits from the past. Turn A marks the 20th anniversary of Gundam and it's great because if you watch any of the other Gundam series coming before it, you can eek out just a little bit more enjoyment seeing references and callbacks that would otherwise fly over your head. Turn A also features the weirdest and most unique mechs in the franchise, so if you like that sort of thing, this is for you.
>Thunderbolt
Gundam with an acquired taste for FREE FORM JAZZ. It's only 4 episode long, and I'm only 2 eps in, but it's breddy gud so far.
Also check out Big O, it's another Mecha anime by Sunrise, but it's totally different and cool and stuff.
