"Did everyone's IQ drop sharply while I was away?"

J-bot6

What happens when you remove the brains from Gundam and wrap it in Dragonball packaging? This.

If you're looking for plot, intrigue, political commentary, a thought-provoking story, or complex character relationships, you're much better off checking out the original Gundam movies that started it all (or perhaps Gundam : Stardust Memories).

You won't find anything in Mobile Fighter G Gundam that even approaches the territory of Legend of Galactic Heroes or even it's spiritual predecessor, Space Battleship Yamato in this video-game arcade fighter-esque installment with the name Gundam somehow attached to it. However, if you just want some excitement without the content that defines Gundam, then I suppose this might entertain you.

The animation quality is so-so; the English dub is pretty awful. However, the voicing seems to maintain the attitude of the show. The first antagonist is almost like listening to Starscream beak off long enough to have you reaching for the down button on the volume control.

Clearly, this is just marketed towards selling toys. No longer is real thought put into the process of entertaining (except perhaps coming up with a variety of mech designs). Again though -- that serves the purpose of selling product.

It would have been better if the people who thought up this series had just made an entirely new series instead of appropriating the name "Gundam" for it. Yes, you can have your amped-up Street Fighter battles. Just leave Gundam out of it.

score 4/10

J-bot6 19 October 2020

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6189638/