Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episode 1: Iron and Blood
Oshimeter
9 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
Great start! It begins with Mikazuki and Orga as the main characters, and even after rewatching it for the second time, I still really enjoyed the animation, soundtrack, story, battles, political issues, and so much more! Most importantly, the reveal of Barbatos was so exhilarating!
I have never watch a Gundam series and my friend recommended it to me. I always thought about Gundam series to feel childish to watch, like how a kid recommends you to watch Frozen or make you watch Nemo. With this mindset, I sat the bar low when watching the first episode.I was completely and utterly wrong about Gundam. The grittiness of the world, the ongoing war between factions, the reveal of Barbatos is all exhilarating. But you slowly start to realize that the people fighting are just kids trapped on a world that gave them no choice but to participate on a war and kill each other.
Rewatching this after 10 years and it still gives me goosebumps! The storyboard and soundtrack are incredible. It perfectly sets up Mars as an exploited colony. Must-watch to see how it frames child soldiers not as heroes, but victims of poverty.
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