>>64275227
And SEED revolves around the five prototypes
In Unicorn there are two macguffins, primarily the La+ Box is the main macguffin. And since the Unicorn is the key to the Box, the Gundam is also fundamental to the plot.
But because of the nature of the La+ secret the plot does heavily go into the politics of the entire war, which produces some shifting alliances amongst the pilots. So Unicorn has more politics than the average Gundam.
>>64275255
>Okay but how do those suits actually affect the story?
They tend to be the macguffins of the story i.e. good guys and bad guys are out to acquire / sabotage / test / etc these suits. They ARE the specific objective. Therefore we mostly see the manipulations and plotting of the people in relation to these weapons, rather than their overall views and goals in relation to the war. Get it?
>0083 is the zeta prequels and is about the corruption of the federation and the rise of the titans
It's mainly about the weapons used. It doesn't change or reveal more of the nature of the conflict much. Neither side needs to convince anybody or win support from anybody.
>>64275511
Lol
There's a saying in business marketing which applies here. Gundam markets the "war is LE BAD" plot, sells the episodes, and makes money on the gunpla.
>>64276874
Because it's the first Gundam and in fact the first anime product I'd ever seen. A friend knew I was into Battletech, and when the CCA movie hit DVD just gave it to me for a gift saying "hey I know you like mecha and this is a mecha movie so check it out". We thought it was standalone.
It's pretty good even so I must say.
