Announcement: r/anime will be holding a full-scale UC Gundam rewatch beginning on January 3rd (details in text body)

#The Proposal:

A few weeks ago, I drafted a proposal on r/anime for a rewatch of the entire UC Gundam continuity that would take place over the course of one year to mimic the length of The One Year War. The proposal was in part inspired by the success of G-Tekketsu on the board at garnering interest among newcomers to the franchise, part inspired by the success of a recent Gundam 00 rewtch (spearheaded by u/wingzero00), and part inspired by all sorts of news flooding in all at once in regarding Thunderbolt, The Origin, and the re-licensing and distribution of UC Gundam titles in the West.

A wave of intrigue began drawing attention to the franchise, but the massive body of work associated with the continuity kept newcomers at bay, as many have been in the past. The idea, then, was to provide a space in which to allow both newcomers (presumably from r/anime) and established fans (from here, and there) to both catch up on all the installations they might have missed and to be given a venue to discuss entries at length, submit write-ups, reactions, fanart, relevant model kits, all the good stuff. This would include anything UC relevant to the central canon, including the older entries (0079, Zeta, etc), the side stories (08th MS, 0080, etc), and the titles from further on in the continuity (Victory, F91, possibly etc), so that no stone is left unturned (except for G-Savior).

however...

#The Schedule (which I need a bit of help with):

Because this series is such a complex mechanism with a disjointed history, organizing the entries and figuring out what should stay in and what shouldn't isn't so simple that there's a streamlined way about it. If we are to facilitate this space to run through the continuity, there's a lot that has to be considered. the following are major areas of contention I've come across:

1. Production order vs. Chronological order.

• if chronological, then contextualized chronological (0083 after Zeta) vs. strict chronological.

2. The television series of 0079 vs. the 1981 compilation films.
3. Whether or not to include Turn A.
4. Whether or not to include G-Reco.
5. Whether or not to include Gundam-san. (okay, not contested, but still)

The current plan is set as contextualized chronological, including Correct Century and Reglid Century, with the 0079 compilation films and not the original series, and finishing with The Origin, in the hopes that doing so will promote a more dynamic experience for newcomers and fans alike.

However, after speaking with a few other fans, I'm not entirely sure if this is the most optimal or engaging route to go about this. Therefore, I'll be taking the time to do two things with this thread:

1. To announce the project! Come along, have some fun, it'll be great!
2. To ask for some assistance in drafting the most optimal schedule. If you could, below, write a bulleted response (maybe in like a pro/con format) to offer reasons for or against a specific watch order or regarding any of the points above (that would be particularly helpful!) then I'd really appreciate it!

there's still a month to sort out some kinks, but I'd like to push out a schedule as soon as possible to help people get prepared in case they need it. Although the mod team already approved it over at r/anime, I wanted to consult with you all before I announce it on there tomorrow.

Hope to see you guys there!

edit: thanks to all of you for your input! this will definitely help map out the final version of the schedule. :)

edit edit: The thread is up!