Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is the the Gundam anime that I consider to have the most potential of being an exceptional gundam production however as it stands in movie form it is far from being anything that it should be.
This movie was originally planned to be a 52 episode gundam series but the people at sunrise decided to make it a movie and it a real shame too because if this were a Gundam TV series then it would be a revered one but it's not and the way characters develop and grow are very awkward or, in some cases, character development doesn't happen at all. Seabook Arno, the main character, kind of becomes a newtype out of nowhere just so he could kill Iron Mask, the main bad guy and that makes no sense because from what I could remember there was never an indication he was a newtype. And other people get killed off throughout the movie to make him look more tortured but it doesn't work like how it should. A woman switches sides but there's no indication that she ever switched or wanted to switch see just appears on the other side.
Overall, I wish this were the 50 episode TV series it was supposed to be because it would be one of the best gundam series ever made but this movie version is alright because it has a strong beginning and a strong end but it lacks good storytelling, which is the backbone of Mobile Suit Gundam. Again if this were a 50 episode TV series, then any and all of the questions and development issues presented would have been solved easily. Though this movie is not all that good a manga sequel, Crossbone Gundam, was made and it had a 50+ episode feel and ties up loose ends from this movie. Also supplemental manga series such as F90 and Silhouette F91 create a better understanding of the events in this movie. Sadly, NONE of these manga series were ever released outside of Japan. One can only hope that F91 gets re-animated so that justice can be served to this Gundam anime.
This movie was originally planned to be a 52 episode gundam series but the people at sunrise decided to make it a movie and it a real shame too because if this were a Gundam TV series then it would be a revered one but it's not and the way characters develop and grow are very awkward or, in some cases, character development doesn't happen at all. Seabook Arno, the main character, kind of becomes a newtype out of nowhere just so he could kill Iron Mask, the main bad guy and that makes no sense because from what I could remember there was never an indication he was a newtype. And other people get killed off throughout the movie to make him look more tortured but it doesn't work like how it should. A woman switches sides but there's no indication that she ever switched or wanted to switch see just appears on the other side.
Overall, I wish this were the 50 episode TV series it was supposed to be because it would be one of the best gundam series ever made but this movie version is alright because it has a strong beginning and a strong end but it lacks good storytelling, which is the backbone of Mobile Suit Gundam. Again if this were a 50 episode TV series, then any and all of the questions and development issues presented would have been solved easily. Though this movie is not all that good a manga sequel, Crossbone Gundam, was made and it had a 50+ episode feel and ties up loose ends from this movie. Also supplemental manga series such as F90 and Silhouette F91 create a better understanding of the events in this movie. Sadly, NONE of these manga series were ever released outside of Japan. One can only hope that F91 gets re-animated so that justice can be served to this Gundam anime.