One of the most legendary and enduring anime franchises of all time is the quintessential mechafranchise Mobile Suit Gundam. But which entry to the franchise is really the greatest of all? Fan informational site Akiba Souken recently ran a two week poll from June 6 to June 18, gathering votes from 3,025 participants to decide once and for all which series, OVA, or movie is really the fan-favorite Gundam work, the top of which are as follow:
| Rank | Title | Votes | ||
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| 1 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack | 353 votes received |  |
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| 2 | Mobile Suit Gundam | 314 votes received |  |
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| 3 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn:Episode 1 – Day of the Unicorn | 276 votes received |  |
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| 4 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 271 votes received |  |
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| 5 | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed | 175 votes received |  |
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| 6 | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | 160 votes received |  |
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| 7 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Season 1) | 142 votes received |  |
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| 8 (tie) | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny | 139 votes received |  |
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| 8 (tie) | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | 139 votes received |  |
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| 10 | Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | 130 votes received |  |
The least loved out of any part of the Gundam franchise was SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, which only received a total of five votes in the poll. For the complete list and results of all 24 voted on entries to the franchise, you can check out the original poll from Akiba Souken yourself. What was your favorite Gundam series of all time. Let us know what it was and why in the forums!
[Via Hachima Kikou]
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