Please note: this review uses he scoring and rating system from MAL and was copied over from there. Being a Gundam fan for years the only shows Ive watched in entirety were Wing and Build Fighters before starting a complete watch with my partner a few years ago. Watching what came before Victory was somewhat enjoyable and I love so many of the characters and other series but Victory wasnt anything like the ones before it. Story: 3/10 poor For being a Gundam series the story was driven by the MC piloting the Gundam and stopping the enemy which is every series base plot. Why I didnt rank it higher was due to specific characters and influences in the show. The entire plot was not very cohesive and left me wondering really what was happening at some parts. I know that the MC is supposed to develop but the story made him a 13 yr old kid into a man way too fast. Art: 3/10 poor The art was well very lacking. For most other series the artwork and backgrounds and even the facial features are conveyed so well but in Victory Gundam everything seemed too rushed and simple like they didnt even care and it shows. Sound: 5/10 mediocre As much as I enjoy the OSTs of the other series this one didnt have that much save for a noted battle theme and a few character themes sprinkled throughout as well as the 2 OPs and 2 EDs which are highly misleading for the series as a whole. The strange feeling of silent scenes was very apparent here. Character: 4/10 decent Here we go. The only reason why I marked this section as a 4 is due to only two characters. One is Odelo a supporting character who enriches the MC with his upbeat and often lovestruck personality and the other is Chronicle the main antagonist to the MC and Victorys Char model. Though I enjoyed those two Ill first touch on the few bad characters I disliked. The MC Uso Ewin is only 13 I repeat ONLY 13. Probably the youngest pilot? and his introduction is well enough okay for the series beginning but as we get further he experiences things no child/young teen should ever go through. though this is a Gundam series so its inevitable He watches one of the people responsible for him piloting the Gundam die as well as other fodder characters die and this is a stupid attempt at making him grow by experiencing loss in order to become the man the show needs him to be. The deaths are so dumb and you can tell when a character is going to die due to certain scenes and words reflected in their actions and it becomes stale and unenjoyable after the third death. A supporting character Shakti was obviously someone Uso had ties with as a friend. But did she have to come along on the ship? NO she didnt but she was used as a driving force for Uso to accomplish the goals needed to move the plot or what little plot there was. She was very annoying with her attitude of no fighting needs to happen if I can just talk with the enemy. and shes often kidnapped to force the Gundam team to fight. Honestly I hated her and just wished shed die. Enjoyment: 4/10 decent As much as I was ready to go into this thinking it was great I was misled. At first I enjoyed it and then seeing the enemy mobile suits made me think twice but both I and my partner sat through the most unsurprising 51 episodes and are glad its over. My partner even walked away at the few recap episodes and I almost skipped them myself. It was all over the place and the only real sense of enjoyment came when Odelo was on screen. Overall: 3/10 poor Even if youre a hardcore fan please dont expect this show to be anything like its predecessors or even what comes after. Youll be let down and underwhelmed. It has the Gundam name but not the quality weve come to expect. Victory Gundam is one show Ill likely never watch again.