Mobile Suit Gundam is a long running mecha franchise that created the “Real Robot” genre. To give a brief explanation, the Real Robot genre typically has a more militaristic feel where …
They’re not including any Gundam shows from 2000 or later on that list.
WfM is top tier. Also good stuff not on that list: Iron Blooded Orphans, Gundam 00, and Gundam SEED.
They also skipped on the semi-canon-maybe-an-alternate-timeline prequel series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, which is about Char’s backstory. I’d recommend watching that one after the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
They’re not including any Gundam shows from 2000 or later on that list.
WfM is top tier. Also good stuff not on that list: Iron Blooded Orphans, Gundam 00, and Gundam SEED.
They also skipped on the semi-canon-maybe-an-alternate-timeline prequel series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, which is about Char’s backstory. I’d recommend watching that one after the original Mobile Suit Gundam.