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Now, I may be a little biased, but I really really love Gundam. It's one of my favorite things, UC Gundam especially. The Original movie trilogy is my typical go-to if someone wants to experience the original story, as 40+ episodes can be pretty daunting to someone who is interested in Gundam but not yet ride-or-die, y'know? But, I always lay it out like this-

The first movie is kind of a tough watch in lots of places.
The second movie gets it's shit together in the right places, and is pretty dang enjoyable!
I have requested in my will that I am buried with a copy of ... the third movie.

This movie is a tough watch- it's pacing is odd, as it tries to capture as much as it can in a short amount of time. That's just the nature of a compilation, I can't fault it too hard! I doubt I could do it better, in fact! But, in my opinion, this movie is slow going, but with the two that come after it, I'd recommend powering through! Hey, you might even end up liking it a lot more than me! :D

After I went down this super bizarre rabbit hole with another anime OVA called MD Geist, I found myself watching Cyguard. It’s story is pretty low quality, with its characters just sort of existing in this weird area of so little characterization I can’t really even hate them, y’know? It’s pretty mediocre in that regard.
BUT
THE SOUNDTRACK


FUCKS!!!!!
The soundtrack grabbed me by the neck and throttled me throughout the entire OVA. It’s so cool that I still listen to it CONSTANTLY. It was made by a Japanese Metal band called Trash Gang. TRASH GANG! That fucks!!! Sadly they only made an album for this and sorta ... disappeared after that. Cool guys, I bet!
The design of the demon possessed armor of the main character is pretty cool too! There’s a resin kit or it floating around if you’re into that sort of thing, but it goes for a steep price!! Overall, I did enjoy Cyguard, but objectively it’s not great- but, hey, if you have nothing better to do... it’s on YouTube! Goforit!