Thread:ClarentBloodArthur/@comment-5688420-20200824090719/@comment-5688420-20200828195524

Look, here's the thing with taking the Gundam route.

Most franchises which take the Gundam route are driven by merchandise sales. Yu-Gi-Oh with the cards, Digimon with the virtual pet toys, Beyblade with the spinning tops, etc. Even the Gundam series itself was made to sell DIY model kits from Bandai.

Even with that aside, if you plan to take the Gundam route, you'd have to either commit to the franchise full-time, or hand it over to executives who might not get what the series is really about. Hence why you get the occasional stinker in these franchises.