Ugh, no.
Start with the original MS Gundam movie trilogy.
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Yellowlightman is right. Ignore all this confusing poo and just watch the original Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy, the ones set in UC 0079. Mobile Suit Gundam I, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. That's what you want. It introduces everything nicely, it's easy to follow, and the three movies give you a complete, self-contained story.
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Precisely! If you actually watch Seed if at all after watching the original trilogy, you will understand why Seed in particular pales in comparison. Seed reuses too many character situations, plot devices from the trilogy, and IMO seriously lacks the emotions that made the original trilogy a revolutionary classic. Yes the animation & music is dated, yes the character designs aren't as clean as subsequent series... it is no big deal. If you take the time to watch the trilogy at least you will understand the primary influences on almost ALL of the subsequent series and alternative universe characters and the cookiecutter rehashed plot devices. Try it you might like it and besides watching the trilogy is a hell of a lot shorter than Seed!