Scored a 2.1% viewership in Japan - the lowest viewer rating of all Gundam titles, despite running for 52 episodes. In comparison; the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) ( Gundam Rising (1979)), achieved a 3% viewership on it's first screening.
Season 1 was aired in the US four months ahead of the Japanese release. This was the first Gundam series to ever air in North America before Japan. However, North American markets did not receive the Season 2 episodes.
As of 2020; with a score of 4.5, the worst rated in IMDb in the Gundam franchise and and with a score of 2.75, the third lowest in Anime News Network.