I thoroughly enjoyed this one for very similar reasons as Obelisk had stated.
My own remarks are a bit lengthier and won't fit into the forum post's max char count: a fantastic combination of human elements that makes
Gundam thought-provoking, brilliantly animated combat scenes and this time around, comedy in the form of Blanca vs. Kai and Sleggar's GM :P
I do hope more people will have a chance to watch this one; UC fans will enjoy themselves, and I remark here that
Cucuruz Doan's Island does one more thing well (in addition to the reasons stated): rather than making viewers suffer a 11 month wait (as
Girls und Panzer, Makoto Shinkai and Kyoto Animation are wont to doing), they made the BDs accessible immediately. This is how you do business.