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Originally Posted by 4Tran
The distinction between real robot and super robot shows is an artificial one created by the Super Robot Wars games. There's no reason to take it very seriously at all; and if one were to make a concious attempt to categorize mecha shows, then the vast majority of Gundam shows would fit under the category of super robot.
As for G Gundam, it's probably best to think of it in terms of a mecha-based wuxia story. After all, the names, character archetypes, and even many of the moves are taken straight from kung-fu novels.
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Back when Gundam first came out, it was considered a "real robot" show because the show depicted robots as devices used by the military, instead of some kid getting magical powers and being able to pilot a robot who had rocket fists (shows like Mazinger, etc).
Super Robot now seems to refer to anything that is more capable than Asimo.