Gundam Evolve treats the Gundam archive like a collector's deck of rare cards, pulling the moments that were always supposed to exist but never got screen time. Each piece is short enough to hit you clean, then it's gone. The animation switches styles mid-collection because these aren't meant to be one story, they're proof that the best Gundam moments live in the gaps between what made it to air.

Gundam Evolve gathers fifteen short films that were bundled with certain model kits and screened at conventions. Each short, usually running three to five minutes, offers a side story, an alternate take on a scene, or a bonus gag drawn from across the wider Gundam franchise. Subjects include Domon Kasshu in training, with a small romantic quarrel with Rain Mikamura, Amuro Ray fighting Quess Paraya, Kamille Bidan getting to grips with the Gundam Mk.II, and Canard Pars facing Prayer Reverie in a duel. The animation style changes from piece to piece, moving between traditional cels, 3D CG and cel-shaded 2D work, which gives this action-heavy mecha anthology plenty of visual variety.