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Mobile Suit Gundam

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Synonyms: First Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: 0079, MSG
Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム
English: Mobile Suit Gundam
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Type: TV
Episodes: 43
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 1979 to Jan 26, 1980
Premiered: Spring 1979
Broadcast: Saturdays at 17:30 (JST)
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: MechaMecha, MilitaryMilitary, SpaceSpace
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.751 (scored by 6225062,250 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #11222
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1711
Members: 137,864
Favorites: 2,301

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Synopsis

It is year 0079 of the Universal Century. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as "Sides." One of these Sides declares itself the "Principality of Zeon" and declares war on the Earth Federation, the governmental body currently ruling Earth. Using powerful humanoid robots known as "mobile suits," Zeon quickly gains the upper hand.

Nine months into the conflict, the Earth Federation has developed its own powerful mobile suit called the Gundam. When Zeon launches an attack on the colony holding the Gundam, a 15-year-old civilian named Amuro Ray suddenly finds himself thrown into a conflict that will take him all across Earth and space, pitting him against the enemy's ace pilot, Char Aznable.

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Background

Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular.

It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release.

The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.

Characters & Voice Actors

Aznable, Char

Main
Ikeda, Shuuichi
Japanese

Ray, Amuro

Main
Furuya, Toru
Japanese

Noa, Bright

Supporting
Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Japanese

Haro

Supporting
Inoue, You
Japanese

Mass, Sayla

Supporting
Inoue, You
Japanese

Ral, Ramba

Supporting
Hirose, Masashi
Japanese

Zabi, Mineva Lao

Supporting

Zabi, Garma

Supporting
Mori, Katsuji
Japanese

Shiden, Kai

Supporting
Furukawa, Toshio
Japanese

Sune, Lalah

Supporting
Han, Keiko
Japanese

Staff

Yatate, Hajime
Producer
Tomino, Yoshiyuki
Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics, Original Creator, Key Animation
Matsuura, Noriyoshi
Sound Director
Sadamitsu, Shinya
Episode Director


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"Tobe! Gundam (Fly! Gundam)" by Koh Ikeda
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Reviews

Sep 30, 2024
(LAZAROTH REVIEW - LONG - VERY MINOR SPOILERS)

"Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)" definitely feels like the foundation of a great franchise, with a brilliant and mature showing of not just the Art of war, but the Nature of war as well.

For context, I am a first time viewer of the Gundam Franchise. I will be watching/reading every Gundam media product to be released, starting with this anime, following an "Best order" guide on the site "AnimeHunch" from an Gundam enthusiast. I have no nostalgia for this franchise nor any particular love for Mecha as a whole, so this review is entirely unbiased. Although I always ...
Jun 30, 2024
The Iconic classic that started a phenomenon & A surprisingly well executed war drama

Gundam was always one of those franchises i knew existed but never got the time to really get into it. That was until a few days ago where i finally decided to start my journey into this expansive Sci - Fi setting and i don't regret it one bit.

Don't let the somewhat silly concept of giant mechas fighting in space fool you. "Mobile Suit Gundam" is a serious war drama, dealing with concepts such as: PTSD, children in the military, how civilians are treated in times of war & how, ultimately, ...
Jul 13, 2024
Mixed Feelings
The first and most important thing to say about Mobile Suit Gundam is that there are a great many sequences that use flashing images that could induce seizures in people who have photosensitive epilepsy. This is a series from a time when using strobe effects to represent explosions was still considered acceptable, and it is used liberally. The sequences that use this effect were unpleasant to watch for me, and it therefore seems likely they could have much worse effects on people with a sensitivity to such things.

Despite showing its age in many ways, Mobile Suit Gundam’s better qualities shine through consistently. TV anime ...

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