Mobile Suit Gundam

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English: Mobile Suit Gundam

Synonyms: First Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: 0079, MSG, Kidou Senshi Gundam

Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム

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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)

Producers: Sotsu, Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Military, Sci-Fi, Space, Mecha

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #813²

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Popularity: #1297

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Neon Genesis Evangelion addpermalink

While Eva is famous as a deconstruction of Super Robot shows, its protagonist also resembles that of Mobile Suit Gundam's. Both MCs are "whiny", hate their fathers, and are forced to accept their responsibilities as mech pilots. Also, their early fighting is clumsy but they start pulling off awesome moments. 

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Mobile Suit Gundam is the principal predecessor to evangleion by a long shot. It's all about the WWII relevance, the pilot's tale, and the walls of our hearts. Though I consider eva to be the masterwork of modern anime. Mobile suit gundam and in fact all of the Universal Century gundam franchise is what made my childhood meaningful. 

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Both NGE and MSG explore not just the basics of mecha combat but branch off into the psyches of the protagonists as they learn to come to grips with not only the situation they are in but also the actions they have taken. This avoids the average caricature of them needlessly blasting their way through the series mercilessly (Which they do anyway) but develops them as characters throughout the series due to the events as any teenager in their situations would.   

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It is clear that Mobile Suit Gundam was a powerful influence on Evangelion. Both were ahead of their time and set a standard for future mecha in their respective eras, Gundam with a more realistic take on warfare rather than super robots, and Evangelion with more character focused drama. 

Both main characters are one of the few remaining people who can pilot said series' mech, but are young and not mentally prepared for war and death, so they go through a struggle of handling it psychologically. A must watch especially if you care about what made mecha in to what it is today, as they are landmark pieces of their specific time periods.  read more 

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Gundam is one of the main inspirations behind Evangelion, and as such, both anime share many similarities. Both anime focus on teenagers forced to pilot robots and fight in a war, as well as the mental strain this puts on them. Loss, grief and depression are key themes treated in both anime. 

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Soukou Kihei Votoms addpermalink

Though Votoms is aimed at a more mature audience then Gundam, both are about civilizations that have been at war for many years and are now looking to further evolve humans in order to gain the upper hand. Whether they call them Newtypes (Mobile Suit Gundam) or Perfect Soldiers (Soukou Kihei Votoms), both series present characters who have a naturally or genetically enhanced battle potential compared to normal humans. They have heightened senses and are thus feared on the battlefield by other pilots.

Both series are very character driven and have a lot of development for especially the protagonists. 

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Aldnoah.Zero addpermalink

Aldnoah copies so much from Gundam that it may as well be Gundam. 

Humanity has been broken up into two factions: one on Earth (and colonies, in Gundam), the other in space (and Mars, in Aldnoah). The half of humanity living in space consider themselves superior to the 'inferior' Earthlings to the extent they think of them as a subspecies. They're basically space Nazis fond of red uniforms.

War starts as a temporary peace gets shattered and a young male / school kid finds himself in the middle of it from the get-go. Through a set of circumstances, the respective leads end up fighting for their lives whilst on the run from pursuers aboard a military vessel; trying to get to safety. 

...see what I mean about the 'similarities'?

The main difference is that there's no Gundam in Aldnoah... yet. In Gundam series there's always some new, EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY robot that an inexperienced-heroic lead finds himself piloting. In Aldnoah the lead is a Gary Stu: always knowing what to do and how to do it; defeating veteran enemy commanders in an inferior training robot when no-one else can / everyone else dies. Only the space Nazis have super robots. Going for intelligence over an overpowered machine is fine... just not when there's no way a school kid should know or be able to do so much. THE MILITARY HAS YET TO DESTROY ONE ENEMY! A tad unfair for a war...

The biggest problem Aldnoah has is its length. 12 episodes only leaves room for lots of action. The space Nazis may as well just be EVIL cackling villains, with a 1ep u-turn 'stop the war... no, on second thought, kill them all!' leader. There's no time for their development. Its a  'mecha battle of the week' series, with little in the way of anything else and utterly derivative... until the predictably twisty late twist. read more

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A supposed democracy fights against a space dictatorship with horrible atrocities such as colony drops occurring in the process. 

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Aldnoah copies so much from Gundam that it may as well be Gundam.

Humanity has been broken up into two factions: one on Earth (and colonies, in Gundam), the other in space (and Mars, in Aldnoah). The half of humanity living in space consider themselves superior to the 'inferior' Earthlings to the extent they think of them as a subspecies. They're basically space Nazis fond of red uniforms.

War starts as a temporary peace gets shattered and a young male / school kid finds himself in the middle of it from the get-go. Through a set of circumstances, the respective leads end up fighting for their lives whilst on the run from pursuers aboard a military vessel; trying to get to safety.

...see what I mean about the 'similarities'?

The main difference is that there's no Gundam in Aldnoah... yet. In Gundam series there's always some new, EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY robot that an inexperienced-heroic lead finds himself piloting. In Aldnoah the lead is a Gary Stu: always knowing what to do and how to do it; defeating veteran enemy commanders in an inferior training robot when no-one else can / everyone else dies. Only the space Nazis have super robots. Going for intelligence over an overpowered machine is fine... just not when there's no way a school kid should know or be able to do so much. THE MILITARY HAS YET TO DESTROY ONE ENEMY! A tad unfair for a war...

The biggest problem Aldnoah has is its length. 12 episodes only leaves room for lots of action. The space Nazis may as well just be EVIL cackling villains, with a 1ep u-turn 'stop the war... no, on second thought, kill them all!' leader. There's no time for their development. Its a 'mecha battle of the week' series, with little in the way of anything else and utterly derivative... until the predictably twisty late twist. read more

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Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch addpermalink

Code Geass main character ( Lelouch ) and Mobile Suit Gundam main antagonist ( Char Aznable ) are a lot alike, they both fight for getting revenge, they're intelligent and make good strategies, and they have little sisters to fight for. 

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Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu addpermalink

Both uses military tactics during large fights and combat, both are about 2 sides fighting for their ideologies (kind of...), both are very old anime. 

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Taiyou no Kiba Dagram addpermalink

Fang of the Sun Dougram has a handful of parallels to the original Mobile Suit Gundam series but in return, the execution and storytelling is tighter, more detailed, and more mature. Not to say Gundam is bad! But if you want a real Gundam for adults? Dougram is it. Classic Ryosuke Takahashi rocks. 

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Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven addpermalink

These two stories are similar coming of age tales, both featuring boys / young men thrown into a world much larger than anything they are used to. Amuro Ray and Renton also both have brilliant scientist fathers, and while the family dynamics are different, they both become pilots of a very poweful giant robot. They also join a state of the art ship piloted by a ragtag crew. The love interest (Eureka 7 -- Eureka) and (MSGundam -- Lalah, Sayla) is mysterious and holds sway over Amuro / Renton. Although MSG is much older than Eureka Seven (20+ years), the similarities in the main plot elements should provide a similar, but completely unique and enjoyable viewing experience. read more 

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Kikou Senki Dragonar addpermalink

If you want to see an anime with a striking resemblance to Mobile Suit Gundam's story formula but with good humor and light hearted atmosphere, then give this a try. 

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Densetsu Kyojin Ideon addpermalink

Same creator, same concept.  Densetsu Kyojin Ideon was the series Yoshiyuki Tomino did after Mobile Suite Gundam ended.  It has the same setup:  Teenage boy is the only one who can pilot the giant mecha.  A group of humans are forced to leave their homes and wander space, always on the run from the same bad guys, go through personal stuff, etc.  Teenage boy piloting the mecha must protect the group, with assistance from a handful of companions.  It's a slightly different take on the character types and relationships, and the Ideon is made up of three separate component vehicles, originally created by some alien civilization. read more 

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Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster addpermalink

Both are mecha anime with an emphasis on characters and the emotional effects of war. 

 

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WAR, WAR, and WAR! 

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Terra e... (TV) addpermalink

Some similarities between Mu and Newtypes. Also the notion of colonizing space. 

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED addpermalink

I'm surprised no one has made this incredibly obvious comparison. Well yes, SEED is pretty much a modern remake of 0079. More so than any other AU Gundam series out there.

There are Federation forces for both SEED and 0079 that both lack mobile suits in the beginning. Kira is a schoolboy who finds himself piloting the Gundam to protect his friends just like Amuro. Kira's Strike Gundam looks almost exactly like Amuro's Gundam. Kira works with a space plane pilot named Mwu just like how Amuro worked with two space plane pilots, Ryu and Sleggar. Kira protects a white spaceship called the Archangel which looks just like Amuro's spaceship the White Base/Trojan Horse. Both shows have a red mobile suit rival, Athrun and Char for SEED and 0079 respectively. SEED's Rau Le Creuset is a masked villain like Char. There's a sibling connection reveal for both shows. Kira develops SEED mode like how Amuro develops his Newtype powers. SEED's mobile suit designs look like 0079's mobile suit designs. There's so many more comparisons between the two but I'll leave it at that. Go watch 0079, it's a better SEED. Or rather, SEED is an inferior 0079.  read more 

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Ashita no Joe addpermalink

Old is gold, as they say and neither of these two shows fail to deliver. While both are completely different genres, the two share a similar story regarding society and the world/universe in general and hide these themes in an façade of approachability and distinct realism, with the former that most people cater to most, but the creators of these two shows manage to cater to all audiences and paved the way of mature storytelling found in anime and manga, in general. 

Both of these stories pay great attention to detail about the lives of people and how current events have affected them. Soldiers in Gundam and boxers in Ashita No Joe may eventually fall victim to psychological disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and even depression and the creators don't hide these away from us, despite the fact that they "look like they are."

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Buddy Complex addpermalink

If you liked Buddy Complex can't go wrong with an older mecha series. Sometimes older series lose interest of a younger fan base because of animation style and the time period of the writing. Still worth a watch.  

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Mirai Shounen Conan addpermalink

Both are anime with an emphasis on characters and the emotional effects of war and dark fantasy.
 

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Macross addpermalink

Both show's follow a group of peole piloting Large Mecha. How ever there are some diffrences such as the main bad guy in the anime. 

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Kurogane no Linebarrels addpermalink

Random teenager finds a more random mecha, and somehow random teenager becomes best pilot ever :P 

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Mazinger Z addpermalink

Mazinger Z and Mobile Suit Gundam are both one of the oldest and greatest Mecha/Super Robot anime's there is, both of these classics involve teens dragged into piloting a giant robot to fight other giant robots.  Both Amuro and Kouji are apart of the Super Robot pilots "holy trinity" (which was started by Super Robot Taisen).  

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Keroro Gunsou addpermalink

For Gundam fans: If you've ever wanted a comedy anime that shamelessly panders to fans of Gundam, especially U.C. Gundam series, Keroro is the series for you. From Keroro cosplaying as Char to Keroro piloting a 1:1 scale RX-78-2 Gunpla in the third movie, there are plenty of amusing references to the franchise throughout the series.

For Keroro fans: If you've ever wondered why it is that Keroro is so obsessed with Gundam, viewing either the original Mobile Suit Gundam series or movie trilogy is a great way to find out. After all, what kind of Keroro fan doesn't know the difference between a Zaku and a GM? read more 

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Saint Seiya addpermalink

Both have a similar beginning. In first episode, both protagonist find your "weapon" to fight (Gundam for Amuro, Pegasus Armor for Seiya). Also, they share some voice cast. The protagonists Amuro and Seiya are dubbed by Furuya Toru and Hirotaka Suzuoki dubbed Bright Noa and Shiryu. 

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Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade addpermalink

While Blade technically doesn't have mecha, it plays out like a typical Gundam series in that it focuses on a heavy plot, fleshing out characters, and explosive action sequences. 

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Sword Art Online addpermalink

Got that annoying character that you hate so much thats like a leech, sucking the very precious screen time that could be used to further the plot. Ones that you wish they would away as soon as possible, well Gundam and Sword Art Online are for you.  Supporting characters that serve no possible than cannon fodder are done away quickly and swiftly to be never heard from again.  I should not that these don't discriminate between men and women.  So if you don't like the women meeting the business end of reality you may want to stir clear from these.  

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Kakumeiki Valvrave addpermalink

In a futuristic world, people have colonized space, yet some still live on Earth. Control of the human settlements is split between two major powers. Our story centers around a shonen living in a small, independent space colony. When it comes under attack by one of the powers, he hops into the nearest mech, which happens to be a superweapon, and proceeds to take the fight the invaders. Both series feature a supernatural power which is downplayed initially, newtypes in Gundam and vampirism in Valvrave.

The main difference is that Gundam is a more military-focused anime about defeating the invading nation, while Valvrave is about preserving their own colony and spends the downtime focusing on slice of life elements.  read more 

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