Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Original title

機動戦士ガンダム

Directed by

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Genre

military science fiction, mecha

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 43 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage civilian becomes the pilot of a prototype war machine in a conflict between Earth's federation and a breakaway space nation. The story follows his struggles with combat, loss, and growing up amid a brutal war that affects soldiers and civilians on both sides.

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What happens

Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its affiliated ANN stations on April 7, 1979, airing 43 episodes until its cancellation on January 26, 1980. It was the first Gundam series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs. Set in the futuristic calendar year "Universal Century" 0079, the plot focuses on the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation, with the latter unveiling a new giant robot known as the RX-78-2 Gundam, piloted by the 15 year old civilian Amuro Ray. The character designs were done by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and Kunio Okawara was responsible for the robot designs, including the eponymous RX-78-2 Gundam. The first film was released on February 22, 1981. Tomino himself also wrote a trilogy of novels that retell the events of the series. Three manga adaptations of the series have also been produced. Despite initial low ratings that caused the series' cancellation, the popularity of Gundam saw a boost from the introduction of Bandai's Gunpla models in 1980 from reruns and the release of a trilogy of compilation films. The series is considered notable for pioneering a depiction of mechs as mass-produced weapons of war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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