Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam is an anime series created by Sunrise.
The series is set in the Universal Century year 0079. At the beginning of the series, the Principality of Zeon has declared independence from the Earth Federation, and Zeon has launched a war of independence. While Zeon is smaller, they have developed a new type of weapon called a mobile suit, which is a humanoid weapon.
The first episode of the series sees the White Base, a newly deployed Federation warship, arriving at a secret research base at the Side 7 colony. The warship's mission is to pick up the Federation's newest weapon. However, Zeon forces follow them, and one of the Zeon reconnaissance team members disobeys orders and attacks the colony.
Amuro Ray, the son of one of the crew members of the White Base, finds the Federation's new weapon and its manual. The weapon is a mobile suit called the RX-78 Gundam, and Amuro is able to pilot it and neutralize the situation. Afterwards, the White Base sets out with a newly formed crew of civilian recruits and refugees.
The English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam has one major difference when compared to the other anime series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that were dubbed into English. In the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam, there is no tiptoeing around the idea that people die; in fact, dead bodies are shown on the screen, and are said to be dead (instead of simply being "passed out"). However, I have to admit that when I watched the first episode, I thought the pacing was a little slow until right near the end. But at the same time, I can see why Mobile Suit Gundam is considered to be the landmark anime that it has become.
Unlike other English dubs of anime series from the late 1970s and 1980s, I really can't recommend Mobile Suit Gundam for younger audiences. Personally, I would recommend Mobile Suit Gundam to anime viewers who are 14 or 15 years of age and older.
The series is set in the Universal Century year 0079. At the beginning of the series, the Principality of Zeon has declared independence from the Earth Federation, and Zeon has launched a war of independence. While Zeon is smaller, they have developed a new type of weapon called a mobile suit, which is a humanoid weapon.
The first episode of the series sees the White Base, a newly deployed Federation warship, arriving at a secret research base at the Side 7 colony. The warship's mission is to pick up the Federation's newest weapon. However, Zeon forces follow them, and one of the Zeon reconnaissance team members disobeys orders and attacks the colony.
Amuro Ray, the son of one of the crew members of the White Base, finds the Federation's new weapon and its manual. The weapon is a mobile suit called the RX-78 Gundam, and Amuro is able to pilot it and neutralize the situation. Afterwards, the White Base sets out with a newly formed crew of civilian recruits and refugees.
The English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam has one major difference when compared to the other anime series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that were dubbed into English. In the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam, there is no tiptoeing around the idea that people die; in fact, dead bodies are shown on the screen, and are said to be dead (instead of simply being "passed out"). However, I have to admit that when I watched the first episode, I thought the pacing was a little slow until right near the end. But at the same time, I can see why Mobile Suit Gundam is considered to be the landmark anime that it has become.
Unlike other English dubs of anime series from the late 1970s and 1980s, I really can't recommend Mobile Suit Gundam for younger audiences. Personally, I would recommend Mobile Suit Gundam to anime viewers who are 14 or 15 years of age and older.
Mobile Suit Gundam | 43 | 1979-1980 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam | N/A | 1981 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow | N/A | 1981 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space | N/A | 1982 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 50 | 1985-1986 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | 47 | 1986-1987 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | N/A | 1988 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit SD Gundam | 1 | 1988 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | 6 | 1989 | Fumihiko Takayama | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II | 1 | 1989 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam’s Counterattack | 1 | 1989 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III | 1 | 1990 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV | 1 | 1990 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V | 1 | 1990 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Side Story | 1 | 1990 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Scramble | 1 | 1991 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam: Dawn of Paparu | 1 | 1991 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | N/A | 1991 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | 13 | 1991-1992 | Mitsuko Kase/Takashi Imanishi | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeron | N/A | 1992 | Takashi Imanishi | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Festival | 1 | 1993 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | 51 | 1993-1994 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Fighter G Gundam | 49 | 1994-1995 | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | 49 | 1995-1996 | Masashi Mukaeda | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Operation Meteor | 3 | 1996 | Masashi Ikeda | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | 12 | 1996-1999 | Takeyuki Kanda/Umanosuke Iida | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
After War Gundam X | 39 | 1996 | Shinji Takamatsu | Sunrise | N/A |
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz | 3 | 1997 | Yasunao Aoki | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
The 08th MS Team: Miller’s Report | N/A | 1998 | Mitsuko Kase/Takeyuki Kanda/Umanosuke Iida | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Endless Waltz –Special Edition- | N/A | 1998 | Yasunao Aoki | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
The 08th MS Team: Last Resort | 1 | 1999 | Umanosuke Iida | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Turn A Gundam | 50 | 1999-2000 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Mushaparaku | 1 | 2001 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Gundam Neo Experience 0087 – Green Divers | N/A | 2001 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Gundam Evolve | 15 | 2001-2007 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light | N/A | 2002 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly | N/A | 2002 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 50 | 2002-2003 | Mitsuo Fukuda | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
SD Gundam Mushaparaku 2 | 1 | 2003 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Force | 1 | 2004 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
After Phase: In the Valley of Stars | 1 | 2004 | Mitsuo Fukuda | Sunrise | N/A |
Superior Defender Gundam Force | 52 | 2004 | Yuuichi Abe | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | 50 | 2004-2005 | Mitsuo Fukuda | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Ms igloo: The Hidden One Year War | 3 | 2004 | Takashi Imanishi | Sunrise | N/A |
Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars | N/A | 2005 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Zeta Gundam A New Translation II: Lovers | N/A | 2005 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Final Episode: The Chosen Future | 1 | 2005 | Mitsuo Fukuda | Sunrise | N/A |
Zeta Gundam A New Translation III: Love Is the Pulse of the Stars | N/A | 2006 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | N/A |
Ms igloo: Apocalypse 0079 | 3 | 2006 | Takashi Imanishi | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobule Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer | 3 | 2006 | Susumu Nishizawa | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | 50 | 2007-2009 | Seiji Mizushima | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Ms igloo 2: The Gravity Front | 3 | 2008-2009 | Takashi Imanishi | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Special Edition | 3 | 2009-2010 | Seiji Mizushima | Sunrise | N/A |
SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors | 1 | 2010 | ? | Sunrise | N/A |
Awakening of the Trailblazer | N/A | 2010 | Seiji Mizushima | Sunrise | Bandai Entertainment |
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | 7 | 2010-ongoing | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Sunrise | N/A |
Cho Denei-ban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors | N/A | 2010 | Kenichi Suzuki/Kunihiro Mori | Sunrise | N/A |
Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G | 3 | 2010 | Kou Matsuo | Sunrise | N/A |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE | 49 | 2011-2012 | Susumu Yamaguchi | Sunrise | N/A |
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