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Mobile Suit Gundam

Original title: Kidô Senshi Gundam
  • TV Series
  • 1979–19801979–1980
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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7.9/10
2.5K
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Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
aka "Kidô senshi Gandamu"
Play trailer1:07
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In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant ... Read allIn the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.5K
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    • Yoshiyuki Tomino(episode writer)
    • Hajime Yatate
  • Stars
    • Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Tôru Furuya
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Yoshiyuki Tomino(episode writer)
    • Hajime Yatate
  • Stars
    • Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Tôru Furuya
    • Toshio Furukawa
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    • 20User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Bright Noa…
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Amuro Ray
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Kai Shiden…
    Kiyonobu Suzuki
    • Hayato Kobayashi
    Michael Kopsa
    Michael Kopsa
    • Char Aznable
    Brad Swaile
    Brad Swaile
    • Amuro Ray
    Cathy Weseluck
    Cathy Weseluck
    • Mirai Yashima…
    Chris Kalhoon
    Chris Kalhoon
    • Bright Noa
    Alaina Burnett
    • Sayla Mass
    Fuyumi Shiraishi
    Fuyumi Shiraishi
    • Mirai Yashima
    Rumiko Ukai
    • Fraw Bow…
    Yô Inoue
    • Sayla Mass
    Shûichi Ikeda
    • Char Aznable
    Eric Schneider
    • Degwin Zabi (English Voice)…
    Glen Hopkins
    • Omur Fang
    Sachio Kumagai
    • Omur Fang
    Ward Perry
    • Ryu Jose
    Matt Smith
    • Hayato Kobayashi
      • Yoshiyuki Tomino(episode writer)
      • Hajime Yatate
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    • Trivia
      Tomino's original concept for the series was much darker, with Amuro dying halfway through the series, and the crew of the White Base having to ally with Char (who's given a red Gundam, no less), but finally having to battle him after he takes control of the Principality of Zeon. The original concept found expression in a series of novels written by Tomino soon after the show's conclusion, and elements of the storyline weaved themselves into Z Gundam and Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A half-century has passed since Earth began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind, where people are born and raised. And die. 9 months ago, the cluster of colonies furthest from the Earth, called Side 3, proclaimed itself the Principality of Zeon and launched a war of independence against the Earth Federation. Initial fighting lasted over one month and saw both sides lose half their respective populations. People were horrified by the indescribable atrocities that had been committed in the name of independence. Eight months had passed since the rebellion began. They were at a stalemate.

    • Alternate versions
      There are several music cuts/additions throughout the series in the English release. Many battle scenes that had no music on the soundtrack are replaced with a background score that was previously played only once. One of the shows insert songs called "Char is Coming" was replaced with an instrumental version, presumably because it was believed to have sounded a little too bizarre and dated.
    • Connections
      Edited into Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Kirameki no Lalah
      (Glittering Lalah)

      Arranged by Yûshi Matsuyama

      Performed by Keiko Toda

      Lyrics by Yoshiyuki Tomino (as Rin Iogi)

    User reviews20

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    7/10
    Do NOT be alarmed, it is just the opening theme song and the animation
    I am not what people might call a "long time fan". My first Gundam show was "Gundam Seed" for crying out loud. I have heard the outcry of many fans as to the unoriginality of Gundam Seed, hence i decided to "go back to the source" and check out the original 1979 Gundam series: The legend that started it all. My chance came when it was shown on local TV for a while(too bad it never completed its run and was replaced by the 3rd rerun of Gundam seed again) "Oh the horror!". My thoughts exactly as i sat through the painfully campy opening theme song. As i shook my head in disgust over the horrendously childish lyrics that sounded like some rejected theme song from Tetsuwan Atom(Astro Boy to you guys in the west), i prepared myself for the worse disappointment in my life.

    And i was so proved wrong.

    Gundam's story was anything BUT childish or campy. I presented a very real and very engaging war story about a gifted youngster and his friends thrown into the heat of combat by circumstance.

    The story goes that "The Principality of Zeon" wages war with the Earth Federation over authority in the outlying space colonies. The war soon spreads to the colony "side 7" where our main character, Amuro Ray, resides. Following an unprovoked attack on the colony, Amuro and his friends stumble across the prototype Federation mobile suit called "Gundam". A series of events lead up to our unlikely heroes landing on board and becoming drafted as the crew of "White Base", a powerful Federation space carrier commanded by the then ensign Bright Noa. This motley gang soon learn to work together and in due time, they and Gundam come to play a pivotal role in the war.

    I was at first impressed by how The drama and inter character relationships and interactions play out as good as some live action TV shows and they manage to engage you on an emotional level that many anime fail to. You get a sense that the characters really grow and evolve as the story moves along, never falling too far into the usual stock character stereotypes. Aside from some well developed characters, I like how the story manages to weave in some underlying philosophies and thought provoking points of view on war. It lends an edge to the show that makes it a whole lot "smarter" than your average shonen adventure or super robot series.

    I actually found myself more interested in the ZEON side of the conflict. There was a subplot of political backstabbing and "power-play" among the ruling party of ZEON. Very intriguing. What was more intriguing was the mysterious Char Aznable. Aside from being a highly skilled mobile suit pilot and "rival" to Amuro Ray, bits and pieces of his past and ulterior motives are revealed little by little in such a way that makes you want to know more about him. He is easily my favorite character among all the characters from various gundam series.

    True to the hype, the numerous battles in Gundam are done so much more realistically than the more recent Gundam Seed and Gundam 00. Also, there is a greater emphasis on teamwork between Amuro in the Gundam, the weapons and support team on White Base and the other pilots in the other mobile suits. The inexperience of the crew and the vulnerability of the Gundam make each battle a true nail-biter with a greater sense of true peril than battles in the recent Gundam series.

    Admittedly, this is not an easy series to get into, mainly due to its age. Already mediocre compared to other anime series that came out in the late 70s and 80s, the animation style is painfully dated compared to today's fare. But I urge all you people who are hungry for some well thought out war drama to look past the superficial aspects and embrace the essence of what Gundam is.

    Look past the dated animation, skip the opening theme song if you must, and you will find out why MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM is such a well respected and influential anime classic.

    PS: Why is Gundam Seed's picture there? This is supposed to be the original Gundam, not Gundam Seed.
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    • Aug 25, 2009

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      • July 16, 2001 (United States)
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      • Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Nagoya TV)
      • Sotsu Agency
      • Sunrise
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