Mobile Suit Gundam 

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.

Creators:

Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate

Stars:

Tôru Furuya, Alaina Burnett, Chris Kalhoon

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tôru Furuya	...	Amuro Ray 43 episodes, 1979-1980
Alaina Burnett	...	Sayla Mass 42 episodes, 1979-1980
Chris Kalhoon	...	Bright Noa 42 episodes, 1979-1980
Michael Kopsa	...	Char Aznable 42 episodes, 1979-1980
Brad Swaile	...	Amuro Ray 42 episodes, 1979-1980
Cathy Weseluck	...	Mirai Yashima / ... 42 episodes, 1979-1980
Eric Schneider	...	Degwin Zabi (English Voice) / ... 30 episodes, 1979-1980
Glen Hopkins	...	Omur Fang 23 episodes, 1979-1980
Sachio Kumagai	...	Omur Fang 22 episodes, 1979-1980

Storyline

It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A war has broken out between the Principality of Zeon, a space colony that wants independence, and the Earth Federation. A teenage boy has to pilot the Federation's new secret weapon when the space colony in which he lives is attacked by Zeon mobile suits, gigantic robots piloted by humans. That new secret weapon is called the Gundam, a far more powerful mobile suit. The story follows Amuro Ray and many other civilians around his age who have to take over a Federation spaceship and become soldiers in order to survive the war against Zeon's forces throughout the One Year War.

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Plot Keywords:

shared universe | outer space | pilot | mobile suit | spaceship | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mobile Suit Gundam

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sotsu Agency,Sunrise

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (43 episodes) 30 min (43 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final episodes (encompassing the battles of Solomon and A Bao a Q) were originally planned to be more elaborate, with exotic Zeon mecha defending the fortresses. Budget cuts scrapped the episodes (and the designs) although at least two (the Dom-like Dowdage and Gelgoog-Like Galbaldy ) does become resurrected for Z Gundam and Gundam ZZ.

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Quotes

Amuro Ray: Sorry, Lalah, I... I still have a place I can come home to. And I could never be happier. I'm sure you understand. We can be together anytime we want, Lalah.

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Alternate Versions

Improved visual effects and different sound effects were introduced into the American version of the TV series.

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Connections

Referenced in Archer: Bloody Ferlin (2012)

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Soundtracks

Tobe! Gandamu
(Fly! Gundam)
Opening theme
Performed by Kô Ikeda with Feeling Free and Music Creation
Lyrics by Rin Iogi (Yoshiyuki Tomino)
Music by Takeo Watanabe
Arrangement by Yûshi Matsuyama

User Reviews

Sci-Fi Great

Quite possibly the greatest and most influential Japanese science fiction ever made, Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) has spawned numerous TV and movie sequels, spin-offs, and remakes, as well as a multitude of written media, comics, and video games. Sometimes referred to as Japan's "Star Wars," Mobile Suit Gundam elevated mecha shows from semi-superhero "Super Robots" into the realm of hard Sci-Fi. Set in a realistic future earth-sphere, painted on the backdrop of a war for independence, is a wonderful character drama with plenty of action as well. Mobile Suit Gundam redefined animation in Japan, and it's influence is visible in modern "anime" works; it elevated animation beyond juvenile entertainment into mature stories, and Japan is still one of the only countries that views the animation medium as being capable of such.