Mobile Suit Gundam
MSG
Kidou Senshi Gundam
Genres
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Tags
all 19- OtherWar99
- OrganisationsMilitary96
- MechaReal Robot95
- UniverseSpace90
- Sci-FiSpace Opera89
- OtherTravel85
- OtherPolitics85
- DramaComing of Age80
- SceneForeign79
- Main CastPrimarily Teen Cast78
- Main CastEnsemble Cast78
- Main CastMale Protagonist74
- VehicleAviation70
- VehicleTanks66
- Main CastAnti-Hero60
- ActionGuns56
- MechaSuper Robot53
- ActionSwordplay50
- SceneDesert48
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi. Tags: War, Military, Real Robot, Space, Space Opera, Travel, Politics, Coming of Age, Foreign, Primarily Teen Cast, Ensemble Cast, Male Protagonist.
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Ranked
#1749
Popularity
2.7K
Favorites
43.8K
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Episode Progress
Complete43 / 43 episodes aired
All 43 episodes available on Crunchyroll, Netflix
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Jan 26, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 17:30:00
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 17h 44m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam
enFirst Gundam
enMobile Suit Gundam: 0079
enMSG
Synopsis
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular.
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular. It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release. The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.
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Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular.
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular. It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release. The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.
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Platform Scores
MAL
7.78
AniList
76 / 100
Kitsu
77 / 100
AniList Trend
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Episode Guide
Aired so far: 43 / 43
Main Story
43 / 43
100%
Latest Aired
Episode 43
Remaining
Fully available
Aired so far
Theme Songs
Status Breakdown
Tags
Shows how closely each tag relates to this animeShow spoiler tags8
Relations
Prequel2
Sequel3
Side Story11
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Spin-Off8
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Alt. Version3
Character3
Other14
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Information
- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Jan 26, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 17:30:00
- Episodes
- 43 / 43
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 17h 44m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam
enFirst Gundam
enMobile Suit Gundam: 0079
enMSG