“Teen Amuro pilots prototype Gundam against Zeon's Char in brutal space war.”
Mobile Suit Gundam
機動戦士ガンダム
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Synopsis
Teen Amuro pilots prototype Gundam against Zeon's Char in brutal space war.
It is year 0079 of the Universal Century. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as "Sides." One of these Sides declares itself the "Principality of Zeon" and declares war on the Earth Federation, the governmental body currently ruling Earth. Using powerful humanoid robots known as "mobile suits," Zeon quickly gains the upper hand. Nine months into the conflict, the Earth Federation has developed its own powerful mobile suit called the Gundam. When Zeon launches an attack on the colony holding the Gundam, a 15-year-old civilian named Amuro Ray suddenly finds himself thrown into a conflict that will take him all across Earth and space, pitting him against the enemy's ace pilot, Char Aznable.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 85 sampled reviews
What 85 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.02
Running avg · Jan 2007 → Apr 2026
- 10 “Mobile Suit Gundam is a outstanding work of ark, yes the graphics are poor if you compare it to these days, but storyline is outstanding, all the characters are complex and many-sided, most of them...”
- 8 “Yes, this is a very old series. Not only the animation, but also the type of storytelling is outdated. But its core, the story itself, will be relevant forever. The battle of the robots is just a...”
- 9 “This series has so much heart. From the very human antagonists, to the acknowledged evil of child soldiers, to the genuinely revolutionary action sequences— fantastic. Amuro's arc is great and the...”
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- Format 43 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 17h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1979 – Jan 1980 Spring 1979
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0060 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor