Mobile suit gundam was developed by animator yoshiyuki tomino and a changing group of sunrise creators with the collective pseudonym of hajime yatate. Falldogs guide to gundam canon and timelines 2020 edition. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as sides. Really only the universal century gundam shows have a chronology thats a bit hairy to unwind liberally poached from the gundam wiki page universal century the shows in order of their internal chronology based on universal century dates. A wide variety of tv series, movies and ova have been produced over the nearly 40 years since the release of mobile suit gundam in 1979. The universal century begins after humans begin to populate space, after construction of the first space colony side at side 1 was completed. I was able to find mobile suit gundam on kodi with various addons, but still have a problem finding links for zeta gundam, gundam zz, and so on. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. April 7 th of that year marked the 20 th anniversary of the popular japanese anime series, mobile suit gundam it was also the 25 th anniversary of the publication of the colonization of space in the september 1974 issue of.
Gundam has been around forty years, and there is a lot of it. Jun 06, 2019 ive been working on this video for the past year. Each of the three movies is largely composed of old footage from the tv series, however tomino felt that some things could be changed for the better. Oz begins development of the zodiac series of mobile suits, which eventually includes the tragos, aries, pisces and cancer. Productionwise, this is the first timeline in the gundam franchise, kicking off with 1979s mobile suit gundam, the very first gundam show to air. Just recently, it was revealed that the next mobile suit gundam animated film series is set in the philippines. Uchu seiki, commonly abbreviated as uc is one of the timelines of the gundam anime metaseries, along with the first timeline to be created. Some people opt to adore this franchise, or at least the characters and the colors, and some people are like look at. In addition to being the penultimate year of the 20 th century and the 2 nd millennium, 1999 marked an historic dual anniversary. In the war between the earth federation and zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship.
Gundam nt unveiled as new uc anime set after unicorn news. However, once it became a series of animated features, gundam unicorn entered into the realm of canon. D is derived from the real life term, which is the designation used to number years after the birth of christ in the julian and gregorian calendar. Suggested gundam anime viewing order by chii animeplanet. There are several timelines so lets start with the most prolific, the universal century, some series overlap in terms of times and or rehashes, the other timelines can be watched in any order as they dont relate. Its set roughly years in the future, and turn a is quite possibly the most powerful gundam in the entire gundam franchise. Except for mobile suit gundam 00 which follows the current calendar era, all mainstream gundam series are set in a fictional era which begins after a drastic event or chain of events. Gundam is the collective term for the universal century uc series, like mobile suit gundam and series in alternative timelines, such as mobile suit gundam seed and mobile suit gundam 00. Episode ex 100 years of solitude, mobile suit gundam. While the crossbone gundam manga answered several questions, the question remains as to what the series could have been if it went that way.
Top 10 gundam mobile suit in gundam anime series best list. The after colony timeline involve the space colonies struggle for freedom from earthbased organization such as united earth sphere alliance and the organization of the zodiac, and the gundams were built as way of defending the plight of the colonies to escape this oppression. Ms igloo the hidden one year war part 1 mobile suit gundam. The universal century in mobile suit gundam is the original timeline of the franchise in which the gundam was conceived of in order to help the earth federation fight the zeon armies in the one year war. Ms igloo 2 the gravity front part 2 mobile suit gundam. The majority of gundam, including the earliest series, occur in the universal century uc calendar, with later series set in alternate calendars or timelines mostly unrelated to the uc system at least three of these calendar systems were actually initially numbered after the year that the series premiered, with 1979s mobile suit gundam taking place.
After colony is the timeline of the mobile suit gundam wing series, and is often abbreviated as ac. An alternate method to acquire into gundam is to watch a couple of these side universe shows. This timeline was noted for its inherent similarities to gundam seed and gundam 00 along with mobile suit gundam and gundam seed, the galactic colonization era universe was one of several series to include multiple tv. The after colony timeline is home to mobile suit gundam wing, the series that spawned a new generation of gundam fans in the west. In the original series, mobile suits are used for war because future technology has made longrange. Mobile suit gundam timeline mobile suit gundam timeline the majority of the gundam in many shows usually have a head following the plan of the very first gundam, from the idea of kunio okawara. Aug 16, 2016 there are several timelines so lets start with the most prolific, the universal century, some series overlap in terms of times and or rehashes, the other timelines can be watched in any order as they dont relate. The gundam multiverse is huge and confusing and were here. The purpose for it initially was to broadcast the gundam franchise in video game quality cgi.
The gundam unicorn novels, and all that happens within, are not canon. Mobile suit gundam wing, also known in japan as new mobile report gundam wing w. This is the main continuity of the series, but it is by no means the only one. This series serves as a transition point between the two shows and demonstrates the changes brought on by the one year war that lead to future conflicts. Ms igloo apocalypse 0079 part 3 mobile suit gundam 0080. For example, the stories, characters, mecha, events, etc. The series was originally entitled freedom fighter gunboy or gunboy for the robots gun, with boys the primary target demographic. All the other gundam universes can be watched whenever you wish. It follows a story line influenced by the universal century, yet remains separate by being so far into the future. Jan 12, 2019 really only the universal century gundam shows have a chronology thats a bit hairy to unwind liberally poached from the gundam wiki page universal century the shows in order of their internal chronology based on universal century dates. Unicorn is the only fullpsycoframe mobile suit on this list. It is an incredible endeavor and i wish the best of. Mobile suit gundam animevice wiki fandom powered by wikia. A beginners guide to 40 years of mobile suit gundam.
Gundam covers a large array of series, that is continuing to grow since the release of the first series in 1979 called mobile suit gundam. Jan 31, 2019 mobile suit gundam wing, a spinoff series set in an alternate timeline, premiered on cartoon networks toonami back in 2000. Here is an overview of all the gundam works in order of release year. Mobile suit gundam f91 was supposed to have been a fullfledged series, but was shortened into a movie instead. Victory v gundam is moreorless the final chapter of the original mobile suit gundam series.
Jun 26, 2017 for this one universe we will also list the dates where the story takes place in the universal century just so you know where in the timeline it actually takes place and how long since the events have transpired between series. It gathered data from its successor, the gundam age3 normal, and quickly became the most powerful mobile suit of the federation. Major series and movies set during the universal century include the original mobile suit gundam, its sequels zeta gundam and gundam zz, the movies chars counterattack and gundam f91, and the currently last main series anime set in the timeline victory gundam. Dec 08, 2019 gundam has been around forty years, and there is a lot of it. Created and directed by yoshiyuki tomino, it premiered in japan on nagoya broadcasting network and its affiliated ann stations on april 7, 1979, and lasted until january 26, 1980. Ac 180 doctor j, professor g, doktor s, instructor h and master 0 design the wing gundam zero.
Offers an alternate retelling of events that falls more in order with the story of the gundam the origin manga of the same name than that of gundam 0079. This video is the first in a series where i discuss each gundam timeline, and which series would make good starting points for. It has since grown to progress the original story line as well as created alternate universes and characters. Name media release date timeline and year youtube crunchyroll hulu yahoo funimation. Along with mobile suit gundam and gundam seed, the galactic colonization era universe was one of several series to include multiple tv.
April 7, 1979 was the date of the japanese premiere of yoshiyuki tominos mobile suit gundam, a lowrated scifi anime show about giant robots thatin the 40 years sincehas used the awesome power of merchandising to become a pop culture force thats essentially on par with something like star wars here in the united states. It is the sixth installment in the gundam franchise, taking place in the after colony timeline. Mobile suit victory gundam was created in 1993, but was placed even further in the timeline dating its series to uc 0153 well past any events that happened in the gundam series. Turn a gundam this series is really good and is a huge shift in focus from prior gundams. The various shows have their own explanations, as they dont all take place in the same universe, but the easy version is that its a specific kind of mobile suitwhich is the generic term for a big, humanoid robot that a pilot can ride in like a tank. Yes, these take place in our realworld timeline 2010 2010 model suit gunpla builders beginning g i dont think this one is sharing much with the rest in this list, as it takes place in the present in a world where gundam is a fictional franchise 23072312 2007 mobile suit gundam 00. The story of gundam 00 is running within the same timeline as the present society is. Although the compilation movies for mobile suit gundam and several ovas from the franchise had been dubbed and made their way to america, gundam wing was the first complete series to air on. Oz discovers their whereabouts, and they are forced to end their collaboration, split up and go underground. The galactic colonization gc for short era was the fictional timeline used by the anime television series mobile suit gundam galactic and its subsequent spin off projects. Stardust memory, which takes place between mobile suit gundam and zeta gundam.
Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot. The mobile suit gundam franchise which debuted in 1979, was the beginning of the realistic mecha genre. Doing research to make sure i dont get anything wrong and watching every single franchise. Every game in the franchise debuted in the arcades, but nearly all of them have received console releases. Except for sd gundam force and sd gundam sangokuden brave battle warriors from the sd gundam series and short works. Anno domini is the timeline used by the anime television series mobile suit gundam 00 and its spinoff projects. The majority of gundam, including the earliest series, occur in the universal century uc calendar, with later series set in alternate calendars or timelines mostly unrelated to the uc system at least three of these calendar systems were actually initially numbered after the year that the series premiered, with 1979s mobile suit gundam taking place in uc 0079, 1995s mobile suit gundam wing in after colony 195, and 2007s mobile suit gundam 00 taking place in 2307. It has been the primary gundam timeline, although only eight of the 17. One of these sides declares itself the principality of zeon and declares war on the earth federation, the governmental. Well, the unicorn takes movement and responsiveness to a whole new level. This the father of the gundam dynasty and worth watching for that fact alone. Before, i mentioned that the destiny was built to maximize range of movement and flexibility. Although this timeline has lived on in spinoffs 08th ms team, unicorn, origin, etc, this is the last series in this timeline to be directed by gundam creator yoshiyuki tomino.
The timeline covers series from mobile suit moon gundam, chars counterattack and up to latest mobile suit crossbone gundam, featuring artworks and archive of mobile suits from each covered universes. Right now im about 8 episodes into mobile suit gundam and forgot how good the original was. In this timeline, the space colonies plan to rebel and conquer the earth, a plan which is referred to as operation meteor. With toru furuya, alaina burnett, chris kalhoon, michael kopsa. As the oldest timeline, it has the largest cultural footprint and if youve seen gundam parodies or imagery, theyre likely from here.
A history of gundam, the anime that defined the giant. The vs series offers arenastyle, 2on2 battles between mobile suits. Storyin all the obvious ways, mobile suit gundam is a generic mecha show. Mobile suit gundam timeline mobile suit gundam timelinethe majority of the gundam in many shows usually have a head following the plan of the very first gundam, from the idea of kunio okawara.
Mobile suit gundam wing, mobile suit gundam wing the movie. This is for the chronological timeline of the main gundam series known as universal century u. Along with dragon ball z, pokemon, and sailor moon, gundam wing helped to popularize anime in the western conscious, and was the first gundam series that many americans discovered. Original video animations and other related materials make up the bulk of modern. The advanced generation of mobile suits all led up to the creation of the agefx. The scenario commonly changes as the story progresses between earth, space, space colonies and in some cases the moon and terraformed planets. A history of gundam, the anime that defined the giant robot.
Gundam nt unveiled as new uc anime set after unicorn. Of next gundam anime and 5 strongest mobile suit pilots. Overview the gundam vs series, as the name implies, is based on the massive mobile suit gundam anime franchise. The following is a list of gundam series to date organized into the universes that they take place in, as well as in chronological order according. In what order should you watch universal century gundam. While its initial broadcast was a ratings failure, through reruns, merchandising sales, and a reboot movie trilogy, it has been going nonstop.
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