Gundam
ガンダム (Gundam)
Demographic	Shonen, Seinen
Genre	Mecha, Drama, Action, Sci-Fi

Gundam (ガンダム, Gandamu^?) is one of the longest running series of anime featuring giant robots or mecha, created by Sunrise. Gundam is the collective term for the Universal Century (UC) series like Mobile Suit Gundam and series in alternative timelines, such as Gundam Wing, Gundam X or Gundam SEED. The name "Gundam" itself stems from a variety of theoretical sources, most commonly attributed to a need to conform with common giant robot naming conventions during the 1970s. This article is about fictional weapons from the Gundam series. ... Image File history File links Gundam. ... Shōnen. ... Seinen not to be confused with adult )) is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Look up Action film in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Real Robot is a term first seen in the Super Robot Wars series of video games, to describe robots or mecha that are treated as realistic tools rather than as heroic semi-characters, or super robots. ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ... Sunrise logo Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. ... Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... New Mobile Report Gundam W (also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) is a televised Anime series, which ran for 49 episodes beginning in 1995. ... After War Gundam X (or Gundam X) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ...

Overview

Concept

The original design of the three primary mobile suits in Mobile Suit Gundam, from left to right: "Gundam", "Guncannon" and "Guntank"

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During its conceptual phase, the series was originally titled Freedom Fighter Gunboy or simply Gunboy, because the title robot was armed with a gun and the target demographic was young boys. In the early stages of production, there were numerous references to the word freedom, such as the White Base being originally named Freedom's Fortress, the Core Fighter as the Freedom Wing, and the Gunperry named the Freedom Cruiser. The collective Yatate team combined the English word Gun with last syllable of the word Freedom, Dom, to form the word Gundom. Tomino then changed the name to the current title Gundam, suggesting that the name Gundam signifies a power wielding a gun that is strong enough to hold back enemies like a dam holds back floods. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Gundams are usually not sentient robots, but rather large, bipedal vehicles controlled by their human pilots in cockpits. Like many of the "mobile suits" appearing in the series, a Mobile Suit (the name for these vehicles, including the Gundam) is usually piloted from the torso area with a camera built into the head, transmitting the image to viewscreens in the cockpit, allowing the pilot to perceive the outside world. Some exceptions have been known to mount cockpits on other areas (Like the mobile suit's head, which is the case in the Guntank model).^[1] There are sentient ones, however. In the plot of Gundam Sentinel, the computer called A.L.I.C.E. was specified to have developed its own emotion, wanting to become human at its destruction in the very end of the story. In the Story Blue Destiny, four suits (in which one of them is not a Gundam and one has a GM head with an RX-79[G] body) mounted with the EXAM system all shared a Newtype human soul inside them and can act on their own and will go berserk when meeting each other since it will be like asking a human to attack him/herself.^[2] These are, however, the only canon and specified plot that contains sentient Gundams. The human torso Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. ... The cover of Gundam Wars III. In the fall of 1987 the Japanese modeling magazine Model Graphix began to serialize an original monthly Gundam novel named Gundam Sentinel. ... For the magazine Newtype, see Newtype (magazine). ...

Innovation

Gundam pioneered the Real Robot genre.^[3] The Real Robot genre differs from its Super Robot forebearers on a few stylistic and thematic points such as attempts at realism in robot design and weaponry, as well as the thematic and ethical roles of the robots themselves (popularly known in English as mecha, a re-borrowing of the Japanese abbreviation for the English word "mechanical"). Zambot 3 was an earlier program by Tomino in which he began developing the ideas that in Gundam, along with The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, would form the basis of the genre. Real Robot is a term first seen in the Super Robot Wars series of video games, to describe robots or mecha that are treated as realistic tools rather than as heroic semi-characters, or super robots. ... The Super Robot Mazinger Z. Super Robot ) is a term used in manga and anime to describe a giant robot or mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons, sometimes transformable or combined from two or more robots and/or vehicles usually piloted by young, daring heroes, and often... Is a last name. ... Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (無敵超人ザンボット3 in kanji, transliterated as Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3 in romaji) is an anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshitake Suzuki, and produced by Sunrise. ... The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ) is an anime television series. ...

The main theme of all the various Gundam series is always the harsh depiction of the atrocities of war. All the machines, including the Gundams, are always depicted realistically; that is, they run out of energy and ammunition, they break and malfunction like all machines eventually do. The technology, at least that of the Universal Century, is practical and is either derived from true science, including Lagrange points in space, the O'Neill cylinder as a living environment, or at least well-explained technology that is potentially feasible, and/or requiring only a few fictional elements inserted into real science to function. (Minovsky Physics, as a means of energy production from helium-3). In celestial mechanics, the Lagrangian points, (also Lagrange point, L-point, or libration point) are the five stationary solutions of the circular restricted three-body problem. ... A pair of ONeill cylinders The ONeill cylinder is a space habitat design proposed by physicist Gerard K. ONeill in his book, The High Frontier. ... This article deals with pseudo-Physics of the sci-fi mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam. ...

The narrative revolves around the emotions of the characters, who are usually thrown into conflict without much choice and faced with the death, destruction and dehumanization inherent to war. With few exceptions (mostly in side stories), there are no absolute heroes and villains; all have their motives, failings, and virtues. Political battles are as likely to determine the outcome of battles as the heroes, as it often is in real wars. Gundam also features debate on various important philosophical issues and political ideals - both historical ones, and some of those likely to crop up in the future. Of particular note are the frequent explorations of the nature and meaning of war, the ideal of pacifism, and the continuing evolution - natural or engineered - of humanity and its consequences. These are often framed in the series as a debate between the protagonist and antagonist over the course of a duel, as they try to convince each other of the rightness of their causes. For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... Bad guy redirects here. ...

Finally, most of the stories are basically structured as coming-of-age dramas, where the main protagonist (and sometimes his main antagonist) and most of the cast personalities, points of view, and actions may (or may not) change dramatically as the events on the series unfold. This makes the plot seem more realistic. In early Super Robot series, the hero and cast usually act in the same predictable manner in most episodes, occasionally seeming to have no connection between the episodes. In the various Gundam series the characters' personalities and actions are transformed/developed by the turn of events surrounding them; some achieve their goals, others are hardened by war, and some even switch sides (whether for their own agendas, or even following their consciences after a change of philosophy). The best example of this is how the personalities of longtime rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable are influenced by their experiences in the Gundam saga. Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I... Char Aznable ) is a fictional character, and often one of the main antagonists from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars Counterattack), David Lucas (Mobile Suit...

Distinctive characteristics

Gundam is the name or nickname of several mobile suits or mobile fighters, although some works such as G-Saviour and Mobile Suit Gundam: MS IGLOO do not have units named Gundams. Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... Mobile fighter is term used to refer to a specific type of fictional humanoid fighting vehicle in the Gundam anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam. ...

In the Universal Century timeline, Gundam is the name of the Earth Federation's first experimental general-purpose mobile suit, which is incredibly powerful compared to most of the mass-produced models eventually used by either side. Afterwards, many powerful mobile suits based on the Gundam's design also carry the name, such as the Gundam Mk. II, Zeta Gundam, Victory Gundam, etc.. All Mobile Weapons have serial numbers, usually additions to previous Mobile Weapons in its lineage. For example, the Earth Federation (Chikyū Renpō, 地球連邦) in the Universal Century universe used "R" (from renpō) to designate their mobile suits, with "X" for experimental units, "GM" (Gundam Mass-producedGeneral Machine) or "GC"(Guncannon, another V-project mobile suit) for production mobile suits derived from the original V-Project suits and "MS" for mass-produced mobile suits derived from One Year War-era Zeon mobile suits. Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ...

In the Future Century timeline, the word Gundam refers to a colony's entry in the Gundam Fight, a competition that determined which colony would rule the Earth for the next 4 years. The pilots who use these Gundams are known as "Gundam Fighters." However, some suits that are called Gundams are not entries in the Gundam Fight at all, the most operative examples being the Devil Gundam and the Rising Gundam. Future Century (F.C.) is an alternate Gundam timeline used in the fictional universe of G Gundam. ...

In the After Colony timeline, the word Gundam refers to most mobile suits constructed out of a special alloy, called Gundanium, which can only be mined and produced in space. This alloy gives the Gundams high resistance to conventional weaponry and renders them stealth under radars due to its nature of absorbing electromagnetic waves. Every Gundam has a unique name that befits the nature of the suit and/or its origins, such as Wing Gundam, Gundam Heavyarms, Sandrock Gundam, Gundam Deathscythe, or Shenlong Gundam. The After Colony timeline refers to the Gundam fictional universe where the Gundam W series take place. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... Electromagnetic radiation or EM radiation is a combination (cross product) of oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to each other, moving through space as a wave, effectively transporting energy and momentum. ...

The After War timeline is a loose continuation of the Universal Century continuity. It represents a 'What-If' scenario and many of the mecha designs are loosely based on UC suits. The After War is the timeline that the anime Gundam X and its sequel take place in. ...

In the CC (Seireki) timeline, the name Gundam is given to the White Doll/Turn A mobile suit by Corin Nander. Corin Nander was an ace pilot who was placed under suspended animation as punishment and the color scheme of the Turn A mobile suit reminds him of the Gundam mobile suits from previous eras. ∀ Gundam (called Turn A Gundam in the English subtitle of the television series and Turn A Gundam the Movie in the later compilation films English subtitle) was a 50 episode series that aired in 1999, created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. ... Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. ...

In the Cosmic Era works, Gundams are mobile suits that carry a specific type of Operating systems, first secretly produced(without the programmer himself knowing what he is programming the OS for) by Kira Yamato's robotics research group, and faced a few upgrades by various groups throughout the story. The acronym of the OS always spells GUNDAM system, and thus these suits are called Gundam, mainly retconed by later toys and scale models tagging the name Gundam after the unit's own name. The Cosmic Era is the fictional timeline of the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its spinoff projects. ... An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The different series have had different ways of maintaining the tradition, and the only unique feature that all Gundams have in common is the name. The following characteristics are distinctive (but not unique) to many Gundams:

The first Gundam "RX-78 Gundam"

• Humanoid form.

Exceptions: MSA-0011[Bst] S Gundam Booster Unit Type, JDG-009X Devil Gundam and certain other mobile fighters

• Face with two human-like eyes, which flash when the unit is activated

Exceptions: Monoeye Gundam

• V-fin (V-shaped) communication antenna on the head, more often than not, painted gold (gold plated), sometimes units possess two V-fins

Exceptions: LM312V06 Victory Gundam Hexa, Rx-79 (G) Gundam Ez8, Turn A Gundam (its fin is placed on the chin) Rx-0 Unicorn (The fin is mounted on the head like a Unicorn's horn, and later folds out into a V-Fin when the NT-D is activated.)

• Mohawk-like crest on the head.
• A prominent red, blue or yellow "chin" or goatee, initially thought to be a mere stylistic touch, but may actually be a cover for a port to transfer data between the Gundam and an outside computer (some fans also speculate that it is a heat vent for the Gundam's on-board computer). Alternatively the blueprints for Gundam Deathscythe Hell in episode 25 of the Gundam Wing series labeled it a "(Gyro) Balancer".

Exceptions: MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam and its mass-production version MSZ-006 Zeta Plus, MSA-0011 S Gundam and its variants including MSA-0011(Ext) Ex-S Gundam, ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V, various others.

• In any given series, at least one Gundam, usually the one piloted by the hero of the story, will have a blue torso and white limbs and head - the so called parade colours. Yellow and/or red highlights are often added.

Exceptions: In Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, the RGZ-91 Re-GZ had bluish limbs, and the RX-93 Nu Gundam had a black torso (later retconned to dark navy blue). And in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, the RX-79(G) Gundams have grey limbs, and the Gundam Ez8 has yellowish limbs and a mostly green torso, In Gundam Seed Kira Yamato's gundam ZGMF-X10A Freedom has a black torso with blue and red highlights and in Gundam Seed Destiny the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom has gold hightlights added to it along with the black,red and blue highlights.

• Usually have two vents in the head on the 'mouthplate' area.

Exceptions: MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, RX-93 Nu Gundam (it has three), RX-78GP02A Gundam Physalis and various others in the FC, CE, and AD timelines.

• Last but not least, general superior overall performance in comparison to other mobile suits of its own era. Mass production Mobile Suits from later times may equal or surpass an outdated Gundam's performance. (in following with the Real Robot theme)

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Calendar systems

The majority of Gundam works, including the earliest ones, take place in the Universal Century calendar system. Later series are also set in alternate calendars or timelines that are mostly unrelated to the UC system. There is a basic premise or back-story common to all Gundam calendar systems: in each timeline, Earth has at some point established space colonies within the Solar System but eventually engages in an armed conflict against them. On a side note, at least two calendar systems are initially numbered after the year that the series premiered, for example: Mobile Suit Gundam takes place UC 0079, it premiered in 1979, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing takes place AC 195, it premiered in 1995. In addition, the initials for the Cosmic Era calendar system, C.E., are the same for Common Era, another way of saying AD. Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... In science fiction stories involving time travel, an alternate future or alternative future is a possible future which never comes to pass, typically because someone travels back into the past and alters it so that the events of the alternate future cannot occur. ... The premise of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot. ... In narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story. ... Earth Although nearly all fictional work is set on or features the Earth, this article addresses the depiction in fiction of its existence and role in the universe. ... Artists conception of a space habitat called the Stanford torus Space colonization, also called space settlement and space humanization, is the hypothetical permanent autonomous (self-sufficient) human habitation of locations outside Earth. ... The Solar system and its various bodies (planets, asteroids, moons, etc. ...

• Mobile Fighter G Gundam takes place in the Future Century. In this timeline, the space colonies have gained the upper hand over Earth and consequentially attempt to put an end to the internal power struggles now plaguing the home planet.
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing takes place in the After Colony calendar system, referring to the years after the foundation of the first space colony. Unlike in the Universal and Future Centuries, Earth firmly maintains repressive control over its colonies in this timeline.
• After War Gundam X takes place in the After War calendar system, referring to the years after the conclusion of the 7th Space War, in which the Earth was devastated by massive colony drops. As a result, the story features distinct post-apocalyptic undertones in addition to the common space war themes.
• ∀ Gundam takes place in the CC (正歴, Seireki^?) calendar system, which the director Yoshiyuki Tomino intended as the distant future of all previous timelines. The CC sees the colonies becoming much stronger than their home planet but, unlike in the FC, taking more aggressive stance towards it.
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, its sequels, and spinoffs take place in the Cosmic Era, with "C.E." referring to the years after the foundation of the first space colonies. This timeline mostly mirrors the UC's balance of power between Earth and the colonies, and "G.U.N.D.A.M." acts here as an acronym for a variety of things (see also Mobile Suit Operation System).
• The latest entry of the franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, will be the first to occur in the Anno Domini (西暦, Seireki^?) timeline.

English-speaking fans have interpreted "Seireki" (a wordplay homonym of the Japanese term for the A.D. Western calendar) to mean "Correct Century" or "Correct Calendar," but Sunrise itself has not established an English translation for "Seireki" or the English abbreviation expansion for "CC". Bandai and Japanese-speaking fans unofficially refer to projects not directly related to the first Gundam series or its staffers (such as Gundam Sentinel and G Gundam) as "Another Gundam" stories, and to projects made after 1989 as "Heisei Gundam" stories. On the survey for the game that would become Gundam: True Odyssey, the Cosmic Era series (including Astray) were collectively referred to as "21st Century First Gundam" (a reference to Mobile Suit Gundam, also known as First Gundam). English-speaking fans have used "Alternate Universe" or "AU" as a nickname for the stories that do not take place within the Universal Century timeline, but this unofficial nickname is not used in Japan. Mobile Fighter G Gundam ), or G Gundam, is an anime series set in the Future Century timeline of the Gundam metaseries. ... Future Century (F.C.) is an alternate Gundam timeline used in the fictional universe of G Gundam. ... Original run April 7, 1995 – March 29, 1996 No. ... The After Colony timeline refers to the Gundam fictional universe where the Gundam W series take place. ... After War Gundam X or Mobile New Century Gundam X ) is an anime television series from Japan. ... The After War is the timeline that the anime Gundam X and its sequel take place in. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of the world or civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... In fiction, an interstellar war is a war between combatants whose respective headquarters lie in different star systems. ... ∀ Gundam or Turn-A Gundam ) is a 50 episode anime series that aired between 1999 and 2000 on Japans FNN networks and the anime satellite television network, Animax, created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ), shortened to Gundam SEED, is an anime television series by Sunrise and Bandai Visual. ... The Cosmic Era is the fictional timeline of the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its spinoff projects. ... Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ) is the latest television anime of Sunrises long-running Gundam franchise. ... AD redirects here. ... The cover of Gundam Wars III. In the fall of 1987 the Japanese modeling magazine Model Graphix began to serialize an original monthly Gundam novel named Gundam Sentinel. ... Heisei (Japanese: 平成) is the current era name in Japan. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ...

The Gundam franchise

Animated/live-action series and movies

In order of release:

• Mobile Suit Gundam - also known as "First Gundam" (the nickname used by Japanese fans once sequels appeared) and as "Gundam 0079" (a nickname derived from spinoff manga and games and used by overseas fans) (TV: 1979; compilation movies: 1981–1982)
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV: 1985; compilation movies: 2004–2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV: 1986)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie: 1988)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OVAs: 1989)
• Super Deformed Gundam (movie: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993; OVAs: 1988, 1990; TV: 1993)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie: 1991)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OVAs: 1991; compilation movie: 1992)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (TV: 1993)
• Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV: 1994)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV: 1995, compilation OVAs: 1996)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OVAs: 1996)
• After War Gundam X (TV: 1996)
• New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (OVAs: 1997, compilation movie: 1998)
• Turn A Gundam (TV: 1999, compilation movies: 2002)
• Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu (amusement park ride movie: 2000)
• G-Saviour (live action TV movie: 2000)
• Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (specialty format movie: 2001)
• Gundam Evolve (short films: 2001-2005)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (TV: 2002, compilation specials: 2004)
• Superior Defender Gundam Force (TV: 2003-2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (movies: 2004; OVAs: 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (TV: 2004, compilation specials: 2006–2007)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer (ONAs: 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV: 2007)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: The Movie (?)

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Original design series/variations

Due to the sheer popularity of the Gundam franchise, especially the Mobile Suit design, several Original Design series were published. These series are drawings and precise specifications for additional Mobile suit units not found in the original animated material.

• Mobile Suit Variations (1983) - also known as MSV, the variations from the One-Year War, considered to be official and canonical
• Mobile Suit X (1984) - also known as MSX, new models for a proposed but never produced new animation series, considered to be official and canonical
• Z-MSV - variations from the Zeta Gundam series
• ZZ-MSV - variations from the Double Zeta Gundam series
• CCA-MSV - variations from the Char's Counterattack movie
• Kunio Okawara's MS Collection (M-MSV) - Kunio Okawara's personal reinterpretations
• F91-MSV - variations from the F-91 movie
• V-MSV - variations from the Victory series
• SEED-MSV - variations from the SEED series
• SEED Destiny MSV - variations from the SEED Destiny series

The Mobile Suit Variations, simply known as MSV to fans, are variations on the mechanical designs seen in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam; specifically those of the Universal Century during a period known as the One Year War. ... Mobile Suit X, or MS-X for short, is a series of new mecha designs, and variations on standard anime mecha designs, from the Mobile Suit Gundam animated series. ... Kunio Okawara (大河原 邦男, Okawara Kunio) designed the mecha for franchises such as Gundam and the Yuusha series of shows, including King of Braves GaoGaiGar. ...

Manga and novels

Main article: Gundam Manga and Novels

The manga narration of the original series is published in English in North America by a variety of companies, such as Viz Media, Del Rey Manga, and TOKYOPOP, among others. Gundam manga is also published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi. This article contains a list of manga and novels that are set in the various timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Viz, LLC, and ShoPro Entertainment. ... Del Rays Logo Del Rey Manga is the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... Chuang Yi (Simplified Chinese: 创艺, Pinyin: Chuàngyì, meaning creative arts) is a manga and manhwa publisher and distributor based in Singapore. ...

Video games

Main article: List of Gundam video games

Following the popularity of Gundam, various video games feature original characters previously not found in other media. Some video games have been converted into comics or novels. . ...

There is also a Unreal mod called Mech Assault Genesis, based on Gundams. Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story is a trilogy of Sega Saturn video games set in the fictional universe of Gundam, released between 1996 to 1997. ... For other uses, see Unreal (disambiguation). ...

A mod for StarCraft originally named GundamCraft, but later changed due to Blizzard's request of name change to Gundam Century, featured all buildings, units, images and sounds to that off the UC Timeline. The Developer, Stuart Ng of Genesoul.net has stopped the project. “Starcraft” redirects here. ...

Super Robot Wars

The Gundam metaverse makes regular appearances in the Super Robot Wars series by Banpresto. In fact, there hasn't been a single non-Original Generation game which hasn't featured at least one Gundam series and characters. Some series come and go however, but Amuro Ray, often in the RX-93 Nu Gundam, is a regular character and has actually never missed a single game. This changed in Super Robot Wars J for the Game Boy Advance and Super Robot Wars W for the Nintendo DS. So far, almost every single major Gundam series and then some has made at least one appearance in the series. Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden, one of many SRW games released by Banpresto in Japan. ... Banpresto Co. ... Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I... RX-93 ν Gundam from the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack. ... “GBA” redirects here. ...

The Mobile Suit units are considered the representing unit in the "Real Robot" type of mecha. The games units are often separated by being "Super Robots" (powerful mecha that often have near-limitless powers and technology, but have a shorter range of movement), and "Real Robots" (mecha that are physically weak, but have a wide range of movement for the most part). There have been so many Mobile Suit units that it's impossible to tell a distinct style, however generally Mobile Suits are extremely agile and have an enormous variety of different weapons.

Series based on Gundam models

Although not directly related to Gundam, these series incorporate Gundam models as part of the stories. It is also noted that Genshiken and Sgt. Frog was created by subdivision of Bandai, Media Factory and Sunrise respectively: Media Factory, Inc. ... A typical sunrise, in New Zealand A sunrise through clouds over Oakland, California. ...

• Plamo-kyo Shiro
• Plamo-Wars
• Sgt. Frog
• Genshiken

Keroro redirects here. ... Genshiken ) is a manga series by Kio Shimoku about a college club for otaku (extremely devoted fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. ...

Merchandise

Bandai, the primary licensee of the Gundam trademark, makes a variety of products for the Gundam fan. Other companies produce unofficial toys, models, t-shirts, etc.. This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ...

Categories of products include the Mobile Suit In Action or MSiA action figures, and Gundam Model Kits in several scales and complexity levels. Generally, each series listed above will have its own set of products, although the MSiA and Gundam Models lines, such as Master Grade and High Grade Universal Century may extend across series. Gundam Models (aka gunpla) refers to plastic and non-plastic model kits depicting the mecha, vehicles and characters of the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam universe. ... Categories: | | | | ... freedom Headline text Media:Example. ...

Internet

Bandai maintains a number of sites to promote various Gundam projects. Most prominent amongst these is Gundam Perfect Web, the main official Japanese site. Its English language counterpart is the US maintained Gundam Official. For a brief trial period in 2005, the site hosted the Gundam Official User Forum. These forums were based on the existing fan forum Gundam Watch and made use of many of its staff. When the project was retired, Gundam Watch was reborn before passing the torch onto Gundam Evolution, which maintains many of the same traditions and staff.

A number of series specific websites have been produced. These are often available for a limited time, usually to promote a DVD release. Common content includes character and mecha listings, lists of related merchandise and pay-for-download content. 'Special' pages are also frequent, often presenting downloadable wallpaper or a small game. The Superior Defender Gundam Force site for example offers a game where players take the role of villain Commander Sazabi, attempting to blast Zapper Zaku with his funnels. After completion users are rewarded with a papercraft of the Ark fans featured frequently in the show's second half. Superior Defender Gundam Force ) is Japanese anime. ... Pepakura redirects here. ...

Japanese agriculture ministry

On October 5, 2007, an employee in Japan's agriculture ministry was reprimanded for allegedly contributing 260 times to the Japanese-language Wikipedia article about Gundam. Ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura noted, “The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam.” ^[4] For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Mitsubishi test-type simulator

Mitsubishi has cooperated with Bandai to create a simulator for concept cars, which will show up in various places including car shows and factory sites for visitors to test run different cars. The simulator features an up to 0.5G simulated acceleration, a 100 inch screen with 24 bit digital sound and accommodation for 4 people in a 2 line formation that the front seaters will control the simulated vehicle. Although the commercial release will be a car simulator, the test-type of this simulator will be decorated like the Gundam cockpit and become a simulation theatre in the Toyota theme park Mega Web located in Tokyo.^[5] For information on Mitsubishi brand computer monitors, see NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. ... This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. ...

Japan Self-Defense Forces

The code name for the under-development Japan Self-Defense Forces' advanced personal combat equipment is "Gundam".^[6][7][8] The Japan Self-Defense Forces ), or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of World War II. The force has not been engaged in real combat but has been engaged in some international peacekeeping operations. ...

See also

• Bandai Museum

The Bandai Museum, located in Tokyo, Japan, features sections on Ultraman, Gundam, Godzilla, Super Sentai, and a Gundam-themed cafe. ...

Bibliography

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References

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External links

• Official Gundam website (Japanese)
• GundamOfficial Official website for Gundam in North America.
• Gundam at the Mecha Anime Headquarters website
• Official Gundam website in Taiwan (Chinese)
• Gundam at Gears Online
• Unofficial Gundam wiki
• Gundam in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
• Gundamology-A Mobile Suit Gundam Wiki
• Gundam Reference Data