After War Gundam X (or "Gundam X") is an anime television series from Japan. It is a part of the Gundam franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate universe called After War Era. The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April 5, 1996 to December 28, 1996. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Gundam is one of the longest running meta-series of anime featuring giant robots. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The After War is the timeline that the anime Gundam X and its sequel take place in. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Overview

Following the phenomenal success of Gundam Wing (and the end of its run), After War Gundam X (released in Japan as 機動新世紀ガンダムX, or Mobile New Century Gundam X) premiered in early 1996. Directed by Sunrise veteran Shinji Takamatsu, this series was the third of Bandai's alternate universes, and the last Gundam series to air for several years. This series can be consider a 'what if' on the Universal Century's One-Year War. What if the colonists had dropped dozens of colonies instead of one and destroyed Earth's surface? What if most of the world's population died, leaving the survivors in a ruined Mad Max-like world? That basic premise is the setting of Gundam X, which uses the After War (AW) calendar. The series begins in AW 0015, as the Earth is just beginning to recover. The star of this series is fifteen year old Garrod Ran, a member of a "Vulture" (a scavenger group that patrols the wasteland for profits) which is on a mission to find and save mistreated Newtypes in the world from those who wish to take advantage of them. 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. ... Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. ... Gundam is one of the longest running meta-series of anime featuring giant robots. ... In the Gundam anime series, the One-Year War is the first major war of the Universal Century (UC) and is setting of many stories in the series. ... Mad Max is an Australian science fiction film starring Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky. ... The After War is the timeline that the anime Gundam X and its sequel take place in. ... Newtype is: A magazine, originally published in Japan (Newtype (magazine), and later in the USA (Newtype USA), South Korea (Newtype Korean) The next stage of human evolution in the Gundam universe. ...

The series was canceled after only 39 episodes, just 7 short of the intended 46. This was due to the pulling of support from the sponsors due to the slumping TV ratings and merchandise sales in Japan. While the series started off strongly with a viewership rating of 6.2% TV tuned in for the Kanto area of Japan, it subsequently dwindled to a measly 2% after 10 episodes. From that point on until Episode 26, the ratings only exceeded a 4.3% rating twice, whereas 4.3% was the average rating for the previous series, Gundam Wing. After a few sponsors pulled their support, the series was moved to an abysmal 6 AM Saturday morning slot, where the ratings declined to unprecendented levels for a Gundam series, with 0.6% viewers tuned in for the final episode.

There are several explanations for Gundam X's unpopularity. These include speculation that its attempt to merge Universal Century concepts with the flashier elements of previous alternate universes alienated rather than unified the two sets of fans, or that Japan was, with a new Gundam series and/or movie released every year, simply experiencing "Gundam fatigue". However, no clear answer has been established.

One of the more memorable parts of this series, however, is that it gives an answer to the everlasting Newtype question. Newtype is: A magazine, originally published in Japan (Newtype (magazine), and later in the USA (Newtype USA), South Korea (Newtype Korean) The next stage of human evolution in the Gundam universe. ...

Cast & Crew

Japanese Cast

• Carris Nautilus - Yuko Mizutani
• Ennil El - Chieko Honda
• Fixx Bloodman - Shin Aomori
• Garrod Ran - Wataru Takagi
• Jamil Neate - Kenyuu Horiuchi
• Lancerow Dawell - Hiroshi Takemura
• Olba Frost - Nozomu Sasaki
• Roybea Loy - Takumi Yamazaki
• Shagia Frost - Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Tiffa Adill - Mika Kanai
• Toniya Malme - Kotono Mitsuishi
• Witz Sou - Kazuya Nakai
• Zaider Rasso - Kazuhiko Kishino

Yuko Mizutani (æ°´è°· 優子 Mizutani YÅ«ko, born November 4, 1964) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Aichi. ... Honda Chieko (本多知恵子) is a seiyu who was born on March 28, 1963 in Tokyo and raised in Nagano. ... Takagi Wataru (高木 渉, born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba) is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision. ... Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄 Horiuchi Kenyū, born July 30, 1957) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Shizuoka. ... Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望 Sasaki Nozomu) is a seiyu who was born on January 25, 1967 in Hiroshima. ... Yamazaki Takumi (山崎 たくみ,né Yamazaki Isao or 山崎 功) is a seiyu who was born on April 14, 1964 in Tokyo. ... Toshiyuki Morikawa (森川 智之 Morikawa Toshiyuki, born January 26, 1967) is a seiyÅ« born in Kanagawa. ... Mika Kanai (かない みか Kanai Mika, originally 金井 美香 Kanai Mika, born March 18, 1964) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Tokyo. ... Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃 Mitsuishi Kotono, born December 8, 1967) is one of the most famous seiyÅ« (Japanese voice actors). ... Kazuya Nakai(中井 和哉 Nakai Kazuya, born November 25, 1967) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Kobe. ...

Staff

• Director - Shinji Takamatsu
• Character Design - Nobuyoshi Nishimura
• Art Director - Masaru Sato
• Mecha Designer - Kunio Okawara & Junya Ishigaki
• Music - Yasuo Higuchi

Story Guide

Alternative Arc

• 01 - Is There A Moon?
• 02 - Power, For You
• 03 - My Mount is Fierce!
• 04 - Time Critical Operation
• 05 - You Pull the Trigger

Saint Angelo Arc

• 06 - I Don't Like It...
• 07 - I'm Going to Sell the Gundam!
• 08 - I Won't Forgive Him!
• 09 - Like the Rain on the Street

Fort Severn Arc

• 10 - I Am A Newtype
• 11 - Just Run Without Thinking!
• 12 - It's My Best Work
• 13 - I'm A Fool; Shoot Me
• 14 - Can You Hear My Voice!

At Hometown Arc

• 15 - I Wonder if There's A Heaven?

The Lorelei Arc

• 16 - Because I'm A Person Too
• 17 - Please Determine that for Yourself
• 18 - The Sea of Lorelei
• 19 - I Feel Like I'm Dreaming

Saint's Island Arc

• 20 - ...So We Meet Again

Zonda Epta Arc

• 21 - My Dead Wife's Favorite Saying
• 22 - The Ghost from 15 Years Ago
• 23 - My Dream is Real
• 24 - Double X, Activate!

Estard Arc

• 25 - You Are Our Star of Hope
• 26 - Don't Say Anything
• 27 - It is Time for Goodbye
• 28 - Must I Shoot?

Newtype Lab Arc

• 29 - Look At Me
• 30 - I Feel Like I May Never See You Again

Cloud 9 Arc

• 31 - Fly, Garrod!
• 32 - That's the G-Falcon!
• 33 - How do You Know Me?
• 34 - I Can See the Moon!

D.O.M.E. Arc

• 35 - I Will Not Let the Light of Hope Go Out
• 36 - The Next War is the War We Wanted
• 37 - Freeden, Launch!
• 38 - I Am D.O.M.E. People Once Called Me A Newtype
• 39 - The Moon Will Always be There

Openings & Endings

Openings:

• Dreams by ROmantic Mode (ep. 1-25)
• Resolution by ROmantic Mode (ep. 26-39)

Endings:

• Human Touch by Warren Wiebe (ep. 1-13, 39)
• Human Touch - Japanese Version by Re-Kiss (ep. 14-26)
• Gin-Iro Horizon (Silver Horizon) by Satomi Nakase (ep. 27-38)

See also

• After War list of mobile suits
• After War list of characters
• After War Era technology

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Followed by: ∀ Gundam ∀-Gundam (read Turn-A Gundam) was a 50 episode series that aired in 1999, created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. ...

External Links

http://www.mahq.net

• http://www.gundam-x.net/ : Gundam X's official site. In Japanese, only.
• Gundam Plus : For in depth information and large screenshot / gallery images on Gundam.