Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. Gundam is one of the longest running meta-series of anime featuring giant robots. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ...

The Universal Century starts after humans begin to populate space, after construction of the first space colony at Side 1 was completed. It has been the primary Gundam timeline, although only eight of the 17 animated or live-action projects released since 1995 has been strictly set in this timeline. This is a list of locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. ...

The Universal Century science is practical and makes use of true science including the Lagrangian points in space, the O'Neill cylinder as a living environment, and energy production from Helium 3 (named Minovsky Physics).

Universal Century Gundam Animated/Live-Action Works

• Mobile Suit Gundam (UC0079)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (UC0079)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (UC0079)
• Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu (UC0079)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: A War in the Pocket (UC0079)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories (UC0083)
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (UC0086)
• Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (UC0087)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (UC0087)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (UC0093)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (UC0122)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (UC0153)
• G-Saviour (UC0223)

Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ... The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - A War in the Pocket, was the first Gundam OVA series. ... Gundam 0083 is an anime series about the story that covers the battles of Operation Stardust from the point of view of Kou Uraki (Uraki Kō), a test pilot who becomes the pilot of Gundam Unit 1, attached to the ship Albion in order to pursue Anavel Gato, the Nightmare... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (the ZZ is read Double Zeta) was the third Gundam series. ... The anime movie, Mobile Suit Gundam F91, was Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyukis attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Chars Counterattack. ... Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (also known as V Gundam) is an anime television program set in the fictional universe of Gundam. ... G-Saviour is a Gundam movie that uses live actors as opposed to animation. ...

Universal Century Gundam Animated/Live-Action Works (in order of release):

• Mobile Suit Gundam (TV: 1979; compilation movies: 1981–1982)
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV: 1985; compilation movies: 2005)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta (TV: 1986)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie: 1988)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OVAs: 1989)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie: 1991)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OVAs: 1991; compilation movie: 1992)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (TV: 1993)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OVAs: 1996)
• G-Saviour (live action TV movie: 2000)

Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The anime series, Gundam ZZ (the ZZ is read Double Zeta), was the third Gundam series. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ... The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - A War in the Pocket, was the first Gundam OVA series. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... The anime movie, Mobile Suit Gundam F91, was Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyukis attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Chars Counterattack. ... Gundam 0083 is an anime series about the story that covers the battles of Operation Stardust from the point of view of Kou Uraki (Uraki Kō), a test pilot who becomes the pilot of Gundam Unit 1, attached to the ship Albion in order to pursue Anavel Gato, the Nightmare... Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (also known as V Gundam) is an anime television show set in the fictional universe of Gundam, consisting of fifty-one episodes and directed by Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki. ... The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam - The 8th MS Team, is a twelve-episode Gundam OVA series that takes place during the One-Year War, and depicts the point of view of the common soldier rather than that of the Newtype aces. ... G-Saviour is a Gundam movie that uses live actors as opposed to animation. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ...

Chronology

In a pre-production memo, Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino wrote that the first series takes place in 2066 AD, which would have the Universal Century calendar starting in 1988 AD. However, a "2079" date stamp in the first Gundam series's episode 26 and a "2087" date stamp in Zeta Gundam's episode 8 indicated a 2001 AD starting date. The date stamps were not included in the subsequent movie versions of these series, and these dates have since been contradicted by works not written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季 Tomino Yoshiyuki) (b. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ...

Based on a dated newspaper shown in the last episode of the Gundam 0080 OVA series written by GAINAX's Hiroyuki Yamaga (Monday, January 14, 0080), the Universal Century can be pinpointed to begin in several specific years, including 2053, 2081, 2109, and 2149. In the Universal Century chronology, the last dated entry of the AD system was 2045 AD, leading to the common misconception that UC 0001 followed immediately afterwards. A few early unofficial sources even listed UC 0001 as 2046 AD (or even 2045, using bad math), but current official materials indicate the presence of a gap of years between the AD and UC calendar systems. Therefore the first year of the Universal Century calendar is deduced on the official Gundam website in North America as being 2053, 2081, 2109, or possibly later, meaning UC 0079 would correspond to 2131, 2159, 2187, or later. The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - A War in the Pocket, was the first Gundam OVA series. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Gainax (ガイナックス) (pronounced guy-nax) is a Japanese anime studio most famous for the television series Neon Genesis Evangelion. ...

Since the mid-1990s, new official Universal Century chronologies have avoided the inclusion of AD dates before UC 0001. The following are AD dates that were once published with Universal Century chronologies:

1957.10.04 AD

The Soviet Union successfully launches Humankind's first artificial satellite.

1961.04.17 AD

The Soviet Union successfully launches a manned artificial satellite.

1969.07.20 AD

America successfully lands on the Moon's surface with Apollo 11.

1969 AD

Dr. G.K. O'Neill and others announce their space colony concept.

1990s AD

In every region of the world, border disputes and regional conflicts repeatedly erupt.

1999 AD

The Earth Federation government is established. The human space colonization program is announced.

2005 AD

The first solar generating satellite is successfully launched.

2009 AD

Earth Federal Forces is established.

2026 AD

The Jupiter Energy Fleet launches from Lunar orbit.

2045 AD

Construction of the first colony begins.