
Gundam is the definitive Japanese mecha series. Many people consider it the "Star Trek of Japan" because of several striking similarities. The first series in each franchice suffered poor ratings in their initial runs, only to enjoy massive success in reruns. Both were resurrected as feature films, and both enjoyed continued success with many spinoff series. In the case of Gundam, this success has created 11 TV series, as well as various side stories and movies. When Bandai Entertainment began releasing anime in 1998, some of the first things it released included the Gundam movie trilogy, Gundam 0080 and Gundam 0083. The franchise was rather low key in the U.S. until Cartoon Network broadcast Gundam Wing in 2000 and it became a runaway success. In each subsequent year, Bandai has released several UC and alternate universe series, most recently Gundam 00. In Japan, theatrical films are in the works for Gundam 00 and Gundam SEED. An anime adaptation of Harutoshi Fukui's Gundam Unicorn novels has also been announced for spring 2010.
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Series
Release Information
|
| Series
Name |
Year |
Format |
Available
in US? |
| Mobile
Suit Gundam |
1979 |
TV,
43 |
Yes |
| Mobile Suit Gundam
(movies) |
1981 |
Movie, 3 |
Yes |
| Mobile
Suit Zeta Gundam |
1985 |
TV,
50 |
Yes |
| Mobile
Suit Gundam ZZ |
1986 |
TV,
47 |
No |
| Gundam:
Char's Counterattack |
1988 |
Movie |
Yes |
| Gundam
0080: War in the Pocket |
1989 |
OVA,
6 |
Yes |
| Mobile
Suit Gundam F91 |
1991 |
Movie |
Yes |
| Gundam
0083: Stardust Memory |
1991 |
OVA,
13 |
Yes |
| Gundam
0083: The Afterglow of Zeon |
1992 |
Movie |
No |
| Mobile
Suit Victory Gundam |
1993 |
TV,
51 |
No |
| Mobile
Fighter G Gundam |
1994 |
TV,
49 |
Yes |
| New
Mobile Report Gundam Wing |
1995 |
TV,
49 |
Yes |
| Gundam:
The 08th MS Team |
1996 |
OVA,
12 |
Yes
|
| After
War Gundam X |
1996 |
TV,
39 |
No |
| Gundam
Wing: Endless Waltz |
1997 |
OVA,
3 |
Yes
|
| 08th MS Team: Miller's Report |
1998 |
Movie |
Yes |
| Gundam
Wing: Endless Waltz |
1998 |
Movie |
Yes
|
| ∀ Gundam |
1999 |
TV,
50 |
No |
| G-Saviour |
2000 |
Live
Action |
Yes |
| Gundam Evolve |
2001 |
OVA, 15 |
No |
|
Green Divers |
2001 |
Short Film |
No |
| ∀ Gundam (movies) |
2002 |
Movie, 2 |
No |
| Mobile
Suit Gundam SEED |
2002 |
TV,
50 |
Yes |
| Gundam
SEED Special Edition |
2004 |
TV, 3 |
Yes |
| MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War |
2004 |
OVA, 3 |
Yes |
| Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY |
2004 |
TV, 50 |
Yes |
| Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
(movies) |
2005 |
Movie, 3 |
No |
| SEED DESTINY FINAL PLUS |
2005 |
TV, 1 |
Yes |
| MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 |
2006 |
OVA, 3 |
Yes |
| SEED DESTINY Special Edition |
2006 |
TV, 4 |
Yes |
| Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER |
2006 |
ONA, 3 |
No |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 |
2007 |
TV, 50 |
Yes |
| MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front |
2009 |
OVA, 3 |
No |
| Gundam 00 Special Edition |
2009 |
OVA, 3 |
No |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
2010 |
OVA, 6 |
In Production |
| Untitled Gundam 00 movie |
2010 |
Movie |
In Production |
| Untitled Gundam SEED movie |
20?? |
Movie |
In Production |
Mobile
Suit Gundam, characters, images and related items are copyrights
of Sotsu Agency/Sunrise, Bandai Visual USA Inc and Bandai Entertainment, Inc ©1979-2009. |