However, they are closely followed by Zeon forces. The story begins with a newly deployed Federation warship, the White Base, arriving at the secret research base located at the Side 7 colony to pick up the Federation’s newest weapon. After half of all humanity perish in the conflict, the war settled into a bitter stalemate lasting over eight months. Zeon, though smaller, has the tactical upper hand through their use of a new type of humanoid weapons called mobile suits. The conflict has directly affected every continent on earth, also nearly every space colony and lunar settlement. In the Universal Century year 0079, the Principality of Zeon has declared independence from the Earth Federation, and subsequently launched a war of independence. Main article: Mobile Suit Gundam episodes Tomino also wrote a novel trilogy that told the story based on his original concept for the series. The series was later re-edited for theatrical release and split into three movies in 1981. 2 Otona no Gundam Perfect, Nikkei Business Publications 21 January 2008. 1 TVアニメ歷代売上累計平均ランキング最新版TOP25 The first DVD box set sold over 100,000 copies in the first month of release, from 21 December 2007 to 21 January 2008.

By the end of 2007, each episode of the original TV series averaged a sales figure of 80,928 copies, including all the different formats it was published in (VHS, LD, DVD, etc.). The series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1979 and the first half of 1980. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko did the character designs and Kunio Okawara was responsible for the mechanical designs, including the titular giant robot, the RX-78-2 Gundam. It was the first Gundam series and has subsequently been adapted in numerous sequels and spin-off.

Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and it was aired between 7 April 1979 to 26 January 1980, spanning 43 episodes. Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidō Senshi Gandamu, also known as First Gundam or Gundam 0079) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise.

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