Series synopsis
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, also known as 新機動戦記ガンダムW is a Japanese action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy war & politics television series that premiered on tv asahi on April 7, 1995. It ended on March 29, 1996. It stars Hikaru Midorikawa, Akiko Yajima, Toshihiko Seki and Shigeru Nakahara.
After Colony (A.C.) 195. Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic weapons called Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, these Gundams carry the hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Me ...
Premise
After Colony (A.C.) 195. Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic weapons called Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, these Gundams carry the hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Heero Yuy (voice)
- Akiko Yajima as Relena Darlian (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki as Duo Maxwell (voice)
- Shigeru Nakahara as Trowa Barton (voice)
- Ai Orikasa as Quatre Raberba Winner (voice)
- Ryuzou Ishino as Chang Wufei (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Zechs Merquise (voice)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Treize Khushrenada (voice)
Supporting cast
- Chisa Yokoyama as Lucrezia Noin (voice)
- Sayuri as Lady Une (voice)
- Saori Sugimoto as Catherine Bloom (voice)
- Yumi Touma as Sally Po (voice)
- Kae Araki as Hilde Schbeiker (voice)
- Naoko Matsui as Dorothy Catalonia (voice)
- Osamu Kato as Duke Dermail (voice)
- Hiroshi Ishida as Howard (voice)
- Minoru Inaba as Doctor J (voice)
- Osamu Ichikawa as Quinze (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Darlian (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 57 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | April 25, 1996 | January 29, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 49 | April 7, 1995 | March 29, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation Meteor I: Odd Numbers Feature-length episode recapping events from the Gundam Wing TV series from the point of view of Heero, Trowa and Wufei. The episode also features brief amounts of new footage of the characters after the events of the TV series. |
April 25, 1996 |
| 2 |
Operation Meteor I: Even Numbers Feature-length episode recapping events from the Gundam Wing TV series from the point of view of Duo and Quatre. The episode also features brief amounts of new footage of the characters after the events of the TV series. |
April 25, 1996 |
| 3 |
Operation Meteor II: Odd Numbers II Feature-length episode recapping events from the Gundam Wing TV series from the point of view of Heero, Trowa and Wufei. The episode also features brief amounts of new footage of the characters after the events of the TV series. |
October 25, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Shooting Star She Saw In an effort to end many years of tyrannical rule, five pilots and their Gundams are dispatched to Earth to begin Operation Meteor. Four land without incident, but one is intercepted and his mission is compromised. |
April 7, 1995 |
| 2 |
The Gundam Deathscythe Heero plans to destroy the Wing Gundam before it is discovered by the Alliance forces. Heero gets his hands on two torpedoes and attempts to destroy his Gundam. Relena, refusing to believe Heero's threat, tries to confront him but is interrupted by the arrival of Duo Maxwell... |
April 14, 1995 |
| 3 |
Five Gundams Confirmed Heero is injured and is kept for treatment at the Alliance hospital. At the Corsican base of the Mediterranean, the Gundam Heavyarms, piloted by L3's Trowa Barton, annihilates everything in its path. Then things get even worse for the Alliance when the Gundam Sandrock shows up. |
April 21, 1995 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 1995 |
| Last aired | March 29, 1996 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |