Series synopsis
Mobile Suit Gundam, also known as 機動戦士ガンダム is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Nagoya TV on April 7, 1979. It ended on January 26, 1980. It was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It stars Toru Furuya, Shuichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki and Fuyumi Shiraishi.
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home. During the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new secret weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee their homeland on the warship White Base. This group of children and inexperienced soldiers will change the outcome of the war.
Premise
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home. During the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new secret weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee their homeland on the warship White Base. This group of children and inexperienced soldiers will change the outcome of the war.
Premise: Will you be able to survive?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray (voice)
- Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable (voice)
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Bright Noa (voice)
- Fuyumi Shiraishi as Mirai Yashima (voice)
- Kiyonobu Suzuki as Hayato Kobayashi (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Kai Shiden (voice)
- Rumiko Ukai as Frau Bow (voice)
- Yo Inoue as Sayla Mass (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shozo Iizuka as Ryu Jose (voice)
- Keiko Han as Lalah Sune (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Gihren Zabi (voice)
- Mami Koyama as Kycilia Zabi (voice)
- Daisuke Gori as Dozle Zabi (voice)
- Katsuji Mori as Garma Zabi (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Degwin Sodo Zabi (voice)
- Masashi Hirose as Ramba Ral (voice)
- Keiko Toda as Matilda Ajan (voice)
- Kaneto Shiozawa as M'Quve (voice)
- Sanae Takagi as Chiyo (voice)
- Yumi Nakatani as Hamon Crowley (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 43 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 43 | April 7, 1979 | January 26, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gundam Rising Civilian Amuro Ray is forced to pilot a prototype Federation mobile suit when enemy Zeon mobile suits attack his home space colony . |
April 7, 1979 |
| 2 |
Destroy Gundam! In order to evacuate Side Seven, Amuro Ray and the Gundam duel Char Aznable and his custom Zaku out in space. |
April 14, 1979 |
| 3 |
Vote to Attack In order to improve their chances of eluding Char Aznable's pursuit of White Base, the crew has to vote whether to attack a Zeon supply ship or not. |
April 21, 1979 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nagoya TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 1979 |
| Last aired | January 26, 1980 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |