Series synopsis
Turn A Gundam, also known as ∀ガンダム is a Japanese animation drama action & adventure war & politics sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 9, 1999. It ended on April 14, 2000. It was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It stars Romi Park, Setsuji Sato, Akio Nojima and Hidenari Ugaki.
It is the Correct Century, two millenniums after a devastating conflict which left the world broken. Earth is now mostly uninhabitable, and thus a remnant of humanity has resided on the Moon while the Earth and its few survivors recover.
Premise
It is the Correct Century, two millenniums after a devastating conflict which left the world broken. Earth is now mostly uninhabitable, and thus a remnant of humanity has resided on the Moon while the Earth and its few survivors recover.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Romi Park as Loran Cehack (voice)
- Setsuji Sato as Joseph Yaht (voice)
- Akio Nojima as Sid Munzer (voice)
- Hidenari Ugaki as Sam (voice)
- Rio Natsuki as Merrybell Gadget (voice)
- Takuya Kirimoto as Yani Obus (voice)
- Yasuhiko Kawazu as Corin Nander (voice)
- Rieko Takahashi as Dianna Soreil (voice)
Supporting cast
- Akino Murata as Sochie Heim (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Harry Ord (voice)
- Gou Aoba as Guin Sard Lineford (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Keith Laijie (voice)
- Noriko Kitou as Meishie Kun (voice)
- Kumiko Watanabe as Fran Doll (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Gym Ghingham (voice)
- Hochu Otsuka as Gavane Gooney (voice)
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Muron Muron (voice)
- Urara Takano as Cancer Kafka (voice)
- Hirohiko Kakegawa as Horace Niben (voice)
- Tsuyoshi Koyama as Phil Ackman (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | April 9, 1999 | September 24, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 25 | October 8, 1999 | April 14, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Howling at the Moon Loran lands on Earth and begins working for a wealthy family as their driver. Meanwhile, he meets up with his fellow comrades and discusses their plans. |
April 9, 1999 |
| 2 |
The Coming Of Age Ceremony The Coming of Age Ceremony begins; however, during that time the Moon Race begins its invasion. The White Doll Statue crumbles revealing the Turn A Gundam and Loran uses it to fight back the Moon Race. |
April 16, 1999 |
| 3 |
After The Ceremony The Moon Race's attacks continue. Guin orders the area around Vicinity City to be excavated to find more mobile suits. Meanwhile, Loran's conflicted with being part of the Moonrace while on Earth. |
April 23, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Battle Of Enlightenment Kihel (Dianna) and Corin stop by at a nearby village. A mountain is discovered which may contain more mobile suits and both sides decide to go after it. One of Harry's underlings reports to him the sighting of Dianna and Corin. Loran finds them. Dianna hopes to use the Sacktrager space route to return to the moon. The village holds an Earth/Moonrace celebration which includes a float of the Turn A Gundam. Corin sees it and attacks it. Harry arrives. They trick Corin into thinking he defeated the real Turn A Gundam, and he leaves. |
October 8, 1999 |
| 2 |
Midnight Daybreak Kihel (Dianna) and Loran convince Harry to do some farming so as to experience what is like to be on Earth. The two later leave together. The Suicide Squad reaches the mountain, where the Moonrace is excavating mobile suits. A Moonrace officer, Ralfa, discovers that the mountain contains several nuclear weapons. Dianna and Kihel reunite and switch back to their original places. Dianna and Harry convince Kihel to stay with them. The Gallop and Red Team also rush towards the mountain. Ralfa's pleas for the fighting to stop are ignored. Gavane takes several nuclear bombs with him and fights with the Red Team. The nuclear bombs detonate, lighting up the sky for miles around. |
October 15, 1999 |
| 3 |
Entrusted Things The Militia and Dianna Counter react to the nuclear explosion. Phil orders Poe to acquire the remaining nuclear bombs. Poe demands Ralfa hand over the 2 nuclear bombs he possesses causing him to flee to the Turn A Gundam and Gallop to ask for help. Ralfa gives the bombs to Loran, who places them in the Turn A Gundam's chest, with the goal to bury them or throw them in the ocean. Dianna and Phil argue over what to do. Ralfa brings Sochie and Miashei to the Soleil causing a battle during which he dies. Phil holds Dianna at gun point and Kihel escapes with Harry, trying to trick him into thinking she's Dianna. |
October 22, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 1999 |
| Last aired | April 14, 2000 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |