Mobile Suit Gundam

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  • TV-14
  • 1979
  • 1 Season
  • 7.9  (2,755)

Mobile Suit Gundam is an animated television series that first aired on Cartoon Network in 1979-1980. The series has a large and enthusiastic following among science-fiction enthusiasts and anime fans alike. The story follows the lives of a group of pilots who are part of a space colony under attack by an enemy force.

The show takes place in the year Universal Century 0079, a time when humanity has colonized space and lives in large colonies orbiting Earth. The colonies are run by the Earth Federation, a powerful government that controls everything from Earth's resources to the space colonies themselves. The story begins when a small group of rebels, known as the Principality of Zeon, launches a surprise attack on the Earth Federation's space colonies, killing countless people in the process.

The main character of the story is a young man named Amuro Ray, who is thrust into the middle of the conflict when his colony is attacked. Amuro is a bright and resourceful young man who quickly becomes involved in the fight against the Zeon forces. He discovers a powerful weapon, the Gundam, which is a giant robot that can be piloted by skilled pilots. Amuro becomes one of the few people who can pilot the Gundam, and he uses his skills to help defend his home colony and fight against the Zeon forces.

Along the way, Amuro meets a number of other pilots who become his allies in the fight against the Zeon forces. These characters include Char Aznable, a mysterious and charismatic Zeon pilot who becomes a rival to Amuro; Sayla Mass, a young woman who is searching for her missing brother; and Bright Noa, a tough and determined commander who helps Amuro and his fellow pilots overcome the odds in battle.

The show features a number of epic battles between the Earth Federation and the Zeon forces, with the Gundam and other giant robots playing a vital role in the conflict. The battles are intense and action-packed, with a lot of dramatic twists and turns that keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

But Mobile Suit Gundam is more than just an action-packed science-fiction epic. The show also explores deeper themes such as the nature of war, the cost of violence, and the role of technology in society. The characters are complex and multifaceted, with their own personal histories and motivations that drive their actions throughout the show. There are also moments of humor and romance, which help to balance out the intense action sequences and give the show a more well-rounded feel.

Overall, Mobile Suit Gundam is an engaging and thought-provoking science-fiction epic that has stood the test of time. Its themes and storytelling continue to resonate with viewers today, and its influence can be seen in countless other science-fiction and anime series that have come after it. Whether you're a fan of action-packed battles or thought-provoking storytelling, Mobile Suit Gundam has something for everyone.

Mobile Suit Gundam is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (44 episodes). The series first aired on April 7, 1979.

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Escape
43. Escape
January 1, 2002
After exchanging repeated blows, the Gundam and the Zeong are both severely damaged. Recognizing his true enemy, Amuro abandons his machine, but he is confronted by Char and the two begin a fateful duel with guns and swords. Char bids farewell to his sister Sayla and sets out to stop the fleeing Kycilia in order to end the war. Meanwhile, blown about by explosions, Amuro finds himself in a hopeless situation...
Space Fortress: A Baoa Qu
42. Space Fortress: A Baoa Qu
September 1, 2001
The colony laser weapon Solar Ray utterly disintegrates Sovereign Degwin Zabi, General Revil, and half of the Federation's main fleet. The Federation Forces' command structure and fighting strength are thrown into disarray, but the surviving fleet regroups and starts its advance on A Baoa Qu. Betting on his potential as a Newtype, Char sorties in the incomplete mobile suit Zeong.
Cosmic Glow
41. Cosmic Glow
August 31, 2001
Lalah and Amuro face off. The Elmeth's psycommu-guided bits besiege the Gundam from all directions, but Amuro is able to read their every move and eliminate them. Their consciousnesses begin to resonate, and the two find they are able to communicate directly through their thoughts. Char suddenly interrupts and comes between them. The Gundam attempts to deliver a final blow to Char's Gelgoog, when...
Lalah's Dilemma
40. Lalah's Dilemma
August 30, 2001
The Gundam is unable to keep up with Amuro's reflexes. Dr. Mosk applies a new magnet coating technology to its joints in an attempt to increase its response speed. Meanwhile, Char has become confident of Lalah's combat skills, and sends the Elmeth into real combat. Her ability to quickly destroy two warships demonstrates Lalah's strange power, and her fellow pilots are filled with dread.
The Newtype: Challia Bull
39. The Newtype: Challia Bull
August 29, 2001
Challia Bull of the Principality of Zeon has returned from Jupiter. Identified as a Newtype, Challia is ordered by Admiral Gihren to join Kycilia's forces. Challia sets out in the mobile armor Braw Bro. However, Amuro is able to evade his multidirectional attacks, and quickly initiates a counterattack of his own.
Char And Sayla
38. Char And Sayla
August 28, 2001
The Gundam is disabled, and the White Base crew head out to search for it. Amid this, Char and Sayla meet again. Char's real name is Casval, and Sayla's is Artesia. The two are the orphaned children of the late Zeon Zum Deikun, who first pioneered the Newtype concept. Char believes the Zabi family assassinated his father, and he has joined the Zeon forces to take his revenge...
The Duel In Texas
37. The Duel In Texas
August 27, 2001
The White Base heads for the debris field known as the Texas Zone. However, Captain M'Quve plots to take down the Gundam to win favor with his superior Kycilia Zabi. At the same time, Lalah is testing the new mobile armor Elmeth, with Char observing nearby. M'Quve sets numerous traps to lure the Gundam into the depths of the colony, but...
Big Zam's Last Stand
36. Big Zam's Last Stand
August 26, 2001
During the battle for Solomon, Mirai goes to see Sleggar while his damaged G-Fighter is being serviced. Understanding her tears, Sleggar entrusts her with a ring he says is a memento of his mother. And then their lips touch... Vice Admiral Dozle Zabi decides to abandon Solomon, and charges into the Federation's main fleet with the mobile armor Big Zam.
The Glory Of Solomon
35. The Glory Of Solomon
August 25, 2001
The Federation Forces finally begin their battle to capture Solomon. While the advance fleet holds its position, the main Tianem Fleet deploys mirrors in Side 1 airspace. As the mirrors gather the sunlight into a focal point, Solomon is burned by the intense ray. This is the power of the Federation Force's trump card, the Solar System. Aiming toward the newly opened breach in Solomon, the mobile suits begin their advance!
A Fateful Encounter
34. A Fateful Encounter
August 24, 2001
At a lakeside cottage, Amuro meets a mysterious girl staring at a swan. On his way back from bidding farewell to his father, the treacherous roads cause Amuro's vehicle to become stuck. His rescuer is none other than Char, who has recently arrived at Side 6. At his side is the girl from the lakeside, Lalah Sune. The White Base departs Side 6, and waiting for it is the Conscon Squadron!
Farewell In Side Six
33. Farewell In Side Six
August 23, 2001
The White Base enters the neutral territory of Side 6. Inspector Cameron Bloom, who was engaged to Mirai, finds his warm reception met with cool indifference. Meanwhile, Amuro finds his lost father Tem. But Amuro's father seems to have suffered brain damage due to oxygen deprivation, and Amuro weeps at the immense shock and sadness of the situation.
Breakthrough
32. Breakthrough
August 22, 2001
Captain Char asks his former subordinate Lieutenant Dren to intercept the White Base. Sleggar sorties in a G-Fighter, while a Rick Dom formation begins its attack. As Dren focuses on the fleet battle, he hears a report that the Gundam is missing and becomes uneasy. The Gundam approaches from directly overhead to avoid being spotted, and attacks the bridge of Dren's flagship!
A Decoy In Space
31. A Decoy In Space
August 21, 2001
In order to divert the enemy's attention away from the main fleet launching into space from Jaburo, the White Base is sent on a completely different course as a decoy. Meanwhile a new officer, Lieutenant JG Sleggar Law, has joined the crew. Char rushes to chase them into space with his Zanzibar mobile cruiser. Along the way he realizes the White Base is just a decoy, but decides this is a good opportunity to launch a pursuit attack...
A Wish Of War Orphans
30. A Wish Of War Orphans
August 20, 2001
With the formal admission of the White Base crew into the military, the question arises of what to do with Katz, Letz, and Kikka. After escaping from a childcare center, the kids run into a GM factory. Here they stumble into Zeon commandos who are planting bombs, and they are tied up. The children cut their bonds, and work hard to dismantle the time bombs, but...
Tragedy In Jaburo
29. Tragedy In Jaburo
August 19, 2001
The White Base arrives at Jaburo, the Earth Federation Forces headquarters in South America, but it has been followed by the enemy Mad Angler unit. Char joins the first wave of the attack as a huge formation of Zeon forces appears in the skies over Jaburo. Countless mobile suits descend, and a full-scale offensive begins. In the midst of battle, Amuro discovers Char's red Z'Gok!
Across The Atlantic Ocean
28. Across The Atlantic Ocean
August 18, 2001
The stowaway Miharu is discovered by Kai, who hides her in his own room. Immediately after he gives Miharu some information, Char's subordinate Flanagan Boone visits the ship and contacts Miharu. After watching the children on the White Base get caught up in the ensuing attack, Miharu feels guilty and goes out with Kai in the Gunperry, but...
A Spy On Board
27. A Spy On Board
August 17, 2001
Kai decides to leave the ship, and Miharu invites him back to her house. Realizing the situation of Miharu's family, Kai lets slip some information about the White Base. Miharu immediately relays the information to Char's Mad Angler unit, and Char orders her to infiltrate the White Base during a diversionary attack.
Char Returns
26. Char Returns
August 16, 2001
The White Base docks at the Belfast supply base for repairs. This information is passed by the female spy Miharu to none other than Captain Char, the Red Comet. Meanwhile, a Jukon submarine launches amphibious mobile suits called Goggs. The Goggs land and begin attacking the Federation ground forces. Amuro rises up against the Goggs, but the fight is close and difficult, and...
The Battle Of Odessa
25. The Battle Of Odessa
August 15, 2001
In the middle of testing out the G-Fighter, Amuro witnesses a Federation plane taking off from Zeon territory. Amuro follows it to the mobile command ship Big Tray, and informs General Elran of the existence of a spy. The traitor general shows his true colors when he draws his gun on Amuro, but Federation soldiers restrain and arrest him. Operation Odessa is now in effect!
Black Tri-Star
24. Black Tri-Star
August 14, 2001
Matilda's return to the White Base raises the crew's morale, and they take a commemorative photo. The Doms of the Black Tri-Stars, however, are approaching the White Base. Sayla is chosen to be the pilot of the G-Armor, and sorties with the Gundam despite feeling overwhelmed. But the three Doms perform their Jet Stream Attack and make sport of the Gundam!
Matilda's Rescue
23. Matilda's Rescue
August 13, 2001
Ensnared in M'Quve's trap, the White Base makes an emergency landing. While the worried Mirai anxiously waits for resupply, Bright formally designates her as substitute captain. Meanwhile, General Revil has just arrived at the European frontline base. Holding the White Base in high regard, he sends Matilda to repair its engines and deliver a Gundam support machine called the "G-Fighter," but...
The Trap Of M'Quve
22. The Trap Of M'Quve
August 12, 2001
Bright is unable to bear the strain of overwork, and collapses with a high fever. M'Quve's forces bomb the White Base's Minovsky particle generators and ECM transmitters, rendering it defenseless. Substituting for Bright is the rookie commander Mirai Yashima, whose lack of situational awareness and experience throw the battle into great disorder and confusion.
Sorrow And Hatred
21. Sorrow And Hatred
August 11, 2001
After Ral's death, Crowley Hamon intends to complete their mission so that she can repay his affections. With the remains of her limited military force, she begins a "drill maneuver" to break through the weak spot in the White Base's defenses. Amuro senses the incoming suicide bomb attack. As the Gundam tries to hold back the bomb, Hamon appears behind the Gundam and takes aim with her Magella Top's cannon!
Hand To Hand Combat
20. Hand To Hand Combat
August 10, 2001
After returning to the White Base, Amuro is held in isolation. Meanwhile, with his resupply delayed, Ral switches his strategy and uses small Cui tanks and hand-to-hand guerilla warfare. Ral and his men expect their enemy to be formidable, but when they find nothing but child soldiers aboard the White Base, they cannot hide their astonishment. Within the chaos, Ral runs into Sayla, but...
Ramba Ral's Attack
19. Ramba Ral's Attack
August 9, 2001
When Amuro goes to a restaurant to have a meal, Ramba Ral walks in with his men. Just as Ral is starting to form a favorable impression of Amuro, Fraw Bow is captured by a sentry and brought into the room, and tensions rise. Amuro realizes the released Fraw is unknowingly being followed by the enemy, and hurries back to the White Base. Now, the one-on-one battle between the Gundam and Gouf begins!
Zeon's Secret Mine
18. Zeon's Secret Mine
August 8, 2001
The runaway Amuro discovers a Zeon mining base. Positive that this base is the target of Operation Odessa, Amuro decides to attack on his own with the Gundam. In response to this surprise attack, Kycilia Zabi decides to test the mobile gun platform Adzam, and launches with M'Quve. Attacked by a metallic dust leader and a radiation field, the exterior of the Gundam suddenly erupts in burning fury!
Amuro Deserts
17. Amuro Deserts
August 7, 2001
Amuro is ordered to sortie in the Gundam, but he conceitedly decides to launch with the Guntank instead. Ral's Gouf appears before him, and the difference in fighting strength gives Amuro no other option but to retreat. Amuro switches to the Gundam and tries to fight according to his simulations, but he is forced to bear personal witness to the severity of true combat...
Sayla's Agony
16. Sayla's Agony
August 6, 2001
As the White Base heads westward across Central Asia, it receives an order from General Revil to cross the Caspian Sea within 5 days and participate in a massive operation against M'Quve's forces. However, the salt-depleted White Base decides to detour to a salt-water lake. Ramba Ral's team sees an opportunity and draws closer. While this is happening, Sayla tries to launch in the Gundam without permission, and...!
Kukurus Doan's Island
15. Kukurus Doan's Island
 
As the White Base heads westward across Central Asia, it receives an order from General...
Time, Be Still
14. Time, Be Still
August 5, 2001
The Gundam successfully diverts an attack on Lieutenant Matilda Ajan's Medea transport. But this is actually a trick by an enemy patrol unit. Approaching the Gundam in their small aerial Wappas, the enemy soldiers start attaching bombs to the Gundam. Amuro discovers their plan after his shield is destroyed, and begins the arduous task of disarming the bombs by himself, when...
Coming Home
13. Coming Home
August 4, 2001
Amuro stops by his hometown to visit his mother. To conceal himself from the surrounding Zeon soldiers, Amuro pretends to be a sick patient. Bright's emergency call to Amuro catches the attention of the soldiers. Amuro fires in self-defense, but is scolded by his mother for doing so. He continues to fight despite the immense alienation he feels, but...
The Threat Of Zeon
12. The Threat Of Zeon
August 3, 2001
While the Principality of Zeon holds a magnificent state funeral for Garma, grizzled veteran Ramba Ral vows to eliminate the White Base and descends upon it with his Zanzibar mobile cruiser. Bright is unable to shake the pursuit of the Zanzibar, and forces the battle-weary Amuro into another fight. A ferocious figure appears and blocks Amuro's path...
Icelina - Love's Remains
11. Icelina - Love's Remains
August 2, 2001
Icelina swears to avenge Garma, and joins the pursuit of the White Base. The Gundam and Guncannon leap onto the Gaws to attack them, but Char's Luggun recon plane bombs the White Base and causes it to lose propulsion. In the midst of this, Icelina sees the Gundam. She gathers all her bitterness over Garma's death and tries to ram the Gundam with the Gaw, but...
Garma's Fate
10. Garma's Fate
August 1, 2001
Char coolly watches Garma romance Icelina Eschonbach, daughter of the former mayor of New Yark. Upon hearing a report that the White Base is hiding within a city, Garma sets out in his Gaw attack carrier. Char volunteers to launch a ground attack with Zakus to help his friend out, but a fearsome conspiracy lies in hiding!
Fly, Gundam!
9. Fly, Gundam!
July 31, 2001
Amuro lets petty annoyances get to him, and refuses to fight. Bright tries to rally Amuro, but it only incites him to rebel even more, and ends in a great argument. However, upon hearing Bright invoke the name of Char, Amuro decides to sortie, and uses the Gundam to display his astonishing tactics.
Winds Of War
8. Winds Of War
July 30, 2001
Some of the refugees have petitioned to be dropped off on the ground. Bright uses this as an excuse to ask the Zeon forces for a temporary cease-fire. The Gunperry transporting the refugees also secretly unloads Amuro's Gundam. Kai Shiden's Guncannon then descends to the ground to lure the enemy. The Gundam attacks from the rear of the lake with a pincer movement, and Bright's brilliant strategy unfolds.
The Core Fighter's Escape
7. The Core Fighter's Escape
July 29, 2001
By launching a Core Fighter into a ballistic orbit and having it fly over the enemy, the White Base tries to establish direct contact with Earth Federation Forces headquarters. Meanwhile, the refugees incite a revolt, but Amuro focuses on what he must do and heads to the hangar. Char senses the Core Fighter speeding away and intercepts it with a Komusai, but...
Garma Strikes
6. Garma Strikes
July 28, 2001
The White Base, having entered Earth's atmosphere, is attacked by the youngest member of the Zabi family, Garma Zabi, who commands a Gaw attack carrier and a formation of Dopp fighters. On top of this, Magella Attack tanks begin shelling from the ground. Bright has Amuro switch from the Guntank to the Gundam, and plots how to escape from the enemy's clever trap...
Re-Entry To Earth
5. Re-Entry To Earth
July 27, 2001
The White Base heads for Jaburo, the headquarters of the Earth Federation Forces in South America, and prepares for atmospheric entry. Char commences an attack on the White Base as it descends. The battle runs long, and both sides are reaching the point of no return... Then a Zaku burns up in the atmosphere. Will the Gundam meet the same fate?
Escape From Luna II
4. Escape From Luna II
July 26, 2001
The White Base has arrived at Luna II. But what waits for Bright and Amuro is severe punishment from Commandant Wakkein. The youths who have intruded upon the Federation's most guarded secrets are incarcerated in jail, and the Gundam is locked down. Meanwhile, Char and his team carry out a plan to infiltrate Luna II in normal suits.
Vote To Attack
3. Vote To Attack
July 25, 2001
Char has not given up on trying to find out more about the new mobile suits, and attempts to receive reinforcements from a Papua supply ship. But on the White Base, officer cadet Bright Noa decides this is a chance for a counterstrike, and sends out the Gundam and Core Fighter. With skill far beyond that of a novice, Amuro successfully guides the surprise attack.
Destroy Gundam!
2. Destroy Gundam!
July 24, 2001
The assault carrier White Base collects refugees rescued from the recent battle. Most of the regular military crew aboard the White Base have died or are seriously injured. The surviving youths aboard the ship are working together to escape from the colony. Meanwhile, Char seeks out the secrets of the Federation's mobile suits by personally infiltrating Side 7. A girl named Sayla Mass spots him, and Char is shocked at how much she resembles his sister...
Gundam Rising
1. Gundam Rising
July 23, 2001
Universal Century 0079. During the war of independence declared by the Principality of Zeon, the Earth Federation Forces have found themselves outgunned. To counter this, the Federation has developed new mobile suits and tested them at Side 7. Zeon Lieutenant Commander Char Aznable senses this and sets out on a reconnaissance mission. One of his overeager soldiers, hoping for personal glory, begins firing. Ensnared in this war, Amuro Ray pilots the Mobile Suit Gundam!
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Mobile Suit Gundam is available for streaming on the Cartoon Network website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Mobile Suit Gundam on demand at Amazon Prime and Netflix.
  • Premiere Date
    April 7, 1979
  • IMDB Rating
    7.9  (2,755)
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