Mobile Suit Gundam

Production Notes

Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular. It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release. The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.

Cast Highlights

Aznable, Char

Main

Voice: Ikeda, Shuuichi (Japanese)

Ray, Amuro

Main

Voice: Furuya, Toru (Japanese)

Acous

Supporting

Ajan, Matilda

Supporting

Voice: Toda, Keiko (Japanese)

Akahana

Supporting

Voice: Nagai, Ichiro (Japanese)

Al Bakharov, Simus

Supporting

Voice: Matsuzawa, Kazuko (Japanese)

Asakura

Supporting

Voice: Hirose, Masashi (Japanese)

Bamro

Supporting

Voice: Nagai, Ichiro (Japanese)

Core Staff

Ookuma, Nobuyuki

Producer

Sekioka, Wataru

Producer

Shibue, Yasuo

Producer

Kanda, Yutaka

Assistant Producer

Tomino, Yoshiyuki

Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics, Original Creator, Key Animation

Matsuura, Noriyoshi

Sound Director

Theme Songs

Quick Facts

Ranking And Reach

Title Variants

Production Team

Themes And Audience