Mobile Suit Gundam
Series, 1979, Universal Century, Set in UC 0079
Mobile Suit Gundam is #1 of 27 in release order and #2 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
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.
Mobile Suit Gundam recap
In UC 0079, the Principality of Zeon, a space colony nation ruled by the Zabi family, has declared war on the Earth Federation and killed half of humanity in the first week. When Zeon raids the colony Side 7, teenage Amuro Ray climbs into the Federation's new prototype, the RX-78-2 Gundam, and fights back. He and a group of civilians and young recruits flee aboard the warship White Base under the inexperienced Bright Noa. Char Aznable, Zeon's masked "Red Comet", hunts them across space and Earth. Char is secretly Casval Deikun, son of Zeon's founder, and is using the war to avenge his father on the Zabis; he arranges the death of his friend Garma Zabi. The crew fights through Ramba Ral's guerrilla raids, the battles of Odessa and Jaburo, and the fall of the fortress Solomon. Amuro awakens as a Newtype, a human with heightened perception, and connects with Lalah Sune, a Zeon Newtype devoted to Char, who dies shielding Char from Amuro's attack.
Mobile Suit Gundam ending explained
At the final battle for the fortress A Baoa Qu, Gihren Zabi kills his own father with the Solar Ray, Kycilia Zabi kills Gihren, and Char kills Kycilia. Amuro and Char duel on foot and part ways. The Gundam is destroyed, White Base is abandoned, and Amuro uses his Newtype senses to guide his crew to safety. Zeon signs an armistice, and the war ends.
Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam is streaming on Crunchyroll in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.9/10, MyAnimeList 7.79
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- Chronological order: after Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, before Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.
What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam
Nothing. Mobile Suit Gundam is the first of the Gundam essentials, so it's the place to start.
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)
- Shozo Iizuka as Ryu Jose (voice)
- Keiko Han as Lalah Sune (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Gihren Zabi (voice)
- Mami Koyama as Kycilia Zabi (voice)
Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino.