TV series
Mobile Suit Gundam
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1979-04-07
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 43 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- Nagoya TV
- Production
- SUNRISE, Sotsu, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
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)
Creators and crew
- Yoshiyuki Tomino - Creator
- Hajime Yatate - Producer
- Yoshiyuki Tomino - Director
- Ryoji Fujiwara - Director
- Shinya Sadamitsu - Director
- Osamu Sekita - Director
Episodes
Episode 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 .
Episode 2: Destroy Gundam!
In order to evacuate Side Seven, Amuro Ray and the Gundam duel Char Aznable and his custom Zaku out in space.
Episode 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.
Episode 4: Escape From Luna II
After arriving at a Federation asteroid military base, the White Base is confiscated and its crew are arrested for violating military protocol by allowing civilians to use top secret government property.
Episode 5: Re-Entry to Earth
Bright Noa is instructed to take the White Base to a military base on Earth, but first they have to take on Char Aznable's forces near the atmospheric entry point.
Episode 6: Garma Strikes
White Base arrives on Zeon territory due to Char Aznable's strategy; Garma Zabi, eager to impress his sister Kycilia and his friend Char, decides to attack White Base.
Episode 7: The Core Fighter's Escape
Amuro attempts to contact Federation forces by flying back into space with the Core Fighter.
Episode 8: Winds of War
A cease fire is declared between Zeon and Federation forces when the refugees aboard White Base decide to jump ship.
Episode 9: Fly, Gundam!
Amuro feels unwilling to pilot the Gundam anymore, while Garma Zabi is planning to personally lead an attack on White Base.
Episode 10: Garma's Fate
Garma's task force consisting of Gaws pursue White Base to the now ruined city of New York.
Episode 11: Icelina - Love's Remains
Icelina Esconbach asks a Zeon officer to lead a special mission to destroy White Base, responsible for the death of her boyfriend Garma.
Episode 12: The Threat of Zeon
Gihren Zabi uses the death of his brother Garma as a rallying point for the Zeon cause while a new task force led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf mobile suit pursue White Base.
Episode 13: Coming Home
Amuro Ray is reunited with his mother Kamaria when the crew of White Base coincidentally decides to rest near the place where he was born.
Episode 14: Time, Be Still
Time is running out for Amuro when a small squadron of Zeon soldiers in hovering bikes plant time bombs all over the Gundam's frame.
Episode 15: Cucuruz Doan's Island
When a distress signal is detected on a small island in the Pacific, Amuro is dispatched with the Core Fighter to investigate the source.
Episode 16: Sayla's Agony
Sayla Mass sorties with the Gundam without authorization in the hopes of finding out whether Char Aznable is her long lost brother.
Episode 17: Amuro Deserts
Bright Noa decides to relieve Amuro as pilot of the Gundam after a tactical blunder made by the latter on the field of battle nearly results in defeat.
Episode 18: Zeon's Secret Mine
The crew of White Base searches for the Amuro and the Gundam; Amuro hopes to end the war by attacking a mine believed to be the main source of iron ore for the Zeon war industry.
Episode 19: Ramba Ral's Attack
A mobile suit squadron led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf attack White Base while Amuro and the Gundam return just in time to help.
Episode 20: Hand to Hand Combat
An all-out battle breaks out inside White Base as Ramba Ral and his soldiers infiltrate the ship in the hopes of capturing or destroying it.
Episode 21: Sorrow and Hatred
Crowley Hamon spearheads one last suicidal attack on White Base with what remains of the troops once led by Ramba Ral.
Episode 22: The Trap of M'Quve
As Operation Odessa nears, Colonel M'Quve lures the White Base into a trap while Bright Noa is unable to captain the ship.
Episode 23: Matilda's Rescue
Lieutenant Matilda's supply corps is attacked by Zeon Goufs when they attempt to send upgrade modules for the Gundam and supply and repair parts for White Base.
Episode 24: Black Tri-Star
A mole inside the Federation tips off Zeon HQ, who then send the Black Tri-Stars special team ordered to destroy the White Base and her prototype mobile suits.
Episode 25: The Battle of Odessa
Amuro discovers the Zeon mole, stops a nuclear bomb, and faces off the remaining two members of the Black Tri-Stars as the battle at Odessa continues.
Episode 26: Char Returns
Under the command of Char Aznable, new Zeon amphibious mobile suits attack White Base, docked in a Federation base at Belfast.
Episode 27: A Spy on Board
Kai Shiden develops a friendship with Miharu Ratokie, a local girl, while Char prepares a second amphibious attack on the Federation at Belfast.
Episode 28: Across the Atlantic Ocean
Thanks to intelligence acquired from Miharu, Flanagan Boone and his Mad Angler squadron attack the White Base en route to Jaburo headquarters in South America.
Episode 29: Tragedy in Jaburo
The White Base finally reaches Jaburo general headquarters; Zeon then launches a massive invasion on the base led by Char and his custom Z'Gok.
Episode 30: A Wish of War Orphans
Char infiltrates Jaburo with a squadron of Acguy mobile suits and plant time bombs on the Federation's new mass-produced GMs, but not before being discovered by Katz, Kikka, and Letz.
Episode 31: A Decoy in Space
White Base and the Gundam confront the cruiser Zanzibar, led by Char, and a mobile armor called Bigro in low earth orbit.
Episode 32: Breakthrough
A task force of Musai cruisers and Rick Doms led by Dren attempt to destroy the White Base as it heads towards the neutral colony of Side Six.
Episode 33: Farewell in Side Six
In need of repairs, the White Base is attacked outside the neutral Side Six by a fleet led by Captain Coskon.
Episode 34: A Fateful Encounter
Inside Side Six, Amuro meets a beautiful girl named Lalah Sune and tensions run high when a Zanzibar ship led by Char Aznable docks next to the White Base.
Episode 35: The Glory of Solomon
A massive Federation combined space fleet attacks the Principality of Zeon's Fortress of Solomon, commanded by Dozle Zabi.
Episode 36: Big Zam's Last Stand
As the battle continues, a hulking mobile armor piloted by Dozle Zabi inflicts heavy losses on the Federation; Amuro and Sleggar come up with a plan to stop its onslaught.
Episode 37: The Duel in Texas
Amuro Ray's Gundam duels Colonel M'Quve's Gyan on the abandoned and dilapitated colony of Texas while Char and Lalah watch from afar.
Episode 38: Char and Sayla
Char Aznable's Gelgoog takes over M'Quve on engaging the Gundam while the White Base enters the Texas colony and sends Sayla Mass and Job John to search for Amuro.
Episode 39: The Newtype: Challia Bull
Gihren Zabi sends Char a Newtype to pilot the new Braw Bro; Amuro's own Newtype abilities are growing as he senses the presence of Lalah.
Episode 40: Lalah's Dilemma
The Gundam is upgraded and Lalah's Elmeth enters combat for the first time; Amuro and Lalah cross paths again but this time as enemies.
Episode 41: A Cosmic Glow
Amuro and Lalah fight each other for the second time and communicate telepathically, while Gihren Zabi inspects the construction of the Solar Ray.
Episode 42: Space Fortress: A Baoa Qu
Federation forces, including White Base, proceed to invade the Fortress of A Baoa Qu despite losing half of their combined fleet caused by Zeon's Solar Ray; Amuro and Char -now piloting the Zeong- engage in battle again.
Episode 43: Escape
The Battle of A Baoa Qu reaches a critical point; White Base is deep within enemy territory, Amuro and Char's relentless duel continues, and Kycilia Zabi struggles in command.
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