The third, Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space was released in 1982.Įach of the three movies are mostly comprised of old footage from the TV series, however Tomino did feel that some things could be changed for the better.

The first two movies, Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow were released in 1981. Set in the futuristic calendar year “Universal Century” 0079, the plot focuses on the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation, with the latter unveiling a new giant robot that’s known as the RX-78-2 Gundam that is piloted by the teenage civilian mechanic Amuro Ray.įollowing the success of the Mobile Suit Gundam television series, in 1981 Tomino reworked the original footage into three separation compilation movies. It was the first Gundam series that had been adapted into several sequels and spin-offs. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and premiered in Japan on the Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its affiliated ANN stations on Apand lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes. I highly and personally reccomend this series to all Gundam lovers, even if you're not a Gundam fan or into Gundam at all, this series is still just as enjoyable and easy to follow as it gets.Mobile Suit Gundam (also known as First Gundam, Gundam 0079 or simply Gundam ’79) is a television anime series that was produced and anime by Sunrise. It isn't over redundan t and doesn't constantly focus on the same message, the action isn't drawn out to extremities neither is it incredibly violent, but still realistic enough to grasp the horrors of war and how it can turn the most unlikely person into a mindless killing machine.

Overall, The O8th MS Team should not be missed, though short as mentioned beforehand, I believe it's rather miniscule amount of episodes is what makes it great. I remember that when I was a kid, this played for a time when Toonami was still on Cartoon Network before that channel went down the pits by getting rid of it's Number 1 Anime Supplier as well as ditching all the old classic cartoons and animes for crappy cartoons and sickening live action shows. It's darker and makes for a more adult, tragic feeling in Mecha Anime history. It's story is captivating and manages to catch both perspectives of both the Fedearationists and the Zeonists during the One Year War. Though a relatively short series, Gundam the O8th MS Team is one of the better installations of Gundam.

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