Official Japanese title: [b]機動戦士ガンダム ([i]Kidou Senshi Gundam[/i])[/b]
Official English title: [i][b]Mobile Suit Gundam[/b][/i]

A 1979 [[science fiction]] and [[mecha]] anime television series produced by [[sunrise_(company)|Sunrise]], created by [[Tomino Yoshiyuki]] and "Yatate Hajime":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajime_Yatate (the latter being a collective pseudonym for the entire Sunrise animation staff), with mechanical designs by [[Ookawara Kunio]]. It is also known as [i]First Gundam[/i] because it became the origin of all [[Gundam]] metaseries.

It is notable because it helped to create the "Real Robot":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha_anime_and_manga#Real_robot genre of piloted mecha and has spanned a very successful franchise lasting over 40 years. Because of its popularity many consider it the [[Japan]]ese [[Star Wars]]. 

Set in the far future, during the year [b]Universal Century 0079[/b] (79 years after the creation of the first permanent colony in [[space]]), it follows the story of [[Amuro Ray]], the teen pilot of the [[RX-78-2]] mecha during the [[Earth Federation]]-[[Zeon]] conflict known as the "One Year War".

Tomino, the main writer of the series, has cited the 1959 novel [[Starship Troopers]] as an important inspiration. He even coined the term "[[mobile suit]]" used to name the piloted mecha from the anime series as a reference to the novel's own "[[mobile infantry]]". 

Due to copyright issues the series was called [b]Gungal[/b] in the [[Genshiken]] anime comedy series.

This tag is for the 1979 TV series and related media only. For the franchise as a whole, use the [[Gundam]] tag.

h4.See also

* [[Char Aznable]]

* [[Gundam MSV]]

* [[Gundam Rock]]

* [[MACROSS]] - A franchise heavily influenced by Gundam.

* [[Kikou Senki Dragonar]] - Official spiritual remake by the same production company.

* [[Mobile Suit Guntank]] - Fan [[parody]]

* [[Mobile Force Gangaru]] - Bootleg series
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