Mobile Suit Gundam
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) is a anime and action series from Nagoya TV. It has built a run of 43 episodes at roughly 25 minutes each. It premiered on April 7, 1979. Viewers rate it 8.1 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Mobile Suit Gundam Is About
In the year Universal Century 0079, humanity lives in space colonies called Sides. Side 3, the Principality of Zeon, has declared war on the Earth Federation. After the intial fighting, an 8-month stalemate occured. However that stalemate breaks when Amuro Ray stumbles into the Gundam, the Earth Federation’s secret weapon. Now Amuro and the crew of White Base must stand up to Zeon in order to end the war.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 25 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 43 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its anime/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Hirotaka Suzuoki, Tōru Furuya and You Inoue to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Hirotaka Suzuoki, Tōru Furuya, You Inoue, Michael Dobson, Shuuichi Ikeda and Toshio Furukawa lead the cast.
Key roles include Hirotaka Suzuoki as Bright Noah, Akous, Misaki, Ramuji, Seki, Zeygan; Tōru Furuya as Amuro Ray; You Inoue as Sayla Mass (Artesia Som Daikun), Kikka Kitamoto, Haro, Milly Ratokie, Coaly, Pelo; Michael Dobson as General Reville; Shuuichi Ikeda as Casval Rem Daikun.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of anime, action and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Nagoya TV’s other originals, a 8.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1979 and carried by Nagoya TV with the series still ended, it lands hardest with anime and action viewers.
How Mobile Suit Gundam Compares
If Mobile Suit Gundam lands for you, the next stops are Death Note, Attack on Titan and Hunter x Hunter, which share its anime/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Mobile Suit Gundam comes from Nagoya TV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Mobile Suit Gundam is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Hirotaka Suzuoki and Tōru Furuya doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its anime/action roots, It has held up since 1979 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Mobile Suit Gundam is a safe bet for anyone already inside the anime and action lane, at 43 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.1/10. Watch it if you want anime/action you can settle into.
