Turn A Gundam
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Turn A Gundam (1999) is a anime and action series from Fuji TV. It has built a run of 50 episodes at roughly 25 minutes each. It premiered on April 9, 1999. Viewers rate it 8.2 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Turn A Gundam Is About
This story is set thousands of years in the future. The people of Earth have forgotten the space wars of the past, reverting back to a pre-industrial existence. But the lunar settlers known as the Moonrace, who have retained their high technology, now plan to seize their mother planet for themselves. As the war of the worlds begins, a young Moonrace citizen named Loran Cehack, pilot of the legendary Turn a Gundam, struggles to bridge the gap between humanity’s long-separated branches.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 25 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 50 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 Murata Akino, Rieko Takahashi and Rieko Takahashi to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Murata Akino, Rieko Takahashi, Rieko Takahashi, Romi Park, Takehito Koyasu and Tetsu Inada lead the cast.
Key roles include Murata Akino as Sochie Heim; Rieko Takahashi as Dianna Soriel; Rieko Takahashi as Kihel Heim; Romi Park as Loran Cehack; Takehito Koyasu as Gym Ghingham.
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 Fuji TV’s other originals, a 8.2/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1999 and carried by Fuji TV with the series still ended, it lands hardest with anime and action viewers.
How Turn A Gundam Compares
If Turn A 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
Turn A Gundam comes from Fuji TV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Turn A Gundam is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Murata Akino and Rieko Takahashi doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its anime/action roots, It has held up since 1999 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Turn A Gundam is a safe bet for anyone already inside the anime and action lane, at 50 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8.2/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.2/10. Watch it if you want anime/action you can settle into.
