Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam, 機動戰士鋼彈
Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム Kidō Senshi Gandamu, lit. Mobile Soldier Gundam) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between April 7, 1979 and January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes. It was the very first Gundam series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs.
The series was later re-edited for theatrical release and split into three movies in 1981. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko did the character designs and Kunio Okawara was responsible for the mechanical designs, including the titular giant robot, the RX-78-2 Gundam. When the first movie was released on 22 February 1981, it was regarded as the new age of Anime and an event called Declaration of new age of Anime (アニメ新世紀宣言) in Shinjuku and director Tomino made a speech questioning the then social concept in which stereotypial Anime was portrayed as being bad and poorly made to the gathered 15,000 youngsters.
(Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "Mobile Suit Gundam")
