Gundam
Sign in to saveis a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino for Sunrise (now a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, known as "Mobile Suits", typically including a prominent one carrying the name "Gundam". The franchise began with the premiere of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam on April 7, 1979, which defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by depicting giant robots (including the original titular mecha) within a militaristic setting.
Key facts
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- Media franchise.title
- Gundam
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- Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–80)
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- Bandai Namco Filmworks
- Media franchise.years
- 1979–present
- Media franchise.films
- See below
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- See below
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- Gundam War Collectible Card Game
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- See list
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- Media franchise.comics
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- Media franchise.toys
- Gunpla (plastic Gundam models)The Robot SpiritsS. H. Figuarts
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- Genre
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- Science fictionMilitary science fictionReal robot
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Concept
- Innovations to the genre
- {{anchor|Franchise}}Timelines
- Spinoffs
- {{anchor|Franchise}}Media
- TV series, films, and video
- Live-action film
- Manga and novels
- Video games
- {{anchor|Gundam model}}Gunpla
- Other merchandise
- Online engagement
- {{anchor|Global debut}}Global spread
- Impact
- See also
- References
- External links
is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino for Sunrise (now a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, known as "Mobile Suits", typically including a prominent one carrying the name "Gundam". The franchise began with the premiere of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam on April 7, 1979, which defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by depicting giant robots (including the original titular mecha) within a militaristic setting.
The popularity of the series and its merchandise spawned a multimedia franchise that includes over 50 TV series, films, and original video animations (OVAs), as well as manga, novels, and video games, along with a multimillion industry of plastic model kits known as Gunpla, which accounts for 90 percent of the Japanese character plastic model market. Academics in Japan have also taken interest in the series; in 2008, the virtual Gundam Academy was planned as the first academic institution based on an animated TV series.