As I wrote in the previous article, my hobby is Gundam.
I want as many people as possible to know about Gundam and to like it, and I will promote Gundam with all my heart.
Nerds want to get more friends
What I would like to say to everyone when introducing Gundam is that Gundam is content that is more than 100 times deeper than people who do not know it think. You may think that the otaku started talking loudly when you wrote this, but I will explain it as briefly as possible, so I hope you can get along with me.
I would like to briefly introduce the works that were televised this time and next time. Gundam nerds, please watch warmly to expand the base of Gundam. This time, we will introduce from the first “Mobile Suit Gundam” to “New Mobile Century Gundam X“.
Mobile Suit Gundam
Here is the “Gundam” that everyone who does not know Gundam in detail imagines.
It is a story that the main character Amuro Ray gets involved in the war between the Earth Federation Forces and the Principality of Zeon Army and grows up in the war because he get into the new mobile suit of the Earth Federation Forces, Gundam.
Two celebrities, Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, were born from this work.
It’s the beginning of all the Gundam works, so you only have to do it once, so please take a look.
The history of “Gundam” and “mobile suit”, which are the basic settings of all Gundam works of posterity, started from here.
The story of the characters weaving on the theme of war between humans on earth, which is rare in robot animation at that time, captivated many viewers.
Many Gundam works weave stories set in the “Universal Century,” which began in the first generation.
The history of this Universal Century is updated every time a new work is released, and it takes a huge amount of time to see the entire history.
Mobile Suit Z Gundam
Six years after the first “Mobile Suit Gundam” was aired, “Mobile Suit Z Gundam” was born as a sequel to the first generation.
The era is in 87th year of the Universal Century, eight years after the first generation. It begins when the main character, the boy Camille Bidan, robs the Gundam Mk-II.
Camille, who robbed the Gundam Mk-II, was involved in a faction battle within the Earth Federation Forces, and eventually the Axis army, the remnant of the Principality of Zeon, also participated in a three-way battle. Camille, who devotes himself to such a battle, grows up as a warrior in the battle.
Because of the sequel to the first generation, many fans were pleased with the appearance of many characters that appeared in the first generation, such as the first main character Amuro Ray, Amuro’s rival Char Aznable, and thecaptain Bright Noa of the mother ship White base in the first gundam.
From this work, the main character has swich the mobile suit in the first half and the second half of the work.
This became a common trend in many Gundam works made after this, and Gundam fans became more excited about the appearance of new aircraft and became even more absorbed in the work called Gundam.
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
The last of the Gundam works that were televised in Showa is “Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ“.
This work was produced and aired as a sequel to the previous work “Mobile Suit Z Gundam“.
The story begins a year after the previous work, when the main character boy Judau Ashta tries to steal from Eugo the Ζ Gundam on which his friends and the main character Camille of the previous work are riding.
Since this work is completely continuous with the previous work, the broadcast itself started the week after the final episode of the previous work “Mobile Suit Z Gundam”.
As a sequel to “Mobile Suit Z Gundam”, many characters that appeared in the previous work have appeared, and among them, Haman Karn, who led the Axis army, stands in front of the main character Judau as the last enemy.
The protagonist, who thinks of his younger sister, develops his talent in the battle and struggles to end the war. Until now, the main characters of Gundam have been rather negative in both Amuro and Camille, but Judau, the main character in this work, was drawn as a bright and friendly character with a feeling of companionship.
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
“Mobile Suit Victory Gundam” is the first Gundam work to be televised in Heisei.
The stage is a rural town in Europe in 153, the Universal Century, more than 70 years after the era of the first “Mobile Suit Gundam”.
The main character, Usso Evin, and his childhood friend Shakti, are involved in the battle between the Zanskar Empire and the rebel League Militaire, who are trying to conquer the Earth, and throw themselves into the battlefield where many lives are lost.
Since “Mobile Suit Victory Gundam” has been set for more than half a century since the first generation, the characters and mobile suits that have appeared until then do not appear at all. The only one that appears is the mascot Robo Haro. People such as Amuro Ray and Char Aznable are also buried in history, and in the new era of Heisei, completely new characters will create stories of the new era.
It can be said that it is a work suitable for a new Gundam created in the new era of Heisei. However, among the many Gundam works, this “Mobile Suit V Gundam” has many shocking images, and the author was 6 years old at the time, so I was watching the shocking images without understanding the meaning, but children It’s a work that is too shocking to see.
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
“Mobile Fighter G Gundam“, which started one month after the end of the previous work “Mobile Suit V Gundam”, started in a completely new world of the future century, not the space century that was the stage of Gundam until then.
Incorporating the elements of the martial arts game that was booming at the time of broadcasting, the story will develop around the martial arts competition by Gundam and the conspiracy behind it.
The main character, Domon Kasshu, descends to the earth to participate in the Gundam Fight, a proxy war between nations held once every four years, and fosters bonds while fighting with Gundam fighters from each country.
Then, we will confront the mighty enemy, Devil Gundam and Master Asia, a martial arts master and teacher, and fight to destroy the plot behind the Gundam Fight.
The main character, Domon, changed from a boy to a young man, creating a completely new Gundam image with the concept of the work. In this work, the story progresses around 5 Gundams with the squadron hero in mind, and this 5 machine configuration has come to be used in many of the TV series after this work.
New Mobile Report Gundam W
In the previous work, “Mobile Fighter G Gundam,” martial arts were placed at the center of the story. In comparison, “New Mobile Report Gundam W” has returned to a development close to the conventional Gundam story in which Gundam and its pilots play an active role in the war, although the stage is not the Universal Century.
The main character, Heero Yuy, is a saboteur sent by an organization that opposes the Earth’s Unification Union, which controls the Earth. Heero, who has landed on Earth, sometimes opposes and sometimes cooperates with other Gundam pilots who have also been sent in for sabotage.
Heero fights for meaning of their existence and important to him, which sprung up in the fight. The Gundam of this work appeared in a standing position close to a terrorist unlike before. The appearance of five pilots who have doubts about the way it should be and seek their own answers has created a new Gundam pilot image.
The five characters in this work were drawn by beautiful men and women, and the five Gundam pilots in particular became more popular than ever. As a result, we succeeded in cultivating female fans who are different from the previous fan base, and breathed new air into Gundam.
Mobile New Century Gundam X
“Mobile New Century Gundam X” incorporates the royal road elements of the story that have never existed in Gundam. It’s a boy meets girl.
The main character, Garrod Ran, meets the heroine Tiffa Adill and develops a bond through the story.
Even in the previous work “New Mobile Report Gundam W”, there was a boy meets girl of the main character Heero and the heroine Relena, but the relationship between the two who acted on their respective beliefs did not progress much. However, in this work, the heroine meets the heroine, overcomes various battles and events, shortens the distance, and nurtures love.
Another feature of this work is that the world has already been devastated by the past wars and people are desperate to live.
Even in Gundam so far, tragic incidents using weapons of mass destruction and inhumane weapons have occurred, but in this work more events have occurred in the past, and because of that, the world has fallen to the point of destruction. am. This work shows us a different Gundam image that depicts what people think and fight in a rough world.
Not enough characters
So far, we have introduced from the first generation to Gundam X.
I would like to introduce one or two articles for each works, but I would like to take next opportunity.
As with which Gundam too, Gundam depicts war, but never affirms it.
Rather, it depicts Gundam to fight to deny the war.
The next article will introduce you to the rest of the TV series. I would be happy if there are people who are interested in the Gundam series in this article and the next one.
