01SeriesMobile Suit Gundam
1979 · Original TV series
The story
What's it about?
In the Universal Century, the space colonies of Zeon declare war on Earth. Teenager Amuro Ray stumbles into the cockpit of the Federation's prototype mobile suit, the Gundam, and is thrown into a brutal war that forces him to grow up fast. The series that turned mecha anime into serious war drama.
Meet the main characters
Protagonist
Amuro Ray
A shy tech genius who becomes the Gundam's ace pilot and awakens as a Newtype — the next step of human evolution.
Deuteragonist
Bright Noa
The young officer forced to command the White Base and its crew of civilians and child soldiers.
Antagonist
Char Aznable
The 'Red Comet', a masked Zeon ace with a hidden identity and a personal vendetta — anime's most legendary rival.
Side characters
Crew
Sayla Mass
A White Base officer with a mysterious connection to Char.
Crew
Kai Shiden
A sarcastic coward who grows into a real soldier.
Friend
Fraw Bow
Amuro's childhood friend who keeps him grounded.
Newtype
Lalah Sune
A gentle Newtype whose fate ties Amuro and Char together forever.