List of Mobile Suit Gundam episodes
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This is a list of Mobile Suit Gundam episodes, the original Gundam series. It began airing in Japan in 1979 and consisted of 43 episodes; 42 episodes were aired in the United States.
[edit] Summary
The year is 0079 of the Universal Century Calendar. It has been over half a century since man began colonizing space, and a number of colonies have been established since then.
The cluster of colonies farthest from the earth, Side 3, declared themselves the Principality of Zeon, and began fighting a war for independence from the Earth Federation, the One Year War. In the first month of the war, the use of nuclear weapons, poisonous gases, and colony drops, among other things, caused the loss of billions of lives, half the population on both sides.
The Antarctic Treaty was signed, setting up the rules of the war, and banning the use of these powerful weapons. However, since Zeon had mobile suits and the Federation did not, this agreement gave Zeon the upper hand. It is now 8 months after the war began, and both sides have reached a stalemate.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title | Original air date | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Gundam Rising" "Gandamu Daichi ni Tatsu!!" (ガンダム大地に立つ!!) |
1979-04-07 | 2001-07-23 |
| Civilian Amuro Ray is forced to pilot a prototype Federation mobile suit when enemy Zeon mobile suits attack his home space colony | |||
| 02 | "Destroy Gundam!" "Gandamu Hakai Meirei" (ガンダム破壊命令) |
1979-04-14 | 2001-07-24 |
| In order to evacuate Side Seven, Amuro Ray and the Gundam duel Char Aznable and his custom Zaku out in space. | |||
| 03 | "Vote to Attack" "Teki no Hokyūkan wo Tatake!" (敵の補給艦を叩け!) |
1979-04-21 | 2001-07-25 |
| In order to improve their chances of eluding Char Aznable's pursuit of White Base, the crew has to vote whether to attack a Zeon supply ship or not. | |||
| 04 | "Escape From Luna II" "Runa Tsū Dasshutsu Sakusen" (ルナツー脱出作戦) |
1979-04-28 | 2001-07-26 |
| After arriving at a Federation asteroid military base, the White Base is confiscated and its crew are arrested for violating military protocol by allowing civilians to use top secret government property. | |||
| 05 | "Re-Entry to Earth" "Taikiken Totsunyū" (大気圏突入) |
1979-05-05 | 2001-07-27 |
| Bright Noa is instructed to take the White Base to a military base on Earth, but first they have to take on Char Aznable's forces near the atmospheric entry point. | |||
| 06 | "Garma Strikes" "Garuma Shutsugekisu" (ガルマ出撃す) |
1979-05-12 | 2001-07-30 |
| White Base arrives on Zeon territory due to Char Aznable's strategy; Garma Zabi, eager to impress his sister Kycilia and his friend Char, decides to attack White Base. | |||
| 07 | "The Core Fighter's Escape" "Koa Faitā Dasshutsu Seyo" (コアファイター脱出せよ) |
1979-05-18 | 2001-07-31 |
| Amuro attempts to contact Federation forces by flying back into space with the Core Fighter. | |||
| 08 | "Winds of War" "Senjō wa Kōya" (戦場は荒野) |
1979-05-26 | 2001-08-01 |
| A cease fire is declared between Zeon and Federation forces when the refugees aboard White Base decide to jump ship. | |||
| 09 | "Fly! Gundam" "Tobe! Gandamu" (翔べ!ガンダム) |
1979-06-02 | 2001-08-02 |
| Amuro feels unwilling to pilot the Gundam anymore, while Garma Zabi is planning to personally lead an attack on White Base. | |||
| 10 | "Garma's Fate" "Garuma Chiru" (ガルマ散る) |
1979-06-09 | 2001-08-03 |
| Garma's task force consisting of Gows pursue White Base to the now ruined city of New York. | |||
| 11 | "Icelina- Love's Remains" "Iserina, Koi no Ato" (イセリナ,恋のあと) |
1979-06-16 | 2001-08-06 |
| Icelina Esconbach asks a Zeon officer to lead a special mission to destroy White Base, responsible for the death of her boyfriend Garma. | |||
| 12 | "The Threat of Zeon" "Jion no Kyōi" (ジオンの脅威) |
1979-06-23 | 2001-08-07 |
| Gihren Zabi uses the death of his brother Garma as a rallying point for the Zeon cause while a new task force led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf mobile suit pursue White Base. | |||
| 13 | "Coming Home" "Saikai, Haha yo" (再会,母よ) |
1979-06-30 | 2001-08-08 |
| Amuro Ray is reunited with his mother Kamaria when the crew of White Base coincidentally decides to rest near the place where he was born. | |||
| 14 | "Time, Be Still" "Jikan yo, Tomare" (時間よ,とまれ) |
1979-07-06 | 2001-08-09 |
| Time is running out for Amuro when a small squadron of Zeon soldiers in hovering bikes plant time bombs all over the Gundam's frame. | |||
| 15 | "Cucuruz Doan's Island" "Kukurusu Doan no Shima" (ククルス・ドアンの島) |
1979-07-14 | N/A |
| When a distress signal is detected on a small island in the Pacific, Amuro is dispatched with the Core Fighter to investigate the source. | |||
| 16 | "Sayla's Agony" "Seira Shutsugeki" (セイラ出撃) |
1979-07-21 | 2001-08-10 |
| Sayla Mass sorties with the Gundam without authorization in the hopes of finding out whether Char Aznable is her long lost brother. | |||
| 17 | "Amuro Deserts" "Amuro Dassō" (アムロ脱走) |
1979-07-28 | 2001-08-13 |
| Bright Noa decides to relieve Amuro as pilot of the Gundam after a tactical blunder made by the latter on the field of battle nearly results in defeat. | |||
| 18 | "Zeon's Secret Mine" "Shakunetsu no Azzamu Rīdā" (灼熱のアッザム・リーダー) |
1979-08-04 | 2001-08-14 |
| The crew of White Base searches for the Amuro and the Gundam; Amuro hopes to end the war by attacking a mine believed to be the main source of iron ore for the Zeon war industry. | |||
| 19 | "Ramba Ral's Attack" "Ranba Raru Tokkō!" (ランバ・ラル特攻!) |
1979-08-11 | 2001-08-15 |
| A mobile suit squadron led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf attack White Base while Amuro and the Gundam return just in time to help. | |||
| 20 | "Hand-to-Hand Combat" "Shitō! Howaito Bēsu" (死闘!ホワイト・ベース) |
1979-08-18 | 2001-08-16 |
| An all-out battle breaks out inside White Base as Ramba Ral and his soldiers infiltrate the ship in the hopes of capturing or destroying it. | |||
| 21 | "Sorrow and Hatred" "Gekitō wa Nikushimi Fukaku" (激闘は憎しみ深く) |
1979-08-25 | 2001-08-17 |
| Crowley Hamon spearheads one last suicidal attack on White Base with what remains of the troops once led by Ramba Ral. | |||
| 22 | "The Trap of M'Quve" "Ma Kube Hōimō wo Yabure!" (マ・クベ包囲網を破れ!) |
1979-09-01 | 2001-08-20 |
| As Operation Odessa nears, Colonel M'Quve lures the White Base into a trap while Bright Noa is unable to captain the ship. | |||
| 23 | "Matilda's Rescue" "Machiruda Kyūshutsu Sakusen" (マチルダ救出作戦) |
1979-09-08 | 2001-08-21 |
| Lieutenant Matilda's supply corps is attacked by Zeon Goufs when they attempt to send upgrade modules for the Gundam and supply and repair parts for White Base. | |||
| 24 | "Black Tri-Star" "Hakugeki! Toripuru Domu" (迫撃!トリプル・ドム) |
1979-09-15 | 2001-08-22 |
| A mole inside the Federation tips off Zeon HQ, who then send the Black Tri-Stars special team ordered to destroy the White Base and her prototype mobile suits. | |||
| 25 | "The Battle of Odessa" "Odessa no Gekisen" (オデッサの激戦) |
1979-09-22 | 2001-08-23 |
| Amuro discovers the Zeon mole, stops a nuclear bomb, and faces off the remaining two members of the Black Tri-Stars as the battle at Odessa continues. | |||
| 26 | "Char Returns" "Fukkatsu no Shā" (復活のシャア) |
1979-09-29 | 2001-08-24 |
| Under the command of Char Aznable, new Zeon amphibious mobile suits attack White Base, docked in a Federation base at Belfast. | |||
| 27 | "A Spy on Board" "Onna Supai Sennyū!" (女スパイ潜入!) |
1979-10-06 | 2001-08-27 |
| Kai Shiden develops a friendship with Miharu Ratokie, a local girl, while Char prepares a second amphibious attack on the Federation at Belfast. | |||
| 28 | "Across the Atlantic Ocean" "Taiseiyō, Chi ni Somete" (大西洋,血に染めて) |
1979-10-13 | 2001-08-28 |
| Thanks to intelligence acquired from Miharu, Flanagan Boone and his Mad Angler squadron attack the White Base en route to Jaburo headquarters in South America. | |||
| 29 | "Tragedy in Jaburo" "Jaburō ni Chiru!" (ジャブローに散る!) |
1979-10-20 | 2001-08-29 |
| The White Base finally reaches Jaburo general headquarters; Zeon then launches a massive invasion on the base led by Char and his custom Z'Gok. | |||
| 30 | "A Wish of War Orphans" "Chīsana Bōeisen" (小さな防衛線) |
1979-10-27 | 2001-08-30 |
| Char infiltrates Jaburo with a squadron of Acguy mobile suits and plant time bombs on the Federation's new mass-produced GMs, but not before being discovered by Katz, Kikka, and Letz. | |||
| 31 | "A Decoy in Space" "Zanjibaru, Tsuigeki!" (ザンジバル,追撃!) |
1979-11-03 | 2001-08-31 |
| White Base and the Gundam confront the cruiser Zanzibar, led by Char, and a mobile armor called Bigro in low earth orbit. | |||
| 32 | "Breakthrough" "Kyōkōtoppa Sakusen" (強行突破作戦) |
1979-11-10 | 2001-09-03 |
| A task force of Musai cruisers and Rick Doms led by Dren attempt to destroy the White Base as it heads towards the neutral colony of Side Six. | |||
| 33 | "Farewell in Side 6" "Konsukon Kyōshū" (コンスコン強襲) |
1979-11-17 | 2001-09-04 |
| In need of repairs, the White Base is attacked outside the neutral Side Six by a fleet led by Captain Coskon. | |||
| 34 | "A Fateful Encounter" "Shukumei no Deai" (宿命の出会い) |
1979-11-24 | 2001-09-05 |
| Inside Side Six, Amuro meets a beautiful girl named Lalah Sune and tensions run high when a Zanzibar ship led by Char Aznable docks next to the White Base. | |||
| 35 | "The Glory of Solomon" "Soromon Kōryakusen" (ソロモン攻略戦) |
1979-12-01 | 2001-09-06 |
| A massive Federation combined space fleet attacks the Principality of Zeon's Fortress of Solomon, commanded by Dozle Zabi. | |||
| 36 | "Big Zam's Last Stand" "Kyōfu! Kidō Bigu Zamu" (恐怖!機動ビグ・ザム) |
1979-12-08 | 2001-09-07 |
| As the battle continues, a hulking mobile armor piloted by Dozle Zabi inflicts heavy losses on the Federation; Amuro and Sleggar come up with a plan to stop its onslaught. | |||
| 37 | "The Duel in Texas" "Tekisasu no Kōbō" (テキサスの攻防) |
1979-12-15 | 2001-09-10 |
| Amuro Ray's Gundam duels Colonel M'Quve's Gyan on the abandoned and dilapitated colony of Texas while Char and Lalah watch from afar.(Last episode to air on Toonami before being pulled due to September 11, 2001 attacks) | |||
| 38 | "Char and Sayla" "Saikai, Shā to Seira" (再会、シャアとセイラ) |
1979-12-22 | 2002-04-09 |
| Char Aznable's Gelgoog takes over M'Quve on engaging the Gundam while the White Base enters the Texas colony and sends Sayla Mass and Job John to search for Amuro. | |||
| 39 | "The Newtype: Challia Bull" "Nyūtaipu, Sharia Buru" (ニュータイプ、シャリア・ブル) |
1979-12-29 | 2001-09-12 |
| Gihren Zabi sends Char a Newtype to pilot the new Braw Bro; Amuro's own Newtype abilities are growing as he senses the presence of Lalah. | |||
| 40 | "Lalah's Dilemma" "Erumesu no Rarā" (エルメスのララァ) |
1980-01-05 | 2002-06-02 |
| The Gundam is upgraded and Lalah's Elmeth enters combat for the first time; Amuro and Lalah cross paths again but this time as enemies. | |||
| 41 | "Cosmic Glow" "Hikaru Uchū" (光る宇宙) |
1980-01-12 | 2002-06-02 |
| Amuro and Lalah fight each other for the second time and communicate telepathically, while Gihren Zabi inspects the construction of the Solar Ray. | |||
| 42 | "Space Fortress A Baoa Qu" "Uchū Yōsai A Baoa Kū" (宇宙要塞ア・バオア・クー) |
1980-01-19 | 2002-06-02 |
| Federation forces, including White Base, proceed to invade the Fortress of A Baoa Qu despite losing half of their combined fleet caused by Zeon's Solar Ray; Amuro and Char -now piloting the Zeong- engage in battle again. | |||
| 43 | "Escape" "Dasshutsu" (脱出) |
1980-01-26 | 2001-12-31 |
| The Battle of A Baoa Qu reaches a critical point; White Base is deep within enemy territory, Amuro and Char's relentless duel continues, and Kycilia Zabi struggles in command. | |||
