Mobile Suit Gundam English Sub & Dub

About Mobile Suit Gundam

Meet Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム), a drama, mecha and sci-fi anime by Sunrise (1979). Here is the premise in a nutshell. At its core: What would you do if you all at once found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home.

Further in, during the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new concealed weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee their homeland on the warship White Base. This group of children and inexperienced soldiers will change the outcome of the war.

In a drama series like this, character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. Amuro Ray (Tooru Furuya) and Char Aznable (Shuuichi Ikeda) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who prefer story and feelings over flashy action. The run is 43 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Sunrise, so the studio's house style defines how Mobile Suit Gundam looks and moves on screen. The drama focus matters here: character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. At 7.7/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Tooru Furuya voicing Amuro Ray gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1979, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.