Gundam at 40: The Influential Anime Series that Redefined a Genre

From left, astronaut Kanai Norishige, Olympian Murofushi Kōji, Gundam director Tomino Yoshiyuki, and University of Tokyo professor Nakasuka Shin’ichi at a press conference in Tokyo announcing the One Team Project in May 15, 2019. (© Jiji)

Mobile Suit Gundam creator and director Tomino Yoshiyuki. (© Jiji)

A Gundam RX-78-2 HGUCI 1/144 scale model released by Bandai in 2015 for the thirty-fifth anniversary of the series. (© Jiji)

Amuro Ray (center) flanked by characters from Mobile Suits Gundam in a still image used during the ending credits of the show. (© Sōtsū/Sunrise)