Mobile Suit Gundam is ... A series of robot animations that have been running since 1979 by Nihon Sunrise. Next to "Invincible Steel Man Die Turn 3". By director Yoshiyuki Tomino. Before this work, Robo anime has fought aliens and monsters, but this is the real robot thing's dawn, depicting the battle between humans and the mess of war. It also features a slim and slender robot design. As of 2019, there are 18 works in the TV series. Released in 1979.