

This site is dedicated to the animated sci-fi saga Mobile Suit Gundam. After twenty years of success in Japan, Gundam became an international hit with the U.S. debut of Gundam Wing and its sequel Endless Waltz. This year sees the TV and video debut of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and the spinoff series The 08th MS Team. See our Gundam Works section for details of all the other Gundam stories...

Thanksgiving Status Report

Your Webmaster is working on some new stuff (see picture for a hint), but it's not ready just yet... next week, we promise. In the meantime, to our U.S. readers, here's wishing you a happy Thanksgiving!





Gundam 0080's TV Debut, More Metreon Goodies

Another Gundam series hits the Cartoon Network this coming week. Tune in at 12:30 AM on Tuesday, November 6 - Monday night, in other words - for the first episode of Gundam 0080, a six-part tale of the One Year War. Meanwhile, San Francisco-area fans should be sure to check out the Metreon center's new Gundam specialty store, where you can ogle a five-foot Zaku and pick up all the latest toy releases - including the brand-new Zakrello and Bigro mobile armors!





08th MS Team & Gundam 0083 Mechanics: Zaku F2 and Gouf B3

When your Webmaster started doing these mobile suit profiles, I skipped over most of the "minor variants" of classic 'bots that appear in video series like The 08th MS Team and Gundam 0083. But hey, I've changed my mind. Here are the MS-07B3 Gouf Custom and MS-06F2 Zaku II (plus Neuen Bitter's version), mecha designer Hajime Katoki's stylish remakes of a couple of old favorites.





G-Saviour Set for Domestic Release

Quick newsflash as your Webmaster gets back to work on new drawings and such. Bandai Entertainment's announced the U.S. release of the live-action Gundam special G-Saviour; the bilingual DVD is scheduled for January 22, 2002, with a list price of $29.98. In the meantime, you can catch G-Saviour at the Metreon Festival of Anime, coming to San Francisco on October 27 & 28. And on a related note, the first of two Turn A Gundam compilation movies, titled "Earth-light," premieres at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival 2001 on October 29. (See our Gundam Works section for a bit more G-Saviour and Turn A Gundam info.)





A Message from the Webmaster

It's been a little more than a week since the shocking events of September 11. But even in the midst of pain, grief, and anger, life must go on. I don't have anything clever to add to the discussion, except my sympathies for the victims and their loved ones, my hope that the criminals will be brought to justice, and my wish that one day we can all live in a world free of injustice and fear. In the meantime, like they say: support the American Red Cross.

- Mark Simmons





Mobile Armor Mechanics: Big Zam and Apsalus

Your Webmaster will be traveling in Europe for the next two weeks. But before I go, here are the first two of our long-awaited mobile armor profiles: The monstrous Big Zam from Mobile Suit Gundam, and the uncanny Apsalus that battles the 08th MS Team. See our Gundam and 08th MS Team mecha pages for a size comparison with the series' mobile suits.





Update: Gundam on the Cartoon Network

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, the Cartoon Network has suspended the broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam (and Cowboy Bebop). Bandai Entertainment's Jerry Chu reports, "Our understanding ... is that both programs are due to resume normal broadcast early October," and Cartoon Network's online schedule indicates that The 08th MS Team is still slated to air in October, but we'll see what happens. In the meantime, thanks to my fellow fans for their patience and understanding. If it's any consolation, the Universal Century section of Bandai's GundamOfficial.com site is finally live...





Toonami Tidings and Profile Preview

The latest schedule info from Toonami's Mobile Suit Gundam and 08th MS Team mini-sites: After Mobile Suit Gundam concludes on September 18, we'll get a few days of selected "greatest hits" episodes. As of October 1, 08th MS Team will take over the 5:00 PM timeslot; it'll also return to the 12:30 AM late-night lineup on October 10. Meanwhile, your Webmaster is busy moving back into his old apartment (now the construction work's done), and working on that long-awaited mobile armor roundup...





MSV & 08th MS Team Mechanics: Zaku I Selection

This week, another Zaku roundup, this time focusing on the "old type" MS-05 Zaku I and its variants from The 08th MS Team, Mobile Suit Variation, and Gihren's Greed. We've also thrown in the pumped-up MS-06J Zaku II showcased in The 08th MS Team. Enjoy!





Gundam Project: Message Board

As of September 1, 2001, the Gundam Project message board is closed - see these announcements for an explanation and further details. Look for a selection of alternative message board hangouts in this week's links update.



MSV & Gihren's Greed Mechanics: Zaku II Menagerie

Returning to the One Year War setting of Mobile Suit Gundam and The 08th MS Team, we're retooling our profiles of the classic MS-06 Zaku II with fancy shading and a selection of weapons and gadgets. Here are ten refurbished Zakus for your enjoyment...





Mobile Suit Gundam: Today's the Day!

At last, the original Mobile Suit Gundam makes its U.S. debut! Starting today, you can catch it at 5:00 PM each weekday on the Cartoon Network, and tune in again at midnight for the spinoff tale of The 08th MS Team. See our Gundam and 08th MS Team sections for story info, plus character and mobile suit profiles. For background on the series' setting, see our Universal Century Overview; lots more background info can be found in our Gundam World section.



G Gundam Mechanics: God, a Girl, and the Devil

We wrap up our G Gundam profiles (for now) with three more mobile fighters from the infamous martial-arts Gundam show. Here's the heroic God Gundam, the Sailor Moon-inspired Nobel Gundam, and the malevolent Devil Gundam. Next: Back to the One Year War!





Weekend Plug-fest!

Your Webmaster is still drawing mutant space lobsters (see below). In the meantime, we note that the Akadot Web site is kicking off a round of classic Gundam coverage with Paul Sudlow's three-part series, "The Life and Times of Gundam" - the first and second parts are online now - and a review of the first volume of The 08th MS Team. In local news, San Francisco's Metreon center is opening a new anime-dedicated "Action Theatre," where you can catch Endless Waltz this weekend and preview the classic Mobile Suit Gundam next weekend.







Countdown to the One Year War...

While your Webmaster toils on his last round of G Gundam profiles, the TV debut of The 08th MS Team and the original Mobile Suit Gundam is just two weeks away - as previously noted, they're coming to the Cartoon Network on July 23. (Note that Kids' WB is launching its own Toonami lineup on July 30; this separate, Gundam-less selection of action cartoons runs from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, right before the Cartoon Network's Toonami block begins.) Anyway, to whet your appetite for these classic shows, Newtype Asylum has begun a series of background info-packed "One Year War Files."





Gundam News: Gundam Ace Anthology

It's new, it's cool, it's packed with awesome Gundam comics... here's the scoop on Kadokawa's new comic anthology, Gundam Ace! Now updated with extra pics, and your Webmaster's assessment of the first issue.





Gundam News: High Grade Model Kits

We survey the latest additions to Bandai's budget-priced High Grade model kit series, including the recently-released HG-UC Gundam and Zeong. Plus, the buzz on upcoming releases... hint hint, Sentinel!





Gundam Fight - Ready, Go! Before we return to the classic One Year War era, let's salute the black sheep of the Gundam saga... 1995's kung-fu-fightin' epic G Gundam. Here are our takes on the heroic Shining Gundam, the mighty Kowloon Gundam, and the oh-so-spooky Master Gundam.





Cartoon Network: New Gundam Series to Start July 23!

This just in - Cartoon Network's officially announced air dates for the next round of Gundam TV shows. The original Mobile Suit Gundam debuts July 23 at 5:00 PM as part of the Toonami lineup; The 08th MS Team debuts at midnight the same day as part of Toonami Midnight Run. Both series will debut on DVD and VHS video around the same time - 08th MS Team on July 3, and Mobile Suit Gundam on August 7. (AnimeNation is now taking pre-orders for these; note that the Mobile Suit Gundam DVDs are English-only.)



At last, instead of just drooling over the cool merchandise listed in our Gundam Goods section, now you can actually buy it! Thanks to our new sponsors - HobbyLink Japan, Gundam Shop, and AnimeNation - you can purchase domestic videos & DVDs and order a selection of imported Japanese soundtracks, books, comics, toys, and model kits right here on the Gundam Project (and help support the site, too).



Fan Fiction Mechanics: Gundam Shunga

Our message board denizens know him as Misc. forum moderator, flame artist, fan-fiction author, and pioneer of Franken-Gundam artwork. Now the boisterous "Krakenhaus" is off to Wyoming, sans computer (at least for now). As a going-away present, here's my take on the GP02A-inspired Gundam Shunga, star mobile suit of Krakenhaus's fan-fic saga Gundam GE. Have a good trip, "Big K," and we hope to see you here again soon!

