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The Gundam is nothing but one of the most popular Japanese animation series. It is a huge phenomenon and most influential series in the history of animation. This is the name or nickname of several mobile suits or mobile fighters created to satisfy the anime world. This series features giant robots and machines capable of displaying human like intelligence. Gundam is popularly known through its Universal Century series, which is a pack of several offshoots such as Mobile Suit, Wing, Gundam X, and Mobile suit 00 etc. Yoshiyuki Tomino along with Sunrise creators had initially created the series. Majority of earlier Gundam’s work occurs in the calendar of Universal Century. The name Gundam was given by Tomino. It was originated from the word “Gun boy” and “Freedom”. It signifies robots or machines powerful enough to hold the enemies back and defeat them.

All the Gundam anime stories centrally depict the cruel, wicked and savage act of war. Gundams are large vehicles controlled by human pilots known as Gundam fighters. Generally they are non sentimental, but few of them behave differently. Animations of these fighters and their controllers are so brilliantly designed that it becomes too difficult to imagine that they are not natural! The machines and Gundams are portrayed in a realistic way. Gundams encounter with short supplies of arms, ammunitions and energies during course of their operation, but still they manage to survive. Technologies behind the machines are based on real science. The machines had even collapsed at times. The turn of events gradually develop the characters. As the story unfolds, the point of view, thinking and actions sometimes changes dramatically and makes the plot interesting. Some characters achieve their goals, whereas some others change their alliances for that very purpose. So, we find that there is no absolute hero or villain present in the title. All philosophical and political issues of history are discussed and debated in the Gundam series along with the ones that may come up in future.

Gundam is considered as prototype for all realistic, mature robot / mecha series. In spite of the outdated drawings, it perfectly balances and portrays great characterization, stories and fierce battles by the mobile suits. The main content in this series is the underlying philosophical themes and massages that even deals with today’s issues on war. The war does not contain any simple good vs. evil conflict between the Zeon and the Earth Federation. This makes Gundam more complex and realistic as possible. It is a true monumental animation ever produced.