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. Created and directed by

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, ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' was produced by

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. The English adaptation of the anime is licensed by

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. The series premiered in

on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between April 7, 1979 and January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes. The English adaptation premiered in the

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programing block between July 23, 2001 and September 12, 2001. Episode 38 was skipped due to the

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, and the show was removed after Episode 39. The final episode did premiere on Toonami's "New Year's Evil" special presentation.

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also broadcast the English adaptation across Southeast Asia and South Asia. The 15th episode, "Cucuruz Doan's Island" never aired in English. Two pieces of

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by Koh Ikeda are used for the episodes, one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is , and the closing theme is .

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Mobile Suit Gundam , also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting ...

Gundam episode lists