Gundam
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Gundam is an anime science fiction franchise running from 1979 to the present. The series is named for the titular Mecha.
Universes
The Gundam franchise is divided into several different and distinct universes with their own continuities. These are generally named after the calendar system used, as the Gregorian calendar is usually abandoned for unspecified reasons.
- Universal Century
- Future Century
- After Colony
- Turn A Gundam
- Cosmic Era
- Anno Domini
Setting
The Gundam universes all universally lack FTL drive technology and are for the most part confined to the Inner Planets of Sol System.
The general setting of the Gundam universes involves Earth's Lagrange points having been heavily colonized with thousands of space stations, and said colonies are at war with Earth-based nations. For various reasons, these nations have taken to making use of Humaniod Mecha known as Mobile Suits (as well as occasionally non humaniod Mecha) as their primary Armored Fighting Vehicles in space and on the ground.
Relatively speaking, the franchise tries to take a more realistic approach with the mecha (the Gundams) used by the protagonists. The Gundams' weapons can run out of ammo, the Gundams can get damaged and it isn't uncommon for them to be destroyed (in a noticeable number of series there's a trend for the protagonist's Gundam to be destroyed part way through the series and replaced with a stronger one). Some of the series, however, depart from this approach. The Gundams in Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed Destiny for example, end up being able to practically fight entire battles without any help.
The series' other main focus is to give war a more realistic depiction, in the sense that in war nobody is really good or evil.