About Gundam Models .
The Gundam Series 【ガンヅムシリズ , Gandamu Shirizu】is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots ( or "mecha" ) called Gundam .The metaseries started in april 7 , 1979 as a serial TV show called "Mobile Suit Gundam" . That first TV series has since spawned a franchise that has come to include works released in numerous media . Titles have appeared in the form of multiple television series and OVAs , Movies , Manga , Novels and Video Games , among other Models . The story from the original 1979 series has been considerably extended with sequels , prequels , side stories and alternate timelines . As a result , the title " Gundam " has become a collective term for the seven distinct but related timelines that can be pieced together from the stories that appear in the Gundam franchise . Generally speaking , the timelines do not intersect , but they do contain a few common elements called Gundam . However , all Gundam timelines/Worlds long after their own anime series will eventually intersect and combine back to one in the series " Turn A Gundam " .
The original Timeline for the Gundam series was the Universal Century ( UC ) series , which included Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) . Since the 1990s , alternative timelines have been produced and developed , including the Future Century , Cosmic Era , After Colony , After War , Correct Century and Anno Domini timelines .
The original Timeline for the Gundam series was the Universal Century ( UC ) series , which included Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) . Since the 1990s , alternative timelines have been produced and developed , including the Future Century , Cosmic Era , After Colony , After War , Correct Century and Anno Domini timelines .
As of January 21 , 2008 , the Gundam Franchise is a 50 billion yen trademark . A year 2000 press release stated that retail sales of Gundam items had totaled $5 Billion . In the 2008 ranking of average sales figure for anime copy rights sold in Japan (1970-2008 total sales figures averaged by episodes ) , Gundam series were in 4 of the top 5 places : Mobile Suit Gundam ranked second , with Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny third , Mobile Suit Gundam Seed fourth , and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ranked 18th and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ ranked 20th .
GUNPLA's ( GUNDAM PLASTIC MODELS ) holds 90% of the Japan Character Plastic Model Market .
" Academic fields in Japan has also viewed the series as a good inspiration in research fields , with the Gundam Academy ( or Officially International Gundam Society ) being the first academic institution based on an animated TV series . "
GUNPLA's ( GUNDAM PLASTIC MODELS ) holds 90% of the Japan Character Plastic Model Market .
" Academic fields in Japan has also viewed the series as a good inspiration in research fields , with the Gundam Academy ( or Officially International Gundam Society ) being the first academic institution based on an animated TV series . "
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